{"product_id":"cooked-vbs","title":"Cooked VBS","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0101\/2792\/files\/Cooked_VBS.png?v=1791829309\" alt=\"Cooked VBS\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Cooked VBS Booth Display at the 2026 Kidzmatter Conference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesus is God's recipe for hope! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCooked VBS is about the ultimate hope that is found in Jesus, even when things are bad – even when things get worse – even when we think that we’re cooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEzekiel lived in a time of defeat and desperation, but his book is about hope. And each instance of that hope is fully realized in Jesus!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod gave Ezekiel a glimpse of His glory, but Jesus is the full revelation of God’s glory! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzekiel’s bread symbolized defeat, starvation, and death, but Jesus is the bread of life!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod promised to replace the corrupt shepherds of Israel with His own good shepherd. And that Good Shepherd is Jesus!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzekiel watched a dead army come to life. But this was just a preview of Christ’s victory over death!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzekiel saw a river that brought new life to everything that it touched. But Jesus makes all things new!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e______\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooked VBS Overview: A Vacation Bible School Curriculum for 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Cooked Country - Day 1 VBS Lesson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have hope because Jesus is in control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ezekiel 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Synopsis: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Israelites were cooked. They were defeated by Nebuchadnezzar, and many of them were exiled to Babylon. God charged Ezekiel to deliver more bad news. Jerusalem was about to be destroyed. But in this time of hopelessness, God showed Ezekiel that he is still in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBad Bread - Day 2 VBS Lesson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have hope because Jesus is my source of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ezekiel 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Synopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Because of Israel’s history with manna, bread was a symbol of God’s provision. But Ezekiel’s bread was a symbol of the defeat, hunger, and desperation that was to come. Even so, it pointed ahead to the true provision that God would provide by sending us Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShoddy Shepherds - Day 3 VBS Lesson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGod has unexpected grace for those who wander far from him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003eEzekiel 34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Synopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ezekiel described Israel’s leaders as evil, selfish shepherds who didn’t care about God’s people, but only looked out for themselves. He promised that these leaders’ glory days would be cooked, when God sends his own Good Shepherd to lead his people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBare Bones - Day 4 VBS Lesson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have hope because Jesus brings new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003eEzekiel 37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Synopsis: \u003c\/strong\u003eGod showed Ezekiel an army that was cooked. Long dead and defeated, only bones remained. God asked Ezekiel to consider what He could do with the dead, dry bones that littered this scene of defeat. Jesus also looks into the dead, defeated places in our lives and asks, “What do you think I can do with this?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Fantastic Future - Day 5 VBS Lesson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have hope because Jesus will restore everything.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture: \u003c\/strong\u003eEzekiel 37-46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Synopsis: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe last chapters of Ezekiel are filled with promises of a glorious future. In spite of all of the struggles and defeats described in Ezekiel’s book, hope remains. 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