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NT5.10 Jesus Fixes Breakfast Lesson © Beverly Wilson 2018

Unit 5 Passion Week--Lesson 10

NT5.10 Jesus Fixes Breakfast

Scripture: John 21:1-25

Lesson Goal: The Passion Week ended with the resurrection of Jesus. He was seen by Mary, the women,

and the disciples. This lesson tells about the time that Jesus appeared to the disciples and made breakfast for them. Students will learn how to serve one another just as Jesus did for his disciples.

Introduction: This is Lesson 10 in Unit 5: The Passion Week--the last week of Jesus' life here on earth. This

lesson is about how Jesus appeared to disciples and fixed breakfast for them. This account is given in the Gospel of John. The gospels are in the New Testament and tell the story of the life and ministry of Jesus here on earth. Let's say the names of the gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Attention Getter: “Favorite Breakfast Food” What is your favorite food to eat for breakfast? Is it cereal? How about pancakes? Or bacon and eggs? Have you ever eaten breakfast outside? Often when a family goes camping they will cook their breakfast on a open fire! Breakfast outside tastes really good! Did you know that one day after Jesus was resurrected he fixed breakfast for his disciples on a campfire? He did!

Opening Prayer: "Dear Jesus, We praise you for loving us so much that you died on the cross to take away our sins so that we can go to be with you in heaven. Thank you for loving us even when we do things that are wrong. Forgive us for the times that we fail to obey you. Help us to follow you like Peter did. In Your name we pray. Amen.

Memory Verse: Our memory verse is John 12:26 says, "Whoever serves me must follow me."

Lesson Video: http://youtu.be/kAttRam4Ok4

After his resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples many different times. Jesus wanted them to know that He was alive and had risen from the grave! The disciples knew that Jesus had died a painful death on the cross. How exciting it was that they could now see Jesus and know that He was alive! The first person Jesus appeared to was Mary Magdalene in the garden. She had been crying because she thought that someone had stolen Jesus' body. When Jesus said, "Woman, why are you crying?" she turned and looked him. What joy she had when she saw Jesus! She ran back to tell the disciples. "I have seen the Lord!" she told them. Just a short time later Jesus appeared to the other women--Mary the mother of James, Joanna, and Salome--who had come to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus with spices. They too were so happy when they saw Jesus that they fell down at his feet and worshipped Him. Jesus told them also, "Go tell the disciples that I am alive. Tell them to go to Galilee and there they will see me." The third time Jesus appeared was to the two disciples who were walking along on the road to Emmaus. Jesus used the Old Testament scriptures to help them understand why He had to die on the cross. The two disciples did not recognize Jesus until he stopped to eat dinner with them. When Jesus broke the bread and blessed it by thanking God, immediately they knew who He was! They were so excited that they returned to Jerusalem telling the disciples what had happened. On Sunday evening the disciples were gathered together except for Thomas who had gone off to be alone. Because they were afraid the disciples had locked themselves in the upper room to hide from the enemies of Jesus. The disciples were talking about how Jesus had appeared to the women and the two disciples on the road to Emmaus when suddenly Jesus appeared to them.

