Obedience: Loving Jesus
The children will learn that :-
- You show love by obeying
Bible Story Reference: John 14:23
Memory Verse:
John 14:15 (NIV)
If you love me, keep my commands.
Opening Activity
- Have a picture of parents.
- Can anyone guess who are in this picture? It is my parents. I love my parents very much and I know that they like to hear me say, “Mom and dad I love you!” Do you think your parents like to hear you tell her that you love them? Of course they do! But do you know what your parents like even more? They like for you to show them that you love them.
Bible Story
- How can you show your parents that you love them? Well, I made up a list of what I think might be the top ten ways to show your parents that you love them.
- Make your bed
- Tidying up your room
- Mopping the house
- Take out the trash
- Help to cook supper
- Set the table
- Wash the dishes
- Don’t fight with your brothers or sisters
- Give them a gift that you made yourself.
- Obey them when they tell you to do something.
- Do remember, your mom and dad like to hear you say, “I love you,” but they like it even more when you show them that you love them.
- Do you love Jesus? I’m sure you do. Do you think Jesus likes to hear you say, “I love you?” I know He does. But he likes it even better when you show Him that you love Him. How do you do that? He told us how. He said, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teachings.” The Bible is full of things that Jesus taught us. You show him that you love him by obeying his teaching.
- Today, don’t forget to tell your mom and dad that you love them, but more important, show them that you love them.
- Today, tell Jesus that you love him, but more important, remember to show him that you love him by doing the things that he taught us.
Questions
1. If we love someone we should——————them that we love them
a. Hide
b. Show
c. Forget
2. If anyone———————–he will obey my teachings
a. Knows
b. Fears
c. Loves
3. How can you show you love Jesus?
4. How can you show you love your parents this week?
5. Do your parents love to hear you say “I love you”? True or False
Prayer
Dear Lord, we have come to your house today to say, “I love you.” Help us to go out of here today and show you that we love you by obeying your teachings. Amen.
Songs
Crafts
Jesus’ Words Of Comfort
What You Need
- Red paper
- Scraps of gold and white paper
- Scissors
- Marker
- Crayons
- Glue
Steps
- Fold the red paper in half, width-wise.
- Draw half of a heart on red paper with a fold in the middle.
- Cut on the curved line and open the heart.
- Write “IF YOU” on the right side of the heart.
- Write “Me,” towards the right edge of the paper, leaving room for a gold heart to the left of ‘ME.’
- Fold the gold paper in half, width-wise and draw a half of a heart with a fold in the middle.
- Cut on the curved line and open the heart.
- Cut the gold heart on the folded line and fold 1/4″ outside edges of the gold heart.
- Glue EDGES ONLY of the tiny gold heart.
- Place on the left of the word ‘ME.’ and open heart.
- Write “LOVE” under the gold heart
- Fold the white paper in half, width-wise and draw a half of a heart on white paper with a fold in the middle.
- Cut on the curved line and open the heart.
- Cut white heart on the folded line and fold 1/4″ outside the edges of the white heart.
- Glue EDGES ONLY of the small white heart.
- Place both pieces of white heart on the bottom middle of the red heart’s fold line.
- Open white heart and write “Keep my commandments.” under the white heart and decorate it.
