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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December
16, 2,000

From: NAD Children's Ministries (author: Lisa Seeders)

Date Completed: November 15, 2,000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, JESUS' WORK IN HEAVEN
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Lesson Aim: Jesus forgives our mistakes.

Memory Verse: "God will bring every deed into
judgment."  Eccl. 12:14. NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - FORGIVENESS OBJECT LESSON

Materials needed:
Black sticky-back felt
Scissors
White robe
  (choir robe, graduation robe, bath robe etc.)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut the black sticky-back felt into small quarter-size
pieces.  (They do not have to be perfectly round) Cut
enough for each child to have 4-5 pieces.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Talk with the children about the sins we do each day. 
Each time a sin is mentioned have them peel off the
paper and place a piece of black felt somewhere on
their clothing.  Tell them the black felt represents
dirt.  When they have 4-5 black spots on their
clothing, ask them if they would want to go out
somewhere covered with dirty spots.  Mommies clean
dirty spots off our clothes with soap and detergent in
the washing machine.  Do our clothes stay clean, or do
new dirty spots come? Jesus knows we have sins in our
lives that are like dirty spots on clothes.  We can try
to get rid of our sins by ourselves, but more will
come.  That is why He gives us something different to
wear that covers up our sins.  It is called His life of
goodness.  (Take turns putting the white robe on each
child as you talk.)  Because Jesus never sinned and He
died for our sins, He wears clothes that are perfect
and never have dirty spots on them. When we ask Jesus
to forgive us, He covers us up with his perfect
wonderfully clean clothes.  When His clothes cover you,
you don't see the dirty spots, do you?  In our Bible
story today we will talk more about Jesus' forgiveness. 
GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - WINNING THE PRIZE

Materials needed:
2' X 4' board
Yarn
Several appliance boxes
  (large enough for children to crawl through)
Basket (filled with prizes; religious nature like
little Jesus books, bookmarks, stickers, etc.)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Set up a simple obstacle course.  
1.  2' X 4' board - children walk across without
    falling off
2.  Yarn - make a maze winding the yarn in and out and
    around.  Children begin at one end and follow the
    path with their feet to the other end.
3.  Boxes - Cut ends out and tape together for children
    to crawl through. At the end of the obstacle course
    put the basket of prizes.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Ask the children if they know what an obstacle course
is.  It's a series of activities and challenges you do
to see if you can get to the end.  What is usually at
the end of an obstacle course?  A prize.  Show each
child what is expected by completing the obstacle
course yourself.  Then begin each child on it.  After
they have obtained the prize and have returned to their
seats discuss the following:
1.  Paul is going to die in our story today.  But he
    says he knows he has won the prize. Do you know
    what prize he is talking about?  
2.  Living down on this earth with Satan is like the
    obstacle course we did this morning. Satan wants us
    to mess up, do lots of sins and give up, because he
    does not want us to get the prize.
3.  What is the prize?  The prize is getting to be with
    Jesus forever.  Paul really looked forward to being
    with Jesus forever.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE
    STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE RECORD BOOK

Materials needed:
Pencils (one brand new one for each child)
Yarn
Hole punch
8 pieces of plain white paper for each child (4" X 6")
Construction paper (one sheet for each child)
Stapler
Markers

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's pencil print the words of the memory
verse in a vertical fashion down the side. Cut each
child a piece of yarn 12" in length.  On each child's
eight pieces of plain paper print one of the memory
verse words, one word to a paper including the text. 
Use markers so the words stand out.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Help the children assemble a memory verse record book.
1.  Give them their 8 sheets of paper with the memory
verse words on them.  Help them choose a construction
paper cover.  Cut the construction paper in half and
fold together to make the cover.
2.  Put the memory verse sheets in correct order and
help the child staple them into the construction paper
cover.  Punch a hole in the top left-hand corner.
3.  Take one end of the yarn and tie it in the hole you
just punched.  Tie the other end around the eraser end
of the pencil.
4.  Have each child make a pencil scratch mark on each
white page of their book.  
5.  Show the children where the memory verse is found
in the Bible.  Talk about how God erases our sins as
soon as we ask forgiveness for them.  Encourage the
children to take their books home and erase the pencil
mark they have made each day as they pray and ask for
forgiveness.  Have them bring their books back next
week to show you.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - JUDGEMENT BOOK ROLE-PLAY

Materials needed:
None

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children role play positive examples of things
they want written in God's special book in Heaven. 
(Example: Role-play situations showing children:
sharing, forgiving, caring for the earth, helping
others, talking kindly etc.)