Dear Parents, Guardians, Teachers:
Today we are celebrating Mother’s Day. How can we best celebrate this special day than by honoring our dearest MOTHER.
Our lesson for today will be focused on Ephesians 6:1-3.
After this lesson, children will verbally identify one specific ways they can show honor to their mothers.
Memory Verse:
“Honor your father and your mother, that it may go well with you.”
Ephesians 6:2-3
Bible Story:
Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (2) “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), (3) “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
Introduction:
Ask the children to close their eyes and try to picture the person you describe. Say, “Think of a woman in your life that has spent more time helping you than any other person.” Allow several volunteers to answer. If needed, ask follow up questions to help them see that their mom is a very important person in their life.
Say, “Today, we are going to learn what kind of attitude God wants us to have toward our parents. This is true for moms and dads, or foster parents, or grandparents who take care of you. But we are going to talk a lot about moms today because it is mother’s day.”
Active Listening:
Say, “In just a minute we are going to read a Bible verse that teaches us how God wants us to treat our parents. While we read it, I want you to listen for any action words (verbs) that you hear. Then we’ll review to see how many you could find.”
Bible Passage: Display Ephesians 6:1-3 or have the children look it up in their Bibles. Read the Bible verses to the class; be sure to emphasize the action words discussed below. Then read it a second time to give the children a “second chance” to hear the action words.
Say It: Ask the children to repeat the Bible verse after you several times.
Review Action Words: Ask volunteers to explain which action words they heard in the passage. For each response, ask the children to explain what the word means. They may need help from the class. After each word, clarify what the word means. Here are the words they should have heard, with meaning in italics.
* Obey – Doing what a person wants you to do
* Honor – Heart attitude about a person’s importance
* Go well – Living a good life
* Live (NIV says “enjoy long life”) – Staying alive a long time
Is This Honoring Your Mother?
Say, “Honoring means having a right attitude about someone and showing their importance in how you act.”
Read the following statements, and have the children agree or disagree. If the statement is something that honors your mother, the children should stand up. If the statement is not honoring, the children should sit with arms crossed.
* Doing what mom says right away {True}
* Throwing a fit if you don’t get what you want {False}
* Eating your dinner with thankfulness {True}
* Complaining about what mom cooked for dinner {False}
* Telling your mom that you love her {True}
* Praying for your mom {True}
* Telling other people your mom is not nice {False}
Let’s pray and thank God for our mothers!
Learning Activities After the Lesson
Teacher Cathy has prepared a craft for this MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL
Sources: Ministry To Children
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