"Children will explore Fatherly qualities in God. The goal is to help children learn that God is a father who will never leave and who will always treat them with kindness and love "

1. Summer
Youth
Camp -
God Is My
Father
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2. Introduction
Knowing they have a heavenly
father can make children feel
protected and cared for. Many
children have known the loving
care of earthly fathers and can
easily comprehend God as a caring
father. For other children, “father”
isn’t a pleasant term. Some
children may never see their
fathers. Some fathers have
mistreated their children. Use this
lesson to introduce children to
their loving, caring heavenly
father-God. And redefine the term
“father” for those children who
haven’t had a good experience
with their earthly fathers
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3. Game Description
Children will explore Fatherly
qualities in God. The goal is to
help children learn that God is
a father who will never leave
and who will always treat them
with kindness and love.
Game Materials
You’ll need men’s dress-up
clothes such as old shoes,
jackets, shirts and ties
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4. Game Play
1. Invite kids to put on one or
two items of the dress-up
clothing that fathers wear.
Give them several minutes
of playtime to act like
dads. Encourage responses
by asking questions such
as “How do fathers talk?”
“What do fathers do?”
“How do fathers walk?”
and “What do fathers
like?”
2. Have children sit in a
circle.
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5. 3. Ask: Are dads always
perfect?
4. Say: Our fathers are
human, and sometimes
they make mistakes just
like we make mistakes
sometimes. Today we’re
going to talk about a
special father who is
perfect. We call God our
heavenly father because
he lives in heaven. God is
perfect-he’ll always love
us and take care of us.
5. Ask: What do you call
your earthly father?
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6. 6. Say: Children in every country
have special names for their
fathers. You may call your
father “Daddy.” A Japanese
child might call his or her
father “Chichi.” A German
child might say “Papa.” In the
Bible, Jesus called God “Abba.”
Let’s sing a song to our
heavenly father in all these
languages. Lead children in
singing “Father, I Adore You.”
Each time you sing a new
verse, insert the other-
language words for “father”:
daddy, chichi, papa and Abba.
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7. Closing Application
Close with this prayer: Father
God, thank you for taking care of
us. We know you are a perfect
father. You love us and you’ll
always take care of us. Amen
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8. Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
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9. Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
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10. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
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Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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11. "The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
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-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”
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