Small Group Discussion
Say the Point and Verse out loud together.
Small Group Leader Guide
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
WEEK 1 LOVE EVERYBODY
Evil will be overcome when I’m kind to everyone.
Matthew 5:44 ERV
“But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those who treat
you badly.”
1. The Bible verse says to love your enemies. Who do you
think the “enemies” are? Anyone who hurts you, bullies
you, does something wrong to you, etc.
Small Group Welcome
Choose a few review questions.
1. Introduce yourself, and welcome new kids by name.
2. Kids share what happened during the past week.
3. Check up on past week’s prayer requests and events.
4. Discuss the Welcome Question: What would you do with
lots of silly string?
Small Group Activity
You’ll Need
 Kindness Counts activity sheet (1 per child)
 Markers (1 set per group)
1. When you’re not getting along with someone or you’re
fighting with them, what can you do to turn things
around? Stop trying to get back at them and forgive them
every time.
2. What if you stop trying to get back at someone, you
forgive them, and they still aren’t kind to you? What
should you do? Do what the Bible verse says: continue to
love them, forgive them, and pray for them.
3. What is revenge? Doing something mean to the person that
hurt you so you can get even.
4. Why is it wrong to get revenge? The Bible tells us to love
and pray for our enemies. Getting revenge doesn’t do that.
To Do
1. Give a Kindness Counts activity sheet to each child.
Ask: This boy looks angry! What do we need to do for him?
Choose an action step question.
2. Kids respond. Show him forgiveness, kind words, loving
actions, etc.
1. Think about the Bible story (Romans 12:9-21). What can
you do for people who aren’t kind to you? Pray for them,
feed them, give them a drink, be kind to them, etc.
3. Kids write kind words or draw pictures of kind actions on
flaps by the face.
2. Think of someone who made you angry. What will you
do for them this week? Answers will vary.
4. Kids fold on the dotted lines to cover the angry face with
kind words and pictures to reveal a smiling face.
Say: When you show God’s love through forgiveness, kind
words, and kind actions, you might help an angry or sad person
to change their attitude or feel better.
5. If time allows, kids color the sheet.
Choose questions to ask while kids work.
1. Why do you think it was wrong for Mike and Alissa to
play pranks on each other? They were trying to get even
instead of forgiving each other.
2. What would you do if you got caught in the middle of the
Great Prank War? Answers will vary.
3. Vintage Konnect Trivia: What kind of story did the
Konnect crew write together? A fairy tale
Pray Together.
1. Ask kids to share things they’d like you to pray about.
2. Write down their prayer requests.
3. Pray together over all the prayer requests.
Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, Thank You for Your
strength and power to help us be kind to everyone. In Jesus’
name, amen!
Stay in Small Group until kids are checked out.
Check Out
1. Continue talking, let kids color their papers, and talk about
earning points by returning the Challenge Card.
2. When a kid from your Small Group leaves, say something
positive and specific to their family.
3. Encourage families to do the Challenge Card together.
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Small Group Discussion
Say the Point and Verse out loud together.
Small Group Leader Guide
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
WEEK 2 CHOOSE FRIENDS CAREFULLY
A good choice depends on choosing good friends.
Proverbs 12:26 NIV
The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of
the wicked leads them astray.
1. What is the verse talking about? Carefully choose best
friends who love God. If your best friend doesn’t love God,
their ungodly choices might rub off on you.
Small Group Welcome
Choose a few review questions.
1. Introduce yourself, and welcome new kids by name.
2. Kids share what happened during the past week.
3. Check up on past week’s prayer requests and events.
4. Discuss the Welcome Question: Talk about which fruit you
like and which fruit you don’t like.
Small Group Activity
You’ll Need
 Good Fruit Bad Fruit activity supplement (1 per group)
 Fruit erasers (1 per child)
 Fruit basket (1 per group)
1. How are people like fruit trees? The fruit on a tress shows
what kind of tree it is, like a person’s choices and actions
show what kind of person they are.
