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Clothed with Christ's Character

Colossians: Christ Supreme

Day 139of 180
Week 28of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the metaphor of 'putting on' godly character

2

Identify specific character qualities described in Colossians 3:12-17

3

Practice applying Christ-like qualities in daily life

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 3:12-14

“Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.”

— Colossians 3:12-14 (WEB)

Explains how believers should reflect Christ's character in their daily lives

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Paper
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • BibleMouse Character Qualities Chart
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

BibleMouse clothing metaphor game - students pretend to 'put on' different character qualities like putting on clothes

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about focusing on heavenly things in our last lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explore the biblical metaphor of 'clothing' ourselves with Christ-like character

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Just like we choose our clothes each day, we can choose to 'put on' godly qualities
  • God wants us to reflect Jesus in how we treat others
  • These character qualities help us live in harmony with God and others
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to 'put on' compassion?
  • How can you show kindness today?
3Activity: Character Clothing Design (12 min)
character study

Create a personal 'character clothing' poster showing the qualities from Colossians 3:12-14

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw an outline of a person
  2. Write each character quality on a different 'piece of clothing'
  3. Illustrate how each quality looks in real life
  4. Share your poster with family
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-printed character quality labels

Challenge: Write a short story demonstrating each character quality

4Closing (3 min)

Recap the importance of choosing Christ-like character daily

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the character qualities we learned today?
  • How can you 'put on' these qualities this week?
🙏 Prayer:

Ask God to help you choose compassion, kindness, and patience

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore doing everything as if working for the Lord

💎 Memory Verse

Colossians 1:15-16

“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.”

— Colossians 1:15-16 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Character Clothing Poster - Create a poster where each character quality is drawn as a piece of clothing, with the memory verse written at the top

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Colossians emphasizes Christ's supremacy and how believers should live in response to His love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use everyday examples to explain abstract character qualities
  • Encourage children to notice when they or others demonstrate these qualities
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it difficult to understand how to practically apply these character qualities

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments when child shows increased empathy, patience, or kindness

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'Character Quality Tracker' in BibleMouse journal
  • Family challenge: Catch each other 'putting on' Christ-like qualities

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