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Choose Your Own Adventure: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: Psalms & Proverbs SCRIPTURE: Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Tropical pirates AGE GROUP: Preschool (Get the Elementary version here !) Did you know that every day is full of adventures that we get to choose? Some adventures are small, like choosing which book to read. Others are bigger, like deciding how to react when a family member makes us upset. It's not always easy to know what is best but there is hidden treasure you can take into every choice: wisdom. Wisdom is a valuable gift that helps people choose what's best. Together we can choose wisdom, by not choosing sides , choosing our words carefully , choosing to do good , and choosing God! BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES I can be wise by not choosing sides. (Wisdom and Favoritism: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23) I can be wise by choosing my words carefully. (Wisdom and Speech: Psalm 19) I can be wise by choosing to do good. (Wisdom and Actions: Psalm 1) I can be wise by choosing God. (Wisdom and Faith: Proverbs 3:1-8) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, kids learn that one way to demonstrate wisdom is to stay away from favoritism. Sometimes picking sides feels like choosing between treasure or walking the plank. This week, we'll sail into the book of Proverbs to learn how favoritism causes others to feel left out. When we choose to love everyone like God does, we're sailing the right course, because I can be wise by not choosing sides. This week, kids learn that one way to demonstrate wisdom is by being mindful of their speech. Even the tiniest parrot squawk can echo across the sea-just like our words. This week, we'll explore how what we say can help or hurt as we read from the book of Psalms. Like a ship's rudder, our words steer us and others, which is why I can be wise by choosing my words carefully. This week, kids learn that one way to demonstrate wisdom is through their actions.Helping someone swab the deck or sharing your last gold coin may seem small, but it's treasure in God's eyes. This week, we'll dive into a Psalm from the Bible to discover how actions speak louder than treasure maps. When we choose to do what's right, we're showing true wisdom, because I can be wise by choosing to do good. This week, kids learn that true wisdom comes from having faith in God. Every pirate chooses a captain to follow-but the wisest pirates know to follow the one who made the seas. This week, we'll learn from Proverbs that trusting God is the wisest adventure of all. When we let God guide our choices, we stay on the best course, because I can be wise by choosing God. MEMORY VERSE: "Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise." -Ephesians 5:15 (NIV)

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