1 Corinthians 2:9New International Reader's Version
(NIRV)
9 It is written that“no eye has seen, no ear
has heard,
and no human mind has known.” (Isaiah 64:4)
God has prepared these things for those who love him
John 14:1-4New International
Reader's Version (NIRV)
Jesus
Comforts His Disciples
14 “Do not let your
hearts be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also. 2 There
are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, would I have told
you that I am going there? Would I have told you that I would prepare a place
for you there? 3 If I go and do that, I will come back. And I
will take you to be with me. Then you will also be where I am. 4 You
know the way to the place where I am going.”
For today’s craft we’re preparing a
little house like the one Jesus is preparing for us. Because Jesus is the maker
of everything we can know that it’s the most beautiful thing we can ever imaging!!
I bought
these little bird housing in Michael's for $1 each and the jewels I
purchased at
Wal-Mart the clear and colored jewels were roughly $11-13 each. I also
had glitter and other accessories the kids could add to their home.
after the project I took the houses home and put a coat of Mod Podge to help the paint stay better.
1 Corinthians 2:9New International Reader's Version
(NIRV)
9 It is written that“no eye has seen, no ear
has heard,
and no human mind has known.” (Isaiah 64:4)
God has prepared these things for those who love him.
This lesson teaches that Jesus is preparing a place
for us in Heaven. He will return one day and we will be with Him in Heaven.as Christians
we need to look forward to the day approaching of us going to Heaven but at
times we’re filled with questions. It’s important to understand that Jesus gave
us a clear picture of the wonder and beauty we will find in heaven. It’s a place
filled with wonder, beauty and love.
For this
lesson I had a table prepared with treats and little Party favors and cupcakes.
This helps to understand that I was planning and preparing for their arrival to
my class. Like Jesus is preparing their arrival in heaven.
To being this lesson we’re going to bring in
mind a time where we look forward to going somewhere -a trip or vacation. Studies show that if a child connects two things together in their mind
they can relate to it better but it also has more meaning.
Jesus is preparing a place for us
How many of you have ever taken a
trip or vacation? Where
were you going? What were some of the thing some of the things you did to get
ready? How many of you were going alone? (Most of us take a trip or vacation with
love ones).
I know when taking a trip I wonder of all
the great things we’ll do and all the fun we’ll have. I’ll wonder of what we’ll
see!! And I’m waiting for the day we’ll go!
Well how
many have every given a gift to someone? Don’t you look forward to them seeing
it? Especially if it’s something you made!You know all the time and effort you put in to making it. You know what
that person likes and you can guess how much they’ll like and enjoy what you’ve
made. (This could be a craft you made or a special meal or a surprise party you
helped to decorate.) here I presented a wood model of a castle from Micheal's to show heaven and Jesus is looked excited for us to see it too!.
Jesus preparing a place for us
Well we’ve
learned from our bibles that when Jesus came he paid the price for us to go to
heaven it’s kind of like when you’re parents pay for a ticket for you to go
into a theme park or event. They don’t have to pay, and the event maybe very
expensive but your parents planned, saved and paid for you to go so you could
be there together! They love you and want you to enjoy this event. Well in a
bigger way Jesus came, he planned waited and paid the price so we could go in
to heaven! On our own we could never pay but Jesus could so that’s why he came teaching
us how to live he then died and rose again. When he was raised he stood on a
mountain and told us to go and tell others everything he taught us, and telling
them that Jesus is lord and savior that paid the way for us. He was then taken
up on a cloud to prepare a place for us! Before he left he told us things we’ll see and
how we’ll feel! But its beautly must be seen to believe.
1 Corinthians 2:9New
International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 It is written that“no eye has seen, no ear
has heard,
and no human mind has known.” (Isaiah 64:4)
God has prepared these things for those who love him.
Sometimes we
can have questions but Jesus said in
John 14:1-4New International
Reader's Version (NIRV) Jesus
Comforts His Disciples
14 “Do not let your
hearts be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also. 2 There
are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, would I have told
you that I am going there? Would I have told you that I would prepare a place
for you there? 3 If I go and do that, I will come back. And I
will take you to be with me. Then you will also be where I am. 4 You
know the way to the place where I am going.”
In a way it’s
like coming to a new house and your parents already had a room ready for you
with everything you love but much better! In heaven there’s no fear or pain but
theirs peace and love so should we be afraid? It’s a happy a fun place that he
made just for you!What does Jesus mean
when he says theirs many rooms? What it Jesus saying? Is he sending you alone? No,
all those that have accepted will be there, we’ll be there together. And we’ll
have a special place for us ready. We know that Jesus doesn’t lie so we can
trust on what he says. Jesus said that
he’ll come back for us (like picking us up) and he’ll take us. Imagine how
excited he is to show us everything he made us!
So what do we have to do? Well we
need to prepare our hearts. First of all we need to accept the ticket he paid for us. We have to obey
and follow his teachings and commandments and tell others the way so they can
get in with us!
Do you have your ticket? It’s not a ticket you have in your hand but a ticket in
your heart. Let’s pray to make sure we have this ticket ready. Lead the
children in a prayer accepting Jesus in their hearts.
