YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. SHOW COMPASSION LIKE JESUS – compassion wheel. Youth can learn: “I can show love and compassion like Jesus when He healed the sick” (1 John 3:18). Youth can draw a picture in the circle or write ways to show compassion and love. Compassion Wheel Subjects: Visit the sick, Cheer up the sad, Help your parents, Welcome a friend, Share a smile, and Say “I love you!”
Use For COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home (family home evening), Children and Youth Goals, Sunday School, Bible Study
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Compassion like Jesus wheel
“I can show love and compassion like Jesus when He healed the sick.” 1 John 3:18
OBJECTIVE: The lesson helps youth desire to show love and compassion like Jesus.
ACTIVITY: Compassion Wheel
(compassion wheel subjects): Visit the sick, Cheer up the sad, Help your parents, Welcome a friend, Share a smile, and Say “I love you!”
Help youth learn how to show love and compassion as Jesus did when He healed the sick. Have them draw pictures in the blank circles of things they can do to show love and compassion. Or, they could write compassion goals. Read 1 John 3:18 to learn how to show love and compassion as Jesus did when He was kind to the children and healed the sick.
TO MAKE: Cut out the Compassion Wheel parts A and B. Attach part A on top of part B with a metal paper fastener/brad or button brad in the center. To make a button brad, sew two buttons together on opposite sides (threading thread through the same hole in the papers) to attach compassion wheels.
THOUGHT TREAT: Heart-shaped pan–wich. Reduce the amount of water in pancake batter by 1 teaspoon and add ½ teaspoon of red food coloring. Make two 4″ heart-shaped pancakes for each child. Then spread strawberry or raspberry jam in between two layers. Remind children as they eat, that Jesus loves them and wants them to love and show compassion toward others.
SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
Mark 1:41-42
“And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.”
. . . MORE LESSON IDEAS . . .
For the LOVE OTHERS like Jesus’ compassion wheel
The above activity illustrates ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES #2 in the lesson (see ideas below*).
LESSON. To add to and enhance the above activity see (HERE) Lesson 13 – Primary 7 Manual – Jesus Christ Heals the Sick.
*LESSON IDEAS:
Talk to children about how Heavenly Father watches over us, usually through another person who has compassion. They show their love for us through service.
One day Jesus told a story of a Good Samaritan who found a man who was left on the side of the road—where others passed by without helping him. This good, compassionate Samaritan gave the injured, hungry man water and food and took him to an inn where he was taken care of. He even went the extra mile to give money to pay the innkeeper to help the man until he became well.
DOWNLOAD Good Samaritan show-and-tell (HERE or below)
This man cared for others much like Jesus. Notice in this COMPASSION WHEEL picture activity (above) how Jesus is visiting the sick and blessing the boy who had a worried look on his face. There was a blind boy, a boy with his arm in a sling, and a boy with a cane to help him walk with a broken leg.
For a fun group activity try learning 29 ways to show love like the Good Samaritan as you play this game.
DOWNLOAD Love-Lingo! Bingo (HERE or below).
Most days, if you look around you, you will find people to help, someone who needs a friend, and you can help. What can you do to help others at HOME, CHURCH, and SCHOOL as shown in the following activity?
DOWNLOAD Let Your Light Shine! example candle mobile (HERE or below).
Sing the song “I’ll Walk with You,” “I Will Walk with Jesus,” and “‘Give’, Said the Little Stream” using the song visuals you can DOWNLOAD below.
