Bible Exploration - Workshop:  Cooking Center 

 

Month:      July      Bible Theme:              “You Feed Them!”                

 

Year (B):      1          Scripture:         Mark 6:30-44   (Feeding of the 5000)

 

Bible Memory Verse:        “Taking the 5 loaves and 2 fish, he look up to heaven, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided two fish among them all.  And all ate and were satisfied.” (Mk. 6:41-42).

 

Workshop

Concept

Teacher

1.      Temple Center

 

God calls our church to feed the hungry.

 

2.      Video Center

 

God takes our efforts and multiplies them.

 

3.      Computer Center

 

God provides many oppor­tunities to feed others.

 

4.      Cooking Center

 

God feeds us in the Lord’s Supper.

 

5.      Servant Center

 

God calls us to change the causes of hunger.

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

·         The explorers will experience being fed by participation in the Lords Supper.

·         They will better understand how God feeds us through communion.

 

MATERIALS:

·         Simple unleavened bread recipe, or a pretzel type recipe, etc.

·         Bread ingredients.  (Have prepared bread available in case it is needed)

·         Communion service set.

·         Grape juice.

 

PLAN:

·         Explorers (all groups) will participate in this one time session.

·         This Center will be held on a communion Sunday

·         Welcome Explorers and go over memory verse.

·         Explorers will prepare (and bake, if time allows), the bread and the juice for communion. 

o        Discuss story of Jesus feeding the 5000 and how Jesus feeds us today as you prepare the elements.

o        Prepare the elements so that the explorers can bring them forward during worship when it is time to celebrate communion.

·         End with prayer.  Ask God to bless their work in preparing the communion meal.  Ask God to feed them that they may feed others.

 

ADAPTATIONS:

Children

Youth

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·         Have older youth help the younger children.

 

 

Points to Discuss and Suggestions – Mark 6:30-44

 

1.      Discuss the elements

a.      Both the bread and wine (the grape juice) are the works of human hands.

b.      God takes our works (the bread and wine) and uses them for God’s purposes. 

c.      Who do we remember when we eat this bread and share the juice?  What is the meaning of this meal?

d.      Why do we always share this meal at church with everybody else and never, say, at your home with just your family?

 

2.      Discuss the ways in which this meal feeds us

a.      What does it mean to be hungry?

b.      Can people hunger for something other than food?  How?

c.      How does the Lord’s Supper feed us?

1.      The bread and juice do not amount to much food.  Why do we eat so little?

2.      What other hungers (needs) does this meal satisfy?  How?

 

3.      Discuss the child’s perspective

a.      According to John, a child gave the fish and loaves to the disciples.

b.      Does God still work through children?  How?

 

4.      Suggestions:

a.      In Johns version of the feeding of the 5000 the loaves and fish are obtained from a child (Jn 6:9).  Have the explorers bring the elements forward during the service before the Lord’s Supper is celebrated.

1.      Perhaps, leave the communion set on the table empty.  When it is time to celebrate communion, recount the dilemma of the disciples, “How can we feed this many people?”  Have some one respond that the children have a little bread and juice. 

2.      Invite the children forward to bring the elements and proceed with the service.

b.      If time allows, practice bringing the elements forward in the sanctuary. 

c.      If possible, as mentioned above, combine all your rotation groups to do this session as one group.  If you cannot combine all the groups, have each group make and freeze bread to use on the final Sunday.