Discipleship / God wants us to tell the truth

K-6 Class
On Sunday we heard about James who was one of the twelve disciples who followed Christ and risked his own life so that others could know about Jesus.
 
Bible Byte
Jesus personally asked twelve men to be His disciples. James was fishing with his brother John when Jesus asked them to follow Him. They immediately left their boat and followed Jesus to be His disciples. James was with Him on a mountain when God said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!” James also witnessed Jesus do miracles like raise a girl from the dead. James believed Jesus was God’s Son and wanted to become like Christ. He continued to believe even after Jesus died on the cross and was buried. James taught others about Christ even though it was dangerous. (Taken from Matt. 4:21, 17:5, Mark 3:17, 5:37, 14:33, and John 21:1- 2)

What’s The Key?
Disciples aren’t only in the Bible. A disciple is anyone who believes in Jesus and decides to become like Him. We can choose to be a disciple. We can choose to become like Christ by reading the Bible and making wise choices like Jesus teaches us to do.

What’s That To Me? 
God has a purpose for our lives. One of God’s purposes for us is to become like Christ by learning about Him and choosing to serve him with our lives. That’s discipleship!

How Should I Be?
What are some ways that we can be transformed to become like Christ? Here are three things that you can do: 1) Read the Bible for 5 minutes every day. 2) Pray before you go to bed. 3) Come to church every Sunday.

Junior / Preschool
Sunday I Learned:
God wants us to tell the truth
Joseph’s brothers lie to their father (Genesis 37:26-35)

On Sunday your child learned that GOD WANTS US TO TELL THE TRUTH. Children heard how Joseph’s brothers lied to their father (Genesis 37:26-35) They practiced telling each other the truth.

Help me learn this:
“Be kind to each other” Genesis 37:26-35.

Ask Me:
 – What did Joseph’s brothers tell their father about Joseph?
 – Tell me about a time someone told you a lie. How did you feel?
 – What makes it hard to tell the truth? How can we help each other tell the truth in our family?

 Family Fun:
– Play a family game of Hide and Seek. When everyone has been found, talk about what it was like to hide or to be found. Explain to your child that hiding the truth is lying. Eventually the truth usually gets found.

– Work together as a family to make a Joseph robe. Set out markers and an old, light-colored adult shirt. As you work, talk about what the brothers did to Joseph’s special robe and how they hid the truth. Take turns wearing the decorated shirt and acting out the story.