Matthew 4v1-22
Something to say
After Jesus was baptised he went into the dessert and there the devil
came to him to tempt him and try and distract him from what he had come to the
world to do. He tried to get Jesus to disobey God just like he did to with Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden – but Jesus didn't fall for it. Jesus was set on doing God’s will. He had a mission just like a super hero and was going to
accomplish it, but to do this he was going to need some people to help him
along the way (ask the kids about their favourite super heroes or characters
and their sidekicks – e.g. batman and robin, Jake and the Neverland pirates etc).
Jesus went out and asked 12 ordinary people to follow him on his
mission. He chose them to be his helpers – these are the people we know as the
12 disciples. At the time it didn't seem like there was anything special or
extraordinary about these guys – they were fishermen mostly, but they obeyed
Jesus because they realised they needed him and that was all Jesus was looking
for. Jesus chooses us, not because of how we look, or how good we are, or
because we are the best at football, or the best dancer, he chooses us because
he loves us.
Something to show
Choose a couple of children to come up front. Their mission is to save
the world and ask them to choose 3 or 4 people to be on their team as their
helpers. They can choose anyone (fictional, real life, dead, alive etc) Ask
them to give the reasons why they have chosen each person (e.g. maybe superman
because he can fly). Now explain to them that God chooses us for a very
different reason. He does not look at the outside, or our abilities, nor does
he choose us because we have been good. He chooses us because he loves us.
Something to pray
Lead the children in a prayer and for them ask God to show them that
they are chosen by Him, because he loves them. Ask God to remind them of this
truth always and to let them know that they are always special to God and it is
not based on any other thing than the love God has for them.
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