MID-WEEK (2/8/2023)

GEMS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS.

• A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BOOK OF MATTHEW

THEME: DRESS LIKE YOU ARE IN THE MILITARY

BIBLE: MATTHEW 18

• Jesus was very harsh with those who led believers down a path of wrongdoing. But we need to be sure we are not leading anyone astray too. So, it’s good to continually check our own walk with God, to ensure we aren’t leading anyone to stumble in their relationship with God.

MEMORY VERSES: (SAME VERSES THROUGH 2/8/23)

• Older Kids (2nd - 5th)

  • Matthew 16:24, “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’”

  • Matthew 17:5, “While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’”

  • Matthew 18:6, “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”

• Younger Kids (Kindergarten - 1st)

  • Matthew 16:24, “…Jesus said…, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’”

  • Matthew 17:5, “…‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’”

  • Matthew 18:6, “If anyone causes one of these little ones—…who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better … to be drowned….”