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Whatever You Do, Do for the Lord

Colossians: Christ Supreme

Day 140of 180
Week 28of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that all work can be done as worship to God

2

Learn to approach tasks with enthusiasm and excellence

3

Develop a heart of service that honors Jesus

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 3:23-24

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

— Colossians 3:23-24 (WEB)

Demonstrates how everyday tasks can be acts of worship

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Journal
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Printables Library worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Ask child to describe their most recent chore or task. How did they approach it?

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about putting on Christ's character?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explore how every task, no matter how small, can be done as worship

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God cares about our attitude, not just our actions
  • Jesus sees our work as service to Him
  • Doing our best honors God in everything
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes a task feel boring or difficult?
  • How can we change our attitude about chores?
3Activity: Worship Work Challenge (12 min)
application discussion

Create a personal 'Worship Work' chart mapping out daily tasks and how to approach them with joy

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a chart in journal
  2. List 5-7 regular tasks
  3. Beside each task, write a positive way to approach it
  4. Decorate with encouraging Scripture verses
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on 3 main tasks with parent help

Challenge: Create a week-long tracking system for task attitudes

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on how serving God changes our perspective

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about doing work for Jesus?
  • How can you show God's love through your tasks?
🙏 Prayer:

Ask God to help see everyday work as a way to worship Him

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore living to please God

💎 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: Christ Collage: Create a visual poster illustrating Christ's supremacy using magazine cutouts, drawings, and descriptive words

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children at this age are developing work habits and attitudes

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Model enthusiastic approach to tasks
  • Praise effort and attitude over perfect results
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional discussion prompts
🤔 Common Struggles:

Feeling unmotivated or seeing tasks as unimportant

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Increased willingness to help, positive attitude toward chores

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a family 'Worship Work' challenge for the week
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional worksheets
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection about serving God

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