We are providing this resource for you to have “Awana at Home” as we are unable to meet during this time. We hope this helps you work with your child in their Cubbie handbook.
Lesson: Jesus and the Storm
Verse: Mark 4:41 (ESV): … Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?
(Short version is in bold.)
The Big Apple: When He calmed the stormy sea, Jesus showed He was God’s Son, the Savior. We can trust Jesus in scary times.
Coming in Time: Sensory Wave Bottle
Use a plastic water bottle and cap (a 16.9 ounce [.5 L] or 20 ounce [.6 L] size bottle will
work; remove any labels). Help your child use a funnel to fill a bottle
half full with water. Add a couple of drops of blue food coloring and
swirl the water around to mix. Fill the rest of the bottle with
vegetable oil. Glue the cap on or seal with strong tape. Model how to
gently tip the bottle back and forth to watch the waves. Let your child
try it, encouraging them not to shake the bottle. This bottle can also
be used as a visual for the lesson.
Opening:
- Review the A & C of Cubbies
- A is for All – for all have sinned, Romans 3:23
- C if for Christ – While we were still sinners, Christ died for us, Romans 5:8
- Ask your cubbie if they know the Cubbie motto: Jesus loves me
- Ask your cubbie if they know the Cubbie key verse: 1 John 4:10, …God…loved us and sent His Son…
- Sing the Cubbie theme song
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Puppet Skit
Lesson
Appleseed BH25 Activity Sheet (pdf)
Playtime: Boat on a Parachute
Use a small parachute or blanket as the “sea”. Place the ball in the center of the “sea”. Pretend it’s a boat on the sea as you lift the “sea” gently up and down to make small waves (sea) for the boat. Then tell them to make the waves a little bigger. Say: “Oh, no, a storm is coming! The wind is blowing and the waves are getting really big. How would you feel to be on that boat?” Quickly tell the biography of Jesus calming the storm and have the children stop moving the parachute when Jesus says, “Quiet! Be still!” Ask: “What happened to the sea (waves) and the boat? Would you be afraid now?”
Prayer: This can be the normal time you might pray or to wrap up the lesson. Ask your child if they have anything to thank God for, to pray for, or that they need God to help them not to be afraid of, and then have a time of prayer, encouraging your child to pray as well.
Take time to learn the verse with your child. You may sign their handbook.
Thank you for taking time to work with your child in their Cubbie handbook.
