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© 2013 Gospel Light. Permission to photocopy granted to original purchaser only. Wrangler Roundup 101 Tcהr & Pt Cnec We still marvel at the knowledge and power of the ancient Egyptian kingdom. Pharaoh had so much power that he was considered to be a god. During this time, the Egyptians put their trust in many gods. However, God exposed the impotence of the Egyptian gods through the plagues He sent. Even their greatest gods—the Nile, the sun and the line of Pharaoh—were shown powerless by the one true God. He turned the Nile to blood, covered the sun’s light with darkness and struck down the first-born Egyptian sons. Only after all these plagues did Pharaoh acknowledge the God of Israel as greater than any Egyptian god and let the Israelites go. Through all the plagues and disasters, God pro- tected His people. The Israelites had water to drink. There was light in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived. And when they followed God’s instruc- tions, death “passed over” the Israelites and their sons were saved from death. God is as powerful today as He was in Moses’ day. And just as He did then, God loves and protects His people. This Ultimate Protection is available to every member of His family. In Jeremiah 29:11, we read, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” This promise reassures us that we can trust God no matter what difficulties we might face. And as we persevere through the dif- ficulties, we can rely on God’s Ultimate Protection. Consider this story and your conversations with children as important tools to help children focus on the power of God and His Ultimate Protection. We all have times when it feels like things are only getting harder, if not impossible, and that God is not helping. It is important for us and those we teach to remember and reaffirm the truth that nothing can stand in the way of God’s plans for us. God’s Wd “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 For Younger Children: “You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7 Jus Cnec God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too! Lesson 5 ULTIMATE PROTECTION Plagues A-Plenty Exodus 7:14—10:29

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Tea che r & Par en t Con necti on We still marvel at the knowledge and power of the ancient Egyptian kingdom. Pharaoh had so much power that he was considered to be a god. During this time, the Egyptians put their trust in many gods. However, God exposed the impotence of the Egyptian gods through the plagues He sent. Even their greatest gods—the Nile, the sun and the line of Pharaoh—were shown powerless by the one true God. He turned the Nile to blood, covered the sun’s light with darkness and struck down the first-born Egyptian sons. Only after all these plagues did Pharaoh acknowledge the God of Israel as greater than any Egyptian god and let the Israelites go.

Through all the plagues and disasters, God pro-tected His people. The Israelites had water to drink. There was light in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived. And when they followed God’s instruc-tions, death “passed over” the Israelites and their sons were saved from death.

God is as powerful today as He was in Moses’ day. And just as He did then, God loves and protects His people. This Ultimate Protection is available to every member of His family. In Jeremiah 29:11, we read, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” This promise reassures us that we can trust God no matter what difficulties we might face. And as we persevere through the dif-ficulties, we can rely on God’s Ultimate Protection.

Consider this story and your conversations with children as important tools to help children focus on the power of God and His Ultimate Protection. We all have times when it feels like things are only getting harder, if not impossible, and that God is not helping. It is important for us and those we teach to remember and reaffirm the truth that nothing can stand in the way of God’s plans for us.

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

� Lesson 5 �

ULTIMATE PROTECTIONPlagues A-Plenty � Exodus 7:14—10:29

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Bible Sto ry Cen ter

Bible Story: Ultimate Protection: Plagues A-Plenty � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Younger Child Option: Story Trunk � Children do motions as story is told

Older Child Option: Story Trunk � Children read Bible verses that describe the various plagues

Game Cen ter

Younger Child Option: Children play a game like Hide and Seek

Materials: Bible

Older Child Option: Children play a passing game and try to untie a knot from a rope

Materials: Bible, Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM and player, 3-foot (0.3-m) length of rope for every six children

Wor ship Cen ter

For the Younger and Older Child: Participate in large-group activities to review Bible verse and to worship God together

Materials: Bibles, Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM and CD player, song charts (pp. 251, 252), paper, markers, chairs or low portable room dividers

Art Cen ter

Younger Child Option: Children color animal pictures and construct protective corrals

Materials: Bible, Lesson 5 Pattern Page (p. 112), card stock, scissors, colored pencils or markers, craft sticks, glue

Older Child Option: Children use masking tape and coffee to paint brands

Materials: Bible, cold coffee, small paper or plas-tic bowls, scrap paper, pencils, white construction paper, several rolls of masking or painter’s tape, paintbrushes

