Bible lesson for children diligence. God wants you to obey his word
Main truth: God wants for you to be obedient to his word. One day God got angry with the people in one city and decided to destroy this city along with the people. But in this city there lived one righteous man. Who is a righteous person? (Listen to answers, explain if necessary). And God decided to save him and his family.
Two angels came to the Garden
He sent two angels to this city to save the righteous. The angels were very similar to people, and when they approached the city, this man met them and began to invite them to the house for the night.
Residents demand them, after which they go blind.
The angels agreed, they were fed, but before they had time to go to bed, the inhabitants of this city came. They were very angry and wanted to make fun. They began to shout: Lot bring us your guests! Lot went out, closed the door and said: No, these are my guests. They came to my house for a safe lodging for the night! But the people in Sadom (as the city was called) were very angry and continued to demand that Lot bring his guests to them. And they threatened to beat Lot. Then the angels opened the door and led Lot into the house. And they did so that the people who were at the door became blind and could not find the door.
Leave, the city will be destroyed!
The angels began to say to Lot: Take your wife and their husbands' daughters and leave the city. Because God sent us to destroy this city. Lot went to speak with future husbands. - "Quickly leave this city quickly," Lot said, "because the Lord will soon destroy it." But they thought Lot was joking.
The angels brought out Lot's family.
As morning approached, the angels began to hurry Lot and his family. - Get up and get out of here! But Lot's family was in no hurry. Then the angels took them by the hands and led them out of the city. And one angel said: go and don't look back, don't stop in the area of this city. Run up the mountain so you don't die. Lot was frightened and said: - I will not go uphill, because I can see what will happen to the city. I'll go to the next town, it's not far away.
Descent of fire.
For clarity, you can take tea bags, cut them out, put the tea leaves on an iron spacing to make houses. After setting fire to their roofs, the houses will burn down from top to bottom. Be careful! The ash from the bags will fly up. And while Lot was walking with his wife and daughters, God sent fire to the city where Lot lived and to the neighboring city of Gomorrah. It was a very terrible sight. And suddenly the Wife of Lot thought: what if I look just a little bit. She forgot that God wants her to be obedient to His word and looked back. Perhaps you, too, sometimes think, well, it's okay if I cheat just a little bit. But God in His word - the Bible says that deceit is a sin and sin cannot be small or big. So it's better not to cheat! Lot's wife looked around and saw the city burning and immediately became a pillar of salt. (Show the slide to the children. And say that there is an opinion that this is the pillar of salt of Lot's wife.) She did not listen to the word of God. And Lot knew that: God Wants Him to Obey His Word. The two daughters and Lot were very frightened and went even faster. Let's read it together: God wants him to be obedient to His word. Why do you think Lot's wife looked back? (Listen to the children's options.) Then ask the children some comprehension questions. How can you keep the word of God? We also have the written word of God, which is the Bible. And what commands does God say in it? Children's answers (listing the 10 commandments, while the children list the commandments, you translate them into a modern way so that they can understand it more).
Conclusion:
If we keep the word of God, will we feel bad? (children's answers) God wants you to be obedient to His word. And then everything will be fine in your life!
Learning tasks: to acquaint children with the types of labor: spiritual, mental, physical. Fix previously received . To enrich the vocabulary of children with words: spiritual, mental, physical, diligence.
Development tasks: develop the ability to listen and answer questions, develop arbitrary memory, imagination, speech.
Educational tasks: to educate in children love and interest in work on the examples of the work of holy people, parents, the children themselves. To teach respect for the work of adults, arouse interest and respect for any kind of work.
Vocabulary work: diligence, mental, physical and spiritual labor.
Material: box, illustration of the painting "Three heroes", illustrations, pictures depicting different types child labor; checkboxes.
Preliminary work: examining illustrations depicting the work of adults, reproductions of the painting "Three heroes", memorizing the words of a physical education minute.
Used methods and techniques: visual (showing illustrations), verbal (questions, explanation, use of a literary word), game (surprise moment, plot-game situation), practical (labor task).
Lesson progress
The children join hands and enter the room. The teacher shows the children the box, but does not open it.
Educator: Children, I have a box in my hands, but not simple, but magical, it is called the “Casket of Diligence”. Industriousness means loving work and working willingly. If we want the magic Box of Diligence to open, what do we need to do, what do you think? (Children's answers.)
Educator: That's right, guys, work hard. Labor, children, is different. When we work with our mind: we think, decide, fantasize, labor is called mental. When our heart and thoughts turn to prayer, to God, the Mother of God, angels and holy people, this is also work, and it is called spiritual. But when we do something with our hands, strain our muscles, and even get tired - this is physical labor. In order for us to understand this, I propose to go with me on a journey by train. I will be the driver of the train today. Let's join hands, connect our trailers. The wagons are you.
