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Slides

7 Min Countdown

03 sec Countdown

Herman and Rusty Act 2

2 Min Countdown

H&R Big Do Slide

30 sec Countdown

Herman and Rusty Act 3

6 Min Countdown

60 sec Countdown

5 Min Countdown

Herman and Rusty Title

H&R BIG REVIEW Bumper

Big Story Video

H&R 5 Min Countdown with Rules

Herman and Rusty Act 1

Rusty uses his newfound power as leader of the neighborhood to exact revenge on Hans Von Striker.

Large Group Full Program

Question of the Day: How does someone in your family show you that you are special to them?





Countdown / Rules

 The **Host** and **Co-Host** enter wearing lab coats. 



**Host**

Welcome to the Lab! So far we’ve learned how to love God with everything we have and that God wants us to share our love with others.



**Co-Host**

God wants us to be loving toward everyone, even people you may not be easy to get along with.



**Host**

Sharing love is a great way to tell someone about Jesus. If you act like you don’t care, I doubt other people will want to know what you know about God.



**Co-Host**

Let’s play a game and share some love right now.





**Host**

How do you plan to do that?



**Co-Host**

We have some heart shaped foam balls. On each team one kid will “share some love,” by tossing the heart, and the other kid tries to catch it in the bucket they’re holding on top of their head.



**Host**

Let’s see who can catch the most in 60 seconds. Go!





Optional, play game music. Play the game. You can use as many teams as you like. Create a line which the kids with buckets cannot cross but allow them to move anywhere behind the line. Their buckets must stay on top of their head.





**Co-Host**

That was fun, and so is sharing love with other people.

**Host**

Today we will discover how to show others love. First, turn to someone nearby and tell that person what kind of candy you love to share with your family.

Welcome

Worship



**Host**

Hans von Striker is up to his old tricks again. Do you agree with Rusty that the best idea is to fight fire with fire?





**Co-Host** punches the **Host** in the arm.





**Co-Host**

Great opening line. Couldn’t have said it better myself.



**Host**

Ow! Why did you hit me?



**Co-Host**

To show love to my friend. That’s what we’re talking about today, right? Is this service some kind of practical joke? Is there a hidden camera somewhere? Am I going to be on your Tik Tok?



**Host**

How is hitting me showing love? Would you want someone to do that to you?



**Co-Host**

Obviously, yes. (**Co-Host** winds up and hits himself/herself in the air) Ow, that hurts like a monkey’s uncle. No, no one should want that. Sorry. I think my arm is dead now.





**Co-Host** swings his/her arm around as if it no longer works.





**Host**

Why don’t we see what God says about it in our Big Point. I need a volunteer to help us reveal it.





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





**Co-Host**

After we count down from three you can read the Big Point. 





**Host**

Let’s all say it together, **Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!**



**Co-Host**

Basically, we should treat people the way that we want to be treated. Would you guys want someone to talk about you behind your back or steal from your backpack? If you wouldn’t want that, then you shouldn’t do it to others.





**Host**

If you want people to use kind words or encourage you, then do that for someone else. Think about what you want and copy that behavior when you share some love.



**Co-Host**

Speaking of copying what you see, let’s play a game. We’re going to bring some contestants on stage to play, but everyone in the audience can play, too.



**Host**

In this game you’re going to pair up with someone else in the audience, and along with our teams on stage, you are going to try to copy one of the three actions you see on screen. Let’s see if you can pick the right one to copy.





**Co-Host**

Congratulations to the winners. They picked the right action to copy.



**Host**

God tells us to copy how we want to be loved and love others that way. Let’s see if Rusty does that or seeks revenge.





Engage 1

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. This engage uses cymbals as an object lesson. They could be purchased online, or you can substitute drum set cymbals. If you don’t have them, then replace them with another item that illustrates the same principle.



**Host**

I’m not a big fan of Hans von Striker, but I don’t think the way the Rusty has handled his new power is helping things. Have you ever wished that you could get back at someone who has been mean to you in the past?



**Co-Host**

Even though it’s tempting to treat them the way they treated you, God wants us to follow our Big Point. Let’s say our Big Point, 

**Co-Host**

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!**



**Host**

Herman shared a Big Verse that helps us make the right choice even when we feel like Rusty. Let’s choose an assistant to help us reveal it.





**Co-Host**

After we count down from three, you get to read the verse. 



**Co-Host**

Leviticus 19:18 (NIrV) says, “Do not try to get even…Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself.”



**Host**

We think that getting even hurts the other person, but choosing revenge…



**Co-Host**

Keep going. I think I have a visual to help.





**Co-Host** retrieves the cymbals as the **Host** continues.





**Host**

As I was saying, revenge actually has a way of hurting you just as much as it hurts them.





The **Co-Host** blasts the cymbals near the **Host**. They both react to the noise.





**Co-Host**

Wow, that was loud. Revenge is like attacking with cymbals. It’s as loud for you as it is for them.



**Host**

You could have warned me before you made me go deaf.





**Host** turns back to the audience and **Co-Host** hits the cymbals again. They both react.







**Co-Host**

It is not getting better. Being mean to or hurting someone who hurt you makes you angrier and more frustrated. It keeps you from following Jesus’ example and experiencing the life He has for you.