Color in g/Puzz le Cen ter

Younger Child Option: Review the Bible story while completing coloring page

Materials: Lesson 5 Coloring Page (p. 113) for each student, crayons

Older Child Option: Review the Bible verse while completing puzzle page

Materials: Lesson 5 Puzzle Page (p. 114) for each student, pencils

Plan nin g PageChoose which centers you will provide and the order in which children will participate

in them (see pp. 14-18 for schedule tips and pp. 24-25 for guidelines in combining older and younger children). Also plan who will lead each center (for staffing tips see pp. 19-21).

Use the reproducible planning sheet (p. 240) to record your plans.

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Gues s Wha t GameLead children to play a game like Pictionary. Without speaking, first player draws on large sheet of paper or whiteboard a picture of some-thing seen in the Wild West (stage coach, horse-shoe, lasso, horse, hitching post, cow, saddle, cowboy hat, hay bale, lantern, sheriff’s badge, cactus, lizard, coyote, etc.) Other children try to guess the item. Repeat activity as time permits with new players drawing different Wild-West items.

Family Fun NightSend invitations to families (see p. 235 for sam-ples that can be modified) to a Western-themed movie night. (Include a brief description of the movie.) Serve beverages and favorite snacks (choose from the snack in any of the Wrangler Roundup lessons) and show a family film. Ask families to bring sleeping bags, blankets or camp chairs on which to sit. You may also choose to give each child a party favor bag to take home. Fill bags with inexpensive favors—gum, stickers, wrapped bite-sized candies etc. as well as infor-mation about your church’s children’s or family ministry programs.

Dust y Trail Con es Make any flavor of instant pudding following package directions. Each child puts two or three large spoonfuls of pud-ding into a flat-bottom ice-cream cone. Child tops pudding with graham-cracker crumbs. Serve with a plastic spoon.

Bon us The me Ide asBonus Theme Ideas can be used at any time during this session: as an additional activity

center, to extend the session for a longer time, or for added theme excitement.

Post a note alert-

ing parents to the

use of food. Also,

check registration

forms for possible

food allergies.

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Int roducti on Remove toy spider or other bug from trunk. Eeeuw! What’s this? It’s a (spider)! Do you like bugs? In today’s story, we’re going to hear about a whole LOT of bugs! Remove Bible, printouts and walking stick from trunk. Our story comes from this book, the Bible. Hold up Bible. Lead children to do motions as indicated in story.

Tell th e Sto ryMoses obeyed God and went to see Pharaoh. “It’s time to let God’s people go!” Moses said. (Point to the side.)

Pharaoh said, “No! I will NOT let the people go!” (Shake head no.)

God told Moses to go to the Nile River. The Nile River was a beautiful river that flowed through Egypt. It was full of wonderful water to drink and lots of fish that the Egyptians could catch and eat. But God had another plan for the river. He told Moses to touch the water with his long wooden walk-ing stick. (Touch ground with the walking stick.)

The water turned to blood! Eeeuw! How gross! There was no good water to drink or take baths! And fish can’t live in blood, so all the fish died. That meant there was an icky river of blood filled with stinky dead fish! (Pinch nose and make an “icky” face.)

After seven days (Count aloud on fingers to seven.) Moses went back to Pharaoh. “Let God’s people go,” he said. (Point to the side.) But Pharaoh still said no! (Shake head no.) He still refused to obey.

(Show Lesson 5 Bible Story Art.) Next God sent frogs—MILLIONS of them! (Say, “Ribbit! Ribbit!” Hop like a frog.) Frogs hopped and ribbited all over Egypt. Pharaoh still said, “NO!” (Shake head no.)

Then God sent insects like gnats to Egypt. They were everywhere buzzing and flying into everyone’s mouth and eyes! (Wave hands in front of face.) But Pharaoh STILL would not obey.

Next swarms of flies. (Make shooing motion.) And then the animals got sick and died. (Make sad face.) Next the Egyptians and animals were covered in boils—painful sores—that hurt every time they moved.

But the Israelites didn’t have insects or flies where they lived. (Shake head no.) Their animals didn’t die. And NONE of the Israelites had even one boil. God protected His people from the bad things that were happening to the Egyptians! (Clap hands and make a happy face.)