Educator: Children, but we have forgotten the most important thing, to ask God for what? (Children: Blessings.)
Educator: That's right, children, blessings. Before starting any business, you need to ask the Lord for help. You and I asked, prayed from the bottom of our hearts, and prayer is also work, and it is called spiritual. Let's join hands and let's go. Go.
(Children follow the teacher, holding hands, imitating a train ride, stop in front of the illustration "Three Heroes".)
Educator: We arrived, our first stop was Bogatyrskaya. Guys, who do we see in this picture?
Educator: Well done, you know. Who were the rich people? What were they doing? (Children: Defended the Fatherland.)
Educator: What should be the defenders of the Fatherland? (Children: Strong, brave, dexterous.)
Educator: Of course, and also, first of all, they must be hardworking and obedient. When our boys grow up, where will they go to serve?
Educator: That's right, in the army and will also be defenders of the Fatherland. And so that you are strong, dexterous, courageous, what needs to be done? (Children's answers.)
Educator: Well done, guys, we will do physical education to be strong, strong, dexterous and healthy. Let's take the flags and do some exercises:
Raised hands up(raise hands up)
Waved-waved(Waving flags)
Dropped, one-two-three-four.(Hands down)
Stretched on toes(Rise up on your toes )
Looked at each other. (Children turn their bodies left and right).
They smiled.(smiling)
Inhaled with the nose.(They take a deep breath)
Let's say the word "PEACE".
I am a hero today.
Educator: Put the flags back and let's go on our journey. Stop "God's Temple". Let's remember, guys, what does the word "God's Temple" mean?
(The teacher shows an illustration of a priest and people praying in a temple.)
Educator: The temple is the house where God always lives. He listens and sees everyone who comes to him and turns in his prayers to God for help. Prayer is also work, the work of our soul, our heart. And it's called... (Children: Spiritual work.)
Educator: We go further on a journey (suitable for an illustration depicting children who draw, read, study at school). Stop "Umnyashka". Isn't it, children, a very beautiful name? In order to be smart, you also have to work hard. And such work is called mental.
Educator: The next stop is the final "Kindergarten". What, children, is the name of our kindergarten? That's right - "Teremok" (shows pictures of children planting and watering flowers).
Educator: What do you see in these pictures? (Children's answers.)
Educator: How do you work in kindergarten, Houses? (Children's answers.)
Educator: Well, I see you have a little mess in the play corner. Some toys are scattered, lying in the wrong place. Let's do our best to put things in order. And we call such labor - physical.
(Children do their work.)
caregiver(takes the box) : I think our box is about to open. We put our labors into it. Spiritual work (we prayed), mental work ( you listened carefully to the teacher in class, remembered, answered questions), physical labor ( you put away your toys, did physical exercises). (Opens the music box.) Our "Box of Industriousness" has opened. Now we will put our labors, our obediences into it.
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PROGRAM "Bible Lessons for Kindergarten"
"Let the children go and do not prevent them from coming to Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:14)
Preschool is a great time to start talking to children about the Lord, His creation and His laws, and to introduce children to the Bible. The Bible Lessons for Kindergarten program is designed for children ages 3 to 5. It includes lessons on the Old and New Testaments, as well as worship lessons (section "I can praise God") and moral lessons (section "The Bible is my rule book"). Each lesson is accompanied by a creative craft and a worksheet for children 4-5 years old. And also at the end of each section there is a lesson - a repetition, which includes various games and tasks for repeating the topics covered.
Goals and objectives:
- Introduce children to the main Bible stories and characters.
- Draw a parallel between what is written in the Bible and their lives.
- Teach children perseverance, the ability to listen and answer questions, as well as accustom them to a certain order of children's ministry (worship, Bible lesson, games, etc.)
Lesson 4. |
Don't brag about yourself, brag about the Lord
PROGRAM "Developing lessons for kindergarten"
"Children should live in a world of beauty, games, fairy tales, music, drawing, fantasy, creativity" (Vasily Sukhomlinsky)
The development of the child should be harmonious and consistent. This also applies to the children's ministry, which is organized for the little ones in the Church. It is worth paying attention not only to the spiritual development of the child, but also, given its age features to pay attention to its comprehensive development. Kids like everything: listen to fairy tales, dance, memorize poems and songs, and also do something with their own hands. The program "Developing Lessons for Kindergarten" is designed for children aged 3 to 5 years. The program is divided into 4 main sections, which include certain types of activities: music week, creative week, theater week, construction week. Some lessons can be done with kids in summer period or use them as a separate project for toddlers, alternating weeks. You can also do partial lessons or use ideas from those lessons. You can involve parents and conduct joint activities for children with parents.
