He Sent His Son: Build-a-Song Q&A Pictures in Envelopes

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Build a song with questions and answers to learn the He Sent His Son. Have papers with the lyrics on them, but no pictures - leave a space for the pictures (it will become the flip chart). Post the papers on the board in order, facing the board.  As you open envelopes you'll flip them over to the text side and have the kids stick the pictures on them.

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♫ Listen to the Pianist Play through the song ♪

• Invite 2 children up;
• Open envelope 1A (Earth/heart) - Flip over page and ask, How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness? *Child tapes picture to flip chart.
• Open envelope 1B (baby Jesus) - Flip over page and answer, He sent his Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness. *Child tapes picture to flip chart.

♫ Sing to that part ♪

• Invite 2 children up;
• Open envelope 2A (path/arrow type road sign) - Flip over page and ask, How could the Father show the world the pathway we should go? *Child tapes picture to flip chart.
• Open envelope 2B (shoes) - Flip over page and answer, He sent his Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know. *Child tapes picture to flip chart.

♫ Sing to that part ♪

• Invite 2 children up;
• Open envelope 3A (gravestone) - Flip over page and ask, How could the Father tell the world of sacrifice, of death? *Child tapes picture to flip chart.
• Open envelope 3B (resurrected Jesus) - Flip over page and answer, He sent his Son to die for us and rise with living breath. *Child tapes picture to flip chart.

♫ Sing to that part ♪

• Invite 2 children up;
• Open envelope 4A (scriptures) - Flip over page and ask, What does the Father ask of us? What do the scriptures say? *Child tapes picture to flip chart.
• Open envelope 4B - Flip over page and answer, Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their way. *Child tapes picture to flip chart.

♫ Sing to that part ♪

• Invite 2 children up;
• Open envelope 5A (question mark) - Flip over page and ask, What does he ask?
• Open envelope 5B (any appropriate pic of Jesus for "Son") -  Flip over page and answer, Live like his Son.

♫ Sing whole song ♪

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PREP:

• lyric papers (with blank areas for the pictures to be taped on). *I would use two different colors for paper - the questions one color and the answers on another. But that's just me.
• 10 envelopes

Pictures for the questions and answers in the song:

• Earth/heart
• baby jesus
• path/arrow road sign
• shoes
• gravestone
• resurrected Jesus
• scriptures
• faith, hope, help
• pic for "Son"