The Scriptures Teach Me to Have Faith in Jesus Christ

The Scriptures Teach Me to Have Faith in Jesus Christ and Live as He Lived

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If Jesus came today, would you have to change clothes before you let Him in?
Or hide some magazines, and put the Bible where they had been?
Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about?

And I wonder... if the Savior spent a day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing, the things you always do?
Would you go right on saying the things you always say?
Or would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

Would you take Jesus with you everywhere you go?
Or would you maybe change your plans for just a day or so?
Would you be glad to have Him meet your closest friends?
Or would you hope they stay away until His visit ends?

Would you be glad to have Him stay forever on and on?
Or would you sigh with great relief when He at last was gone?
It might be interesting to know, the things that you would do,
If Jesus came in person, to spend some time with you.

Author Unknown

Sharing Time #1

Materials:

Posterboard
scissors
markers
tape (or velcro)

Cut out the shape of a happy child (like a paper doll) from the posterboard and laminate. Cut out different clothing (modest and immodest), thoughts (good and bad), books (good and bad) and habits (i.e.: cigarette, coffee, healthy foods, an A+ for studying) and laminate. On the backs of the pieces, put tape or velcro. Ask children to pull a piece out of the bag, and ask them if the piece is something that would help them to live as Jesus would. Have them put the piece in the right place on the poster. Go through each piece until the child on the poster is dressed well in good habits, modest clothing and good thoughts.

Use the poem above to help the children imagine what they would do if Jesus did come to visit them. (This would be fun for Nursery-aged kids!)

Sharing Time #2

Sr. Primary Matching Game

Go to Art from the Life of Christ and choose scenes that exemplify different qualities of the Savior. For example, a picture of Christ healing the lepers could show compassion, and Christ on the cross could show forgiveness ("Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do..."). Print out about 6 - 9 scenes on separate pieces of paper, or double them up on one piece. Then, print out the characteristics in different fonts on the same-sized paper. Number the back of each piece in a random order.

To play, the children choose two cards, and try to match up the scene with the quality. As each different scene comes up, explain to the children what is happening in the picture and what quality is being shown. As they go through the puzzle, they will have a better recollection of the events in Christ's life.

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Using the poem above, draw a room on a piece of posterboard. Cut out different things to put in the room:

Bible
hymnal
radio
magazines (Friend or Seventeen?)
people (dressed respectfully and sloppy) (looking nice or mean)
food (coffee or milk)
ashtray with cigarette
flowers
video games
television

Read the poem. Ask the children to furnish the room with the pieces you have cut out. What kind of house would Christ like to come into?

Sharing Time #4

You can take idea #3 at a different angle by drawing a kid's body with an empty place in the head, heart, stomach and mouth areas.

For the mouth, cut out different words and phrases (Please play with us/Who would want to play with you?).

For the heart, cut out pictures from magazines of people hugging, families having fun as well as people doing mean things.

For the stomach, cut out pictures that relate to the Word of Wisdom.

For the mind, cut out pictures of books, magazines, TV characters, video games, etc.. Whatever we can fill our minds with.

Have the children pick things that would fill the heart, mind, mouth and stomach of the poster child with Christlike things. Ask them to think to themselves if there is anything they would like to change to help make themselves more Christlike this week. Challenge them to do so.