WEEK 5 LESSON: March 30, 2025
WEEK 5 LESSON: March 30, 2025
G2K: We belong in God’s family.
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 Lost Son: Luke 15:11-32; 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: This week, we taught the kids that we belong in God’s family. Jesus is the one who makes it possible for us to come home to God. When we know and follow Jesus, he points us to where we belong... in God’s family! Isn’t this wonderful news—that we can be new creations because of Jesus? Jesus came to bring us back to God’s family because we belong in God’s family! To reinforce this lesson, use this activity.
Instructions: For this activity, have your kids add drawings on the printable about this week’s parables and the Good to Knows, and have them draw pictures of their family and friends in each frame. Cut out the film strips and tape them together. To make the reel, for each of your children cut a half toilet paper tube and attach a disposable paper coaster (like this) at either end using craft or hot glue (or make your own circle out of black paper). You could even use empty ribbon spools. Your kids can attach one end of their film strip to the spool and wrap the rest around. Finish off with white dot stickers on the circles. See a worked example here.
Never forget, We—that means everyone—belong in God’s family!
FAMILY TIME: Use these questions to start a conversation with your children about this week’s lesson.
Read 2 Corinthians 5:17. What are some ways you think you’ve become a “new creation” since knowing Jesus? Or what are some ways you’d like to be?
What are some things people do to help you feel like you belong? How do you know you belong in God’s family?
What does it mean to be a family? Do family members always get along, or do they learn to get along with each other?