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1 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 35 J o h n... S o n o f T h u n d r H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

2 35 J o h n... S o n o f T h u n d r Mmory Vrs: W lov bcaus God lovd us frst. (1 John 4:19 CEV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary John was #2 - Dscovr what obdnc ld John to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: John 1:1-21:25 1 John, 2 John, 3 John John... Son of Thundr / pag 2

3 35 J o h n... S o n o f T h u n d r John 1:1-21:25, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: John Hs Hroc Fat: Changd by Jsus Lov Bng changd by Jsus lov may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Latly w hav bn larnng about Jsus dscpls. W v talkd about Andrw and hs brothr Ptr. W hav also talkd about Matthw. Thr wr a total of twlv, but th last on w wll dscuss was a frnd and fllow fshrman of Ptr and Andrw. Hs nam was John. Aftr Jsus had calld Ptr and Andrw to follow Hm, h wnt a lttl furthr along th shor of th Sa of Gall and saw two mor brothrs, Jams and John, th sons of Zbd. Thy wr n a boat, mndng thr nts. Jsus mmdatly calld thm, and thy lft thr fathr n th boat wth th hrd workrs and followd Jsus. (Mark 1:19-20 NCV) John, and hs brothr Jams, must hav bn somthng Jsus gav thm th ncknam Boanrgs, whch mans sons of thundr. Can you magn? Thr must hav bn som knd of frc ntnsty to vrythng thy dd, rmndng thos around thm of a thundrstorm W gt a hnt of that whn th popl of a Samartan vllag dd not wlcom Jsus. Whn th dscpls Jams and John saw ths, thy askd, Lord, do You want us to call fr down from havn to dstroy thm? (Luk 9:54 NIV) Jsus scoldd thm and wnt on to anothr vllag, but w gt a glmps of thr ntnsty Evn though John had ndd scoldng, h was part of a spcal group wthn th group of dscpls. John, along wth Ptr and hs brothr Jams, wr calld on for spcal tasks. Thy wr not th favorts, though som may hav thought that. Instad, for rasons w don t compltly know, thy wr closr to Jsus than othrs. Ths thr wr chosn from th twlv whn Jsus wnt to th hous of Jarus to brng hs daughtr back to lf. Thy wr also on th mountan wth Jsus whn Moss and Eljah appard from havn and Jsus was changd n front of thm. And t was ths thr who wr takn furthr nto th gardn wth Jsus th nght bfor H was crucfd. John larnd somthng spcal from hs tm wth Jsus. H larnd that w ar abl to lov only bcaus God chos to lov us frst. (1 John 4:19) And n th account of John... Son of Thundr / pag 3

4 Jsus lf that John wrot (th book of John), h nvr rfrs to hmslf by nam, only as th dscpl Jsus lovd. You s John was changd by hs tm wth Jsus. In that account of Jsus lf, th word lov s only usd sx tms n th frst twlv chaptrs of John, [onc t was usd for Ncodmus, and th rst of us, n John 3:16] but n th Lord s uppr room dscours and prayr, rcordd only by John (John 13-17), t s usd thrty on tms. * As w look at Scrptur, w fnd that John alon had an amazngly clos vw of th Lord of Lov. It was John who sat rght bsd Jsus at th Last Suppr. It was John alon who was admttd byond Caaphas courtyard as Jsus was bng qustond. John was th only dscpl at th cross whn Jsus was crucfd and t was to John that Jsus ntrustd Hs mothr, Mary. John was also th frst dscpl at th mpty tomb aftr Jsus rsurrcton. Whn John was an old man h wrot lttrs to th churchs n Ephsus and byond. It s th mssag of lov that chos n lttr aftr lttr. H mntons lov 53 tms and tlls thm to lov on anothr tn tms. Tradton tlls us that whn John was a vry old man, h would b carrd to th church mtngs n Ephsus and say to th congrgaton, Lttl chldrn, lov on anothr. * Hav you bn changd by Jsus lov th way John was? You can b today. Do you know that God lovs you? H lovs you so much that H snt Hs on and only Son. H dd that so that you wouldn t prsh, but hav trnal lf. (John 3:16) *Wrsb, Warrn W. Lf Sntncs: What Sntnc Wll Sum Up Your Lf? Zondrvan: Grand Rapds p 255, 258. N x t W k Th Cnturon Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. John was changd by Jsus lov. John s mssag forvr aftr was lov on anothr. How ar you at lovng othrs? If you r thnkng that you ar not so vry good at t, mayb you should thnk about Jsus. H lovd you so much H was wllng to d for YOU. How could you thnk about wthholdng that lov from anyon? John... Son of Thundr / pag 4

