Lesson 1: Facing rejection.
Passage: Luke 4:14-30 - As Jesus traveled around Galilee, preaching and teaching, news of him spread throughout the countryside and the people praised him. Then he went to the synagogue in Nazareth, his hometown, and read a prophesy from Isaiah, which he then stated was now fulfilled in the hearing of the people. The people were amazed and asked, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” Jesus then went on to say that the crowd would surely ask him to prove himself through miracles and that a prophet is never accepted in their own hometown. This angered the people, who tried to drive Jesus out of town and off a cliff, but he walked through the crowd and went on his way.
Big Idea: Confidence in the face of rejection.
For Teachers:
Lesson plan.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Have the children sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Welcome them to class and introduce yourselves.
Warm Up Activity: Storytime — Activity Leader
Read: Mother God
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we are starting a brand new video series which will be a sports show! In the sports show there will be a special guest, a coach, who will share an important message with us.
Let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What was the big lesson that the coach shared with us?
Can someone tell me what it means to be rejected? Have you ever felt left out before?
Can you remember from the video what happened to Jesus when he went to teach in his hometown? How did he handle that?
What is something you can remember when you feel left out by others?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
“Dear God, thank you for the lesson we learned today about how we can be strong and confident even when we are feeling left out. Just like Jesus kept his head up high when he was not accepted by the people in his hometown, we can also keep our head up, because we know that we are loved and accepted by you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Activity: Ancient Scroll — Activity Leader
Kids will make an ancient scroll with the verses that Jesus read in the text.
The verse will be pre-written on a piece of paper, and kids can go through the process of aging the paper by crumpling it, ripping the edges, and painting it with coffee. They can tape or glue chopsticks to either side of the paper to roll up into a scroll and tie with twine.
If a child is not interested in the activity, allow them to move to free play.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Have the children sit near the TV. Welcome them to class. Introduce yourselves.
Warm Up Activity: Picture Bingo — Activity Leader
All the kids get a bingo sheet and marker; the leader will draw pictures from a hat and kids check them off their sheet.
Play until 5 in a row or blackout depending on time.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we are starting a brand new video series which will be a sports show! In the sports show there will be a special guest, a coach, who will share an important message with us.
Let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What was the big lesson that the coach shared with us?
Can someone explain what it means to be rejected? Have you ever had that happen to you before?
Can you remember from the video what happened to Jesus when he went to teach in his hometown? How did he handle that?
What is something you can remember when you feel left out or rejected by others?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
"Dear God, thank you for the lesson we learned today about facing rejection, and how we can be strong and confident even when we are feeling left out. Just like Jesus kept his head up high when he was rejected by the people in his hometown, we can also keep our head up, because we know that we are loved and accepted by you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Activity: Ancient Scroll — Activity Leader
Kids will make an ancient scroll with the verses that Jesus read in the text.
The verse will be pre-written on a piece of paper, and kids can go through the process of aging the paper by crumpling it, ripping the edges, and painting it with coffee. They can tape or glue chopsticks to either side of the paper to roll up into a scroll and tie with twine.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Welcome the kids to class and introduce yourselves.
Warm Up Activity: What Do You Meme? — Activity Leader
Compete with your friends and family to create the funniest memes. Do this by using one of your dealt caption cards to caption the photo card in each round.
Judge’s Choice: The winner of each round is decided by a rotating judge. Pro tip: pick your caption card to match the judge’s sense of humor.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we are starting a brand new video series which will be a sports show! In the sports show there will be a special guest, a coach, who will share an important message with us.
Let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What was the big lesson that the coach shared in the story?
Have you ever experienced rejection before? What was that like? How did you respond to it?
Can someone summarize the story from the Bible where Jesus gets rejected? How did he respond to being rejected?
What is something we can learn from the way Jesus faced rejection and how can we apply that to our own lives?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
“Dear God, thank you for the lesson we learned today about facing rejection, and how we can be strong and confident even when we are feeling left out or rejected by others. Just like Jesus kept his head up high when he was rejected by the people in his hometown, we can also keep our head up, because we know that we are loved and accepted by you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Activity: Ancient Scroll — Activity Leader
Kids will make an ancient scroll with the verses that Jesus read in the text.
The verse will be pre-written on a piece of paper, and kids can go through the process of aging the paper by crumpling it, ripping the edges, and painting it with coffee. They can tape or glue chopsticks to either side of the paper to roll up into a scroll and tie with twine.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
For Parents:
Follow-up questions.
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What was the Bible story that you learned about in class today?
What was the message the coach had to share?
Have you ever felt left out or rejected by others? What did you do when you felt that way?
In the Bible story, what happened to Jesus when he went to his hometown? How did he deal with being rejected?
What can we learn from Jesus’ example about how to be confident even when we feel left out or rejected?
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What was the Bible story that you learned about in class today?
What was the coach’s message from the video?
Have you ever felt left out or rejected by others? What did you do in that situation?
How did Jesus experience rejection? What did he do in response?
What’s something we can learn from his example about how to stay confident when we feel rejected or left out?
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What was the Bible story that you learned about in class today?
What was the message that the coach share in the video?
Have you ever experienced rejection before? How did you respond?
What happened to Jesus when he went to teach in his hometown? How did he handle that situation?
What's something we can learn from Jesus about how to stay confident in the face of rejection?
