WEEK 3 LESSON: March 16, 2025
WEEK 3 LESSON: March 16, 2025
G2K: God sends us helpers!
Memory Verse: Jeremiah 33:3 - “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Bible Lesson: The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37; Psalm 27:1-5
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: This week, we taught the kids that God sends us helpers, but don’t forget that sometimes we are the helpers God sends! To reinforce this lesson, use this activity.
Instructions: For this week's activity, we’re making a zoetrope similar to this tutorial (click here). Give each of your kids a copy of the printable and have them cut out the two sections on the page. Fold along the dotted lines of the black part and cut out the white slits. Tape them together to form one long line. Then in the blank white space on one side, have them draw a sequence of the Good Samaritan helping the wounded man (about ten images total)-stick figures are great! Then have them tape the remaining ends together to form a circle with their art on the inside. Tape the zoetrope onto a small paper plate and spin it on the table and view the animation through the slits. See a worked example here.
Animated movies originally were made like this. It’s a zoetrope! We can use our Good Samaritan movies to help us remember that we can be loving helpers to others, and when we’re in need, God sends us helpers!
FAMILY TIME: Use these questions to start a conversation with your children about this week’s lesson.
Read Psalm 27:4. What are some ways you can “dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life”?
Who are the good neighbors and helpers in your life?
What are some ways you can be a helper to the people around you?