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December 8

This Week’s Bible Story

Nehemiah and Ezra (Nehemiah 1-4) Nehemiah knew it would take a lot of work to rebuild the walls. But he also knew that God would help them. We can also know that God will help us when we choose to follow and obey Him.
Monthly Verse: Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, the Lord. LUKE 2:11 (ICB)

Check-in + Worship
8:30 - 9:05
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10:30 - 11:05
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As kids check in, invite them to join their parents in the Auditorium during worship. Once the worship set ends, wait in the back for kids to join you and lead them back to the Zion Kids area.

Connect
9:05 - 9:15
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11:05 - 11:15
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Let each kid answer today’s icebreaker question: What’s the most impressive thing that you’ve ever made?

Bible Story
9:15 - 9:30
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11:15 - 11:30
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Look up the Bible passage and tell it in your own words.
Key Story Points:
Nehemiah was the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia.
Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem was in ruins and that his friends there were in trouble, so he asked God to help them.
God gave Nehemiah the courage to speak to King Artaxerxes.
Nehemiah asked if he could go to Jerusalem and help them fix their walls, and the king agreed.
Nehemiah left for Jerusalem. When he got there, he realized things were even worse than he’d heard.
“This will be a big job,” he told the people, “but, with God’s help, we can rebuild these walls.”
Everyone worked in families and groups fixing the gates first.
When they started rebuilding the walls, their enemies laughed. But as the walls grew higher, those enemies became afraid and prepared to attack.
So God’s people worked with a tool in one hand and a sword in the other.
After just 52 days, the wall was finished! Ezra, the priest, read God’s law to the people. They promised to obey God’s law and praised Him for protecting them.

Debrief
9:30 - 9:40
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11:30 - 11:40
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What was the first thing Nehemiah did after he heard that Jerusalem was in ruins and his friends were trouble?
How was Nehemiah a good leader?
How can you be like Nehemiah?
What can we learn about God in this story?
How does that connect to the way we live our lives today?

Prayer Time
9:40 - 9:45
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11:40 - 11:45
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Close your small group time by praying with your kids. This week’s prayer focus will include a PRAYER OF BLESSING. Look up Numbers 6:24-26 and pray it over the kids in your group: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Activity
9:40 - 9:45
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11:40 - 11:45
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Give each child one of the activity sheets. Instruct them to glue on the small marshmallows along the line to “rebuild the wall” just like Nehemiah.
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