ACTIVITIES
The children will use this activity to practice rejoicing in all circumstances.
In everyday life, children are faced with situations where they must choose to persevere.
Kids examine different chores to learn about the benefits of patience and perseverance.
The children will discover a similarity between magnetism and believing in Jesus Christ.
Children visit the great outdoors to visualize the size of Noah’s ark.
Children reflect on things they look forward to while learning that their greatest encouragement comes from Jesus.
GAMES
The children will have fun completing a challenging task as a team.
Children's Sunday school games - Line of Perseverance
LESSONS
Through this lesson, children learn that God uses the trials and hardships in our lives to refine our faith and provide opportunities for us to be a witness to others.
Through this lesson, the children will understand the magnitude of the task given to Noah, and how sometimes we must have patience and perseverance to receive God’s blessings.
After completing this lesson, the children will be challenged to persevere, no matter what activity they are doing, because they will become mature and complete, not lacking anything.
In this lesson, the children will learn that true love, the kind that comes from God will last forever, no matter what may come.
After completing this lesson, the children will understand that some things in life take time and extra effort, but Jesus gives us all the help we need, even special people to care for us.
Children learn that God’s helpers remain faithful, even during difficult times.
Through this lesson, children learn that God's divine power provides them with everything they need to live godly lives; thus, they escape the corruption evil desires cause in the world.
This lesson teaches children that just as we joyfully praise God when things are going well, we, like Job, should patiently trust God to deliver us through our seasons of suffering.
OBJECT TALKS
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
God will never have us face temptations or difficulties beyond what we can bear, but going through these will help make us stronger, more mature Christians.
God uses many things in life to equip us for His purposes
An object talk to show how God protects us in unseen ways, to help us overcome life's difficulties.
PUZZLES
(Maze) Job patiently endured many twists and turns in his life, struggling through what appeared to be dead-ends. Likewise, our lives can seem like a confusing maze of events, but thankfully, we know God has the answer key.
(Word Search) The children will review and find words that relate to Christian maturity.
(Word Fill-in) God promises to give those who love Him the "crown of life" if they do something important. Find out what it is!
(Word Fill-in) A word puzzle to help the kids discover what it really took for Noah to build the ark.
(Word Search) Children search for words found in the story of Job, when Satan afflicted Job with many sorrows in an attempt to get him to curse God.
(Maze) Kids help the jogger finish the race in this maze of perseverance
SKITS
Joe is reminded that perseverance has its reward. (A skit for two)