"The truth"
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: Reformation Sunday is a good time to
talk about truth and what truth means in relation to Scripture.
In this society which wants to make all truth relative, we need
to instill in the children a respect for God's truth, which is
the same yesterday, today, and forever. This is what the
Reformation was all about: affirming the truth of the Scriptures.
*(For older children) Write on the board the Three Solas of
the Reformation: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Gratia
(Grace alone), and Sola Fide (Faith alone). Talk with them about
these three cornerstones of the Reformation and how the truth
about these principles was what fueled the Reformation.
*Play a game of "To Tell The Truth." Select three children
to tell a story about something that happened to them. One will
tell the truth and the other two will tell a story they make up.
The children can then vote on who is telling the truth. When the
game is over, talk about how truth is important if we are to be
free from sin and ignorance about God's plan for our salvation.
*Show pictures of Luther and other sixteenth century
reformers. See if the children can identify Luther. Tell some
stories about Luther and how he reestablished the truth of the
Scriptures in the church.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Make up several cards with statements on them, some true
and some false. Read the statements and see if the children can
separate true statements from false statements. When finished,
explain how not being able to identify truth would destroy our
relationship with God. The Reformation was started to establish
the truth of the Scriptures in the church.
talk about truth and what truth means in relation to Scripture.
In this society which wants to make all truth relative, we need
to instill in the children a respect for God's truth, which is
the same yesterday, today, and forever. This is what the
Reformation was all about: affirming the truth of the Scriptures.
*(For older children) Write on the board the Three Solas of
the Reformation: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Gratia
(Grace alone), and Sola Fide (Faith alone). Talk with them about
these three cornerstones of the Reformation and how the truth
about these principles was what fueled the Reformation.
*Play a game of "To Tell The Truth." Select three children
to tell a story about something that happened to them. One will
tell the truth and the other two will tell a story they make up.
The children can then vote on who is telling the truth. When the
game is over, talk about how truth is important if we are to be
free from sin and ignorance about God's plan for our salvation.
*Show pictures of Luther and other sixteenth century
reformers. See if the children can identify Luther. Tell some
stories about Luther and how he reestablished the truth of the
Scriptures in the church.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Make up several cards with statements on them, some true
and some false. Read the statements and see if the children can
separate true statements from false statements. When finished,
explain how not being able to identify truth would destroy our
relationship with God. The Reformation was started to establish
the truth of the Scriptures in the church.
