Toddler Class
Coach Ochie
Asst. Laila
Toddler Class
Coach Ochie
Asst. Laila
Primary Class 1-3
Primary Class 1-3
Coach Dewi
(Asst. Grace & Leesia)
Coach Dewi
(Asst. Grace & Leesia)
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Swanky
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Swanky
I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
HOOK
LIGHT UP
Get ready a torchlight, a note, plaster (band aid), flowers,
sweets/chocolates. Switch off the lights. Have a teacher/helper/child act out
the following:
One person
walks, trips and falls. Groans aloud.
Four concerned
people come to help, first one offers money; second, plaster another flowers and
fourth one, sweets/chocolates. The person refuses all of them. (For the older
children, you can ask them to tell the fallen person why they gave the item).
Person refuses all the items.
Finally someone
comes with a torchlight and the person gratefully accepts. He/she continues
his/her journey confidently.
What do you do
if the lights go off in your house during the night? Yes, you would take out
your torchlight, light your candles. What a person in darkness needs most is
light — not money, food, etc.
I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
HOOK
Get ready a torchlight, a note, plaster (band aid), flowers,
sweets/chocolates. Switch off the lights. Have a teacher/helper/child act out
the following:
One person
walks, trips and falls. Groans aloud.
Four concerned
people come to help, first one offers money; second, plaster another flowers and
fourth one, sweets/chocolates. The person refuses all of them. (For the older
children, you can ask them to tell the fallen person why they gave the item).
Person refuses all the items.
Finally someone
comes with a torchlight and the person gratefully accepts. He/she continues
his/her journey confidently.
What do you do
if the lights go off in your house during the night? Yes, you would take out
your torchlight, light your candles. What a person in darkness needs most is
light — not money, food, etc.
LESSON
Last week, we talked about Jesus as the …? Bread of Life.
Jesus
told the people, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.” (John 8:12)
And in John 9:5, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Why did Jesus
say he was the light? What did he mean?
JESUS IS THE LIGHT
Living life
without Jesus is like being in the dark.
In the dark, we are worried that when we walk, we may trip over
something because we can’t see what is ahead. When we don’t know God, we worry
of what will happen to us in the future (eg what will we be when we grow up,
what happens to us when we die).
We cannot see that God loves us so much, has plans to give us a hope
and a future (Jeremiah 29:11) and even prepared a home for us in heaven (John
14:2).
This is because Satan has blinded the minds of people
who don’t believe in him, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that
displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God (2 Corinthians 4: 4).
But when we accept Jesus as our Saviour, our eyes are open. We can
see clearly!
We’ll know that we have a God who loves us so much that he gave up
Jesus to die for us on the cross and lives in our hearts. We have eternal life.
We don’t have to be afraid of what will happen to us in the future because we
know that God will take good care of us. Jesus shines a way for us through the
darkness of our situation/problems/challenges.
JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH US SO WE
ALWAYS WALK IN THE LIGHT
How many of you think that sometimes we walk in light, and there are
other times we walk in the dark? That is not correct.
Walking in the light does not mean we never sin. Yes, sometimes we
make mistakes and sin. But we still walk in the light because we have Jesus,
who is the light. He is always with us, will never leave us or forsake us.
(Hebrews 13:5) That is why Jesus said in John 8:12 that whoever follows him
will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. We will always
walk in the light.
WE ARE THE LIGHT
Jesus is the
light.
And
when we have this light in our lives, we also become the light of the world.
Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:14, “You are
the light of the world”.
To illustrate this point: Prepare a clear glass bottle and a candle/torch.
Hold up the candle/torch and say, “This is the light”. Put the candle/torch
into the bottle and show how the light shines through the glass. In the same
way, we become the bottle/carrier of Jesus’ light into the dark world.
Because we have Jesus, we can love people the way Jesus loves. When
people experience that love, they will see Jesus! It is like using the light
from one candle to light the other candles.
LESSON
Last week, we talked about Jesus as the …? Bread of Life.
Jesus
told the people, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.” (John 8:12)
And in John 9:5, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Why did Jesus
say he was the light? What did he mean?
Living life
without Jesus is like being in the dark.
In the dark, we are worried that when we walk, we may trip over
something because we can’t see what is ahead. When we don’t know God, we worry
of what will happen to us in the future (eg what will we be when we grow up,
what happens to us when we die).
We cannot see that God loves us so much, has plans to give us a hope
and a future (Jeremiah 29:11) and even prepared a home for us in heaven (John
14:2).
This is because Satan has blinded the minds of people
who don’t believe in him, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that
displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God (2 Corinthians 4: 4).
But when we accept Jesus as our Saviour, our eyes are open. We can
see clearly!
We’ll know that we have a God who loves us so much that he gave up
Jesus to die for us on the cross and lives in our hearts. We have eternal life.
We don’t have to be afraid of what will happen to us in the future because we
know that God will take good care of us. Jesus shines a way for us through the
darkness of our situation/problems/challenges.
JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH US SO WE ALWAYS WALK IN THE LIGHT
How many of you think that sometimes we walk in light, and there are other times we walk in the dark? That is not correct.
Walking in the light does not mean we never sin. Yes, sometimes we make mistakes and sin. But we still walk in the light because we have Jesus, who is the light. He is always with us, will never leave us or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5) That is why Jesus said in John 8:12 that whoever follows him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. We will always walk in the light.
WE ARE THE LIGHT
Jesus is the light.
And when we have this light in our lives, we also become the light of the world. Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:14, “You are the light of the world”.
To illustrate this point: Prepare a clear glass bottle and a candle/torch. Hold up the candle/torch and say, “This is the light”. Put the candle/torch into the bottle and show how the light shines through the glass. In the same way, we become the bottle/carrier of Jesus’ light into the dark world.
Because we have Jesus, we can love people the way Jesus loves. When people experience that love, they will see Jesus! It is like using the light from one candle to light the other candles.
SUMMARY
Jesus is the Light.
Jesus is always with us so we always walk in the Light.
We are the Light.
SUMMARY
Jesus is the Light.
Jesus is always with us so we always walk in the Light.
We are the Light.
MEMORY VERSE
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of
life.”
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of
life.”
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