The Names of Jesus

3/21/2023

Names of Jesus by Jennifer Tolbert

This is a review of some of the names of Jesus.
Key Concepts:
1. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's plan.
2. God's story points to Jesus.
3. Jesus is God's son.

Key Verse

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16

Songs

Jesus, Name Above All Names
Jesus is My Best Friend
Shine Jesus Shine
I Love the Lord Messiah
Stand Up and Shout It

Story

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

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Name Game
Help each child come up with an adjective that describes them and starts with the same letters as their first name. For example, Adventurous Adam or Joyful Jane. Let each child share their name and the review each person that went before them. Once everyone has gone, see if there is a child who will volunteer to name everyone.

2. Who Am I?
Supplies: Blindfold
Have a volunteer stand by you, turning his back to the rest of the kids. If desired, put a blindfold on the volunteer. One at a time, have several of the kids say in their regular voices, “Hello. Do you know who I am?” Have the volunteer guess who it is. Give every student an opportunity to guess who several people are by listening to their voices.
ASK: How else do you recognize people? (seeing them, seeing their uniforms, hearing something about them)
How would you recognize someone you had never met or never heard? Accept responses.
SAY: In today’s lesson, two people recognize someone they had never met or heard, but they knew about Him. Let’s dig into God’s Word to find out about it. (Idea from MinistrySpark.com)

READ the story of the names of Jesus.
EMPHASIZE that:
1. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's plan.
2. God's story points to Jesus.
3. Jesus is God's son.