Preschool: The 10 Best Ways to Live

(The lesson plan for tomorrow)

10 best ways to live

Welcome to Worship

-We are in a special place because God is here
-This is our special place to be with God, we can talk to God, we can listen to God, we can hear stories of God

The Lord Be With You (and Also With You)

Songs of Praise and Sadness

-What a mighty God we serve

-Jehovah Jirah, my provider his grace is sufficient for me, for me, for me (x2)

-I will sing, sing a new song (x2), how long to sing this song (x2)

-Come into his presence singing alleluia

The Rescue in the Desert

-Now that the people were free, they can go anywhere they want to go and do anything they want to do. Where will they go now? What is the best way?

-God loved the People so much that God showed them the Ten Best Ways to Live. Sometimes these ways are called the Ten Commandments.

-As the people travelled across the desert, they came to a great mountain.

-The People came close to the mountain, but they were afraid to touch it. Mount Sinai was covered with fire and smoke. Moses was the only one who had the courage to climb up into the fire and smoke to meet God.

-When Moses was on top of the mountain, he came so close to God, and God came so close to him, that he knew what God wanted him to do. God wanted him to write the Ten Best Ways to Live on stones and bring them down the mountain to the People.

-God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. Moses gave them to the people and they gave them to us.

• Love God. Love people. God Loves us.

• Don’t serve other gods.

• Make no idols to worship.

• Be serious when you say my name.

• Keep the Sabbath holy.

• Honor your mother and father.

• Don’t kill.

• Don’t break your marriage.

• Don’t steal.

• Don’t lie.

• Don’t even want what others have.

-I know. These are all hard. God did not say these are the “ten easy things to do.”

-They are the Ten Best Ways to Live, the Ten Commandments. They are hard, perhaps impossible, but we are supposed to try.

-They mark the best way - like stones can show the right path.

I wonder questions (trying to get at the rescue)

-I wonder which one of the Ten Best ways you like the best?

-I wonder which one is most important?

-I wonder which one is especially for you?

-I wonder if there are any we can leave out and still have all we need?

-Now, let’s get back to the story. I wonder what part of the whole story you like best?

-I wonder where you are in the story or what part of the story is about you?

-I wonder if there is any part of the story we can leave out and still have all the story we need?

Thanksgiving Feast

We have our time of thanksgiving; I wonder what you are thankful for today?

Read Jesus storybook bible

Response time: Everyone can pick a way to tell the story

-Re-tell the story
-Art/craft: Cut out stones and paste/color the 10 best ways to live on them

-Tactile: playdough

-Imagination: Matchbox cars on the road—best ways to drive