ACTIVITIES
Kids read several situations and decide if the child acted in a boastful or humble way.
Kids complete several scenarios and then determine if their chosen actions would be considered showing justice (fairness), mercy (kindness), or being humble (selflessness).
This activity will help children remember to serve others in humility, just as Jesus did.
Using the parable about the Tax Collector and the Pharisee, this activity will help show the difference between humility and pride.
Who gets the glory when things go well, you or God?
In this activity, children will think about who God considers the greatest.
GAMES
In this game, children learn how easy it is to put themselves first and learn the importance of humility.
LESSONS
Society promotes pride and high self-esteem as the greatest building blocks for a happy productive life. In today’s lesson children will learn that too much pride or self-esteem is a very dangerous thing.
After completing this lesson, the children will understand how pride gets in the way of following God and the plan He has for our lives.
After completing this lesson, the children will understand that God honors those who are humble.
PUZZLES
(Word Search) Jesus was humble, and he shows us how to become humble servants with words found in John 13: 1-17
(Word Search) After completing this word search, the children will not be puzzled as to why God's jealousy is holy and just while theirs is not.
(Maze) Pride can easily entangle us if we are not careful.
(Maze) Kids race to see who can get through the maze and to the top of the tower first.
(Word Search) Children search for words from the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel.
SKITS
A skit about three boys who realize through a little humility to give credit to whom the credit is due. (A skit for four persons)
A moving skit about how one crooked tree was blessed on Christmas day. (Skit for six:
STORIES
(Storybook Available) A young fish finds that sin comes with a high price!
(Storybook Available) A raccoon's prideful ego becomes his downfall.
A moving story about how one crooked tree was blessed on Christmas Day.
STORY TELLING
The world will offer us many sinful temptations, which pride will tell us we deserve. In the end, these temptations are nothing more than a trap.
STORYBOOKS (GRADESCHOOL)
The world will offer us many sinful temptations, which pride will tell us we deserve. In the end, these temptations are nothing more than a trap.
TEACHING AIDS
The world will offer us many sinful temptations, which pride will tell us we deserve. In the end, these temptations are nothing more than a trap.