YEA Lesson Library
You Are God’s Light
About This Lesson
This lesson teaches what it means to let your light shine.
Scriptures
Matthew 5:13-16
Matthew 5:14
Luke 11:36
John 13:15
Acts 13:47
Philippians 2:15
1 Timothy 4:12 (NIrV)
1 Peter 1:15
Words to Know
STUMBLE - to trip and almost fall
The Lesson
When God made the world, He put a really big light in the sky. We see it all day long. It’s called the sun. It helps us see all the other beautiful things God made.
God put another big light in the night sky at night. It’s called the moon. It can get really dark when the moon isn’t shining. If there were no street lights, you couldn’t see.
God even made a little bug and called it a glow worm, or a lightening bug. It flies around at night. It has its own light on its tail.
God doesn’t want us to be in the dark. You might stumble over something and hurt yourself. God sent Jesus into the world to help people see. His light shines and shows us how to be good. He shows us how to do what is right.
Our friend, Jesus, says, “You are the light of the world,” too. When you are really good, your light shows others how to be good. We want everyone to see our light. We want them to see that we love Jesus.
When you obey Mommy and Daddy you’re letting your light shine. When you tell the truth, you’re letting your light shine. When you come to Sabbath School, you’re letting your light shine. We don’t want to hide our light. We don’t want to cover it with a bucket!
Daily Devotions
Sunday - Matthew 5:16
Monday - Luke 11:36
Tuesday - Philippians 2:15
Wednesday - 1 Peter 1:15
Thursday - 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIrV)
Friday - Acts 13:47
Saturday - John 13:15
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the children will be able to:
1. Recite their memory verse.
2. Tell that God gave the sun and moon to give light.
3. Say that God wants us to be a light.
4. State that when they are good they are a light.
Topics & Themes
Creation
Holy Conduct
Letting Your Light Shine
Light
Obedience
Ten Commandments
Materials Needed
Bible, YEA Students’ and Teacher’s books, attendance and memory verse charts, stars, CD or cassette tape, music player, flashlights (enough for every child), blocks, puzzles, clay, bucket, yarn, sandwich bags, construction paper
Preparation
Preschoolers are “hands-on” learners who remember things they actually do. They learn through repetition. A song, a verse, an activity, and a story that all reinforce the same idea and repeat it over and over, allow the preschooler to internalize concepts and create habits. Providing a wide variety of actual objects, models, tapes, and pictures helps the preschooler understand the concepts you are presenting.
As you greet each child warmly, give them a star for the attendance chart and escort them to the table where puzzles, blocks, and clay are waiting. If it is the first time the child has attended your class, introduce him/her to the other class members and tell them how happy you all are to have him/her there. Be especially attentive to that child’s needs to ensure he/she is accepted and integrated properly into the class. Review the memory verse with the entire class, repeating it several times. Then ask them to individually recite the verse. Give them a star to put on the memory verse chart.
Before you come to class, enlarge and copy the patterns onto construction paper and cut out: four suns, three moons and two flashlights. Hide three suns, two moons and one flashlight where they won’t be noticed during the lesson, but will be easy for the children to locate.
Review Questions
After the lesson, show the children the extra sun, moon, and flashlight. Tell them that they will be searching for more of these. When they have found them, ask the children with the sun questions 1, 2 and 5; with the moon questions 3 and 4; and with the flashlight question 6.
1. Who gave us the sun?
2. What does the sun do?
3. Who gave us the moon?
4. What does the moon do?
5. How are you like the sun?
6. How do we let our lights shine?
REACH Activity
Letter: W
Words: world, we, when, worm, want
Sentence:
WE WANT TO GLOW LIKE A LIGHT. WE WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT WE LOVE JESUS. JESUS WILL SHOW US HOW TO BE GOOD.
Song
“This Little Light of Mine” is on page 49 of the Kids Classics Collection.
Closing Prayer
Lead the children in prayer, thanking God for the sun and the moon for light, and for Jesus who is the light of the world. You may have them repeat the prayer in the student’s book.
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