JESUS TALKS TO THE PHARISEES
Main Point: Jesus doesn’t want us to pretend to love him.
Summary: The Pharisees often try to trick Jesus into saying something wrong. In this story, they try to trick him by asking him what the most important commandment is. Jesus gives a great answer and then talks about how hypocritical they are. He calls them “whitewashed tombs”—beautiful on the outside but dead on the inside. Jesus doesn’t want us to pretend to love him by how we act. He wants us to genuinely love him.
Supplies Needed: Water, 2 clear cups, food coloring
Family Dinner Discussion: What is your favorite thing to pretend?
Continue the lesson throughout the week: Use a dry-erase marker to draw funny faces on the mirrors in your house. Talk about what other disguises people use or costumes people wear to look different from who they really are. Talk about ways people pretend to be better than they really are.