Letting Your Light Shine
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From Matthew 5:14-16 (also found in Mark 4:21-22, and Luke 8:16, 17.) Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. Men don't light a candle and put it under a container to put it out! You put a lit candle on a candlestick! Then it can light up the whole house, and give light to all who are in it. Let your light shine for all to see, by doing good works. That will give glory to God in Heaven."
Who did Jesus say is the light of the world? _ _ _ How can you let your light shine? _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ Who gets the glory when you do good works? _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
Ms. Dee brought candles and asked the kids, as she lit one. Why do we light a candle? In the Bible, a bushel was used to put candles out. Ms Dee used a big pan, and put it over the candle. She asked, "Do I light a candle just so I can put a pan over it?" "NO!" Well, why do we light candles? We light candles so that we can see, and so can others. The way we can light a candle in the dark is to do good things. When people see us do good, and ask about it, we need to take that chance to tell them about Jesus! That way He gets the glory for the good!
The Memory Verse for the Week is : Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father, which is in Heaven. Matthew 5:16 We learned this by having each word on a page with
light pictures, taped on the wall. The memory verse burglar came
and took a page as we read it! Ms. Dee could never catch him, but
she was thinking about calling the Police! Anyway, it did help us learn the memory verse. We also sang it, with the help of the tune that the Doughnut Man sings, and sang "This Little Light of Mine".
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