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At first the disciples thought that they had seen a ghost but he said to them, "Why are you troubled? Do not doubt! Look at my hands and my feet. It is me! Touch me and see. A ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have!" They were amazed and full of joy. They gave Jesus a piece of broiled fish and he took it and ate it while they were watching. Jesus was truly alive. He was NOT dead. A week later Jesus appeared again to the disciples. This time Thomas was present with them. Thomas had not believed the disciples before then they had told him about Jesus appearing to them the first time. He said that unless he touched the nail prints in Jesus' hands and put this hand on the Jesus' side that he would not believe. But when he saw Jesus, he knew immediately that it was Him. He fell down and worshipped Jesus and said, "My Lord and my God!" For forty days after Jesus' resurrection He appeared to them many different times. These were very exciting days for the disciples because their Lord Jesus had risen from the dead! There was no doubt that Jesus was alive! The book of John says that He did many other signs in the presence of the disciples that were not recorded but the ones we read about are written so we can believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing we can have life in his name. One time during those forty days the disciples—Peter, James, and John said, “Let’s go fishing.” They had been fisherman before they had met Jesus. Maybe they thought it was time to get back to their old jobs. So they all went out in a boat one night. They threw their nets out and pulled them in again and again. They fished all night long. It was hard work. But no fish!! They fished some more. They were very tired, cold, and cranky but they did not catch a single fish! As the sun began to rise, the fisherman could see someone standing on the beach, but they could not tell who it was. Then they heard a voice from the shore. The man called out to them, “Have you caught any fish?” They were embarrassed that they had caught nothing! They yelled back, “No.” Then the person on the shore said, “Cast your net on the other side and you will get plenty of fish.” The disciples must have thought, “Why should we cast our net on the other side when we have fished all night and caught nothing? There won’t be fish there!” Finally the disciples did as the man on the shore said. They caught fish! Lots of fish! The net was so full of fish that they couldn’t even pull it into the boat. The Bible says that when they pulled the fish to shore they counted them and there was 153 fish! That was more than they had ever caught in one net before! When they saw that the net was so full of fish, they knew—the man on the shore must be JESUS! Nobody else could tell them where to catch a net full of fish. Peter was so excited. He wanted to see Jesus. He jumped into the water and swam to the shore. The other fisherman brought the boat to the shore and dragged the net full of fish onto the sand. And sure enough Jesus was there! They could see that He had already made a fire. There were some fish cooking on the fire and there was some bread too. Jesus called to them, “Come and have breakfast.” He took the fish from over the fire and gave some to each of his friends. They sat around the fire and ate. They must have been happy to see Jesus again. Imagine Jesus had made breakfast just for them to show them His love. But Jesus had something else He wanted to do. He wanted to talk to Peter. After Jesus was arrested, Peter had said that he didn’t even know Jesus. Maybe Peter felt like he wasn’t good enough to be Jesus’ friend anymore. Sometimes when we have done something wrong we feel like Jesus doesn't love us. But that is not true! Jesus still loves us and he loved Peter. That had NOT changed. Jesus went over to Peter and talked to him. He asked Peter, “Do you love me?” “Yes, Lord, I love you.” Peter said. Jesus said, “Then feed my lambs.” Again--for a second time--Jesus asked him, “Peter, do you love me?”

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“Yes, Lord you know that I love you.” Then Jesus told him. “Feed my sheep.” Finally a third time Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love Me?” Peter was beginning to be disturbed because Jesus kept asking him. But Peter said, “Yes, Lord, I love you!” Again Jesus said “Feed my sheep!” Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him. That was the same number of times that Peter had denied him. Now what Jesus meant was that Peter and the other disciples would have a new job now. Fishing wasn’t Peter’s job anymore. Jesus wanted Peter to be like a shepherd and take care of other people who love Jesus. These people needed to learn about Jesus. And Jesus wanted Peter to teach them. Peter must have been glad! Jesus said to Peter, “Follow Me!” And Peter did follow Jesus! Even though Peter had some wrong things he still loved Jesus. And he did what Jesus told him to do. For the rest of Peter’s life, he taught people about Jesus and helped people know that Jesus loved them and died for them. Later Peter and the other disciples would become the leaders of the church. They would teach people about Christ and even write many of the books of the New Testament. Did you know that Jesus wants us to follow him, too? He does! We are going to play a fishing game to help us think of ways to follow Jesus. I am going to show you a fish card with a picture on it. You are to think about what you would do if this happened to you. Here is the first card: Your cousin took the last two cookies. What could you do to show that you are following Christ? ....You could grab the cookies out of his hand but that wouldn't be like Christ. What about saying, "Those are the last two cookies. Would you please share with me?" That would be good, wouldn't it! Here is another fish card. It says, "Your sister made a mess in your room." What could you do that would be showing that you are a follower of Christ? You could yell and scream and go tell Mom that she is being a pest again! Or...you could very kindly say, "I have asked you before not to play in my room. Now look at the mess. Let's clean this up together, OK?" Here is fish card #3. "Your teacher dropped all of his papers." What could you do? Oh,..this is an easy one isn't it? You could help him pick them up, right? This card says, "Your mom asked you how you did on your spelling test." What would you say? Would you tell the truth or tell a lie so you would not get in trouble? Right, telling the truth is following Jesus. Here's another fish card. "Your friend didn't save you a seat for lunch." What should you do? Should you get mad and tell her that she is NOT your friend anymore? No, that would not be following Jesus, would it? Instead, you can sit in another place and talk to someone else. Maybe you will make a new friend. Or perhaps, you can tell her later that you missed sitting with her and you would like to sit with her tomorrow! Here is the last fish card. Your brother borrowed your bike without asking. You could get angry and chase him down and knock him off the bike. But that would not be doing what Christ would want, would it? What could you do? You could tell him that he should not ride your bike but instead ride his own. Or maybe you could even offer to take turns riding your bike. Well, how did you do playing the fish game? Did you think of all the ways you could follow Jesus? Sometimes it is hard to know how to love and obey Jesus. Sometimes we might have to ask our parents, a teacher, or a friend for some ideas about what we could do. When we try to make right choices we show that we want to obey Jesus. Obeying Jesus is one way to show that we follow Him. Remember let's follow Jesus!

