Pre K
*You will need crayons or markers and construction paper
Read Luke 19:41: As Jesus approaches the city of Jerusalem where so many of his people live, he starts to cry.
Say: God cares about us. Just like your parents God doesn't like it when we mistreat each other. He wants the best for us. He wants us live like him because he knows its best for us.
List things that break God's heart in our world.
Act: Let's draw big tear drops. Inside each tear drop lets draw things that break God's heart (hitting each other, name calling, stealing stuff from other people etc.)
Pray: Jesus, we know you care about us. We thank you for coming to our rescue. In your name we pray, Amen.
Kindergarten
*You will need crayons or markers and construction paper
Read Luke 19:41: As Jesus approaches the city of Jerusalem where so many of his people live, he starts to cry.
Say: God cares about us. Just like your parents God doesn't like it when we mistreat each other. He wants the best for us. He wants us live like him because he knows its best for us.
Q: What are things in our world that break God's heart?
Act: Let's draw big tear drops. Inside each tear drop lets draw things that break God's heart (hitting each other, name calling, stealing stuff from other people etc.)
Pray: Jesus, we know you care about us. We thank you for coming to our rescue. In your name we pray, Amen.
Elementary
Read Luke 19:41: As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it.
Say: God cares about us. Just like your parents God doesn't like it when we mistreat each other. He wants the best for us. He wants us live like him because he knows its best for us.
Q: What are things in our world that break God's heart?
Q: List one thing you have done that would hurt God's heart (told a fib, hit another kid etc.)?
Act: Let's draw big tear drops. Inside each tear drop lets draw things that break God's heart (hitting each other, name calling, stealing stuff from other people etc.)
Have your child pray: Jesus, we know you care about us. We thank you for coming to our rescue. We are sorry for the times we break your heart. In your name we pray, Amen.
Developing Disciple
Read Luke 19:41: As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it.
Say: God cares about us and doesn't like when we mistreat each other. He wants the best for us. He wants us live like him because he knows its best for our welfare.
Q: Go to a news website to look at the headlines. What headlines do think would break God's heart?
Q: List one thing you have done that would hurt God's heart (told a fib, hit another kid etc.)?
Q: Do you ever find it hard to trust that God's commandments are to help you?
Act: On a post-it note- draw a tear drop. Inside the tear drop put the things that you reguarily do that break God's heart. Put the note somewhere you will regulariy see it.
Spend time in prayer.
Disciple Maker
Read Luke 19:41: As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it.
Say: God cares about us and doesn't like when we mistreat each other. He wants the best for us. He wants us live like him because he knows its best for our welfare.
Q: Go to a news website to look at the headlines. What headlines do think would break God's heart?
Q: List one thing you have done that would hurt God's heart (told a fib, hit another kid etc.)?
Q: Do you ever find it hard to trust that God's commandments are to help you?
Act: On a post-it note- draw a tear drop. Inside the tear drop put the things that you reguarily do that break God's heart. Put the note somewhere you will regulariy see it.
Spend time in prayer.
Additional Reading: Genesis 6:1-8