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Follow Jesus - the story of the Rich young ruler | LifeKids

The rich young ruler - Kids on the Move

The Rich Young ruler - Kidswise (with watermark on it)

The Parable of the Wealthy Man - Saddleback Kids. This video is based on Luke 12: 13-21, but also covers how the love of money can separate us from God. 

A Little Mustard Seed

Have any of you ever seen a mustard seed? (pause for answers) Well, did you know that mustard seeds are sooooo tiny, that you would have trouble trying to hold a single mustards seed in your hand? But the amazing thing is, the tree that the seed eventually grows into is sooooo big, that it's hard to believe it came from such a small seed!
In today's story, Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. What a strange thing to say, what do you think he meant? (pause) Well, I think that Jesus was trying to explain that even one person who lives their life by following Jesus' example, can cause a ripple effect that causes lots of people to meet Jesus and start to follow his example.
Each of us can be like a mustard seed too. Just by being ourselves and following Jesus's example, we too can play a part in being a big mustard tree!!! Exciting huh?!

Godly Play

Here is a video of the Godly Play session for the Parable of the Mustard Seed

Quick Questions

• Why do you think Jesus said that the kingdom is like a tiny mustard seed?
• Can you think of any other examples of things that start out small and turn out big?
• What are some 'small things' that you can do to share with other people about Jesus?

Seed Scramble Game

Today's game is a variation on a lolly scramble!
​What you need: lots of something that represents seeds (e.g. pom poms), and paper cups (1 per child) 
What to do: Explain to the children that you will throw the seeds to them, and they have to try and catch them in their paper cups. 
Variation: You could separate them into pairs and get them to try throwing and catching them to each other.

Activities

• Pickled Mustard Seeds (Food Republic)
• Faith Bracelet (Ministry Ark)
• Mustard Tree Craft (Children's Bible Lessons)
• Seed in a Bottle (Hunt and Host)
• 3D Tree (Sabbath School Crafts)