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Conductor Carl Act 3

7 min countdown

Rules Video

Conductor Carl Title Slide

4 min Countdown

Countdown Video

The Big Do

Big Story Video

1 min Countdown

Conductor Carl Act 1

Preschool Clean Up Song

Title Slide Steam Whistle

Conductor Carl Act 2

Big Point Video Short

Farmer Faith shares her extra fruit with her friends at the Train Station.

Large Group 

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Rules

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. This game uses a matching game. It can either be played utilizing PowerPoint or by printing out the included activity page and using physical matching cards.







**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! I’m so glad that you came by for a visit.



**Co-Host**

Today we will discover true things about God with Conductor Carl and all his friends. I love learning what the Bible says about Jesus.



**Host**

What we’re going to learn today has something to do with fruit. Let’s play a matching game where you see if you can match the pictures of fruit. We’ll ask a Jr. Conductor to pick a number and then someone else will pick a different number. You can help us decide if those pictures match.



**Co-Host**

If they do match, everyone can clap, and we’ll keep going. If they don’t match, we’ll cover them up and keep playing. Remember where you see the different fruits.





Play the matching game on screen or with the included cards. Try to give as many kids as possible the opportunity to guess a number.





**Host**

That was lots of fun. The fruit we’re learning about in the Bible doesn’t grow on trees.



**Co-Host**

Where does it grow? 



**Host**

It grows in our hearts because it comes from following God. If you’re ready to find out more, say, “Choo-choo!” 



Welcome

Worship

**Host**

Farmer Faith has been very helpful today.



**Co-Host**

She discovered that she had enough fruit to share with Engineer Kelly. Do you think that was a wise choice?



**Host**

Sharing her watermelons was a wise choice because she followed the Big Point.



**Co-Host**

Today’s Big Point is about love. That’s something that grows inside of us when we follow God. It’s one of the Fruits of the Spirit. Following the Holy Spirit helps you to grow good things inside of you, like love.





**Host**

Let’s stand and practice our Big Point, 

**Host**

**Put Others First!**



**Co-Host**

When you love someone, you don’t mind helping them. That reminds me of how Farmer Faith shared some of her watermelons. She put Engineer Kelly first instead of keeping them all for herself.



**Host**

What’s your favorite toy to play with? (Allow a few kids to answer) Putting others first means sharing your toys with others.



**Co-Host**

What’s your favorite show to watch on a tablet? (Allow a few kids to answer) Putting others first can mean letting someone else choose what they want to watch on TV.



**Host**

Let’s practice sharing right now. I’m going to toss a ball to one of you. I want you to hand that ball to someone else, and then we’ll keep going to share with everyone.





Toss a beach ball to a child. Help him/her share that ball with another child. Then encourage each one to share with the child next to them. Have two or three volunteers simultaneously sharing in the audience, so that everyone can participate.





**Co-Host**

It’s good to love others. One way God helps us put others first is by growing love inside of us.



**Host**

Let’s see if Farmer Faith will get to build her fruit stand.



Engage 1



**Host**

Farmer Faith helped Chef Bananas and Chef Basghetti with her fruit. She is following the Big Point. Let’s practice the Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Put Others First!**

**Co-Host**

Have any of you ever planted a flower before? Let’s pretend to plant a fruit tree. First let’s dig a tiny hole in the ground. (Make a hole in the soil) What do we put in the hole we dig? (Pause) A seed! Let’s plant it and cover it up. (Cover it with dirt)

**Host**

If you wanted this tree to grow big and strong and grow delicious fruit, would you sprinkle water or soda on it? (Show the watering can and soda bottle) Is soda good for a plant? No, trees need water. Let’s pretend to pour plenty of water on our tree.

**Co-Host**

Let’s think of what else plants need. Would you give your fruit tree lots of sunshine or cover it with a blanket? (Show the blanket) Let’s pretend to cover it with a blanket. Does that seem right? No!

**Host**

It needs lots of sunshine. Let’s hold our arms out wide, like we are a bright sun. Rub your arms, like you feel the warm sun. A tree needs good things so it can grow good fruit.

**Co-Host**

To grow the Fruit of the Spirit inside of us, we need God’s help. The Big Verse, found in 

**Co-Host**

Galatians 5:25 (NIrV) says, “Keep in step with the Spirit.” The Holy Spirit helps us grow good fruit, like love. He gives us all we need.

**Host**

Let’s practice keeping in step. Everyone, stand up. I want you to keep in step with us by copying everything we do. Do you think you can do that?

Do various motions varying the speed and tempo.





**Co-Host**

That was lots of fun. Keeping in step with the Holy Spirit means we say and do what God shows us to say and do.



**Host**

It’s always a great time to worship God. Let’s stay standing and do that now!







Engage 2

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Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. Talk to God and ask Him to help you think of a way you could show love. (Pause) Now I’ll pray for all of us. Dear God, thank You for helping us show love by putting others first. Thank You that we always have Your help to make wise choices. Amen.



Big Story

**Host**

I’m so glad that Farmer Faith sold all her fruit. She was a great example of our Big Point. Let’s practice our Big Point, 

**Host**

**Put Others First!**



**Co-Host**

We can practice the Big Point this week by doing the Big Do. 





**Host**

This week’s Big Do is to help someone with a job around the house. 



**Co-Host**

One job you could do is to help someone match socks. (Hold up the socks) Do these match? No. What about these? Yes. Let’s fold them up.



						**Host**

You could help sweep up a mess. Stand up and pretend to sweep.





