May 21st Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 

At Worship with God, Lesson 11-- Church Worship

God's people worship Him through local churches around the world.
1 Chronicles 12:12-31--The Church Is One Body

God Is the Head of the Church

Verse:

1 Corinthians 12:27

" Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

Focus:

~God is the Head of the Church.

~Paul wrote a letter to the church of Corinth to help believers there.

~The Church is one body of Christ.
~Each believer is equally important to God as each part of the body is equally important.

Missionary Biography: The Saint Family--A Better Trail

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade

Mighty Miracles: Lesson 12--True Greatness

Jesus measures one's greatness by how a person trusts Him and serves others.

Matthew 20:1-28

Verse Review:

John 11:25; Luke 15:10; Luke 16:13; Luke 17:33; Matthew 19:26

Focus:

~God blesses those who serve Him wholeheartedly.
~Jesus predicts His death.
~Whoever wishes to be great must become a humber servant to others.

Missionary Biography: John Stewart--Faithful

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade10:45am TRU

Main Focus: Jesus Is Life
Lazarus

(John 11)

Anticipate: "Friends" Guessing Game  

What would you do with or for a friend?  Jesus does more than what we'd done for our friend.  He lay down His life for us and gives us eternal life.

Bell Choir Concert

Memory Verse: 

“I am the resurrection and the life.  The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.”                                                   —John 11:25

When Jesus heard the news that his friend, Lazarus was dying, out of His love for Lazarus, He delayed his trip and stayed where He was 2 more days.  As puzzling as this might be to people, Jesus knew that God will be glorified through the death of Lazarus.  Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life.  The one who believes in me will life, even though they die."  He asked the stone of Lazarus' tomb to be rolled away and He prayed to the Father to reveal His glory so the people can believe.  At His command, Lazarus who was dead and buried, came out of the tomb, walking and alive again.  Jesus demonstrated that He has power over death.  And not long after this incidence, Jesus Himself would be nailed to the cross, died and rose again to life.  And through His power over death and life, He give His believers eternal life.  Jesus is Life.

Respond: "TP Burial" 

In Jesus time and age, burial required specific tasks. These tasks help distance the family from the dead and allow them to care for the person one last time by taking care of the body. His friends had not only prepared Lazarus for burial but actually put his body into a rocky tomb before Jesus even returned to their home.

Bless:

Bless

“I am the resurrection and the life.  The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.”                                                   —John 11:25

May our children know God has power over death and that He alone gives life.