25 Maret 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Susi Tjio

sesi 2 = Coach Yudistira

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Lily Bun

sesi 2 = Coach Agus Rianto

God tells Abraham to sacrifice Isaac

Lesson: God Provides the Lamb

1. Story:

• Tell the story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice Isaac from Genesis 22:1-19.
• Abraham was a friend of God. 
• Remember all the promises God promised Him? One of them was that God promised Abraham as many children as the stars. And though Abraham had no children for many, many years, God finally gave him a son, Isaac.
• One day, God told Abraham, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love ... Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering."
• Abraham waited so long for his son. And now he had one, God was asking him to sacrifice him?
• Abraham couldn't understand; but he knew God, he knew God loved Him, and he trusted God.
• So the next morning, Abraham took his son Isaac and set off to the place where God told him to go. He carried the fire and knife, and put the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's back.
• As they walked up the hill, Isaac asked his father, "The fire and wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
• Abraham answered, "God will provide the lamb."
• When they reached, Abraham then built an alter and arranged wood on it. Then he bound Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
• How do you think Isaac felt? He definitely couldn't understand! But he knew his father, he knew his father loved Him, and he trusted his father.
• As Abraham reached out his hand raised the knife high, suddenly the angel of the Lord called out, "Abraham! Abraham! Stop! Don't hurt the boy. I want him to live and not die. I know now that you love me because you would have given me your only son."
• Abraham must have been so relieved. He looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. He took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son, and called that place, "The Lord will Provide."
• God then blessed Abraham again, "Because you obeyed me, even when I asked you to do a hard thing, I will richly bless you. From you will become a great nation, and all people on earth will ask you to be blessed the way I have blessed you, all because you obeyed my command."

2. Lesson: Good News for Today!

• From this story, we see God's heart and a shadow of His redemption plan.
• God:
• wants His people to live, not die
• wants to rescue His people, not punish them
• wants His people to just trust Him
• God promised that one day, through Abraham, He will give the world a sacrifice to tell them how much He loves them.
• One day, God took His son, His only son, Jesus, whom He loves, and sacrificed Him as a burnt offering.
• He put the cross on His back and made Him walk up the hill.
• Like the ram caught in the thorny bush, Jesus had a crown of thorns pressed on His brow as He took the punishment for our sin.
• God provided Jesus, the lamb of God. Jehovah Jireh!
• And because of Jesus' obedience, we all have the same blessing of Abraham.
• Let's pray: Thank you Jesus that You took our place as the sacrificial lamb. Thank you that You took all our sins and sicknesses on the cross and that You defeated death when You rose 3 days later. Thank you that we have life and blessings because of You. Amen!"

18 Maret 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Grace

sesi 2 = Coach Yungcien

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Swanky

sesi 2 = Coach Kezia

The Good Samaritan

Lesson: While we were God's enemies, Christ died for us

1. Story:

• Tell story based on Luke 10:25-35.

2. Lesson:

• In Jesus’ parable: it was not the religious and “good” people who stopped to help the Jewish man. It was the enemy — a despised Samaritan. The Jews hated the Samaritans.
• The Samaritan could have walked on, and nobody would fault him for that. But he had compassion for the man. He cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Put him on his donkey and paid for his care at the inn.
• Who would do that for an enemy? Somebody who hated you? Who wouldn’t walk on the same side of the road as you?
• Do you know: we were once God’s enemy? We were left to die.
• Col 1:21 “This includes you who were once far away from God. You were His enemies, separated from Him by your evil thoughts and actions.”
• But even though we were God’s enemy, Jesus still came to die for us.
• He had compassion for us.
• He cleaned us with His blood.
• He bandaged us up.
• He lifted us and took care of us.
• He paid the price of our sins for us.
• And because of that, we can now be God’s friend, we now have His life in us.
• Romans 5:10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
•  The teacher of the law had asked Jesus: “What should I do to inherit eternal life?” We don’t have to do anything to earn an inheritance; it’s a birthright, a gift. Because of what Jesus has done for us, we are born again as sons and daughters of God, and we have eternal life! Hallelujah!
• Memory Verse: Romans 5:10 While we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son.

3. Activity ideas:

• Card: Print picture, let kids stick on card, colour and cut out shape. 

11 Maret 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Shianty

sesi 2 = Coach Iwan

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Andy

sesi 2 = Coach Lusiana

Jesus and John the Baptist

Lesson: Jesus is God's Beloved Son

1. Story:

Tell the story of Jesus and John the Baptist based on Luke 3:1-22.

