{"product_id":"hosanna-bananas-5-week-childrens-ministry-curriculum","title":"Hosanna Bananas 5-Week Children's Ministry Curriculum","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCrazy Not to Worship God.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might be familiar with the Savannah Bananas, the baseball team that “goes bananas” for the game and acts in outrageous ways for the audience. In this series, kids will learn that it's okay and appropriate to “go bananas” when we are worshipping God, the most important audience we have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLook Up Children's Ministry Curriculum Lesson Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMemory Verse:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord with all my heart.” Psalm 111:1a (NIRV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLessons:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoing Bananas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003e2 Samuel 6:12-22, David Dances\u003cbr\u003eIf you are going bananas, you are acting in a way that looks out of the ordinary or even strange. When David's wife saw David dancing before God, she thought he was going bananas, but David knew that God is worth going bananas for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kids will say “I worship God with everything that I have.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Few Bananas Short of a Bunch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luke 19:1-10, Zacchaeus\u003cbr\u003eSomeone who is a few bananas short of a bunch, isn't all there. When Zacchaeus decided to give away half of everything he had, some people must have thought he was a few bananas short of a bunch, but Zacchaeus was worshipping God with his money and his stuff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kids will say “I worship God with my time, my money and my stuff.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanana Split\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003eJob 1:13-22, Job Loses Everything\u003cbr\u003eJob lost everything. His money, his children, his possessions had all split. He had every reason to be depressed and sad. But the one thing Job realized is that God still deserves the praise, even if everything in Job's life had gone wrong. God is still good even when life doesn't seem good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective: \u003c\/strong\u003eKids will say “I worship God because he is always good.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanana Peel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003eMark 14:1-9, Jesus Anointed\u003cbr\u003eTo slip on a banana peel is to mess up, make a mistake. The woman who anointed Jesus had slipped on the banana peel plenty of times, but she didn't let that stop her from coming to Jesus and worshipping him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective: \u003c\/strong\u003eKids will say “I worship God because he is perfect and I am not.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Banana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luke 19:28-42, Triumphal Entry\u003cbr\u003eTo be the second banana is to recognize that there is someone more important out there than you. Worship is a celebration of the top banana and a recognition that the rest of us are just second bananas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective: \u003c\/strong\u003eKids will say “I worship God because he is the most important.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e_______\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THIS CURRICULUM:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for kids ages 6-12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5-weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes large group and small group resources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis curriculum is an instant download\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload a free sample\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.childrens-ministry-deals.com\/products\/free-hosanna-bananas-sunday-school-lesson\" title=\"Hosanna Bananas Children's Ministry Lesson\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEACH LESSON INCLUDES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake It Stick! Parent Sheet -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso you can let mom and dad know what kids are learning each week and look like a rockstar teacher who's thought of everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemory Verse -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso that you can make sure kids are getting Scripture in their minds and hearts every single week and you can feel like each lesson was a success even when it seems like 90% of your lesson time is spent saying things like \"\u003cem\u003ecalm down\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003elet's be quiet\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003ehands to yourself!\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkit or Puppet Show -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso you have a way to easily connect the lesson with your hands-on and visual learners. No drama team? No problem! Just hand the script to the kids. They'll have a blast and think you're the coolest.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraft Activity -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso you can give kids a physical reminder of the Bible lesson (and give yourself an activity to keep them busy until mom and dad come back!)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGame -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso kids don't leave and say church was BORING! 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