NT Lesson 21

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Family Worship Guide Week of June 14th, 2015 One of the ways SC Kids partners with parents to make disciples of Jesus is to provide resources that promote discipleship in the home. This Family Worship Guide is intended to give parents content from this week’s lesson to discuss with their children throughout the week.

REVIEW This Sunday’s lesson was called “Jesus Feeds the Multitude” and comes from John 6:1-15. For a children’s bible version you can refer to Story 99 of the Gospel Story Bible.

GOSPEL In John 6:35 Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Jesus’ providing food for the five thousand is a picture of a greater salvation he would bring. He is not just the multiplier of the fish and the loaves. He himself is the Bread of Life. John 6:40 continues, “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The disciples, with but a few loaves and fish, could not feed the thousands gathered. What an apt picture of our inability to save ourselves. But if we turn to Jesus, he has the power to supply what we need. Just as Jesus multiplied the fish and the loaves to feed the multitude, so today he offers us himself.

DISCUSS Why were all these people coming to listen to Jesus? He was performing miracles and teaching about God and his kingdom like no one else had done before. What did the disciples do when Jesus told them to feed the big crowd? The found a little boy with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. What did Jesus do with the 5 loaves and 2 fish? First, he thanked God for it and then broke the loves into pieces and passed out the fish. It miraculously multiplied into more food!

How can so much food be left over from five loaves and two fish? Jesus performed a miracle! He did what no one else could do!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES For additional family devotionals you can purchase “Old Story New: Ten Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God” at amazon.com or from the Sacred City Bookstore on Sunday.

SING Singing is a great way for kids to experience and memorize God’s Word. Here are a few family favorites: Preschool age - “Cedarmont Kids - Bible Songs” and for Preschool and Elementary age children we recommend the Morning Star Catechism CD (available at the SC bookstore) as well as Seeds Family Worship.

PRAY Thank Jesus for being the Bread of Life and satisfying our deepest hunger. Pray that we would be able to taste and see that the Lord is good and delight in his ways.

Preschool & Lower Elementary
 Q 3. Why did God make you and all things?
 A 3. For his own glory.

MORNING STAR CATECHISM

Isa 43: 6b - 7 "Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."things hold together. Lower Elementary
 Q 4. How can you glorify God?
 A 4. By loving Him and doing what He commands. John 17:4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 1 John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.

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