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Program Videos

https://content.lessons.church/files/bundles/71VL465xJZl/Slides and Printables.zip?dt=1643834141637

Slides and Printables

Herman and Rusty Part 3

Herman and Rusty Part 2

Herman and Rusty Part 1 

Big Story Video

It's time for the gift exchange at the lab, and Rusty decided that he would spend all of his money on a gift for the prince and leave his friend, Herman, out in the cold. It sounds like Rusty needs to learn a lesson from the Christmas story. God loves us all the same.

Great Joy Week 2

God Loves Us All The Same!

Join Herman, Rusty, and their friends on an adventure of science and faith. Their hijinks will leave your kids (and volunteers) laughing as they deepen their understanding of God’s Word. Included are lessons for both large groups and small groups. Each week you will receive videos, graphics, coloring sheets, and more. The elementary lessons will correspond with the junior curriculum so that everyone in your children’s ministry will be on the same page.

Ark Kids Elementary

H&R Big Do Slide

https://content.lessons.church/files/program/BVLAFRqSzX0/0JC9D3t5reI/hr-big-do-slide.mp4?dt=1641302813167

1080p

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Big Review Slides

https://content.lessons.church/files/lesson/NiJthTGJyvE/60AmAkbm8Ff/big review.zip?dt=1643833700445

Big Verse Slide

https://content.lessons.church/files/lesson/NiJthTGJyvE/7BdV80AfPGu/gj-elem-l2-big-verse-slide.jpg?dt=1643833793641

Small Group Slide

https://content.lessons.church/files/lesson/NiJthTGJyvE/e3ijxWXoIky/gj-elem-l2-small-group-slide.jpg?dt=1643833860471

Big Point Slide 

https://content.lessons.church/files/lesson/NiJthTGJyvE/i5w1Mnt6DYG/gj-elem-l2-big-point-slide.jpg?dt=1643833677423

3 Second Countdown

https://content.lessons.church/files/program/BVLAFRqSzX0/K8eJ1f3sH41/h&r-3-second-countdown.mp4?dt=1634844234150

Lesson Plan

https://content.lessons.church/files/lesson/NiJthTGJyvE/OBbm-xg-9wd/gj-elem-l2-large-group.docx?dt=1641610578135

docx

H&R 5 Min Countdown with Rules

https://content.lessons.church/files/program/BVLAFRqSzX0/tHAaSrTO52I/H&R 5 Min Countdown with Rules.mp4?dt=1641302559818

Herman and Rusty Title

https://content.lessons.church/files/program/BVLAFRqSzX0/vAigrHh2axn/herman-and-rusty-title.mp4?dt=1641303078513

H&R BIG REVIEW Bumper

https://content.lessons.church/files/program/BVLAFRqSzX0/ZQfpqDQUm6z/hr-big-review-bumper.mp4?dt=1641302865046

“Great Joy” is a series all about, well, joy. This is a great Christmas series because kids often associate this holiday with a lot to be happy about. But we want kids to realize that Jesus’ birth brought a joy that lasts way beyond a day or a season, and it’s not dependent on getting cool presents or being in perfect circumstances. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we want kids to know that He makes Great Joy available all year long!

Great Joy (Christmas)

The "Great Joy" series teaches children that the birth of Jesus brings a profound joy that extends beyond the holiday season and material gifts, emphasizing that this enduring joy, bestowed by Jesus, is accessible throughout the year.

Large Group Full Program

Countdown / Rules

Engage 2 uses the “Wheel of Fortune” game from www.crowdcontrolgames.com. If you can’t use that game, then consider creating your own or purchasing a Wheel of Fortune PowerPoint game available online. Another option is to simply play this game as Hangman and use a whiteboard. **Host** and **Co-Host** go into the audience asking for letters and guesses. When the puzzle is revealed, ask whether God would love that person more. Then ask the child to explain why.

