VBS 2016 A Detective Mystery This year's VBS was a hit! A mixture of old school Sherlock Holme's and seeking God's clue's in His word. We also did a musical which a friend of mine wrote just for this VBS. It was a huge success and I realized how much the kids love acting. This was a 5 day, 2 hours each day VBS. I went thru the 5 basic questions every detective must ask when given a case....Who? Where? What? Why? and How? Example of Day 1- Day #1 Who is Yeshua. (God’s son, our Saviour, miracles?) There is only one Man who has fulfilled all prophecies….Yeshua (Evidence that Demands a Verdict) (for lesson, create a “evidence board” with the labels of all the who, what, where, why, how, . Need cork board and red yarn, and point labels) Welcome- Welcome to God’s Detective Academy, where we train the most elite Truth Seeker Detectives in this day and age. You my young detectives will learn how to search God’s word for truth . And when you seek…you shall find! Things will be revealed to you that will help you understand your mission….IF YOU CHOOSE to ACCEPT. The Bible will send you on many missions in life, but you must have the accurate information. You must study your manual, take notes if need be and you will graduate from this academy at the end of the week a super sleuth for God! The Game’s Afoot!! Give Clue #1- (write down the clues in your notepad. You will have 3 a day ) I was up, then I was down and now I am up again and all around. Rules Worship: Lesson: Case #1. WHO IS YESHUA? Today we are going to talk about Yeshua/Jesus. Some say He was just a man, a teacher, a prophet. Or was He more? Son of God, Savior, Healer? Ok, dectectives, where do we start? Oh, our manual, which is the Bible. Ok, got that. Now what? Well, a good detective asks these 5 questions: Who? What? Where? Why? And How? Who Is Yeshua? Matthew 3:17 says that He is God’s Son! God spoke from heaven and said,” this is my Son in whom I am well pleased” If you are taking notes, I would write that verse down and all information we discuss. You never know when you need it during a case. The manual is SO clear. This clue wasn’t too hard to find. What did He do? Since Yeshua was the Son of God, He did a lot of amazing things. He did miracles like feeding 5000 people from 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.(Matt 14.)And still had 12 baskets left over. He helped and healed people. They were healed from sickness, diseases, blindness and He even brought the dead to life. The most important and wonderful thing He did was die on the cross for us. Our sin equals death and separation from God. But Jesus loves us SO much that He took that death for us, and gave us a way to repent and say sorry so that we can be with God. Wow! He is amazing. I think we are on the right track, the evidence on Jesus is telling us who and what He did so far. Next….. Where is He? Hebrews 8:1 in our manual tells us. We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of theMajesty in the heavens. He is in heaven, on His throne where a King should be. But now our next question is Why? Why did He die for us? Our sin equals death and separation from God. But Jesus loves us SO much that He took that death for us, and gave us a way to repent and say sorry so that we can be with God. Because He loves us Object Lesson:(Wear Goggles and lab coat) http://www.madaboutjesus.net/nothinggoldcanstay.html How? How did Yeshua do all these things? How did He do miracles and and heal so many. I think our evidence and clues lead us right back to Who He is, which is God’s Son. He is Diety. He is King. He knows all. I think we got this mystery all figured out. Way to go detectives. We discovered who Yeshua was by following the evidence in God’s Word, every good detective’s manual. I will see you tomorrow as we unravel another mystery. Until then study your Manuals. I’m off! Mysterious Bible Verse: 1 John 3:16 “ By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. “ Puppet Skit: Clue #2 I have a cousin who is 6 months older than me. Break into Group rotations 1 hour Return to Head Quarters Clue #3 (have kids guess answer) I love each of you. I heal, save and deliver. I died for you. Who am I? Recite Super Slueth Motto Dismiss Day #2 Seek the Truth Day #3 Holy Spirit Helps Reveal Day #4 Diligence: Test your Hypothesis Day #5 Be A Light for Yeshua We also rotated the kids for the last hour of the day. They visited a new room every night. Example: Room 1: Judy’s Lightbulb Lab- (Fellowship Hall #1) White lab coats(disposable), protective glasses, and plastic gloves, lab coat for judy http://www.mrdisposable.com/product/LC5 “Be a Light” Kids will do “Light” experiments. Mission Envelope(devo)- This is your mission if you choose to accept. “ Be a Light” Give clue #2 Be a light Devo(5 min) Verse: Matt 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (black light verse find) Black light and invisible pen messages-Go around the room and reveal messages on yellow posterboard with black light(5min). Lemons and lightbulbs—God uses the most unlikely sources Light Reveals hidden sin-Microscope time-(10 min) Use Microscopes and look at things under special light to reveal the tiniest things. Craft-(20 min)Be a light in the Darkness-mason jars, glow in dark paint, brushes, rope with verse printed. Snack(10 min)-glow in dark jello( kosher LIME jello, tonic water,whip cream, sprinkles, plates, spoons Game-(10 min) glow in dark ring toss Truth Seekers Room Room 2- Truth Seekers Room-Where we learn to seek the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! Room 3-Evidence Room--Where we look at all the evidence closely so we don't miss the clues. every good detective needs a cape! Evidence Room- figure out the parable Cracking Codes Room 4- Code Cracking Class-Where we learn how the Holy Spirit helps reveal the mysteries of God's word. a message REVEALED!! Room 5-Hypothesis Testing Room- Where we are instructed to test everything and compare it to the Bible to find out weather it is true or not. What is VBS without detective Petey!! Super Slueth Motto: We seek and we shall find The Truths God left behind. For we shall follow the clues, And find Yeshua’s Good News! handmade magnifying glass evidence bags name tags and each child got a notebook (5 different groups 5 different colored name tags) If you would like the complete lesson plan and room ideas..please contact me! I'd be happy to help! Blessings in Yeshua, Jen