PRAYER

 Begin the service with prayer. Encourage a child to lead the prayer.

 INTRODUCTION-  QUACKER'S QUESTIONS

 Captain and Quacker.

 The leader can play the captain's part. Just add a captain's hat and a dark jacket. Quacker is a loving child-like duck puppet. If you don't have a puppet team, delete the quacks, and use a character for all Quacker's skits. An adult or child can act out the skits as a character instead of a duck puppet.

 Captain: Good morning, boys and girls! It is great to see you here today. I've been praying for you this week. (Be sure that you pray for every one of your children by name. I keep a list and pray for them regularly making note of special needs and answered prayer.) I'd like for us to start our service with prayer. Would one of you like to lead in prayer? (Call the child forward and have him/her lead in prayer with the microphone. This is good practice for the children.)

 Captain: Let's set our sails to explore the first of our seven "C's". I'll be your captain for this adventure. (Put the first flag on the ship.) The first "C" we will explore is "Converted."

 Quacker: Converted? Quack? I've heard of the Dead Sea, but I've never heard of Converted Sea.

 Captain: Well, it's not a body of water like the Dead Sea.

 Quacker: Quack, I see. It's more like a duck pond? Quack, quack. I love little duck ponds. Is it found it Michigan? Did you know that Michigan is the "Land of Lakes?"

 Captain: No, it's not found in Michigan. Actually it is found in the Bible.

 Quacker: I'm getting confused. Quack.

 Captain: When sailors set sail to explore the seven seas they are talking about the oceans like the Pacific and the Atlantic. You know, the seven major bodies of water. Instead of water, we're going to sail through God's Word with Paul as our guide to discover seven "C" words that are really important in the life of every Christian.

 Quacker: (excited) Oh, that's just ducky! (Stops) What does converted mean?

 Captain: Converted means changed from one form to another.

 Quacker: Huh?

 Captain: You know, like a tadpole changes into a frog. I'm getting ahead of myself. We'll tell you all about converted in today's lesson. So listen close. It's time for you to go, Quacker. We're going to sing some fun songs.

 Quacker: Quack. That's just ducky, cause I love to sing songs.  Quacker and Captain exit.