•	President
•	Quarterback
•	Famous Singer
•	Teacher
•	Pastor



Leader

Welcome

**Host**
Welcome to the Lab! Merry it’s getting really close to Christmas!

**Co-Host**
How many of you have put up your Christmas tree?

**Host**
No two Christmas trees look the same.

**Co-Host**
That’s true. My Christmas tree is smart and classy, and yours is a disaster.

**Host**
How is mine a disaster?

**Co-Host**
Two words: colored lights.

**Host**
No matter what kind of decorations you like, Christmas holds the same good news for all of us. Stand up and and find three people and ask them if they prefer white lights or multi-color lights.




Hosts

Worship

Engage 1

**Co-Host**
Can you believe Rusty gave Herman an old sock?

**Host**
What’s worse is that he gave an iPhone to Prince Second Tuesday just to impress him.

**Co-Host**
Have any of you ever had someone treat you differently than they did someone else because they wanted to impress that person?

(Interview a couple of kids.)

**Host**
It’s happened to me, too, and it doesn’t feel good. I have some Christmas candy. Do you guys enjoy getting free candy?

**Co-Host**
Ooh! Ooh! I do. I do.

**Host**
How would it make you feel if I stood up all of the fifth graders and said, “I think you guys are amazing and I want you to like me a lot, so I’m going to give all this candy to you.”

**Co-Host**
What about me?

**Host**
I don’t really need to impress you, but I have a sucker that I’ve only licked a few times. Enjoy.

**Co-Host**
That makes me feel terrible. How about you? (Ask the remaining kids) They agree; this makes you seem like an uncaring person.

**Host**
It does. That’s how a lot of people in our world behave, but thankfully Christmas reminds us that God is different.

**Co-Host**
We need a lab assistant to come up here and help us reveal the Big Point.

(**Host** and **Co-Host** choose a kid to volunteer.)

**Co-Host**
All you need to do is help us count down from three. 3…2…1!



**Host**
Let’s all say the Big Point together, **God Loves Us All The Same!**

**Co-Host**
This is good news that brings great joy.

**Host**
God gives the same love to all people. That’s why we’re going to give this candy to everyone at the end of service.

**Co-Host**
I wish I knew that before I decided to eat that sucker.



Engage 2

This Engage uses the “Wheel of Fortune” game from www.crowdcontrolgames.com. If you can’t use that game, then consider creating your own or purchasing a Wheel of Fortune PowerPoint game available online. Another option is to simply play this game as Hangman and use a whiteboard. **Host** and **Co-Host** go into the audience asking for letters and guesses. When the puzzle is revealed, ask whether God would love that person more. Then ask the child to explain why.

•	President
•	Quarterback
•	Famous Singer
•	Teacher
•	Pastor



**Co-Host**
Rusty is convinced that only important people deserve presents.

**Host**
He definitely doesn’t understand the Big Point, 


**Host**
**God Loves Us All The Same!** If he did, then he would realize that every single person is important.

**Co-Host**
Let’s choose a volunteer to reveal the Big Verse. (Choose a kid) I need you to help as we count down from three.




**Co-Host**
Romans 2:11 (NIrV), “God treats everyone the same.” There you go. It’s written out plainly in the Bible. Do you think there are some exceptions?

**Host**
Let’s play a game. It’s like hangman or Wheel of Fortune. You’ll take turns guessing letters so we can solve the puzzle.


This Engage uses the “Wheel of Fortune” game from www.crowdcontrolgames.com. If you can’t use that game, then consider creating your own or purchasing a Wheel of Fortune PowerPoint game available online. Another option is to simply play this game as Hangman and use a whiteboard. **Host** and **Co-Host** go into the audience asking for letters and guesses. When the puzzle is revealed, ask whether God would love that person more. Then ask the child to explain why.

•	President
•	Quarterback
•	Famous Singer
•	Teacher
•	Pastor



**Co-Host**
That’s a list of some important and cool jobs. It’s nice to know that God loves all of us the same.

**Host**
No one on that list or in this room is more or less important. We all matter to God. He wants all of us as part of His big plan. Let’s stand and worship God!




Big Story

Some of you may feel like Mary felt. Maybe you feel like no one thinks you’re important, but God does. He made you and is so happy that you are His child. This Christmas is a great time to remember how much He loves you. You may not feel like He does, but your feelings don’t change the fact that He does. Let’s pray and ask God to help you understand His amazing love for you this Christmas.

