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Slides and Printables

Conductor Carl Act 1

7 min countdown

Rules Video

Conductor Carl Title Slide

2 min Countdown

Countdown Video

The Big Do

Big Story Video

Conductor Carl Act 2

Preschool Clean Up Song

Big Point Video Short

Engage 2 Video

Conductor Carl Act 3

Title Slide Steam Whistle

Lionel learns that he needs to use his whole body to swim at the new pool.

Large Group 

Countdown From 10

Rules

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter dressed in overalls. The **Co-Host** stays partially offstage with his/her head barely peeking out. 





**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! I hope that you are ready to learn true things about God.



**Co-Host**

I’m ready. I can’t wait to help the Jr. Conductors.



**Host**

Jr. Conductors, I hear our friend, (**Co-Host**), but I don’t see him/her. Can you point to our friend if you find him/her?





The **Co-Host** should pop in and out of view. Have something to hide behind on stage or stay hidden by the entrance to the stage/room during this segment so that the kids have to keep looking. The **Co-Host** can also move to a different part of the stage and then remain mostly hidden. The **Host** should still “struggle” to find the **Co-Host**.





**Co-Host**

I’m right here, silly. Conductor Carl asked me to help you today.



**Host**

We need all of you on stage so we can learn. You can’t just help with only part of you on stage.



**Co-Host**

Are you sure? Can’t I just peek out whenever I want to talk to our friends?



**Host**

We need our whole bodies to learn at the Train Station. Jr. Conductors, let’s stand and stretch our arms up high. (Stretch) Bend over and touch your toes to stretch out your legs. (Stretch) Now wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes. (Wiggle) We will discover today how to use our whole bodies to love God.



**Co-Host**

Hmm, I’ll think about it. Maybe I’ll stay back here and use just my eyes to praise God.



**Host**

Jr Conductors, right after our story, let’s show our friend how we use our whole bodies to worship God by singing and dancing. Can you  shout, “Choo-choo!” 





Welcome

Worship

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. The **Co-Host** is still peeking from behind the entrance. 





**Co-Host**

Jr. Conductors, have you ever seen anyone try to swim like Lionel?



**Host**

Can you swim by sitting on the ground outside of the pool? No, you have to get into the water. (To the **Co-Host**) If you want to help the Jr. Conductors, you have to come all the way on stage. 



**Co-Host**

I don’t think so. It’s like this song I heard in school. Would you like to sing it with me, Jr. Conductors? It’s called the Hokey Pokey.





Sing the Hokey Pokey. (Copyright prevents the lyrics from being duplicated in the lesson, refer online for the lyrics) Instead of using right arm or right leg, use “one leg” “one arm” etc. to aid the younger kids. Don’t sing the line about the whole self yet.





**Host**

That is a fun song to sing, but when we follow God, we need to use our whole bodies. Let’s practice our Big Point. 

**Host**

**Love God With Everything!**



**Co-Host**

Does that Big Point mean that we use our whole bodies, brains, and voices to love God?



**Host**

It sure does. We love God with everything we have. That means we love God with our very best effort. Let’s sing that song again, but this time let’s sing it differently.









Sing the Hokey Pokey again. This time sing just the part about put your whole self in and out. Sing that a couple of times.





**Co-Host**

That was fun. I think I’m going to stay out here and use my whole self to help the Jr. Conductors and to love God.



**Host**

That’s a wise choice. Let’s see if Lionel chooses to use his whole body to swim.



Engage 1

**Co-Host**

Did Lionel do a good job swimming by only moving one arm? (Pause) No.



**Host**

Let’s practice swimming by moving both of our arms, like Engineer Kelly. That helps us remember our Big Point. Let’s say the Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Love God With Everything!**





**Co-Host**

I like the verse that Engineer Kelly shared from the Bible. Mark 12:30 (NIrV) says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love Him with all your mind and with all your strength.”

 

**Host**

That verse means that we use our whole bodies to love God. We love God with the words we use, the things that we think, and the things that we do.



**Co-Host**

That reminds me of another fun song. Would you like to stand and sing it? This song uses our whole bodies to move.



**Host**

If it uses our whole bodies, then it might be a good way to remember what we’re learning today.





Sing along to the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.” Change the words to the following. For heart, point to your heart; for soul, point to yourself; for mind, point to your brain; and for strength, make a muscle.



“Heart, soul, mind, and strength,

mind and strength.

Heart, soul, mind, and strength,

mind and strength.

With all things I will love the Lord.

Heart, soul, mind, and strength,

mind and strength.”





**Co-Host**

When Jesus is our leader, we want to give our very best to Him.



**Host**

That’s right. Jesus loves us and helps us so much, and the right response is to love Him back with everything. In just a moment we’re going to learn about some people who weren’t sure if they wanted to love Jesus like that.



**Co-Host**

I’m glad that we can make a wise choice. Singing songs to Jesus is a great way to show Him love. 



Engage 2

Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. We can take verses from the Bible and pray them to God. Let’s do that with our Big Verse. Repeat this prayer after me. “Dear Jesus, help me to love You with all my heart and all my soul. Help me to love You with all my mind and all my strength.” 



Big Story

**Co-Host**

I’m proud of Lionel for learning how to swim. He listened to Engineer Kelly and used his whole body.



