Have a Clean HeaftObjective

Each child will understand how to have a clean, obedient, and happy heart.

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Exodus 16:3; I Samuel 15:26; Psalms 51: 10; 119:33-34; Psalm 51: 10Proverbs 15:13; Luke 19:9-10

(Kinds of good hearts in the Bible)

IfFor the First Meeting of the Week, prepare rwo hearts cut from sponges, one of which is weighted down with fishing

sinkers. Also cut the three heart visuals from Bible leaching Resources sheet 4, and glue craft sticks to each. For the secondmeeting, cut gray and red paper hearts and put them in a paper sack.

o Studmt Award Book for each childo All the Best Songs for Kids Songbook

& Late Elementary CDs, CD playero Archie and Baldy Eagle Puppetso Chalkboard or whiteboard, Bibleso Prepared gray and red hearts, paper

sack, pencilso Craft: empty toilet tissue rolls, colored

construction paper, colorful cereal,heart stickers, glue, scissors, water,small bowls, paint brushesGame: chalkboard or whiteboardRefreshments: heart-shaped cookies,milk or fruit juice, cups, napkins

BIBLE LESSONo Bible leaching Resources sheet 4o Craft sticks, glueo Bibles, pencils, crayonso Chalkboard or whiteboard, paper

heartBIBLE APPLICATIONo PencilsBIBLE LEARNINGo Prepared ribbons, scissorso Glue, hole punch, yarn

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o Baldy Eagle PuppetGETTING STARTEDo Bible

o Prepared sponge heartso Tub or pan of water, towels

o Prayer TimeAsk for prayer requests and for a volunteer to pray for each. Say,

There's a verse in the Bible that tells us, "Man looketh (looks) on theoutward appearance, but the Lord looketh on (looks at) the heart."(I Samuel 16:7) Only God can see what your heart or my heart is like.Let's pray and ask Him to help us have what He wants for us: clean,obedient, happy hearts.

o Theme IntroductionBefore the meeting, cut rwo dry sponges into heart shapes. Cut a

slit in the side of one, and insert several small fishing sinkers. Bring alarge pan or tub of water (and towels for clean up) into your classroom.

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Sing SEARCH MY HEART, DOWN IN MYHEART, HEART TO CHANGE THE WORLD andI'M CONNA HIDE COD'S WORD INSIDE MYHEART from All the Best Songs for Kids.

o Theme IntroductionARCHIE: Hey, Baldy! Do you want to come

with me to visit the All-Stars for Jesusmeeting? Hurry, I can't wait!

BALDY: I always enjoy going, but why are youso excited?

ARCHIE: I heard [Leader] talking. They are goingto have an open-heart surgery today!

BALDY: Really? Wow! I've never seen one of

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Divide the children into two teams. Ask, pausing for responsesafter each question, Have any of you ever Boated on a raft? Was itfun? I brought two heart rafts with me today. We're going to racethem across the [pan]. Place both rafts in the water and instruct thestudents to immediately blow on the rafts to make them sail acrossthe pan. When one raft sinks, appear puzzled and ask for a volunteerto inspect the raft. When the sinkers are found say, It's amazing howeven though the two rafts looked the same, what was inside decidedwhat happened. That's the way it is with us! What your heart is likeinside is what makes you act like you do.

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those. Is [Leader] a doctor?(Coming in) Am I what?A doctor.No, I'm a teacher.Then who is doing the open-heartsurgery?Heart surgery? Oh, 1 know what youare thinking. (laughs) You stick aroundand you'll see that the heart surgery I'mtalking about doesn't need a doctor! (Setthe puppets to one side.)

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. 0 Explore the Bible LessonWhat is the opposite of clean? That's right. If you

aren't clean, you are dirty. There is another part of ourbody that needs to be clean, but this is somewhere onlyGod can see. It's our heart - the real us inside that thinksand feels.