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Review Questions: “Campfire” Preparation: Make a fire like Jesus did when He cooked the fish for His disciples. Get four logs and make a log tent. Roll brown construction paper into logs and use a black marker to draw the wood knot holes. Cut large squares of red and orange tissue paper and crumble into balls to make a flame. Have students sit around the "campfire" as you ask and discuss the following review questions. 1. Name the four times that Jesus appeared to his disciples on the first day that he

was resurrected. (Mary, the women who came to the tomb, the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and the ten disciples in the upper room)

2. During the days after Jesus' resurrection, what did his disciples decide to do one day? (go back to their old jobs of fishing)

3. What happened when the disciples tried to go fishing one night? (They fished all night and caught nothing.) 4. In the early morning light, what did the disciples in the boat see? A man on the shore calling to them. 5. What did the man on the shore ask the fisherman? He asked them if they had caught any fish. 6. What did the man on the shore tell the disciples to do? Put their nets on the other side of the boat. 7. Why did the disciples think at first that this was NOT a good idea? They had fished all night and caught

nothing. 8. What happened when the disciples put the net on the other side of the boat? They caught lots of fish--more

than they had ever caught before in one net. 9. When Peter saw all the fish, what did this make him think? The man on the shore must be Jesus because no

one else could them where to catch a net full of fish. 10. What did Peter do when he realized that it was Jesus standing on the shore? He jumped out of the boat into

the water and swam to shore. 11. What did Jesus have prepared for the disciples on the beach? He already had some fish cooking over a

campfire and some bread for them to eat. 12. Why did Jesus want to talk to Peter? Peter had denied him three times and probably felt that he was not

good enough to be one of Jesus' disciples. 13. What did Jesus ask Peter? He asked him, "Do you love me?" three times. 14. What did Peter answer Jesus each time he asked, "Do you love me?" He said yes. 15. What did Jesus tell Peter to do? Feed my sheep. Feed my lambs. 16. What did Jesus want Peter to do when he said "Feed my sheep."? He wanted Peter to know that He still

loved him and wanted him to work in his kingdom. He wanted Peter to preach to all the people about His death, burial and resurrection so they could be saved too.

17. What is our memory verse? John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me." 18. What does this verse mean? What does Jesus want us to do? He wants us to serve him by following him.

Bible Memory Verse Activity: Crossing the Waves

John 12:26 says, "Whoever serves me must follow me." Following Jesus means saying and doing the kinds of things that Jesus would say and do and loving other people the way Jesus would love them. Let's say the verse again. To follow Jesus also means that we tell people about Jesus and how He suffered and died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. We are tell people about him so they too can believe in Jesus and receive the gift of eternal life. Repeat verse together with students two or three times. Have children locate the verse in the Bible. Read the verse aloud with children. Procedure: Have two children sit on the floor holding the ends of a jump rope. Have the children slide the ends of the jump rope back and forth to make "waves." Have the remaining children line up in pairs. One child in the first pair crosses over the waves (stepping or jumping) while the rest of the class recites the verse. The other child in the pair crosses the waves while everyone completes the verse. Repeat until all the children take a turn.

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Group Learning Game Activity: Hopscotch (Grades K-4) Preparation: Make a set of 6 index cards by printing one or two words of John 12:26 on each card. Use masking tape to outline a large grid with six squares on the floor. Tape one card in each square, mixing up the words of the verse. Procedure: Children stand in a line near the grid. First child hops to the square with the first word of the verse and the other children say the word aloud. As other children say words of verse in verse order, child continues hopping to different squares until the verse is complete. Play game until each child has had a turn. If time allows, tape the cards in a different order and play the game again.

