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Challenge Accepted: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: Miracles of Jesus SCRIPTURE: Mark DECORATING THEME: Sports AGE GROUP: Elementary (Get the Preschool version here !) Great sports moments tend to involve people who accepted a big challenge, one that required courage and an ability to keep going. This month, kids will have fun using sports to learn about ways they can say yes to challenges bravely. Jesus accepted many challenges, and the stories we know about him can help kids walk through whatever they are facing. Let's cheer on every kid to be able to say: Jesus takes care of me, Jesus shows me the truth, Jesus helps me when I'm tempted, Jesus understands my challenges. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES Jesus takes care of me. (Jesus Heals Many People: Mark 1:29-39; Psalm 147:1-11, 20c) Jesus shows me the truth. (The Transfiguration of Jesus: Mark 9:2-9; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6) Jesus helps me when I'm tempted. (The Temptation of Jesus: Mark 1:12-13; Matthew 4:1-11; Psalm 25:1-10) Jesus understands my challenges. (Jesus Predicts His Death: Mark 8:31-38; Psalm 22:23-31) MEMORY VERSE: "Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:5 (NIV)

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