UNIT 5#3 THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH K/1 ST GRADE TRUE OR FALSE? God gives us his word so we will know the truth and not be fooled.

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1 November 11, 2018 UNIT 5#3 THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH K/1 ST GRADE CONCEPT GOAL TRUE OR FALSE? God gives us his word so we will know the truth and not be fooled. Christian students will learn that growing in their knowledge of what the Bible says will prevent them from being fooled. They will learn what is true about Jesus and what the Bible says about his return. Non-Christian students will learn that the message of the Bible says that only through Christ can anyone have a relationship with God. God has given us his truth that we can place our trust in. PASSAGES: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10; Matthew 24:23-27, 30, 31 Key verse: "Do not let anyone fool you in any way." 2 Thessalonians 2:3a (NCV) PLANNING AHEAD Lesson Supplies Learning Activity #1: Tell the Truth title sign Lesson: Trumpet Bible Plastic Sword Jesus crown Optional Activity: Baseball-size ball, 1/room Craft Supplies Activity Station: Paper cardstock with key verse, 1/child Page of printed pictures, 1/child Printed sheet with 2 Bible references, 1/child Yarn, 22 /child 2 tablespoons each salt and sugar 2 shallow bowls for salt and sugar Scissors Glue sticks Markers/crayons Teachers please note: For clarity, the shaded areas in the Planning Ahead section indicate supplies that are in and should be returned to your classroom SHARED SUPPLY bag. Items followed by an asterisk* are to be supplied by the teaching team. XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 1

2 November 11, 2018 BACKGROUND INFORMATION / TEACHER HELPS "ANTICHRISTOS can mean either against Christ or instead of Christ, or perhaps, combining the two, 'one who, assuming the guise of Christ, opposes Christ' (Westcott). The word is found only in John's Epistles (a) of the many antichrists who are forerunners of the Antichrist himself, 1 John 2:18, 22; 2 John 7; (b) of the evil power which already operates anticipatively of the Antichrist, 1 John 4:3. Note: The term pseudochristos, a false Christ, is to be distinguished from the above; it is found in Matt. 24:24 and Mark 13:32. The false Christ does not deny the existence of Christ, he trades upon the expectation of His appearance, affirming that he is the Christ. The Antichrist denies the existence of the true God." 1 "This name [Antichrist] introduces to us one of the most solemn and foreboding subjects in the Word of God. An antichrist once absolutely opposed to Jesus Christ- we are told, shall come (1 John 2:18). The spirit of antichrist is already in the world, denying the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh, either in the past (1 John 4:3) or in the future (2 John 7). "This spirit of antichrist, now possessed by many, will culminate in one person, the Antichrist, who will deny both the Father and the Son (1 John 2:22). "That he is a single individual is plainly taught in 2 Thess. 2, where he is called 'that man of sin'... 'the son of perdition:-- 'that wicked,' or properly, 'the lawless one.' "As Christ is the express image of God (Heb. 1:3), so it appears that antichrist is the culminating manifestation of Satan, 'the prince of this world' (John 14:30). His coming is 'after the working (energy or inward working) of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders and deceivableness of unrighteousness.' "He will be a 'strong (or inward working) delusion' to them who believe not the truth (2 Thes. 2:3-12).... "He will be received, even by the Jews (John 5:43), who, having returned to their own land and rebuilt their temple, will make a treaty with him, called by the prophet 'a covenant with death and an agreement with hell' (Isa. 28:14-18). And antichrist will exalt himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God (the rebuilt temple at Jerusalem) and sheweth himself that he is God (2 Thess. 2:4). Doubtless he is the king described in Dan. 11:36, etc., who shall do according to his own will and magnify himself above every god. Again, he is seen as the beast Rev. 13: who performs 'great wonders and deceiveth them that dwell upon the earth,' by means of his miracles, and has the power to kill those who will not worship the image of the beast.... "... But, though antichrist shall so greatly exalt himself and rule over the world with such power, yet 'shall he come to his end, and none shall help him' (Dan. 11:45). The Lord shall destroy him 'with the brightness of His coming,' literally 'will paralyze (him) with the forthshining of His arrival' (2 Thess. 2:8) when He shall come, with His saints, to execute judgment upon the ungodly ((Jude 14, 15). Yes, he shall 'be brought down to hell (sheol), to the sides of the pit.' They that see him shall narrowly look upon him and consider him, saying, 'is this THE MAN that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; that made the world as a wilderness and destroyed the cities thereof?' Isa. 14: "... he is surely coming, and sad indeed is the thought of a godless world, rushing on to such a culmination of evil." 2. 1 Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, 1981 by Fleming H. Revell, "ANTICHRIST," pp. 61, Blackstone, William E., Jesus is Coming, 1908 by Fleming H. Revell, Chapter XII, pp XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 2

