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= Sunday School Lessons =

Responsibility
Responsibility September Character Value Responsibility Materials needed: chalk board to list character traits, chores to do, how to be responsible.Stories of
 * 1) Objectives: To help children recognize:
 * What does being responsible mean
 * Identify what the bible says about how children should act responsibly
 * identify people from the bible who acted responsibly
 * recognize how can we act responsibly as Christians today
 * 1) ==** Begin by asking children what they think character values are. ** (traits that people have such as respect, kindness, love compassion, responsibility, etc.) ==
 * 2) ==** Explain that we are going to learn about the bible and Jesus guided by character values that coincide with the ones they learn about in school. What character values did Jesus have? ** (compassion, kindness, love, honesty, friendship, forgiveness, generosity, wisdom, etc.) ==
 * 3) ==** Can you think of any people in the bible who had specific character traits? We will learn about different people who demonstrate different character traits and how we can show our Christian love by acting with each trait. **==
 * 4) ** This month's character trait is responsibility. First we will begin by identifying what being responsible looks like. The dictionary says it means being responsible, reliable, dependable, having responsibilities. **
 * //Being responsible means that we do the right thing even when no one is looking. We do the right thing just because it is right and not because we will get //**
 * //credit or praise for doing it. //**

8. Explain that God directs us through the bible to be responsible for our actions. It is our parents, teachers, ministers, etc. to help guide us in being responsible Christians but it is also our job to listen to them and obey. 9. Ask children to identify people from the bible who God asked to be responsible for something, 10. Noah built the ark as God asked him to
 * 1) ** Ask children, do you have responsibilities? What are they? ** ( feeding the dog/cat, washing dishes, doing homework, cleaning room, etc)
 * 2) ** How does completing chores make you responsible? ** ( learn skills, to follow directions, become trustworthy, ) Being responsible is its own reward and is expected behavior. Write the responsibilities on the Responsibility poster as children mention them.
 * 3) ** What does the Bible say about being responsible? ** Ask who needs is being responsible in each verse.
 * 1) **** Colossians 3:20 ** Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
 * 2) **** Proverbs 22:6 ** Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.
 * 3) **** Proverbs 13:24 ** If you don't punish your children you don't love them. If you do love them, you will correct them.
 * 4) **** Proverbs 13:1 ** Wise children pay attention when their parents correct them, but arrogant people never admit they are wrong.
 * 5) **** Exodus 20:12 ** Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.
 * 6) **** Ephesians 6:1 ** Children, it is you Christian duty to obey your patents, for this is the right thing to do.
 * 7) **** Genesis 1:29 …. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. ** (Adam)
 * 8) **** Exodus 3:10 ** Now I am sending you to the king of Egypt so that you can lead my people out of his country. (Moses)
 * 9) **** Luke 6:27-28 ** But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
 * 10) **** Matthew 7:12 ** Do unto others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of he prophets. ( The Golden Rule)
 * 1) Adam Responsible for Garden of Eden and all God's creations
 * 2) Joseph Took responsibility for Mary and baby even though he wasn't Jesus' father
 * 3) Moses Given the ten commandments and led people out of Egypt.
 * 4) Jonah obeyed God even though he didn't want to go to Nineveh
 * 5) John Responsible for baptizing followers of God
 * 6) Mary and Joseph Responsible for caring for Jesus
 * 7) Joshua Led the Israelites into Canaan under God's protection after Moses died
 * 8) Abraham Father of all nations obeyed God when asked to sacrifice his son

Remind class that **respect involves being respectful of self, respectful to others, respectful of God’s laws and rules, and respectful of others property. Ask for examples of each**. Self( no drugs), others(parents, Grandparents, teachers), God’s rules( commandments) and others property (God’s house),

**Read the paper, Church and Respect.**

([]) Take time to get answers from children and discuss where necessary.


 * God wants us to respect those in positions of authority **, we might not agree with them but we should respect them. Leaders in the church, school, people in authority, neighbors, and classmates. It is **okay to disobey someone in authority when they are conflicting with God’s word**. When we have respect for others, God also wants us to have respect for their possessions as if they were our own. What are some examples of taking care of others possessions? **Listen to the list Property, ownership, respect, and responsibility** and have students determine which are ok and which are not. []

God wants us to use his name respectfully. When we talk to God we should also do it respectfully. Some people use Gods name in a bad way. This saddens God. Exodus 20:7 says we should not take the Lord’s name in vain. How do we do that? Say: **Respect for God and his name is an attitude of reverence and honor for God. Using his name as an exclamation (God!), dishonors him since the third commandment says to use his name only for talking to him.**

One way we can show respect for God is to learn his word. We will learn a Bible verse each month and try to incorporate it into our lives. Bible Verse for Respect October :

Exodus 20:12 Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you. God also asks us to remember to honor him with praise and prayer such as learning the Lord’s Prayer.

