Lesson No. ( 45 ) The Wise and the Foolish Builders

                                                                             

References

 Matthew 7:25-29, Luke 6:47-49.

Notes for Servants

«        Our lives is a big building never finish until the day we leave this world.

«        The most important part in any building is the foundation and the type of the soil you building on.  Our children are very good soil, we should care very much about putting the strong foundation

Objectives

General: To learn the meaning of wisdom in a simple way.

Specific:

The children will be able to...

1. Understand that the man who build his house on the rock, is the man who listen to God and do not follow bad people in what they do.
2. Know that wisdom is to do the right thing, so we must learn from the Bible what is right and what is wrong.
3. Learn that God will help us and protect us when we do what He say.

Bible Verse

“A wise man is strong.”

(Prov 24:5)

Teaching Aids

Felt figure and flannel board.

Instructions

(1) Review last week's lesson.

(2) Who remembers the verse?

(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.

(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time

Jesus told people that they should not only listen to what He was teaching, but they should also obey His words.

The countryside was hilly. People knew that the hot summer sun would dry up the rivers and creeks, leaving sandy ground where it would be easy to build homes. However, they also knew that during the winter season, rain storms would flood the rivers and valleys. The swift currents of water could easily smash the dwellings built on the sand. Knowing this, it would be “foolish” to build a house on the sand. The wiser plan would be to find a solid rock which could be used for the foundation of the home. It would take a lot more work to build on a rock foundation, but it was the best way to do the job. It was the wise thing to do.

Jesus told the people they could choose to be wise or foolish builders. A person who listened to Jesus but did not do as Jesus told Him was like someone who chose to build his house on the sand-foolish! The person who listened to Jesus and obeyed Him was like someone who worked hard  to build a house on a solid rock foundation-wise!

Discussion

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.

2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities

Colouring Page.