The Family is of God: Family Roles

Use the children themselves to learn or review The Family is of God.

I've typed up what I'm going to do below. Edit it to your own preference. Below just gives an idea of how it goes.

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PREPARE:

• Props for the kids to wear that represent each verse.
• Word strips of key words in each verse. (I'll draw a picture with the word for JR's sake.)

Suggested Props to Wear:
Verse 1: Ribbon that says "me" on it
Verse 2: Tie
Verse 3: Apron
Verse 4: Ribbon that says "I" on it

*Wordstrips are suggested below.

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IN ACTION:

Work on one verse at a time.

1. 
Call up a child. Put the "me" ribbon on child.
Say, "our Father has a family, its me! It's you! All others too, we are his children.
*Tape wordstrips on the child's clothes as you go along talking out the verse: EARTH, BIRTH, LIVE, LEARN
(Hint: position wordstrips so the are in order somehow. Like, starting from the shoulder down the arm and then down the leg.)

Sing that verse a few times.

2.
Call up a male child. Put a tie on him.
*Tape wordstrips on the child's clothes as you go along talking out the verse: PRESIDE, PROVIDE, LOVE, TEACH, LEADS, PRAYER, SHARE

Sing that verse a few times.

3.
Call up a female child. Put an apron on her.
*Tape wordstrips on the child's clothes as you go along with the verse: CARE, PREPARE, NURTURE, STRENGTHEN, OBEY, PRAY, LOVE, SERVE

Sing that verse a few times.

4.
Call up a child. Put the "I" ribbon on child.
*Tape wordstrips on the child's clothes as you go along with the verse: LOVE, SERVE, EXAMPLE, GLAD, HELP

Sing that verse a few times.

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******If you are not comfortable taping the words on the children call up additional children and have them hold signs with the words, standing in order next to the child wearing the prop.

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*A PN29 Original