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Slides and Printables

Rules Video

Conductor Carl Title Slide

Countdown Video

The Big Do

Big Story Video

5 min Countdown

1 min Countdown

Preschool Clean Up Song

Conductor Carl Act 1

Conductor Carl Act 3

Conductor Carl Act 2

Big Point Video Short

Title Slide Steam Whistle

3 min Countdown

Mia learns to be a good example for her classmates.

Large Group 

Countdown From 10

Rules

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter dressed in overalls. The **Co-Host** wears a superhero cape and mask.



**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! We are always so happy to see you here.



**Co-Host**

Did I show you my new superhero cape? Look at what I can do! Jr. Conductors, hold your arms out and pretend to fly.





The **Co-Host** “flies” around the stage, holding his/her arms out like a superhero.





**Co-Host**

Watch me show my muscles! Jr. Conductors, stand up and jump high, like me.





**Co-Host**

My new cape makes me a superhero.





**Host**

You guys can sit down on your pockets. (**Co-Host**’s name) does look like a superhero, doesn’t he/she? Is he/she a real superhero? No, that cape can’t make you fly in the air.





**Co-Host** holds his/her hands in the air and “tries” to lift off into the air. He/She seems frustrated.







**Co-Host**

I think you’re right. I can’t get more than a few inches off the ground without falling down with a crash. It would be fun to be a superhero, though.



**Host**

It would be fun, but at least you can still pretend and play as a superhero. Today we get to hear about someone who can make us holy. That change doesn’t happen because of what we wear. It happens on the inside. I can’t wait to tell you about it, but first let’s say a big, “Choo-choo!” 



Welcome

Worship



**Co-Host**

I’m excited that Mia will be in a show at her school. It sounds like some of the other kids are creating big problems for Mr. Rios. He’s such a nice teacher.



**Host**

Mia is making a wise choice. She’s thinking about Jesus and trying to make choices that copy Him. It seems like Mia believes our Big Point. Let’s practice the Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!**





**Co-Host**

Holy means we become different, in a good way, like Jesus. But how does Jesus help us to be holy? Does He change the way we talk? (In a deep voice) Jr. Conductors, let’s talk with a deep voice. I’m talking deeply, Jr. Conductors. (Robot voice) Now let’s talk like a robot. Hello. How are you?



**Host**

No, Jesus doesn’t change the way that we sound when He makes us holy.



**Co-Host**

Does Jesus change our hair to make us holy? Let’s pretend to flip our hair around, like it’s really long, so long that it touches the ground.





Turn your head as if flipping it around.





**Host**

No, our hair stays the same when we become holy like Jesus.



**Co-Host**

Does Jesus make us holy by making us dance silly? Jr. Conductors, let’s stand and dance as silly as we can.





**Host**

No, dancing doesn’t make us holy. Jesus makes us holy on the inside. Jesus changes the way we think so that we think good and loving thoughts, the kinds of thoughts that God wants us to think. Jesus changes the things we want, so we want good things, not wrong things. Jesus also changes our hearts, the invisible part of us that connects to God, so that we can become God’s friends. 



**Co-Host**

So, the stuff on our outside doesn’t make us holy. We become holy, like Jesus, because He changes our hearts on the inside. No one else can make our hearts different. Jesus is the only one who can change us on the inside. 



**Host**

That’s true. Only God can give us the power to think and act more like God thinks and acts. We can act more like Jesus anywhere we go. Do you think Mia will keep acting more like Jesus at school? Let’s find out.







Engage 1

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. This Engage uses the Color Bead Separation illusion. You may find it listed as cocktail of beads illusion. This can be purchased at [www.laflinmagicstore.com.](www.laflinmagicstore.com.){:target="null" undefined} Follow the directions to perform the illusion. 



**Co-Host**

I’m proud of Mia. She listened to Jesus and made wise choices. She didn’t hear Jesus speak out loud; instead, she listened to Jesus on the inside.



**Host**

Mia learned that she didn’t have to make wise choices all by herself. We have Jesus’ help. Let’s say the Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!**



**Co-Host**

I like the verse that Engineer Kelly shared from the Bible. 

**Co-Host**

Colossians 1:22 (NIrV) says, “Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight.”

 

**Host**

Have you ever noticed that there are lots of people who make wrong choices? We see them everywhere. Kids make wrong choices, and adults even do, sometimes. That makes our world seem very mixed up.





Mix the cup of white beads into the cup of red beads.





**Co-Host**

Oh, no. Jr. Conductors, what happened to the cup of beads? (Allow for answers) You’re right; they’re all mixed up. It’s going to be hard to get them unmixed.



**Host**

Unmixing our crazy world is too hard for us to do. We need Jesus’ help to fix things. He’s the only One who can help us become holy on the inside. When Jesus died on the cross and came back to life, He defeated evil. Now Jesus can change us, so we can be different and think and act like Jesus.





Put the cups behind your back, separate the beads according to the directions, and present the cups to the audience. The beads have been separated.











**Co-Host**

Look! The beads are back in the right cups.



**Host**

When we follow Jesus and make Him our leader and friend, this is what happens to us! Jesus changes us on the inside and helps us make wise choices.



**Co-Host**

In a moment, we’re going to hear about the time when some people thought you could become holy by what you wore and ate. Jesus helped them learn how to become holy. Listen closely, so you can find out, too. First let’s worship Jesus.

Engage 2

Big Story Slides - MLJ JR L3 Big Story Slide 1.jpg

I’m so glad that we have Jesus’ help to act holy. Holy means acting in a way that’s more like Jesus would act. We can help each other by praying for each other. Can you be a big helper and pray for a friend at the Train Station? Let’s do that now. Repeat this prayer after me, “Dear Jesus, help my friends make wise choices. Help them to think and act like You do. Help us to love each other. Amen.” You could pray for people like your family or neighbors when you get home. I’m glad that you want to be God’s big helpers.





