Blanks say "God is the only judge."Here is the lesson:
- Review “What is a Prophet?” poster
- Sing Prophet song
- Find prophet section in Bible
- Discuss who Zephaniah was. He preached to Judah
- Zephaniah wanted people to stop doing wrong and start doing the right things. He wanted them to return to God.
- Discuss a court room. Bring a picture of the courtroom
- Discuss a defendant, prosecutor, and judge and what each one does.
- Who decides who is right and wrong in the courtroom?
- What does it mean to judge something?
- Who decides right and wrong? God, parents
- How do our parents and other grown-ups determine right or wrong? They follow God’s rules
- Who is the ultimate judge who gets to decide right and wrong? God
- Does he surprise us with the rules? No, he tells us everything we need to know.
- God loves us and wants us to do right and good.
- He judges us based on the Bible.
- How do we know what rules God wants us to know and do? We read the Bible and do what it says.
- Is God ever wrong in what He says is right? No!!
- What will God judge in us? Our lives, hearts, and actions.
- What happens on judgment day? Those who make decisions that make God happy and do what’s right will go to heaven. Those that make bad decisions will not.
- How can we be sure we are right when God judges us? Obey the Bible, love God and Jesus, live holy lives
- What’s our reward for making good decisions? Heaven!!
I liked the lesson, but I felt like you could have added little scenerios for the kids to have to make some judgements to see how it is hard, but if we follow a set of rules it makes our decisions easier.
ReplyDeleteI also felt like your answer to How can we be sure we are right when God judges us? might need some tweeking. The first answer should be: to believe God and Jesus and love them with all your heart, mind and strength, follow the bible, allow the holy spirit to make changes in you to live a holy life.