2. What happens when you choose to spend most of your
time with a friend who makes wrong choices? People will
think you make bad choices because your friend does, or you
will make bad choices, too!
3. What is good about a best friend who loves God? They’ll
make good choices that will rub off on you.
4. Think about the good fruit and bad fruit from the game
we played. Which good fruits do you look for in a friend?
Answers will vary.
To Do
Say: Love everybody. But be picky about who you choose to
spend most of your time with. They’ll rub off on you!
1. Put basket in the middle, and give each kid an eraser.
Say: I’ll read about a pretend friend. Throw your fruit in the
basket if the friend shows good, godly fruit. Don’t toss your
fruit in the basket if they show bad fruit, though!
Choose an action step question.
1. What can you do if someone shows a lot of bad fruit, but
wants to be your best friend? Pray for them, be kind, spend
time with them when my good friends are around.
2. Which godly fruits will you show this week? Answers will
vary.
2. Read a scenario from the activity supplement.
3. Kids toss their fruit in the basket if they think it’s godly.
Pray Together
4. If the fruit wasn’t godly, ask kids what the person could do
to show good fruit instead.
1. Ask kids to share things they’d like you to pray about.
5. Repeat steps 2-4.
3. Pray together over all the prayer requests.
6. If time allows, kids invent more scenarios for the game.
Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, Thank You for
helping us be godly friends and pick godly best friends. In
Jesus’ name, amen!
NOTE: Collect erasers at end of game. They’ll be reused.
Choose questions to ask while kids play.
Why did Dr. Emo want godly people on the Konnect crew?
He knew Nitro would learn to act like the friends he picked.
Why would you make a good member of the Konnect crew?
Answers will vary.
Vintage Konnect Trivia: Who left the Konnect Station to
take care of family? Cruz
2. Write down their prayer requests.
Stay in Small Group until kids are checked out.
Check Out
1. Continue talking, play the game again, and talk about
earning points by returning the Challenge Card.
2. When a kid from your Small Group leaves, say something
positive and specific to their family.
3. Encourage families to do the Challenge Card together.
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Small Group Discussion
Say the Point and Verse out loud together.
Small Group Leader Guide
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
WEEK 3 FRIENDS ARE LOYAL
My God is loyal and true, so I will be there for you.
Proverbs 3:3 ERV
Don’t ever let love and loyalty leave you. Tie them around
your neck, and write them on your heart.
1. What does it means to tie love and loyalty around your
neck and write them on your heart? Always think and
pray about being loving and loyal so I’ll act that way.
Small Group Welcome
Choose a few review questions.
1. Introduce yourself, and welcome new kids by name.
2. Kids share what happened during the past week.
3. Check up on past week’s prayer requests and events.
4. Discuss the Welcome Question: Where would you live if
you had to move?
Small Group Activity
You’ll Need
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Compass activity sheet (1 per child)
Brads (1 per child)
Scissors (1 set per group)
Hole punch (1 per group)
Yarn (18 inches per child)
Markers (1 set per group)
To Do
Say: We’ll make necklaces to remind us of what the Bible verse
tells us to do: tie love and loyalty around our necks!
1. Give each kid a Compass activity sheet, a brad, scissors, and
yarn.
2. Help kids punch a hole in the top of each compass, thread
yarn through, and tie to make a necklace.
3. Poke brad through center of compass and bend it to make a
compass needle.
1. What does loyalty mean? Always be a good, honest friend,
no matter what.
2. Give some examples of showing loyalty to your friends.
Being there even when it’s not fun for me; standing up for
my friends when others are mean to them; helping my
friends when they’re upset, angry, hurt, or afraid; etc.
3. What actions don’t show loyalty? Telling secrets, saying
someone isn’t your friend anymore, letting others talk badly
about your friends, avoiding your friends, etc.
4. How is God loyal to us? He always listens, forgives, and
leads us, no matter what; He sent Jesus to die for our sins
even though we didn’t deserve it; etc.
Choose an action step question.
1. What can you do when your friend is upset but you don’t
know what to do for them? Ask them what they need, pray
to God about it, ask God to help them, etc.