Moses went to Pharaoh again. “Let God’s people go,” he said. (Point to the side.) But Pharaoh still said no. (Shake head no.) So MORE bad things happened! There was a terrible hail storm—in Egypt, but not where the Israelites lived. Hail is hard balls of ice that fall from the sky. The hail beat down everything growing in the fields and knocked fruit and leaves from all the trees. But Pharaoh still said no. (Shake head no.)

So God sent huge numbers of locusts to Egypt. Locusts are insects something like grasshoppers. (Hop.) They ate everything in Egypt—plants, fruits, leaves, vegetables, EVERYTHING! (Pretend to eat, making crunchy noises.) But Pharaoh still refused to obey God and free God’s people.

So once again God sent somthing very bad to Egypt. This time darkness covered the land for three days—no light from the sun, no light from the moon, just darkness. (Lower or turn off lights.) But the Israelite people had light where they lived! (Turn on lights.)

Once AGAIN Pharaoh said no. (Shake head no.) What was it going to take before Pharaoh let God’s people go?

God’s Wor d & MeBad things happened to the people of Egypt, but God protected His people. The Bible tells us, “You will protect me.” God loves us! And He will protect us. Show “Ultimate Protection” printout and read aloud. Jesus was protected by God when He was here on Earth, and Jesus will protect us, too! Pray briefly, Dear Jesus, thank You for loving and pro-tecting us. We love You, too! In Your name, amen.

Bible Sto ry Cen ter for younger children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Sto ry TrunkBefore class, print out Lesson 5 “Ultimate Protection” Ultimate Point and Lesson 5 Bible Story Art from Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM. Place in a trunk with a Bible, a toy spider or other bug and a walking stick.

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Int roducti on What’s your favorite bug? Have you ever been frightened by a bug? What do you do when you see a big spider? After each question, pause for volunteers to respond. Today we are going to talk about a time in the Bible when God used a lot of unusual things—even bugs—to help His people, the Israelites.

Tell th e Sto ryJust as God had told them to do, Moses and Aaron returned to Pharaoh and told him to let God’s people go. But Pharaoh still refused to obey God. He thought his own power and the power of the gods he worshiped were stronger than the power of the God of Moses—the one true God.

Well, that was enough! God told Moses to go to the banks of the Nile River that flowed through Egypt. (Children with Exodus 7:17-18 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) Moses hit the water with his long wooden walking stick. The river turned to blood. All the fish died and the people had no water to drink.

After seven days Moses and Aaron went back to Pharaoh. “God wants you to let His people worship Him,” they said. But Pharaoh still refused. He wasn’t impressed—after all, his own magicians had also turned the water into blood.

(Children with Exodus 8:2-3 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) So God sent frogs—MILLIONS of them. Frogs hopped and croaked all over Egypt. There were frogs in the houses, in the cooking pots, in the gardens and EVEN in the palace. But once again, the Egyptian magicians did the same thing! The Pharaoh HATED the frogs. Pharaoh actually changed his mind! He told Moses, “Pray to your God to get rid of those frogs! Then I will let your people go.”

So Moses prayed and the frogs died. But as soon as the frogs were gone, the Pharaoh changed his mind and wouldn’t set the Israelite slaves free.

(Children with Exodus 8:16-17 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) Then God sent insects like gnats to Egypt. They were everywhere! And THIS time, the Egyptian magi-cians could not produce even one insect. The insects made all the Egyptians and the animals miserable. But Pharaoh STILL wouldn’t obey.

God kept sending plagues into the land of Egypt. (Children with Exodus 8:24 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) After the plague of insects, came swarms of flies. (Children with Exodus 9:3-4 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) And then the livestock belonging to the Egyptians got sick and died while the livestock belonging to the Israelites stayed well. (Children with Exodus 9:8-9 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) Next there came a plague of boils—painful sores—that covered the Egyptians and their animals.

But the Israelites didn’t have insects or flies where they lived. God protected His people from the plagues! Their ani-mals didn’t die. NONE of the Israelites had even one boil.

