Story
Say:
What day is it today?
(Sunday) What kinds of things do you usually do on Sundays? (Go to church,
spend time with family, eat together, etc.) Those are all great things to
do! Sunday is a special day for us. Back in Jesus’ time Saturday was a special
day. In Jesus day people focused on what
you should not do on the special day instead of what you should do. Let’s see what Jesus thought about that.
Read: “The Woman Who Could Not
Stand Up” in any children's story bible
Lesson
Say: What did God’s
people call their special day and what was it for? (The Sabbath; worshipping
God and resting) What was the rule that
the leaders made (You must not work on the Sabbath) What did Jesus do on one
Sabbath? (He healed a crippled woman)
What did the leaders think about that? (They were angry because they
though Jesus did work on the Sabbath)
How did Jesus say? (It is ok to do work if it is helping someone)
In Jesus time
Sabbath was celebrated on Saturday today it is celebrated on Sunday. The Sabbath is for worshipping God and
resting. The Sabbath is supposed to help
us follow God. The religious leaders
were too worried about what you shouldn’t do on the Sabbath that they forgot
what the Sabbath was really about. The
Sabbath, as well as all the other things we do to honor God serve the purpose
of helping us love God and love other people.
Jesus said that helping others is a good thing to do on the
Sabbath.
Memory Verse
“Jesus
is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” - Mark 2: 28
Big Idea
The Sabbath, as well as all the other things we do to honor
God serve the purpose of helping us love God and love other people.
Prayer (Take prayer joys and
requests)
Say a thanking God for giving us time to worship Him and
rest. Ask Him to help us do good things
on our Sabbath.
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