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完成本课后，孩子们会明白，真正认识耶稣意味着与祂建立亲密和信任的关系。
主题
耶稣, 认识耶稣, 信任
等孩子(10分钟) 上课前，在黑板上写下以下说明：
在纸上，列出你能想到的每个亲戚的名字。
列出名字后，在每个你觉得和他/她在一起很舒服的名字旁打上勾。
孩子们到达时，给他们一张纸和一支铅笔，要求他们按照写在黑板上的指示行事。这个活动将在祷告和背经节之后与孩子们讨论。
开头的祷告(5分钟)
参见：开头的祷告
背经节(12分钟)
我们已经信了，又知道你是神的圣者。 -约翰福音6:69
这节经文并不难，让孩子们结对，互相练习几分钟。
故事与讨论(15分钟)
介绍：
你们来时，在纸上写了家人和其他亲戚的名字。你写了多少名字？你对自己认识这么多亲戚是不是有点吃惊？你是否在所有的亲戚旁边都打了勾？为什么是或不？(给予一些时间讨论他们对这些问题的答案。）
我们可能认识很多人，但仅仅因为我们认识他们，并不意味着我们和他们在一起会很舒服，就像我们在父母或祖父母身边一样。区别在于亲密度。有谁知道亲密关系是什么意思吗？亲密关系是指与某人亲近，知道他们多么关心你，知道你可以信任他们，知道他们到底是谁。建立亲密关系需要时间。
耶稣希望我们以一种亲密的方式认识他。祂想成为我们最好的朋友。在今天的故事中，祂正在与他的门徒交谈，这时他们已经和祂在一起很多个星期了。他们已经看到了祂的神迹，和祂一起吃饭，日夜与祂在一起。耶稣和祂的门徒很像一家人，他们应该很了解祂。
读 约翰福音14:1-14
问题讨论：
1. 耶稣说祂要去哪里？（去祂父的家，为门徒准备一个地方。）
2. 为什么耶稣去为我们预备地方后还要回来？(接我们去和祂在一起。）
3. 当我们认识耶稣时，我们也会认识谁，为什么？(父神，因为耶稣就是神。）
4. 当腓力要求见父神时，耶稣是如何回答的？(人看见了我，就是看见了父。）
5. 在第12和13节，耶稣还向那些认识祂并对祂有信心的人承诺了什么？(他们将做更大的事。）
6. 耶稣如何向我们表明祂想成为我们最好的朋友？ (祂给我们安慰，第1和第2节；祂真的希望我们与祂在一起，第3节；祂花时间与我们在一起，第9节。）
课堂活动(25分钟)
备选-课堂活动(10-15分钟)
如果用这个活动代替 "认识耶稣之路"，建议在时间允许的情况下，让孩子们查一查以下描述耶稣的经文。
马太福音15:32（祂有怜悯心）
以弗所书4:32（祂是宽容的）
约翰福音14:21（祂爱我们）
马太福音11:29（祂谦逊温和）
希伯来书4:15（祂没有罪)
彼得后书3:9（祂有耐心)
应用(4分钟)
那么我们怎样才能认识耶稣呢？门徒们应该非常了解耶稣，因为他们和祂在一起呆了很多个星期，聆听祂的教导，亲眼看到祂的神迹，见证祂对他们的爱和关心。而且他们确实相当了解祂，但这些只是在表面上，就像我们可能认识一个同学或邻居一样，而不是像最好的朋友或我们的父母一样。他们不明白，祂真的是神。但耶稣以多种方式向我们证明了祂自己。祂的爱、同情、宽恕、仁慈和怜悯总是为我们有预备。祂总是在我们身边。我们越是让祂成为我们生活的一部分，我们就越能了解祂。
下节课
你为什么会顺服你的父母？是不是因为如果你不听话，他们会惩罚你？有可能，但是否也有其他原因？也许是因为你希望他们对你满意？也许涉及爱？下周我们将学习为什么我们应该顺服耶稣。
结尾的祷告(2分钟)
参见：结尾的祷告
反馈单
课结束之前，把家庭反馈单给每个孩子。
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DISCOVERING JESUS LESSON 2: WE CAN KNOW JESUS
After completing this lesson, the children will learn that truly knowing Jesus means to have an intimate and trusting relationship with Him.
TOPICS Jesus, Knowing Jesus,Trust
AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes) Before class, write the following statement on the board: On your paper, list the first names of every family relative you can think of. After listing the names, put a check mark by each one you feel very comfortable being with. As the kids arrive, give them a sheet of paper and a pencil, and ask them to follow the instructions written on the board. This activity will be discussed with the kids after the prayer and memory work.
OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes) Further info? Click here
MEMORY WORK (12 minutes) "We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:69 NIV This verse is not hard to learn, have the kids pair up to practice with each other for a few minutes.
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes) Introduction: When you came in, you wrote names of family and other relatives on your sheet of paper. How many names did you write? Were you a little surprised at how many relatives you knew? Did you put check marks next to all of your relatives? Why or why not? (Allow some time to discuss their answers to these questions.) We may know a lot of people, but just because we know them, doesn’t mean we are comfortable being with them, like we are being around our parents or our grandparents. The difference is intimacy. Does anyone know what is meant by intimacy? Intimacy is being close to someone, knowing how much they care for you, knowing you can trust them, knowing who they really are. Intimacy takes time. Jesus desires for us to know Him in an intimate way. He wants to be our best friend. In our story today, He is talking with His disciples who by this time have been with Him for many weeks. They have seen His miracles, eaten with Him, been with Him night and day. Jesus and His disciples are much like a family, and they should know Him quite well.
Read John 14:1-14 Discussion Questions: 1. Where did Jesus say He was going? (To His Father's house to prepare a place for His disciples.) 2. Why is Jesus coming back after He goes to prepare a place for us? (To take us to be with Him.) 3. Who will we also know when we know Jesus and why? (God the Father because Jesus is God.) 4. When Phillip asked to see God, how did Jesus respond? (Anyone who has seen me has seen God.) 5. In verses 12 and 13, what else does Jesus promise to those who know Him and have faith in Him? (They will do even greater things.) 6. How does Jesus show us that He wants to be our best friend? (He offers us comfort, verses 1 and 2; He truly wants us to be with Him, verse 3; and He spends time with us, verse 9.)
CLASS EXERCISE (25 minutes) Path to Knowing Jesus (Game) Click here
ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (10 to 15 minutes) I Know You (Activity) Click here If using this activity instead of "Path to Knowing Jesus," it is recommended you have the kids look up the following verses describing Jesus, as time permits.
Matthew 15:32 (He has compassion) Ephesians 4:32 (He is forgiving) John 14:21 (He loves us)Matthew 11:29 (He is humble and gentle) Hebrews 4:15 (He is without sin) 2 Peter 3:9 (He is patient)
APPLICATION (4 minutes) So how can we know Jesus? The disciples should have known Jesus very well, because they spent many weeks with Him, listening to His teachings, seeing His miracles first hand, witnessing His love and concern for them. And they did know Him fairly well, but only on the surface, like we may know a classmate or neighbor, not as a best friend or our parents. They didn't understand that He really was God. But Jesus offers Himself to us in many ways. His love, compassion, forgiveness, kindness and mercy are always available to us. He is always there for us. The more we let Him become a part of our life, the more we will get to know Him.
NEXT WEEK Why do you obey your parents? Is it because they will punish you if you don't? Possibly, but could there be another reason too? Perhaps because you want them to be pleased with you? Is love involved? Next week we will learn why we should obey Jesus.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes) Further info? Click here
TAKE HOME PAGE Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home. Click here for NIV or KJV [PDF]
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