The Real Family of Jesus
Let’s get up and dance with your kids in praise! Play some worship music in your home, have fun with it! Raise your hands, jump, close your eyes – enjoy a time of worship as a family.
Parting The Red Sea
Lesson: Jesus had brothers and maybe even sisters. But his real family is bigger than you can imagine.
Memory Verse: Mark 3:35 Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.
Key Points:
Jesus had little brothers, and maybe even sisters.
One day, Jesus’s family came to see him at work. Mark 3:31-32
Jesus taught that his real family is anyone who obeyed God. Mark 3:35
The more we obey God, the more we feel like Jesus’s family.
Jesus had parents, brothers and maybe even sisters. His family life was probably a lot like ours. He had chores, was expected to all of his dinner and make his bed. But, as Jesus grew up and started his ministry, he talked about his family in a different way. In fact, there is a story in the Bible when Jesus is teaching to a crowd and his Mom and brothers showed up and asked to talk to him. Jesus’ response might surprise you. Instead of saying, “Great! I’ll be right there.” Jesus made a point to say that anyone who believed in him was a brother or sister. Now, I’m sure that was confusing to the crowd and maybe even to his family but Jesus was making a point. Jesus came to save us all from sin and death. So, Jesus was more interested in growing his family rather than just limiting it to the people born to his parents. That’s good news for us! We can be a part of God’s family, too. All we have to do is put our trust in Jesus and we’re in!
Talk About It:
What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
Describe your family (how many siblings and their ages, parents, grandparents, cousins, etc.)
Did Jesus have siblings? In your opinion, how many do you think he had?
Who did Jesus say was his real family?
Read Ephesians 1:4-5. How does God bring us into his family? What do we have to do to be a part of God’s family?
How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?
