GOD HELPS STEPHEN FORGIVE HIS ENEMIES
Main Point: God helps us forgive our enemies!
Summary: Stephen, a man full of God’s grace, gets in trouble with Jewish leaders. People tell lies to say he is speaking against God. Stephen preaches the truth about Jesus, and they get even more angry. They kill Stephen, and as they do, Stephen prays to forgive them. God helps us to forgive our enemies.
Supplies Needed: White Rag/Fabric, Baking Soda, Dish Soap, Hydrogen Peroxide
Family Dinner Discussion: Tell about a time it was really hard to forgive someone.
Continue the lesson throughout the week:
- Choose a bathroom everyone in your family uses.
- Throughout the week, when anyone in your family is angry at someone, the angry person will make a smudge on the mirror with their finger.
- At the end of the week, look at your reflections in the mirror.
- Talk about the effect it has on you when you refuse to forgive someone.
- Clean the mirror together, and ask for God’s help to forgive others.