K-GRADE 3 LESSON: Jesus Returns to Heaven

Good morning! I would like you to get grab a Bible, a piece of paper, and a pencil. I need you to look up Matthew 28:16-20. Read the passage and write a job description for the disciples.
When you have finished doing that, look up Acts 1:1-11. Read the passage and pretend that you are a TV news reporter. Write a news update for the Bible story as if it were going to be presented on the evening news. Make sure you answer the 6 questions of journalism (who, what, when, where, how, and why) as you write your news update. Take a video ofyou reading your answers and send it to me.
• Why is it important for the world to know about Jesus?
(Jesus died for everyone’s sins; Jesus is the only way to heaven.)
• How do you think the disciples felt about the job they’d been given?
(They must have thought it would be a lot of work; maybe they wondered how to start.)
• What can you do to tell others about Jesus?
( Think of people who need Jesus; ask God to help me; call someone; draw pictures.)
The instructions Jesus gave his disciples are for us, too. Jesus wants us to tell the world about him. And Jesus promises to help us by being with us forever.
Jesus asked us to go tell the world about him. But we don’t have to do it alone. God will help us all the way.
• How does God help us tell others about Jesus?
(God gives us courage; God helps us know what to say.)
God helps us in many ways. God helps us by giving us the words to say. God also helps us by sending us other people to help us. Sometimes God helps us know what to pray for people, and those prayers will help them understand more about Jesus and get to know him better.
For this last section, you’ll need some help from your friends and family. Cross your arms, right over left, and hold the hands of the people on either side of you in your group.
Stay like this until I ask you to move. Now we are all believers in Jesus. We are all facing one another. We can tell one another about Jesus all day long, but all of us already believe in Jesus. The disciples who watched Jesus go up to heaven already knew about Jesus. They could have stood around and told each other how amazing he was, but they didn’t. They did what Jesus asked them to do.
With God’s help and with each other’s help, they went out and told others about Jesus. Now continue to hold hands with your Christian friends, but raise your arms over your head. As you do, say, “Help, God!” to represent asking God to help you tell others about him.
Now continue to hold hands over your heads and turned toward the right until you are all facing out.
You’re all still helping each other, but now you can tell people on the outside about Jesus. God will always help you do it. You’ll never be alone. Now you can drop hands and sit right where you are.
Think about a time God helped you tell someone about Jesus. How did Jesus help you do it? Please send me a video, or tell me your story in the comments below.
• How can God help you tell people about Jesus?
(God helps me know what to say; God helps me know who to talk to.)
•How can other Christians help you tell people about Jesus?
(They can tell me how they did it; they can pray for me.)
•What should you do as you get ready to tell someone about Jesus?
(Pray; think about how much Jesus loves the person.)
We should always pray that God will help us. He is always ready to help us. God doesn’t ask us to do anything that he won’t help us do. Sometimes God uses other people to help us tell others about Jesus. Our Christian friends can encourage us, go with us to tell people, or add their stories to hours. We praise God to day for helping us do what he asks of us.
? God, we love you so much. We love the people you created in every nation. We thank you for helping us tell people about Jesus.
In Jesus name,
Amen.