by Kimber Bailey Scott
Matthew 4:18-22
SING:
Have them stand and sing these words to
the tune of Fishers of Men. Listen to the tune here:
Add actions if you wish.
I will make you fishers of
men,
Fishers of men, fishers of
men,
I will make you fishers of
men,
If you follow Me.
If you follow Me, if you
follow Me,
I will make you fishers of
men,
If you follow Me.
MEMORY VERSE:
Hold up your Bible. What is this?
Yes, this is the Bible. Inside, there are new memory verses for us to
learn. Open your Bible to John 15:14. The Bible says, “You
are my friends.” Can you say those words with me? Say them softer.
Say them louder. Give each on a Bible (or share) and ask each to
say, “You are my friends.”
SING:
You are My Friends (tune:
row row row your boat) – inserting each child’s name.
___________ is Jesus’s
friend; ___________ is Jesus’s friend.
The Bible tells us
Jesus said, “You are all my friends.
LESSON:
Hold up a fishing pole. Do you think
I’m going fishing? Well, I heard Jesus had some friends who were
fishermen. Do you think they used fishing poles like this? They might
have but not in the Bible story I’m going to tell you. Lay the
fishing pole aside. Pick up your Bible and open it to where you have
placed your paper dolls.
Hold up the paper dolls, folded so that
only Jesus is showing. One day Jesus went for a walk by the Sea of
Galilee. Pretend to make Jesus walk. He saw two brothers
fishing with a big net. Open the dolls to show two more men.
Their names were Peter point and Andrew point. “Come
follow me, Peter.” Jesus said. “Come follow me, Andrew.” Peter
and Andrew put down their fishing net and followed Jesus.
In a little while Jesus saw two more
brothers. Open dolls to show two more men. Their names were
James and John. Point to them. They were helping their father
get their nets ready to fish. Jesus said, “Come follow me, James.
Come follow me, John.” James and John put down their nets, said
goodbye to their father, and went with Jesus.
APPLY:
Close the paper dolls so that only
Jesus is showing. Jesus wanted to be friends with Peter and
Andrew. Show Peter and Andrew. Jesus wanted them to be with
Him. Jesus wanted to be friends with James and John. Show James
and John. Jesus wanted them to be with Him. Act surprised.
Look, I have one more person here! Open to the last doll. That
person is YOU! The Bible tells us that Jesus wants to be your special
friend. He will always be with you.
Hold up the paper dolls. The Bible
tells us these men were Jesus’ friends. Can you tell me their
names? Good! Peter and Andrew were brothers and James and John were
brothers. Jesus has many friends right here in this room.
Pull out a mirror. Hold it up to a
child, one at a time. Ask one of these questions to each:
- Which special friend of Jesus do you see? Yes, you are a special friend to Jesus!
- How do you feel about being Jesus’ friend? Smile. Yes, we feel happy that Jesus is our friend!
- Can you name a place your friend Jesus will go with you? You may need to help with this one. Will Jesus go with us to the park, etc.? Yes, He is with us wherever we go.
ART/CRAFT:
Prepare the area and have your Bible
open. Show the children the memory verse. Here is the memory
verse. Jesus said, “You are my friends.” Let’s say them
together.
In our story Jesus met some
fishermen friends. They used nets when they finished. Show a hair
net or a produce bag. Here is a picture of a fish for you to
color.
Print the child’s name:
____________ is a friend of Jesus.
Tape the hair net over the fish when
the child has finished coloring.
DRESS UP:
Secure the full length mirror against a
wall so that it is safe. Let children dress up and pretend they are
going somewhere with their friends (church, park, store, etc.) If
dolls are available, children may want to take their “babies”
with them. Encourage the children to look at themselves in the
mirrors. _______, I see a friend of Jesus in the mirror. Who is
that? Yes, ____ is a special friend of Jesus. You are all dressed up.
Where are you going? Who is going with you? What are the names of
your friends? What do you like to do with your friends? Jesus is a
special friend who is always with us. Thank You, God for our special
friend, Jesus.
NEED:
Bible
Fishing pole or small stick with string
or yarn attached to the end
Make paper dolls taping the hands
together, place them in your Bible before class (6)
Mirror
Hair nets or a produce “net” bags
for each child
Copies of fish
Pen or marker
Crayons
Dress up items and clothes
Full length mirror
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