Group Learning Activity: Casting a Net (Grades K-2) Purpose: Take turns acting out the story of Jesus Fixing Breakfast. Preparation: You will need a Bible, large laundry basket or box, a small fishing net, construction paper, scissors, twigs or craft sticks, orange and yellow paper, fish crackers, small pan. Decorate the classroom like a beach. Provide beach towels for students to sit on during the lesson teaching time. Bring a large fish net to class. Trace out some fish shapes from the construction paper. Use a large box or a laundry basket (large enough for at least 2 children to fit inside) for the boat. If you don’t have a fishing net you can use 1 ½ yards of netting from a fabric or discount store, a bag made of plastic netting such as one that fruit or vegetables come in, a pillow case or a laundry bag. In place of a basket or appliance box for the boat you can use masking tape to outline a boat shape on the floor or rug. You can make the boat large enough so that everyone can fit in the boat together. Procedure: Explain casting, throwing the net out, and pulling it back in. You can make your own boat with a large cardboard appliance box. Go fishing with paper fish and dowel rod fishing pole. Attach paper clips and magnets and string to the poles. Fish can be caught from a small preschool child’s pool or a bucket. Say: “This is our boat. Do you feel the boat floating? What do people do in boats? They ride in them and they also fish in them. Have you ever fished in a boat? The Bible says that one night Jesus’ friends were in their boat fishing. But they were not fishing with a fishing pole. They were fishing with a net. (Show the children the net.) They threw the net down into the water and fish swam into the net. Then they would pick up the net and dump the fishing into their boat! But on this night, they did not catch any fish at all. They tried all night long.” Procedure: Give the children the net. If it is large enough two children can hold it. Let the children take turns dipping it into the pretend water. Sing the song: “Peter, James and John in a Sailboat.” As you sing the last verse of the song, fill the net with paper fish and let the children pull the net full of fish! Say: “Jesus performed a miracle. He made the nets full of fish. There were 153 fish in the net. They went back to the shore with all of their fish to show Jesus. When they got there something smelled very good. They were so hungry. “Come and have breakfast,” Jesus said. (Put the fish crackers in the cook pan on the fire.) “Wow! Jesus cooked breakfast for his friends.” (Show the children the pretend fire on the beach.) Say: “Look! Here is the fire that Jesus made to cook breakfast for his disciples. See the fish cooking on the fire? Fish will taste very good for breakfast! (Hold your hand over the fire.) “Oh the fire is nice and warm.” (Touch the fire with your finger.) “Ouch!” (Pull your hand away.) “Fires are dangerous to touch. Would you like to warm your hands over the fire?” (Let the children take turns pretending to warm their hands over the fire. Show your supply of “sticks” and fish.) “I think there is enough for everybody to make a fire and cook breakfast.” (As children pretend to cook their breakfast) Say: “God made the fish. Jesus loved his friends very much and he wanted to help them catch fish and then cook breakfast for them.”

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Group Learning Activity: Bible Study: “Peter’s Denial and Restoration” (Grades 3-5) Purpose: To help children discover the how Jesus forgave Peter for denying Him and restored him to a place of importance as a leader in the early church.

Preparation: You will need Bibles, pencils, and spiritual journals.

Say: “In this lesson we learned that Jesus helped his disciples to believe that He had risen from the dead by appearing to them various times. Each time Jesus taught them about the meaning of His death, burial, and resurrection in order to obtain the gift of salvation. He wanted them to understand that they would be given the responsibility of sharing the gospel with the whole world.” Procedure: Locate and read aloud the following scriptures and highlight the main principle being taught about Peter’s restoration. Have students record their findings in their spiritual notebooks.

John 18: 12-27—the account of Peter’s denial of Jesus. After Judas betrayed Jesus and the temple guards took Jesus to Caiphas, the high priest. This trial was a mockery of justice but the Jews needed Rome’s permission to issue the death sentence. Peter and the other disciples (probably John) followed Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard. It was here that Peter denied Jesus three times. Earlier Peter had said that he would never deny Christ. He was over confident. Pride always precedes a fall. Put in certain circumstances anyone can fail and deny Christ. There were three stages to Peter’s denial. First he acted confused and tried to divert the attention away from himself by changing the subject. Second, he used an oath to deny that he even knew Jesus. This was not an oath like a curse or a foul language but the kind of swearing that one does in court. Third, he began to curse and swear. Here Peter was swearing he did not know Jesus and invoking a curse on himself if the words were not true. Believers who deny Jesus often do so in the same way. We may begin by subtly pretending not to know Him. Then we walk away and finally we are lead to deny Christ completely by disowning Him.