Another way we learn God’s word is to learn the prayer Jesus taught his disciples.

Remind students about our focus of Respect for self, God and his rules, parents and those in authority and others property.

Kid's Ten Commandments Exodus 20:1-17
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

5. Honour thy father and thy mother.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

10. Thou shalt not covet.

Ten Commandments for Kids
Tell the children that we are going to talk about Gods rules/laws today. God gave us the rules we need to live by, they are called the Ten Commandments. God gave the rules to Moses because he knew that the Israelites needed guidance in how to live, while Moses was on the mountain talking to God, his followers made a bad choice which made God angry. Listen to the story of the Golden Calf. Use the Bible story cards The Golden Calf Exodus 32 to demonstrate the story and make the picture. (Great Bible Adventure cards are sold by International Masters Publishers)

Continue with the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments children’s version from dltk-bible (see activities below ) which talks about needing rules to follow and what each commandment means.

= Use the following activities as they suit your class. = = Be sure to look at the variety of resources available online to further enhance your lessons. =

Activities for Responsibility

Adam is given responsibility to take care of the Garden and animals. Complete a Creation Story Booklet drawing pictures as we tell the story. You can make your own booklet by printing the attached template ( as soon as I figure out how) or for younger children complete the Creation Story Booklet found at[| http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/creation/book.htm]

Help children create a poster using words or phrases representing responsibility, have children sign the responsibility poster agreeing to be responsible Christians and do their best to follow the guidelines in the Bible. Each week have children add other ways they have thought of to be responsible as a way to review.


 * Read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco. ** Compare that the Bible is God's book with the sweet guidelines for our life. The more we read it and follow its guidelines, the sweeter our life becomes.

Using a sheet of construction paper, fold the sides to meet in the middle making a pennant shape to write the bible verses on. fold over a 1/2 inch of the large end and staple over an 18 inch piece of string to hang. End by asking children to sign the respect poster agreeing to be a respectable Christians and do their best to follow the guidelines in the Bible.
 * Using Bible verses, make banners for Honor God, Respect others banners. **

>  //Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow//.
 * 1) **Matthew 7:12 - ** Teaching Children Respect- The Golden Rule //"Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.//
 * 2) **Romans 13:7 - ** Teaching Children Respect- Honor //Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.//
 * 3) Ephesians 6: 1, "Children obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
 * 4) Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord
 * 5) 1 Timothy 5:1 " Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, the younger men as brothers,2, the older women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purity
 * 6) **1 Peter 2:1 **Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king
 * 7) **1 Peter 3:15 **But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
 * 8) **Proverbs 25:18 **
 * 1) Ephesians 6:1–4 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 //“Honor your father and mother,”// which is the first commandment with promise: 3 //“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”// 4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

The Lord’s prayer is written and said many different ways. The way we usually say it in church is what we used for our window. The version in my Bible (the Good News Study Bible, Today's English Version) is written as follows. Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father In Heaven, May your Holy name be honored, may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, Give us today the food we need, Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil one. Discuss with children, do they mean the same thing?

Activity: Stained glass window with the Lord’s Prayer. Students will fill in the sections of the window with tissue paper to create a stained glass image around the Lord’s prayer. Make the window by using two black poster board pieces taped together, Make the top of the window rounded by cutting an arch on one end of the poster board. Using a pattern of the Lord's prayer ( or any other center you want) take the one page pattern and divide it into quarters. Enlarge each of the sections to full page size. Using a ruler make sections, craw lines around the poster to create the sections of your stained glass window. Using an exacto knife, cut out each section being careful not to cut near the center section. Turn the window over to the back and have children use tissue paper to cover the sections of the window gluing them in place. When finished tape the center prayer in place and show the children the finished project.

Show the children how to make the Ten Commandments book. Have them fold it in half and then fold it in half the other way. Fold it in half the other way and back again. Show how to fold it again and then open for cutting on the dotted line. Once the book is cut show how to fold. Use this book to put in your pockets or on your night stand or dresser to look at when you are unsure of what to do. Look at God’s rules and your decision should be easier. []

Activity involves creating a Moses picture holding both tablets with the ten commandments. Create a 3-d Moses picture by putting him on the mountain and giving him the two tablets. []

Noah and the Ark activities obedience ark projects found at []