#7 Mommies And Daddies Should Love Each Other
Posted by: Buffalo Dream Center
Topic: God's Top Ten
Verse: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
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Instructions:
Discussion:
Review the Cool Rules
1. God comes first
2. Only Worship God
3. Keep God's Name Holy
4. Keep God's Day Holy
5. Honor Your Mom And Dad
6. Do not kill
7. Mommies and daddies should love each other
Introduction: (you could incorporate your own testimony about meeting your spouse)
a. God has a special plan for mommies and daddies.
b. God does not want us growing up having all kinds of boyfriends and girlfriends.
c. God has a special person for you to spend your life with.
i. That person is someone you will love forever.
ii. That person is to be the only person you love.
iii. That person will love Jesus just like you do.
a. If you live for Jesus, God will show you who He has planned for you to live your life with.
b. If you follow God's plan you will live a happy life.
c. If you do not follow God's plan your life could get really messed up
Samson (you could pick people out to act out the story as you tell it and bring some simple
props- money, a lion, a ball that looks like an eye etc. . .)
1. Samson was raised up by God to deliver the children of Israel (the good guys) from the Philistines (the bad guys).
A. Samson loved God very much and followed God's rules the best he could
B. God gave Samson supernatural strength but he could not cut his hair. (Place the wig on the head of a helper who will act out Samson's exploits.)
C. Samson did things that no ordinary man could do.
1. He killed a lion with his hands.
2. He tore the gates from the walls of the city and carried them away.
3. He killed 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
D. Samson kept the Philistines (the bad guys) from hurting the people of Israel (the good guys).
2. Samson had great power because He obeyed God's commandment.
A. His great strength came from the power of the Holy Spirit, not his muscles.
B. There was nothing the Philistines could do to stop him.
3. Samson broke the commandment of God and lost his power.
A. Samson fell in love with Delilah, a Philistine woman. This was not the plan God had for Samson. He did not follow God.
1. The men of Israel were not to marry the beautiful women who worshiped other gods.
2. Delilah did not love God like Samson did.
B. Then the Philistine leaders offered Delilah money to find the secret of Samson's strength and she agreed.
1. She loved money more that she loved Samson.
2. She coaxed him to tell her his secret.
C. Samson finally told Delilah the secret of his strength.
1. While he was asleep, she cut off his hair. (Jerk off the wig)
2. He awoke to find that he had no strength.
D. The Philistines bound Samson and put out his eyes (use the Styrofoam wig head to demonstrate what happened to Samson - show the consequences of breaking God's law)
E. Samson messed up his whole life because he fell in love with the wrong person.
Conclusion: We should spend our life serving Jesus.
When we get old enough, God will bring the right person for us to love.
That will be the person we should love forever.
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