:Goals and objectives
- To instill certain skills in children through various types of creative activities, as well as teach children to cope with the tasks.
- To develop in children an interest in learning, learning and further development, as well as to teach children patience, perseverance and discipline.
- To identify the abilities and talents of children and help them develop these abilities.
Lesson 1.| Introduction to musical instruments
PROGRAM "Learning, learning, developing"(for preschoolers)
"Bible Study"
"1st time in first grade." New stage in the life of every child. A time when a lot of things change in a child's life. New skills, new daily routine, new friends, new experiences. This is the time when the child will have to learn a lot. It is necessary to master the skills of reading, writing, learning to draw and create, to learn everything new and unknown. And all this should be very interesting and exciting. How to turn this into an exciting adventure, a game and an opportunity to LEARN, KNOW AND DEVELOP together with your beloved, wonderful child? Program for preschoolers and junior schoolchildren can be used in the classroom
Sunday school or at home with parents.
The program includes:
short bible stories designed for independent reading by a child;
questions at the end of each story to review the story together with the teacher or parents;
"golden phrase" for learning by heart;
a worksheet for each story for the child to complete independently;
Lesson| WISE VIRGINS
PROGRAM"Bible Study"(Sunday School)
"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes by the Word of God" (Romans 10:17)
The Word of God is the foundation of our faith, the foundation of our whole life. That is why it is so important to study the Word of God with children. For kids, it may just be an introduction to biblical stories, stories about the life of biblical heroes. And at an older age, it is important to show that the Bible is a book of rules for us and a guide for our lives. These are not just stories that happened a very long time ago. From them we can learn lessons that can help us today.
Goals and objectives:
- To instill in children the skills of not only reading, but also meditating on the Word of God.
- Draw a parallel between what is written in the Bible and our daily life.
- Teach children to use spiritual laws and principles in their lives, and to try to live the commandments of God.
The Bible Study program consists of 2 parts:
- "Studying the Old Testament"
- "Studying the New Testament"
The program is designed for children from 6 to 11 years old. For each lesson, worksheets have been developed (in the program "Old Testament Study" - this is a "diary of reading the Bible") for two age groups: 6-8 years old and 9-11 years old. Biblerings are also designed for these age groups.
PROGRAM"Children of Destiny"(Sunday School)
“Instruct a young man at the beginning of his journey; he will not turn away from it even when he is old…” (Proverbs 22:6)
The program "Children of Destiny" is designed for children aged 6 to 11 years. Each year of study is designed to study one of the sections.
These are not just theoretical lessons for this section, but also exciting games, puzzles and assignments to consolidate the material covered. There are biblerings at the end of each section. These are bible quizzes on topics covered. Our goal is not only to test the knowledge of children, but also to give them the opportunity to express themselves.
Goals and objectives:
- Introduce children to Christian values and guide them to strive to live the Lord's commandments.
- Teach children to manage their lives and character. Teach them to serve people and lead others.
- Help every child to discover their talents.
Teen program
“Dig into yourself and into the teaching; do this constantly: for by doing this you will save yourself and those who hear you” (1 Tim. 4:16)
Adolescence is associated with certain difficulties, but at the same time, it is a great time when the formation of a teenager's personality takes place. On the one hand, there are changes in both physical and spiritual development. Mixed feelings, many questions. On the other hand, this is the time when you can delve into the knowledge of yourself and God. A teenager develops a value system. He is in search. He needs clear guidelines in life. Therefore, it is so important at this age not only to read the Word of God, but also to meditate on it.
Goals and objectives:
- Deeply study the Word of God and learn to meditate on it.
- Conduct conversations with teenagers on topics of interest to them.
- To identify the talents and abilities of children and gradually prepare them for the ministry, and also begin to involve teenagers in various ministries as helpers.
Theme |
PROGRAM"Praise Lessons"
“Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings You have made praise” (Psalm 8:3)
Worship lessons are offered to all Sunday School children, regardless of musical ability or participation in a worship group. It is advisable to divide the children into 2 age groups (younger and older) and conduct lessons for younger children in a simplified form. It is recommended to have worship lessons once a month, as a separate project, or in the last months of the school year to complete academic year concert. The form of the lesson allows you to expand and deepen the knowledge of children about music and its main purpose - the glorification of God. The most different kinds classes and forms of education: conversations, interesting meetings, concerts, quizzes, video and music listening, singing, games and creative tasks.