5 p r - s c h o o l l s s o n Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: John Hs Hroc Fat: Changd by Jsus Lov Bng changd by Jsus lov may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Latly w hav bn larnng about Jsus dscpls. W v talkd about Andrw and hs brothr Ptr. Aftr Jsus had calld Ptr and Andrw to follow Hm, h wnt a lttl furthr along th shor of th Sa of Gall and saw two mor brothrs, Jams and John, th sons of Zbd. Thy wr n a boat, mndng thr nts. Jsus mmdatly calld thm, and thy lft thr fathr n th boat wth th hrd workrs and followd Jsus. (Mark 1:19-20 NCV) John, and hs brothr Jams, must hav bn somthng Jsus ncknamd thm th sons of thundr. Can you magn? Th thngs thy dd rmndd popl of a thundrstorm Onc, whn Jams and John saw a vllag that ddn t want to wlcom Jsus, thy askd, Lord, do You want us to call fr down from havn to dstroy thm? (Luk 9:54 NIV) Jsus scoldd thm and wnt on to anothr vllag, but w undrstand whr thr ncknam cam from Evn though John had ndd scoldng, h was part of a spcal group wthn th group of dscpls. John and Ptr and hs brothr Jams, wr askd to do spcal thngs. Thy wr not th favorts, thy wr just closr to Jsus than othrs. John larnd somthng spcal from hs tm wth Jsus. H larnd that w can lov only bcaus God chos to lov us frst. (1 John 4:19) In th book of John, h nvr calls hmslf by nam, only th dscpl Jsus lovd. John sat rght bsd Jsus at th Last Suppr. John was th only dscpl at th cross whn Jsus was crucfd and John was th frst dscpl at th mpty tomb aftr Jsus rsurrcton. Whn John was an old man h wrot lttrs to th churchs n Ephsus and byond. H talks about lov 53 tms and tlls thm to lov on anothr tn tms. Whn John was a vry old man, popl would carry hm to th church mtngs n Ephsus. John would always tll thm, Lttl chldrn, lov on anothr. John... Son of Thundr / pag 5

6 a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Cut out th numbr 1 from postr board or larg pcs of constructon papr. Prnt th mmory vrs on th numbr 1. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng Ths s My Commandmnt, For God So Lovd th World, Th Gospl n a Word s Lov, Blovd (1 John 4:7-8), Oh, How I Lov Jsus, or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Brng convrsaton harts or hart shapd cooks for snack. Mak hart shapd nvtatons to your Bbl Study. Aftr class, dlvr thm to thos who havn t com or who ar nw n your nghborhood. For mor tranng: Rad and dscuss Luk 9:28-36, Also dscuss th followng statmnt, Jsus rbukd thm, and rghtly so; for what dos our Lord s mssag of lov hav to do wth burnng up th popl who dsagr wth us? Explan how you know John larnd th rght lsson. For mor tranng: Rad 1 John 4. Mark vry rfrnc to lov. Dscuss what you larn from th frst lttr that John wrot. John... Son of Thundr / pag 6

7 W lov bcaus God lovd us frst. 1 John 4:19 John... Son of Thundr / pag 7

8 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g John... Son of Thundr H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

9 h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: John 1:1-21:25, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John Mmory vrs: W lov bcaus God lovd us frst. (1 John 4:19 CEV) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rad John Mark vry tm Jsus talks about lov. What s rpatd th most? John... Son of Thundr / pag 9

10 h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Rad th mmory vrs, 1 John 4:19. Unscrambl ach word to fnd out why s t that w ar abl to lov? bcaus... odg dovl su sftr. bcaus... _. John... Son of Thundr / pag 10

11 w o r d s a r c h S E L I J A G F O M E L B O R N E A E M W O L L O F N A E E M U S L O O E V A S T V J E S U S L O V E D O E A T S H U T T N O O E F L E W A D S E H N L N S T P H L N E E V R W Y E U H I M K D N W E R S B A S U C O A J U N R T S D N W N S R H O N T Y B S E O A D I F S H J N T I F G T L E D E D N E R H R V N H K R E R L I L A G F O A E S G H I R E T E N N B H R N B T F W I L L G E S C T G - Sa of Gall - Jams and John - Follow M - Sons of Thundr - fr from havn - th dscpl - Jsus lovd - lov on anothr - changd by lov John... Son of Thundr / pag 11

12 h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Rad th mmory vrs, 1 John 4:19. Unscrambl ach word to fnd out why s t that w ar abl to lov? bcaus... God lovd us frst. John... Son of Thundr / pag 12

13 w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h S E L I J A G F O M E L B O R N E A E M W O L L O F N A E E M U S L O O E V A S T V J E S U S L O V E D O E A T S H U T T N O O E F L E W A D S E H N L N S T P H L N E E V R W Y E U H I M K D N W E R S B A S U C O A J U N R T S D N W N S R H O N T Y B S E O A D I F S H J N T I F G T L E D E D N E R H R V N H K R E R L I L A G F O A E S G H I R E T E N N B H R N B T F W I L L G E S C T G - Sa of Gall - Jams and John - Follow M - Sons of Thundr - fr from havn - th dscpl - Jsus lovd - lov on anothr - changd by lov John... Son of Thundr / pag 13

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r o f a O F T H E Ordinary Men and Women... Super Ordinary Power H e r o e s o f t h e F a i t h C u r r i c u l u m H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 36 T h C n t u r o n s G r a t F a t h H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m 2 0 1 2 www.mssonarlngton.org No part of ths currculum