esson at a Glance esson Objectives The children will hear the story of Jesus last supper with his disciples. The children will state one way that Jesus served. The children will plan to serve someone this week. esson Text John 13:1-17 Scripture Memory Verse have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. esson Plan Greeting and Registration Preclass Activity: Words That Serve Welcome and Singing Centers: ible Story: The Greatest ove of All Craft: At Your Service Scripture Memory: Set an xample NOT: Allow time for a snack. Jesus served VRYON Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-1
pre class A CT V T Y Words That Serve The children will preview today s ible Story as they think about different ways of serving. Materials For each child: glue stick 1 small envelope pencil For the teacher: scissors Reproducible Pages: Page A, 2 copies for each child (1 on white paper; 1 on a different color paper) Preparation 1. Cut apart the individual letters from the crosswords on the white copies of Reproducible Page A and place each set in an envelope for each child. 2. Complete the activity on your copy of Reproducible Page A. nstructions 1. Greet the children as they arrive. xplain that in today s lesson they will be learning about a time when Jesus taught his disciples a very important lesson about serving others. Tell them that they will complete a crossword puzzle that contains words about serving. 2. Show the children you sample. Distribute the copies of Reproducible Page A, the envelopes you prepared, glue sticks and pencils. ncourage the children to work with a partner. 3. Have the children glue the matching letters from their envelopes onto their copies of Reproducible Page A. When they are finished, have them answer the questions on their pages. 4. Circulate among the children to offer help and encouragement. Teacher Tips f your budget does not permit you to make two copies for each child, have the children do the above activity with a partner; or make only one copy for each child and have them color in the letters of each word instead of cutting and gluing them. How many ways to serve can you find in this puzzle? Write them below: xample: make bed wash dishes rake leaves empty trash Who did Jesus serve? e v e r y o n e M A K D J S U S V SRVD WA SH Y M O P R S N T R A S H Y K AV S Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-2
S T O R Y The Greatest ove of All The children will hear this week s ible Story about Jesus last supper with his disciples. Materials For the teacher: 1 piece of black construction paper, 12" x 18" 1 large piece of cardboard, at least 12" x 18" magazine pictures of people doing chores (e.g., housecleaning, mopping, scrubbing, taking out the trash, changing diapers, etc.) glue stick scissors 6 index cards, 3" x 5" Preparation 1. Cut out as many different pictures as you can of people doing different household chores and glue them to the black construction paper. 2. Mount the construction paper collage to the cardboard. 3. Neatly print the following words on the index cards: love, servant, teacher, master, example, understand. 4. Practice presenting this ible Story. ntroducing the ible Story Open your ible to John 13. Tell the children that this week s ible Story comes from the New Testament book or gospel of John. Have the children turn in their ibles to John 13. Prepare the children for today s ible Story by asking the following questions: When someone we love goes away or moves away, what do we do for them? (throw a good-bye party; help them pack or clean their house; tell them how much they mean to us; give them pictures of us to remember us; give them addresses; etc.) When someone we love moves or goes away, do we expect them to come and clean our house or do our chores? (no because they have so many other things to think about. Share about someone you know who recently moved and how you helped them.) Hold up the cardboard picture collage and ask the children to look closely at the pictures. What are the people doing in these pictures? Are these things that you like to do? s there anything here that you have to do at your house? What would you think if, your teacher, came to your house tomorrow and did your chores for you? (Take responses.) Pause for a moment and look around at all the children. Present this situation with great amazement. magine that tomorrow you wake up and the doorbell rings. You go to the door and it is Jesus! You are so surprised! You invite him in and ask what you can do for him. You offer him something to eat or drink and a nice chair. magine that Jesus says, did not come here to have you take care of me. came here to serve you. Here, let me clean your room. would like to make your bed, pick up your toys and wash your clothes. And when am done, will wash the dishes and clean the bathroom. What would you think if Jesus did that? xplain that in today s ible Story, they are going to learn that Jesus did something really amazing for his disciples. He did something totally unexpected that surprised them and gave them a memory that they would never forget! The Master Servant Read the words from the index cards. Distribute the cards to the children and tell them to raise their cards each time they hear the word in the ible Story. The words have been capitalized below: t was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having OVD his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his OV. The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas scariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ord, are you going to wash my feet? Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-3