**Host**

But love is different. When you love others as you want to be loved, even when you don’t think they deserve it, then you become a more joyful person. God blesses you and helps you become your very best.





**Co-Host**

Yep, that is a terrible form of attack.



**Host**

For the love of Pete, will you please stop hitting those cymbals? I think we get the point. Loving others builds us up, whereas revenge tears everyone down. Let’s stand and take a moment to worship God.



Engage 2

Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. I wonder how many of you guys have said mean stuff…about yourselves. Maybe you put yourself down or call yourself names or even find ways to hurt yourself. If you think you’re not worth much, I want you to know that God thinks you’re worth a lot. He loves you so much, loves to take care of you, and has amazing things planned for you. When you discover that love, you can embrace it yourself and share it with your neighbors. If you want to pray with someone about how you can show love to others or ask God to show you how much He loves you, I want to invite you to come forward and pray with one of our volunteers. They are ready to share God’s love with you.





Big Story

**Co-Host**

Wow, Herman really showed Hans some love when he helped him.



**Host**

Yeah, that was totally following our Big Point, 

**Host**

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!** David did the same thing when he helped Mephibosheth. He went from living scared to living large with the king.



**Co-Host**

That’s a story you can share with your family when you do this week’s Big Do. 





**Host**

Name something you love about yourself, then name something you love about each person who lives in your house.



**Co-Host**

Let’s talk about some ways that you like to be loved.





Interview some of the kids to find out how they like to be loved, and then ask them to share ideas about how they can show love to someone else.





**Host**

It’s a great choice to share love with others. Let’s gather in our small groups and talk about what we learned today.



Engage 3

Gather the kids into small groups and discuss the following. 









 - Is it hard for you to treat someone the way you want to be treated instead of how you think they deserve to be treated? Why? Why is it important to make a different choice?

 - How did David treat Mephibosheth with love? **He supported him, restored his lands to him, and welcomed him to the king’s table. He didn’t try to wipe out Saul’s family, but was good to them.**

 - How could you use the Big Point this week at school?

 - What did Herman tell us to do with our families in the Big Do? **Share one way you like to be loved and one way to show love to others.**

Small Groups

Optional, play game music. Choose two kids from the audience to come on stage and answer the question.

 - Our Big Point says Love Your Neighbor As _____!

    - He deserves

    - **Yourself**



 - Who did Rusty exact revenge on at the lab?

    - **Hans von Striker**

    - Sophia



 - In ancient times how did kings normally treat the previous king’s family?

    - **Revenge**

    - Forgiveness



 - What was wrong with Mephibosheth?

    - Couldn’t see

    - **Couldn’t walk**



 - King David wanted to find relatives of Saul so he could be kind to them.

    - **True**

    - False





 - Leviticus 19:18 (NIrV), “Do not try to _____…Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

    - **Get even**

    - Be kind



 - King David invited Mephibosheth to ______.

    - Go to jail

    - **Eat from the king’s table**



 - How could you show love to someone at school this week?



 - It’s okay to treat someone badly if that person was mean to you first.

    - True

    - **False**



  - What challenge did Herman give us as this week’s Big Do? **Share one way you like to be loved and one way to show love to others.**





Big Review

Large Group Abbreviated

**Host**

Welcome to the Lab! So far we’ve learned how to love God with everything we have and that God wants us to share our love with others.

**Co-Host**

God wants us to be loving toward everyone, even people you may not be easy to get along with.

**Host**

Sharing love is a great way to tell someone about Jesus. If you act like you don’t care, I doubt other people will want to know what you know about God.



**Co-Host**

That is true.

**Host**

Today we will discover how to show others love. First,  turn to someone nearby and tell that person what kind of candy you love to share with your family.

**Host**

Let’s all say it together, **Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!**

**Co-Host**

Basically, we should treat people the way that we want to be treated. Would you guys want someone to talk about you behind your back or steal from your backpack? If you wouldn’t want that, then you shouldn’t do it to others.

**Host**

If you want people to use kind words or encourage you, then do that for someone else. Think about what you want and copy that behavior when you share some love.



**Co-Host**

God even tells us to copy how we want to be loved and love others that way. 

**Host**

Let’s see if Rusty does that or seeks revenge.

**Co-Host**

Leviticus 19:18 (NIrV) says, “Do not try to get even…Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

**Host**

We think that getting even hurts the other person, but actually...

**Co-Host**

Choosing revenge can backfire!



**Host**

Exactly, revenge actually has a way of hurting you just as much as it hurts them.

**Co-Host**

Being mean to or hurting someone who hurt you makes you angrier and more frustrated. It keeps you from following Jesus’ example and experiencing the life He has for you.

**Host**

But love is different. When you love others as you want to be loved, even when you don’t think they deserve it, then you become a more joyful person. God blesses you and helps you become your very best.

**Co-Host**

So, loving others builds us up, whereas revenge tears everyone down. 

**Host**

Right! Let’s stand and take a moment to worship God.

