Andrew and Philip Follow Jesus

http://www.missionarlington.org/d/LOC10-05-AndrewPhilipFollowJesus.pdf

Memory verse craft:
Have the children outline their foot on a piece of paper, then write the memory verse in it: 
 John 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. ...

Prayer:

 Pray: Thank you, God, for friends. Help me to be a friend of Jesus. Help me to tell
my brothers and sisters and friends about Jesus.

The story:

John 1:35-51
When you have exciting news, do you write it down in a book and
close it up? Do you whisper it to your pet, hoping no one will hear?
What do you do? (Let your students share their thoughts.)

In our Bible story for today, we read that John saw Jesus walking
and said again, “Look, the Lamb of God!” We also read that the two
men, who were standing with John, heard him say this and followed Jesus.
These men did not stand around asking John questions. They did
not talk to each other for a long time trying to figure out what John was
talking about. They followed Jesus! The Bible does not say so here*,
but I bet John was happy that these two men who had followed him, left
to follow Jesus. Why? Because that was John’s job - to tell people
about Jesus so they could follow Him.

One of the men who had followed John and heard him speak, and
who then followed Jesus, was named Andrew. Andrew and his brother
Simon Peter were fisherman. They spent a lot of time together out on
their boat fishing. So, the first thing Andrew wanted to do when he
heard who Jesus was and followed Him was to go and tell his brother.
Andrew went looking for his brother and found him. Andrew told
Simon Peter that he had found the One they had been waiting for. But
Andrew did not just tell Simon Peter about Jesus, he also brought his
brother to Jesus. Andrew knew there was something special about Jesus
and he wanted to share that with his brother!

They Bible also tells us that the very next day, Jesus went to a
place called Galilee and found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him,
“Follow me,” and Philip followed. Just like Andrew, Philip wanted to
find someone to share the good news with. Philip looked for and found
his friend Nathanael. Philip told Nathanael that they had found the
One they had been waiting for, the One talked about in the Old Testament.
And like Andrew, Philip did not just tell Nathanael about Jesus.
He brought him to Jesus so that Nathanael could also know this special
man, the Son of God.

How about you? Do you know Jesus? Do you believe that He is
the One God sent to save us from our sins? Have you chosen to follow
Him? If you have not, talk to me today about how you can. And if you
have chosen to follow Jesus, who do you know that you need to look for
and find to tell them about the good news of Jesus? Will you bring
your brothers and sisters to Jesus, telling them how they can know and
follow Him, too? What about your mom and dad, your friends? Who
else do you know that needs to know about Jesus? Will you be like
John? Will you tell everyone that Jesus is the One God sent to take
away our sin and to make a way for us to be with Him forever?


Craft:

Get the children to outlie their feet on paper three more times, so that, with the memory verse craft, they have four feet shapes. Staple the feet each onto their own string or ribbon, and tie the ribbons to a stick, so that they have a foot streamer.

Snack:

Foot shaped lollies or biscuits.