Doing What Is Right
Posted by: Buffalo Dream Center
Topic: Walk, Talk, And Live Like Jesus
Verse: Blessed are they who...constantly do what is right. Psalm 106:3
Props:
Red and Green Piece of paper for everyone
Instructions:
Discussion:
Introduction:
-Who has decided to live for Jesus?
-When you live for Jesus should your life be the same or different?
-What does this verse mean?
-To behave
-Use good manners
-Do what is right without being told
-To not misbehave
-To act properly
-To use good judgment
-To not depend on others to make you do what is right
We need to do (act or say) what is right in every situation we face.
Activity:
Instructions: Hand out a red paper and a green paper to each side of the room. The teacher will read a situation. If the person in the situation should stop what they are doing, hold up the red paper. If the person in the situation is doing the right thing and should keep going, hold up the green paper. The first team to all be jumping up and down, holding up the correct piece of paper is the winning team.
1.The teacher at school is giving a math lesson. Your friend two rows back flies you a paper airplane while your teacher's back is turned. You want to fly the plane back across the room to your friend.
2.There is a rule at school that says, "Do not run in the hallways" The teacher asks you to take the attendance slip to the office. A group of kindergarten students comes out of the library. You know you should set a good example for them so you walk to the office.
3.During church your cousin passes you a note asking what you are doing after church. She wants you to write her back. You want her to come over after church.
4.At the end of roller-skating the teacher tells everyone it is time to take off your skates. You and your friends are having so much fun. You don't want it to end. You want to keep skating as long as you possibly can until your teacher gets really mad.
5.All the other kids at the movies throw their cups and popcorn boxes on the floor when they finish eating. You think about the person who has to clean up the mess. When the movie is over you put your trash in the trashcan.
6.You see a video game in the store that you have been wanting for a long time. You beg your mom to buy it. She says, "no". So you stomp your feet and get all mad at her, "You never buy me anything."
7.While you are out riding your bike a stranger calls you over to his car. He says he is lost and wants directions to a house from you. You know it might be a trick. You ignore him and ride home quickly.
8.At camp a counselor brings a cooler full of canned drinks to your cabin. You are really thirsty. You ask, "May I have one?" She answers, "You can have all you want." You drink one, and then another and then another. Later you go back for a forth one, even though your stomach is hurting.
9. During snack time, all your friends are sitting around the table eating. Your one friend starts, punching everyone and burping and throw food. He thinks he is having fun. You know he is behaving rudely, so you think you should get up and move to another table.
Discussion:
So everyone here has a pretty good idea about what the right thing to do is versus what the wrong thing to do is.
Question:
What if you ever find yourself in a situation where you do not know what you should do? You do not know if something is right or wrong. What should you do?
Group Time:
Divide the children into groups. Hand out the piece of paper for each group and have them complete the paper.
Conclusion:
We are all going to mess up in our life and do the wrong thing. The Bible says "If we confess our sins, He (Jesus) is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
When we mess up we need to ask Jesus to forgive us and then we need to stop doing that sin.
Pray with the kids
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