**Host**

Name something you love about yourself, then name something you love about each person who lives in your house.

**Co-Host**

What a great Big Do! I love it! Get it?

**Host**

I do! Well said. It’s a great choice to share love with others. Let’s gather in our small groups and talk about what we learned today.

Midweek / Classroom

Welcome! I am so glad you are here with us.

It’s now time to break up into your Small Groups. Go ahead and turn to your Small Group Leaders now. 

Split into groups. Optional, play game music.





Small Group Leader,

Use these two minutes to introduce yourself to your kids and go over the rules. This will set the expectation and show the kids clear boundaries, setting your group up for success. The ball can be used as a tool to signify whose turn it is to respond.



Rule #1 – Sit in a circle and on your pockets,

Rule #2 – Only one person talks at a time. If you want to talk, raise your hand, and I will toss you the ball!

Rule #3 – If you need to use the restroom, raise your hand, and I will let you know if you can go.



It’s time for Lab Wars! During Lab Wars we battle it out, team against team, until one group stands victorious. Tonight, we will battle boys vs. girls in a balloon volleyball challenge. Each team will try to hit their heart balloons over the net to the other side. Whichever team has the most balloons on the other side when the timer ends wins! I need one representative from each group up here now to play! 





Play the game. Optional, play game music.







Great job to our winners! They really had to “share some love” to win that game. Today we’ll be discovering what it looks like to show love to others. But first let’s check in with our friends at the Lab and see what they’re up to this week.

Lab Wars

Prior to service, stick the labels from the Engage 1 Activity on to the Beachball to create a conversation ball. 

Hans von Striker is up to his old tricks again. I don’t think fighting fire with fire is the right call. When someone treats you poorly, is it ok to be mean back? Why don’t we see what God says about this in our Big Point. I need a Small Group to help reveal what it is. 

Let’s all say it together, **Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!** Basically, we are to treat people the way we want to be treated. Would you guys want someone to talk about you behind your back or steal from your backpack? If you wouldn’t want that, then you shouldn’t do it to others. Let’s turn to our Small Groups and talk more about this. 



Small Group Leader,

Have the kids toss the ball to each other. Wherever their thumb lands, have them read and answer that question.

 



**Leader**

If you want people to use kind words or encourage you, then do that for others. If you want someone to be kind to you when you are new somewhere, do that for someone new in your school or at church. Think about what you want and copy that behavior. That’s what it means to follow our Big Point,

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!** Let’s see if Rusty and Sophia decide to do this and show love to Hans von Striker.





I’m not a big fan of Hans von Striker, but I don’t think the way the Rusty has handled his new power is helping. Even though it’s tempting to treat others the way they treat you, God wants us to follow His way, which is found in our Big Point. Let’s say our Big Point again, 

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!**





Herman shared a Big Verse that challenges us to make the right choice, even when we feel like Rusty. Let’s choose a Small Group to help us reveal it. 

Leviticus 19:18 (NIrV) says, “Do not try to get even…Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Let’s turn to our Small Groups and hear a story about a woman who chose to show love in the most difficult situation. 



Small Group Leader,

Read the story about Elisabeth Elliot that is provided. Then ask the following question:





 - How would you have wanted to respond if you were Elisabeth?

 - How did she respond?











**Leader**

Elisabeth Elliot could have responded with anger. She could have been bitter for the rest of her life. Instead, she chose to show love, even when they didn’t deserve it. When you love others as you want to be loved, then you become a more joyful person. God blesses you and helps you become your very best. Let’s listen to a story from the Bible about a man who showed love to one of his greatest enemies.

It can be hard to show love to people who have hurt us. We all have been hurt by someone. One of the most loving things you can do for others, and for yourself, is to forgive. Let’s turn to our Small Groups and talk more about this. 





Small Group Leader,

The goal in this segment is to create a place where kids can openly share and to bring accountability as they become more like Jesus. Do this by truly listening, responding with love, and showing them what it looks like to be a friend and follower of Jesus.





 - Has someone ever treated you badly? How did that make you feel?

 - Have you ever done something wrong toward someone else? How do you want to be treated when you do something that hurts others?



 - We all want others to forgive us when we do something wrong. God can help us make the same choice and forgive the people who have hurt us. Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. Think about someone who has hurt you. Talk to God about it and ask Him to help you forgive them. 

 







**Leader**

It can be difficult to show love to others, especially to people who have hurt us. God will help you. He can give you the power to follow our Big Point, 

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!**

Let’s see how Herman and his friends decide to treat Hans. 

Wow, Herman showed Hans real love when he helped him. That was totally following our Big Point, 

**Love Your Neighbor As Yourself!** David did the same thing when he helped Mephibosheth. He went from living scared to living large with the king. That’s a story you can share with your family when you do this week’s Big Do. 

Name something you love about yourself, then name something you love about each person who lives in your house. Let’s turn to our Small Groups to finish up today’s service. 





Small Group Leader.

Use this time to hand out any positive reinforcement tools (i.e. Candy, stickers, prize coupons, etc.) Tell your group how much you enjoyed spending time with them this week. Finally, end your time together with a prayer and maybe a group cheer.



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