Goals and objectives:
- Contribute to the formation of the emotional world of children, their physical and spiritual emancipation.
- Reveal the meaning and power of worship.
- To identify musically gifted children, help them develop their musical abilities and involve them in worship.
- To promote the development of creative activity and initiative.
- To instill the ability to understand music, broaden your horizons.
APPLICATION"Images"
When conducting lessons for toddlers, it is very important to use visual aids. Pictures applications contain various pictures that can be used for games with children 3-5 years old, as well as visual aids for lessons. Pictures are divided into different categories: animals, birds, marine life, fruits, musical instruments, etc. Examples of picture games can be found in TEACHER'S HELP / GAMES FOR KIDS.
Images| Cloth
CAMP
The camp is a special place and time when boys and girls come together to learn something new, develop their talents with the help of professional leaders, be in a wonderful atmosphere, meet the living God and get to know Him better.
Particular attention in the camp is paid to the spiritual component. The general theme of the camp is very important, to which everything is subordinated. These are general services for children, and a Bible hour, where each group, together with their mentor, can discuss and reinforce the theme of each day. All activities, games and creativity also correspond to the general theme of the camp.
Goals and objectives:
1. Organization of leisure activities for children in the summer.
2. Giving children the opportunity not only to relax during the camp, but also to reveal their talents and grow spiritually.
3. Involvement of parents in Sunday school activities (as leaders and their assistants).
4. Involvement of youth and adolescents in the ministry to children (as helpers).
5. Attracting specialists to conduct master classes during the camp.
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A conversation about industriousness- Definition of "labor" and "industriousness" by counselors. Introductory talk with children's answers (2-8 minutes)
- Mini-lecture "Bible about industriousness" (8-10 min)
- Conversation "How to cultivate industriousness?" (4-6min)
- Work with proverbs. (3-6min)
- Creative work. (3-6) min
- Reflection.
Conversation flow:
- Work serves as a means of subsistence and material support, almsgiving, the creative realization of human abilities, a cure for laziness and despondency, an educator in virtues.
diligence - virtue , love of work, desire to work diligently and conscientiously.
“Love labor: it, in conjunction with fasting, prayer and vigil, will free you from all defilements. Bodily labor brings purity to the heart; purity of heart causes the soul to bear fruit.” Rev.Anthony the Great .
St. Theophan the Recluse wrote that every deed should be taken as given by God, then fussiness, carelessness and carelessness about household and public affairs will go away.
I. Opening talk
Listen to E. Moshkovskaya's poem "Slacker".
Bitterly lives Lyzheboka -
Bed Lazyback High.
The floors are far from the bed.
Get down Sluggish - Moroka! ..
Here lies Lezheboka.
Sleeping couch potato No time limit.
Already lay Both sides ...
Sleeping and sighing deeply:
If only there were two sides! ..
What kind of person is called a couch potato?
Why do you think people are lazy?
What is the opposite word for "lazy"?
Who lives better in the world - a lazy person or a hardworking person? Why? (Children answer.)
Indeed, a hardworking person gets joy from the very process of work and from its results. His life cannot be called boring and monotonous - he will always find an interesting occupation for himself. A hardworking person sooner or later achieves success in any business, enjoys the respect of colleagues and comrades. While the lazy one wastes his time, spends his days in fruitless daydreaming.
2. "Bible about industriousness"The counselor tells.
Having settled the first people in paradise, the Lord God instructed them to cultivate paradise, in other words, to work. Care and care for the Garden of Eden were then given to people not as a punishment, because at that time the first parents, Adam and Eve, were still sinless, but as a necessary opportunity to achieve happiness through work.“And the Lord God took the man [whom he had made] and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it” (Gen. 2:15 ). Thus, from the foregoing, a logically justified conclusion follows that a hardworking person is pleasing to God, and a lazy person and a loafer violates God's command about work in the form of cultivation and care by the forefathers of the Garden of Eden.
This episode can be considered allegorically. The Garden of Eden acts in this example as a symbol happy life. And labor in the form of cultivating the Garden of Eden appears as a necessary condition for the prosperity of the Garden of Eden. Thus, work, in the form of cultivating paradise, is the path to heavenly life, happiness.
Labor, obligatory for all people, was confirmed by God when the sinful forefathers were expelled from paradise.“In the sweat of your face you will eat bread” (Gen. 3:19 ). Coming into the world of people and bringing the Good News to people, Jesus Christ did not abolish the obligation to work, given to a person God in the Old Testament, and confirmed this by the fact that He Himself constantly worked, earning His livelihood by the craft of a carpenter.
