Putting Jesus First (Lesson 4) With Our Life

Putting Jesus First (Lesson 4) With Our Life

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Putting Jesus First (Lesson 4)

With Our Life

by Becky

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LESSON OBJECTIVE Topics: Following Jesus, Behavior, Choices, Godliness, Pleasing God

The children have spent a few weeks looking at how they can put Jesus first. They have seen that they can put Him first with their words, their actions and with their thoughts. Now we can look at a more general way to put Jesus first; with our lives. That pretty much sums us everything learned so far but hopefully the kids can see that it is very important to always put Jesus first in everything they do in order to have godly character.

Bulletin Board Idea: Putting Jesus First (see below: AS KIDS ARRIVE)

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes) Putting Jesus First (Bulletin Board/Coloring Activity) Click here As the children arrive, give them the fourth picture pair found in the bulletin board/coloring activity. (Putting Jesus First with our Life)

If you are not using the actual bulletin board idea, the children can still color the pictures, and you can post them on the wall. Each picture pair will help the children see what it looks like when someone is putting Jesus first, and what it looks like when someone is not putting Jesus first. Optional pre-colored pictures are also available.

WORSHIP TIME (5 minutes) Further info? Click here

BIBLE VERSE (7 minutes)

"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:12b This verse reminds children that when we put Jesus first in our lives, we are then able to show the characters that He wants us to have.

Explain to the children what compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience looks like in a person of God.

Then, if appropriate for the age of your class, ask for 5 volunteers to stand in a line. Give each child one of the characteristics (words) to say when it is her or his turn. Start by saying "Clothe yourselves with..." then have

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the first child shout out, "Compassion," the next child right away shout out, "Kindness," and so on for all five words. See how fast they can complete the memory verse in this way.

BIBLE STORY (15 minutes) Introduction: The best way to find out what it means to put Jesus first in our lives, is by reading about Jesus, and how he cares so much for us. Let's read one short passage from the book of Psalms. As we read, listen to all of the ways our Lord shows kindness and love for us. In the same way, we can show the same for others.

Read Psalm 103:8-12 (Repeated below from the New International Reader's Version.)

"The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won't keep bringing charges against us. He won't stay angry with us forever. He doesn't punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished. He doesn't pay us back in keeping with the evil things we've done.

His love for those who have respect for him is as high as the heavens are above the earth. He has removed our lawless acts from us as far as the east is from the west." Psalm 103:8-12 NIRV

Then read the following story about one little girl who discovered that to truly love someone, she must first learn how to put Jesus first in her life.

Read the story "Showing God's Love " Click here

Discussion Questions: 1. What did Margaret's mother notice about her friend Sarah? (that she was a very loving girl)

2. What did Sarah do to make Margaret feel loved? (she held her hand as they walked to school, they read books together and they talked about God)

3. In spite of having a handicap, did Sarah make fun of Margaret? (no)

4. What does Sarah show us with her actions? (that she wants to love her friend and help her when she can)

5. Did Sarah show compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience? (Yes)

6. Would you like to have a friend like Sarah? (Yes)

7. Did Sarah show love to Margaret because she was told to, or because that is what God wanted her to do? (God wanted her to show love)

FUN TIME (12 minutes) What's in Your Heart? (Craft) Click here

PRAYER/SNACK (10 minutes) Further info? Click here

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Have ready a sweet treat of fruit snacks with filling. As the children eat them, they will bite into the filling and it might catch them off guard. Remind them that the filling is very similar to our life. Our words, our actions and our thoughts come from inside of us. But unlike the fruit snacks, sometimes what comes out of us doesn't taste very good. When we say or do or think mean things, it catches other people off guard and they don't know what to do and may become hurt. When we put Jesus first, our lives will be full of five good things. Do you remember the five words we learned earlier? compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience

CLOSING ACTIVITY Put Jesus First (Song) Click here

ALTERNATE CLOSING ACTIVITY God Says (Game) Click here This is the same game that the children played at the end of the second lesson of this series. If they had fun, this may be a good time to play it again.

NEXT WEEK It's now time to choose another exciting lesson plan from Kid's Sunday School Place.

TAKE HOME PAGE Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home. Click here

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