Free2ShareVBS-Year 4-Day 1


Free 2 Share VBS-4
Day 1
Walking on Water
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowd. After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost, they said, and cried out in fear.
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s You,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to You on the water.”
“Come,” He said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” Matthew 14:22-33 NIV®
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Memory Verse: “But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Matthew 14:27 NIV®
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Discussion Example:
Say, “What an amazing miracle it was for Jesus to be walking on the water. This wasn’t shallow water like you might see in some places. This lake was deep enough that fishers on boats were able to let down their nets and pull up large fish.
“It’s significant that Jesus tells the scared Disciples ‘It is I, be not afraid.’ It’s something that we should all remember, because we are all afraid of something some time or another in our lives. When we are fearful, we need to remember to turn to Jesus and remember He will be there with us through the events of our lives.
“Jesus did another miracle when He let Peter walk on the water, too. Unfortunately, Peter got scared and wasn’t trusting in Jesus to take care of him and started sinking. That happens to us, too, when we get fearful of worried about things. We start have a sinking feeling in our hearts when we aren’t focused on Jesus to be there with us. We don’t want our Savior saving, ‘Oh you of little faith, why didn’t you trust in Me?’ "
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Arts and Crafts Example:
Have protective clothing like an old T-shirt or a big garbage back cut up the back with a hole for their head and arms, paper, water colors, a brush, and cup of water for each student.
Say, “We are going to paint a picture. It can be a design you paint, a picture of the countryside or whatever you want. After we all finish painting these pictures, we are going to drop water on them to see what happens.”
After all have finished painting, say, “Clean your brushes off in the water the best you can and then dribble water in different spots in the picture. These represent times in our lives when things happen that we weren’t expecting or times we are worried about something.
“Even though the picture doesn’t turn out exactly as we had expected it to, each of those little drops have their own beauty in them. They represent all the times that Jesus is there for us to get us through the events in our lives, like how He reached out and grabbed Peter’s hand when he started doubting. It’s helpful whenever you are afraid to remember how Jesus is there with you through it all. Be not afraid.”
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Science Example:
Have a small piece of paper, pencil, scissors, plastic knife, cup with about an inch of liquid dish soap and a Styrofoam plate of any size for each child or group half filled with water.
Say, “You will be making a drawing of the outline of a small boat to put on the plate of water. What is your Hypothesis about what will happen if you dip your knife in the cup of soap and add a little to the back of the boat?” Listen to all their Hypotheses. If you have one plate per group, let the students take turns and each have a chance to put their small boat on the water and do the experiment. If they get too much soap in the water, you may need to get fresh water, periodically, if you’re taking turns doing the boat.
Listen to all of the results of their experiment. Explain, “Liquid soap breaks down the surface tension of the water, so your boat that was pretty much staying in the same place, ends up moving forward.
“So, when you feel stuck in pretty much the same place or are afraid of something, if you turn to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, He will be what it takes to get us moving forward like the boat.”
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Game Example:
Say, “We are going to play: Do Not Be Afraid, Jesus Is With You! This will be somewhat like Freeze Tag, but different. One person will gently tag others and they will freeze in the position they were in when they were tagged. This represents being sometimes stopped in our tracks by being afraid, worried, etc.
“Another person will periodically say, ‘Do Not Be Afraid, Jesus Is With You!’ When they say that, you are no longer frozen by being afraid or worried, and are free to run again. I will periodically change the taggers and the person saying, ‘Do Not Be Afraid, Jesus Is With You!,’
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