Matthew 26:73-75—the account of Peter’s repentance. Peter was remorseful and asks for God’s forgiveness. What should we do when we fail? Admit our sin. Don’t hide it or run from it. Don’t blame others. Just quit.

John 21:15-19—the account of Peter’s restoration. In this time at the beach Jesus led Peter through an experience that would remove the cloud of his denial. Peter had disowned Jesus three times. Three times Jesus asked Peter if he loved him. When Peter answered yes, Jesus told him to feed his sheep. The first time Jesus used the word “agape or volitional, self- sacrificing” for love. The second time still used the word agape but he focused on Peter alone. The third time Jesus used the word phileo signifying an affection or brotherly love. In effect Jesus was asking “Are you even my friend?” Jesus was asking him and us, “Do you truly love me? Do you really love Jesus? Are you even his friend?” When Peter answered yes to these questions, Jesus was really asking him if he was willing to serve him. Peter had repented and now he was forgiven. Here Jesus was asking him to commit his life to serving him. “Feed my lambs” refers to how Peter would teach the people the Word of God or the Gospel. “Take care of my sheep” refers to how Peter would lead the early church. The final “Feed my sheep” refers to bringing the lambs back into the fold and beating off the wolves. Vs. 18-19 are a prediction of the Peter’s death by crucifixion. Tradition indicates that Peter was crucified for his faith—upside down because he did not feel worthy of dying like Jesus did. Jesus concluded by telling Peter, “Follow me!” Peter was faithful the next time! He was successful in ministry and was faithful in death.

Say: “Jesus is all about the business of restoring us from sin. He loves us and forgives us and has given to us the gift of salvation. He desires that we repent of our sin and ask for His forgiveness. He wants to restore us to a place of service in His kingdom. How can we as the church be a place of restoration? 1) Begin by remembering our own failures and restoration. 2) Be a forgiving people when there is repentance. 3) Confront sin when there is no repentance. 4) Be an assisting people when there is a weakness by providing accountability.”

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Group Learning Game Activity: “Four in a Row” (Grades 3-5) Preparation: You will need two different colored pads of sticky notes. Each team will need at least 10 sticky notes. You will also need a large gift bag and a printed copy of the template of “Serving Situation Cards.” Print the serving situation cards and cut apart. Place cards in the gift bag. Say: “How did Jesus serve His disciples? (He fixed them breakfast. He provided an abundance of fish in their nets.) What items did Jesus use to serve the disciples in the story? (He used fish and a fire.) Preparing breakfast is a simple way to serve people. How can we follow Jesus’ example of serving others? Let’s play a game that reminds us how to serve others in our daily lives.” Procedure: Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a pad of sticky notes of one color. Say: “I have drawn a grid of 4 squares by 4 squares on the whiteboard or on poster paper. (See diagram at the right.) Each of the teams have been given a pad of sticky notes that are all the same color. Each team has a different color. The object of this game is for one team to get four pieces of sticky notes in a row. The row can be diagonal, horizontal, or vertical. Your team will draw a situation from the bag and then read it aloud. The team must follow the directions on the card. Your team might be allowed to place a sticky note in a square of the grid or your team may be instructed to remove a sticky note from the grid.” Select a team to begin. Guide a team member to select and read a “Serving Situation.” Direct the team to follow the directions state on the card. Play as time allows. Use the scenarios on the card to discuss why or why not the situation card is a good way to serve God. Lead students in prayer asking God to help them show love for Jesus by serving people.