S T O R Y Jesus replied, You do not realize now what am doing, but later you will UNDRSTAND. No, said Peter, you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, Unless wash you, you have no part with me. Then, ord, Simon Peter replied, not just my feet but my hands and my head as well! Jesus answered, A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you. For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean. When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. Do you UNDRSTAND what have done for you? he asked them. You call me TACHR and ord, and rightly so, for that is what am. Now that, your ord and TACHR, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another s feet. have set you an XAMP that you should do as have done for you. tell you the truth, no SRVANT is greater than his MASTR, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them (John 13:1-17, emphasis added). Have the child again hold up the card with ove written on it. Jesus wanted to show his disciples how much he loved them. He wanted to do something so amazing that they would never forget it. So Jesus washed his disciples feet. Washing feet in Jesus day was a chore that most people did not want to do. t might be like washing the bathroom today. ven though Jesus was getting ready to go away, he served the disciples to show them his love. Have the child again hold up the card with Understand written on it. The disciples, and especially Peter, were very surprised. They did not understand why Jesus was washing their feet. They thought that Jesus was too important to do a chore like that for them! ut Jesus told them that they would understand later and they did! Have the children again hold up the remaining cards. Jesus wanted the disciples to understand that because he was their ord, it did not mean that he was too important to be a servant. He told them that they should also serve each other. That way, no one had an excuse to say, m too important to do that chore. NOT: Make sure to point out that Jesus also washed Judas feet, the man who would later betray him. Jesus could have been tempted to not want to serve Judas because he knew what Judas was planning to do. ut Jesus did not treat Judas any differently. Help the children see that Jesus loved and served everyone even his enemies. Sharing with Others Ask the children who they want to tell this ible Story to this week. ncourage them to remember Jesus example as they do their chores at home this week. Close with a prayer thanking God for sending Jesus to show us how to love each other. Teacher Tips f time permits during the week, arrange with the other teachers in your class to make some surprise visits to the homes of some of your children. Offer to serve them by helping with a chore or a project around the house (e.g., cleaning their room or closet; going through old toys, etc.) Talk with the parents in advance to make sure that the child will be at home and available for your visit. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-4
C At Your Service The children will make trays reminding them to be servants like Jesus. Materials R For each child: poster board, 10" x 12" piece of clear contact paper, 2" x 4" pipe cleaner, 12" paintbrush glue stick A watercolor paints paper cup with water For the teacher: scissors ruler stapler tape F hole punch newspapers marker Reproducible Pages: Page, 1 copy for every 6 children Preparation T 1. Prepare a tray for each child as follows: A. Cut a 10" x 12" piece of poster board for each child.. Measure and then cut 2" diagonal slits in each corner of the poster board. See Figure A. C. Fold up each side of the poster board to the end of the slits, see Figure, making creases. D. Fold the corners together, as shown in Figure C, and then staple in place. Place tape over the staples.. Punch two holes in the shorter sides of the tray for handles. 2. Cut each pipe cleaner in half. 3. Cut out the memory verses from the copies of Reproducible Page. ach child will need only one verse. 4. Cut a 2" x 4" piece of contact paper for each child. 5. Make a sample of the finished tray to show the children. 6. Prior to class, cover the work surface with newspapers, and add water to each child s paper cup one-third full. Place the paintbrushes and paint on the work surface. nstructions 1. ntroduce today s activity: n today s ible Story, we are learning that Jesus taught his disciples an important lesson about serving others. He set a great example for them so that they would know that every real leader is a servant to those he leads. We are going to make a tray that we can use to serve others. Show them your sample tray. 2. Distribute the trays, glue sticks, memory verses and contact paper. Have the children glue their memory verses to the center of their trays. 3. Help the children place contact paper on top their memory verses. See Figure D. 4. Distribute the two pipe cleaner halves to the children. Have them thread the pipe cleaner halves through each of the holes in the sides of the tray making handles, as shown in Figure D. Have them tape the pipe cleaner ends in place. 5. Have the children paint their trays with the watercolor paint. 6. While the children are painting, circulate around the class and write their names on the bottom or sides of their trays. Conclusion Ask the children how it makes them feel when someone serves them. Close with a prayer for the children to see ways that they can be servants like Jesus. Teacher Tips ring in old t-shirts for the children to use as smocks. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-5
C R A F T 10" 2" slits 2" slits 12" Figure A poster board end of slit folded side Figure poster board corner staple corner invisible tape verse from Reproducible Page contact paper tape pipe cleaner half holes staple Figure C staple Figure D Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-6