The Bible tells us of a man named Zacchaeus whohad a heart made dirty by sin. (On the chalkboard orwhiteboard, draw a stick figure, using a heart for thebody.) Zacchaeus had cheated a lot of people and tookmoney that didn't belong to him. (Print "Dirty" on theheart.) But when Zacchaeus showed Jesus how sorry hewas for the sinful things he had done, Jesus forgave him.(Read Luke 19:9a.) So what had come to Zacchaeus'house? (salvation from sin) (Ask a child to erase "Dirty"and print "Clean (Pure)" in the heart.) If your heart isn'tclean (pure), you need to be forgiven. Who can you ask?(Ask a child to read Psalm 51: 10.) (the Lord)

In another place in the Bible, God tells us about aman with a disobedient heart. (Ask a child to draw, onthe board, a stick figure like you drew earlier, but wearinga crown.) God told King Saul to destroy Israel's wickedenemies and everything they had. Instead of obeying God,Saul spared the king and the best animals they had. (Print"Disobedient" in the heart.) God rejected Saul as king

• because of his disobedience.For those of us who also have disobedient hearts,

there's help. (Ask a child to read Psalm 119:34.) That'swhat we should all do - obey God's Word with allour hearts! (Have a child erase "Disobedient" and print"Obedient" - assist as needed with spelling.)

Are you a grumbler? Do you complain when Momsays to clean your room or Dad asks you to take our thetrash? Maybe you know people who grumble all the time.Do you like to be around grumblers? God doesn't liketo hear our grumbles either. He wants us to have merry(happy) hearts.

Long ago, God's people, the Israelites,were grumblingbecause they were hungry and missed the many kinds offood back in Egypt where they had been slaves. (Ask

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KINDS OF GOOD HEARTS IN THE BIBLE(Exodus 16:3; I Samuel 15:26; Psalms 51:10; 119:33-34;

Proverbs 15:13; Luke 19:9-10)A Clean (Pure)Heart

What is the opposite of clean? That's right. If you are not clean,you are dirty. Did you ever go to the table for lunch and hear Mothersay, "Go wash your hands. You can't eat with dirty hands"?

There is another part of our body that needs to be clean, but thisis somewhere only God can see. It's our heart. We're not talking aboutthe heart beating in your chest, but about the real you that thinks andhas feelings. (Ask a child to hold up the Clean [Pure] Heart, sinfulside forward. Discuss the sins on the heart.) Sin (doing, thinking, orsaying bad things) makes our hearts dirty in God's eyes.

The Bible tells us of a man named Zacchaeus who had a heartmade dirty by his sin. But when Zacchaeus showed he was sorry forthe sinful things he had done, Jesus forgave him. (Have a child readLuke 19:9-10. The other child turns the heart to the clean side.) Jesuslet Zacchaeus know he had received salvation from his sins because hebelieved in Jesus and was sorry for his sins. If your heart is not clean,Jesus is waiting to forgive your sins and give you a clean (pure) heart.This heart is found in Psalm 51: 1O. (Ask a child to read verse lOa,stopping after "0 God.")An Obedient Heart

Another story in the Bible tells us about a man with a disobedientheart. (Ask a child to hold up the Obedient Heart, disobedient sideforward.) King Saul was supposed to fight against Israel's enemies and

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o Explore the Bible LessonBefore the meeting, cut out the Clean, Obedient, and Merry

Hearts visuals from Bible 7eaching Resources sheet 4. Fold back onthe broken lines of each heart, inserting a craft stick one inch fromthe bottom of each for a handle. Then glue the hearts together. Havechildren prepared to read the lesson verses from marked Bibles.

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to destroy everything they had, but Saul disobeyed God and did notdestroy everything. God had to punish Saul. (A child reads I Samuel15:26). Because King Saul had disobeyed God's orders, he could nolonger be king.

Here are two Bible verses that will help us so we won't be disobedi-ent like Saul. [Megan], please read Psalm 119:33-34. Yes, we should allobserve (obey) God's Word with Out whole heart. (The child holdingthe heart turns it to the Obedient side.) Ask God to help you havean obedient heart.A Merry (Happy) Heart

Have you ever heard anyone grumble? (Have a child hold upthe Merry [Happy] Heart, grumble side forward. Discuss things kidsgrumble about.) Do you like to be around someone who is alwaysgrumbling? God does not like to hear our grumbles either.

