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Love One Another
OBJECTS: None
Have you ever thought about noses? There are lots of noses in the world. Some are big, some little. Some noses are flat, others are pointy. Everyone has one, even you! And it is right in the middle of your face. There is a saying about noses: “It’s plain as the Nose on your face.” Isn’t that a silly saying? But sometimes we don’t think about something even when it is as plain as the nose on our face.
In our story from the Holy Bible today, Jesus is explaining his love to his friends. He says,“Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you”(vs. 9). That’s simple isn’t it? Let me say it one more time. Listen carefully, because I’m going to give you a chance to tell me what it said. Jesus said,“Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you.”
Who loved Jesus? (Allow children to respond.) Yes, God, the Heavenly Father, loved Jesus.
And who does Jesus love? (Allow children to answer.) Yes. He loves us! Jesus said, “Father loved me; I love you.”
It isn’t hard to understand that Jesus’ Father loved him. It’s harder sometimes to think that he loves us. But, he does. He said he loves us, and he showed his love by coming to earth and living on earth. He showed the people of earth how much God loved them and they told others and those people told still others.
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Joy
OBJECT: A crystal or prism — a picture of a rainbow
As you can see, this is a lamp. When I bought it, I thought it was a nice lamp, but I can’t seem to get it to work today. (Turn the switch on and off). You see, when I try to turn it on, nothing happens. Would someone like to try it?
(They will probably be eager to take turns trying to turn on the lamp––but someone will probably mention that it is not plugged in. That opens the door for you to talk about being connected to Jesus, who is our source of spiritual power.)
You see, it didn’t work. I couldn’t make it work, and you couldn’t make it work. Can anyone guess why it won’t work?
That’s right. This lamp won’t work, because it isn’t plugged in. It isn’t connected to an electrical outlet. I wonder how we could fix that. Does anyone know how to fix it?
That’s a good idea. We need to plug the lamp in to an electrical outlet. There’s an electrical outlet right over here. Let’s try it. I’ll plug in the lamp’s plug (do it). Now would anyone like to see if the lamp will work?
(The children will probably be eager to take turns turning the light on and off. Give them a chance to do that.)
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