...In His Footsteps LESSON (Come Follow Me)

PREP:
Jesus picture
"COME" paper footprints
"FOLLOW" paper footprints

"Come" sign
"Follow" sign
"Me" sign
More paper footprints (blank)
marker
tape/magnets

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LESSON:

Objective: Learn a song, line by line.

First, have a picture of Jesus on the board.

Give one child a paper footprint that says "COME"
Give another child a paper footprint that says "FOLLOW"
Have the children start at the back of the room.
*Tell them they can only move one step forward to the front of the room when the primary says their word.

Leader has two signs (to show the Primary which word to say). Alternate between "come" and "follow".  The Primary kids help the 'walking' kids reach the board!

When they reach the board, stick up each child's paper foot print by the picture of Jesus...."come", "follow".... and add "ME"!

Sing just the words "come follow me!"

----> ASK: Who said that? (point to the picture on the board) Yes, the Savior!

Then add... "the Savior said"...

Sing to ("said").

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Okay, we learned the first part of the song! Let's keep going...

Point to the footprints on the board.
The next part says... "then let us in his footsteps tread"...

Sing to ("tread").

----> ASK: What does that mean? To 'tread in his footsteps'?  Yes! It means to follow the things Jesus did!  Can you think of some ways to follow in Jesus's footsteps?  (gather answers, write each one on a paper footstep and put up around the picture of Christ).  ....IDEAS: Forgave, Obedient, Humble, Prayed, Loved, Served, Taught...

Sing again to ("tread").

Add... "for thus alone can we be one"...

Sing to ("one").

Add... "with God's own loved, begotten Son".

----> ASK: Who do we walk with?  Yes, We walk with Jesus Christ!

Sing the whole song!


*If time allows, we will then repeat-sing the song with this activity.