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Slides and Printables

Conductor Carl Act 3

Rules Video

Conductor Carl Title Slide

Conductor Carl Act 1

2 min Countdown

Countdown Video

The Big Do

5 min Countdown

Preschool Clean Up Song

Title Slide Steam Whistle

Big Story Video

3 min Countdown

Conductor Carl Act 2

Big Point Video Short

Large Group 

Countdown from 10

Rules

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter dressed in overalls. 





**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! 



**Co-Host**

(Whispering) I’m glad that you’re here, too.



**Host**

Did you hear our friend? Was he/she speaking loudly or softly? (Pause) Yes, he/she whispered. Let’s put our hands by our ears to help us hear him/her.



**Co-Host**

(Whispering) Are you ready for a fun day?



**Host**

Did you hear that? Let’s play a fun game! Our friend will whisper some silly sentences. Let’s see if you can guess what he/she says.





Whisper several phrases and ask the kids to guess what you said. You can use the following examples or create your own.

Pretty Pink Petunias

Four Funny Fish

Blue Bath Bubbles

Silly Sisters Sing Songs

Seven Silly Seals

Cute Cats Counting





**Co-Host**

That was fun. Do you think God could hear us if we whispered?



**Host**

I have good news. Today we will discover the answer to that question. Let’s get ready to visit  our friends at the station. Let's hear a loud, “Choo-choo!” 





Welcome

Worship

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. This engage uses a storybook as a prop. Consider covering a large storybook in solid colored paper. 





**Co-Host**

I’m sorry that Mia isn’t feeling well. What do you like to do when you feel sick? (Allow for answers) I like to sleep.



**Host**

The worst part is that Mia thinks God isn’t listening to her prayers. Do you think that is true? No, our Big Point tells us the truth. Let’s stand and practice what the Big Point says, 

**Host**

**God Listens When I Pray!**



**Co-Host**

The Big Point says that God does listen. What if we told God lots of things that happened in our day? Could God listen to all of those things?





**Host**

I have an idea. Let’s see how well the Jr. Conductors can listen to a story about Conductor Carl.



**Co-Host**

But what about the pictures that go along with the story?



**Host**

That’s the game. You have to listen closely without seeing any pictures.







Read the story while holding the storybook. The **Co-Host** should pretend to listen closely to encourage the kids to pay attention.

**Host**

One day Conductor Carl was sitting in his office when the phone rang. Ring! Ring! Conductor Carl answered, “Hello.” It was Conductor Gordon. His train was stuck. A big herd of cows were on top of the Train Tracks, and they wouldn’t move! Conductor Carl asked what they were doing there. “Just mooing,” Conductor Gordon replied. Conductor Carl scratched his head and thought about what to do. He could try pushing the cows, but they are really heavy. He could tell them that they needed to move, but Conductor Carl doesn’t speak cow. That’s when he had an idea. Maybe the cows were hungry! Conductor Carl drove to a nearby farm and found Farmer Faith. He asked her if cows liked turkey sandwiches. Farmer Faith explained that her cows mostly eat hay. Conductor Carl asked if he could have some hay to help Conductor Gordon. Farmer Faith smiled, and said, “Sure!” Conductor Carl arrived with a truck full of hay. As soon as he backed up to the tracks, the cows started following him. He led them all to a safe place, and Conductor Gordon was able to finish his trip.





Ask the kid a series of questions about the story, such as those listed below. 

**Host**

 - What blocked the train? **Cows** 

 - Who helped Conductor Gordon? **Conductor Carl**

 - What were cows doing? **Blocking the train / Standing in the tracks** 

 - How did Conductor Carl get them to move? **He brought what they like to eat, hay**



**Co-Host**

The Jr. Conductors remembered lots of things about that story.





**Host**

If they can listen that well, then just think of how well God can listen to us. He can hear and remember everything that we say when we pray. God will never forget anything or forget that you prayed. He listens to us. Let’s share that good news with Mia.



Engage 1



**Co-Host**

Those goggles look like fun. Did you enjoy seeing some cool things from outer space?



**Host**

I did, too. Thankfully Professor Beaker helped Mia understand the Big Point. Let’s practice singing the Big Point again, 

**Host**

**God Listens When I Pray!**



**Co-Host**

Professor Beaker shared a helpful verse from the Bible. 