3 November 11, Thessalonians 2:3-12 tells us that a "man of lawlessness," the anti-christ, will come before Christ's return. The Bible says that many "religious fakers" will arise throughout history, but this one will be final and most devastating because numbers of people will be deceived and will follow him. A man which scripture refers to as the "false prophet" will assist him. This false prophet will work miracles and will help to convince people that the antichrist is God. For example, the false prophet can "call down fire from heaven." Both these men are referred to in Rev. 13:11-18, 19:20, and 20:10. The Bible tells us that in the end, God will "slay" them both. Jesus is the Victorious King of Kings and Lord of Lords! XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 3

4 LESSON PLAN SET UP INCORPORATION MIN INSTRUCTION/ INTRODUCTION November 11, 2018 Before class hang the Tell the Truth title sign on the white board. Activity Stations: Identification Real or False? Instructions: Set two shallow bowls out on a table, one with salt, one with sugar. Label the bowls "A" and "B." As children arrive, have them look at the bowls and decide which bowl contains the real sugar no tasting allowed. Ask them how they can tell which one is the real thing and which one the fake. Ask if they have ever been fooled by any fakes. Talk about times when you have read or heard about people being fooled. Craft Booklet Instructions: Give each child a cardstock cover with the key verse printed on it, a printed sheet with 2 Bible references on each side, and a page of printed picture. Cut out each of the pictures and glue them on the page with the corresponding reference. The pictures will be placed on the pages in the progression in which they occur; i.e., Jesus will come with a trumpet blast in the clouds, the Antichrist will fight Him with the sword, and Jesus will win and be King of the universe (crown). Glue the trumpet over the cloud. Color the other pictures as desired. Fold the cover in half and the pages in half. Put the pages inside the cover. Tie the yarn around the middle of the book to hold it together. As the children work on their craft, tell them that they will learn about each picture in the lesson. The booklet will help them remember that the Bible tells them what they need to know so they won't be fooled. Missions Prayer Instructions: Talk about and pray for Oasis Giving campaign and adopted missionary child. Instructions: Stand at the "Identification" Activity Station table so you can use the bowls of salt and sugar as props as you go through the Introduction. When you came in to class some of you tried to guess which of the two bowls on the table contained the real sugar. How many think bowl "A" was the real sugar? How many think Bowl "B?" How did you decide which was the real sugar? It was hard to decide because sugar and salt look alike and have no smell. If I told you that this (hold one of the bowls up) is the sugar, how could you know for sure if I was telling the truth? (Taste it.) That's right. You can tell for sure by tasting it. It's important to tell the sugar from the salt when you use it. You wouldn't want to be fooled and put salt on your cereal. YUCK! Was it pretty easy to decide which was real and which was fake? Sometimes it is not easy. Have you ever known a person who was a fake? A person who is a fake pretends that he is someone he really isn t. Or a fake might pretend to be able to do something she really can t do. Sometimes when we play games we pretend we are someone else or that we can do things we really can t do. It s fun to pretend. But when someone lies about who they are or what they can do it is very wrong. Think of the evil queen who went to Snow White s door as a kind apple peddler. She lied about who she was because she wanted to do something evil to Snow White. Snow White believed the queen and ate the poison apple. The Bible warns us about evil people who will lie. The Bible especially tells us about a certain man who will lie to us about who he is. He will make promises to love and help people and will actually say that he is God. Many people will be fooled and follow him. God wants us to know the truth so we won t be fooled. Our key verse today is, "Do not let anyone fool you in any way" (2 Thessalonians 2:3). The Bible tells us that many men will try to fool people into thinking they are the real Jesus. And they will fool many people. But just as we can know the real sugar from the fake by tasting it, we can know the XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 4

