"This Is My Beloved Son" Teaching Ideas

Theme Verse: “This is my beloved Son” Matthew 3:17, verse print out

Song: “We Love Him” from  Hide 'Em In Your Heart Volume 2, Steve Green, watch here

Parent Preparation: Pray. Read: Matthew 3:11-17, Mark 1:7-11, Luke 3:21-23, John 1:30-34, and John 3:16. For further reference Walking in God’s Power Intermediate class Appendix 2.5 and The Acceptable Year of the Lord section 3.2 by Walter J. Cummins

Supplies: Bible, heart (from felt or paper), dove (from felt or paper, I printed out this), print out of teaching

Day 1

• (Read Matthew 3:13-17 or the record from a children’s Bible.)
• When Jesus came up out of the water Holy spirit came upon him and it looked like a dove! (have your child hold the dove).
• This was very special.  Normally we can’t see holy spirit.  God did something special when He gave Jesus Christ holy spirit.
• Then God spoke from heaven. (have your child hold the  heart.)
• (Read the theme verse. Have your child echo it back) 
• Jesus Christ was God’s son and God loved him very much.

Day 2

• (Read Matthew 3:13-17 or the record from a children’s Bible)
• People had been waiting to receive holy spirit ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God and lost spirit (show picture from children’s Bible.)
• John said that someone comes after him who is mightier than John.  This man would baptize with Holy Spirit.  Who was he talking about?  Jesus Christ!
• (Read the theme verse. Have your child echo it back)
• (Read John 1:33)

Day 3 

• (Read Matthew 3:13-17 or the record from a children’s Bible)
• (Read the theme verse. Have your child echo it back)
• Jesus Christ was beloved to God.
• God also loves you. He showed His love for you by giving.
• (Give an example of of something special to you that you gave to someone to show your love for them.)

Additional Activities:

• Read John 1:32-33.  God told John the Baptist that the person who the Spirit depends on, that will be who baptizes with Holy Spirit.
  

• "God Gave His Son" Bible Verse Journal: 1. Make a puppet of Jesus by cutting out a standing Jesus from a coloring page (from here ), then glue/tape a craft stick on the back. 2. Print out the Bible verse. 3. glue a blue construction paper pocket at the bottom of the page.
• Coloring Page: Page 171 from "The Really Big Book of Bible Story Coloring Pages" by Gospel Light, and coloring page 147 , and craft page148 from "Bible Stories To Color And Tell ages 3-6" by Heart Shaper 

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John The Baptist 
 
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