Remember that treating others kindly shows our love of God? Who is showing their love of God?.How did Kathy show kindness and respect to her new friend?.Do you think Megan loves her little brother? Is she showing it?.Megan’s brother starts to cry, and Mom puts Megan in a time out.” Megan doesn’t want to wait or share, so she picks up the remote and changes the channel. She comes home from school excited to see her favorite show, but she sees that her little brother is watching something on the TV. Kathy and her friends have fun with the new girl, and soon she is their friend too.” The girl smiles and says that she would like to play. Kathy goes to the girl and starts to talk to her, and asks her if she wants to play with them. One day, she notices that there is a shy girl who doesn’t talk very much watching them play, with a sad look on her face. “Kathy always plays with her friends on the monkey bars at recess. Give the children the following scenario: When we treat each other with kindness, we show our love. When we choose to speak honestly and don’t tell lies, it is another way to show our love. When we are respectful to our parents, and are obedient, then we are showing our love of God.
We can show our love of God by following the commandments. The best way to show our love to God is to follow the example that was set by his son. Help the children to understand the verse by telling them that God showed His love for them by sending Jesus, to teach and to be an example, and to die for their sins. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” If desired, you can use the verse John 3:16: When the discussion has ended, remind the children of how God loves them.
With the class, think of ways to show respect and kindness to family members and friends. To “love in deed and in truth” is to show your love, by treating others with respect and kindness.To “love in word” or “tongue” means to tell someone that you love them, or to profess your love.Help them to learn the meaning of the verse: “ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue but in deed and in truth.”ĭiscuss with the class what they think this means. Have a member of the class read the verse out loud: After this, suggest that the taste of bubblegum is better to show than to tell the taste is something that is better to experience, than to be told about.Īsk the children to open their scriptures to 1 John 3:18. Discuss with the class that the taste is hard to describe. As the children open and chew their gum, ask them how they would describe the taste to someone who has never tasted it before. “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue but in deed and in truth.”īegin the lesson by handing each child a piece of bubblegum. This lesson is based around the verse 1 John 3:18: Bubblegum: A Christian Children’s Lesson in Kindness and Love of God
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