Explore it

Explore it generally follows this outline. Explore it Light follows a similar outline, with a lighter session framework.

• Start it (around 5 mins) - A game, discussion or activity to introduce the theme, building on children's lived experience.
• Sing it (around 5 mins) - A song suggestion to enhance your time of worship.
• Share it (around 10 mins) - Different ideas for telling the story and sharing biblical truths.
• Action it (10-20 mins) - An idea to help children reflect on this week's theme.
• Pray it (around 5 mins) - A time of response and prayer for the group.
• Fruit of the Spirit to connect each session to a characteristic of the Holy Spirit for everyday life.
• Ideas to send home to families, to explore the theme further (not in Explore it Light).

July 2026

These sessions are all about four prophets who we find in the Old Testament, and the different ways they responded to God's calling.

Key Bible verses and themes we will be exploring:

• Do I Have To?: Jonah 1:1-3, 15-17; 2:7-9; 3:4-5, 10; 4:1-11
• Send Me!: Isaiah 6:1-8
• In the Potter's Hands: Jeremiah 18:1-6, 18
• How Have You Loved Us?: Malachi 1:1-2

August 2026

In August, we will discover how Jesus valued people. We will explore the different people Jesus met and how he revealed God's nature and love for them.

Key Bible verses and themes we will be exploring:

• Jesus Chooses the Twelve: Luke 5:1-11
• Jesus Teaches: Matthew 5:1-12, 43-48; 7:24-29
• Jesus Calms: Mark 4:35-41
• Jesus Sits: Luke 10:38-42
• Jesus Prays: Matthew 6:5-13