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minds of ordinary people.
Psalm 119:130
Looking Out for Others
John 6:1-14; Philippians 2:1-4

Think
    How do you try to help your friends?
    Do you help them even if it is hard for you?
Learn
    Jesus cared about others. Many people came to hear Him.
Jesus gave them all food. He showed He cared.
    We should care, too. Jesus wants us all to get along. We
should not just think of ourselves. We should be like Jesus.
    What would happen if we all did that? The world would be
better. Right?
Pray
    Help me think of others before I think of myself.
Care about them as much as you care about yourselves.
Philippians 2:4
Loyalty to the End
Genesis 1; Exodus 4; 1 Samuel 20; John 15:13 - 15;
Acts 4—6

Think
    Who are some of your closest friends?
    Would they be loyal to you no matter what?
Learn
    God wants us to have friends. God is happy when we are good
friends to others.
    The Bible tells us about many good friends. They helped each
other. This made God happy.
    The best friend of all is Jesus. He gave His life for us. He
wi l l do anything for us. We should try to be
that kind of friend, too.
Pray
    Make me a better friend to someone today.
A true friend is closer than your own family.
Proverbs 18:24
Picking Friends
Genesis 37

Think
    How did you choose your friends?
    When did any of your friends make you do something for which
you were sorry?
Learn
    We read about many friends in the Bible. These friends
helped each other. They helped each other do the right thing.
    Bad friends get us in trouble. Joseph ’s brothers were not good friends. The brothers were mean to
Joseph. They helped each other do the wrong thing.
    We must choose good friends. Good friends help us do the
right thing.
Pray
    Give me good friends who help me obey You.
Wise friends make you wise.
Proverbs 13:20
Sacrificing for Others
Luk e 1 0: 25-37

Think
    When was the last time you gave up something to help a
friend?
Learn
    Jesus g a ve us two laws.
First, love the Lord. Second, love your neighbor.
    Giving up your life is real love. Jesus did that. He gave up
His life for us.
    Jesus told about a good man. He saw a hurt man by the road.
He helped the man.
    This is called sacrif i ce.
Sacrif i ce is giving to help others.
Sacrifice is part of love. It makes Jesus happy.
Pray
    Show me what I can sacrif i ce
to help someone.
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them.
1 John 3:18
Serving Others
John 13 : 1-20

Think
    When was the last time you helped someone?
    What did you do?
    What is the best way you can help others?
Learn
    Many people do not like to serve others. But Jesus taught us
to serve. Jesus washed dirty feet. He served others. He taught us to serve.
    We all have “ gifts.”
These are things we are good at. We are to use our “gifts. ” We use them to serve others.
Pray
    Help me to use my gifts to serve others.
If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.
Matthew 20:26
Sharing with Others
Acts 2:40-47

Think
    How do you feel when one of your friends is sad?
    What do you do?
Learn
    The early Christians liked to be together. They shared with
each other. They gave things to each other. They shared the good times. They
also shared the bad times.
    Peter and John were in jail. This was a bad time. All the
people were sad. Soon they were set free. Then people were happy.
    We can share with others, too. We can share with people in
our church.
Pray
    Let me share something important with a friend.
When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad.
Romans 12:15
Being Kind to Everyone
Matthew 5:38 - 42; Romans 12 : 9-21

Think
    What do you do when people are mean to you?
Learn
    We should be kind to everyone. Some people are not kind to
us. We should even be kind to them.
    Some people are not this way. They try to pay others back.
Jesus does not l ike this. He does not want
us to act this way. He wants us to obey Him.
    If we obey, we are acting like Jesus. This makes Jesus
happy.
Pray
    Help me be kind to those who are m