Here is our lesson from January 18th
Where does Generosity Begin?
Read: Mark 6: 34-43 Feeding of the 5,000
Generous actions will Grow a Generous Heart
Look at the following list. Which things you have already done?
Which things you will try this spring or summer?
_____ Loan a pencil, or a few sheets of paper to a
friend in class.
______ Give 50 cents or a dollar to a
friend for the snack bar or vending machine.
______ Share your cookies or chips at
the lunch table.
______ Let somebody borrow clothes at
your house.
______Share a good book.
______ Show kindness to someone who
isn’t your favorite.
______ Show patience with your brother
or sister.
______ Help a younger sibling with
homework or reading.
______ Show helpfulness at home by
doing an extra chore.
______ Let someone else have the
biggest piece of cake.
______ Listen attentively
when someone is talking to you.
______ Donate shoes and clothes that
you have out grown.
______ Give toys to a younger friend or
family member who will play
with them.
______ Give a portion of your allowance
or birthday money to a reputable
organization/charity.
______ Give a portion of your allowance
or birthday money as an offering
to God.
______ Support a friend’s fund raiser.
______ Work with a friend to have a
lemonade stand and give the profit
as an offering or to an organization/charity.
______ Participate in a project that
serves others at school, church or with
your family.
______ Go to SUMMIT or another student
mission trip.
______Another
idea?
Questions about Generosity
How does it feel to be
generous?
Tell about a time that
someone was generous towards you. How does that feel?
More Scriptures about Generosity
However, he has given each one
of us a special gift through the generosity of
Christ. –Ephesians 4:7
(NLT)
Give a cool cup of water to
someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving
makes you a true apprentice. You won't lose out on a thing. –Matthew 10:42 (the Message)
In everything I did, I showed
you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words
the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give
than to receive.’ ”
–Acts 20:35 (NIV)
The world of the generous gets
larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.—Proverbs 11:24 (the Message)
More Questions to Ponder
What do you have to say
about God’s generosity towards you?
How can I be generous
with my time?
How can I be generous at
school?
How can be generous with
my words?
How can I be generous at
home?
How can I be generous
with my money?
How do acts of generosity
make us more like Jesus?
