Jesus has authority
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: Who's the boss? Who is the final
authority in all things? In our permissive society, children are
more and more becoming confused about the matter of authority.
Regardless of societal messages that lead them to believe that
there may be no ultimate right and wrong, we need to be sure that
they do comprehend that Jesus is Lord and what he says is final
authority. For our purposes, this means we must lead them to the
conclusion that the word of God in the Bible is the final
authority in all things.
*Set up a display of an encyclopedia (the J volume), a
computer program disk, a dictionary, and a Bible. Ask a volunteer
to come up and select one of these as the best authority to tell
us about Jesus and what Jesus wants us to do and not to do. When
they have picked the Bible, discuss with them the importance of
understanding that Jesus is our final authority in matters of
right and wrong.
*Play a game of "What would Jesus do?" Describe various
situations that would be common to the children where a matter of
morality is involved. Have them answer the question in each
scenario, "What would Jesus do?" After going through a number of
these, talk with them about the authority of Jesus to lead us
into the right actions in our daily lives.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Read the Gospel text and lead the children in a prayer
thanking Jesus for being the authority to whom we can all look to
discover what is right and wrong.
authority in all things? In our permissive society, children are
more and more becoming confused about the matter of authority.
Regardless of societal messages that lead them to believe that
there may be no ultimate right and wrong, we need to be sure that
they do comprehend that Jesus is Lord and what he says is final
authority. For our purposes, this means we must lead them to the
conclusion that the word of God in the Bible is the final
authority in all things.
*Set up a display of an encyclopedia (the J volume), a
computer program disk, a dictionary, and a Bible. Ask a volunteer
to come up and select one of these as the best authority to tell
us about Jesus and what Jesus wants us to do and not to do. When
they have picked the Bible, discuss with them the importance of
understanding that Jesus is our final authority in matters of
right and wrong.
*Play a game of "What would Jesus do?" Describe various
situations that would be common to the children where a matter of
morality is involved. Have them answer the question in each
scenario, "What would Jesus do?" After going through a number of
these, talk with them about the authority of Jesus to lead us
into the right actions in our daily lives.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Read the Gospel text and lead the children in a prayer
thanking Jesus for being the authority to whom we can all look to
discover what is right and wrong.