• How was your Chinese New Year? How many of you had fun with your cousins?
• In today's story, we meet Jesus’ cousin. His name is John.
• John: quite an unusual man.
• He lived in the desert
• He wore clothes made of camel’s hair
• He had a leather belt around his waist
• He ate locusts and wild honey
• One day, when John was about 31, God told him to tell the people something important:
• Stop running from God and run to Him instead
• You need to be rescued 
• I have good news — the Rescuer is coming
•  Make your hearts ready for Him!
• John baptised the people in the Jordan river — a sign for them to show that they wanted to follow God and begin a new life.
• The people began to wonder if John was the Savior God had promised.
• Remember the cycle of sin in the book of Judges? God always had to send a saviour to get the people out of trouble. But He had promised to send them the ultimate Saviour who would break the cycle of sin once and for all.
• But John told them “NO”.
• I am just preparing the way for the Saviour
• Someone more powerful was coming
• I am not worthy to untie his sandals
• I baptise with water; but He baptises with Holy Spirit and fire
• One day, guess who wanted to come and be baptised by John too? Jesus!
• At first, John didn’t want to baptise Jesus because he didn’t think he was worthy; Jesus should be the one baptising John! Besides Jesus had no sin to repent of!
• But Jesus wanted to be baptised — it was a prophetic act to show that one day, He will take away ALL their sins and give them His righteousness in return.
• As Jesus was in the water praying, suddenly:
• Heaven opened
• The Holy Spirit came down like a dove
• A voice came from heaven saying, “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

2. Lesson: Good News for today!

•  Even before Jesus began his ministry or did anything to serve God, God already acknowledge 3 things:
• You are my Son
• I love You
• I am pleased with You
• Because of what Jesus did for us — take away ALL our sins and give us His righteousness in return —we can have a relationship with God as our Father.
• And we don’t have to earn His love or favour.
• He’s saying to all of you now:
• You are my son/daughter
• I love you
• I am pleased with you
• Now say it for yourself:
• I am God’s son/daughter
• He loves me
• He is pleased with me
• Let’s thank Jesus for what He has done for us!

3. Activity ideas:

a. Craft: Dove Badge

• Prepare: White card paper, medium-sized safety pins
• Trace outline of hand on paper with thumb stretched as far from other fingers as possible — forms a dove shape
• Get kids to write on dove: “I am God’s Beloved child”
• Stick the safety pin behind the dove card so kids can wear it as a badge.

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Youth Bible Study

Leader's Guide

Jesus and John the Baptist

Read Luke 3:1-22.

1. What do you know about John? (cref Matt 3:4)

He was Jesus’ cousin; He lived in the desert, wore clothes made of camel’s hair, had a leather belt around his waist, ate locusts and wild honey.

2. How did Isaiah describe John’s role as?

One who prepares the way for the Lord so that all people will see God’s salvation.

To tell people to stop running from God and run to Him instead; of their need to be rescued; and of the coming Rescuer.

3. What did John preach?

A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; symbolizing a cleansing from the false belief that you can be saved through righteous works. To prepare their hearts for a Saviour.

ie. All of us are in the same boat; all sinners in need of a Saviour

4. What did John tell the different groups of people the fruit of their change of mind (repentance) is?

Crowd: share shirt with those who have none

Tax collectors: don’t collect more than required

Soldiers: be content; don’t extort money or accuse people falsely

Fruit of repentance: realizing all of us are in the same boat, in need of a Saviour. So we don’t lord over others with our wealth, position or power.

5. The people thought John was the Rescuer/Saviour. What was John’s response?

No, he is just preparing the way for the Saviour. Someone more powerful was coming; I am not worthy to untie his sandals; I baptise with water; but He baptises with Holy Spirit and fire.

(cref Acts 19:4: “Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.")

6. What was John’s initial reaction when Jesus came to be baptised?  (cref Matt 3:14-15)

John protested, saying that he needs to be baptised by Jesus instead.

7. Why did Jesus want to be baptised?

It is proper to fulfil all righteousness.

Jesus was identifying with sinners and prophetic of His death and resurrection and how all who believed could have new life and His righteousness.

Jesus’ righteousness would fulfil the requirements of the Law that the sinners could never do on their own. And when they came to Him, they would be exchanging their sin for His righteousness.

8. What happened while Jesus was in the water?

Heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove. A voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Lesson:

·         Even before Jesus began his ministry or did anything to serve God, God already acknowledge 3 things:

o    You are my Son

o    I love You             

o    I am pleased with You

·         Because of what Jesus did for us — take away ALL our sins and give us His righteousness in return — we can have a relationship with God as our Father.

o    And we don’t have to earn His love or favour; we do things as a response to God’s love, not to earn it.

o    He’s saying to all of you now:

§  You are my son/daughter

§  I love you

§  I am pleased with you

Let’s thank Jesus for what He has done for us!

