Toddler Class
Coach Dewi
Asst. 1 : Michelle Ngui
Asst. 2 : Trista
Toddler Class
Coach Dewi
Asst. 1 : Michelle Ngui
Asst. 2 : Trista
Asst. 2 : Trista
Primary Class 1-3
Primary Class 1-3
Coach Susi Tjio
Coach Susi Tjio
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Lusiana
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Lusiana
THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS
HOOK
GIFT CHARADES
Encourage children to think
of something they feel they do well or enjoy doing, such as playing a musical
instrument, playing a sport, and so forth. Warn them not to tell anyone what
they have in mind. Let kids take turns acting out the thing they do well,
allowing the other children to guess. Offer helpful suggestions to actors.
HIDDEN COINS
Before class, hide coins in
different places around the room. Allow kids to hunt for the hidden coins.
If time allows, use the
coins to play a game of “Hot or Cold.” Select a child to be the finder. Hide a
coin somewhere in the room while the finder is blindfolded or steps outside the
door with another leader. When the blindfold is removed or the finder steps
back in the room, allow children to help the finder by shouting out “hot” or
“cold” based on the finder’s proximity to the hidden coin. Continue until the
finder discovers the coin.
Lead in to Lesson: Today, we
are going to hear a parable about gifts/coins.
LESSON: PARABLES OF THE TALENTS
(Matt 25:14-30)
Suggested props: 15 coins for kids to count along during the story.
Jesus was teaching people
about God and His kingdom. He told them parables, or stories, to help them
understand.
One day, Jesus was talking
about the last day, the day when Jesus will come back to earth. Jesus said that
no one knows when that day will happen.
Then He told His listeners a
parable about three servants. Jesus said,
“This is what that day will
be like. A man was going on a journey. He called his servants to him and gave
them each some money. He gave one servant five talents, another servant two
talents, and another servant one talent. (Now, a talent was a very large amount
of money.) Each man received what the master thought he was able to take care
of. Then the man left and went on his journey.
“The first servant, who had
five talents, invested the money right away. Soon, the five talents had earned
five more. In the same way, the man who had two talents invested the money and
earned two more talents. But the servant who had one talent did not invest his
master’s money. Instead, he dug a hole in the ground and hid the money in the
hole.
“After a long time, the
master came home. He asked his servants what they had done with his money. The
servant who had five talents showed the master that he had earned five more
talents. ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’ the master said. ‘You did a
good job looking over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share in my joy!’
“Then the second servant,
who had two talents, showed the master that he had earned two more talents. “
‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’ the master said. ‘You did a good job
looking over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things. Come and
share in my joy!’
“Then the third servant, who
had one talent, brought the master his one talent. The servant said, ‘Master, I
know you. You are a difficult man. I was afraid and went off and hid your
talent in the ground. Here is the one talent you gave me.’
“The master was not happy.
‘You evil, lazy servant! If you know me so well, you should have invested your
money with the bankers so that when I returned, I would get my money back with
interest.’
“The master took the talent
from the servant and gave it to the servant who had 10 talents. The master
said, ‘Everyone who uses what they have will get even more, and they will have
more than they need. But anyone who wastes what he has will have everything
taken away. Throw out this useless servant.’ ”
The man going on a journey
Jesus knew that after He
went to the cross, He would go back to heaven before returning for us one day.
But in His absence, and
until His return, He leaves us with valuable treasures (talents). What is this
treasure? It is God’s gift of grace — His righteousness and blessings because
of Jesus’ finished work on the cross.
The servants
There are two other groups
of people in this parable
The first and second
servants:
When we believe in Jesus and
exercise the gift of His finished work on the Cross, we are able to bless
others because of all that Christ has blessed us with.
When we share God’s grace
with others, we see it multiply and bear fruit in our lives — some five times,
some ten times.
·
We live faithful, victorious and abundant lives in Christ (Our
work/studies, families, ministries prosper)
The last servant:
If we have God’s gift of
grace but don’t do anything about it (bury in the ground), it is of no use to
us.
·
We have wrong image of God — as a hard master who is ruthless and
unfair, always waiting to punish us for our mistakes
CONCLUSION
Know who God is — have the right picture of
Him. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. He’s not a hard master out to get us. He wants to
rejoice with us and call us “good and faithful”.
Know the treasure we have in Christ — don’t hide it away. Use it. Enjoy it. Share
it with others. Bless others with
it.
Jesus is coming back again — those
who do not receive Him as their Saviour and King will be left out of His kingdom. Let’s share with our
friends the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ!
REMEMBER: We are Blessed to be a Blessing!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
HUDDLE TIME
Get kids in smaller groups.
Get them to share what are some of the gifts and talents God has blessed them
with and how they can bless others with them.
CRAFT
Coin-shape (to depict minas)
with the words “Jesus is my King”
WORKSHEET (see below)
Name:
Parable of the
Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
1. Jesus told a parable of a man of going on a ______________.
2. He gave his servants and gave them some______________, according to
their______________.
3. Upon his return, he found
out that the servants with _______ talents earned five more, and the one with
_______ talents earned two more. The man said to them, “Well done,______________ and ______________ servant.”
4. But one servant had hid his talent in the ______________ because he was______________ of his master, whom he thought was a
______________ man.
5. We should know who God is and have a ______________ ______________ of
Him.
6. Because of Jesus’ _____________, we have been ___________ to be a____________ to others.
7. Jesus is ____________ back again. Let’s share His grace with
everyone!
THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS
HOOK
GIFT CHARADES
Encourage children to think
of something they feel they do well or enjoy doing, such as playing a musical
instrument, playing a sport, and so forth. Warn them not to tell anyone what
they have in mind. Let kids take turns acting out the thing they do well,
allowing the other children to guess. Offer helpful suggestions to actors.
HIDDEN COINS
Before class, hide coins in
different places around the room. Allow kids to hunt for the hidden coins.
If time allows, use the
coins to play a game of “Hot or Cold.” Select a child to be the finder. Hide a
coin somewhere in the room while the finder is blindfolded or steps outside the
door with another leader. When the blindfold is removed or the finder steps
back in the room, allow children to help the finder by shouting out “hot” or
“cold” based on the finder’s proximity to the hidden coin. Continue until the
finder discovers the coin.
Lead in to Lesson: Today, we
are going to hear a parable about gifts/coins.
LESSON: PARABLES OF THE TALENTS
(Matt 25:14-30)
Suggested props: 15 coins for kids to count along during the story.
Jesus was teaching people
about God and His kingdom. He told them parables, or stories, to help them
understand.
One day, Jesus was talking
about the last day, the day when Jesus will come back to earth. Jesus said that
no one knows when that day will happen.
Then He told His listeners a
parable about three servants. Jesus said,
“This is what that day will
be like. A man was going on a journey. He called his servants to him and gave
them each some money. He gave one servant five talents, another servant two
talents, and another servant one talent. (Now, a talent was a very large amount
of money.) Each man received what the master thought he was able to take care
of. Then the man left and went on his journey.
“The first servant, who had
five talents, invested the money right away. Soon, the five talents had earned
five more. In the same way, the man who had two talents invested the money and
earned two more talents. But the servant who had one talent did not invest his
master’s money. Instead, he dug a hole in the ground and hid the money in the
hole.
“After a long time, the
master came home. He asked his servants what they had done with his money. The
servant who had five talents showed the master that he had earned five more
talents. ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’ the master said. ‘You did a
good job looking over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share in my joy!’
“Then the second servant,
who had two talents, showed the master that he had earned two more talents. “
‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’ the master said. ‘You did a good job
looking over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things. Come and
share in my joy!’
“Then the third servant, who
had one talent, brought the master his one talent. The servant said, ‘Master, I
know you. You are a difficult man. I was afraid and went off and hid your
talent in the ground. Here is the one talent you gave me.’
“The master was not happy.
‘You evil, lazy servant! If you know me so well, you should have invested your
money with the bankers so that when I returned, I would get my money back with
interest.’
“The master took the talent
from the servant and gave it to the servant who had 10 talents. The master
said, ‘Everyone who uses what they have will get even more, and they will have
more than they need. But anyone who wastes what he has will have everything
taken away. Throw out this useless servant.’ ”
The man going on a journey
Jesus knew that after He
went to the cross, He would go back to heaven before returning for us one day.
But in His absence, and
until His return, He leaves us with valuable treasures (talents). What is this
treasure? It is God’s gift of grace — His righteousness and blessings because
of Jesus’ finished work on the cross.
The servants
There are two other groups
of people in this parable
The first and second
servants:
When we believe in Jesus and
exercise the gift of His finished work on the Cross, we are able to bless
others because of all that Christ has blessed us with.
When we share God’s grace
with others, we see it multiply and bear fruit in our lives — some five times,
some ten times.
·
We live faithful, victorious and abundant lives in Christ (Our
work/studies, families, ministries prosper)
·
Others are blessed by us
·
The Lord grants us more gifts to bless even more people
·
We share in Jesus’ joy
The last servant:
If we have God’s gift of
grace but don’t do anything about it (bury in the ground), it is of no use to
us.
·
We have wrong image of God — as a hard master who is ruthless and
unfair, always waiting to punish us for our mistakes
·
We waste the gifts and talents He has blessed us with and lose out on
more
·
We rely on our own strength, efforts and works to try to please God,
and end up empty and frustrated
CONCLUSION
Know who God is — have the right picture of
Him. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. He’s not a hard master out to get us. He wants to
rejoice with us and call us “good and faithful”.
Know the treasure we have in Christ — don’t hide it away. Use it. Enjoy it. Share
it with others. Bless others with
it.
Jesus is coming back again — those
who do not receive Him as their Saviour and King will be left out of His kingdom. Let’s share with our
friends the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ!
REMEMBER: We are Blessed to be a Blessing!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
HUDDLE TIME
Get kids in smaller groups.
Get them to share what are some of the gifts and talents God has blessed them
with and how they can bless others with them.
CRAFT
Coin-shape (to depict minas)
with the words “Jesus is my King”
WORKSHEET (see below)
Name:
Parable of the
Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
1. Jesus told a parable of a man of going on a ______________.
2. He gave his servants and gave them some______________, according to
their______________.
3. Upon his return, he found
out that the servants with _______ talents earned five more, and the one with
_______ talents earned two more. The man said to them, “Well done,______________ and ______________ servant.”
4. But one servant had hid his talent in the ______________ because he was______________ of his master, whom he thought was a
______________ man.
5. We should know who God is and have a ______________ ______________ of
Him.
6. Because of Jesus’ _____________, we have been ___________ to be a____________ to others.
7. Jesus is ____________ back again. Let’s share His grace with
everyone!
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