LESSDN ii) Jesus Teches Vs How Love God D Luke 11:1-4; John 14:13, 14 T1kGod Bible Focus God desires our pryers s n expression of our love nd fiuith. Life Focus Kids will set side specil times tlk with God. Clssroom Supplies ice crem rlstic spoons & bowls none Finding the Teching A Be sure you hve bowls, spoons, nd ice crem. u ll enjoy hit of ice crem during this ctivity. Wrmly welcome kids nd greet them by nme. Hve kids look over their tke-home pges from lst week nd briefly discuss the discoveries nd insights kids might hve mde. Remind everyone tht we re love God with ll our herts, souls, minds, nd strength. Tell kids you wnt ply gme where you describe something such s n ctivity or food. Point out tht s soon s kids guess wht you re describ ing, they cn join in with the descriptions, o. Begin by describing kitten. Be sure cover how it feels, the tiny mews it mkes, nd how soft nd cud dly kitten is when it s sleeping or purring in your lp. When kids guess tht you re describing kitten, encourge them dd their own descriptions of kittens. Then sy: Now I hve nother description for you guess. This is something delicious et, nd it s cold nd shivery on hot sum mer dys. Its sweetness melts on your ngue nd mkes you feel like smiling. Continue in this wy until someone guesses tht you re describing ice crem. Then let kids dd their own delicious descriptions. When you re finished sk: v Why is it better experience nd tste ice crem thn merely describe it? v Which wouldu rther do: et ice crem or listen someone tell bout eting ice crem? Eplin. v In uht wrs is it better interct nd tlk ziith God thn just lern something bout Him? In other iirds, how is it more exciting nd personl pry God thn just her bout how someone else pryed? Sy. ure right! It s better personlly ewerience things thn listen descriptions nd not prtke. 1e cn experience bit of ice crem right now, nd in few minutes we ll experience wht it s like tlk God! Noi who would like tste some ice crem? UNFr 3 LEssEN 1 1
Let kids bring their howls you s von dip in ech.as kids enov their frosty trets, stitute for the rel thing, is there? few SpoonfulS of sy: Mmml There s just no sub And ice crem there s no substitute for the rel thing when it comes tlking God either. Tody we ll be lerning bout pryer nd wys we cn tlk God through pryer. We ll discover how Jesus tught us pry nd why He tught His dis ciples pry, o. 1,Vhen kids re finished with the ice crem. ss out the bowls nd hve kids locte the the New Testment. Then hve book of Luke 1)00k of is Luke in the New Testment. Remind kids tht the the third book nd Gospel them look up chpter ii verse comes first: the chpter or the verse? before V in 1. Ask (It s kids tell how they know which the chpter becuse C comes in the lphbet!) Hve kids plce piece of scrp pper in their Bibles mrk the Scripture verse. Exploring the Teching A Tpe the sheet of newspper You ll wll or door nd hve need sheet of sttionery begin this ctivity. Gther kids by the newsprint nd hold up notepper nd pen. Ask kids wht these things re mrker hndy. pretty sheet of sttionery or use sttionery or notepper when we re going write letter some for, then sy: We one. Sttionery nd notepper come in ll sizes nd designs, but ll re used tlk someone through written words. Hve you ever written letter someone? Wht did you sy in your letter? Encourge kids shre their experiences, then write s they re receive, nd letters cn help us remember how pry. Before we red bout the wy Jesus tught us pry, let s sy: Letters re s fun think bout letters. Wht s the first thing we do when we re strting letter? Led kids tell Hello, if you were writing go tht we write greeting such s Der Mry or Aron. Write the word greeting on the newsprint where letter. Then sk kids wht would come next, led ing them see tht the body of the letter comes next. Write the word off one side of where the center portion of Then hve kids tell tht truly or Best letter would pper. Then ll regrds. Write the word it would body Yours closing where the closing of the letter would be written. letters end with closure line such s sy: All letters follow similr pttern when they re being written. Let s see if pryers cn follow similr pttern. Open your Bibles Luke 11:1. Invite volunteer red loud Luke 11:1 then sk: Clssroom Supplies Bibles Bible dictionry or regulr dictionry sttionery or notepper newspnnt mrker tpe none v v Why do you think the disciples cme Jesus lern how pry? Do you think Jesus helped them lern pry? Explin. Why is it importnt jbr us lern how pry lso? Hve volunteer red loud verses 24 then sy: limi! Jesus tught us very prticulr nd beutiful w pry, didn t lie? Let s look t ech verse nd study wht Jesus ws teching us. Red loud verse 2 once snore, then hve kids use regulr dictionry look up the word hllowed, Ask prt of Jesu& pryer ws for nd guide them greet nd prise God Point out tht this UNIT 3. LESSDN 1 1 is how Bible dictionry or kids wht this first see tht Jesus tught us letter begins with oz
