Application: Ananias and Sapphira covers many qualities, good
and bad - love, sharing, pride and lying. I wanted to use candy or bubble gum
coins, but couldn't find any, so I went with chocolate hearts. Each child had a
bag filled with five hearts. Jeanne told how the early church showed their love
by sharing what they had with those who had not.
The little red box was Jeanne’s box, but it was empty. They
had chocolate, but she had none. After telling how the Christians shared with
others, I suggested they might want to share with me. I left the box open on
the table, closed my eyes and stopped up my ears so I couldn't hear if candy
was being placed in the box. Afterwards, without looking, I asked each of them
if they had shared some, all or nothing and wrote it on the board. Without
checking I continued on with the lesson of how Ananias and Sapphira, filled
with pride, lied about what they had shared.
After
the lesson, Jeanne asked to see the kids' bags of candy, so she could compare
what was left in their bags with what they said they had shared. Two said they
had shared some, but one little girl said all. Jeanne was very happy to find
out that they all told the truth. They all got to take their full bags home
with them - no punishments needed.
The Newsletter Foldable
can be used as a review handout, sent in the mail or in an email, especially
for those unable to be in class. The same lesson is included for the teacher.
This is the inside with the lesson and pictures. On the outside, Jeanne adds notes and assorted items. She might add a Bible verse, memory verse, a Bible song or two, a picture to color, a reward reminder and/or notes about class and hello to students. You could add a puzzle, maze, worksheet, whatever you prefer.
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