Engage 3

**Co-Host**
I’m surprised that the Prince gave the same kind of thank you to the small gift as he did the expensive one from Rusty.

**Host**
I think the Prince must have understood the heart behind our Big Point, 


**Host**
**God Loves Us All The Same!**

**Co-Host**
It’s like God sees value in everyone.

**Host**
That’s true. One of my favorite things to do at Christmas is rip open wrapping paper. What about you guys? Look at these gifts.



Display three gifts. One should have plain wrapping paper, another is nice, but the third is fancy. Have the fake money, the heart, and the brain inside of each box.

**Co-Host**
Looking at the outside paper, one of them seems kind of plain, the other nice, but that one looks really fancy. 

**Host**
Let’s choose three kids to each open a present and reveal what is inside.

(Have the kids each open a present.)

**Co-Host**
Money, a heart, and a brain. I get it. Each one had something to offer like money, love and service, and wisdom.

**Host**
It didn’t matter what the outside packaging looked like. What matters is what’s inside. God has put valuable things inside of you that He wants to use in His big plan.

**Co-Host**
Anyone can be used by God.

**Host**
Let God use you as you take on this week's Big Do. 




**Host**
Let God use you as you work on this week's Big Do. **Do something kind for someone outside your family**


**Co-Host** Let's hear that Big Point one more time!  **God Loves Us All The Same!** Let’s gather with our small groups and talk about this some more.


Small Group 

Gather the kids into small groups and discuss the following. 

1.	How do you think it made Herman feel when his best friend gave him an old sock because Rusty didn’t think Herman was as important as the Prince?
2.	Why was it a big deal that God chose someone like Mary to be Jesus’ mom?
3.	How does Mary’s story help you believe that God loves you the same as anyone else?
4.	What did Herman tell us to do with our families in the Big Do? **Do something kind for someone outside your family**

Small Group Leader

Big Review

Choose two kids from the audience to come on stage and answer the question. 

1.	Our Big Point says God Loves Us All ______!
a.	**The Same**
b.	Differently
2.	What did Rusty give Herman as a gift?
a.	**Old sock**
b.	iPhone
3.	Mary’s family was probably _____.
a.	Rich
b.	**Poor**
4.	The angel told Mary that God was _______ with her.
a.	Disappointed
b.	**Pleased**
5.	Why does it bring great joy to know that God loves everyone the same?
6.	Complete the Big Verse: Romans 2:11 (NIrV), “God treats ______ the same.”
a.	**Everyone**
b.	Famous people
7.	How could today’s Big Point help you feel better if someone made fun of you?
8.	True/False: The Prince was thankful for all of his gifts.
a.	**True**
b.	False
9.	What did Mary do in response to God’s message?
a.	Run away
b.	**Praise God**
10.	 What challenge did Herman give us as this week’s Big Do?
**Do something kind for someone outside your family**


Large Group Abbreviated

**Co-Host**
Romans 2:11 (NIrV), “God treats everyone the same.” There you go. It’s written out plainly in the Bible. Do you think there are some exceptions?







**Host**
No one is more or less important than anyone else. We all matter to God. He wants all of us as part of His big plan. 




**Host**
**God Loves Us All The Same!**

**Co-Host**
It’s like God sees value in everyone.

**Host**
That’s true. 





**Co-Host**
Just like wrapped Christmas presents.

**Host**
 It doesn’t matter what the outside packaging looked like. What matters is what’s inside. God has put valuable things inside of you that He wants to use in His big plan.

**Co-Host**
Anyone can be used by God.

**Host**
Let God use you and remember this week's Big Do. 




Great Joy Week 2: God Loves Us All The Same!

Large Group Full Program

Large Group Full Program Instructions

Countdown / Rules

Welcome

Engage 1

Engage 2

Big Story

Engage 3

Small Group

Big Review

Large Group Full Program Instructions

Countdown / Rules

Welcome

Engage 1

Engage 2

Big Story

Engage 3

Small Group

Big Review

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