Discussion/Questions Introduce the Climbers Week 1 Climbers Week 2 Encourage children to find Matthew 5 in Bibles (beginning of sermon) and the end of Chapter 7. How long is this sermon? Explain that probably Jesus gave many sermons and Matthew smushed it all down into one sermon because he was trying to make it all fit. Probably included jokes and stories and explanations. What we have is the shell meaning. Climbers Week 3 Quiz Fill in the blank (memory verses) – Climbers Week 4 Find it Climbers Week 5 Quiz of verse, what’s the next part? – Prayer you for giving us words to live by. Other Sermon on the Mount Creation Station – At a Glance Children will create a plaster mountain onto which they will attach toothpick flags with passages from the Sermon on the Mount. Outcome Objectives Children know that the Sermon on the Mount is located in Matthew 5-7 and can find it in their Bibles. Children understand that the Sermon on the teaches us how to live in community with others. Children can identify verses that are meaningful to them. Supplies Needed Bibles pieces of paper Newspaper Matthew 5-7 phrases on Toothpicks Paper Plates 1 ½ X 2 ½ inch Glue or scotch tape Masking tape
Discussion/Questions Week 1 Introduce the Climbers Week 2 Climbers Encourage children to find Matthew 5 in Bibles (beginning of sermon) and the end of Chapter 7. How long is this sermon? Explain that probably Jesus gave many sermons and Matthew smushed it all down into one sermon because he was trying to make it all fit. Probably included jokes and stories and explanations. What we have is the shell meaning. Week 3 Climbers Quiz – Fill in the blank (memory verses) Week 4 Climbers Find it Week 5 Climbers Quiz – of verse, what’s the next part? Prayer you for giving us words to live by. Other Sermon on the Mount – Creation Station At a Glance Children will create a plaster mountain onto which they will attach toothpick flags with passages from the Sermon on the Mount. Outcome Objectives Children know that the Sermon on the Mount is located in Matthew 5-7 and can find it in their Bibles. Children understand that the Sermon on the teaches us how to live in community with others. Children can identify verses that are meaningful to them. Supplies Needed Bibles Matthew 5-7 phrases on 1 ½ X 2 ½ inch pieces of paper Toothpicks Glue or scotch tape Newspaper Paper Plates Masking tape
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