APRIL 26, 2020

 WORSHIP:

LESSON:

Jesus told us to love our neighbors. One time, a guy asked Jesus to explain who he meant by “neighbor.” Find out who Jesus wants us to love in this parable.

Read Luke 10:25-37

Click on the image below to watch the lesson video

Lesson video was created by Crossroad Kids Club.

FAMILY CONVERSATION: K-6TH

1. What’s a parable? (A story that teaches a lesson, told by Jesus.)
2. Who were the three people who saw the Israelite who had been beat up? (A priest, A priests assistant (a Levite), and the Samaritan.)
3. Why was it a big deal for the Samaritan to love the Jewish man? (Because Jewish people and Samaritans hated each other!)
4. Jesus wants us to love our “neighbors”. Who are our neighbors? (Everyone! Our neighbors, our friends, our classmates, our family, and even people we don’t like.)
5. Why is it hard to love people sometimes? (They don’t like us, or we don’t like them. Sometimes we want to treat mean or uncool people badly, etc.)
6. Who is someone you could show love to this week that you normally don’t pay much attention to?

Pray together asking God to help us be like the Good Samaritan, to be like Jesus.

FAMILY CONVERSATION: PRE-K

*Have kids do motions as they answer the questions!
1. What happened to the man who was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho? (He was robbed and beaten up; Have kids act hurt.)
2. Did the man who worked at a church help him? (No!) What did he do? (Walked around him; have kids walk in place.)
3. Did the second man help him? (No!) What did he do? (Walked around him; have kids walk in place.)
4. Did the man with the donkey help him? (Yes!) How did he help? (He bandaged him and brought him to an inn where he could be safe and get better; have kids give each other a hug.)
5. Who does Jesus want US to act like in the story? (The man with the donkey; the Samaritan!)

Pray together asking God to help us be like the Good Samaritan, to be like Jesus.

FAMILY ACTIVITY

younger kids:

  • Memorize Luke 10:27  (make up actions to go along with this verse)

    27  “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

  • HAVE KIDS RETELL THE STORY: You’ll need 4 pieces of paper (or 2 pieces cut in half), markers/colored pencils or crayons, and a band-aid

    1st paper: have kids color it to be the guy from Jerusalem who got beat up.
    2nd paper: color to be a “nice” church guy
    3rd paper: color to be another “nice” guy
    4th paper: color to be the guy from Samaria
    Give each kid a Band-Aid to have the Samaritan popsicle stick put on the beat up popsicle stick.
    Have kids use the above supplies to act out the Bible lesson.

OLDER kids:

  • Memorize Luke 10:27  (make up actions to go along with this verse)

    27  “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

  • WHO IS YOUR NEIGHBOR?: You’ll need a piece of paper and something to write with.

    On a piece of paper, have kids write the names of as many “neighbors” as they can think of!

    As they write, ask: What do you think would happen if we started showing love to all these people?

    Choose one of these names. How could you show him/her love this week