Group Learning Game Activity: “Fishing Pole Relay” (Grades K-2) Preparation: You will need two fishing poles each made from a long dowel rod. Attach strings with magnets to the end of the poles. You will also need two buckets of metal items. Both buckets need to contain the exact same items. (Suggested items ideas would be paper clips, hair barrette, small metal toys, keys, etc.) You can also make cardboard fish and attach a paper clip to the end. Place the fish in the buckets. Say: “In this lesson Jesus showed that He cared about his disciples by serving them. Jesus prepared breakfast on the beach by frying some fish and serving some bread. Today we are going to play a game that involves catching some “objects” with magnets.” Procedure: The children will be divided into two teams and each team will be given a fishing pole with a string with a magnet attached to it tied to the pole. One member from each team will run to a bucket with small metal objects in it and drop the magnet on the end of the pole's fish line to pick up one of the small metal items and carry that item back to their team. (If more than one item is picked up, only one can be taken to the team, the rest have to be dumped back in the bucket.) Each player will take their turn in fishing in the bucket and bring back one metal item to the team until all the items in the bucket have been retrieved.

Group Learning Game Activity: “Go Fish” (Grades 2-5) Preparation: You will need a set of playing cards to play the game “Go Fish.” Procedure: Play the card game “Go Fish.” Split class into several small groups with 2-4 children in each, making sure that you have enough cards to provide one deck to each group. Directions for playing Go Fish: Five cards are dealt from a standard 52 card deck.to each player, or seven cards if there are four or fewer players. The remaining cards are shared between the players, usually spread out in a disorderly pile referred to as the "ocean" or "pool". The player whose turn it is to play asks another player for his or her cards of a particular rank.

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For example Alice may ask, "Bob, do you have any threes?" Alice must have at least one card of the rank she requested.

Bob must hand over all cards of that rank if possible. If he has none, Alice is told to "go fish," and she

draws a card from the pool and places it in her own hand. Then it is the next player's turn – unless it is the card being asked for, in which case it is shown to the other players, and she gets another turn. When any player at any time has all four cards of one rank, it forms a book, and the cards must be placed face up in front of that player. Play proceeds to the left. When all sets of cards have been laid down, the game ends. The player with the most piles wins

Group Learning Activity: Game “Serving Others” (Grades K-5) Purpose: The purpose of this relay game is to continue to talk about serving and helping others. Preparation: You will need two trays (Frisbees can be used) covered with a napkin, two small bowls, two spoons, and Goldfish crackers. Say: “In our lesson Jesus served his disciples by preparing the breakfast on the beach. Jesus is our example of loving and serving others. Today we are going to play a game that will help us remember how Jesus served and cared for His disciples. It is a serving others relay.” Procedure: Divide the children into two equal teams; standing opposite each other in straight lines. In between the two teams have two chairs (one for each team). On each chair (serving table) set a bowl with fish crackers and a spoon. To start the relay, have the first child (the server) in each line go to the serving table. The server will spoon one fish cracker onto the plate/Frisbee. Then, the server will carry the tray to the last child in their line and serve him the cracker. The child will take the fish cracker off the tray, eat it, and pass the tray to the front of the line. The server goes to the end of the line. When the tray reaches the front of the line, this child becomes the new server. The actions are repeated until everyone has been served. When the final server passes the tray to the front of the line, this child raises the tray up to signal the completion of the relay. The first team to do this is the winning servant team.

Craft Learning Activity: “Service Coupons” (Grades 2-5) Preparation: You will need construction paper, colored markers, decorations such as glitter, stickers, etc., glue, clear adhesive vinyl, 2 pieces of poster board and tape. Cut 6” X 9” rectangle (one per child) from the construction paper. Cut 7” X 10” rectangles (2 per child) from the adhesive vinyl. Attack one piece of poster board to the focal wall. Write “I will follow Jesus’ example and serve you by _____” on the poster board. Lay aside. Procedure: Call attention to the poster board and markers. Say: “Jesus set a good example of serving people. What are some ways we can serve people? When you think of a way, write your answer on the poster. You may write more than one answer.” (Answers might include cleaning my room, running the vacuum for mother, taking out the trash, mowing the lawn, caring for my little brother or sister, helping mom set the table and clean up the dishes, etc.) Thank the children for their participation. Review their list on the poster. Distribute the paper, glue, and decoration materials to all the students. Say: “Let’s make service coupons to give to people. The coupons will tell ways we will serve when the coupons are returned. You can use some of the ideas we have written on the poster board as wording for your coupons. Write a service coupon on the construction paper rectangles. Use this format: “This coupon is good for _____” Have children draw 10 small circles near the bottom of their coupon Each time a person uses the coupon, punch a hole in one of the circles. The person will be able to use their coupon 10 times. Help students to seal their coupon between two pieces of adhesive vinyl. Lead the children in prayer asking God for help in service others. Optional: Print the coupon template below for students to choose activities they can do for others.

