Primary Grade Level Lesson  

 Serving One Another 

Beginning Prayer :  Start with a prayer of thanks and praise  to the Lord for  having another day and  opportunity to spend time In His Word. Let us also give thanks for being able to learn more about serving one another and reflect this day on lessons Jesus taught us on serving   . Recommended Bible Reading :  Mark 6: 30:44  - The Feeding of the Five Thousand Discussion Activity : ** Ask your group to listen carefully to the parable  because there will be five questions at the end of this reading  for them  to answer. 1. What type of animal  was mentioned in connection with describing the crowd of people  ?      (vs. 34 ) 2 How many loaves and fishes were brought to Jesus ?  ( vs. 38 ) 3.  How many baskets were filled with fragments at the end of       the meal ?    (vs. 43) 4. Did Jesus bless the meal before it was served ?  (  vs. 41 ) 5. Was anyone left without food ?   (vs. 42) Suggested follow up activity :  Have a table set with enough  crackers and  juice /water  for the whole group.  Instruct the children that they will serve another by bringing a snack to someone in the group.  Remind them to be mindful of their manners by saying "thank you"  to the one serving them .  **Before anyone begins to eat , have someone say a prayer of thanks for provision  to God for a meal blessing and to bless others that are in the world hungry  right now and less fortunate.  Discuss afterwards how it felt to be served as well as serving someone else. Memory Verse for Today:  Mark 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat.    Readaloud Poem Today's  Devotional Poem .      Nameless Multitude Are you able to look at me? I am here in the: Homeless, Hungry, Lonely, Sick, Disfigured Wounded, Loveless, Crippled, Persecuted, Widowed, Fatherless- And in such Precious Hearts And Souls… Is Where Christ The King Dwells. How will you serve The King?   Matthew 25:35-36 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat:  I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick,  and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.   Closing Prayer :   Close with a prayer asking for God's blessing to be upon the group ,   helping us to serve others just as Jesus taught us  to. May the Light of Christ shine out from our hearts and unto others. May the Lord help us to recognize each opportunity He gives us to help another human being and may our acts always be done in the Spirit of Love. Help us dear Lord to understand that as we serve others we are in fact serving You.   Amen.