![]() ![]() Realizes there is nothing to cook for dinner. Regular person: Sorry, Jesus is coming to dinner, can’t you see I’m busy. Person 2 at the door: Hello, we are collecting donations for _. Regular person: Sorry, Jesus is coming to dinner and I’m too busy to help you. Person 1 at the door: Can you please help me? My car broke down. You’re Jesus?! And you’re coming to dinner? Wow! I really need to clean up good! (Hangs up phone and frantically starts cooking and cleaning.) Regular person: Hello.who is this? You’re kidding me! This must be a prank. Sunday School Lesson: Jesus is Coming to Dinner with Martha and Mary It could also easily be modified into a simple puppet play. Story: Recruit a group of adults or older youth to perform a rendition of the following skit for the children. Who finished their task? Why or why not? Are their times in our lives when things get in the way of doing something important? What would Jesus say is the most important thing for us to do? Remind the children about this introduction activity later in the lesson after they have heard the Bible story and do some further discussion if time allows. End the activity and call the group together to discuss the situation. Although some of the children to complete their work, but continually distract and interrupt some of the other children. Introduction: Give the children a task, like coloring a picture, writing three sentences, or memorizing a Bible verse. Gathering around the Communion table to remember Jesus is just one of many wonderful ways to return to him and our love and devotion for our God. In the story of Jesus visiting Martha and Mary, we are reminded that Jesus wants us to look to him before anything or anyone else, yet our lives are full of distractions that get in the way of making him our number one priority. Jesus invites everyone to his table for forgiveness and renewal, especially those who are far from him or have forgotten his love, and his hope for us is that we would do the same for others. For churches that regularly observe the sacrament of Holy Communion, each of these Bible stories and lessons can be connected to the story of The Last Supper and the belief that Jesus told us to eat bread and drink wine together and remember him. Target Age Group: Children age 5-12 years Bible Story: Luke 10:38-42 Jesus Visits Martha and MaryĮxplanation: The big idea is that when we gather together around food and drink, Jesus is with us too, and this unites and strengthens our Christian community. Estimated length is 45-60 minutes.Ĭhildren will experience the story of Martha and Mary hosting Jesus and consider what place and priority Jesus should have in our lives and the interruptions and distractions that often get in the way. The introduction and baby picture activities may be used as children’s sermon illustrations for this Bible story. This lesson would work for Sunday School or Children’s Church. I appreciate your understanding, prayers, and support. I apologize that pregnancy and medical concerns have prevented me from posting this last lesson in the series until now. This lesson is the fifth and last lesson in a series of five that explore the theme “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” through Bible stories that each involve the sharing of a meal. ![]()
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