5 LESSON LG GROUP 5 MIN LEARNING ACTIVITY #1 LG GROUP LESSON CON T. 5 MIN LEARNING ACTIVITY #2 LG GROUP LESSON CON T. LG GROUP November 11, 2018 real Jesus from the fake ones if we know what the Bible says. GOOD NEWS The Bible teaches us the truth about God so we can be wise and not be fooled. The first truth we need to know is how to be friends with God. Because everyone is born sinful we can't be God's friends. Because God loves us and wants us to be His friend, He sent Jesus to save us from the punishment we deserve for our sin. Jesus is the only man who is God and the King of Kings. Jesus came to earth to die on the cross to pay for our sins. If we tell Him that we know we sin and ask Him to forgive us, at that moment we become His friends forever. We learned last week that Jesus will come back to earth again someday. That will be the end of the time for people to make the choice to ask Jesus to forgive them. Let's get together with the other classes. The drama team is going to do a pretend game show called "Tell the Truth." Three people will say they are the real King of Kings. See what you think. Drama Tell the Truth skit performed by the drama team. None of these were the real King of Kings. Were any of you fooled? Jack and Jill knew what the Bible says so they weren't fooled. Let's go back to our classrooms and learn what the Bible says so we won't ever be fooled. When you see a commercial on TV that tells you if you buy a certain kind of shoes you will be able to jump higher and run faster than anyone else, do you believe it? Have you ever bought those shoes and found out that you can't jump any higher or run any faster? Do you think the people who write those commercials are lying? They lie because they want you to buy their shoes so they can make more money. So when you watch TV you have to think about what is said and figure out if it is really the truth. Not everything we hear or see on TV is always true. It is important to think about what you see and hear wherever you are. The Bible says that many religious fakers will try to fool us before Jesus actually returns. They will lie to get people to believe them rather than God. Some people will believe them because they are very convincing and they will be able to perform some miracles. Then just before Jesus comes back there will be one last faker. He will be very evil. The Bible calls him the antichrist because he will be against Christ. He won't pretend to be Jesus. But he will say that he is God. Many people will believe and follow him because they don't know or believe the Bible. They will bow down to him. Our key verse is, "Do not let anyone fool you in any way" (2 Thessalonians 2:3). We definitely don't want to be fooled into believing this faker or any faker! Let's play a game to see if we can fool you. Game Simon Says Instructions: Have the students line up across the room from the teacher. The teacher will give a command to move forward (2 steps, hop, turn around 3 times, walk sideways, jump, etc.) prefaced with "Simon says" or NOT prefaced with "Simon says". The children ARE to follow the command prefaced by "Simon says," but NOT the command NOT prefaced with "Simon says." When a student moves incorrectly, he/she goes back to the beginning. The first student to reach the teacher is the winner. If we learn what the Bible says, fakers will not fool us. Let's look at two things the Bible tells us will be true about Jesus, the only King who deserves our worship. Instructions: Hold up the trumpet, the sword, the crown and the Bible as visuals as you go through rest of the lesson. Type of Entrance Trumpet & Cloud Last week we learned that Jesus will come back through the clouds just like He left. And XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 5

6 LEARNING ACTIVITY #3 SM GROUPS OPTIONAL ACTIVITY November 11, 2018 when He does, everyone in the whole earth will see Him all at the same time. Listen while I read what the Bible says about how He will come. (Read Matthew 24:30, 31) How will He come back? He will be announced by a loud trumpet blast and will come through the clouds. Everyone everywhere on earth will see Him at that moment when He comes. The Bible tells us this is the way it will happen so we know it is true. So if a person claims to be God and does not come to earth just that way, we'll know that person is a faker. Type of Person Bible The Bible also tells us that people will lie to try to get others to follow and worship them. They will often be very nice but they won't tell the truth about Jesus and God. The antichrist will claim to be God, but he will hate God and Jesus and will hate people who love God and Jesus. The people who have refused to love God will be fooled. The Bible tells us that Jesus came to earth to love and serve us and to die for us even though He was rejected and crucified on a cross. We will know the true Jesus because He will be and do exactly what the Bible says. He always tells the truth, always loves others and always loves and honors God. Final Outcome Sword & Crown When Jesus comes back the antichrist will fight Him, but Jesus will win. He will be the ruler of all the earth and will have all the power. We learned last week that everyone who has asked Jesus to forgive their sins will be very glad to see Him and will live with Him forever. All those who have decided not to ask Jesus to forgive their sins will be very afraid because they will not ever be able to live with Him. Remember our key verse, "Do not let anyone fool you in any way" (2 Thessalonians 2:3). Let s get into small groups. What is our key verse? Does knowing about what will happen make you happy, afraid..? Why? How can you be sure that you won't be fooled? What are some things you can do? How can you help other people not to be fooled? Let's pray for our friends and family who don't know Jesus and ask God to help us tell them about Jesus' love. If you have never asked Jesus to forgive your sins you can do that as we pray. Let's also pray that we will learn the Bible and learn from other people who know the Bible so false teachers and the Antichrist won't fool us. Hot Potato Instructions: When a student catches the ball, he/she must say the first/next word in the key verse until they have said the whole verse. Verses used in booklet: Verse Statement at bottom of page 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Jesus will kill the Antichrist. Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Revelation 19:16 2 Thessalonians 2:4 The Antichrist will say that he is God... John 8:31,32 If we know and believe what the Bible says we won't be fooled. Matthew 24:30, 31 Jesus will appear on the clouds with a loud trumpet call in great power and glory XENOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, , K/1 st Unit 5#3 Page 6