Preschool: God’s Plan for Families: Session 4—Jesus Visited Mary and Martha/Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (November 22)

1s & 2s—Read Books

Bible Story: Jesus Visited Mary and Marhta Luke 10:38-42
Life Point: We can show love to Jesus with our family members.
Weekly Verse: Jesus said, “You are my friends.” John 15:14

Materials: Bible, Teaching Picture 12, books about families and Jesus

• Arrange the Bible, teaching picture, and books in a quiet area of the room. Sit with a preschooler and look at the books together. Offer to read a book to the child.
• Show the teaching picture and tell the Bible story. Say that Mary and Martha showed love to Jesus. Comment that families can show love to Jesus.
• Open the Bible to John 15:14 and say the Weekly Verse.

3–Pre-K—Talk on Phones

Bible Story: Jesus Visited Mary and Marhta Luke 10:38-42
Life Point: We can show love to Jesus with our family members.
Weekly Verse: Jesus said, “You are My friends.” John 15:14

Materials: Teaching Picture 12, several toy telephones

• Display the teaching picture with the telephones. 
• Point to the picture and comment that Mary and Martha loved Jesus and showed love for Him. Say that families can show love for Jesus.
• Invite kids to talk on phones. Encourage them to pretend to call a family member and tell that person about Jesus. Help the children think of other ways to show love to Jesus.

Kindergarten— Look Through Binoculars

Bible Story: Mary, Martha, and Lazarus John 11:1-44
Life Point: Family members can choose to trust Jesus.
Weekly Verse: Jesus, I know You are the Son of God. John 11:27

Materials: Teaching Picture 12 and other pictures of Jesus, small cardboard tubes, tape, yarn

• Tape 2 cardboard tubes together. Punch a hole in the outside of each tube Thread a length of yarn through the holes and tie them together to make a strap. Make several pairs of binoculars. Tape the teaching picture and other pictures of Jesus around the room.
• Invite kids to use the binoculars to find the pictures of Jesus. When a child finds today’s teaching picture, talk about the Bible story. Comment that Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were a family and they were friends of Jesus; they trusted Jesus and Jesus loved them.
• Say the Life Point and Weekly Verse with the kids.
• Invite kids to tell you what they know about the other pictures of Jesus.