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The Spiritual Growth Chart displays kind of "seed" that is planted in the human heart, and the kinds of soils that were exhibited by both the characters in the parable and the corresponding characters in the skit. -
Peace and kindness are two powerful "fruit" of the Holy Spirit. Tina gives Harvey an "Action Hero" cape, and calls him "Spirit Boy." Harvey's act of kindness came after Pastor Rufus told them the story of Paul and Silas in Acts 16: 23-34. Harvey was inspired to show his love to Tina in a powerful way. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 3 - Harvey, Zelda, Clem, and Tina discover the meaning of the "Lord's Prayer," by explaining it in their own words and making a craft to depict the prayer. At the conclusion of the skit, the children in the audience also choose one of the crafts to make as a reminder of the four parts and as a sharing tool. -
God wants us to pray prayers for courage. In this Skit Package, Zelda and Harvey unsuccessfully try to calm Tina down about going to the dentist. Finally, Pastor Rufus helps everyone remember that our “secret weapon” against fear is praying to God for courage. -
Jesus encourages us to pray prayers of guidance. Pastor Rufus has an important decision to make: will he go to work full-time as a maintenance man and quit being a children's pastor? The characters learn how to ask God for guidance. -
Jesus taught us to pray prayers for others. Harvey, Zelda, and Tina pray for Pastor Rufus as he makes some decisions about his job. Clem needs prayer support as she makes a difficult decision. The children learn that God wants us to pray for each other and encourage each other to pray for God's will. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 4 - Pastor Rufus teaches the children to ask God to help them get the fire of anger with their brothers and sisters WET by doing good when they have been treated badly, and setting a good example of what it means to have a new life in Christ. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 1 - The children will learn that there is a better way to calm the anger of a bully than fighting back: Treat them kindly and pray for them, if it is safe to do so. This advice from Jesus puts out the "fire" of anger. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 2 - Harvey and the children discover that sometimes we blame our parents for things that are our fault and that we should take responsibility for our own actions. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 4 - Harvey is faced with a problem: what to do to cheer up his friend, Mike, whose grandma just passed away. Rufus challenges Harvey to give him a gift that costs more than we can imagine, will cure his loneliness, and give him eternal life to look forward to: the gift of salvation. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 2 - Tina learns that a mistake is doing the wrong thing when you dont know any better. Zelda, however, learns that a sin is intentionally breaking one of Gods Ten Commandments by choosing to do the wrong thing, when you know what is right. They all learn that sin separates us from God and others. -
"The Bible carrying out your Father's plan" is the deep message that Pastor Rufus uses to explain why he can't install a tether-ball pole in a small patch of grass because that is where his own dad wanted to build a greenhouse.
