Title: Building a Strong Foundation on God’s Love – A Lesson on Love and Marriage for Young Children
Objective: To teach young children the importance of building a strong foundation on God’s love in order to have a healthy, loving marriage.
Materials:
– Bible
– Whiteboard and markers
– Drawing paper and colorful pencils
Introduction:
Good morning children! Today we’re going to talk about something very important, something that God talks about a lot in the Bible – Love and Marriage. Have you ever heard of these words? Love is when we care about someone very much, and marriage is when two people promise to love each other forever. But do you know what’s the most important thing in love and marriage? It’s building a strong foundation on God’s love. Today, we’ll learn how to do that.
Lesson:
1) What is love?
– Ask the children to share how they define love. Write down their responses on the whiteboard.
– Explain to the children that love is not just a feeling, but a choice we make every day to care about and be kind to others. Jesus showed us the perfect example of love by sacrificing himself for us on the cross.
2) Why is God’s love important in marriage?
– Explain to the children that when two people get married, they promise to love and cherish each other forever. But sometimes, it’s not easy to keep that promise because people can change or difficult situations can arise.
– Share with the children that God’s love is steadfast and unchanging. When we build our marriage on God’s love, we’re building a strong foundation that will help us love and care for each other no matter what.
3) How can we build a strong foundation on God’s love?
– Explain to the children that building a strong foundation on God’s love means putting God and His Word first in our lives.
– Share with the children that we can pray together as a family, read the Bible together, attend church together, and remind each other of God’s love when things get tough.
– Encourage the children to draw a picture of what building a strong foundation on God’s love looks like to them.
Conclusion:
Remember children, building a strong foundation on God’s love is the key to a healthy, loving marriage. Let’s choose to love and care for each other every day, and let’s always put God first in our lives. We can show God’s love to the world by loving each other well.
Closing Prayer:
Dear God, thank you for loving us so much. Help us to build a strong foundation on your love so that we can love and care for each other well. Please bless our families and marriages. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
