Church School Lesson: What Kind Are You?

Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

Objective:
To teach the children that they must not only hear God's Word but also let it sink into their minds and hearts and believe it.

Lesson:
A farmer sowed seed in his field (the field were poorly prepared in those days). Seed were scattered by hand, not all seeds grow. The seed is the Word of God.
Some hearers have hard hearts - seeds fell on hard footpath
Some hearers have shallow hearts - seeds fell on thin layer of dirt over flat rock
Some hearers have crowded hearts - seeds fell among thorns
Some hearers have prepared hearts - seeds fell on good soil
Let God's Word sink into your heart.

I wanted to remind the children in order to grow, we must be in good soil. So, I use hand print to print a flower.

Craft:
1. Prepare stem and leaves, let the children colour in different green colour on the paper.
2. While waiting them to dry, paint the hand (any colour, choice of the children) and then print it on the paper then stick the stem and leaves on it.
3. Prepare a yellow circle as sun (optional), just to show the children we need sun to grow (sun = The Word of God)
4. Finally, paste a heart shape at the palm as centre of our life. This represent we have Christ in our growth.

Church School Lesson: Lost and Found

Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turn to his own way.

Objective:
To use the parable of the three lost things to teach that people outside of Christ are lost in sin and in great danger - they need to be found by the Saviour.

Lesson:
The Lost Sheep - (some don't mean to be lost)
The shepherd had 100 sheep, one missing. He knew it was in danger and searched until he found it.  He gathered his neighbour for a party.
The Lost Silver - (some don't know they are lost)
A woman lost one of ten coins. She lit a candle and swept the floor. When she found the coin, she told her friends.
The Lost Son - (some only have themselves to blame, they chose to be lost)
A young man was fed up with life on a farm. He asked for money and left home. He wasted the money and his friends left him. He looked after pigs. He felt sorry and decided to go home. His father welcomed him and forgave him.
Everyone is lost in sin until they trust in Christ.

Craft:
1. Prepare the head and legs on sugar paper (or any black colour paper) then a body. I got this template from All Kids Network.com.
2. Cover the sheep’s body piece with glue.
3. Stick the 4 legs onto the bottom of the body.
4. Cover the rest of the sheep with cotton balls.
5. Glue the sheep’s head onto the body (on top of the cotton balls).
6. Glue the googly eyes on the head. Glue the red foam on the sheep’s face to make a smiling mouth.

Church School Lesson: Surprise Story

Matthew 22:39
Love your neighbour as yourself.

Objective:
To teach that God wants His children to so love people of all races that we will be ready to help them, no matter what it costs us.

Lesson:
The story of the Good Samaritan woman. The road to Jericho was steep and dangerous. A traveller was robbed and beaten. A priest came and passed by, a Levite looked and then went away. Both were religious men and Jews. A Samaritan treated the man's wounds and took him to an inn and paid money to get people to take care of him until he return. He had love in his heart. He did more than anybody would expect. He was a true neighbour. We should love and help people of all races.

Craft:
1. Draw a heart shape on a paper.
2. Get the children to roll some creep paper and stick on the heart shape. You can have your choice of colour.
3. Write down the verse on the paper and let the children to decorate the paper freely.