Our Main Point this weekend is God Has a Plan For Me. Take a few minutes this week to read Psalm 139 and Matthew 10:29-31. Thank God that He is involved in your life. He was present in your birth even before you knew of Him, He knew of you. And Christ has the very hairs on our head numbered. God desires a relationship with us and this is why He sent His Son, Jesus. This desire is why God set the Israelites free because He knew that through them redemption and restoration could come to all people. That means me and you! Moses life was used by God to bring us a Savior that would set us free. You and me we are part of that story. Isn't that amazing!
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After telling the kids the story of Baby Moses play this game with them:
Hide a special item in the room before class. Just like Moses' mother had something very special that you do too. Ask the kids what did Moses' mother have that was so special? (A baby named Moses). Encourage the kids to guess what you have that is so special. After you tell the kids what you have hidden explain that you will be taking turns pretending to be Moses' mother and the Pharaoh's daughter. Pick a child to be Pharaoh's daughter and go searching for the item. When they have found the item pick another child to be Pharaoh's daughter. Have them turn their back to the class and close their eyes. Then have the child pretend to be Moses' mother and hide the special item in the room. Once it is hidden, have the child who is Pharaoh's daughter search for the the item.
Remind kids each time the item is found that just like that item is special to you and Moses was special to his mother and to God, that they are special to God. God cares about them. He knows who they are and where they are and has promised that He will always be with them. He will take care of them and just like Moses' mother had to trust God when she put Moses in the basket in the water, they can trust God too.
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Bring a baby doll and a basket to class. Put the basket in the middle of the floor and have the children sit around the basket in a circle. Explain that the basket is in the middle of the water.
Pass the baby around and talk with the children about what babies do and what they can't do. Ask the children what they baby might do in the basket. Ask them if they think the baby might be scared. Talk with the children about how Moses' mother was probably scared to put him in the basket and put him in the water.
Then place the baby in the basket and talk to the children about how Moses' mother trusted God. God took care of baby Moses and sent the Pharaoh's daughter to find him. He was able to grow up and learn and become healthy and strong. Because Moses' mother trusted God her son was saved and Moses grew up to one day save all of the Israelites from the mean Pharaoh.
Talk to the children about how God knew that Moses was the right person to do the job and help the Israelites escape. God took care of Moses and helped him do good things for God.
Remind the children that God knows them and has good things that He wants them to do for Him too. He will take care of them and help them do good things for God too.
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