(Children with Exodus 9:18-19 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) Next there was a terrible hail storm—in Egypt, but not where the Israelites lived. Hail is hard balls of ice that fall from the sky. The hail beat down everything grow-ing in the fields and knocked fruit and leaves from all the trees. Pharaoh called for Moses. “Tell your God to stop the storm,” he said. “I have sinned by not obeying Him and let-ting the Israelites go. This time I REALLY will let them go.”

So God stopped the thunder, lightning and hail. And what happened? Pharaoh changed his mind, of course! He didn’t free the Israelite slaves.

Bible Sto ry Cen ter for older children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Sto ry TrunkBefore class, tape a sheet of butcher paper to a wall or table top. Print the following verse refer-ences on separate index cards: Exodus 7:17-18, 8:2-3, 8:16-17, 8:24, 9:3-4, 9:8-9, 9:18-19, 10:3-6, 10:21-22. Prepare one card for each child, re-peating references as needed. Print out Lesson 5 “Ultimate Protection” Ultimate Point from Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM. Place printout in a trunk with a Bible and prepared index cards.

During class, open trunk and remove Bible, “Ultimate Protection” printout and index cards. Hand one card to each child. As you tell the story, children look up the reference on their cards as indicated in story. After reading the verse or verses aloud, children use markers to draw pictures on butcher paper to represent the plague they just described.

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(Children with Exodus 10:3-6 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) Moses and Aaron went again to see Pharaoh and to give him a message from God. “God has said that you must let His people go so they can worship Him. Otherwise He will send locusts on your land,” they told Pharaoh. But Pharaoh STILL would not obey God’s command.

So God sent huge numbers of locusts to Egypt. Locusts are insects something like grasshoppers. They ate everything in Egypt—plants, fruits, leaves, vegetables, EVERYTHING!

Pharaoh called for Moses again. “I have sinned against your God,” he said. “I will let the children of Israel go.”

Moses prayed and God took away all the locusts. But Pharaoh changed his mind AGAIN. He would not obey God—he refused to obey God and free the Israelites.

So once again God sent a plague to Egypt. (Children with Exodus 10:21-22 card read verses aloud and draw pictures.) This time darkness covered the land for three days—not just any darkness but darkness so dark it could be felt. But the Israelite people had light where they lived.

Once AGAIN Pharaoh told Moses he could take the Israelites away from Egypt. And once again Pharaoh changed his mind. This time he said, “Leave the palace, Moses. If I ever see your face again, you’ll die!”

“Fine,” Moses said, “you won’t see me again.”But there was one final plague. Next time you’ll hear all

about it.

God’s Wor d & MeEven though terrible things were happening to the people of Egypt, God protected the Israelites from the plagues! Show “Ultimate Protection” printout. God brought the plagues on Egypt so that Pharaoh would let the Israelites free from slavery. Because Pharaoh refused to obey, more and more bad things happened.

In the New Testament, we read about a time when God protected His Son, Jesus. When Jesus was born, the king, a man named Herod, was very worried that Jesus would take his kingdom from him. So Herod decided to have the Baby Jesus killed. Matthew 2:13 tells us God sent an angel to Joseph to tell him to take Mary and Baby Jesus to Egypt and to stay there until God said it was safe for them to re-turn home.

In the same way God protected the Israelites from the plagues and He protected Baby Jesus from King Herod, God protects every member of His family. We can trust that God will always protect us through His Son, Jesus.

Read Psalm 32:7 aloud from your Bible. This is what Ultimate Protection is all about—Jesus is our hiding place. That means no matter what happens, we can trust that Jesus will love and protect us.

� Name one of the plagues God sent on Egypt. (Water turned to blood. Frogs. Gnats. Flies. Animals died. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness.)

� What did Pharaoh do every time Moses and Aaron asked him to let God’s people go? (Said “no.” Refused to obey God.)

� When are some times kids your age might need God’s protection? (When kids are picking on them. When feel-ing scared or worried.)

God doesn’t promise that nothing bad will ever happen to us, but He does promise to always care for us, be with us and protect us. Close in prayer, thanking Jesus that He is always with us, loving and protecting us, in all situations.

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Game Cen ter for younger children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Coll ectBible

Pre par eMake a “corral” in the room by arranging six chairs in a cir-cle, with a space between two of the chairs for an entrance.

Do1. Choose a child to be the “Cowboy,” who will sit in the

middle of the empty “corral,” and close his or her eyes. Everyone counts aloud to 10.

