Worshipping God with Breaking of Bread
Review last supper (as Jesus initiated)
Teach Word choices for the whole body gathering
to remember what Jesus did. Teach preparing
Last Supper Review (Luke 22)
Video link
Laminated images
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Read aloud script/Drama
Lord’s Supper (use
ICB bibles)
I Corinthians 11:23-29
Handout choices- lord’s supper what do bread/wine stand
for?, Cross/King, Jesus Crown, Word Find
Laminated Activities: Puzzle Picture, Spot the Difference
From sundayschoolzone.com
Take home: 1 Cor 11:26 verse
·
To review that the last supper and Jesus death-
started the New Covenant, connected to the Passover, where we don’t have to make blood sacrifices
because Jesus was our Rescuer, shed His blood, and stood in our place (a substitute).
We worship Jesus as King by remembering
Him weekly with the emblems He suggested as a local church!
·
To connect
that My King, Jesus, is worthy of my worship because His body was broken for
ME! His blood was shed for ME! He was my
substitute- He was my sacrifice once for all!
I love Him and am thankful/grateful- so I respond with Worship! (reoccurring
theme)
·
To use and compare the different words for
Communion/Lord’s Supper/Breaking of Bread/Time of Remembrance to help
understand that they are names used by different people or cultures for the
same thing.
·
To discuss the words used for the symbols that
Jesus asked us to use to remember his death and give thanks regularly for it.
Bread/Cup, Bread/Wine, Symbols or Emblems.
We use these words as labels for the food/drink that represents this.
·
To teach that we are to prepare for remembering
the Lord to take in a worthy manner. (for believers only, focused on thinking
about Jesus)
Concepts:
·
Worship- to bring honor, assign value, make a
priority- God is worthy and deserves our glorifying Him as King!
·
Lord’s Supper,
Communion, Breaking of Bread, Eucharist- all names for the Worship time where we remember AND GIVE THANKS for what Jesus did for us on
the cross with His death and resurrection- shedding His blood and sacrificing His
broken body as the Lamb of God who forgives our sins- a substitute sacrifice
(instead of regularly sacrificing animals.)
·
New Covenant- a new covenant is started with Jesus sacrifice
for us.
·
Bread/Cup,
Bread/Wine, Emblems or Symbols-
the food and drink that we eat (partake) of as we remember what Jesus did. Sacrament
Choose an
attention getter- review, a puzzle, props, drama, etc..
Then Review:
Story Card
review option- laminated pictures of Luke 22 Last Supper and Script. Or Drama.
· What
is the Lord’s Supper? An act that symbolizes the breaking of Christ’s
body and the shedding of His blood on the cross for us and our sins- it’s God
focused- honoring and remembering His work.
· Why
did Jesus want His disciples to break bread and drink with him? To
remember Him and His death on the cross
· What
happened after the Last Supper? Jesus is betrayed by Judas and then is
crucified
Teach-Discuss…
Discussion
questions as you read I Corinthians 11:23-29 (remember kids are
literal and need simple clarifications)
· Does
it matter what type of bread or drink we have for it? No,
they are just symbols- but we traditionally use bread and fruit of the vine
(wine or grape juice, not grape kool aid)
· Who
can take the Lord’s Supper? Those who accept the gospel personally- have a relationship with
God.
· What do we traditionally do when we take the Lord’s
Supper? Remember Him! We
use a theme with an opener, bible reading, prayer, singing, then the emblems
are passed.
· How do other churches have Communion? Some go to the front and have a Pastor or Elder
directly give you the emblems, others have you take it from a table, many only
do it monthly or quarterly. Each denomination
is different.
· What
should we think about as we take the Lord’s Supper?
Jesus- Gratitude for His actions Remember what He has done and is doing in our
lives.
· When
do we confess and ask for forgiveness? In preparation—we
confess our sins and ask for forgiveness, we examine our relationship with God-
our week- our connection
· Should we pray as we take it?
Yes- giving thanks- remembering- gratitude. Prayer is talking to God. Telling
Him of our love- our devotion- our commitment to knowing Him!
· Why
do you think it’s important that we do the Lord’s Supper? Jesus asks us to!
Why do we do it weekly? Remember
Him- or we would forget like the Israelites.
· How
are we to come to the Lord’s Supper? Prepared, having examined our relationship
with Christ, confessed our sins, and connected to God (commune).
What are we told
to do in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26? ICB
23 The
teaching that I gave you is the same teaching that I received from the Lord: On
the night when Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread 24 and
gave thanks for it. Then he broke the bread and said, “This is my body; it
is[b] for
you. Do this to remember me.” 25 In the same way,
after they ate, Jesus took the cup. He said, “This cup shows the new agreement
from God to his people. This new agreement begins with the blood of my death.
When you drink this, do it to remember me.” 26 Every
time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you show others about the Lord’s
death until he comes.
What
does the Lord ask of us? I Corinthians 11:27-29 ICB
27 So
a person should not eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in a way that is
not worthy of it. If he does, he is sinning against the body and the blood of
the Lord. 28 Everyone should look into his own
heart before he eats the bread and drinks the cup. 29 If
someone eats the bread and drinks the cup without recognizing the body, then he
is judged guilty by eating and drinking.
Complete a handout where students write- what the bread
and cup stand for- as a closure.
This week’s take away verse:
“Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you show others about the
Lord’s death until he comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26
BEFORE
THE SERVICE SPEAK TO GOD
DURING
THE SERVICE, LET GOD SPEAK TO YOU.
AFTER
THE SERVICE, SPEAK TO OTHERS
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