"Obedience"
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: Jesus says, "If anyone loves me, he will
obey my teaching." We need to instill in our children the concept
that we obey God out of love, not fear. We do the things that God
has commanded us to do, not because we will get in trouble if we
don't (although this may well be true), but because we love and
respect him and want to do what pleases him. This same motivation
to obey should be true in obeying parents, teachers, and so forth.
*Bring pictures of traffic signals, road signs, and
instructional signs. Your state drivers' manual will have these.
Show some of them and ask the children what they mean. Use the
traffic light as an example and ask them what could happen if we
don't stop on the red or if we walk when it says not to walk. Even
though we may not have an accident by disobeying the sign, we
still should obey. Why? (You may want to role play a traffic
signal situation with children playing the part of the signal, a
pedestrian, and a car.)
Discuss with them why obedience is always good, not just to
escape any punishment, but out of respect for authority and for
our own protection. We obey the rules of society because we
respect and honor the country we live in. We obey God and our
parents because we love them.
Read verse 23 in the Gospel lesson. Ask them why we want to
obey the teaching of Jesus.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Make a list of things to do right in the room where you are
meeting. These will all be active things that require continuous
action: things like "wave your arms around," "clap your hands,"
"sing a song," and "stand on one leg." Have one direction for each
child. For the older children, you can give them the assignment in
writing. The younger ones can be told what to do. On a signal have
the children do their actions all at the same time without
stopping. After a couple of minutes of pandemonium, with everyone
doing their own thing, ask them to stop.
Ask the children why they did what you told them to do. Were
they afraid they would be punished if they didn't do it? Perhaps
they will indicate that they did it because they respect the
orders of the teacher. This will give you an opportunity to share
the Gospel message that we obey out of love and respect for the
one telling us what to do.
obey my teaching." We need to instill in our children the concept
that we obey God out of love, not fear. We do the things that God
has commanded us to do, not because we will get in trouble if we
don't (although this may well be true), but because we love and
respect him and want to do what pleases him. This same motivation
to obey should be true in obeying parents, teachers, and so forth.
*Bring pictures of traffic signals, road signs, and
instructional signs. Your state drivers' manual will have these.
Show some of them and ask the children what they mean. Use the
traffic light as an example and ask them what could happen if we
don't stop on the red or if we walk when it says not to walk. Even
though we may not have an accident by disobeying the sign, we
still should obey. Why? (You may want to role play a traffic
signal situation with children playing the part of the signal, a
pedestrian, and a car.)
Discuss with them why obedience is always good, not just to
escape any punishment, but out of respect for authority and for
our own protection. We obey the rules of society because we
respect and honor the country we live in. We obey God and our
parents because we love them.
Read verse 23 in the Gospel lesson. Ask them why we want to
obey the teaching of Jesus.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Make a list of things to do right in the room where you are
meeting. These will all be active things that require continuous
action: things like "wave your arms around," "clap your hands,"
"sing a song," and "stand on one leg." Have one direction for each
child. For the older children, you can give them the assignment in
writing. The younger ones can be told what to do. On a signal have
the children do their actions all at the same time without
stopping. After a couple of minutes of pandemonium, with everyone
doing their own thing, ask them to stop.
Ask the children why they did what you told them to do. Were
they afraid they would be punished if they didn't do it? Perhaps
they will indicate that they did it because they respect the
orders of the teacher. This will give you an opportunity to share
the Gospel message that we obey out of love and respect for the
one telling us what to do.