Big Story

**Co-Host**

Mia’s show was great. Everyone clapped for the kids. They did such a good job!



**Host**

Mia’s wise choices helped the other kids listen to Mr. Rios. I’m glad that we can help our friends remember to follow Jesus, too. Let’s all practice our Big Point again, 

**Host**

**Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!**



**Co-Host**

Jesus taught us in the Big Story that what we eat and wear doesn’t make us friends with God. What matters more are our thoughts and words toward God and what we do for Him. Thankfully, Jesus helps us to think wise thoughts and follow Him.



**Host**

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

**Host**

Celebrate becoming more like Jesus! Whenever you catch someone making a wise choice, give them a high-five, thumbs up, or a big smile.



**Co-Host**

Let’s practice doing that now. Everyone, stand up. When I say go, give as many high-fives as you can to the Jr. Conductors standing beside you. You can only move your arms. Don’t move your feet.





Have the kids give each other high-fives. Then have them give thumbs up, smiles, etc. as time allows.





**Host**

You’re gonna have so much fun celebrating as you catch lots of people making wise choices. Let’s say our Big Point once more, 

**Host**

**Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!**



Engage 3

 - Did our Big Point say, Jesus Helps Me To Be Silly or **Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!?**



 - Let’s sing a song together that you might sing at school (Sing a Song, such as “The Wheels on the Bus” or “Old MacDonald”) Who was in a show at school today? **Mia** How did the other kids act? **They misbehaved** Did Mia make wise choices? **Mia followed Jesus and made wise choices**



 - Let’s say what color hair people have in our group. (Name the colors) What shirt colors do you see? (Name the colors) Do those things make you holy, like Jesus? **No**. Holiness comes from what’s inside us Colossians 1:22 (NIrV) says, “Christ’s death has made you (angry / **holy**) in God’s sight.”



 - Why did the teachers get angry at Jesus’ friends in the Big Story? **They didn’t wash their hands before eating** Did Jesus say God cared more about stuff we wear or who we are on the inside? **Inside** What if everyone around you is making wrong choices? Do you have to? What can you do differently? A great thing to do would be to ask yourself, “What would Jesus do if He were me?”



 - What did Conductor Carl tell us to do in the Big Do? **Celebrate when you see people being more like Jesus**

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. 



Small Group Split

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

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer (Insert your name). We are having fun at the Train Station finding out about how wonderful Jesus is. The best part about Jesus is that He wants us to be like Him! Let’s pretend to be like some things right now. 









Act out the different pictures that come on the screen. 





 That was fun to pretend to be all these different things. Jesus wants us to be like Him, but not by pretending. He can help us to really change and become more like Him. Let’s find out more with Mia at the Train Station! 



Icebreaker

Wow, some of the kids in Mia’s class are not making wise choices. I’m so glad that Mia is thinking about Jesus and trying to act like Him. She is following our Big Point. Let’s practice it together, 

**Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy!**



Jesus wants each of us to be holy like He is. He changes our hearts, the invisible part of us that connects us to God, so that we can be God’s friends. Then our thoughts change so that we want the same good things that God wants. 





When we change on the inside, we begin to talk and act differently. We say and do the kinds of things Jesus did. Let’s talk more about changes in our Small Groups.  





Small Group Leader,

Open the water bottle and give each child a small portion of water in their cup and allow them to taste it. Add the water flavoring to the bottle. Ask the kids if the water looks any different. Pour a bit of the flavored water into each child’s cup and allow them to taste it. Talk about how Jesus helps us change so that even though we might not look any different, we become holy like Him.







**Leader**

We don’t have to look any different to be holy like Jesus. It’s the inside of us that Jesus changes to be holy, like Him, and then we can act like He did! Let’s see if Mia will keep acting like Jesus, too!





Mia is doing a great job! She listened to Jesus on the inside, and she made a wise choice. I’m so thankful we don’t have to make wise choices on our own. Jesus loves to help us. That’s what our Big Point tells us. Let’s all sing it together, 

Engineer Kelly shared a great verse from the Bible. Colossians 1:22 (NIrV) says, “Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight.” Jesus came and died on the cross so that we could be holy on the inside. We could never do it on our own, but because He came, now we have the power to think and act like Jesus. 









Small Group Leader,

Show that the car is not going because it doesn’t have power. Then blow up the balloon and relate it to us being given power by Jesus to be holy. 







**Leader**

I’m so thankful that Jesus died so that we can be changed on the inside. Let’s listen to a story from the Bible about some people who thought that they could be made holy by something else that wasn’t Jesus. 



With Jesus’ help, we can be holy, just like Him. We could never have done it if He hadn’t died on the cross. Let’s all tell Jesus “Thank You” for dying on the cross so we can be holy. Everyone, turn to your Small Group. 





**Small Group Leader**

Let’s all bow our heads and close our eyes. Everyone, quietly tell Jesus, “Thank You” for helping us be holy. (Pause) Good job. Now I will pray for everyone. (Pray) 



When Mia chose to act like Jesus, it helped all her friends. I’m so thankful that we have help from Jesus to do what He did. We found out in the Big Story that being holy isn’t about the clothes we wear or the food we eat; it’s about what’s on the inside.     









For the Big Do this week, celebrate being more like Jesus. Whenever you see someone making a wise choice, give them a high-five or tell them, “Good job!” Let’s practice our Big Point one last time, 

Jesus Helps Me To Be Holy

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