Session
3: O for Obedience
Props: present box, present inside, music, candy for
memorization, tablecloth, plate, napkin, fork, spoon, knife, umbrella, weight, foam
board, glue, Martha Stewart place setting sheets for activity, Christmas
plates, saran wrap, cookies, letters for placemats, activity sheets printed for
girls of submission/ authority pray kids,
1. Icebreaker: Thanksgiving fun Turkey Dressing
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Divide
into 2 equal groups. Give each group a
paper sack with the following.
Have
the team make a turkey out of a person.
2. Christmas Icebreaker: Have 1 box and pass it around like
musical chairs and when music stops person who has the box must step out
of circle. Play until last round
the person who has the box gets what is inside.
- 3. Teaching:
When
God created the family he created a divine order. Today as we learn about the order of a family
we are going to relate it to the order of setting a table. Now every Proverbs 31 maiden needs to know
how to set the table.
First
is the tablecloth. Tablecloth is the
part that touches all parts of the table setting. Compared to God. God is to be the foundation par of each
member of the family.
So just like
we have order in setting the table there is an order to the family. God did this for a purpose.
Eph 5:23
Husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church. He is the spiritual leader of the
family. His job is to love his wife as
Christ loves the church and bring up his children in the admonition of the
Lord.
What is the
wife’s job? Our job is to submit to our
husband as to the Lord. We are to
respect admire, esteem uplift our husbands.
Job of
children-obey your parents in the Lord for this is right
Heb 13:17
Obey those who have rule over you
Mommies and
daddies have been giving the place of leader over you and your job is to
obey.
Aren’t you
glad for an umbrella when it rains? My
daughter Megan has a Dora umbrella. She wants to take the umbrella everywhere
she goes just in case. The minute the
first drop or rain falls, she whips out her umbrella and stands under it. The raindrops hit the umbrella instead of
her. She is protected for every last
drop.
God has made
an umbrella for our lives too. He puts
special people like mom and dad in a place of authority over us. That means they are in charge. They make decisions about our lives. We stand under their authority just as if we
would stand under an umbrella. God wants
us to submit which means to follow or obey them.
Who is the
Boss?
1. Government leaders such as the president,
judges or police officers Rom 13:1-2
2. Church leaders such as your pastor, Sunday
school teacher, church elders Heb 13:17
3. Family leaders: mom, dad, grandparents and others Eph 6:2
4. Job/school leaders: your principal, teacher, and coaches or your
manager, supervisor or company president 1 Peter 2, 13, 14, 18
Satan did the
opposite. Remember Satan’s first
sin? He started out as an angel, but he
was proud in his heart. He didn’t want
God to have authority over him. So he
rebelled against God. Because of that,
God threw him out of heaven. God hates
rebellion. He says it is just like
sorcery or witchcraft 1 Sam 15:23. When
we rebel against people God has put over us, we rebel against God.
When we
rebel, we step out from under the umbrella of authority God has put over
us. Then we are on our own. God no longer defends us. Instead, he opposes us. James 4:6 He stops fighting out battles for
us and lets us fight on our own.
Read story No
Fair! (in pray kids
submission/authority)
You know how it is. Sometimes it seems as if you get blamed for everything
that goes wrong. I
know what that’s like too. I’ve always liked gym class. I enjoy the sports and games, not to mention
it’s my easiest class! Run a mile—get an A. I wish all my classes were that easy!
Of course, it helps when you have a teacher you enjoy. But when I was in the third
grade, my gym teacher didn’t seem to like me. I felt blamed for everything! If people
were talking, he called my name. If everyone was cutting up, I was the
only one corrected. It really started to get to me. One day as we stood in line, two friends behind me
were talking. There was a rule: no talking in line. I started to get nervous. I
just knew I’d get blamed. Then it happened. The teacher yelled, “Addison, stop
talking!” I was being punished for a crime I didn’t commit! I was upset and defended myself: “It wasn’t
me!” Why couldn’t this guy get it through his head?
At dinner I shared what happened with my parents.
I expected some sympathy. To my surprise, my dad told me I was wrong. He
explained how my answer to my teacher was disrespectful. It questioned his authority. My dad reminded me
about how Jesus was persecuted. The Pharisees told a lot of lies about Him. But He never
defended Himself, not even once. Jesus just committed His case to His Father in
heaven, who always judges righteously. Even though it’s natural to want to
defend ourselves, God wants us to let Him be the judge. My father asked if I wanted to do this my way
or God’s way. Well, my way wasn’t working, so the decision wasn’t hard! My
family prayed together. We decided I should apologize to my gym teacher. The next day, I apologized and told my
teacher that I knew I shouldn’t question his authority or try to justify
myself. He was amazed. Then things began to change. I went from being the
student who was always blamed to the one who received the Student of the Week
award! At the end of the year, I was awarded Student of the Year! My gym
teacher and I even became friends. If your way is not working, try it God’s
way. It really works! aying God’s Words
The Bible has a lot to say about how we treat the people
God has placed in authority. God wants us to pray for them. But did you know
He also wants us to give thanks for them, respect them, and submit to and obey them? There’s even something we’re not supposed to do: We’re not to speak evil about
them.
Sometimes it’s hard to do all these things,
especially when we disagree with the decisions our leaders make. But praying Scripture
really helps. For example, from Proverbs 21:1 you could pray something like,
“God, You are King of kings! Please direct my teacher to do what is
right for our class.” From 1 Timothy
2:1-2, you could pray, “Lord, thank You for my mom and dad. Thanks for my
teachers (name them), my pastor, and our president (and other leaders you think
of). Help them make wise decisions today that bring good to our family, school,
church, country, and world.” Why don’t you try? Turn these Scriptures into
prayers: Exodus 22:28; Proverbs 24:21;
Ecclesiastes 10:20; Titus 3:1. 4. Spotlight of Honor : Moms speak about how their daughters are showing obedience at home.
Here’s a great way to begin to rid your home of
disrespect. Give each family member a stack of index cards. Each time anyone spies disrespect in himself
or in another family member (parents included!), he should write it on a card.
Spy out and record on a card disrespect that comes into your home through other
ways—TV, books, newspapers, radio, CDs, videos, etc. Provide a box to collect the cards for one week. At the end of the week, get together
to read the cards and discuss what you learned. Were you surprised by what you
saw in your culture? In yourselves? Did disrespect from family members decrease
as the week went on? Why or why not? Spend
time in confession and prayer as a family. As the Holy Spirit leads, let family
members confess disrespect they spied in themselves. Pray blessings on anyone
who was the object of disrespect during the week. Finally, pray for each other
and for society. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring you into submission to the authorities He has placed over you.
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