SCR PT UR MM ORY Set an xample The children will learn and memorize today s Scripture Memory Verse through this fun activity. Scripture Memory Verse have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. Materials For the teacher: 9 paper plates, 8" black marker Preparation Neatly print one of the following phrases on the paper plates: have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. nstructions 1. ntroduce today s activity: n your ible Story today, you are learning about a time when Jesus taught his disciples a very important lesson about serving. At his last supper with the disciples, Jesus taught them that a great leader is also a great servant. Jesus wanted his disciples to understand that if they wanted to be like Jesus, they must love and serve each other. Jesus gave them a great example of how to serve. n your Scripture Memory Verse, you will learn Jesus words to his disciples when he told them to follow his example. 2. Show the children the Scripture Memory Verse on the back of this esson Card. Read it to them three times, pointing to the words while they listen. Ask them to say it with you three more times, each time pointing to the words for them. Ask each child to stand next to you and say the verse together with you. nvite volunteers to say the verse alone or with a partner. 3. Show the children the plates you prepared. Say the verse to the children as you hold up each of the corresponding plates. Distribute the plates to the children. Say the verse and have them hold up the plates as you say the verse. 4. Collect and shuffle the plates. Place them face up in a row in front of the children. Have the children form a line facing the plates. Have the first child go up and find the first plate with the words have and put it at the beginning of the row, moving the plate that is there to the empty space. Have the child go to the end of the line. Have the next child go up and find the plate that belongs in the second place with the words set you and put it next to the first, moving that plate to the empty space. Have the children continue doing this until all the plates are in the order of the verse. Rearrange the order of the children and repeat this activity. 5. Collect and shuffle the plates. Place them face down in a row and repeat the activity in Step 4. However, this time the children must turn over one plate at a time and put it in the space where they think it belongs. They will do this until all the plates have been turned over and placed in their proper places. Repeat as time permits. 6. Ask volunteers to put all the plates in order from memory. Conclusion Ask the children if they can think of one thing that Jesus did that they can do. (serve, teach, pray, help, love, etc.) Close with a prayer thanking God for Jesus perfect example. Teacher Tips Think of additional or more challenging ways to teach the verse using the plates. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-7
SCR PT UR MM ORY have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-8
esson at a Glance supplement esson Objectives The children will hear the story of Jesus last supper with his disciples. The children will state one way that Jesus served. The children will plan to serve someone this week. esson Text John 13:1-17 Scripture Memory Verse have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. esson Plan Greeting and Registration Preclass Activity: Service Stations Welcome and Singing Centers: ife Application: very Which Way Game: Service with a Smile ible Skills: How s Your Serve? NOT: Allow time for a snack. pre class A CT V T Y Service Stations The children will review this week s ible Story as they think about ways they can serve others. Materials For each child: crayons or markers glue stick scissors For the teacher: 4 pieces of poster board, 22" x 28" magazines with pictures of people and family doing chores and helping each other Reproducible Pages: Page C, 1 copy for each child Preparation 1. Neatly print across the top of each piece of poster board in large letters, one of the following: Home, Family and Friends, School, Church. 2. Write, glue or draw one idea or picture on each poster to show the children an example. 3. Place each of the posters in different areas or tables in the Preclass area to represent Service Stations. nstructions 1. Greet the children as they arrive. Remind them that this week they learned about Jesus example of serving others. Show them the four Service Stations that you prepared. Tell them to write, draw or glue something on each of the posters that shows ways to serve in each of these areas. 2. Distribute the copies of Reproducible Page C, crayons, glue sticks, scissors and magazines. Have the children rotate from one poster to the next and add a picture or words that tells one way to serve in each area. 3. Circulate among the children to offer help and encouragement. 4. Give the completed posters to the ife Application teacher. Teacher Tips For a small group, divide and label one poster into the four service areas. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-9
supplement F A PP C A T O N very Which Way The children will review this week s ible Story as they plan ways to serve someone this week. Materials For each child: pencil For the teacher: large writing surface Service Station posters from Preclass Activity Reproducible Pages: Reproducible Page D, 1 copy for each child Preparation 1. On the large writing surface, neatly draw a large version of the chart from your copy of Reproducible Page D. Only write in the column titles. Do not write in the answers until you do the activity with the children. 