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7 min countdown

Rules Video

Conductor Carl Act 1

Big Point Video Short

Conductor Carl Title Slide

Engage 1 Video

Conductor Carl Act 2

4 min Countdown

Countdown Video

The Big Do

Big Story Video

Preschool Clean Up Song

Conductor Carl Act 3

Title Slide Steam Whistle

3 min Countdown

Engineer Courtney decides to move so that she doesn't have to be nice to her neighbor. 


Large Group 

Countdown From 10

Rules

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



**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! I’m so glad that you are here.



**Co-Host**

We have so many friends at the Train Station. Do you think that God wants us to have friends? He sure does. God created us to have friends and family we can love.



**Host**

I think it would be fun to say, “Hi!” to our friends. Sometimes, someone might say that the kids sitting next to you are your neighbors. Can you turn to the kids sitting beside you and say, “Hi, neighbor!”





**Host** and **Co-Host** wave at each other. 





**Co-Host**

I have a fun idea. Let’s stand and practice different ways to greet our neighbors. We’ll call out something to do, and you can do it with each neighbor standing beside you.









Have the kids stand and practice different greetings such as a smile, handshake, high-five, fist bump, wave, thumbs up, etc.





**Host**

That was so much fun. With this many “neighbors” visiting at the Train Station, I know that today will be a fun, fun day.



**Co-Host**

I know something fun we can do with our neighbors. Let’s say, “Choo-choo!” 



Welcome

Worship

**Co-Host**

Oh, no! Oh, no! This is terrible. Just awful. I’m so sad. (Frown) Jr. Conductors, can you make the saddest face ever?



**Host**

Why are you so sad? 



**Co-Host**

Engineer Courtney is moving away from Elmer because she doesn’t want to be his neighbor or be kind to him. Since I don’t live next door to you, does that mean I can’t be nice to you?



**Host**

No, it doesn’t. Let’s stand and practice the Big Point again, and then we’ll discover what that verse from the Bible means. 

**Host**

**Love Your Neighbor!**



**Co-Host**

But we’re not neighbors. We live far apart.





**Host**

The Bible teaches us that anyone is our neighbor, not just the people who live next door. That’s because Jesus wants us to treat everyone with kindness and love.



**Co-Host**

Whew, that makes me feel so much better. I’m glad that I can be kind to you.



**Host**

I have an idea. Let’s practice working together as “neighbors.” We’re going to sing a song together. Some of our friends will help pull this heavy (item) across the stage while we sing. Make sure you all work together.





Play the video. Have the kids pull the item attached to the rope. Encourage them to pull it all the way across the stage/room.





**Co-Host**

Great job! That song is true. It’s so much better to work with our neighbors, and really that means anyone, to do what God wants us to do.



**Host**

We please God when we love our neighbors. Let’s see if Engineer Courtney can learn our Big Point before she moves away.



Engage 1

**Co-Host**

I’m glad that the letter “B” didn’t sting Inspector Nigel.



**Host**

Me, too. He helped Engineer Courtney learn our Big Point. Let’s say the Big Point again, 

**Co-Host**

I liked the verse that Inspector Nigel shared from the Bible. Mark 12:31 (NIrV) says, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

 

**Host**

God created us all. Some of us look similar, and some look different. Stand up if you are wearing a red shirt. (Pause) Look at our friends. Would it be a wise choice to not love these people because of their shirt color? No.



**Co-Host**

You can sit down. Stand up if you have brown or black hair. (Pause) Would it be a good choice to only love people with brown or black hair? No, that wouldn’t be loving our neighbor or following our Big Verse. You can sit down.



**Host**

Stand up if you are a boy. (Pause) Would it be kind to not be friends with boys? No, that wouldn’t. You can sit down. Some things about us are the same and some are different. That’s okay because that’s how God made us.



**Co-Host**

We shouldn’t be unkind just because someone is different. We should love our neighbors, and anyone we meet is a neighbor we can love.



**Host**

Stand up if God loves you. Guess what? Everyone should stand up because God loves us all. Let’s thank God by singing a song to Him.





Engage 2

You have a chance to be a good neighbor today by praying for the person sitting beside you. Put your hand on the shoulder of the person next to you and repeat this prayer after me. “Dear God, please help my friend have a good week. Amen.”



Big Story



**Co-Host**

I’m so glad that Engineer Courtney isn’t going to move away from the Train Station.



**Host**

Me, too! She decided to follow the Big Point and be kind to Elmer. Let’s all practice our Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Love Your Neighbor!**



**Co-Host**

It was sad when the man in the Big Story was hurt by those robbers. I’m glad that the Samaritan man stopped to help him. He was a true neighbor.



