lesson 1: jesus preaches on the mount · 2016-08-09 · lesson 2: jesus teaches us to trust text:...

Lesson 1: Jesus Preaches on the Mount Text: Matthew 5:1–12 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: Because Jesus was poor, hungry, sorrowful, hated, and rejected for our sake, God forgives our sins and blesses us with all good gifts, especially life with Him forever.

Law/Gospel: In this world I suffer and struggle because of my sin. Jesus offers comfort, mercy, and grace through faith in Him and gives me eternal riches and blessings.

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Suggested Songs: I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 1; The King of Love

My Shepherd Is, Track 2; Now That You Know, Track 4.

Bible Challenge Question: True or false? The Beatitudes are relevant to our lives today.

True.

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Music: Ephesians 1:7, Track 3

Philippians 4:19, Track 14

What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Track 24

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Craft: Blessed-Are-You Flower

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Food Activity: Bountiful Blessings

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Lesson 2: Jesus Teaches Us to Trust Text: Matthew 6:25–34 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: As we seek God’s kingdom through Christ, we are freed from worry, knowing we have all we need.

Law/Gospel: I worry about my life because I depend on myself instead of on God. Jesus, who provided for my greatest need by paying for my sins on the cross, describes the Father’s care for creation to show me His love and take away my worry.

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Suggested Songs: Now That You Know, Track 4; I Will Rely on Him, Track 5; The Baa Baa

Song, Track 6.

Bible Challenge Question: What does the word anxious mean, and why do we not need to

be anxious? To be afraid or nervous of something; because Jesus takes care of us

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Music: I Will Rely on Him, Track 7

The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want, Track 19

We All Believe in One True God, Track 22

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Craft: Do-Not-Be-Anxious Dish Towel

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Food Activity: Trusting Trail Mix

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Group Activity: The Providing Path

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Lesson 3: Jesus Is Anointed

Text: Luke 7:36–50 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: In faith, a sinful woman lovingly anointed Jesus’ feet. In faith, we grasp God’s free mercy, receive the forgiveness of sins, and respond with acts of love and praise.

Law/Gospel: My sin troubles and harms me, condemning me to eternal death. God offers His love and forgiveness to me and all sinners who call upon Him for mercy and grants me His peace.

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Suggested Songs: The Baa Baa Song, Track 6; What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Track 7;

We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 8.

Bible Challenge Question: What kinds of people were anointed in Bible times? Prophets,

priests, kings

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Music: We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 23

Do You Know Who Died for Me, Track 2

My Knee Shall Bow, Track 12

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Craft: Perfume Sachet

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Food Activity: Food for Body and Soul

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Group Activity: What Makes a Rainbow?

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Group Activity: Made Clean

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Lesson 4: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

Text: John 6:1–14 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: In His love, God promises to care for all our physical and spiritual needs and gives us the greatest treasure: His Son and the gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation.

Law/Gospel: Like the disciples, my faith is weak, and I lack trust in God to give me all good things. For the sake of His Son, Jesus, God promises to provide for all my needs and gives me the gift of faith to believe in Jesus as my Savior and receive eternal life through Him.

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Suggested Songs: I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 1; I Will Rely on

Him, Track 5; I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb, Track 9.

Bible Challenge Question: How much bread and fish did Jesus use to feed five thousand

people? Five barley loaves and two fish

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Music: Psalm 145:15–16, Track 15

Our Hero, Track 13

The King of Love My Shepherd Is, Track 18

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Skit: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

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Craft: Paper-Chain Fish

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Food Activity: Food for Body and Soul

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Group Activity: Potato Surprise

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Lesson 5: The Transfiguration

Text: Matthew 17:1–9 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: At the transfiguration, Jesus’ glory was unveiled before the disciples. Today, His glory is unveiled for us in the Word, in the water of Baptism, and in the bread and wine of His Holy Supper. In heaven, we shall see Him in all His glory!

Law/Gospel: As a sinner, I tremble at the sound of God’s voice, for I deserve punishment and am unworthy to see Him face-to-face. As God’s child, I have nothing to fear, for in His Word and Sacraments, Jesus gives me pardon and peace through His death and resurrection, making me worthy to stand face-to-face with God my Father.