When God's people, the Israelites, were slaves in Egypt, Godled them out of slavery to go to their own land. But - when theyshould have been thanking God for His care - they were grumbling,thinking they might die of hunger in the desert. (Have a child readExodus 16:3.) They forgot that God was taking care of them. Grumble,grumble, grumble. (Ask a child to read Proverbs 15: 13a.) The Bibletells us that a merry (happy) heart makes your face look cheerful. (Thechild with the heart turns it to the merry side.) Wouldn't you rathersee a happy face than a grouchy one? I know God would, too! AskHim to help you have a merry (happy) heart.

So, what is written on your heart? Is your heart dirty or clean?Have you been disobedient or obedient? Do you grumble or are you •cheerful? God has promised to give us clean hearts. All we have todo is ask. If any of you would like to have a clean heart, please cometalk to me or [other leader]. (See "Leading a Child to Christ" in theEaster Meeting.)

o Study the Bible LessonHand out pencils, red and green crayons, and the Bible Journeys

Activity Sheets for Meeting 7 to the children. Have them look at thefirst page and unscramble the names. Then have the children draw ared line from each name to the heart that person had. Then have them •draw a green line to the heart each person needed. (Zacchaeus-red todirty [impure] heart/green to clean [pure] heart; Saul-red to disobedientheart/green to obedient heart; Israelites-red to grumpy [unhappy] heart!green to merry [happy] heart).

Read the Bible story from the All-Stars Bible News Take-HomePapers for Meeting 7. Encourage the children to read the Bible storyagain at home or have it read to them. If you hand out All-Stars BibleNews at your Second Meeting of the Week, let the children knowthey'll get a copy at their next meeting.

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...". ..three children to draw stick figures of a man, woman,and child with heart bodies - assign one to each child.)Grumble, grumble, grumble. (Kids print "Grumble" onthe heans.) How those people complained and frowned!Proverbs 15:13 tells us what God would rather see. (Aska child to read the verse.) So when your heart is merry(happy), what should your face look like? (cheerfUl) (Havechildren erase "Grumble" and print "Merry" [Happy] onthe hearts.)

I don't think I want a dirty or disobedient heart oreven a heart full of the grumbles. Do you? Who can helpus get rid of these things? (God)When God forgives us,our hearts are (point to the words on the hearts) clean(pure), obedient, and merry (happy). (See "Leading aChild to Christ" in the Easter Meeting.)

o Review the Bible LessonBefore the meeting, cut three gray hearts and six red

hearts from construction paper. Place them in a paper sack.In the meeting, divide the group into two teams. Whena team answers a question correctly, they may reach intothe sack and draw out a heart. Gray heans give 20 pointsand red hearts 50 points. The team with the most pointsat the end gets to be served refreshments first. Add otherquestions as you wish.

1. What kind of heart did Zacchaeus have beforeJesusforgave him? (dirty)

2. What are some sins that can make your heart dirty?(lying, cheating, stealing)

3. If you do what your parents, teachers, and Godtell you to do, what kind of heart will you have?(obedient)

4. What did the Israelites have in their hearts?(grumbles)

5. What does God want you to have instead of a heartfull of grumbles? (merry [happy] heart)

You may want to have older children read the Biblestory from All-Stars Bible News for Meeting 7. The chil-dren may complete the activities on pages 2-3 at this time.(Answers: pray, good, teach.)

o Review the Memory VerseSay, A "clean" heart happens when we ask God

to forgive our sins. Have the children stand in a circle.Repeat the memory verse twice, then have each personsay one word of the verse. The first person should startby giving the Scripture reference. Continue around thecircle, with each person saying one word, until the verseis completed. Go around the circle a second time.