**Co-Host**

1 John 5:15 (NIrV) says, “If we ask anything in keeping with what He wants, He hears us.”

 

**Host**

If we pray for the same things that God wants, then we can be sure that our prayer will be answered with a “Yes.”



**Co-Host**

But what if we ask God to do something that we want really badly, but it’s not what He wants to do? Do you think that God would answer with a “Yes?”



**Host**

Let’s think about asking for things from our mommies and daddies. I’m going to show you some pictures of things that kids might want and ask you if you think your mommy or daddy would say, “Yes” or “No.”





**Co-Host**

If you think it’s “Yes,” then hold your arms high and shout, “Yes.” If you think your parents would say, “No” then say, “No” with a deep voice and shake your head back and forth.





 - Candy: You ask your parents for only candy to eat for dinner. **No**

 - Food: You ask your parents for something to eat that’s good for you. **Yes**

 - Toys: You ask your parents to give you every toy in the toy store. **No**

 - Game: It’s close to bedtime and you ask your parents to play one quick game before bedtime. **Yes or No**

 - Teddy Bear: You ask if you can sleep with one stuffed animal. **Yes**

 - Moon: You ask if you can stay up all night long and never go to sleep. **No**

 - Church: You ask if you can go to church on Sunday. **Yes**

 - Book: You ask your mommy or daddy to read a book after dinner. **Yes**

 - Tablet: You ask if you can play on your tablet at the dinner table. **No**





**Co-Host**

Your mommy and daddy probably won’t say, “Yes” when you ask to do things that aren’t good for you. But, if it’s something that will help you, then they might.



**Host**

God has a good plan for us, one that will help us. He doesn’t want to say, “Yes” to anything that might not be good for us. Sometimes God will answer, “No.” That’s okay, because we know that He always does what’s best.



**Co-Host**

I think this would be a good time to stand and sing to God.







Engage 2

Big Story Slides - lc-jr-l4-big-story-slide-1.jpg

Optional: Play Soft Instrumental Music



 

Let’s take a moment to tell God “Thank You” for always listening. Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. You can pray quietly at your seat. (Pause) Now I’ll pray for us, too. Dear God, thank You for always listening when we pray. We are glad that You help us make good choices. Help us to always listen to You, too! Amen.



Big Story

**Co-Host**

I’m so glad that Mia feels better.



**Host**

God wasn’t ignoring her. God loves to heal us! Let’s all practice our Big Point again, 

**Host**

**God Listens When I Pray!**



**Co-Host**

Jesus didn’t ignore Mary and Martha when Lazarus was sick. Jesus waited for the right time to do a big miracle. Lazarus was dead, but he came back to life.



**Host**

You can tell your family about what you learned about Lazarus when you do the Big Do this week. 

**Host**

Have everyone in your family share about a time when God answered a prayer.



**Co-Host**

I think that we should play a fun game to remember the Big Story. When Lazarus came out of the tomb, he was wrapped in strips of cloth. In this game, we’re going to have an engineer (Adult or teen volunteer) and two Jr. Conductors wrap another Jr. Conductor with toilet paper as fast as they can. 



**Host**

We have two teams playing. Let’s cheer for them and see which team can wrap their kid up and then unwrap him or her the fastest.







Play the game, having each team wrap and unwrap the child.







**Co-Host**

Everyone did a great job!



**Host**

Let’s say our Big Point once more, 

Engage 3

 - Did our Big Point say God Doesn’t Listen or **God Listens When I Pray**?



 - What do you sound like when you feel sick? Can you pretend your tummy hurts? Let’s pretend to blow our noses really loud. Now do a tiny sneeze. Who was sick at the Train Station? **Mia** Did God listen to her prayer? **Yes** Who did God use to help her? **Engineer Courtney** 



 - I’m going to make the sound of an animal. See if you can guess which animal I’m pretending to be. (Play the game) 1 John 5:15 (NIrV), “If we ask anything in keeping with what He wants, He (doesn’t hear / **hears**) us.” Does God hear your prayers? **Yes**



 - Show me what you look like when you feel sad. (Pause) Who felt sad in our Big Story? **Mary and Martha** Why were they sad? **Their brother died** What did Jesus do when He visited Lazarus’ tomb? **He prayed** What happened? **Lazarus came back to life** 



 - What did Conductor Carl tell us to do in the Big Do? **Have everyone in your family share about a time when God answered a prayer.**

Big Review

Clean Up

Midweek / Classroom

Begin by splitting the kids into the desired number of small groups. Small Group Leaders, take a few moments to welcome your group. Afterwards go over the rules of the room and talk about the positive reinforcement tool. 





