"Jesus Christ Obeyed God" Teaching Ideas

Theme Verse: “by the one man’s (one finger) obedience (sign for obey) the many (fingertips together, then spread out) will be made righteous” Romans 5:19b ESV 

(check out this wonderful video about the sign for "obey")

Song: Chorus of “Oh, How I Love Jesus”, listen here
Oh how I love Jesus
Oh how I love Jesus
Oh how I love Jesus
Because he first loved me.


Parent Preparation: Romans 5:10-21, Philippians 2:5-12, John 14:30-31, John 6:38.  For further reference read the following: Chapter 1 in “The Acceptable Year of the Lord” by Walter Cummins. 

Supplies: Bible, picture of Adam and Eve from Children’s Bible or coloring book, print out of teaching

Day 1

• (introduce theme verse)
• Adam and Eve did not obey God. (picture of Adam and Eve)  
• When God created Adam and Eve they had three parts.
• They had bodies (have the child point to his/her body),  soul (have the child breath on hands), and spirit.  
• God is Spirit.  We cannot see spirit.  And he made Adam and Eve like Him with spirit. 
• (Read Romans 5:19a from your Bible).  Oh no!  Adam disobeyed God and now people are just body and soul.  They don’t have spirit.
• God sent His son Jesus Christ to die for Adam’s sin.   

Day 2

• God sent his son Jesus Christ to die for the sin brought by Adam.
• Jesus Christ could have said “No God, I don’t want to do it.”  Let’s look in the Bible and see what he did.
• (Read Philippians 2:8b)  Jesus Christ obeyed God!  Yeah!
• And then God blessed him.  God raised him from the dead, set him at his right hand, and gave him a name higher than any other name!
• Now other people are blessed because Jesus obeyed.  
• (have child repeat theme verse)

Day 3 

• (read theme verse) 
• Jesus obeyed and now there is a free gift from God that is better than any other gift.
• When we believe that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead we get holy spirit.  We then are 3 parts; body, soul and spirit.  We have the gift of eternal life! 
• God loves you and gave His son Jesus Christ for you.

Additional Activity:

• Read about Jesus in the garden praying for God’s will to be done, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46.

Relate Posts:
"3 Days and 3 Nights" Teaching Ideas
Homemade Resurrection Eggs - Teaching Ideas
 
 "Obeying God" Series 
1. Noah Obeyed God
2. Abram Obeyed God
3. Joshua Obeyed God
4. Joseph Obeyed God
5. Jesus Christ Obeyed God
6. Peter Obeyed God  
7. Children Obey Your Parents 
 
© Brigette Hill 2014