Scripture References:
- Luke 4:1-13
- Matthew 4:1-11
- Mark 1:12-13
- Jesus is Tempted in the
Desert, p. 295 - Little Kids' Adventure Bible
Memory Verse:
"It is written:
Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should
serve." Luke 4:8 (p. 296 Little Kids' Adventure Bible)
Themes: Resisting temptation by learning God's
Word, Holy Spirit strengthened Jesus and us.
Objectives and Life
Application:
- Children will describe
the account of Jesus' temptation in the desert. (All)
- Children will locate and
describe the desert area in which Jesus was tempted.
(CyberSpace)
- Children will recognize
that Jesus was tempted. (All)
- Children will recognize
that the Holy Spirit and Jesus' knowledge of scripture
helped him resist temptation. (All)
- Children will recognize
that the Bible helps them discern right from wrong.
(All)
- Children will recognize
that Jesus was obedient to God. (All)
- Children will understand
that we must be obedient to God and authorities in our
lives. (All)
- Children will describe
temptations in their lives. (All)
- Children will discuss
ways to resist temptation. (All)
- Children will memorize
Luke 4:1-13 (All).
Overview of the
Workshops:
Music: For Younger Children: Music
should be played during activities or used if you have extra
time at the end of a workshop.
Raiders of the Lost
Art: 5 Finger
Decision cards on wire stands
Focus: how to resist
temptation
Sunday Morning
Live: act out
modern day temptation situations
Focus:
Bible
Quest: play a
life-sized board game about resisting temptation
Focus: reviewing story,
resisting temptation
Solid Rock
Cafe: make
Temptation Rock muffins
Focus:
CyberSpace: create a newspaper article with their own
photos done in drama class. Write a paragraph describing the
temptation faced in drama.
Focus: resisting
temptation
Holy Word
Theatre: watch
video or watch video clip only from Willy Wonka (grades 1-4)
and Jesus video (temptation scene) (grades 5-6). Older
children will do a temptation scrapbook.
Focus: how Jesus faced
temptation
