Rachel & Leah
Children's Sunday School | At-home Resources
January 17: Read or watch the story The Girl No One Wanted | Jesus Storybook Bible | page 70
"God loved them with all his heart.
And they were lovely because God loved them!"
The Jesus Storybook Bible (p.27 - When God first created humans)
Talk about these questions together:
Complete the handout and coloring page.
- Who was Jacob's father? Who was his grandfather?
- What promise did God give to Jacob because of the family he belonged to?
- What did you discover about Jesus from this story?
Complete the handout and coloring page.
Let's Go Deeper! (for older kids)
Read this story in the Bible: Genesis 29-30
Explore these questions:
Explore these questions:
- Have you ever felt like Leah? Maybe you felt like you had no friends, or were not pretty enough, not smart enough, not good enough or talented enough.
- What does this story tell us about how God feels about you?
- What does it mean that you are lovely and special because God loves you?
God has great compassion on people who are unloved, unwanted, unattractive, and unpopular. God does amazing things through people who are ignored, overlooked and unlikely -- just like Leah and just like Jesus!
God heard Leah's sadness and saw her hard life; and he gave her an incredible role in his rescue plan. She because the great-great-great-great (so many 'great's) grandmother of Jesus!
God heard Leah's sadness and saw her hard life; and he gave her an incredible role in his rescue plan. She because the great-great-great-great (so many 'great's) grandmother of Jesus!
When God gave Leah her youngest son Judah, she said "This time I will praise the Lord." She had finally learned that she was lovely because God loved her!
No matter what, God loves you with a Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever LOVE!
Write a list of the ways God has shown you his great love for you! You can read this list anytime you are feeling bad to remember that you are loved!
No matter what, God loves you with a Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever LOVE!
Write a list of the ways God has shown you his great love for you! You can read this list anytime you are feeling bad to remember that you are loved!
Praying this story...
Thank you, God, that you love everyone, and that you take special care of people who are unloved and overlooked. Help me to love and be kind to people who are ignored by others. Help me to love in the same way Jesus loves. In Jesus' name, AMEN
Thank you, God, that you love everyone, and that you take special care of people who are unloved and overlooked. Help me to love and be kind to people who are ignored by others. Help me to love in the same way Jesus loves. In Jesus' name, AMEN
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