4 Maret 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Eko

sesi 2 = Coach Shevica

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Savitri

sesi 2 = Coach Micha

Lesson: My Father's HouseBoy Jesus at the Temple

1. Game: Search for the Missing Number

Hand out a number to each child in your group on a card. The numbers should be in consecutive order. Before class, hide the No. 1 card somewhere in the classroom that would be fairly easy for the class to find. Have the class work together to put the numbers in order on the floor. When it is discovered that the number one is missing, have the class search for the missing card. When the card has been found, everybody sits back down quietly.

2. Story: 
Tell the story of Jesus in the temple based on Luke 2:41-52.

• In today's story Jesus was 12 years old. 
• Every year all of God's people travelled to the temple in the city of Jerusalem for a special holiday called the Passover. Jesus also travelled to Jerusalem with his family to celebrate the Passover with all their aunts, uncles and cousins.
• What is the Passover?
• The Passover was a celebration to remember how God delivered the Israelites from Egypt.
• How many plagues did God send on the Egyptians? (10)
• What was the last plague? (Death of the firstborn)
• How were the Israelites spared? (Put blood of lamb on the doorpost; angel of death passed over them)
• The Passover holiday lasted for many days.
• Mary, Joseph and all his relatives packed up and started home. They did not know that Jesus was not with them. They walked all day. When night time came, Mary and Joseph set up camp to sleep for the night. They thought Jesus had been travelling with his aunts and uncles and cousins so they went to look for Him. But they could not find Jesus anywhere. 
• So Mary and Joseph travelled all the way back to Jerusalem and started hunting for Jesus there.
• Jerusalem was a big and busy city. Mary and Joseph searched everywhere for 3 days.
• Finally they went to the temple. There was Jesus at the temple talking with the priests. He was asking them questions, and the priests were amazed with Jesus' understanding and his wise answers.
• Mary said to Jesus, "Son, why did you do this to us. Your father and I were very worried about you. We have been looking for you." 
• Jesus was very surprised that his parents wouldn't have known to look for him at the temple. He said to his parents, "Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be in my father’s house, doing my father’s business."
• Mary and Joseph didn’t understand that Jesus was talking about God as His father. But Mary kept these things in her heart.
• Jesus returned home to Nazareth with Mary and Joseph and was obedient to them. He grew in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and man.

3. Lesson: Good News for Today 

• Even at a young age, Jesus knew who His father was (God) — the Jews of that time never knew God as their father. They only worshipped Him, but didn’t have a close relationship with Him. Jesus knew who He was and who He belonged to. When we accept Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, we can also call God “Father”.
• Does anyone here want to accept Jesus into their hearts today?

• Because Jesus knew who He belonged to, He knew whose voice to listen to. He was in His Father’s house, doing His Father’s business. If we know that we are God’s children, we will know how to listen to God’s voice.
• Who are God’s children? Who likes to listen to God’s voice?

• Because of God’s grace on His life, Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and man. When we receive God’s grace, we too can grow in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and man. What does it mean to grow in wisdom and stature? What does it mean to grow in favour with God and with man? (wise, big/tall/strong, blessed by God and by others)
• Who would like to grow wise and big? Who would like to be blessed by God and by others?

• Pray: Thank You Jesus that because of You, we, too, can call God “Father”. We can learn to hear His voice and do His work. We can grow in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and man. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

4. Activity ideas:

a. Worksheets 

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Youth Bible Study

Leader's Guide

Boy Jesus at the temple (Luke 2:41-52)

1. Read Luke 2:41-52

2. Why did Jesus’ parents go to Jerusalem every year?
To celebrate the Feast of the Passover

3. What do you know about this celebration? (cf Exodus 12:26-27)
To remember how the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared them from the death of the firstborn (10^th plague; deliverance from Egypt)

4. What did Mary and Joseph discover on their way back to Nazareth after the feast?
That Jesus was not with them or their relatives.

5. Where did they finally find Jesus and what was He doing there and what were the reactions of those with Him?
After 3 days, they found Jesus in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

6. What did Jesus respond to His mother’s concerns?
He was surprised that they were searching for Him and didn’t know that He was in His Father’s house attending to His Father’s business.

7. Jesus’ parents didn’t understand what He was saying. Which “father” was Jesus referring to?
His heavenly Father, God

8. Jesus knew who He was and whose He was. Do we know who we belong to? (cf Gal 4:4-7)
Because of Jesus, we have full rights as sons of God. No longer a slave, but a son and an heir.

9. How did Jesus live with His earthly parents?
He was obedient to them.

10. How did Jesus grow? Why was He able to grow that way? (cf Luke 2:40)
Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and men. Because the grace of God was upon Him.

Thank the Lord that:

•  Because of Him, we can call God “Father”
• Because we are His sons, we can be about our Father’s business
• Because of His grace, we can grow in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and men