6-12岁教程 (我想像耶稣一样*第3课) | 彰显神的爱 (附中文反馈单)

羊之门-编译组
May 22
6 min read

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介绍

本课将帮助孩子们通过了解神如何爱他们，以及耶稣在地上如何彰显爱心，来学习他们如何爱神和他人。

主题

效法耶稣、敬虔、爱

等孩子(5分钟)

字谜 | 爱的言语

开头的祷告(5分钟)

参见：开头的祷告

背经节(12分钟)

所以你们要效法神，好像蒙爱的儿女一样；也要在爱里行事为人，正如基督爱我们，为我们舍了自己，作供物和祭物献与神，成为馨香之气。-以弗所书 5:1-2

孩子们现在应该对这节经文比较熟悉了。可以将他们分成两三个小组进行比赛。说明每位队员都必须正确并齐声背出经文和出处。每组每次最多可获得100分。每当一组背诵时，让一个人仔细听，根据表现打分：如果有犹豫，扣几分；如果有成员不会背，扣更多；如果不齐声，继续扣。然后轮到下一组。重复几轮，累积分数，表现越好得分越高。分数最高的队伍获胜。

读经与讨论(15分钟)

引言：

上周我们谈到要信靠神。在圣经中，耶稣将我们比作什么？有人记得吗？（我们是枝子。）再前一周我们讨论了谦卑与服事，就像耶稣一样。今天我们要谈谈“爱”，因为耶稣是有爱的。在我们读经之前，大家觉得“爱”是什么？（让孩子回答）

让一个孩子查字典中“爱”的定义：“对他人深切的关怀和情感”，然后再查《圣经辞典》中的定义：“爱是神的本性，是基督徒最重要的美德”。

我们来看看圣经怎么说爱。

读约翰一书 4:7-12

讨论问题：

爱是从哪里来的？（神）
神如何向我们显明祂的爱？（差祂的儿子到世上，为我们的罪作了挽回祭）
因为神爱我们，我们也应该做什么？（彼此相爱）

我想请你想一想你拥有的、非常非常珍贵的一样东西，可能是一个昂贵的玩具，或者是一个稀有收藏品。你想好了吧？现在，如果要你把这个东西送给别人，你愿意吗？可能不会随便送人，对吧？但这正是神做的事。祂把祂的儿子给了我们，因为祂深爱我们每一个人。同样，耶稣也向我们显明了祂的爱。大家都熟悉约翰福音3:16，但你知道约翰一书3:16怎么说的吗？我们来读一读。

读约翰一书 3:16

讨论问题：

耶稣如何向我们显明祂的爱？（为我们舍命）
我们该如何向他人显明我们的爱？（愿意为他们舍命）

有一句话说：“我问耶稣你爱我有多深，祂伸开双臂说：‘这么深’，然后为我而死。”现在，我们来学习怎样展现“属神的爱”。

阅读：哥林多前书 13:4-8a

请一位志愿者朗读，其余孩子跟着读圣经。

课堂活动(15分钟)

游戏 | 爱与公义

备用-课堂活动(12分钟)

短剧 | 像耶稣一样去爱

应用(2分钟)

知道宇宙的创造主爱我们每一个人，是一种非常美妙的感觉。太奇妙了！神也希望我们去爱祂。圣经说我们遵守耶稣的教导，就是爱祂（约翰福音14:23）。今天我们也学习到：我们也应该彼此相爱。圣经说：“神既是这样爱我们，我们也当彼此相爱。”（约翰一书4:11）我们永远无法达到神对我们的爱的程度，但我们可以通过祂的话语学习怎样开始爱：练习属神的爱，比如有耐心、仁慈、谦卑、慷慨、信任等。

下节课

每个人能给神最重要的东西是什么？下周再来，我们将揭晓答案。

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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I WANNA BE JUST LIKE JESUS

LESSON 3: Showing God's Love

This lesson will help the children learn how they can love God and other people by examining the way God loves them and how Jesus showed love while He was on earth.

TOPICS

Following Jesus, Godliness, Love

AS KIDS ARRIVE (5 minutes)

Words of Love (puzzle) Click here

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)

Further info? Click here

MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)

"Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV

The children should be familiar with these verses now. For them to show their skills, form two or three teams. Explain that everyone in each team must say the memory verse and reference correctly and in unison. Each team can earn up to 100 points each time they do so. As each team recites the verse together, have someone listen carefully, and award up to the full 100 points depending on how well they do. If there is hesitation, deduct a few points, if not everyone is able to say it deduct some more, if they do not say it in perfect unison, deduct some more. Then give the next team a chance. Do this several times, totaling the points as you go. As the children learn the verse and perform better each time they will also earn more points. The team with the most points at the end of a predetermined number of rounds is the winner.

SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)

Introduction:

Last week we talked about depending on God. In our Bible reading, Jesus compared us to something. Does anyone remember what it was? (We are the branches). The week before that, we talked about being humble and serving just like Jesus. Today, we are going to talk about love, because Jesus was loving. Before we start reading, what is love? (allow for answers)

Have a volunteer look up the word love in a dictionary. (Love is an intense affectionate concern for another person) Then look up the word love in a Bible Dictionary and compare the differences. (Love is the very nature of God and the greatest of Christian virtues)

Let’s see what the Bible says about love.

Read 1 John 4:7-12

Discussion Questions:

1. Where does love come from? (God.)

2. How did God show his love among us? (He sent his son into the world to be a sacrifice for our sins.)

3. Because God loves us, what should we also do? (Love one another.)

I want you to think of something you have that is very, very special to you. Maybe it’s an expensive toy, or a rare collectible. Do you have it in your mind? Now, would you be willing to give that special something to another person? Probably not to just anybody, right? However, that’s what God did. He gave us his Son, because He loves all of us so much. Likewise, Jesus showed His love for us. Most of us are familiar with John 3:16, but do you know what 1 John 3:16 says? Let’s read it.

Read 1 John 3:16

Discussion Questions:

1. How did Jesus show how much He loves us? (By laying down his life for us.)

2. What should we do to show how much we love other people? (Be willing to lay down our life for them.)

A familiar saying goes: “I asked Jesus how much he loved me. Then he stretched out his arms and said, ‘This much’, and died.” Now, let’s find out how to show Godly love.

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Choose a volunteer to read these verses as the other children follow along in their Bibles.

CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)

Love and Justice (Game) Click here

ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)

Loving Like Jesus (Skit) Click here

APPLICATION (2 minutes)

Knowing that God, the creator of the universe loves all of us is sure a great feeling. It’s amazing! God want’s us to love Him too. The Bible says that we can show our love for God by obeying the teachings of Jesus. (John 14:23). We also learned today that we should love each other. The Bible says, since God so loved us, we should love one another. (1 John 4:11) We will never be able to match the amount of love shown to us by God, but through His word, we can at least know how to start. That is by practicing Godly love, such as by being patient, kind, humble, generous, and trusting.

NEXT WEEK

What is the most important thing everyone has that they can give to God? Come back next week to find out.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)