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Suggested Songs: We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 8; Do, Lord, Track 10; Now That

You Know, Track 4.

Bible Challenge Question: Which three disciples were chosen by Jesus as an inner circle,

who saw things the others did not? What do the three have in common? Peter, James,

and John. All were fishermen; James and John were brothers.

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Music: ’Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here, Track 21

My Knee Shall Bow, Track 12

Climb the Mountain, Track 1

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Skit: The Transfiguration

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Craft: Glory Sun Catcher

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Food Activity: Dazzling Glory

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Food Activity: Marshmallow Cross

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Group Activity: Whirlwind of Glory

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Lesson 6: Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two Text: Luke 10:1–24 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: God chose the seventy-two to serve Him for a special task. God places us in various callings, giving us opportunities to serve Him and share our faith with others.

Law/Gospel: I sin when I see my calling, or vocation, as unrelated to my Lord and my faith. God, in His mercy, uses all vocations to meet the needs of the world. In His Son, Jesus, He provides for my spiritual needs through pastors, Christian parents, and others, and He equips me to share His love with others.

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Suggested Songs: I Will Rely on Him, Track 5; Do, Lord, Track 10; I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb,

Track 9.

Bible Challenge Question: True or false? Jesus had only twelve disciples. False. Jesus has

many disciples, including you and me. However, Jesus chose twelve followers who are

often called the twelve disciples or apostles.

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Music: Hark, the Voice of Jesus Crying, Track 5

Matthew 28:19, Track 11

I Will Rely on Him, Track 7

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Skit: Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two

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Craft: Serving-on-the-Go Zipper Pull

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Food Activity: Serving Gingerbread Men

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Group Activity: My Name’s in Heaven

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Group Activity: Evangelism 101

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Service Project: Holding Up the Arms of Missionaries

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Lesson 7: The Good Samaritan


Key Point: God calls us to act in love toward all people, even our enemies, but we often pass by on the other side, ignoring our neighbor in need. Jesus is the Good Samaritan to us, healing us from sin and restoring us to eternal life. Law/Gospel: God’s command to love my neighbor is a command to be perfectly compassionate to everyone I meet. Though I fall short, Jesus is the Good Samaritan, who binds up my brokenness, forgives my sin, and restores me to eternal life.

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Suggested Songs: We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 8; The King of Love My Shepherd

Is, Track 2; Do, Lord, Track 10.

Bible Challenge Question: What is a Samaritan? In biblical times, it was someone living in

Samaria. Today, it often refers to a helpful person because of the Bible account of the

Good Samaritan.

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Music: Our Hero, Track 13

Psalm 145:15–16, Track 15

Hark, the Voice of Jesus Crying, Track 5

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Skit: The Good Samaritan

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Craft: First-Aid Kit

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Food Activity: Chocolate Coins

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Group Activity: God’s Hand and Feet

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Lesson 8: The Good Shepherd

Text: John 10:1–18 Date Used: ______________________ Key Point: We are like sheep who have gone astray. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, who rescues, gathers, and cares for us through His Word and Sacraments.

Law/Gospel: Because of sin, I face physical and spiritual danger in this world. Jesus, my Good Shepherd, guards and protects me from sin, death, and the power of the devil, feeding me through His Word and Sacraments to keep my faith strong.

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Suggested Songs: The Baa Baa Song, Track 6; Jesus Loves the Little Children, Track 11; I

Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 1.

Bible Challenge Question: True or false? Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.” True. See

John 10:14.

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Music: You Are the Shepherd, Track 25

The Baa Baa Song, Track 17

I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 6

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Craft: Lie-Down Lamb

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Food Activity: Follow the Leader

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Group Activity: Imaginative Game

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Group Activity: Seek and Follow

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Lesson 9: Jesus Teaches Us to Pray

Text: Luke 11:1–13; John 16:23–33 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: Our heavenly Father invites us to pray and promises to hear our prayer for the sake of His Son, Jesus.

Law/Gospel: I sin by not trusting God and failing to pray to Him for all things. God promises to hear and answer my prayers because of His Son, Jesus, and to do what is best and good for me.

