New Role - Presenting Weekly Chapel Lesson

A new and cherished additional role I have this fall at The Greenhouse, A Learning Center for Missionary Children, is that of presenting the weekly chapel lesson after colleagues lead the children in singing. I feel like I'm back leading children's church or other children's ministry venues where I've served for decades.

I continue the tradition of using Heritage Builders' Family Night Tool Chest series by Jim Weidmann and Kurt Bruner. We start off with an activity or two that allow children to experience a concept. Student(s) read related scripture, we discuss personal applications, and sum up the day's lesson by repeating a slogan to help us remember.

Children squawked to help parrot lay an
egg; inside was the lesson slogan summary.

Boys use hand weights as we discuss how muscles must be worked
and forced to endure a lot to grow stronger / bigger

when we explored how God uses trials to help us grow. 

(1 kilo was easy, but not 2 kilo/5 pounds in one hand)

                                                     

Students read the Scripture basis of each week's lesson. I so appreciate how well our children of various ages read God's Word aloud.

A child from each class  (2 grades)  was  tempted to be
distracted from task of counting puzzle/games boxes on
the shelf by candy, money, or toy dangled in front of face.

Wow! These students remained extremely focused on
their task. We later discussed temptations that take our
eyes off God, how to resist  temptation with Scripture as Jesus did.

Cutting computer paper

14 children Grades 1-6 and I stepped through
cut computer paper (8.5" x 11.75")  when we
explored God's view of the impossible.

After students all voted on which of 5 bags they would choose, these 3 students put a hand in each
bag and guessed contents. The innards of bags did not match attractiveness of bags. 
"Choose your friends by their fruits, not their suits."