Let’s count it down with Conductor Carl!

Small Group Split

It’s time for us to visit our friends at the Train Station! Let me hear you say, “Choo-choo!” 

Hi, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer (Insert your name). Here at the Train Station we’ve been discovering that we can talk to God all the time, just like we talk to our family and friends. When we talk to God, can God hear us? Hmm…let’s play a listening game with our small groups. Your leader will tell you a sound to make, and then, when I call on your group, the other Jr. Conductors will try to guess what kind of noise you’re making! 





Prior to class, Small Group Leaders choose a sound for their group to make. It could be an instrument, an animal, etc. Small Group Leaders, talk about what sound you chose so the other leaders can help their group guess the sounds. 



In class, as the Leader calls on different groups, each Small Group Leader should help their group make the sound they have chosen. Then the other groups guess.  









You all did a good job listening to your friends. God is the best listener! Let’s go to the Train Station and find out about more. Turn your listening ears on. 

Icebreaker

Mia really doesn’t feel good. She made a wise choice to pray, but she thinks that God isn’t listening to her. Is that true? No, the Big Point tells us the truth. Let’s sing it together, 

**God Listens When I Pray!**



Sometimes, like Mia, we might feel like God doesn’t hear us. That is when it’s important to remind ourselves of our Big Point. God can hear us, and He does remember everything we say. When you pray and you don’t see anything happen, make sure to tell yourself, “God hears me!” 



Let’s play a listening game in our small groups. Everyone, turn to your leader!







Prior to class, assemble a can and string craft for your kids to use in their group. Here are simple instructions for making this: wikihow.com/Make-a-Play-Telephone 



Play with the cans and string, giving the kids opportunities to hear their friends. Talk about how we don’t need any special tool for God to hear us. He can hear us all the time. 



It was fun to pretend to go to outer space with Mia, but that’s not where God is. Where is God? He’s right here with us! That is why our Big Point is true. Let’s practice it again, 

Professor Beaker told Mia a Bible Verse that helped her understand the truth. 1 John 5:15 (NIrV) says, “If we ask anything in keeping with what He wants, He hears us.” We know that God will say, “Yes,” if we pray for what God wants! We learn what God wants by reading the Bible. The Holy Spirit inside of us can also help us know what God wants. The Bible tells us that God always does what is best for us. He won’t ever say, “Yes,” to something that would hurt us. 



Let’s color a picture about things that God has promised to say, “Yes” to! Turn to your small groups. 





Pass the Activity Sheet and crayons out to the kids. Talk with the kids about what the different pictures mean. Then let them color the pictures. 







House = A place to live 

Food = Food to eat

Shirt = Clothes

Smiley Face = Peace 

Cross = Forgiveness

Band Aid = Healing 







God gave us the Bible so that we would know what is true. Today we will hear a true story about Jesus and a family who loved Him. But two sisters in this family thought that Jesus wasn’t listening to them. Let’s find out if Jesus was listening or not. Everyone, turn on your listening ears

I am so glad that God heard Mary and Martha. He raised Lazarus from the dead! It’s a good idea to thank God for listening to us, even if we haven’t seen Him answer our prayer yet. That is called faith. Everyone, turn to your small group to do that now. 











Everyone, look at this picture we colored. (Show the Engage 2 Activity) Choose one of these things and ask God to help you with it. Maybe you know someone who is sick, or maybe you need some food to eat. The Bible tells us that God loves to help us in these ways.



Everyone, bow your head and close your eyes. Quietly ask God to help you. (Pause) Good job. Now, tell God, “Thank You” for listening to you! (Pause) That is wonderful! 

I am so glad that Mia feels all better. God doesn’t ignore us. He always pays attention and listens. Jesus didn’t ignore Mary and Martha, either. Lazarus was dead, but God brought Him back to life! 





The Big Do this week is to share about a time that God answered one of your prayers. Let’s practice our Big Point one last time, 





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