Hymn Stories Rotation
Here's a unique Rotation where four popular traditional hymns are taught in four different workshops.
Go Tell It On The Mountain
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Now Thank We All Our God
Note to our Teachers: As Shepherd of your class, you make a big difference in reaching them for Jesus. You are not just communicating your love for them; you are an extension of His love. May God bless you and your teaching for the coming weeks.
"If you are planting for a year, plant grain; if you are planting for a decade, plant trees; if you are planting for a century, plant people." - Old Chinese proverb
Workshop
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Rotation Theme Verse:
I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.
Psalm 13:6
Rotation & Lesson Goals:
Inviting the children to hear the message of faith behind the words we often sing.
Lesson Plan
Opening:
Welcome children and introduce yourself.
Take attendance (sheet is in Class folder)
Ask the children if they remember the Bible verse we are learning. (above) They get a reward if they get it correct (or close).
Dig:
FIRST WEEK ONLY! (11/5/00)
“What is this?” (Hold up hymnal) Let them answer.
“Did you ever think about how a book like this gets started? Each of the hymns in this book is a story because each hymn was written by a person trying to tell his or her story of faith. Over the years these hymns became part of our church’s story. Maybe you have a favorite hymn or song that you like to sing and that way hymns become our stories of faith, too. What we are going to do together is to begin to look at some of the most popular hymns we sing, maybe learn some new ones, and find out the story behind the hymn.”
OTHER WEEKS (11/12-12/3/00)
Give class handout about song.
Explain to the class about the song you will be learning about and the activity that will be done.
Explain the “Background Information” about the song and the theme.
Have a student (or read for younger classes) read aloud the “Scripture Reference”.
Isaiah 42:11-12
ISA 42:11 Let the desert and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.
ISA 42:12 Let them give glory to the LORD
and proclaim his praise in the islands.
Listen to some of the song from the tape provided.
Begin with attached lesson.
Extra Time:
Please see folder for ideas.
Workshop
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Rotation Theme Verse:
I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:6
Rotation & Lesson Goals:
Inviting the children to hear the message of faith behind the words we often sing.
Lesson Plan
Opening:
Welcome children and introduce yourself.
Take attendance (sheet is in Class folder)
Ask the children if they remember the Bible verse we are learning. (above) They get a treat if they get it correct (or close).
Dig:
FIRST WEEK ONLY! (11/5/00)
“What is this?” (Hold up hymnal) Let them answer.
“Did you ever think about how a book like this gets started? Each of the hymns in this book is a story because each hymn was written by a person trying to tell his or her story of faith. Over the years these hymns became part of our church’s story. Maybe you have a favorite hymn or song that you like to sing and that way hymns become our stories of faith, too. What we are going to do together is to begin to look at some of the most popular hymns we sing, maybe learn some new ones, and find out the story behind the hymn.”
OTHER WEEKS (11/12-12/3/00)
Give class handout about song.
Explain to the class about the song you will be learning about and the activity that will be done.
Explain the “Background Information” about the song and the theme.
Have a student (or read for younger classes) read aloud the “Scripture Reference”.
Psalm 46
PS 46:1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
PS 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
PS 46:3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
PS 46:4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
PS 46:5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
PS 46:6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
PS 46:7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
PS 46:8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
PS 46:9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.
PS 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
PS 46:11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Listen to some of the song from the tape provided.
Begin with attached lesson.
Extra Time:
Please see folder for ideas.
Hymn Stories Rotation
Note to our Teachers: As Shepherd of your class, you make a big difference in reaching them for Jesus. You are not just communicating your love for them; you are an extension of His love. May God bless you and your teaching for the coming weeks.
"If you are planting for a year, plant grain; if you are planting for a decade, plant trees; if you are planting for a century, plant people." - Old Chinese proverb
Workshop
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Rotation Theme Verse:
I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:6
Rotation & Lesson Goals:
Inviting the children to hear the message of faith behind the words we often sing.
Lesson Plan
Opening:
Welcome children and introduce yourself.
Take attendance (sheet is in Class folder)
Ask the children if they remember the Bible verse we are learning. (above) They get a treat if they get it correct (or close).
Dig:
FIRST WEEK ONLY! (11/5/00)
“What is this?” (Hold up hymnal) Let them answer.
“Did you ever think about how a book like this gets started? Each of the hymns in this book is a story because each hymn was written by a person trying to tell his or her story of faith. Over the years these hymns became part of our church’s story. Maybe you have a favorite hymn or song that you like to sing and that way hymns become our stories of faith, too. What we are going to do together is to begin to look at some of the most popular hymns we sing, maybe learn some new ones, and find out the story behind the hymn.”
OTHER WEEKS (11/12-12/3/00)
Give class handout about song.
Explain to the class about the song you will be learning about and the activity that will be done.
Explain the “Background Information” about the song and the theme.
Have a student (or read for younger classes) read aloud the “Scripture Reference”.
Emmanuel: Matthew 1:23
23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" --which means, "God with us."
Branch of Jesse: Isaiah 11:1
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
Day Spring: Luke 1:78
LK 1:78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
Key of David: Revelation 3:7-8
REV 3:7 "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
Lord of Might: Exodus 19:16
EX 19:16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
Listen to some of the song from the tape provided.
Begin with attached lesson.
Extra Time:
Please see folder for ideas.
Workshop
Now Thank We All Our God
Rotation Theme Verse:
I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:6
Rotation & Lesson Goals: Inviting the children to hear the message of faith behind the words we often sing.
Lesson Plan
Opening:
Welcome children and introduce yourself.
Take attendance (sheet is in Class folder)
Ask the children if they remember the Bible verse we are learning. (above) They get a treat if they get it correct (or close).
Dig:
FIRST WEEK ONLY! (11/5/00)
“What is this?” (Hold up hymnal) Let them answer.
“Did you ever think about how a book like this gets started? Each of the hymns in this book is a story because each hymn was written by a person trying to tell his or her story of faith. Over the years these hymns became part of our church’s story. Maybe you have a favorite hymn or song that you like to sing and that way hymns become our stories of faith, too. What we are going to do together is to begin to look at some of the most popular hymns we sing, maybe learn some new ones, and find out the story behind the hymn.”
OTHER WEEKS (11/12-12/3/00)
Give class handout about song.
Explain to the class about the song you will be learning about and the activity that will be done.
Explain the “Background Information” about the song and the theme.
Have a student (or read for younger classes) read aloud the “Scripture Reference”.
Romans 8:35, 37; 1 Thessalonians 5:18
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
RO 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Listen to some of the song from the tape provided.
Begin with attached lesson.
Extra Time:
Please see folder for ideas.
Cookie Walk
Every year in early December, we sponsor a Holiday Cookie Walk. Women from the church each donate four to five dozen homemade holiday cookies.
After a Wednesday evening church service, we put the homemade cookies out on long tables. Church members and guests purchase empty containers and walk around the tables filling their containers with the cookies of their choice. Everyone leaves with home-baked holiday cookies, and our children’s ministry makes several hundred dollars. Our only expense is the empty containers. This is an easy and fun fund-raiser for everyone.
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A lesson from Lynda Hassick, DCE, Bethany UCC ,
Bethlehem, PA
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