Christian
Churches of God
No.
CB84
Lesson:
Law of God at Pentecost
(Edition 2.0 20060527-20060527-20070520)
Moses summoned all Israel and said:
“Hear O Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn
them and be sure to follow them”.
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Lesson:
Law of
God at Pentecost
Goal:
To reinforce to the children that the Law
was reissued verbally to Israel at Pentecost and to familiarize the children
with the Ten Commandments and apply them to “real life”.
Objectives:
- Children will understand the “story of the giving of the Law at
Pentecost”.
- Children will identify the Two Great Commandments.
- Children will identify how many commandments there are.
- Children will identify at least one blessing or curse that
results from keeping or breaking the commandments.
- Children will work on memorizing the Ten Commandments.
- Children will be able to identify real-life examples of various
actions and behaviours and correlate them to the commandment that is being
upheld or broken.
- Children will have a strategy for dealing with difficult traits
that could be contrary to God’s Law rather than breaking the commandments.
Relevant
Scriptures:
Deuteronomy 5:6-21; Proverbs 3:1-2 (not an
inclusive list).
Memory
verse:
Exodus 19:8
Suggested
activities:
- Real-life activities as they
relate to the Ten Commandments. Draw items out of
a dish or basket with real-life examples and place on the commandment
chart.
- Skit with simple role-play
per commandment.
- Older children will write out the Ten Commandments; younger
ones will be given a poster of the Ten Commandments to decorate.
- Bookmarks showing the Ten Commandments will be given as gifts.
- Children will perform a play depicting the Exodus and Moses
giving the Law at Mount Sinai, when people affirmed their faith, then
rebelled in less than two months, causing the broken tablets; then the Law
being reissued prior to Tabernacles, and now written in our hearts.
- Cards that individually list the Two Great Commandments and the
other Ten Commandments. Have the children put them in the correct order.
- Magnet words: have the children write out the Ten Commandments
at home on the refrigerator door.
- For the very young children, spell out the words “First Great
Commandment” and “Second Great Commandment” using alphabet cereal, and
discuss waiting patiently, listening, sharing, etc. while the children are
trying to find the needed letters of the alphabet.
- Ten Commandments’ boat from http://daniellesplace.com
- Ten Commandment train.
Real-life examples as related to the Ten
Commandments’ activity
Supplies
needed:
- Two tag boards or dry-erase boards. On one board, write down
the First Great Commandment and under it, list the first four of the Ten
Commandments. On the second board, write down the Second Great Commandment
and under it list the last six of the Ten Commandments.
- Examples from a child’s
life of various actions and behaviours, printed on 3”x5” cards to be
mounted on the tag board.
- 4”x 6” rectangles of
red and blue paper, enough for each action and behaviour card, plus some
extras.
- Tape/glue sticks.
Format:
- Have the tag board or dry-erase board and cards ready.
- Ask prayer at the beginning of the study.
- Read the entire paper Moses and the Israelites
Move on to Sinai (No. CB40) or if time is limited or there is a younger audience, start with the
section “At Mount Sinai” from the above-mentioned paper.
- Review basic concepts with the children, starting with the
First Great and Second Great Commandments and then the Ten Commandments
listed below them.
- Allow the children to give examples of the comments and write
them on blank paper.
- On the red paper, mount the 3”x 5” cards whose action or
behaviour represents following the great red dragon Satan, and on the blue
paper, mount those which represent obeying God and having four blue
ribbons on the corner of our garments. Place the example under the correct
commandment. Discuss the blessings or curses that follow from breaking or
keeping the commandments.
- Allow the poster with the Ten Commandments to remain up during
the entire Feast and use it as a reference when doing lessons for
reinforcing positive behaviour or correcting negative behaviour.
Activity:
- Older children copy a set of the Ten Commandments for
themselves and then decorate the work; the younger ones are given a copy
of the Ten Commandments to colour and decorate.
Closing/ Summary:
- Ask each child to list what Commandments are the hardest for
them to keep and then help them to develop a strategy for keeping those
difficult ones.
- Ask a closing prayer.
Commandment
boats and with the wind in your sails.
Lesson/Activity
Commandment Boats
Supplies:
- Empty plastic soda or water bottles, markers, straws for the
mast, foam for the sails, scissors or knife to cut the bottle before the
children arrive, hot glue or water resistant glue to assemble the project.
Lesson:
- Read the entire paper Moses and the Israelites
Move on to Sinai (No. CB40) or if time is limited or there is a younger audience start with the
section “At Mount Sinai” from the above mentioned paper.
- Review with the children some
examples from Scripture where the Holy Spirit is a powerful force that
does the work of God while they are assembling their boats.
- Ten Commandment boat from http://daniellesplace.com
This idea can be
done with a drawing and each child getting their own colouring- sheet, or it
could be constructed 3-D style using soda bottle as boat and floated on the
water. Then the concepts of the Holy Spirit and water can be tied in. The
analogy could be how the Ten Commandments always keep us afloat and safe and
take us to many places we have not been before. The Holy Spirit is what moves
us from place to place and keeps us afloat no matter how rough the waters are.
Draw a small boat called Honour.
Honour is written on the side of the boat, with four bins or boxes on the
deck (each bin or box contains a letter B, I, N, S on them) and the
letters M, A, S, T on the mast. The boat is sitting in a small cove, with the word covet
written on the water.
- Point to each of the letters BINS and say:
B is before. You shall have no other GOD BEFORE ME.
I is for idol. You shall not make yourself an IDOL.
N is for name. You shall not take the NAME of the Lord your God in
vain.
S is for Sabbath. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
- Now point to HONOUR on the boat and say:
Honour. HONOUR your father and mother.
- Now point to the MAST and say:
M is for Murder. You shall not MURDER.
A is for Adultery. You shall not commit ADULTERY.
S is for Steal. You shall not STEAL.
T is for
Testimony or Talk. You shall not give false TESTIMONY or you shall not TALK OR
TELL false stories.
- Now point to the cove and ask what is cove + it? The
answer is COVET, and that is the last commandment, you shall not COVET.
Closing/ Summary:
- Ask each child to list the times they know they have been
protected or helped by God’s Holy Spirit.
- Ask a closing prayer.
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