CHOICE WORDS FOR CHURCHES
Lesson 20
Big Idea: In the Picture When a Christian does good things instead of sinning, others will see God's love
PAUL WROTE 13 LETTERS. NINE OF THEM WERE WRITTEN TO CHURCHES. MATCH THESE NINE BOOKS WITH THE NAMES ON THE MAP BY DRAWING EACH SHAPE BESIDE THE CORRECT CITY OR REGION.
EXAMPLE: THE BOOK "PHILIPPIANS" WAS WRITTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN PHILIPPI. THEY WERE CALLED PHILIPPIANS. YOU WOULD DRAW A DIAMOND BESIDE THE CITY PHILIPPI ON THE MAP.
ABOUT ROMANS
Written to the church in Rome. Paul had never been to this city when he wrote to the Christians there. Others had visited Rome and talked about Jesus to their friends there. Paul hoped to visit, and wrote from Corinth to let them know who he was, and about God's amazing grace.
ABOUT 1 CORINTHIANS
Written to the church in Corinth which was a very important city in Greece. It was a crossroads for travellers and merchants. The citizens built many temples for worshipping idols. They were keen on money and pleasure and did many sinful things. The church at Corinth had many problems.
CONCLUSION
PAUL WROTE FROM EPHESUS TO HELP SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.
DIVISIONS
MARRIAGE
FOOD TO EAT
WORSHIP
SHOWING LOVE
RESURRECTION
ABOUT 2 CORINTHIANS
PAUL WROTE THIS SECOND LETTER WHILE HE WAS IN MACEDONIA. HE WAS PLEASED THAT THE CHRISTIANS IN CORINTH WERE SOLVING THEIR PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WERE STILL THINGS TO BE SORTED OUT. NOW THERE WERE FALSE TEACHERS INFLUENCING PEOPLE AGAINST PAUL. SO PAUL ENCOURAGED THEM TO AVOID SUCH TEACHERS, AND TO BE STRONG AND SHARE THE TRUE MESSAGE, SHOWING GOD'S LOVE.
ABOUT GALATIANS
WRITTEN TO SEVERAL CHURCHES IN GALATIA. ON ONE OF HIS JOURNEYS, PAUL WAS DELAYED BY SICKNESS (GAL 4:13). EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ILL, HE KEPT ON PREACHING THE GOSPEL, AND STARTED A NUMBER OF CHURCHES. MOST OF THE NEW BELIEVERS WERE GENTILES. BUT SINCE HIS VISIT, JEWS ARRIVED SAYING THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE JEWISH LAW. PAUL WROTE THAT CHRIST HAS SET US FREE FROM THE LAW. WE SHOULD TRUST ONLY IN JESUS AND LET THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SHOW IN OUR LIVES.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-5
THERE IS A WONDERFUL CHAPTER IN A LETTER FROM PAUL TO THE CHURCH AT CORINTH THAT TELLS US WHAT LOVE IS AND WHAT LOVE DOES.
YOUR TEACHER WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO PLAY VERSE SUBTRACTION (FROM THIS BOOK, P.186) TO HELP YOU MEMORISE THESE VERSES.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-5 LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES NOT ENVY, IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS.
NOW, LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE WRITTEN.
TELL WHICH ONES YOU THINK YOU'RE BEST AT.
TELL WHICH ONES YOU NEED A BIT OF HELP WITH.
HOW CAN YOU GET HELP?
(CLOUD GRAPHIC WITH PEOPLE)
PRAY ABOUT THEM.
TALK TO MUM OR DAD ABOUT THEM.
COPY SOMEONE WHO IS GOOD AT THEM.
SOMETHING ELSE: ______________