Along with this, in His teaching, Jesus Christ commanded not only to work obligatorily for each person individually, but also to help other people through his work. That is, Jesus Christ advised to work not only for ourselves, but also for our neighbors (that is, the people around us). Even if they are hostile towards you.“If your enemy is hungry, feed him with bread; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink” (Prov. 25:21).
True Christians should do as the Apostle Paul said:“For we strive for good, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men” (2 Cor. 8:21 ) . When sending His Apostles to preach, Jesus Christ said that"the worker is worthy of his livelihood" (Matt. 10:10 ) . Sending out seventy of His disciples to preach, the Savior of the world said these words:“The worker is worthy of his reward for his labors” (Onion. 10:7 ) .
Providence, diligence and planning of affairs are not prohibited anywhere in the teachings of Christ. On the contrary, Jesus Christ Himself with His disciples had a box of money that allowed them to buy their own food. That is, the fact that they take care of their food suggests that Jesus Christ and His Apostles showed foresight, purposeful actions and efforts to buy their food. After miraculously saturating the people with bread and fish, Jesus Christ ordered to collect the remaining pieces, apparently in order to save them for a future meal.“And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, Gather up the remaining pieces, so that nothing is lost” (John. 6:12 ). This episode from the life of Jesus Christ also speaks of the Savior's display of frugality, foresight, and care, as well as planning for the further use of leftover food.
In his epistle to the Thessalonians, encouraging labor, the Apostle Paul wrote:“If anyone does not want to work, then do not eat” (2 Thess. 3:10 ) . The encouragement of labor is expressed by the Apostle Paul in 2nd Epistle to Timothy:“The working farmer must be the first to taste the fruits” (2 Tim. 2:6 ) .
Thus, from all of the above, it becomes obvious that both the Old and the New Testaments encourage industriousness, condemn idleness and laziness, and do not prohibit foresight and concern for the good deeds of a person.
(it would be best for the leader to say this in his own words, but sometimes inserting phrases from the Bible, so I give the full text, but it is not necessary to reproduce it all, but choose the most important thing for yourself)
3. Conversation "How to cultivate industriousness"
Why do you need to work at all? Some lazy people are not at all bored with life, perhaps they do not even know that they are lazy. Listen to the statement of the famous Russian scientist, academician Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev:“Idleness does not at all consist in the fact that a person sits idle, with folded arms in the literal sense. No, the slacker is always busy, talks on the phone, sometimes visits for hours, sits at the TV and watches everything, sleeps for a long time, thinks up different things for himself. In general, a slacker is always very busy.”
Is this pastime useful?
Will such a person be appreciated? give someone an example?
What does such an aimless life lead to?
What is the significance of labor in the life of mankind? Scientists, philosophers, writers pondered this question different countries. I will read to you a statement by the Russian writer Vitaly Zakrutkin.
Labor made a man a man. Labor lifted man to his feet, strengthened his arms, perfected his unique brain. Everything that has been created on earth for thousands of years - from a stone ax to a microscope, from the first plowshare to the Eiffel Tower - has been created by labor. Only labor brings happiness to a person, lengthens it. short life, gives confidence that the descendants of the departed, using what he created during his lifetime, will remember him with a kind word.
Counselor: Some people are lazy, others are hardworking - why is that? Hard work and laziness are innate qualities? (Children answer.)
Does the development of industriousness depend on education? What role do parents and teachers play in this? (Children speak up.)
Describe the labor process in which you participated (harvesting, repairing an apartment, hiking, fishing, etc.). Did everything work out for you?
What qualities are required to carry out the intended work? (Will, purposefulness, responsibility, desire to learn, self-discipline.)
Interestingly, the labor process itself helps a person to develop these qualities.
And if everything is given to a person without difficulty? He gets whatever he wants without any effort. Will it affect his character?
What traits will prevail? (Children speak up.)
4. Work with proverbs
(The leader divides the squad into 2 groups. Each group receives a card with a proverb, explains its meaning.)
Belly and head - lazy people always have an excuse.
Lazyback and the sun does not rise at the right time.
A lazybones and a slacker - two siblings.
The lazy spinner has no shirt for himself.
Patience and a little effort.
You can't pull a fish out of a pond without effort.
Do not take care of your own business, but do not be lazy about your own.
Laziness is the mother of all vices.
5. Creative work
Counselor: Is it possible to get rid of laziness? How? Find a cure for laziness. Submit your recipes. Or Imagine a store for lazy people. What products can be sold in it?
(Work in groups or individually. Any real or fantasy recipes are welcome.)
6. Reflection.
What new did you learn today? What conclusions did you draw for yourself? What is the value of labor?