PRE-SCHOOL LESSON: Christians Care for One Another

At this time, if you have any Playdoh at home, go get it! I need you to make a model of a person that you love.
• Why do you love that person?
• Does God love that person, too? Why or why not?
There are lots of things in life that we love. We love our moms and dads, and we love our brothers and sisters. We might love baseball or ponies or cookies.
But God wants us to love him the very best. God wants us to love him and obey him with our whole hearts. When we love God with our whole hearts, God can use us to help others.
• Who’s the most special person at a birthday party?
I think the most special person at a birthday party is the person whose birthday it is. Let’s pretend we’re having a birthday party today.
Birthday parties remind me of coming to church.
• When we come to church, who gets to be the most special?
The Bible tells about a church where everyone knew that God is always the most special. Whenever the people got together, they had a celebration for God! Let’s look at some of the things they did and see if we do some of those things at birthday parties. The first thing the Bible says they did was devote “themselves to the apostles’ teaching.” That means they listened to what Jesus’ friends told them about God.
• What do we learn about birthday people at their parties?
• Why do we want to learn about our friends? about God?
The next thing the people in that early church did was devote themselves “to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” That means they were good friends together, they ate together, and they talked to God.
• How do people spend time together at parties?
• Why is it good for God’s people to spend time together?
• Why is it good for people to spend time talking to God?
Next the Bible tells us that “everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.” To be filled with awe is to be amazed and surprised — to say, “Wow! That’s awesome!”
• What is awesome about God?
The Bible also tells us that the people in the early church shared what they had with each other.
• How do people share at birthday parties?
• What can we share with each other and with God when we’re at church?
The most important thing the early church did was praise God. When the people praised God, they told God how wonderful he truly is and how much they loved him. At birthday parties, we tell the birthday person that he or she is very special.
• How can we tell God he’s special?
The Bible tells us that when people outside the church saw all the fun the church people were having, they were happy. They wanted to become part of the church. Every day, the party from God grew bigger and bigger as more people joined in!
• How could our time at church be like a party for God?
When we meet together to show love for God and for one another, we show whole hearted devotion — true love for God!
? (to the tune of The Mulberry Bush)
Our God deserves
Devotion from me.
Devotion from me.
Devotion from me.
Our God deserves
Devotion from me.
I’ll give him all my love.
• How did the early church show love to God?
• How can you show love for God?
Wholehearted devotion is a great, big love for God.