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Children and the �Kingdom of Heaven

What Does the Bible Say About Children?

Lesson 1

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Opening Discussion

  • For adults:
    • Who are the important children in your life?
    • How are you involved in helping train them to live as Christ wants them to live?
  • For kids:
    • Who are the people in your life who are helping train you?

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The Kingdom of Heaven

Day 1

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The Kingdom of Heaven

  • Matthew 5:1-11
  • Matthew 6:19-21
  • Matthew 13:1-23
  • Matthew 13:44-46
  • Matthew 13:47-52
  • Matthew 20:1-16
  • Matthew 25:1-13

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The Kingdom of Heaven

  • How would you explain the kingdom of heaven to someone else?

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Children and the Kingdom of Heaven

Day 2

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Children and the Kingdom of Heaven

  • Matthew 19:13-15
  • Mark 10:13-16
  • Luke 18:15-17

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Children and the Kingdom of Heaven

  • What do you think it means for the kingdom of heaven to belong to people who come to Jesus like children?
  • What do these passages say will happen to those who do not receive the kingdom of heaven like a child?

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Characteristic of Children

Day 3

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Characteristic of Children

  • Matthew 18:1-5
  • Mark 9:33-37

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Characteristic of Children

  • What characteristic does the child have that makes them great in the kingdom of heaven?
  • What does it mean to be humble?

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Biblical View of Humility

Day 4

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Biblical View of Humility

  • Psalm 25:9
  • Proverbs 22:4
  • Matthew 23:12
  • Philippians 2:3-11
  • James 4:10
  • 1 Peter 5:5-6

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Biblical View of Humility

  • After reading these verses, what does humility mean from a Biblical viewpoint?
  • What is the outcome of being humble? Of not being humble?
  • How should this knowledge change how you interact with other people?
  • How would you explain being humble to a child? To an adult?

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Faith Like a Child

Day 5

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Faith Like a Child

  • Mark 10:15
  • Luke 18:17
  • Ephesians 2:8-9

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Faith Like a Child

  • Matthew 6:25-34
  • Romans 8:14
  • Philippians 4:6-7
  • Hebrews 11:1
  • 1 Peter 2:2-3

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Faith Like a Child

  • What does the Bible say about the kind of faith God wants us to have?
  • How does the faith described in the verses we just read compare to children?