2. Think of a friend or family member to be loyal to. What
can you do for them this week? Answers will vary.
Pray Together
1. Ask kids to share things they’d like you to pray about.
2. Write down their prayer requests.
4. Read the verse on the compass.
3. Pray together over all the prayer requests.
5. Kids name friends they need to be loyal to.
Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, Thank You for
showing love and loyalty to us. Please help us show it to others.
In Jesus’ name, amen!
6. If time allows, kids cut out compass and write or draw
ways they can show loyalty on the back of the compass.
Choose questions to ask while kids work.
A compass points you in the right direction. How does the
compass necklace point you in the right direction? By
reminding me to be loving and loyal to my friends
Vintage Konnect Trivia: Who is the captain of Konnect
Station? Ray
Stay in Small Group until kids are checked out.
Check Out
1. Continue talking, decorate compasses, and talk about
earning points by returning the Challenge Card.
2. When a kid from your Small Group leaves, say something
positive and specific to their family.
3. Encourage families to do the Challenge Card together.
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Small Group Discussion
Say the Point and Verse out loud together.
Small Group Leader Guide
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
WEEK 4 PEER PRESSURE
When peers are pressing, I choose God’s blessing.
Acts 5:29 NIV
… “We must obey God rather than human beings!”
1. When someone wants you to do something sinful, how
can the Bible verse help you? It reminds me to obey God,
instead.
Small Group Welcome
Choose a few review questions.
1. Introduce yourself, and welcome new kids by name.
3. Check up on past week’s prayer requests and events.
1. In the Bible story (Numbers 14:6-9), how did Joshua and
Caleb stand up to bad peer pressure? They told the people
to trust in God and obey Him instead of being afraid and
disobeying.
4. Discuss the Welcome Question: What would you do if you
saw giants?
2. What would do if you were in Joshua and Caleb’s
situation? Answers will vary.
2. Kids share what happened during the past week.
Small Group Activity
You’ll Need
 Peer Pressure Poker card (1 per child)
 Peer Pressure Poker activity supplement (1 per group)
3. When is peer pressure good? When the person is respectful
to you and leads you to follow God’s way.
4. Why is it wrong to give in to bad peer pressure? It hurts
your friendship with God and leads to sin.
5. When you say no to bad peer pressure, who are you
growing to be like? Jesus
To Do
1. Give each kid a Peer Pressure Poker card.
Say: We’re gonna play Peer Pressure Poker. If I read about peer
pressure that’s good, throw down your poker card to show
“God’s Way.” If the peer pressure is bad, throw down the side
that says “Highway.”
Choose an action step question.
2. Read and vote on the situations listed on the activity
supplement.
2. How can you show good peer pressure this week?
Answers will vary.
1. What can you do this week if your friend wants you to
make wrong choices? I can ask them to do the right thing
instead. If they won’t, I can leave and pray for them.
3. Kids share if they’ve been in a similar situation.
4. Talk about the godly response to peer pressure after each
highway scenario.
5. Play as long as time allows.
6. If time allows, kids make up their own situations.
Choose questions to ask while kids play.
Pray Together
1. Ask kids to share things they’d like you to pray about.
2. Write down their prayer requests.
3. Pray together over all the prayer requests.
Which side of the poker card shows what’s right and godly?
God’s way
Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, Thank You for
helping us to say, “No,” to bad peer pressure and blessing us
when we say, “Yes,” to Your way. In Jesus’ name, amen!
Which side of the poker card shows selfish or sinful ways?
Highway
Stay in Small Group until kids are checked out.
When Clint listened to Kip’s peer pressure, was he following
God’s way or the highway? Highway
Vintage Konnect Trivia: Who is the newest member of the
Konnect crew? Luke
Check Out
1. Continue talking, play game again, and talk about earning
points by returning the Challenge Card.
2. When a kid from your Small Group leaves, say something
positive and specific to their family.
3. Encourage families to do the Challenge Card together.
Please save questions on back for Small Group Discussion Time.