Lesson Learned: Judas Iscariot was not a good friend to Jesus and had Him arrested.Materials Needed: magazine, glue, paper, scissorsBible Verse:Matthew 26:14-26 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him…
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….life has gotten the better of my blog for a few days but we are back on track now. Stay tuned for some more devotionals coming soon! 🙂
Jude (aka: Thaddeus or Lebbeus)
Lesson Learned: Names tell us a lot about people in the Bible.Material Needed: magnetic alaphabet letters (like those for a refrigerator)Bible Verse:Mark 3:16-19 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means…
Simon, The Zealot
Lesson Learned: God uses all types of people to spread His Gospel.Material Needed: green and black construction paper, scissors, glue, paper plate, blue crayonBible Verse:Matthew 10:1-4 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first,…
James
Lesson Learned: God knows everything we do, even if others don’t.Material Needed: noneBible Verse:Matthew 10:1-4 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James…
Thomas
Lesson Learned: Thomas doubted Jesus’ resurrection but believed when he saw his wounds.Material Needed: washable markerBible Verse:John 20:24-29 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in…
Nathanael
Lesson Learned: God always knows where you are. Material Needed: 3 plastic cups, 3 pieces of paper cut in squares (small enough to fit under the cups), markerBible Verse:John 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found…
Philip
Lesson Learned: Even when we think something is impossible, Jesus can do it. Material Needed: piece of bread Bible Verse: John 6:1-13 1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he…
John, Disciple of Love
Lesson Learned: John was the disciple of love. Material Needed: construction paper, scissors Bible Verse:Mark 3:1616 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 2 John 1:1 The…
James, One Son of Thunder
Lesson Learned: Jesus does not have favorites. Material Needed: blanket, pillows Bible Verse:Matthew 20:20-24 20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may…