**Host**

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

**Host**

Do something kind for someone else. You can make a card for someone, bake a yummy snack, or help a neighbor with something they need to do.



**Co-Host**

I have a fun idea! When we go to our Small Groups, we can color a card for someone right now. You could give it to someone after church today.



**Host**

That’s a great idea. Remember our Big Point, 







In the Small Group, provide coloring utensils and the included color sheet. Allow the kids to decorate a card to give to someone after church. 

Engage 3

 - Did our Big Point say Love People You Like or **Love Your Neighbor?**



 - Why did Engineer Courtney want to move? **She was mad at Elmer** Was she supposed to be kind to Elmer even if she doesn’t live next door? **Yes**



 - Mark 12:31 (NIrV), “Love your neighbor as you love (your pets / **yourself**).”



 - In our Big Story, who stopped to help the man who was hurt? **Samaritan** Was he a good neighbor to the hurt man? **Yes**



 - What did Conductor Carl tell us to do in the Big Do? **Do something kind for someone else**

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 worship God! 

Small Group Split

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer(**Leader**’s name). 

I’m excited to be with you today as we learn about our neighbors. Let’s all practice saying, “Hi” to our neighbors. Look at the person sitting next to you and say, “Hi!” (Pause) Now let’s say, “Hi” to our neighbors who are a little farther away. Look at the Small Group next to you and wave at them. (Pause) I’m standing up here in front of you, but I’m your neighbor, too! Everyone, give me a big smile and thumbs up to say, “Hi” to me! (Pause) 



The people all around us are all our neighbors. God has a special job for us to do with them. Listen closely to the Big Point to find out what that job is as we go see our neighbors at the Train Station. 





Icebreaker

Engineer Courtney is not being kind. Let’s all make sad faces. It would make me feel sad if someone didn’t want to be my neighbor. But neighbors aren’t just the people who live close to us. That is what our Big Point means. Let’s sing it together, 

**Love Your Neighbor!**



The Bible tells us that each person we meet and see is a neighbor. When you visit the grocery store with your parents and see other people, those are your neighbors. When you play at the park, and other kids are playing, they are your neighbors. Even the doctor at the doctor’s office is your neighbor. Jesus wants us to treat them all with kindness and love. 



Let’s play a fun game in our Small Groups and discover more about our neighbors. 





Small Group Leader,

Have all the kids sit down, and then call out different qualifiers that the kids might have in common. For example: gender, hair color, age, color of t-shirt/pants, etc. Then have the kids stand up if the description applies to them and sit down if it doesn’t. Talk about how everyone has things that are the same/different. 







**Leader**

God made each one of us special. All our neighbors are different from us in some ways and the same as us in others. We can love each other even though we are different. One of the most important things we all have in common is that God made us, and God loves each one of us! Let’s find out what Engineer Courtney has decided about being Elmer’s neighbor.   

I’m so glad Inspector Nigel could help Engineer Courtney learn today’s Big Point. Let’s sing it together again, 

Inspector Nigel shared a verse from the Bible with Engineer Courtney. Mark 12:31 (NIrV) says, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” God created each one of us and loves each one of us, and because of that, we can love each other, too. Even if someone looks different than you or talks different than you, God still wants you to be kind and loving toward them.



Today we get to hear a true story about a person in the Bible who followed our Big Point and showed love when his neighbor got hurt. What do we put on our boo boos when we get hurt? That’s right; bandages! Let’s color a picture of a bandage in our groups, and then we will hear his true story! 







Small Group Leader,

Pass out the Engage 2 Activity to each child and show them the Big Point in the middle of the bandage. Then let each child color their picture. 





**Leader**

I’m so excited to find out how a person in the Bible loved their neighbor in our Big Story today! Everyone, turn your listening ears on.  







Loving our neighbors is such a wise choice because it shows God that we love Him and the people He created. Making cookies, giving a hug, and speaking kind words are some ways we can show our neighbors that we love them. In our story the Samaritan showed his love by helping the hurt man get better. Let’s all practice doing that now. Turn to your Small Group! 











Small Group Leader,

(Show the bandage) What is this? That’s right; it’s a bandage. When do we use bandages? (Pause) When we get hurt. I’m going to give everyone a bandage, but instead of putting it on yourself, I want you to put it on your neighbor. Everyone, find a friend and put a bandage on their hand, like they have a boo-boo. (Help them do this) Great job! Now I will pray for everyone. (Pray)

I’m so glad Engineer Courtney is choosing to love her neighbor, Elmer! She is following the Big Point, just like the kind Samaritan man in our story. This week you can follow the Big Point when you do the Big Do!







Do something kind for someone else. You can help your brother or sister clean their room, sing someone a song, or give a hug. Let’s practice our Big Point one more time, 

Love Your Neighbor

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