WEEK OF
April 30, 2023
Community Garden: Growing from the ground up
PA R E N T G U I D E
Elementary
Use this guide to help your family learn how God can help us have humility.
First, watch this week’s video!
Activity
Talk About the Bible Story
Erase It
What did Peter do before Jesus died on the cross that might have hurt Jesus? (He denied knowing Jesus.)
What You Need: Dry erase board, dry erase marker, and paper towel (or paper, pencil, and eraser)
What question did Jesus ask Peter three times? (“Do you love me?”)
What You Do:
Humility: Putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve Memory Verse “Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble. Value others more than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3, NIrV
Bible Story Jesus Restores Peter John 21:1-19 (John 18:1-27)
Bottom Line Put others first by making things right.
Invite your child to do an activity with you. Say, “What are some situations where two friends might need to make things right with each other?” (When someone has been bossy, when someone didn’t want to share, when someone said something mean, when one friend ignored the other)
How did Jesus make things right with Peter? (Jesus asked Peter to take care of His followers. He gave Peter an important job and showed Peter that He still loved him.)
Have your child choose one of the scenarios they suggested and draw a picture of it. Then, talk through solutions and ways they could make that scenario right. (Apologizing, forgiveness, sharing, inviting the friend to sit with them at lunch)
Is there someone you need to make things right with right now?
Say, “When we make things right, we forgive one another. Forgiveness is like an eraser. It doesn’t change the fact that the problem happened. But it means we give each other a do-over.” Then, prompt your child to erase the picture they drew. Say, “Even if you feel like you have a reason to be mad at someone, humility means choosing to forgive and make things right. You can go to that person and tell them that what they did hurt your feelings, but that you forgive them. And if YOU’RE the one who hurt someone else, you can tell them you’re sorry and ask for their forgiveness.”
Why is it sometimes hard to make things right with others?
Tell your child about a time when you made things right with someone. Maybe the person said something that wasn’t kind, ignored you, or did something that hurt your feelings. Explain how God helped you reconcile with the person.
Prayer Use this prayer as a guide, either after talking about the Bible story or sometime before bed tonight: “Dear God, thank You loving us, even when we make mistakes. Thank You for ALWAYS loving us no matter what! Help us to love others and forgive them. Help us to put others first by making things right. We love You SO much! In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”
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