Because He Loves Us

My theme this week is "Because He Loves Us." 
Prepare the following word strips: (If this list is too long, choose a few to meet your needs)

• love and tenderness
• peace and holiness
• pathway we should go
• walk with men on earth
•  sacrifice and death
• have faith, have hope
• Live like His Son
• live is a gift
• a plan
• a purpose
• my choice
• home on earth
• God's light
• holding fast
• work, pray
• happy on earth
•  home above

Cut out 17 hearts (or as many hearts as you have phrases) - red, pink, white - or any color
Tape the strips to the back of the hearts (you may have to fold the strips)
Tape the hearts with the strips on the board in front of the room or on the walls around the room.

• Tell the children that the Lord has given us so many things and done so much for us all because He loves us.
• Tell them that you have spread His love all over the board or room.
• On the back of each heart is a phrase from He Sent His Son or I Will Follow God's Plan.
• Ask two or three children to pick a heart, read the phrase and have them guess which song the words are from.  
• If your phrase is from He Sent His Son, stand on the right of the room (or wherever you would like them to stand).
• If your phrase is from I Will Follow God's Plan, stand on the left side.
• Sing the song and as soon as the children hear/sing the words on the heart, have them stand up.  
• After they sing the phrase they are to sit back down because there might be another phrase from that song that they will need to stand up for.

Hopefully, you can pick all the hearts. It's better to be prepared for more time than have too little prepared. No matter how many hearts that are chosen, you will be able to sing those songs several times.  A great review!