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Beforeme game, print CLEAN (PURE), OBEDIENT,and MERRY (HAPPY) at the top of the board. Dividethe children into teams of six. The first child in the teamwill run to the board and draw a heart. He runs back andtags the next in line. The second child prints in the heartone of the three words at the top of the board. He runsback and tags the next in line, continuing until the teamhas three hearts with the correct words printed in eachone. The first team to finish, wins. Say, Remember thisgame during the week and think about how God wantsour hearts to be!

o Cereal Napkin RingsGive each child half an empty toilet paper roll.

Provide scissors, construction paper, heart stickers, glue,and colorful cereal. Let each child choose a color ofconstruction paper and glue it around his toilet paperroll. Cut the excess from the ends. (Let older childrenhelp the younger ones.) Let each child put heart stickersand glue the colorful cereal onto his napkin ring. (Makesure the younger children do not eat the cereal with glueon it.) Paint the rings with a glue and water mixture. Say,We wouldn't want to eat the cereal on our napkin ringsbecause it's dirty from glue. In the same way, we don'twant to do anything that would make our hearts dirty.We want our hearts to be clean by being obedient andby asking Jesus to be our Savior and forgive our sins.Encourage the children to use their napkin rings at hometo remind them to have clean hearts.

o .Apply the LessonHand out pencils and All-Stars Bible News for Meet-

ing 7. The children may complete the activities on pages1 (for younger children) and 4 (for older children). (Pagei answers: i-disobedient; 2-clean; 3-obedient; 4-grumpy;5-dirty; 6-merry; Page4 answers: i-d; 2-e; 3-b; 41 5-c;6-a.)

o RefreshmentsServe heart-shaped cookies and milk (or fruit juice

if any children have allergies to milk). Choose helpersto hand cookies and napkins to each child. Ask for avolunteer to giveGod thanks for the snack. As the childreneat say,These heart cookies are another reminder of howimportant God thinks our own hearts are. Tell someonethis week about how to have a clean, obedient, ando Closing Prayer happy heart.

Pray, Thank You, God, for helping us to have clean, obedient, and happy hearts. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. At theclose of the First Meeting of the Week, remind the children to bring their award books to the second meeting. Hand out Alf-Stars Bible News, today's craft, and Bible Journeys to each child. Have parents bring juice-can lids to Meeting 8 for the craft.

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o Bible CraftBefore the meeting, cut a 12-inch length of ribbon for each child.

Have the children turn to pages 3 and 4 of Bible Journeys for Meeting7. Instruct them to cut out the large heart and either the red or bluehearts (depending on the Bible version you use). Give each child alength of ribbon, and assist him in gluing the large heart at the topof the ribbon and the smaller ones below. Use a hole punch to makea hole at the top of the large heart. Give the children yarn to threadthrough the hole for a hanger.

Bible Memory VersePsalm 51: 10 - "Create in me a clean heart, 0 God" (KJV)

"Create in me a pure heart, 0 God. " (NIV)Before the meeting, print the verse on the chalkboard or white-

board. Point to each word as you read the verse to the group. Have themsay it together rwo or three times. Then use Baldy Eagle Puppet to helpteach the meaning of the verse. Baldy holds a white paper heart.BALDY: (Displaying a paper heart) I heard you talking, [leader's

name]. You said to create a clean (pure) heart. So that'swhat I've done.

LEADER: Oh no, no. You don't understand. Only God canchange our hearts. (Shake head.) Baldy doesn't quiteunderstand what having a clean (pure) heart means,does he?

BALDY: What is this clean (pure) heart then?LEADER: When we are sorry for the sins we have done and ask

God to forgive us, God cleans away all the sin stainsin our lives so our hearts are clean (pure).

Have Baldy repeat the verse with the children. Ask all the girls tosay it and then the boys.

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Hand out pencils and have the children turn to page 2 of BibleJourneys for Meeting 7. Have the children use the pink letters on theleft to fill in the blanks on the right to discover some of the new at-titudes we can have when Jesus helps change our hearts. (J -mercifUl;2-kind; 3-humble; 4-gentle; 5-patient; 6-jorgiving; 7-peacefuO