Preschool Bible Lesson - Jesus' Greatest Two Commandments (January 19, 2011 lesson)

Lesson Overview

9:45 - sign in, free play time
10:05 - opening prayer, Bible lesson
10:20 - creative activity: who's my neighbor paper craft
10:30 - snack
10:40 - story time: "Good Sam"story from http://childrenschapel.org/biblestories/goodsam.html
10:50 -dvd:Veggie Tales: Tale of Two Cities
11:15 - closing prayer, coloring page, Good Samaritan song, free play time
11:30 - pick up

 Bible Story Lesson

 

The Bible tells us that when Jesus was an adult, an important teacher came up to Jesus and asked "Which commandment is the most important?" Jesus answered him saying "Love the Lord your God. The second most important commandment is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There are no greater commandments than these." (Mark 12:28-34)

The teacher asked Jesus who his neighbor was. Jesus told him this story: (Luke 10:25-37)

³⁰ In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹ A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. ³² So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴ He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out two denarii^[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

   ³⁶ “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
 ³⁷ The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
   Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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Bible Craft

"Who's my neighbor" Paper Craft from DLTK at http://www.dltk-bible.com/guides/parables_4.htm