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    Today's Story:

    		The Last Supper 
    John 13: 1-20
    Optional Memory verse: 
    		"For God loved the world so much that he gave his only 
    Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him 
    may not be lost, but have eternal life." John 3:16
    International Children's Bible, New Century Version
     
    Jesus wants us to serve others.
    • Materials Needed:
    		Promised Land mat
    Christ figure
    blocks
    shoebox lid or a piece of corrugated cardboard about the size of a shoebox lid
    5 or 6 Fisher Price or similar type man figures
    Scrap of cloth big enough to wrap around the Christ figure's middle to represent a towel.
    service project:
    		Option 1: Take a picture of each child with an instant camera and make cards to send to a missionary family, or to someone who's ill, etc.
    		An instant camera,
    Construction paper,
    glue, crayons, markers
    Option 2: Make a snack and invite another class to share it.
    		Bring in the ingredients for something special for the kids to make to share with others.

     

    • Service Project: 
    		Tell the kids that today we're learning that Jesus wants us to serve others.  
    So we're going to do something special for someone else.
    Do one of the following projects with the kids or any other project  idea that you might have.
    		Option 1: Take a picture of each child with an instant camera and make cards to send to a missionary family, or to someone who's ill, etc.
    		Have the child glue the picture on the front,
    Then help them write a little note about themselves on the inside telling how old they are and what their favorite thing to do is.
    Option 2: Make a snack and invite another class to share it.

     

    • Game:  Kings and Servants Guessing Game
    		Have the kids stand in a circle
    Designate 1 child stand in the center of the circle as king
    The king thinks of a food then says to his servants,
    		"Servants, cook my favorite food" 
    The children can ask clues to figure out what food he wants.
    The first child to guess what that food is, gets to be the next king.

     

    • Closing Discussion:

    • Close in Prayer: 

    • Telling the Story:
    		We learned awhile ago that the Promised Land is a very hot and dusty place
    		Lay out the Promised Land mat
    It was too hot for people to wear shoes. So they wore sandals.
    Their feet got hot and dirty.
    Does anybody remember what a person did whenever he or she came in from being outside?
    		Washed his feet
    Washing someone's feet was considered a dirty job.
    Only servants washed people's feet.  
    No one else would even think of doing such a lowly job.
    In today's story Jesus wanted to teach his disciples something important.
    I want you to listen carefully to find out what he wanted to teach them.
    Jesus and his disciples were upstairs in a house.
    Let's build a house with these blocks and this lid.
    		Make 4 pillars for the shoebox lid to sit on with 2 or 3 stacked blocks in each pillar.
    Place the shoebox lid on top of the pillars.
    They were sitting at a table having a very special meal called the Passover supper.
    		Place 2 or 3 blocks side by side on the box lid to represent a table.
    Place Jesus at the head of the 'table'.
    Place some Fisher Price or similar type men figures around the table.
    Then Jesus did something very unusual.
    He got up from the table and wrapped a towel around his waist.
    Then he filled a bowl with water.
    I want each one of you to cup your hands like a bowl of water.
    Then I'll let each of you take turns pretending that your hands are the bowl of water that Jesus used as I tell the story.
    Jesus went to this disciple and washed his feet.
    		Walk Christ figure to one of the man figures.
    Pick the figure up and touch it to the first child's 'bowl of water' hands.
    Return the figure to his place next to the Christ figure.
    Then Jesus used the towel around his waist to dry his feet.
    		Point to the towel around Christ's waist and make his figure bow to the feet of the man figure.
    Then Jesus went to this man and washed his feet.
    		Repeat with another figure and the second child's 'bowl of water' hands.
    Continue with all the figures except the last one.
    Then Jesus got ready to wash Peter's feet, 
    		Walk Jesus to the last figure,
    Peter said to him, "No! You shall never wash my feet!"  
    Peter didn't want Jesus to do that lowly, dirty job that only servants did.  Not Jesus.  Jesus wasn't a servant.
    But Jesus told him that he would understand later why Jesus wanted to wash his feet for him.
    So Jesus insisted on washing Peter's feet, too.
    		Repeat washing Peter's feet in a child's 'bowl of water' hands.
    Return Christ figure to the head of the table.
    After Jesus was all finished washing their feet, he told them,
    "I'm your teacher and your Lord.  I have washed your feet.  I want you to do as I have done for each other."
    What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples, "I want you to do as I have done."
    		They were to act like servants to each other.
    Did He mean that they were supposed to wash each others feet?
    		He meant that they were supposed to be willing to serve one another even if it meant doing a dirty job like washing each other's feet.
    What other kinds of things do servants do?
    		Discuss their ideas
    What kinds of things can you do to be like a servant in your home?
    		Discuss their ideas
    How can you be a servant to your friends?
    		Let them go first,
    Help them when they need help.
    Discuss other ideas
    How can you be a servant at school?
    		Be friendly to the child that no one likes, include them, invite them to play, etc.
    Discuss other ideas
    Thanking God that Jesus served us,
    Asking God to help us serve each other.

    Optional Snack: Servant Snack or Last supper snack

    Supplemental Bible Readings: 
    (These are also available in the Take Home paper, 'The Home Sower'
    (Suggested daily readings)

     

    • Materials Needed for Next Week: Jesus' Arrest
    		Promised Land mat
    Christ figure
    Priest figure, if you have one
    5 or 6 Fisher Price or similar type men figures
    Optional: 2 or 3 toy soldier figures 
    Scraps of silk flowers and leaves (or real ones) to make a The Garden of Gethsemane
    Hand towel (or something to ball up to put under the Promised Land to make the Mt. of Olives.
    Optional Snack: 
    		cream cheese, 
    olives (black or green) 
    crackers,
    plastic knives
    • Optional Craft: Plant seeds
    		Since the story takes place in a garden, bring in:
    		A packet of seeds, 
    Some paper cups,
    Starter soil, and
    Some newspaper,
     Let the kids plant some seeds to take home.

     

    © 2000 Linda Lawler.  
    Permission granted to copy for personal use only.  Not for resale.

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