greeting. Then hve someone red loud verse 3 nd prphrse the verse. rell kids tht fter greeting nd prising God, Jesus tught us plce our needs before God, Write the word needs in the body of the 1et ter on the wll. Next, hve volunteer red loud verse 4 nd prphrse the verse, Tell kids tht Jesus tught us sk for forgiveness during our pryers nd sk God s help in leding us in stright pths so we cn follow nd obey Him. Then write the words forgiveness nd obedience under the word needs in the body of the letter on the wll. Ask: v In wht wys is prying nd tlking God like communicting or tlking someone through letter? v How re our pryers rel love letters God, spoken stright from the hert? Sy: The wy tht Jesus tught us pry is much the sme s writ ing specil letter someone, s you cn see by the prts of the let ter. Ffrst, we greet nd prise God, then we plce our needs before Him. We sk God forgive our sins nd wrongs, nd we lso sk God s strength help us follow nd obey Him better. Wht prt do we stifi need here? Led kids see tht we need closing our pryers. Then red loud John 14:13, 14, Sy: Jesus tells us tht when we sk in His nme, He wifi listen nd nswer. And so we cn end our pryers by sying, In Jesus nme we pry or men, which mens, so be it! Write the words In Jesus nme, men on the newsprint beside the word closing. Sy: Jesus tught us pry, nd no one could tech us better! Jesus pryed His hevenly Fther ll the time nd wnts us tlk God, o. How does tlking God bring us closer Him? Puse for kids respond, then sy: Long go in Old Testment times, people set side specil times devote pryer. They st upon pryer mts nd focused their herts, souls, nd minds on God nd His grce nd glory. Let s mke pryer mts of our own use when setting side specil times tlk God. Clssroom Supplies 2 1OC SEi p Pee t / c r ;e * Ittet Trying the Teching A Before clss, pick up smll crpet squre for ech child t crpet out let rhese smple crpet squres re usully iible for free ifou explin wht the squres re being used for If you cnnot locte crpet squres simply use solidcolored pdded plcemts smll brided throw rugs, or e en smll throw pillows. I lnd ech person cr pet squre nd demonstrte how embellish the edges using tcky glue nd brid trim or fringe trim. As kids work, i emind them tht God wnts us tlk with Him becuse it demonstrtes our trust nd love for Him. Kids my wish cut shpes such s herts or pring hnds from crft felt glue their pryer mts. lfou hve permnent mrkers vilble kids cn write short pryers on squres of crft felt then glue them their prer mts A hen the mts re finished hve kids set them side dr for few miii utes Sy Setting side time pry nd tlk God is so iery impor tnt. Jesus set side mny times during the dy tlk God nd UNIT 3 LESsON 1 1
shre with Him His worries, His feelings, His needs, nd His requests. When re we pry? Let s see wht God s Word tells us! Invite vol unteers red loud 1 Thesslonins 5:17 nd Ephesins 6:18, Then sk: r How is prying wy show God we love Him? v How do you think Godfeels when we set side time especilly tlk Him ech dy? Sy: Think of time of dy or evening tht you cn set side espe cilly for God nd for tlking Him through pryer. It might be before bedtime when the dy is winding down. Mybe you would like tlk God ech morning before you rise strt the dy nd ded icte your dy Him. Turn the person next you nd tell him or her when you pln pry. It helps commit someone else when we wnt set side specil time for God nd God will look for wrd His specil tline with you! Use your pryer mts s you remember ech dy tlk God t your ppointed time. Now let s review the prts of pryer tht Jesus tught us bout. Applying the Teching A Distribute pryer-hnds pttern pge ech person. Hve kids color the hnds ny wy the desire, then cut them out. Fold the hnds in hlf so tht the writing on the fingers is on the inside. The hnds should resemble prying hnds. After kids hve their pryer hnds finished, sy: These simple pryer hnds re gret reminders of how Jesus tught us pry. The fin gers on the left hnd re from Luke 11:2-4 nd John 14:13, 14. And the fingers on the right hnd correspond the verses in telling us how were pry nd wht model we cn use. Hve kids red the thumbs from the left hnd nd then the right hnd ( Fther, hllowed be your nme on the left thumb mtches the greeting on the right thumb, nd so on>. Then red the first fingers, the tll fingers, the ring fingers, nd both pinky fingers, pointing out how ech mtches the corresponding fin ger. After reding the fingers, sy: Use these pryer hnds with your pryer mts s you tlk God, especilly if you need boost get strted chtting. Remember tht God doesn t cre if you use big words or fncy words; He just wnts her from the rel you nd from your truest hert! Tody we discovered how Jesus wnts us pry, nd we lerned tht tlldng God is like love letter we write with our herts, We committed set side specil times pry nd tlk God, nd we lerned tht tlking God is powerful wy express our love Him. Let s use our pryer hnds right now offer God pryer of thnks for teching us how pry nd for promising lwys her nd nswer our pryers in His own time nd wy. Invite volunteer pry greeting, then sk volunteers pry for needs, forgiveness, obedience, nd finlly, closing. Distribute the Tlk God tke-home pges nd remind kids remember their pryer commit ments God ech dy. Clssroom Supplies sossors colored mrkers pryer hnds pttern from pge 64 copies of the Tlk God tke-home pge from pge 76 UNfl 3, LEsSON 1 1
LESSON 11) Tlk To God Memory Verse: Jesus replied, Love the Lerd your God with ll your hert nd with ll your soul nd with ll your mind, Mtthew 22:37 Fod &e discovered tht its importnt tlk God, nd one of the ws is through powerful pryer. e discovered the prts of pryer tht Jesus tught His disciples. And we expressed our love God through prer. Complete this pge for fun review then bring it clss next week shre wht ouve discos ered. CWHAT SAY PRAY? Look up the Scripture verses in the herts, then follow the rrows nd prphrse the verses on the corresponding lines discover wht the Bible tells us bout prying. C LOVE NOTE,#,,,,,,,,, Greeting: A Using the prts of pryer s Jesus tught them in Luke 11:2- ) 4 >nd compring them the prts of letter>, write love note God.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Body 1 needs foigiveness 3. nts 4. prise (losing: if if V Vi. Vi. Vi. Vi. Vi. Vi.v,i.# Vi. 2004 Stndrd P bitsiuno Permisson is grnted reproduce this pge for nunistry purposes only not for reste