This morning I had the privilege of teaching the children’s Sunday school class at church. There were three boys and two girls in the class (ages 6-10). I had a great time teaching them and it amazed me at what these kids can take in and learn. For so long I’ve seen children taught in a very simplistic manner, but that is not the case at this church, where the kids are taught straight Bible lessons. As such, I decided to adjust a lesson I’ve used when teaching adults and older teens and it went really, really, well! They asked questions, they shared really insightful thoughts, and they listened respectfully the whole time…it was awesome.
At any rate, below is the lesson I taught; as I said, it is a recycled one so those of you who know me well will be familiar with it. Enjoy!
I. Greeting and Introductions:
Get everyone’s names…write them down
II. Prayer:
III. Lesson
Read 1 Timothy 6:15&16
These verses are speaking about Jesus…
Ask) What do they say about Him? (discuss)
Now…let us all take turns reading the following:
Exodus 15:11-13
Leviticus 11:44,45
Leviticus 19:1-2
Leviticus 20:7
Ask) Does anyone notice something that keeps coming up in these verses? God is holy and He wants US to be holy!
Ask) Do you believe that God is holy?
Ask) If God is holy…how should we treat Him or talk about Him?
Read Mathew 6:9
What does this verse mean? (discuss) It is a plea for His name to be revered throughout the world!
You must understand this:
How we understand the character of God affects how we live our lives.
Ask) If we see of God as distant, how will we behave?
Ask) What about if we see Him as close to us…as the Creator?
If so, then we see Him as Lord of His creation. Nothing is outside of His power!
Again, you see, His holiness must affect everything.
Do we try our hardest to be like Him?
Well…to understand this, we must know about His holiness, so…
Read Isaiah 6:1-5
Whom does the Bible say that Isaiah sees? God…now read John 12:37-41
Who is John speaking of? Who does John say Isaiah saw? (Discuss how this points to the Trinity)
Discuss the following:
*The Seraphim and their demeanor before God…
Discuss the symbolism of the covered feet and faces…
I want you to understand something…these angels cannot look upon the face of God because He is so holy…but read 1 John 3:2
Ask) Do you understand what this means? The angels before Him do not look at Him, but you will one day see God as HE IS!
*Their song of praise and the meaning of it…
Why the repetition? It is very important! When Jesus would say, “Truly truly I say to you…” He was saying “pay attention!”
Ask) How many times do the angels repeat the word “holy”?
What do you think this means? His holiness is VERY important!
*Isaiah’s reaction…
Ask) Why did Isaiah react this way?
Isaiah, standing before a holy God, understood His sin kept him separated from such a Holy One...His own sin made him feel unworthy before the glody of God!
Conclusion:
How does the world treat the name of God?
How do those of us who claim we love Him?
IV. Closing game:
Biblical names on backs of kids…ask “yes or no” questions only to find out who you are!
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Well that was it!
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So these kids understood the entire lesson? That's fantastic! I have to admit that when I was teaching 6th graders it didn't always go so well-they often seemed to have a hard time grasping certain things. But maybe I just wasn't used to their level of understanding and didn't know how to try to get stuff across to them. I'm not the best teacher in the world!! You, on the other hand, definitely have a gift for it.
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