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PART 1: THE GOOD SAMARITAN
WATCH THE JESUS STORIES: THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Login to your Formed account, and search for "jesus stories the good samaritan" to watch The Good Samaritan.
This is a shorter video (10 minutes) so after you've watched, see if your kids can answer the True & False questions. If you can relate to the mom in the video, add your own questions! :-)
TRUE OR FALSE?
We know how much God loves us and that He shows his love through Jesus. We know we can show God how much we love him. Now we are going to talk about how we can love one another.
True or False? These are some ways that you can love as Jesus loves...-
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- Listening to your parents (T or F)
- Refusing to play with someone at recess for no reason (T or F)
- Make a get well card to people who are sick or alone (T or F)
- Ignoring my dad when he asks me to get my shoes on (T or F)
- Donate food or clothes to help people who are without (T or F)
- When someone hurts your feelings, say “I forgive you” (T or F)
- Hide the remote so nobody finds it so you can be in charge of what's on TV (T or F)
- Telling others how much you love them (T or F)
- Pray for others (T or F)
- Parents... are you on a roll? Make up your own!
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WE CAN BE A GOOD SAMARITAN EVERY DAY
Think about what it means to be a Good Samaritan for others. Jesus asks us to help, share and forgive others.
Have your child keep track (with your help) of what daily act of love or service they did for the next 7 days.
Either at the end of the day, or when you identify a good action, have them write down what they did hat day in the square for that day on the calendar provided.
At the end of the week, see how many Acts of Love they have done. Maybe other family members would like to join in as well! :-)
Click Here to Download & Print the Fillable Calendar
PART 2: JESUS FORGIVES A SINNER
Video: Stories of the Bible Zacchaeus Youtube-
- DISCUSS TOGETHER
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- In what way did Jesus show his love to Zacchaeus?
- Why were the other people not happy that Jesus was going to Zacchaeus’ home?
- How do you forgive?
- In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus tells us how to forgive. Read together the Lord’s Prayer and talk about how it tells us to forgive. (Forgot the prayer? It's at the bottom of this webpage!)
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- In your supply kit you picked up from the church, you should have:
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- Flower seeds
- A small bag of dirt
- A folded paper with the Seeds of Faith instructions
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Get Started: Make a pot for your seed
With a pair of scissors, cut 1/4″ wide strips all around one end of the toilet roll tube.
Fold each strip down. The strips should start to overlap each other creating a bottom that will hold soil.
Fill the tube with pre-moistened soil, tap lightly or push the soil down, and add more until there is about a 1/2″ or so left at the top of the roll.
Sow one seed per roll. Watch the sides of the tube for dryness and keep that soil moist!
Check each day to see if your seeds grow. Don't forget to water your seeds! Think back to the Good Samaritan video and some of the activities you might do during the week. What seeds are you planting each day to that will help others grow closer to God? -