Put In The Good

Host What is all of that?

Co-Host I’m participating in Herman’s neighborhood fitness contest. I’m aiming to be the healthiest person at the lab.

Host (To the kids) Do you guys think that our friend is making healthy eating choices?

Co-Host What could be better for getting in shape and building muscles than junk food and energy drinks?

Host A lot of things. Can you guys name some foods that you know are healthier than these foods?

Co-Host You’re sure that a one pound bag of M&M’s is not as healthy as a pound of vegetables? Shocking. I guess I need to return some things to the store and do some research on healthy food.

Host Did you know that we also have to keep our invisible hearts healthy? A strong spirit inside you is just as important as a healthy body. In fact, it’s more important. Today we’ll discover what to feed it. But first stand to your feet and tell someone nearby which fruit you like best: apples or bananas.

Co-Host That might be the worst personal trainer I’ve ever seen.

Host What should a personal trainer actually do for Rusty? (Allow for answers) Does it seem like that guy is helping or hurting Rusty?

Co-Host Yep, his words are really hurtful. Did you know that you can feast on words?

Host It’s true. Words are like food for your invisible heart, the part of you that connects with God. Let’s learn our Big Point to see what our heart needs. I need a volunteer to help us reveal it.

(Host and Co-Host choose a kid to volunteer.)

Co-Host Would you please help us count down from three and then read the Big Point?

Host Let’s all say it together, Put In The Good! It’s not enough just to try to keep out bad stuff, like we talked about last week. If you want to guard your heart, then you have to actively put good stuff inside.

Co-Host Imagine if you avoided junk food but never actually ate any good food. You still wouldn’t be healthy.

Host I have a giant mouth here. Let’s feed this mouth. I’m going to read each item, and you guys can tell me if it’s something you should feed on or not. If it’s good food for our invisible hearts, then I’ll have someone place it in the mouth.

Co-Host If you ate a steady diet of bad words, then you would feel terrible.

Host That’s why we feed our hearts good things. If we want a healthy heart, then we have to focus on what is good. Let’s see if Rusty can do that.

Host Rusty has been wrecked by that personal trainer.

Co-Host He believed everything that guy said, and now Rusty doesn’t believe he can win. I can’t stand the thought of Skip cheating his way to victory. Rusty needs to follow our Big Point,

Co-Host Put In The Good!

Host When it comes to good things to put inside you, nothing is better than God’s Word. Let’s reveal the Big Verse.

(Host and Co-Host choose a kid to volunteer.)

Co-Host Help us as we count down from three, and then you can read the verse.

Co-Host Psalm 1:2 (NIrV) says, “The Law of the Lord gives them joy. They think about His law day and night.”

Host King David wrote this song. He was someone who loved to think about God’s Word. There’s a reason why it’s helpful to think about the Bible throughout your day. I think we have something that will help. I’m going to show you a slide, and I want you to memorize what it says.

Co-Host What did it say? (Allow for answers) What’s wrong? Why didn’t you get it memorized?

Host It’s hard to get things into your brain in only three seconds. You need a little time to read it over and over. Let’s bring the slide back up, and this time one of our adult volunteers will stand in front of your group and help you guys memorize it.

Co-Host It made a big difference when you had time.

Host That’s why we want to spend time reading and thinking about God’s Word. It’s the best “food” for our heart. If you don’t spend time in it, you won’t know what the Bible says.

Co-Host A strong heart needs God’s Word.

Host Speaking of putting in the good, let’s do that now by worshipping God.

As a Christian, you don’t have to figure everything out on your own. You have other Christians to help you stay strong, even when bad things happen. They can pray for you and remind you of God’s words. They bring good to your heart. We have some adult volunteers at the front who would like to pray with you. It doesn’t matter what kind of challenge you’re facing; you have help. If you’d like to pray with someone, come to the front.

Co-Host Rusty sounded like a completely different person when he quoted God’s word.

Host That trainer may have had big muscles, but he had a weak spirit. Thankfully Rusty can train him on how to build up his heart. Remember,

Host Put In The Good!

Co-Host That’s what David did in our story. He was down, but not out because he listened to God. God’s word built up David’s spirit, and he was able to win the battle.

Host That’s a story that you can share when you do this week’s Big Do.

Host Have a healthy snack with your family, and as you eat the snack, talk about good things that you can put into your invisible heart.

Co-Host Let’s practice picking out the healthiest snack. We’ve learned today how to pick out good things for our invisible hearts, but let’s see how good you are at picking out snacks for your body.

Host We have different snacks. When I say go, each team has 60 seconds to arrange these in order from the least healthy to the healthiest. We have compared the nutritional value of each item. Let’s see if you can figure it out. Go!

Host Great job to our winners. Let’s turn and connect with our small groups and talk about what we’ve learned.

• How did the personal trainer’s words hurt Rusty? They made him feel like a failure. They destroyed his confidence Has anyone’s words ever got you down? What happened?

• How would you have felt if you were in David’s situation? How did David make a wise choice? He used God’s words to strengthen himself

• Why is it important to put good things in our heart? It strengthens our spirit. It helps us to have faith in difficult times. The good things remind us of truth. It helps us to keep going and not give up

• What did Herman tell us to do with our families in the Big Do? Have a healthy snack with your family and talk about good things that you can put into your invisible heart.

• Our Big Point says Put In The _____! Good Bad

• What kind of words did the trainer share with Rusty? Helpful Hurtful

• What happened to David and his army’s family? They ran away They were kidnapped

• What is one thing that would be good to keep out of your heart?

• True or False: When I put in bad, good comes out. True False

• Psalm 1:2 (NIrV), “The Law of the Lord gives them ____. They think about His law day and night.” Joy Sadness

• What did David do to help him in his difficult situation? Talked to God Yelled at his army

• David and his army defeated the bad guys and rescued their families. True False

• Name something good that you can put into your heart.

• What challenge did Herman give us as this week’s Big Do? Have a healthy snack with your family and talk about good things that you can put into your invisible heart.