Clap Your Hands! Coloring Page

July 3, 2012 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

This coloring page is from the second day of  our Clap Your Hands! Stomp Your Feet! VBS Click here to see all the crafts and coloring pages in this series.

This illustration is from the lesson about David & Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. The people clap and cheer as a response to what God has done. They praise God for victory through clapping.

You can download this free printable by clicking on the preview image above or selecting from the following links.

If you enjoy this artwork, you can browse more of Mandy’s illustrations in http://ministry-to-children.com’s growing collection of free coloring pages.

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Clap Your Hands! A Preschool Bible Lesson for VBS

July 3, 2012 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

Theme: David trusted God to take down the giant Goliath
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17
Main Point: Clap! God wins the battle for us!

Supplies: Solid tub filled with sand; Bury five smooth stones in the sand. Slingshot. Decorate the room to make two sides into the campouts of the two armies and one corner into the field where David tended the sheep. You can bring small tents (or make them with sheets and chairs), use crumbled, brown butcher paper for big rocks, and a sheet of green butcher paper for the field with a shepherd’s staff for David to hold. Consider having a tall, big man to play Goliath and a smaller man to play David. Other supplies that would be fun to have: a paper bag of food for David’s brothers, a shepherds pouch (messenger bag), a shield, sword, and armor for Goliath.

Teachers: Take this lesson, study it, and make it your own. Allow the truths of the Scripture to sink into your own heart. Know what you are saying and say it with confidence. Passion and voice inflection is essential with preschoolers. Repeat the main point over and over again.

Story Circle (15 minutes)

Hook (Grab Their Attention!)

Gather the children around you on the floor. Have the tub of sand and stones sitting in front of you.

SAY: This tub has a message for you inside! It will give you a hint on what story from the Bible we will learn about today! Can you guess what is in this tub? (Allow a few moments for guesses.) I need five volunteers to reach inside discover the message! Who would like to volunteer? (Choose one child at a time to come up and reach inside.)

To your first volunteer, SAY: Now I do not want you to pull anything out yet. First, I want you to tell everyone what you feel. (Allow them to place their hand inside the tub and search for what is hidden. They should describe the sand and the stone(s). Then allow them to pull out one stone.) Hmm…what kind of stone is this? (Encourage them to describe the texture, pass it around for them to feel.) It is a very smooth stone! Let’s see what our next volunteer can find! (Allow each volunteer to come up and pull out a stone. Lay them out side by side, far enough away so no child is tempted to grab them.)

SAY: Okay. How many stones do we have? (Five!) Let’s count them together, One, Two, Three, Four, Five! Can you think of a story from the Bible where a person uses five smooth stones? (It is okay if none of them know). Let’s open up our Bible and discover how God wants us to know Him today!

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New Kids Song by TJ Hester and Justin Shaffer: Clap Your Hands!

July 3, 2012 in Uncategorized with 2 Comments

 The theme for the second day of VBS this year is “Clap Your Hands!”  We’re posting bits of the curriculum for that day all week this week. Here is a demo track of a song that Sojourn Music Intern, TJ Hester, and Sojourn New Albany Worship Director, Justin Shaffer, have written about how we can clap our hands because God gives us victory!  The song will be recorded soon as part of a Sojourn Music album for kids that will be released in late 2012. You can download the chord sheets and a digital music file of the demo at the bottom of this post.

Verse 1:
There’s a good sound rising from God’s children now
Because He sent His Son
Jesus came and set us free from dyin’
And so we clap our hands

Chorus:
So clap your hands and stomp your feet.
We will not retreat.
Jesus rises with our praise.
And puts our enemies under our feet.

Verse 2:
When God made the world so beautiful
The sons of God rejoiced
Jesus died to make us new again
And He forgave our sins

Verse 2:
There’s a new day comin’ for His children now
A day with no more tears
Jesus will come and we will live with Him
So clap your hands and stomp your feet

 Download the chord sheets and a digital music file of the demo song:

We hope you’ll join us at VBS to learn all of the new music!

Why Do We Clap Our Hands?

July 2, 2012 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

God says, “I am the King. I have overcome. I have won. And you have won too. Because I love you, I have put your enemies under your feet. I have defeated Satan, sin, and death once and for all through my son, Jesus!”

I clap my hands for joy! And I say, “Yes! You are the Most High King! You rule over kings and presidents and armies. All of the rulers of the earth belong to you. You are the sovereign over all of the earth. Lord, please rule my heart so that I can clap my hands in joy and sing about how your exalted rule and awesome authority is the very best.”

“Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.

For the Lord Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.

He subdued nations under us,
peoples under our feet.

He chose our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.

God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the King of all the earth;
sing to him a psalm of praise.”

Psalm 47:1-7

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Laugh! VBS 2012 Day #1 Curriculum Index

June 21, 2012 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

God says, ” I have chosen you. I have given you my favor. I’ve given you my grace. You went away from me with tears and crying, but you’ll come back to me with songs of joy!”

I say, “You’ve chosen me? That’s crazy! I must be dreaming. I giggle, because I don’t know what to do except laugh. God, you are too much for me. This grace is better than I deserve.”

“Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
‘The LORD has doen great things for them.’
The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.”
Psalm 126:2-3

Laugh! God does great things through unlikely people.

On Monday, we are learning about how we respond to God with laughter and joy, because he does great things through unlikely people. Here is the full list of resources for day #1:

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