2. Complete the activity on your copy of Reproducible Page D. 3. Read John 13:1-17 to review the events of this week s ible Story. Reviewing the ible Story Open your ible to John 13. Who remembers our memory verse this week? ( have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. ) What kind of example did Jesus set for his disciples? (Take responses: He did something for them that only servants do and Jesus was their teacher. He showed them that even a master can be a servant.) What did Jesus do for his disciples? (washed their dirty feet) Jesus served his disciples by doing a job most people did not want to do. Show the children the posters from the Preclass Activity. Ask the children to name some of the jobs around their homes or school or church that no one wants to do. Talk about why no one wants to do them. very Which Way Tell the children to look at the large writing surface. Say each of the words to the children and explain that they are going to talk about each aspect of Jesus service and one way that they can be like him. Distribute the copies of Reproducible Page D and pencils. Point to WHO and ask the children: n your ible Story, who did Jesus serve? Write disciples in the space. Who can you serve this week? Help the children write the name of someone they can serve this week in the spaces provided on their pages. Point to the word WHAT and ask, What did Jesus do? Write washed feet in the space. Help the children to write one thing that they can do for the person they want to serve this week. Offer suggestions from the Service Station posters. Point to the word WHR. Where did Jesus serve his disciples? Write n someone s home. xplain that Jesus and his disciples had their last supper together in the home of someone Jesus knew. Help the children write the place where they want to serve the person this week. Make suggestions such as: at their house, in their basement, in their yard, etc. Point to the word WHN and ask, When did Jesus serve? Write in the evening and explain that it was during Jesus last supper that he served them. Help the children write when they want to serve this week. Suggest a day and a time. Point to the word WHY and ask, Why did Jesus serve? Write love and example and explain that Jesus served his disciples to give them an example of how to love. Help the children write why they want to serve someone this week. (Offer suggestions such as: love, appreciate, thankful, be a good example, be like Jesus.) Conclusion With the time that remains, have the children share about their plans to serve this week. Close with a prayer for the children to follow through on their plans to be like Jesus. Teacher Tips Have an assistant ready to help young children write their answers. f necessary, omit the writing step and have the children say what they want to do instead of writing it. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-10
supplement G A M Service with a Smile The children will review key ideas from this week s ible Story as they think of ways that they can serve like Jesus. Materials For each child: small piece of paper pencil For the teacher: large serving tray towel (large enough to cover the tray) small objects: toy, watering can, sponge, pencil sharpener, pair of socks, crumpled paper (trash), blank paper and crayons, silverware, plastic drinking cup, coins, bandage, rag, hand towel, water bottle, etc. small paper cup watch or timer with second hand Preparation 1. Collect various small objects, such as the ones listed above. e sure you have several more items than the number of children in your group. 2. Place the objects on the tray and cover it with the towel. nstructions 1. ntroduce today s activity: n your ible Story this week, you learned how Jesus showed his love for his disciples. Jesus did something to his disciples that they did not expect he washed their dirty feet. Jesus showed the disciples that he was their teacher and their servant. He wanted them to see that he was not too important to serve them in a way most people did not want to serve. Jesus showed the disciples a very important lesson and gave them an example for how to love each other. n your game today, you will try to remember as much as you can from this week s ible Story and think of ways to serve like Jesus. 2. Have the children sit in a circle and show them the covered tray. Give them a piece of paper and pencil and have them write their names. Collect the papers and put them in the cup. 3. xplain that on the tray are a few items to remind them of this week s ible Story and help them think of ways to serve. Tell them that you will remove the towel for thirty seconds and they will look at it and try to remember as many items as they can. 4. Place the tray in the middle of the circle and remove the towel for thirty seconds. Then cover it again. 5. Remove one name from the cup and read it out loud. Tell the child you called to name one item from the tray. Carefully remove that item and give it to the child. Ask the child to say one way that this item reminds them of how Jesus served and one way that it makes them think of how they can serve. Then have the children say how it makes them feel to know that they can be like Jesus. For example: if the child is holding the bandage, he may say that it reminds him of how Jesus healed people, and it makes him think that he could help someone who is sick by taking out their trash. f the child is holding the socks, he may say that they remind him of when Jesus washed the disciples feet, and they make him think that he should pick up his dirty socks and put them in the dirty clothes hamper. 6. f a child does not remember an item, remove one for him and let him continue. 7. Use the list on the back of this esson Card for additional ideas. Conclusion ncourage the children for their participation. Share about how happy it makes you feel to know that you can be like Jesus when you serve others. Close with a prayer thanking God that although Jesus was ord and Master, he was willing to serve his disciples. Teacher Tips Help the children to understand that although most people do not practice foot washing today, there are plenty of other ways to show how much we love each other. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-11