**Host**

We can use all of our bodies to love Jesus, too. Let’s all practice our Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Love God With Everything!**



**Co-Host**

The people from our Big Story didn’t love Jesus with everything, but I’m glad that Jesus still loved them and wanted to help them make a wise choice.



**Host**

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

**Host**

Talk about how you can love God everywhere you go during your day.



**Co-Host**

I want to show you some pictures of places that you might visit, Jr. Conductors. Let’s think of how we can show God love when we are there.









Show the pictures and have the kids act out some aspect of what they might do at that location. Then suggest ways the kids could show God love in that place.





**Host**

I think the Jr. Conductors are ready to follow our Big Point. Let’s say our Big Point once more, 

**Host**

**Love God With Everything!**



Engage 3

 - Did our Big Point say Kind Of Love God or **Love God With Everything?**





 - Let’s pretend to play in a pool. (Pretend to jump in the water, swim, splash, and throw a beach ball) What did Lionel do wrong when he tried to swim? **He only used part of his body** What did Engineer Kelly help Lionel learn? **To swim with his whole body**



 - Let’s sing the fun song we learned today (Sing the song from Engage 2) Mark 12:30 (NIrV), “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love Him with all your mind and with all your (food / **strength**).”



 - Let’s pretend to drink something hot. Now pretend to drink something cold. Let’s pretend to spit out a drink. In our Big Story, did the people love Jesus with all of their hearts? **No** Did Jesus want to help them make a wise choice and love God with everything? **Yes**



 - What did Conductor Carl tell us to do in the Big Do? **Talk about how you can love God everywhere you go**

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. 









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

Stand up to count it down with Conductor Carl, and then we’ll worship God! 

Small Group Split

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer (Insert your name). 

Today we will discover what it means to use everything we have. Let’s play a game and use our whole bodies. Everyone, stand up!





Give silly commands to the kids, instructing them to use their bodies in creative ways. For example: smile with your elbows, clap with your feet, march with your arms, wave with your shoulder, hug yourself with your legs. 





Whew, that was silly! You can have a seat on your pockets. We had to use our whole bodies to do those silly things. Being a follower of Jesus means that we use our whole selves, too. Let’s find out more with Conductor Carl! Everyone, turn your listening ears on. 



Icebreaker

Before class, print an example Engage 1 Activity (The Valentine’s Card) and color it half-way. The Small Group Leader will use this in the group. 





Lionel is not doing a very good job swimming. He needs to put his whole self into the pool if he wants to swim. That reminds me of our Big Point. Let’s sing it together, 

**Love God With Everything!**



God wants us to love Him with all of us. We all have bodies we can use to love God. Can everyone wave at me? Your body shows love to God when you hug a sad friend, when you give a high five, and even when you smile. We also have voices that we can love God with. God loves when we sing to Him and talk about how wonderful He is. We can use our minds to love God, too. When we think about God and pray to Him, we show God we love Him. 



If we give everything to love God, it means we don’t do things half-way. Let’s practice not doing something half-way in our Small Groups. Everyone, turn to your leader! 





Small Group Leader,

Show the kids the half-way colored card and ask if someone would feel loved who got that card, or if it would show more love to color the whole thing. After you have talked with them about how doing things all the way shows love, pass out the blank cards to the kids and let them color one. Encourage them to color the whole thing! 





**Leader**

Your cards look great! You can give that to someone you love, and they will be happy that you colored the whole thing. Let’s find out if Lionel can use his whole body to swim. 





Lionel thought that he would be able to swim using only one arm. That was silly…he needs to use both arms! Let’s practice the Big Point again, 

Engineer Kelly helped Lionel by sharing a verse from the Bible. Mark 12:30 (NIrV) says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love Him with all your mind and with all your strength.” This verse means that God wants us to use our whole bodies to love Him. The words we use, the things that we think, and what we do can all show God that we love Him. Let’s listen to this fun song that has words from our Big Verse in it. You can sing along if you want!





Let the video play while the kids watch. 





Now, I want you to practice our Big Verse with your Small Group. Practice with all your effort, so that after Small Groups, you can sing the song with the video!  









Small Group Leader,

Go over the verse together a few times to help your group learn the words. 









**Leader**

Alright, let’s see if you can remember our Big Verse while singing along with the video. Everyone, stand up! 





Good job! You can have a seat on your pockets. We get to hear a true story from the Bible about some followers of Jesus who were not doing a good job using their whole bodies to love Jesus. Let’s listen so we can find out what happened! 

Jesus was so kind to tell that church the truth about loving God. We can all choose to love God with everything we have, just like our Big Verse says. Everyone, turn to your Leader. In your group, you’ll get to say the Big Verse one more time. 





Small Group Leader,

Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. We are going to use the Big Verse that we learned to say a prayer. Repeat after me. “Dear Jesus, help me to love You with all my heart and all my soul. Help Me to love You with all my mind and all my strength.” (Repeat 2x) Good job! Now I will pray for you. (Pray) 





Lionel used his whole body and can swim! Unfortunately, the people in our Big Story today didn’t love Jesus with everything, but Jesus was so kind to help them make a wiser choice. When you do the Big Do this week you can make a wise choice to love God, too.   





Talk with your family about how you can love God everywhere you go during your day. Let’s practice our Big Do one more time, 

Love God With Everything

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