CBC Lesson from 28th of April to 4th of May

BIBLICAL REFERENCE
Galatians 5.22-24 and Acts 9.36-43

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON

Teach children that goodness and faithfulness are characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

MEMORIZE THE VERSE
“Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” (Ephesians 5.9)

INTRODUCTION

Educator, you take to class a cardboard with pictures of people helping their neighbors, people helping others to cross the street, people donating food and clothes (easy to find in websites). Start this moment by asking to your class: In your opinion, what is similar on these pictures? (Wait participation). In all these pictures we see people helping each other or being kind to neighbors, right? In today’s story, we will know about a woman who was very kind to people. Let us find out whom am I talking about? Be quiet, the story is about to start.

GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS: FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

ONCE UPON a time there was a disciple named Dorcas; she was known in her city. The good Dorcas was helping people all the time, specially the widows. She was a very talented dressmaker and used to make beautiful clothes. Dorcas used her own money to but fabrics and to sew dresses and clothes for the widows and the needy. What a good woman, right? She was a true faithful servant of God.

But, something very bad happened to Dorcas: a serious illness took the life of that kind disciple. They all knew about it and sadness took place at the city of Joppa. Dorcas was very useful for those people who respected and loved her very much. So, they took her body upstairs, to the top floor. Peter was at a city next Joppa. Two men were sent to ask him to follow them for they needed his help in the city. Peter went right away. When getting there, they told him everything that had happened and they took him to the place where the body of Dorcas was.

Little friends, there were so many people there. The widows who received gifts from Dorcas were crying and showing the dresses they had received from that kind dressmaker.

Then, Peter looked at those people and asked them to leave the room. He knelt down next to the body of Dorcas and prayed by saying: “Stand up!” And something wonderful happened. She opened her eyes and sat. Yeay, Dorcas resurrected! Peter reached out for Dorcas, and helped her to get up; he called everyone so they could see the great miracle God had made at that moment. Imagine the happiness the widows must have felt.

CONCLUSION

            Little friends, people should know us for our good attitudes, that is, the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Goodness and faithfulness are also characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit of God, and Dorcas, the disciple from today’s story, had this fruit. God was also good and faithful to her, by resurrecting her, making her to live again.

                                                                                                               
FUN CHAT

            Educator, take to the classroom a toothbrush and a hairbrush. Start this moment by saying the following: Children, we can realize from the story we just heard a very special fact, for when Dorcas died, the disciple Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, was used by God to resurrect her. He used his faith, which is one of the gifts of God, and the miracle happened. You know, class, when one has the Spirit of God, the gifts of the Holy Spirit were manifested in their lives. These are the gifts: Word of Knowledge, Word of wisdom, discernment of spirits, gifts of healing, working of miracles, faith, variety of languages, ability to interpret them and prophecy.

            Class, these brushes (show them) have the same name, the same function, but they are used in different situations; one is for brushing your teeth and the other is for brushing your hair. Each one has its utility, but, by no means, one is more important than the other. So too are the gifts of the Holy Spirit. All of them are important for those who wish to serve God, but the gifts are used in different situations. When the Holy Spirit sees that His servant needs a specific gift, then He lends it to the person. How about now pray that the Holy Spirit to bless us? So stand up and close your eyes so that we can talk to God. Educator, you say a prayer with the class. 

ACTIVITIES

Maternal 

Covering. Dorcas was kind and made clothes to the widows and needy people. Goodness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.

 

Primary

Coloring. Dorcas was a faithful and good woman. We should also have those characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Juniors  

Puzzle. Dorcas was kind and made clothes for the widows and the needy. Paint, cut and set it up with your friends.   

        

CBC Lesson from 21st to 27th of April

BIBLICAL REFERENCE
Galatians 5.22-23 and Luke 10.25-37

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON
Teach children that when we have the Holy Spirit, we have love and joy in our hearts.

VERSE TO MEMORIZE
“…because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us” (Romans 5.5)

 INTRODUCTION

Educator, you start this moment asking the following: Who here already saw a friend at school stumbling and falling? (Wait participation). What did you do? Did you stop to help, pretend you did not see or think it was funny? Most of the times, when it happens, people think it is funny, right? But is this the right behavior? Are we showing love to this friend? Well, I know a story from the Bible that teaches us a very good lesson related to that. Let us hear it? Then pay attention!

THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS

LITTLE FRIENDS, Jesus told a story to explain the importance of having the Spirit of Love. Jesus said: Once upon a time, there were three men: a priest, a Levite and a Samaritan. Priest was the name given to pastors back then. He was used to make sacrifices and prayers for the people of God. Levite was that one who helped the priest to take care of the House of the Lord and the Samaritans were the people who were born in Samaria and did not get along with the people of Israel. It happened that, certain man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, and when he was passing through a roadway was attacked by thieves. He was probably scared, right? The man was very frightened and soon he gave everything he had to them. However, the thieves were very wicked and hit that poor man; they went away, letting him full of injuries. When seeing he was almost dead, they let him on the floor and escaped.

            The priest passed by that place and saw the man on the floor, hurt, but did not help him and left. Then was the time of the Levite to pass through that way. He also saw that that man needed help, but he quickly continued the way, and let him suffering on the roadway. Then, the Samaritan, who was coming on his animal, passed through that way.

The Samaritan was a very good man and, when seeing the man injured and moaning in pain, he got off his animal and put some wine and oil over his wounds. Back then, wine and oil were used to heal wounds. Hereafter, the Good Samaritan put the man over his animal and started looking for a hosting to put him.  When he found an inn, the Good Samaritan left him at that place, but before living, he paid the owner of the inn and asked him to take care of the wounds of that sick man until he was totally healed. And. If the man spent more than what he had paid, he would settle the rest of the debt when he came back. The Good Samaritan has shown so much love, right? He was not a servant of God, but even so he behaved according to His Word.

            There is no use being inside the church and not practicing what we learned there. Love is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, and surely that priest and that Levite did not have that feeling in their hearts. The Samaritan showed he loved his neighbor and had joy in making good things for other people, and this is an attitude that pleases God.

 CONCLUSION

            Those who have the Holy Spirit have love and happiness inside their hearts for these are characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit. The priest and the Levite really displeased God with that behavior for they had no love for that man who was suffering. When we have this fruit within us, then we have love to God, to church, to our family and to our neighbor; we have joy in serving God, in helping others, in obeying what is written in the Bible. Do you see how important is to have the Holy Spirit?

           OuvirLer foneticamente

Dicionário - Ver dicionário detalhado

1. verbo
1. provide
2. pay
3. give
4. lend
5. render
6. loan
7. take
8. lend out
9. swear
10. advance
11. light
12. throw

FUN CHAT

            Educator, for this moment you will need pieces of crepe paper with 3cmx5cm; pieces of contact paper with 7cmx11cm, and a transparent bowl with water. Start this moment by saying the following: Class, observe this piece of crepe paper. It rips easily (show and rip a little piece of it), right? Let us see what happens if I put it in water? Educator, you put it in water and show the paper for the class; it will certainly lose a bit of color. Continue by saying the following: You see, kids, the paper lost its color, for it is not resistant. So too are many people who are in the churches, but do not have the Holy Spirit in their lives. These people are weak and cannot resist fights, or do not support problems, as they are not covered, involved by the presence of God.

            Educator, take another piece of crepe paper and wrap it with contact paper, and say: Notice now this piece of crepe paper, which is equal to the other, but is wrapped with contact paper. Let us see what happens? Educator, you put the paper in water, take it out and ask: and now, what happened? (Wait participation of the class). Do you know why nothing happened to this paper? Because it is involved by contact, we cannot rip it (try to rip the paper), and it did not lose the color. Little friends, when we have the Holy Spirit, then we are covered, involved by God, and so we have love, happiness, goodness, and all the characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit within us; and the selfish of this world is not part of our lives. That is why we need the Holy Spirit inside us, so we can act like the Good Samaritan from today’s story, do you understand? Educator, you memorize the verse of the week with your class and then seek the Holy Spirit with the children.

ACTIVITIES

Maternity 

Paint the picture. Who has the Spirit of God has the love and happiness in their hearts.

Primary 

Increasing order. Love is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Paint the scenes and put them in correct order.

Juniors 

Word search. We should have God’s love in our hearts. Find the words below: Love, fruit, happiness, Samaritan, Galatians, Levite, priest.