WEEK 2 LESSON: February 9, 2025
WEEK 2 LESSON: February 9, 2025
G2K: Jesus calls us to follow Him.
Memory Verse: Psalm 77:14 - “You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.”
Bible Lesson: A Miraculous Catch of Fish: Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-8
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: This week, we taught the kids that Jesus calls all of us to follow HIM! When Jesus told Simon and his fisher buddies to follow him, they knew they were choosing to listen and obey every command from Jesus and to walk alongside him as he taught God’s words to them. And just like God did with Isaiah, Jesus would send out his followers, too, so that they could be the fishers of people Jesus promised when he first called them. In the same way, Jesus calls us to follow. To reinforce this lesson, use this activity.
Instructions: For this activity, provide scraps of tissue paper in different colors. Invite your kids to cut them into six fish shapes (pro tip: have them put all the pieces of tissue paper together and cut them at the same time). On each fish, have them write one word of the Good To Know. Then have them glue them to the inside of a clear plastic cup to make the words visible (we recommend using Mod Podge or craft glue). Afterward, they can use a permanent marker to draw crisscross lines around the cup to resemble a net. To make it last longer, they can use a sponge brush to add another layer of Mod Podge over the paper. See a worked example here.
Today, we learned that Jesus turned water into wine to demonstrate his power as the son of God, his love for God’s people, and his concern for the things they cared about. Jesus does everything out of love, and we should too.
FAMILY TIME: Use these questions to start a conversation with your children about this week’s lesson.
Read Isaiah 6:8. Does God still look for people to send today? How do you know?
How can we be “fishers of people” today?
What kinds of miracles-big or small-do you see happening in your life because of Jesus?