supplement G A Ways Jesus Served Service with a Smile Ways Can Serve M washed his disciples feet healed the sick fed the hungry clean my room help out when my mother/father is sick set the table solved people s problems share my snack at church answered their questions help younger brother/sister with chores stayed up late to help people pray for friends, family members, enemies got up early to pray for people help someone do their chores helped Peter catch fish surprise someone by doing their chores for them Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-12
supplement S K S How s Your Serve? The children will serve scriptures to one another. Materials For the teacher: score pad and pencil watch with second hand or timer scissors 2 paper plates Reproducible Pages: Page, 2 copies for the teacher Preparation 1. Cut out the scripture references from both your copies of Reproducible Page. 2. Fold and place each set of references on a paper plate. 3. Practice leading this activity. nstructions 1. ntroduce today s activity: n your ible Story this week, you learned about a time when Jesus served his disciples in an amazing and surprising way. Jesus washed his disciples feet! n Jesus day, foot washing was a job that most people did not want to do because it was a dirty job. Jesus knew that by washing his disciples feet, he would be showing them how much he loved them and cared for them. Jesus also knew that by washing their feet, he would be giving them an example of how they should love and serve each other. n your activity, you are going to practice looking up scriptures in the ible about service. 2. Divide the children into two teams. Have them sit across from each other. xplain that each team will serve a scripture reference to each other and then try to be the first team to find their reference in their ibles. 3. Choose a child from each team to begin. Give the children each a plate. When you say go start the timer and have the servers walk (not run) across to the other team and each serve the other children on that team a scripture from their plate. When all the children have been served a piece of paper, the serving child may return to his team. The children must work together to try and be the first team to locate all of their scripture references and mark them with their papers. When a team has located them all, they should sit and raise their hands. 4. Mark the time of the first team to finish. Wait until the other team is done and mark their time. 5. Using the list on the back of this esson Card, have the children point to each of the references they found in their ibles as you read them. Activity Variation nstead of serving all the references at once, have the children take turns serving one at a time to each team. Have all the children look for each reference together as a team. Do this until all the references have been located. Conclusion Ask the children how it makes them feel to serve other people and God. ncourage the children that God wants us to be happy because when we serve others we are serving God. Close with a prayer thanking God for the ible. Teacher Tips e careful to balance the children who are skilled at locating scripture references with those who are not. Adapt this activity to best suit the skill level of your group. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-13
supplement S K S Deuteronomy 10:12 (emphasis added) And now, O srael, what does the ORD your God ask of you but to fear the ORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the ORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Joshua 22:5 (emphasis added) ut be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the ORD gave you: to love the ORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul. Matthew 20:28 (emphasis added) Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. 1 Corinthians 12:5 (emphasis added) There are different kinds of service, but the same ord. phesians 6:7-8 (emphasis added) Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the ord, not men, because you know that the ord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Philippians 2:5-9 (emphasis added) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name... Colossians 3:23-24 (emphasis added) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the ord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the ord as a reward. t is the ord Christ you are serving. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational 17-2-14
R P R O D U C PAG A Core/Preclass 2 copies for each child (1 on white paper, 1 on colored paper) How many ways to serve can you find in this puzzle? Write them below: make bed xample: Who did Jesus serve? M A K J S U S D V SRVD WA SH Y M O P R S N T R A S H Y K AV S Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-15
R P R O D U C PAG Core/Craft 1 copy for every 6 children have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. have set you an example that you should do as have done for you. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-16
R P R O D U C PAG C Supplement/Preclass 1 copy for each child can wash dishes. can make my bed. can clean my room. can set the table. can help a friend with homework. deas for Serving like Jesus can help my younger brother or sister with chores or homework. can offer to clean up the yard. can help a neighbor with yard work. can help when my parents are on the phone. can do a chore for someone else. can ask my teacher how can help around the class. can look for ways to help in school. Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-17
R P R O D U C PAG D Supplement/ife Application 1 copy for each child very Which Way Name WHO? WHAT? WHR? WHN? WHY? JSUS disciples washed feet someone s evening; love; home dinner time example M Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-18
R P R O D U C Supplement/ible Skills 2 copies for the teacher #1 Deuteronomy 10:12 #6 Philippians 2:5-9 #2 Joshua 22:5 #7 Colossians 3:23-24 #3 Matthew 20:28 #4 1 Corinthians 12:5 #5 phesians 6:7-8 PAG Spring 2 1999 by Discipleship Publications nternational Permission to Photocopy Granted 17-2-19