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Craft Learning Activity: Paper Plate Fish (Grades K-5) Preparation: You will need two colored paper plates for each student, squiggly eyes or jewels to make fish eyes In this lesson Jesus' disciples went fishing. Jesus helped them catch a lot of fish, crepe paper streamers, red or pink markers, craft glue, and scissors. Say: “In our lesson we learned that Jesus' disciples were glad that He was alive. Jesus appeared to them several times to convince them of His resurrection and to give them instructions about their new mission of telling the world about Jesus. One of the ways Jesus proved to them about who He was was to perform a miracle of catching a netful of fish. Today we are going to make fish out of paper plates to help remind us that Jesus was truly alive and we are to serve Him.” Procedure: Give each student two colored paper plates. Staple the two paper plates together facing each other around the outer edge. Cut a paper wedge out of the plate to form the fish's tail. The opening left by the wedge forms the fish's mouth. Have students paint or color their fish drawing fish eyes or glue jewels or squiggly eyes onto the fish. Younger students can paint the fish with dots or make the dots with colored markers or crayons. Cut out tails for the fish using streamers. Tape or staple the streamers to the back of the fish. Optional: Older students can cut crepe paper streamers into 6 inch pieces. Crumple up the pieces and then glue them onto the circle using glue gun or craft glue. Gluing the colors in rows makes a very interesting stripped fish. Glue on the jewel for the eye and draw the mouth. Cut streamers for the tail any length. Glue the tail of streamers to the back of the fish.

Craft Learning Activity: Beach Pictures (Grades K-5) Preparation: You will need blue drawing paper, small squares of blue tissue, glue, small sea shells, and sand. Say: “In this lesson Jesus fixed breakfast for His disciples by cooking fish over a fire on the beach. We are going to make some collages of a beach that will help us remember this story. Jesus used this time to tell the disciples that He wanted them to share the good news of salvation to all the people of the earth.” Procedure: Provide each student with a large sheet of blue drawing paper. Have students draw Jesus on the shore and the disciples in the boat. Provide students with small sea shells and sand or coarse salt to decorate the beach. Have students put a caption at the top or bottom of their picture. Ex. Jesus' friends go fishing. Jesus calls out from the beach. The net is full of fish. Jesus cooks breakfast for His disciples.

Group Learning Activities: “Snacks” (Grades K-5) Procedure: Serve one or more of the following snacks as you review the events in the lesson:

Bread: A Bible time snack would be pita bread sliced in quarter triangles. Spread bread with cream cheese. Sprinkle with olives or dried fruit. You could also provide tuna or other fish. Check food allergies of your children. You could also have goldfish crackers. If possible you can provide a blanket and go outside while eating.

Fishing Snack: Mix chocolate chips, fish crackers, golden raisins and chow mein noodles together. Serve on a coffee filter.

Fish Fry: Before class, the teacher can fry up some small pieces of fish, fish nuggets or fish sticks. Let children sit in a circle and enjoy some fried fish and some fish crackers together. Take turns retelling

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today's story, with the teacher starting out and each child continuing the story, while they sit on a blanket and enjoy the fish picnic!

Life Application Challenge: “Service Project” In this lesson Jesus showed his love to the disciples by serving them breakfast. When we follow Jesus we are to serve others. How can we serve someone who is sick? We can visit them; send them a cheerful card; or bring things the person needs) Who are some other people you can serve? Perhaps there are older people or those who are handicapped in your church that you can serve. What can you do to serve him or her? You could open doors for them or visit with them and play games. Encourage the children to consider fixing breakfast for their family or other members of the community as a service project. Research programs for feeding people in your community. Decide on a hands-on way for children to participate in such a program. For example, you may choose to have a food drive. You could collect food each week and make arrangements for a group to pack and deliver it. Or there may be a homeless shelter that would welcome sandwiches for its clients. Whatever project you choose, emphasize to the children that participating in such an activity is a way to care for others, following Jesus’ directions to Peter.

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Jesus Fixes Breakfast

John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me."

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Peter's Mission Peter obeyed and followed God's plan for his life.

I can obey Jesus, too!

Luke 21:1-19 For each of these events tell how you could obey Jesus.

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