Big Idea: We (the church) are united together because of Jesus Christ.

Bible Passage: 1 Corinthianians 1:10-31

This week the kids learnt that Christians, because of Jesus, should be united together, not divided. The church in Corinth was fighting among themselves – arguing over who to follow, and boasting about who was the best – Paul, Apollos, Peter or Jesus.

Paul wrote in his letter that it is Jesus that unites us. It is only through Jesus that we are saved, only Jesus is God from heaven, only Jesus died on the cross to take away the sin of the world, and only Jesus rose again from death, defeating sin and death forever. Paul told the Corinthians that if they were going to boast about anyone, they should all boast about Jesus Christ – because He showed us how to love one another. By serving and loving eachother more than we love ourselves. It is Jesus who keeps us fighting for the same thing; it is Jesus' love that unites us.

We talked about how teams must be united if they want to win. We talked about the Avengers, and how they can only defeat evil when they are united- and they could never win if they fought amongst themselves – if the Hulk tried to beat Ironman, or if Spiderman tried to fight Captain America. They needed to be united, not divided in order to win. 

It is the same with us as Christians – we must serve one another and be united in our love if we want to demonstrate Jesus to the world. We asked the question, "Will people want to come join our team, or belong to our family, or come to our church if all they see is us fighting all the time?" They will want to join our team, belong to our family, and come to our churches when they see the love of Jesus demonstrated. John 13:35, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Family Activity

Your family is a team. Talk about how a team must work together and be united in order to win. On some paper – or even on some blank t-shirts if you're feeling extra creative – Design a family jersey with your family name on the back. Use yor favourite colours, designs and ideas that represent your family. Consider coming up with a family slogan that you can say together and use to remind each other of your team culture. 

Eg. Team 'Smith' – "Our team work makes the dream work." or, "We press on as we press in", or "There’s no traffic on the extra mile," or "We take the high road," – try to think of something unique to your family culture. 

Have a great week!