2. During the counting, the other children pretend to be ponies and find a hiding spot in the play area.

3. On 10, “Cowboy” calls, “Time for Round-Up!” and leaves the circle to search for the ponies. Once a pony is found, the Cowboy leads him or her to the corral.

4. Play continues until all of the children are found. The last child to be found becomes the next Cowboy.

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

Talk Abou t

� Gabriel, why do cowboys keep ponies in a corral? (To keep them from wandering off. To keep them safe from danger.) A corral helps ponies stay safe and protected. The cowboy’s job is to watch over the ponies inside the corral.

� Whose job is it to keep you safe and protected? (God. Parents. Teachers. Firefighters. Police Officers. Soldiers.) What are some things these people have taught you so that you can be safe? (Stranger Danger. Stop, drop and roll. Say no to drugs.)

� Today’s Bible verse reminds us that God protects us from trouble. Repeat verse with children.

Pray briefly, Dear God, thank you for giving us people to help keep us safe and protected.

For Olde r Childre nIf possible, play the game outdoors, setting a reasonable boundary. Make a corral using rope, chalk marks or sports cones. The Cowboy counts quickly to 30. Once a pony is found, he or she may run away from the Cowboy until tagged. Then the pony must go to the Corral.

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Coll ectBible, Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM and player, 3-foot (0.3-m) length of rope for every six children

Pre par eTie a loose knot in center of each rope.

Do1. Divide children into teams of six. Teams form a line with

each team member an arm’s length away. Give the first player on each team a knotted rope.

2. As you play music from CD, teams pass the rope down the line and back again.

3. Players continue passing the rope until music is stopped. The player on each team holding the rope must untie the knot, arrange the rope on the floor in a circle around his or her feet as the whole team says the words of the verse.

4. After finishing the verse, child who has the rope picks it up and ties a knot in it again, and then passes the knot-ted rope back to the front of the line.

5. When playing additional rounds, add more challenge by having children pass rope between their legs, or over their heads, around their backs, etc.

Game Cen ter for older children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Talk Abou t

� In our Bible story today, we read about the plagues that God sent to Egypt and that God protected the Israelites. How would you have felt if you were an Israelite during the plagues? (Safe. Loved and protected by God. Happy to be one of God’s people.)

� Read Psalm 32:7. What does this verse tell us about God? (God is a hiding place. God protects us from trou-ble. God surrounds us with songs of deliverance.)

� When kids are having hard times or are in difficult situ-ations, how could it help them to remember today’s verse?

God doesn’t promise we’ll never have tough times, but He does promise to be with us during those tough times. If you or someone you know is going through a tough time right now, you can trust God to keep His promise. Allow a few moments for silent prayer. Close, thanking Jesus for His love and protection at all times.

For You nger Childre nPass a bandanna instead of a rope. When music stops, child waves bandanna while whole team recites verse together.

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

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Art Cen ter for younger children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Coll ectBible, Lesson 5 Pattern Page (p. 112), card stock, scissors, col-ored pencils or markers, craft sticks, glue; Optional: uncooked spaghetti noodles

Pre par ePhotocopy Lesson 5 Pattern Page onto card stock for every two children. Cut out scenes, making one for each child. Optional: Break noodles in pieces.

Do1. Children color their pattern page.

2. When finished coloring, children glue crafts sticks on pages to make a corral for their animal. (Optional: Children glue uncooked spaghetti noodles to the animal’s mouth as if the animal is eating hay. If time permits, chil-dren may complete a second animal scene.)

Tea chin g TipIf some children finish early, lead them to use blocks to con-struct “corrals.” They can place their colored pages inside the block corral or use other blocks as pretend animals.

Talk Abou t

� George, you are building a very sturdy looking corral for your animals. They will be safe inside. Where is another place that an animal can go to be safe? (Barn. Nest. Den. Burrow. Pet bed.)

� Name a place where you feel safe. (My home. My room. My bed. My Grandpa’s arms.) We feel safe when we know we are protected.

� Our Bible verse tells us that God will protect us in times of trouble. Let’s say our verse together! Repeat verse sev-eral times with children, varying the way in which you say the verse, loudly, whispering, in a silly voice, quickly, slowly, etc.

