If you have a hard time being like Jesus, you can ask God to help you.įollowing Jesus Example Exercise for Younger Children: We all make mistakes and do wrong, but if we are sorry for what we have done and ask God to forgive us, he will. He forgave them when they hurt him.ĭid you ever call someone a bad name because he or she called you a name? Did you ever get mad at someone for hitting you or hurting you and you hit him back? If you did, you weren’t following in Jesus’ step. He left it up to God to judge them for the wrongs they did. People beat Jesus up and threw rocks at him, but he didn’t start a fight with them or threaten to get even. People made fun of Jesus and called him mean names, but he didn’t call them names back. This verse is saying that Jesus should be your example. But you can follow in his steps by being like him. The Bible tells us that we should follow in Jesus’ steps? (Open your Bible and read 1 Peter 2:21-23.) You can’t walk behind Jesus and follow in his steps because he is up in heaven with God. When they are all seated again and quiet continue with the lesson.)Īnother way to follow in someone’s steps is to be like them, to act like them, or do what they have done, or to follow their example. (Have the children stand up in a circle and walk behind you as you walk in a circle. Dianeĭid you know that there are two different ways you can follow in someone’s steps? One way is to walk behind the person and follow where he is going. So much better than the printed material in my teacher's book. Love all these ideas for Following Jesus. You will be using the footprints patterns from the opening activity for this bulletin board. If you don't want to buy them, you can cut out your You will also need lots of footprints that you will add to theīoard later. Staple a picture of Jesus to put in the middle of the board. (Patterns for this craft are available to members and as an instant download above.) Write the memory verse in big letters below the title. Staple them to the middle of your bulletin board. Print out the Title Pattern and cut the words apart. In class have your children color the picture and then talk about how we can follow in Jesus' steps using the words on the coloring sheet. (Patterns for this craft are available to members and as an instant download above.)Ģ. Before class print out the pattern and make copies. Numbers or letters on the feet and have them follow the footprintsġ. If children know their ABC's or numbers you can make a path by putting As the children arrive let them follow the paths. Tape the footprints to the floor so that the words don't Patient, pray, trusting, tell the truth, share, study God's words,Įtc. On theīack of each footprint write one of the following words: Care, forgive,įriend, giving, good, grateful, happy, honest, kind, love, obey, Have all the paths end at a picture of Jesus. by following in his steps they will become more and more likeīefore class set up paths of different colored footprints Instant Download - Includes all the crafts and activities on this page.Ĭut them apart, and send them home with each child. Member's Older Children's or Younger Children's All the crafts and activities are available to members on The Resource Room and as an instant download. The following Bible lesson is from The Resource Room.
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