For today’s craft we’re preparing a
little house like the one Jesus is preparing for us. Because Jesus is the maker
of everything we can know that it’s the most beautiful thing we can ever imaging!!
I bought
these little bird housing in Michael's for $1 each and the jewels I purchased at
Wal-Mart the clear and colored jewels were roughly $11-13 each. I also had glitter and other accessories the kids could add to their home.
after the project I took the houses home and put a coat of Mod Podge to help the paint stay better.
The Wise man that built his house on
the Rock Matthew 7:24-27
The Wise and
Foolish Builders
Everyone who hears His words and puts them
into practice
(For children 2-4)
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into
practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock. 26 But
everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a
foolish man. He builds his house on sand.
With Preschoolers it’s good to
reinforce a biblical concept with a phrase that you repeat over and over
throughout the lesson. In our story of the Wise and foolish builders we have
two men that heard but one didn’t obey. We see the consequences of his decisions
to ignore Jesus’s teachings. Its important for our children to know that can be
the wise and foolish builder weather or not we listen and obey (apply) God’s
teachings and instructions in our lives.
Before we begin our class we
review what we learned the week before (prayer) Prayer is us talking to God,
and He always listens and he speaks
to us. He will use things like the Holy Spirit in church, or while we read the
Bible, and He will use people to minister to us such as our Pastor, Sunday school
teachers and our parents.
Sometimes God answers our
prayers right away, sometimes it takes a while and other times it seems that He
didn’t answer.But it’s important to
know that God knows what He’s doing and He does all things for our good. Jeremiah 29:11New International Version (NIV)11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
When
Jesus teaches us it’s because He loves us and He wants to show us the way we
should go, sometimes we like what we hear
and sometimes it may be hard to do what He says but we should obey and trust in Him.
Here I asked the children some questions
Jesus said
for us to love your neighbor is it always good to love your neighbor? Is it
easy when they’re being mean to you? So what should we do?
Mark 12:31
and Leviticus 19:18
Well Jesus
said we should pray for them, it that easy to do? Sometimes we can be angry and
it’s hard to pray for them but we should obey
and pray for them.
Luke 6:28 and Matthew 5:44
Jesus said
we should obey our parents. Is it
always easy to obey your parents? How
about when we’re playing with our toys and it’s getting late and our parents
say we have to go to bed… is it easy to obey?
No but we should obey because they
love us and know what’s best for us.
Ephesians 6:1, Colossians 3:20 and Exodus
20:12
But what happens when we don’t obey? Trouble comes and we often get
hurt and when we do obey we live
long lives, safe and happy.
So what
should we do? We should obey Jesus.
(Object lesson)Today we’re going to learn about to
men, one that obeyed what he heard and another that didn’t obey.
When we listen to Jesus and His teachings it’s like us building our house
on this rock, it’s safe, hard and sure. When we build on the rock we have to
dig into the rock and its hard work! It’s not easy to build on a rock just like
it’s not always easy to obey.
But if we don’t listen it’s like us building our house on this sand. It’s a lot
easier! We can finish faster but is it the right thing to do? Are our ideas
better than Jesus’s?
Let’s see what happens when hard times come,
like a storm (fill the container with Water to cover all the rocks/sand- keep
in mind both houses are made of paper- for the house on the sand have the house
sit on the sand but for the house on the rock elevate it slightly so the water
doesn’t touch it). What happened? One was
destroyed! But what happened to this one? It’s okay! Why was it okay? Because the
builder obeyed what God had said.
So it’s good to obey what God said! And He’ll keep us safe. It may not always be
easy but He knows best because He made us and loves us.
This is one of the best videos out there with the wise and foolish builders
theres another video on the wise and foolish builders
Finish the lesson with the Children with a
prayer accepting Jesus in their hearts. Then it’s time for the craft!
For this
lesson I had already purchased the birdhouses at Michael’s ($1 each) and hot
glue gunned rocks to the base of the bird house (the rocks are from The Dollar
tree-one bag is enough).
I then had
the kids paint their houses.
This is
optional.After they
finished I took them back home and put a coat of Mod Podge (glossy finish) to
insure that the paint didn’t come off if they bird house was set outside.
there's
also a great song to sing with preschoolers to go with this story. I
don't have a video but I did find one on you tube that shows how to sing
this song. I hope it helps
Everyone who hears His words and puts them
into practice
(For children 2-4)
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into
practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock. 26 But
everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a
foolish man. He builds his house on sand.
With Preschoolers it’s good to
reinforce a biblical concept with a phrase that you repeat over and over
throughout the lesson. In our story of the Wise and foolish builders we have
two men that heard but one didn’t obey. We see the consequences of his decisions
to ignore Jesus’s teachings. Its important for our children to know that can be
the wise and foolish builder weather or not we listen and obey (apply) God’s
teachings and instructions in our lives.
For this
lesson I had already purchased the birdhouses at Michael’s ($1 each) and hot
glue gunned rocks to the base of the bird house (the rocks are from The Dollar
tree-one bag is enough).
I then had
the kids paint their house.
(this is optional.) After they
finished I took them home and put a coat of Mod Podge (glossy finish) to
insure that the paint didn’t come off if they bird house was set outside.
