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通过这节课，孩子们将学习信守承诺的重要性。
主题
责任、诚实、承诺、声誉、信任、真理
等孩子(10分钟) 活动 | 失信的承诺
开头的祷告(5分钟)
参见：开头的祷告
背经节(10分钟)
你们的话，是，就说是，不是，就说不是；若再多说，就是出于那恶者。-马太福音5:37
将这节经文写在白板上，用空格替代“是”或“不是”这两个词。问班级成员在空白处该填入什么词。如果经过几次猜测后他们不知道答案，让一个孩子在圣经中查找正确答案。填写缺失的词并与班级一起多读几遍经文。讨论为什么神希望我们在作出承诺时只说“是”或“不是”。
故事与讨论(15分钟)
引言：
在今天的课程中，我们将学到一旦承诺被破坏，就无法挽回，神希望我们简单地回答“是”或“不是”。在读今天的经文时，我希望你们思考神在这些经文中对作承诺的教导。
读 马太福音5:33-37（誓约）
问题讨论：
1. 经文中所说的不要破坏誓约是什么意思？（不要违背你所做的承诺或誓约）
2.有哪些承诺或誓约是人们会破坏的？（孩子可能会破坏对做家务、作业或刷牙的承诺。父母可能会破坏陪玩游戏、读书或带孩子去某处的承诺等。）
3.我们能指着天起誓去做某事吗？（不，因为那是“神的宝座”）
4.我们能指着地起誓去做某事吗？（不，因为那是“神的脚凳”）
5.我们能指着耶路撒冷起誓去做某事吗？（不，因为那是“大君王的城”）
6.我们能指着我们的头起誓去做某事吗？（不，经文中说我们不能使一根头发变白或变黑）
7.你有没有经历过需要说服别人你是在说真话？（允许孩子分享。如果你是一个总说真话并信守承诺的人，你就不需要说服别人你在说真话。）
8.神让我们非常简单。在作出承诺时，有哪两个好词？（是或不是）
9.结尾的第37节经文是什么意思，“若再多说，就是出于那恶者”？（借口、谎言和欺骗不是出于神）
课堂活动(10分钟)
备选-课堂活动(10分钟)
应用(2分钟)
今天，我们学到了神要我们信守承诺。我们不应该以天、地或其他任何东西发誓。我们还了解到违背承诺会有后果，以及坚持简单回答“是”或“不是”的价值。
下节课
喜欢那些喜欢我们的人并不难。我们自然愿意善待对我们友好的人。然而，我们是否正确对待那些对我们不友好的人呢？下周回来学习耶稣教导我们如何爱仇敌。
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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TEACHINGS FROM JESUS LESSON 2: MAKING PROMISES
Through this lesson, the children will learn the importance of keeping their promises. by Kristy Thornton TOPICS Accountability, Honesty, Promises, Reputation, Trust, Truth
AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes) Broken Promises (Activity) Click here
OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes) Further info? Click here
MEMORY WORK (10 minutes)
"All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." Matthew 5:37 NIV Write the verse on the whiteboard, but replace the words “Yes or No” with three blank lines as place holders for the words. Ask the class for suggestions on which words should be inserted in place of the missing blanks. If they don’t know after several guesses, have a child look the verse up in the Bible to find the correct answer. Fill in the missing words and read the scripture as a class several times. Discuss why God wants us to say “Yes" or "No” when making promises.
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes) Introduction: In today’s lesson, we learn that once a promise is broken it can’t be reversed, and that God wants us to reply simply with a “Yes" or "No.” As we read today's scripture, I want you to think about what God is saying in these verses about making promises. Read Matthew 5:33-37 (Oaths) Discussion Questions: 1. What does it mean when scripture says do not break an oath? (Don’t break your promises or a vow that you made.) 2. What are some promises or vows that people break? (A child may break promises to do chores, homework, or brush his or her teeth. Parents may break promises to play a game, read a book, or to take their children somewhere, etc.) 3. Should we swear by Heaven that we would do something? (No, because it is "God’s Throne.") 4. Should we swear by earth that we would do something? (No, because it is "God’s Footstool.") 5. Should we swear by Jerusalem that we would do something? (No, because it is the city of the "Great King.") 6. Should we swear on our head that we would do something? (No, because scripture states that we cannot even make one hair white or black.) 7. Has there ever been a time when you had to convince someone that you were telling the truth? (Allow children to share. If you are a person that always tells the truth and you keep your promises, you will not need to convince people that you are telling the truth.) 8. God makes it very simple for us. What are two good words to use when making a promise? (Yes or No.) 9. What does the end of verse 37 mean, when it states, "anything else comes from the evil one"? (Excuses, lying, and deceiving someone are not of God.)
CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes) Stained Reputation (Skit) Click here
ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes) Tell Me No More Lies (Activity) Click here
APPLICATION (2 minutes) Today, we learned that God wants us to keep our promises. We should not swear by Heaven, earth, or anything else. We also learned that there are consequences to breaking promises, and we discovered the value in keeping our answers simply yes or no.
NEXT WEEK It's not hard to love someone who loves us. We naturally want to be kind to those who are kind to us. However, do we treat people who are not kind to us in the right way? Come back next week to learn what Jesus teaches about loving even our enemies.
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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