WEEK OF
March 5, 2023
Work in Progress: Redo, Rewrite, Restore
PA R E N T G U I D E
Elementary
Use this guide to help your family learn why forgiveness is important.
First, watch this week’s video!
Activity
Talk About the Bible Story
Fingerprint Forgiveness What You Need:
In today’s story, what did the woman do to honor Jesus? (She washed His feet with her tears and then poured perfume on them.)
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Washable markers in various colors, white paper, wet wipes or a soapy washcloth to clean up (optional)
What did Jesus do for the woman? (He forgave her sins.)
What You Do:
What does God offer to everyone? (forgiveness)
Forgiveness: Deciding that someone who has wronged you doesn’t have to pay Memory Verse “Put up with one another. Forgive one another if you are holding something against someone. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13, NIrV
Bible Story A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Feet Luke 7:36-50
Bottom Line Everyone needs forgiveness.
Invite your child to do an activity with you. Instruct them to choose five marker colors—one for each finger. Then assist them in coloring each of their fingertips a different color. As they color each finger, help them press their fingers down onto the paper to create five unique fingerprints. Then, do the same for yourself! Compare your fingerprints to your child’s fingerprints. You can even make an illustration out of the fingerprints by turning them into butterflies, bees, or people! When you’re finished, say, “Look at how unique our fingerprints are. Did you know that if we asked everyone we knew to do this same thing, none of our fingerprints would be the same as theirs? No two people have the same fingerprints. God gives everyone a special and unique fingerprint. In our Bible story today, we talked about something else that God gives all of us.”
What does it feel like when you’ve done something wrong, and you know you need forgiveness? How do we ask God for forgiveness? (prayer) How many times will God forgive us? (as many times as we ask) Parent: Share appropriately about a time when YOU needed forgiveness and you learned that God would forgive you, no matter what. How did it feel to know you were forgiven?
Prayer Use this prayer as a guide, either after talking about the Bible story or sometime before bed tonight: “God, you are an awesome, mighty, LOVING God. Thank you for (your child’s name) and for the forgiveness you offer to us. Help us accept that forgiveness and be willing to forgive others, too. We love you. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”
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