Materials
Various items that would be useful on a journey or simply the names of items written on index cards, or pictures of the items.
Beach: beach towel, sunscreen, swimsuit, sunglasses
Fishing Trip: boat, fishing rod, bait or lure, net
School: books, paper, pencil or pen, backpack
Snow Skiing: snowskis, coat, gloves, snow boots
Scuba Diving: snorkel, air tank, boat, wetsuit
You can also include other locations such as: Desert, Space station, etc. Of course if you can bring in items needed for the various trips you can ask the children to sort them according to the trip that will need them.
Activity
Have children sort items according to the trip they are going to make.
Application
In John 20:19-23, Jesus sent the disciples to tell others about him. He told them they would need two things for this trip: The Holy Spirit and a message of forgiveness.
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