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De a r a d u l t s , W elcome to yo u r Fait h F a m i l y F un d i s c us s i o n g ui de ! T hank yo u f o r l e tti ng us j o i n yo u as yo u e nc ou rage your little o n e( s) to e xp e r i e nc e t he l o v e o f J e s us. Our ho pe i s to o f f e r an i nte rac ti ve and e nj o yable w ay for your little o n e( s) t o c o nne c t t o t he b e a ut i f u l me ssage o f the Go spe l . T he p ar ab l e o f th e go o d S a m a r i t a n i s a wo nd e rf ul te ac hi ng to o l to share wi th yo ur c hi l dre n the im p or tan ce o f l o v in g t he i r ne i g hb o r s a s t he m se l ve s. D uri ng yo ur di sc ussi o n wi th yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s) tod ay, our p r ayer fo r e a c h c hi l d i s t ha t t he y g ai n a be tte r se nse o f who the i r ne i ghbo rs are and h ow th ey can b e a go o d Sa m a r i t a n, t o o .
MEMORY VERSE Lu ke 10:2 7 “ L o v e th e L o rd yo ur G o d . L o v e him with a ll y our hea rt, a ll y our soul, a ll y our stre ngt h, an d al l y o u r min d. ” A l so , “ Yo u m ust l o v e y o ur neig hbor a s y ou lov e y ourself.” W or ds to r em em ber : “ L o v e y o ur ne i g hb o r a s y o urse l f .” H ello, co mmu n ity h el p e r s ! D ur i ng y o ur a c t i v i t y ti me to day, yo u l e arne d al l abo ut yo ur c o mmuni ty an d th e spec ial p e o p l e w h o m a k e i t s uc h a ni c e p l ac e to l i ve . Are yo u re ady to l e arn ho w yo u c an be c ome a c o m mu n ity h el p er , to o ? I n t he B i b l e , J e s us t o l d a wo nde rf ul sto ry, c al l e d a parabl e , to he l p us lea r n ho w !
ST O RYT I M E Lu ke 10: 2 5 - 3 7 (I CB ) Ther e w as a man w ho a s k e d J e s us a q ue s t i on. “ T e ac he r, ” he sai d. “ What must I do to i nhe ri t e tern al life? ” Jes u s said , “Wel l , wha t i s wr i t t e n i n t he l aw? ” . T he man answe re d Je sus by sayi ng “ L o ve the Lord your God w ith all yo u r he a r t a nd wi t h a l l y o ur so ul and wi th al l yo ur stre ngth and wi th al l yo ur m in d’; a nd , ‘Lov e y o u r n ei ghb o r a s y o ur s e l f . ” “ T ha t ’ s ri ght, ’ ’ Je sus sai d. B ut the man, tryi ng to tri c k Je sus , asked “J esus, wh o i s my n ei g hb o r ? ” T o an swe r th e man ’ s q ue s t i o n, J e s us t o l d t hi s sto ry. “A man was go i n g d o w n t he r o a d f r o m J e r us a l e m to Je ri c ho . S o me ro bbe rs attac ke d hi m. T he y to re off h is clothes an d h u r t hi m . T he n t he y l e f t hi m l yi ng the re . It happe ne d that a Je wi sh pri e st was go i ng d own tha t r o ad . Wh en t he p r i e s t s a w t he m a n, he wal ke d by o n the o the r si de o f the ro ad. Next, a L ev ite came t he r e . H e we nt o v e r a nd l o o ke d at the man. T he n he wal ke d by o n the o the r s ide of th e r oa d . Th e n a Sam a r i t a n t r a v e l i ng d o wn t he ro ad c ame to whe re the hurt man was l yi ng. He sa w th e m an an d fel t v er y so rr y f o r hi m . T he S a m a r i t a n we nt to hi m and bandage d hi s wo unds. He put the h u rt m an on his o w n d o n k e y a nd t o o k hi m t o a n i nn. At the i nn, the S amari tan to o k c are o f hi m. T he n ext d ay, th e Sam a r i t a n b r o ug ht o ut t wo si l ve r c o i ns and gave the m to the i nnke e pe r. T he S a mar ita n sai d , ‘ Tak e c a r e o f t hi s m a n. I f y o u s pe nd mo re mo ne y o n hi m, I wi l l pay i t bac k to yo u w h en I com e a gai n .’ ”
ST O RYT I M E D I S CUSS ION A fter Jes u s fin i sh ed te l l i ng t hi s p a r a b l e t o t he man, He aske d hi m, “ Whi c h o ne o f the se thre e me n do you th ink w as a n e ighb o r t o t he m a n who wa s attac ke d by the ro bbe rs? ” 1 . Do y o u k no w t he an sw e r t o J e su s’ q u e st i on ? ( T hat’s right! T he Samaritan. ) 2 . W ha t do y o u t hink t he wo r d “neighbor” means to Jesus? (A neighbor is anyone in need in our community.) A fter the man an sw ere d J e s us ’ q ue s t i o n, J e s us sai d to hi m “ T he n go and do the same thi ng he di d!” J e sus wan ts y o u an d m e t o b e l i k e t he g o o d S a mari tan, to o ! Whe n we se e so me o ne that i s hurt, i t is im p or tan t to te ll an a d ul t s o t ha t a c o m m uni t y he l pe r l i ke a do c to r o r nurse c an gi ve the m the c are th at th ey n ee d . Yo u can be a g o o d S a m a r i t a n i n m a ny di f f e re nt ways by l o vi ng yo ur ne i ghbo r as yo urself. 3 . Can yo u t hi nk o f o n e or t w o w ay s t h at y ou c an sho w lo v e to yo ur neighbo r? ( M aking them co o kies is a won de r ful w a y t o st ar t ! )
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L E T ’ S P R AY T O GE T HE R Will yo u say yo u r m e m o r y v e r s e o ne m o r e t i me wi th me ? L uke 10:27 “ L o ve the L o rd yo ur Go d. Love h im wi th all yo u r h e a r t , a l l y o ur s o ul , a l l y o ur stre ngth, and al l yo ur mi nd.” Al so , “ Yo u must l o v e y ou r n eigh b o r as y o u l o v e y o ur s e l f . ” Let’s p r ay to geth er t o t ha nk J e s us f o r t e a c hi ng us ho w to be a go o d S amari tan to o ur ne i ghbo rs. “D ear J es u s , th a nk Yo u f o r g i v i ng us t he story of the g ood Sa ma rita n to tea c h us how to love our n ei gh bo r s . P lea s e he l p m e t o no t p a s s b y lik e the two men did, but to a lwa y s offer a help ing hand. In Je s u s ’ n a me, A m e n. ”
C AR R Y T H E C ONVE RS ATION FORWARD: •
Co n tin u e to r ec i t e t he p r a y e r a b o v e wi t h yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s) thi s mo nth.
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En co u r age yo u r l i t t l e o ne ( s ) t o r e c i t e t hei r me mo ry ve rse - wo rds to re me mbe r thi s mo nth, Luke 10 : 2 7 “ L o v e y our ne i g hb o r a s yo urse l f .” Extra po i nts i f the y c an re c i te the who l e thi ng!
As you w i tn e ss yo u r l i t t l e o ne ( s ) m a k i ng c hoi c e s to l o ve the i r ne i ghbo rs thi s mo nth, do n’ t mi ss th e op p or tu n ity to o ffe r t he m p r a i s e a nd e nc o urage me nt by ac kno wl e dgi ng the go o d c ho i c e the y m ade!