**Co-Host**

Let’s pretend to wash dishes. Hold them under the water. Scrub them with a cloth. They look clean to me. You can have a seat on your pockets.



**Host**

I think we’re on our way to growing the Fruit of the Spirit. Let’s say our Big Point again, 

Engage 3

- Did our Big Point say Put Others Second or **Put Others First?**

- What is your favorite food to eat for dinner? Let’s pretend to eat it. In our Big Story, were some of the Christians hungry? **Yes** 

- Let’s pretend to count some coins. Drop them in your hand as you count. 1…2…3…4…5. In our Big Story, what was the name of the guy who gave money away to help his friends get food? **Barnabas**

- Let’s pretend to pick up toys in our house. Is that one way we could do the Big Do? **Yes** What are some other jobs we could help with?

- Pretend to march in a marching band. What instrument will you play? Let’s march together. Copy exactly how I step. What does our Big Verse say? Galatians 5:25 (NIrV), “Keep (away from / **in step with**) the Spirit.”

Big Review

Clean Up

Midweek / Classroom

Begin by splitting the kids into the desired number of small groups.

Small Group Split

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer (Leader’s name). I’m so glad you are here with us. We have a lot of fun at the Train Station finding out true things about God when we’re with Conductor Carl and his friends. 





You can purchase Stepping Stones from Amazon (Fanboxk has a great five piece set), or colored construction paper cut in circles would work, too.



Today we will discover something special God does on the inside of us when we stay “in step” with the Holy Spirit. That can only happen when we follow God and obey Him. Let’s have some fun with keeping in step and following closely. Some of our Jr. Conductors will come up on stage to play a fun game. I need your help to cheer them on loudly while you watch!







Choose one child from each Small Group (or more, if space allows) to play the game with you. For this game, you will need different colored spots for the children to walk on.  Lead the children to follow you and walk on the colors in different patterns. For example, lead them to only step on one color, to go quickly/slowly, etc. Emphasize that they need to step the same way you step. 



					



Everyone, clap for our friends as they go sit back down. It is fun to follow the leader in a game. Jesus wants us to copy Him and walk like Him in real life. When we do, He promises to do something great inside of us. Let’s go see Conductor Carl and his friends to find out what that is. 







Icebreaker

Engineer Kelly was so happy that Farmer Faith shared with her. It is always a wise choice to help other people. That is what our Big Point is about. Let’s practice it together, 

**Put Others First!**



Putting others first is what we do when we love someone. Love is a Fruit of the Spirit. Everyone, pretend to eat a big apple. The Fruit of the Spirit isn’t like the fruit that we eat. The Fruit of the Spirit are the good attitudes that the Holy Spirit grows inside of us when we follow Jesus. When we walk with Jesus, we can love other people like Jesus did. One way we can do that is by letting someone else go first. Let’s play a game in our small group about going first. 



Small Group Leader,

This activity is loosely based on the card game “Spoons”. You will need items that come in different colors, with multiples of each one. Choose items that won’t hurt when all of the kids grab at the same time (ex: foam letters, paper cut-out shapes, etc). You will need less of each color than kids in your group. Then you need one bag with colored strips inside (the colors need to match the colors of your items). 





To play the game, put the items in the center of the group and then draw a color out of a bag. The kids then attempt to grab one of that color. All who get one “win” that round. Put the items in the middle and play again. No one gets “out,” and you don’t need to make a big deal about winning/losing, it’s all just for fun. 





**Leader**

In that game, everyone tried to go first. But if you didn’t get to go first, it might have made you feel sad. That is why it is so important to show love by putting others first. It’s okay to let someone have the first choice or to share what you have. Let’s go see Farmer Faith and find out how she’s doing with her fruit.







Wow, Famer Faith was able to help a lot of people with her fruit. She is getting really good at following the Big Point. Let’s sing it again, 

Engineer Courtney told Farmer Faith that she was following the Big Verse. Galatians 5:25 (NIrV) says, “Keep in step with the Spirit.”  Keeping in step with the Holy Spirit means we say and do what God shows us to say and do. 



Has anyone seen a fruit tree before? Let’s look at one right now. 

For a tree to grow fruit, it needs lots of sunshine and water. When it gets those things, it grows yummy fruit. When we read our Bibles, pray, go to church, and do the things God shows us to do, then we grow God’s good fruit, like love. Let’s color a picture of a tree right now. Everyone, turn to your Small Group! 







Small Group Leader,

Pass out the Engage 2 Activity, fruit stickers, and coloring utensils. Help the kids put the stickers of fruit on the tree and color the rest of the paper.     







**Leader**

Everyone, spread your arms, like tree branches. Wow! You can put them back down in your lap now. Let’s listen to a story from the Bible about a man named Barnabas who followed Jesus and loved others. 



Jr. Conductors, one way you can show love and put someone first is by praying for them. Let’s take a moment and do that now. Everyone, turn to your Small Group. 







**Small Group Leader**

Everyone, put your hand on your friends’ shoulder next to you. Now quietly say, (Have them repeat this prayer after you in small sections) “Dear God, please help my friend say what You want them to say and do what You want them to do.” Good job!



Farmer Faith sold all her fruit! She was a great example of our Big Point. In our story today, Barnabas loved his friends and gave his money to help them get food. We can be like Barnabas as we do the Big Do this week. 





Help someone with a job around the house. You could help someone wash dishes, help clean up, or even pick up all the trash you can find. When you do, you will follow the Big Point! Let’s sing it one last time, 

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