[This is our final session on 1 Peter]
3-5s
Theme: Its great when people laugh
at you for following Jesus, because it means we belong to Him!
Intro:
Things
that belong to me: Show clip from Toy Story 1 where Woody shows he belongs to
Andy because he has his name written on his foot.
What
things belong to you? How do I know they belong to you? Eg Xs glasses fit them,
Ys jumper has his name in it.
How do we
know that we belong to Jesus? We don’t have a label on us saying we belong to
Him!
Bible Teaching:
What book
of the Bible are we looking at?
Well this
week we are going to finish it!
Remember
the people Peter was writing to, they were being laughed at for following Jesus
[Bring out Kevin and Norman from last week]. Here is what Peter writes to Kevin
and people like him:
Read 1
Peter 4:12-13, 16 and 19.
You see
when Kevin suffers and has tough times because he loves Jesus, then it tells
Kevin that he definitely belongs to Jesus. [Show label on Kevin where its
written ‘Jesus’] He is suffering just as Jesus did.
And one
day Kevin will go and be with Jesus forever where it is wonderful and glorious!
Let’s
look at us. It may be that our friends aren’t laughing at us for following
Jesus but as we get older there will be people who will. And when that time
comes remember that it shows us that we belong to Jesus and so we will be with
Him forever.
[Make
labels for each child with ‘_____ belongs to Jesus’ on]
You see
when people laugh at us for following Jesus we can know we are His. Its His way
of showing that He’s beginning to sort out those who belong to him from those
who don’t.
[Have a
tray of Coco Pops and Rice Crispies] Who likes Coco Pops and who likes Rice
Crispies? Me, too. But I don’t like them together. Can you sort them out?
That’s a
little bit like what God is doing when people laugh at us for following Jesus.
It shows everyone that they don’t belong to Jesus [start removing Rice Crispies
to one side] and it shows everyone that we do belong to Jesus [remove the Coco Pops to the other side].
When
people laugh at us for following Jesus we can be sure that we belong to Jesus
and that one day we will be with Him forever in glory!
Activities
·
Make
their own label, all glittery etc
·
Rice
Crispies and Coco Pops picture
Songs
I belong
to Him, Follow, follow, No more tears (all from A Very, Very Big God)
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5-11s
Theme: Its great when people laugh
at you for following Jesus, because it means we belong to Him!
Intro
Things
that belong to me: Show clip from Toy Story 1 where Woody shows he belongs to
Andy because he has his name written on his foot.
What
things belong to you? How do I know they belong to you? Eg Xs glasses fit them,
Ys jumper has his name in it.
How do we
know that we belong to Jesus? We don’t have a label on us saying we belong to
Him!
Bible Teaching
Recap
last weeks with big themes of 1 Peter, particularly suffering. Remind of Kevin
and Norman.
How do we
know Kevin belongs to Jesus and Norman
doesn’t? [take answers]
That’s
exactly what Peter is telling these Christians.
Read 1
Peter 4:12-16.
When we
suffer because of Jesus, it’s like we’re wearing a little badge that shows we
belong to Jesus and the people who are laughing at us don’t. We are suffering
then, in the way Jesus did and one day we will be with Jesus in glory. That’s
something to look forward to!
[Have a
tray of Coco Pops and Rice Crispies] Who likes Rice Crispies and who likes Coco
Pops? But not together! We need to separate them out.
When we
suffer for following Jesus, its like what we’re doing here. God is sorting out,
judging, those who are His from those who are not. Read v17-20.
Now, it
may be that you’re not being laughed at for following Jesus, yet, although I
know some of you are, but as you get older all of you will and it will be
tough. So remember this:
So when
we suffer for following Jesus, it’s a great sign that we belong to Him and that
we will be with Him in glory forever.
Peter
gives us a couple of tips on what to do when we’re being laughed at for
following Jesus:
1)
Pray!
Read 1 Peter 5:7. If this worries us, then we cast our cares on to Him, because
He cares for us.
2)
Watch
out! Read 1 Peter 5:8-9. The devil is like a lion, trying to attack us, trying
to get us to stop trusting in Jesus. Don’t let him. Watch out!
Read 1
Peter 5:10-11
Boys and
girls, Keep trusting Jesus, keep following Jesus, keep loving Him!
Pray for
suffering church
Sum up
all we’ve learnt this term from 1 Peter:
Eg quiz,
big sheet with pictures to stick on.
