Torchlighters: Augustine Leader's Guide - Vision Video

Leader’s Guide to accompany the DVD The Torchlighters: The Augustine StorySession 4 – A House on the RockFOCUS: Build your life upon the rock of faith in Jesus Christ.SERIES THEME VERSE: For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid,which is Jesus Christ.” I Corinthians 3:11• PLANNING: Gather and prepare supplies needed for the mosaic craft, found on p. 11 of the StudentGuide. Also plan your prayer walk route and make sure you have enough adult chaperones. Prepare ascroll with today's Bible verse, tie it with ribbon and hide it in the room.• AUGUSTINE SAYS: Use p. 10 in the student guide to lead students to uncover a famous sayingfrom Augustine. Discuss the truth revealed in the puzzle. If parents have joined you for today's prayerwalk, have students tell what they have learned during your Augustine unit.• MOSAIC MEMORY CRAFT: Ancient Rome is known for beautiful mosaic designs. Lead yourstudents in creating a mosaic craft that will remind them to build their house on the rock of faith.Follow the directions on p. 11 in the Student Guide. ALTERNATE IDEA: Decorate paperweight sizestones with foam shapes in a mosaic style.• SEEK THE TRUTH BIBLE TIME: Invite the class into your Bible center and share the storyfound in Jonah 3:6-10. Discuss how the king of Nineveh repents, as does the rest of the city. God’splan is that all should come to know him and build their lives on the foundation of Faith.• BIBLE VERSE: Have students search the room for the Bible scroll and read the verse.DISCUSS: The Ninevites have chosen to make their city a City of God! How does our verse todaygive us another way to think of building a life of faith?• LIVING IN THE CITY OF GOD: Use the “City of Man” pillars you made in Session 1 and removethe staples. Turn them to the white, unused side. Ask students to think of characteristics of the “City ofGod.” What is the city like? What are the people like? Fill the boards with descriptive phrases. Bend theposter boards the opposite way to show the new City of God phrases and staple again into columns.Discuss how we live now in both cities, but one day we will live fully in the “City of God!”• PRAYER WALK THROUGH YOUR CITY: Take the class on a prayer walk through your neighborhoodor town. Pray for people you know and people you do not know. Pray that they would knowJesus and would build their lives on His truth. ALTERNATE IDEA: Pray in a circle for each child’sneighborhood. Encourage children to build their lives on the rock of faith in Jesus and to let theirlight shine.• PRAYER: Lord, today we pray for our own community. May it be a real "City of God" built on therock of faith. May our community be like a shining beacon that draws others to your light. Help useach to let our light shine as part of your kingdom. Amen.NOTE: Refer to the answer key for answers to selected student pages.Learn more about The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith programs at www.torchlighters.org. 13