Let’s say a prayer and take turns naming the people who God gives us to protect us. Lead children to complete sen-tence prayers by naming people, “Thank you God, for . . . .”

For Olde r Childre nChildren cut out and color the animal from the Pattern Page. Children draw a barn scene on a piece of construction paper, then glue animal picture onto their scene. Give children whole spaghetti noodles to break into pieces before gluing into place.

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

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Art Cen ter for older children � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Coll ectBible, cold coffee, small paper or plastic bowls, scrap paper, pencils, white construction paper, several rolls of masking or painter’s tape, paintbrushes; Optional: twine, scissors

Pre par ePour cold coffee into small paper or plastic cups, one for each pair of children.

Do1. On scrap paper, children use pencils to design a “brand”

for their ranch. A brand often includes shapes, symbols, and letters (see sketch). For example, the “Diamond Bar S” is formed by placing a line over the letter S and drawing a diamond shape around it. The “Flying W” is created by adding wings to the letter W.

2. Children create their brand by adhering pieces of masking tape in the desired shape to the center of their sheet of white construction paper. They may wish to lightly draw their brands with pencils first.

3. Children dip paintbrushes into cold coffee and paint entire page. While coffee is still wet, children remove masking tape, revealing their brand.

4. (Optional: Children create “horsetail” paintbrushes by cutting twine into two-inch lengths and taping eight to ten pieces together. Children dip “horsetails” into cold coffee paint.)

Talk Abou t

� Why do ranchers need to use brands? (So the rancher knows which animals belong to the ranch. So that if an animal gets lost, other ranchers know to whom the ani-mal belongs.) As members of God’s family, we belong to God! And God has promised us protection. When we face tough times or difficult situations, we know that He will protect us.

� What are some tough times or difficult situations that kids your age might have? (Parents getting divorced. Classmate who has cancer. Death of a family pet.) When kids your age go through tough times, they can get scared, or worried, or feel lonely.

� How does God protect His family from fear, worry, or loneliness? Today’s verse, Psalm 32:7, gives us an an-swer this question. Read verse aloud, asking children to repeat the verse.

Pray, thanking God for His protection during tough times.

For You nger Childre nGive each child a long strip of masking tape. Let them rip the tape and stick the pieces onto their papers in a random de-sign. After “painting” entire construction paper sheet, direct children to remove the tape pieces to reveal their design.

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

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Wor ship Cen ter � Exodus 7:14—10:29

Coll ectBibles, Wrangler Roundup CD-ROM and CD player, song charts (pp. 251, 252), paper, markers, chairs or low portable room dividers

Pre par eDivide Psalm 32:7 into four sections. Print each section on a sheet of paper. Number the papers in order. In each corner of the room (or in four open areas of the room) place several chairs or room dividers representing “hiding places.” Place one verse paper in each hiding place.

Tea m GameDivide group into two or more teams. Read a list beginning with the phrase “Sit down if . . . .” If the phrase honestly describes them, they sit down. The last persons standing on each team are the winners. Play the game using phrases such as, “you have a pet bird,” “you sleep in a bunk bed,” “you like to eat spinach,” “you ate pancakes for breakfast,” “your birth-day is in July,” “you are wearing shorts,” “you have a younger brother or sister,” etc. Toward the end of the game, you might have to think of phrases that fit the children in your group in order to determine the winners.

Bible Ver se GameRead Psalm 32:7 aloud with children. Children stand and walk in a circle while you repeat the words of the verse. When you say the words “hiding place,” children move to the closest “hiding place” (group of chairs or room dividers). Lead children to repeat Psalm 32:7 together, with children in each hiding place saying their section of the verse in order. Repeat as time permits.

Son gYou, or another leader, lead children in singing “Psalm 32:7,11,” adding motions and/or clapping if desired.

Prayer When we obey God, we are showing our love for Him. Silently think of a time when you need help obeying God’s commands. Allow a few moments for silent prayer, then close, asking Jesus for help to obey God, even when it’s hard.

Son gYou, or another leader, lead children in singing “Psalm 56:3-4,” adding motions and/or clapping if desired. When danger and trouble seem everywhere around us, we can count on God to give us Ultimate Protection!

God’s Wor d“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with

songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

For Younger Children:“You will protect me.” Psalm 32:7

Jes us Con necti on God protected the Israelites. Jesus will protect me, too!

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