Patience
Fruit of the Spirit
Lesson 4
Order of service.
Praise and worship songs
Read: The First Rainbow (Noah and the Ark)
Drawing Time: Have kids draw part of the story on a piece of
paper and ask them what they remember about the story and who was in it. Talk
to the kids about how Noah, his family, and the animals had to wait a long time
before they could leave the ark.
Mini Sermon: Patience
Puppets: Why do I have to wait?
Craft: Make a boat and a rainbow with tissue paper or
colored paper. http://catholicicing.com/rainbow-crafts-god-keeps-his-promises/
you could use this one for the paper plate craft. http://qisforquilter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/noah.jpg
Game: Play red light green light, Mother may I, What time is
it Mr. Fox
Mini sermon
What you need: Christmas present/picture/Christmas item of
some kind, bag of popcorn)
Q: What is patience?
Q: How many of you like Christmas? (Hold Christmas item/present/picture)
Before Christmas we wait a long time before we get to open
our presents. Sometimes it feels like forever!!
Q: How many of you count down the days before Christmas?
It can be really hard to be patient. But, if we opened all
our presents before we were supposed to Christmas wouldn’t be special. God has
given us a Fruit Of The Spirit called:
Patience. Sometimes when we pray we have to wait for an answer. It doesn’t
always come like microwave popcorn!
(Share a bag of
popcorn while you talk)
When we pray for something we need to ask God to help us
have the fruit of patience so that we don’t get sad and not believe God for our
answer.
Noah had to be patient when God flooded the earth. He had to
trust and believe that the water would go away and that there would be dry
ground again. God put a rainbow in the sky as a promise that He’d never flood
the whole earth again.
Q: Have you ever been on a long car trip? Was it hard to be
patient?
Next time you feel impatient for something just ask God for
that fruit of patience.
Let’s count to three and say: I have the fruit of patience.
One….two…three…I have the fruit of patience!
Puppets
Why Do I have to Wait?
Kaboom girl, Bam-Man, Wham-O
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control.
Wham-O: I want it!
Bam-Man: No, I want it!
Wham-O: Bark! I want it!
Bam-Man: No!! I want it!
Kaboom girl: What are you guys fighting about?
Wham-O: I want the new Blinky-bongo game with high action,
super cool fighting, and top of the line graphics!
Bam-Man: No! I want it first!
Kaboom girl: Doesn’t that game come out next month?
Wham-O: Yeah, but I’m getting it now!
Bam-Man: Me too! I’m going to get it first, Wham-O!
Kaboom girl: Guys, guys, that game isn’t out yet. You have
to have patience and wait for it to come out next month.
Wham-O: Bark! Patience? What’s patience? Can I eat it?
Bam-Man: I wonder if it tastes like chicken.
Kaboom girl: I don’t think so guys. Um, patience is when you
calmly wait for something. Like when it’s your birthday and you have to wait to
open your presents.
Wham-O: Wait, you have to wait for those? I always just find
them.
Bam-Man: Yeah, me too.
Kaboom girl: Oh brother, you guys need the fruit of
patience. We should learn our scripture today. Do you remember it guys? It’s Galatians
5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Wham-O: Oh yeah, I like fruit. I remember that one.
Bam-Man: So we can’t eat patience?
Kaboom girl: No, you can’t eat it. But you can learn about
it. Here, let’s say it kids. You repeat after me okay? Galatians 5:22-23 But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Wham-O: Those kids are smarter than Mickey Mouse.
Bam-Man: I don’t know about Mickey Mouse, but they are definitely
smarter than Sponge Bob. Can I try and say it Kaboom girl?
Kaboom girl: Sure Bam-Man, go for it!
Bam-Man: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit loops of the Spirit
is loafs of bread, junky cars, pears, patty cake, and lots of bears.
Kaboom girl: Hmmm, I don’t know if that was quite right was
it guys? Let’s say it again for him. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.
Wham-O: That is easy! Okay, I got this, Kaboom girl. Galatians
5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is little tiny chipmunks who run through my
yard and eat all my dog bones!!
Kaboom girl: Did that happen to you Wham-O?
Wham-O: Yes!! They ate all my bones!! Bark!
Bam-Man: Can you say that again, Kaboom girl?
Kaboom girl: Sure! Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.
Bam-Man: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.
Kaboom girl: Great job!!
Wham-O: I can’t wait to have patience! Cause patience is a
wonderful thing! Hurry up, hurry up, I want it more than anything!!
Kaboom girl: Um, Wham-O I think you’re missing the point.
Let’s help Wham-O learn this too. Ready everyone? Galatians 5:22-23 But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Wham-O: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control.
Kaboom girl: You got it!!!
Wham-O: Now can I go get that game?
Kaboom girl: Oh man!
Bam-Man: I’m getting it first!
Kaboom girl: Come on guys I better teach you more about
patience.
I give you permission to use my material (puppet skit and sermon) Have fun!!
