Opening Activity

• Recap the last lesson on how the disciples obeyed and followed Jesus.
• Have your mother or your father ever asked you to help out around the house by doing some chores? I’m sure that has probably happened to you.

Bible Story

• I am going to tell a story about a father who had two sons named Fahari and Baraka. One day dad walked into Fahari’s room to find him building a model car. “Fahari, it rained last night and there are leaves scattered all over the compound. Would you please sweep the leaves and put them in the dust bin?” dad asked.

• “Dad, I don’t have time to sweep the leaves. I am working on this model car and I really want to finish it today,” Fahari answered.

• The father turned and left the room and went to look for Baraka. He found Baraka watching TV. “Baraka, there are a lot of leaves in the compound. Would you please sweep the leaves and put them in dust bin?” dad asked.

•  “Sure, I’d be glad to,” Baraka answered.

• “Great!” said dad. “I’ll leave the broom and the dust bin in the compound”

• After his father left, Fahari began to think about what his father had asked him to do. “I can sweep the leaves and still have plenty of time to finish my model car later,” Fahari thought to himself. He went outside and began sweeping the leaves.
• When dad returned home, he saw Fahari sweeping leaves. “Where is Baraka?”dad asked.
• “I don’t know. The last time I saw him he was watching TV,” Fahari replied.
• When dad went into the house, guess what he saw? There sat Baraka, still watching TV! I wonder which of the two sons pleased his father. Fahari, who said he wouldn’t sweep the leaves, but did — or Baraka, who said he would sweep the leaves, but didn’t?
• In our Bible lesson today, Jesus told a similar story to show how different people obey what God has called them to do.In Jesus’ parable of the two sons, the father asked both sons to go and work in his vineyard. Just as the two boys in my story, one son answered, “No,” but
  went and worked. The other son answered “yes” did not go.
•  In telling the story, Jesus wanted us to realize that what we do is more important than what we say we will do.
• Jesus wants us to answer, “Yes,” when he tells us to “Love one another,” but what he really wants is for us to love one another! Jesus wants us to answer,”Yes,” when he says, “Follow me,” but what he really wants is for us to follow him! That’s the kind of child I want to be. Isn’t it the kind of child you want to be?

Questions

1. Which of the two sons obeyed? The first
2. Is what we say is more important than what we do? No
3. Let your yes be yes and your no be no? True or False