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Suggested Songs: I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb, Track 9; What a Friend We Have in Jesus,

Track 7; I Will Rely on Him, Track 5.

Bible Challenge Question: What is the name of the prayer that Jesus taught to His

disciples and that we often say? The Lord’s Prayer

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Music: The Lord’s Prayer, Track 20

I Will Rely on Him, Track 7

Philippians 4:19, Track 14

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Craft: Teach-Us-to-Pray Prayer Book

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Food Activity: Daily Bread

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Group Activity: Up, Down, All-Around Prayer

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Group Activity: Bubbling Prayers

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Lesson 10: Jesus Raises Lazarus Text: John 11:1–45 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: In resurrecting Lazarus, Jesus demonstrated that He can indeed raise all who believe in Him for salvation. True life is eternal life with Jesus.

Law/Gospel: In this life, I see and experience the effects of sin: sickness, injury, and death. Jesus, who is the source of all life, will raise me and all who believe in Him to life with Him forever, where there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.

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Suggested Songs: Do Lord, Track 10; We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 8; See How

Jesus Loved Him, Track 12.

Bible Challenge Question: Name a friend of Jesus who lived in Bethany. Mary, Martha,

Lazarus, and some whose names we don’t know

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Music: Rise Up, Track 16

We’ll Give All the Glory to Jesus, Track 23

Life Is Ours, a Gift from Jesus, Track 9

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Food Activity: Resurrection Symbol

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Group Activity: Buried and Raised

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Lesson 11: Jesus Seeks the Lost

Text: Luke 15 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: In our sin, we were lost from God and doomed to die. God, in His love, sought and found us and keeps us with Him forever.

Law/Gospel: Because of my sin, I am lost from God. My heavenly Father does not abandon me, but seeks me out through His Word and Sacraments, forgives me completely for Jesus’ sake, and keeps me safe in faith.

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Suggested Songs: The King of Love My Shepherd Is, Track 2; I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb, Track

9; The Baa Baa Song, Track 6.

Bible Challenge Question: What three lost things did Jesus talk about in His parables?

Sheep, coin, son (Luke 15)

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Music: The Baa Baa Song, Track 17

The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want, Track 19

I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 6

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Skit: Jesus Seeks the Lost

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Craft: Paper-Cup Pig

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Food Activity: Pig Slop

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Group Activity: Puzzling Puzzle

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Service Project: Gifts for Foster Children

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Lesson 12: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers


Key Point: Jesus forgives and heals us from the sickness of sin and death. In faith, we respond with thankfulness.

Law/Gospel: Sin brought sickness and death into the world. In His death and resurrection, Jesus heals me from the sickness of sin and overcomes death for me.

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Suggested Songs: I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever, Track 1; Jesus Loves the

Little Children, Track 11; See How Jesus Loved Him, Track 12.

Bible Challenge Question: Name someone who saw Jesus heal another person. Many

people saw Jesus heal others, including the twelve disciples and the crowds who followed

Him.

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Music: Rise Up, Track 16

Our Hero, Track 13

The Lord’s Prayer, Track 20

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Skit: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

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Craft: Nail-Pierced Mercy Plaque

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Food Activity: Lepers on a Road

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Group Activity: Contagious Tag

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Lesson 13: Jesus Blesses the Little Children

Text: Mark 10:13–16 Date Used: ______________________

Key Point: Jesus welcomes us, who because of sin are like children—helpless, dependent, and needy—and blesses us with His love and eternal gifts.

Law/Gospel: In my sinful foolishness, I prize self-sufficiency and believe I can take care of myself, looking to the things of this world to satisfy and save me. God knows that I am like a helpless child who can do nothing to save myself. In His love, He provides all that I need for this body and life, working salvation for me through His Son.

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Suggested Songs: Jesus Loves the Little Children, Track 11; See How Jesus Loved Him,

Track 12; What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Track 7.

Bible Challenge Question: Finish these words that Jesus said: “Let the children . . . come to

Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14).

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Music: Jesus Loves Me, Track 8

Go, My Children, with My Blessing, Track 4

Mark 10:14, Track 10

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Craft: God’s-Children Nesting Dolls

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Food Activity: Feed the Baby

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