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Stewardship of God's Gifts

Looking Forward: Our Role in History

Day 178of 180
Week 36of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand what stewardship means

2

Learn how to be a good steward of resources

3

Recognize God's blessings in our lives

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 25:21

“His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'”

— Matthew 25:21 (WEB)

Shows how God values faithful stewardship

📦 Materials Needed

  • Paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Small notebook
  • Stickers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and ask what they think 'stewardship' means. Explain it's taking care of something that belongs to someone else - in this case, taking care of God's gifts.

💭 Review Question: What special gifts has God given you?
2Teaching (10 min)

God gives us many wonderful gifts like time, talents, money, and resources. Being a good steward means taking care of these gifts carefully and using them to help others.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God owns everything
  • We are helpers and caretakers
  • Our job is to use gifts wisely
  • Sharing is an important part of stewardship
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can you take care of your toys?
  • How might you share with others?
  • What talents do you have that can help people?
3Activity: Stewardship Notebook (7 min)
hands-on

Create a special notebook to track how you can be a good steward

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold a piece of paper in half
  2. Decorate the cover with 'My Stewardship Journal'
  3. Draw pictures of gifts God has given you
  4. Write or draw ways you can take care of these gifts
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just draw pictures of gifts

Challenge: Write specific plans for each gift

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about being good stewards

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does stewardship mean?
  • Who gives us our gifts?
  • How can we take care of God's gifts?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for all the wonderful gifts you give us. Help us be good helpers and take care of the things you've trusted to us. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about helping our community!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions to remember key words

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Stewardship is about recognizing that everything comes from God and we are responsible for using His gifts wisely

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete examples
  • Encourage gratitude
  • Model good stewardship at home
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might struggle with understanding abstract concepts of ownership and responsibility

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Signs of wanting to help and share

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a chore chart to show stewardship of home responsibilities
  • Save coins in a jar to donate to a children's charity
  • Make thank you cards for people who help in the community

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