Telling Others The Good News

8/29/2024

God tells us that he wants our hearts and minds to be focused on building his kingdom. Once Paul met Jesus, he dedicated his entire life to telling others about Jesus and his plan for salvation.

Paul's life teaches us how important it is that we tell others the good news-right up until the very end! Paul proclaimed the gospel with courage. He did not become distracted on earthly things, but was focused on heaven. He humbly recognized that his abilities and strengths came from God.

Like Paul, we need to tell others the good news! You may be good are sharing Jesus with others by getting to know them and telling them about Jesus. You might be like Paul and enjoy writing others letters or sending emails about Jesus. Maybe you could grow up to be a Bible class teacher, preacher or foreign missionary? God has a plan for everyone in his kingdom!

Key Themes:
1. We should tell others the Good News, or Gospel.
2. Paul is a great example of dedicating our life to sharing the gospel.
3. God has equipped each of us with special talents and abilities that we can use to share the good news!

Memory Verse

22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
I Corinthians 9:22

Songs

1,2,3 The Devil's After Me
Books of the New Testament
Be Careful Little Eyes
This Little Light of Mine
There is a Flag that Flies in the Castle of My Heart
I'm in the Lord's Army
My God is So Big
I Am A C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N
Saint's Medley

Story

HideBegin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Good News Sharing Time
Ask the kids if anyone has some good news they would like to share. For example: I got a new puppy, Grandma is coming to visit, etc.
ASK: How do you feel when you get to tell someone good news? Does it make you feel happy or sad? Is it easy or hard? For older kids, you connect this to telling our friends the good news. Is that easy or hard?

2. Domino Effect
Set up dominos in a line or pattern so that when the first is pushed over, the rest fall in a line. ASK the kids if they know what the domino effect is. A domino effect is when one thing causes another to happen, and then that thing causes another to happen. You can also call it a chain reaction. So if I tell one person about Jesus, and they become a Christian, and then they tell someone about Jesus, and then that person tells someone the message of Jesus is reaching more and more people. Let's pretend that I tell just one person about Jesus (push the domino and allow it to work its way down the line). How many people heard about Jesus because I told one person? (Count the number of fallen dominos). That's how God's message can spread to the whole world!

Story: Paul dedicated his entire life to telling others about Jesus. Nothing else mattered to him as much as spreading the gospel! In fact, as he neared the end of his life, he had no regrets. He loved and was grateful for his Christian friends. He was proud of the work he had accomplished for the church. He looked forward to his reward-a crown in heaven. Paul's life serves as an example of how to tell others the good news!

SHOW the story of Paul's Last Days.
EMPHASIZE that: