MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 22:39b “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

TEACHER’S OBJECTIVE
1. To teach children to be kind to others.
2. To teach children to love others as themselves.
3. The saved child will demonstrate love to a person in need this week.

CENTRAL TRUTH
Show love to others.

INTRODUCTION
Introduce the lesson by teaching the children the following song:
Show love to others
         Helping others is the way
         To show God’s love everyday
         Show love to others (3x)
         Whoever they may be
         Jesus in me helps me be
         Kind and good to all I see
         Show love to others (3x)
         Whoever they may be.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS
1. Jesus used a story to show what God’s love is like.
2. A certain man traveled from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of thieves, who
    robbed him of his clothes, wounded him and departed leaving him half dead.
3. A priest glanced at the injured man and passed by.
4. A Levite stopped and looked at the man, and then passed by.
5. A Samaritan had compassion, took care of the injured man’s wounds, and took him to an
    inn to be cared for.
6. The Samaritan paid all costs, left money, and promised more.
7. The Lord Jesus used this story to teach us that if we truly love God we would show God’s
    love to others.

LIFE APPLICATION
From the lesson we learn three principles about loving our neighbour
1. Lack of Love is often easy to justify, even though it is never right.
2. Our neighbour is anyone who is in need.
3. Love means acting to meet the need.
Wherever you live, there are needy people close by show God’s love to others.

CONCLUSION
If we truly love God we would show God’s love to others.

CHALLENGE (SAVED)
As a child of God, if you truly love God, will you show His love to others? Ask God to help
you notice people around you who are in need. God will give you the power to love them.
Look for practical ways to be of help each day (1 John 3:18). Next week share ways
God helps you to show His love to others.

INVITATION (UNSAVED)
Only when you have eternal life through the lord Jesus can you truly love God and show His love to others. You can have this eternal life today (1 John 5:11, 12).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Out of the following, who showed love to the man who fell into the hands of thieves?
(a) The Priest
(b) The Levite
(c) The Samaritan
     Answer: The Samaritan
2. From today’s lesson what does God expect from you? God expects me to be kind and
    help those in need.

DAILY DEVOTION
MONDAY          -1 John 3:11 – Love one another.
TUESDAY         -1 John 3:12 – Cain did not Love.
WEDNESDAY    -1 John 3:13-14 – Love the brethren.
THURSDAY       -1 John 3:15, 16 – God laid His life down for us
FRIDAY            -1 John 3:17 – Help the needy.
SATURDAY       -1 John 3:18 -Love in action.
SUNDAY           - 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is Kind.

Jesus wanted people to be kind. He told a story about a man who was kind. The kind man
helped a hurt man he found lying by the road.

REVISION WEEK
Teacher should revise lesson 31 to lesson 40 with the children. Teaching them what God expects from them.

In Lesson 31 God expects them to be honest.
In Lesson 32 God expects them not to pretend.
In Lesson 33 God expects them to have the right reasons.
In Lesson 34 God expects them to kepp their Good Seeds a secret.
In Lesson 35 God expects them to make their hearts a good ground.
In Lesson 36 God expects them to make their hearts a good ground.
In Lesson 37 to Lesson 40 God expects them to be loving.

QUIZ WEEK
1. What does it mean to be honest?
2. What will happen to those who pretend?
3. Complete this memory verse 2 Corinthians 8: 21 "Providing for honest things not only in the     sight of the Lord.......
4. Did Dorcas have the right reasons for sewing clothes?
5. When we give to the needy should we tell everybody what we have done?
6. Who can make our heart good ground?
7. Complete this memory verse Luke 8: 8" and other fell on good ground and sprang up.
8. What is the new commandment?
9. What is the GOLDEN RULE?
10. Can you mention an example of someone who practiced the Golden Rule?

ANSWERS
1. To be honest means to tell the truth.
2. On the last day Jesus will say to them, "I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work     iniquity.
3. "but also in the sight of me."
4. Dorcas had the right reason for sewing and giving, she wanted to help the poor windows.
5. No, we should give our gifts in secret.
6. Jesus
7. and bare fruit and hundredfold.
8. That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
9. As you would that me should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
10. Rahab.