3.20 Family Experience Resources

NOT NORMAL - Week 3 - Jesus is Perfect (Luke 4:1-13)

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Why be like everyone else when we can be wacky, backward, and weird? We can try to blend in and be like everyone else, or we can stand up and stand out. After all, that’s what Jesus did! When Jesus showed up, His whole life seemed not-so-normal to most people. From His childhood to His early ministry, it was clear from the beginning that Jesus wasn’t like most people. In this 4-week series, families will examine the early life and ministry of Jesus as they discover that Jesus is not normal, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is perfect, and that Jesus invites us to be not-so-normal along with Him.

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Memory Verse

(elementary) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.  - 2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)
(preschool) This is the day that the Lord has made. - Psalm 118:24a

March 20: Jesus is Perfect

Jesus is Tempted: Luke 4:1-13

(Hebrews 4:15; 1 Corinthians 10:13)

Theme Song

Coloring page

Craft:

Sand Art, Resisting Temptation, Heart Craft, or Temptation Calendar

https://www.ehow.com/info_8692997_jesus-tempted-crafts.html


Disciple:

Either watch this video with your family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ or set out your family’s favorite cookies. Read Matthew 4:1-11 from the Bible. This is the story of when Jesus was tempted. 

ASK: What do you think you would have done if you were given this test?

Do you ever get tempted to eat a cookie before dinner, even if you’ve been told not to eat it?

Food was one of the things the devil used to tempt Jesus to try and get Him to do the wrong thing, but Jesus didn’t listen. How do you think Jesus resisted this temptation? Jesus is perfect and did not give into temptation. This makes Jesus NOT NORMAL. 


Activity:

The Bible story told us about how the devil took Jesus to a tall place. As a family stack blocks, LEGOs, or cardboard boxes as tall as you can. Then, let

your kiddos knock down the tower and build another. Do this as many times as you’d like.

ASK: What did Jesus tell the devil when He was up in the high place? Jesus said that He would only worship God. Spend some family time talking with God in prayer. Use this time to thank Jesus for being perfect and how He has shown us how to say no when we are faced with things that we need to say no to.


Additional Discussion Questions: 

  • Why was Jesus so hungry in the wilderness? (He didn’t eat for forty days.)

  • Can you name the three temptations Jesus faced? (Turn stone to bread, throw Himself from a high point, worship the devil.)

  • How did Jesus combat each temptation? (By remembering the words of God.)

  • What makes it hard to resist temptation?

  • What can we do when we are tempted?

READ SCRIPTURE | 1 Corinthians 10:13

  • According to this verse, are we ever tempted in a way that no one else has been?

  • How does it say God will help us when we are tempted?

  • If God helps us, then why do we still choose to give in to temptation sometimes?

  • How can this verse help you next time you are tempted to do something wrong?