The Messengers - Week 2
We can share the stories of God’s Miracles!
How many ways can you send a message? There are so many unique ways! Special deliveries are the best but even better are the messages found in each package. This month, we are going to look at the most important message that was ever sent out and how we are meant to be the ones delivering it. Our families are God’s messengers that can share the stories of God’s miracles and help. Get involved in helping God’s message go everywhere because God delivers everyone!
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MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. send me." Isaiah 6:8 (NIV)
Toddler Twist: "I will tell others about Jesus." Isaiah 6:8
READ: Peter Heals Tabitha: Acts 9:36-43
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: He is the Light
ACTIVITY:
Read today's Bible story in Acts 9:36-43
INSTRUCTIONS: Provide pipe cleaners for kids to make a flower arrangement for someone that might be sick or need encouragement. Follow these instructions.
Tabitha seems to have been surrounded by a community of people who cared about her when she got sick. There are people in our lives that need that kind of caring community, too. We can share the stories of God’s miracles to show that God cares about them, and we can show that we care about them also!
COLORING: Peter Heals Tabitha
DISCIPLE:
Read or tell today's bible story in Acts 9:36-43.
Everyone in town heard about what had happened and decided to follow Jesus, too. They knew that the God that Peter and Tabitha believed in was the only one who could do miracles like this!
INSTRUCTIONS: Use a box of tissues for this activity. Make sure you use the style of box in which another tissue automatically pops up when you remove one. I brought a box of tissues because I had a feeling I might want to cry today. Like at the beginning of today’s story, I was so sad when I found out Tabitha got sick and died.
You were too, right? Here, have a tissue. Did you notice that each time I pull out a tissue, another pops up? Why is that? It’s because they are connected! Just like we are all connected. We are connected because we all know about God. But you know what else we can do? We can connect other people to God, too. How? By telling someone about God. Maybe someone is sick and needs you to pray for them. Maybe someone is feeling down and needs you to cheer them up. Or needs kind words. Or just a tissue! We can share stories of God’s miracles!
Pray: God, remind us to share the stories of your miracles as a way to encourage the people around us. Nothing is impossible for you! Thank you for loving us and for hearing our prayers.
DISCUSSION:
What was Tabitha known for before she died?
What did Peter do when Tabitha's friends asked him for help?
What happened when the people in Tabitha's town heard what had happened?
Read Psalm 77:11. Is there a miracle from the Bible you remember?
How do you think sharing stories of God's miracles can help others?
How do you know God still does miracles?
Who can you share the stories of God’s miracles with? What will you tell them?