Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Here are some discussion topics and activities on the Beatitudes to use when planning your Sunday school lesson for kids. I find my 9-11 year olds enjoy being given the opportunity to express their thoughts on how they interpret these.

Bible Story:
Start today’s Bible reading with a short passage from Proverbs.

Proverbs 3 19-20
Follow this with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5: 1-10).
This is to illustrate the role of Jesus in teaching his followers how to become Christians.

Discussion 1:
Consider the Proverbs passage. What do the words wisdom, understanding and knowledge mean? Ask the students to give examples of each word in a sentence. Why are these words important to us as a society?

Activity 1:
Give each student a piece of paper and ask them to write down the three words, and then write out 2 sentences for each word – for example: By reading the book, John gained a lot of knowledge on how to fix his skateboard.

Discussion 2:
Now move to the Beatitudes. What does each of these mean? Jesus is giving his wisdom to the crowds. In order for the crowd to be able to use the knowledge, they must understand it. Does the class understand what Jesus is teaching? Just because someone is standing in front of you teaching you about something, you can’t use the knowledge until you fully understand what they are saying. What should they do if they don’t understand something? Ask!

Activity:
Complete the following sentences from the list provided:

Blessed are the __________ in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who __________ for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the __________ for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who __________ and __________ for righteousness for they will be filled.

Blessed are the __________ for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in __________ for they will see God.

Blessed are the __________ for they will be called sons of God.

Blessed are those who are __________ because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of __________.

Heart
Heaven
Hunger
Meek
Merciful
Mourn
Peacemakers
Persecuted
Poor
Thirst

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