TOTAL STEWARDSHIP – Building Stewards within the Church
Children Lesson #1
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Defining Stewardship
Bible Passage:
Matthew 22:15-22
Memory Verse:
Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.
Matthew 22:22 (NIV) (Use the translation of your choice.)
Every Sunday School class for children needs a minimum of two teachers. If you have
more than 10 children, a ratio of one teacher to every 5 children is desirable. All
teachers should plan together for each Sunday’s lesson. Each teacher will select a
“Beginning Activity” and a “Bible Application” activity to plan and teach. One teacher,
usually the department director, will lead the “Large Group Time.”
Before the Session
Teachers Preparation
1. Contact each child enrolled in the class. Remind them of the special stewardship
lessons beginning this Sunday. Ask them to bring their Bibles.
2. Read today’s Bible passage in several different translations. Also read Psalm 24:1
and 50:10-12.
3. Choose a translation for the memory verse, and memorize it yourself.
During the Session
Beginning Activities (10-15 minutes)
(Choose the activities that are appropriate for the children you teach. Have these activities
ready and begin when the first child arrives.)
1. Guide the children to look up the words “steward” and “stewardship” in a
dictionary. Have them write these definitions on a poster board. Keep these
definitions displayed in the room throughout all of the lessons on stewardship.
This is the beginning of a “word wall” – each week additional words will be
added.
Supplies: Bibles, Bible dictionary, dictionary, poster board or other large piece of
paper, markers
2. Let the children make a Bible bookmark on a small piece of cardstock or
construction paper. Have them write today’s Bible verse on the bookmark and
glue a penny (or other coin) to the bookmark. Tell the children that each Sunday
in this unit they will have the opportunity to make a bookmark of the Memory
Verse as one of the beginning activities. A