Lesson Text:
Matthew 4:18-22
And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee,
saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I
will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed
Him.
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets.
He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and
followed Him.
Jesus had work to do! God had given Him a
special job to do while He lived on earth. He needed helpers! Jesus went
looking for men who would help Him to do God’s special work. When he found
them he said to them, “Follow Me!” Do you know what they did? They followed
Him!! Jesus is in Heaven now waiting for those on earth who love Him to come
to where He is. He is preparing a special place for all those who love Him. We
can still follow Jesus today even though He does not live on the earth as a
man anymore. We can follow Him by studying God’s Word to learn how to be like
Jesus. We follow Him when we do good things like He did. We can love and obey
God like He did. We can love others and be kind to them just like Jesus was.
We have work for God on earth to do too! Let’s get busy!
Family Song Time__
Note
to parents: Please engage your child
in singing this song during the week until he or she memorizes it. Discuss the
important job for which Jesus was preparing His Apostles. Discuss the work God
has given His children to do.
Apostles
(to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me")
Jesus called them one by one, Peter, Andrew, James and John,
Next came Philip, Thomas too, Matthew and Bartholomew.
James the one they called the less, Simon, also Thaddeus,
The twelfth apostle Judas made, Jesus was by him betrayed.
Yes, Jesus called them, Yes, Jesus called them,
Yes, Jesus called them, The Bible tells me so.
Matthias then took Judas' place
To preach to men of every race.
Paul three preaching trips did make
And went to Rome for Jesus' sake.
YES
OR NO
___
1. Peter and Andrew were
brothers.
2. Peter and Andrew were
fishermen.
3. Jesus noticed that they were
busy and so He did not ask them to follow Him.
4. Peter and Andrew told Jesus to come back
some day when they were not so busy.
5. James and John were brothers.
6. James and John were in their boat with their
father helping him to mend nets.
7. James and John immediately left their boat
and their father and followed Jesus.
MATCH_
8. Two brothers __ Me
9. Two brothers __ Their
boat and their father
10. Follow __
Father or James and John
11. Fishers __
Their nets
12. Zebedee __ Peter
and Andrew
13. Mending __ James
and John
14. Left __ Of
men
15. Followed __ Him
FUN FAMILY ACTIVITY__
Get out your art supplies. Give each member of
the family a piece of paper and access to crayons etc... Have each person draw
and color a picture of something from today’s lesson. When you are finished,
take turns telling about your picture. You can make a game out of it by seeing
who can put the most things from the lesson in their picture. The winner will
be the one who put the most things from the lesson text in their picture.
