Protestant Reformation: Part 2

PROTESTANT REFORMATION, PART 2

Objectives:

  1. Children should know the name of Henry the Eighth of England and that he started the Church of England.
  2. Children should know that, sadly, the church is divided into many little churches today, some of their names and beliefs.

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.

             2.   Read the second half of the story of the Reformation above.

 

Add King Henry VIII to your timeline.

  1. True/False Questions:

True                                                 False

 Henry VIII was King of England.                    Henry was King of Jerusalem.

 Henry started his own church so he              Henry started his own church because

           could get rid of his wife.                                he loved the Lord so much.

 Baptists believe you must be all grown         Baptists worship John the Baptist.

           up to be baptized.

 

  1. Finish your little learning song; it’s really better if the students make up the lines (They’ll remember them better!), but if no ideas are forthcoming…

           The Churches go marching 4 by 4…Calvin gets rid of all the priests…

                       Presbyterians go marching down…

           The Churches go marching 5 by 5...King Henry gets rid of his Spanish wife…

                       Episcopalians go marching down…

           The Churches go marching 6 by 6…John Wesley studies his Bible more…

                       Methodists go marching down…

           The Churches go marching 7 by 7…Grown-ups only can be baptized…

                       And the Baptists go marching down…

           The Churches go marching 8 by 8…Saturday is the most holy day…

                       Seventh Day Adventists go marching down…

 

  1. Talk a bit about the unity of the Church. Jesus prayed a whole chapter for His Church to be one. When did He pray this? (on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper) For 1000 years, there was only one Christian Church. But, in the West, as time went on, people couldn’t agree on exactly what to believe and how to worship. How did the Church in the first 1000 years settle any disagreements? They called a Church Council and made a decision all together. Now, without the councils, there is no one to decide. So, each teacher just makes his own church. How would Jesus feel when He sees His Church all divided up now? Do we feel sad, too? Jesus calls His Church His body. How would you feel if someone cut off a finger or a toe? Does it hurt to break the body of Jesus? Do you know anyone who goes to a Christian Church that is not Orthodox? A Roman Catholic? A Baptist? A Methodist? Do they love Jesus, too? Do you love them just as Jesus loves them?

 

6.   Make a “Broken Body of Jesus Puzzle”: Take the icon of Jesus. Color and glue in the center of a piece of construction paper. Now, carefully cut out the icon part, leaving the border intact. Turn over. Draw 7 puzzle pieces on the back. Label each: Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Church of England, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian. Cut apart carefully. Can you put Jesus broken body back together again?

7.   Close with prayer: Lord, make your Church one, just like You are One.



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