Jesus is Powerful/Listening and Obeying KidZone Leader's Guide

Season Themes:
Jesus is Powerful – Miracles and parables
Listening and Obeying – Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and Amos

Sessions 1-6: Jesus is Powerful
These sessions focus on the power of Jesus, beginning with his power to be a true and constant friend to children. Through this and the other sessions, children are encouraged to find their own place in God’s family and know the power of Jesus in their lives. Sessions 3 and 4 can be a useful preparation for leading children to Christ.

Session 1: My friend Jesus
(Mark 10:13-16)
Session 2: Powerful Jesus!
(John 11:1-44)
Session 3: High and low
(Luke 15:1-7)
Session 4: Near and far
(Luke 15:11-24)
Session 5: Amazing Jesus!
(Acts 9:32-42)
Session 6: Power for all
(Acts 10:1-48)

Sessions 7-12: Listening and Obeying
The Bible spells out the prophets’ honesty, courage, loneliness and sometimes despair as they lived their lives as God’s mouthpiece in difficult times. Children can identify with some of their feelings as they learn of God’s ways and what it means to listen and to obey. We live in a world that is increasingly reluctant to hear what God wants but through these sessions children are encouraged to believe and do what is right.

Session 7: Time to listen
(1 Kings 16:29 – 17:1)
Session 8: Time to trust
(1 Kings 17)
Session 9: Time to decide
(1 Kings 18:16-46)
Session 10: Time to rest
(1 Kings 19:1-18)
Session 11: Time to learn
(2 Kings 2:1-14)
Session 12: Time to speak
(Isaiah 1; Amos 2, 5, 7)