Choose Your Adventure - Week 3
I can be wise by choosing to do good!
Did you know that every day is full of adventures that we get to choose? Some adventures are small, like choosing which book to read. Others are bigger, like deciding how to react when a family member makes us upset. It’s not always easy to know what is best but there is hidden treasure you can take into every choice: wisdom. Wisdom is a valuable gift that helps people choose what’s best. Together we can choose wisdom, by not choosing sides, choosing our words carefully, choosing to do good, and choosing God!
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MEMORY VERSE:
"Be careful then, how you live- not as unwise, but as wise." Ephesians 5:15
Toddler Twist: "God helps me choose wisely!" Ephesians 5:15
MV COLORING PAGE: Ephesians 5:15
READ: Wisdom and Actions: Psalm 1; James 3:13-18
WATCH:
Preschool- Teaching Video
Elementary- Teaching Video
SONG: I'm Trusting You
DISCIPLE:
Read today's Bible reference together Psalm 1 and James 3:13-18.
Earlier in the book of James, it says to “get wisdom.” In this game, we’re going to race to see who can get these words that describe God’s wisdom: pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, merciful, impartial, and sincere.
Activity- Have two sets of seven plastic cups lined up on a table. Write the six characteristics of godly wisdom on the cups. Use black ping-pong balls to bounce into each cup. The first person to get a “cannonball” in each cup wins.
It’s not going to be easy to be peace-loving, considerate, impartial, and any of the other words to describe God’s wisdom. Sometimes, we will mess up and miss the mark. But the thing about choosing to do good is that we keep trying . . . that is what makes us wise! When we have a choice of where we’re going, let’s remember our Big Idea: I can be wise by choosing to do good.
DISCUSSION:
What does “blessed” mean?
What does a blessed person delight in?
What does Psalm 1 compare a “righteous” person to? How about a “wicked” person?
Read James 3:17. What are some words to describe the wisdom that comes from God?
Why do we need God’s wisdom to do good?
What might be an example of the wrong kind of wisdom?
What is something good you can do this week?