Year 2, Summer: Lesson 5
What we learned today
Big Idea: Jesus is the good news
The Great Commission. Matthew 28v16–20. Jesus meets the disciples on a mountain in Galilee and instructs them to spread His good news to all the nations of the world.
Where we're headed next time
Remember & Celebrate:
Feast of Tabernacles: Remembering and Celebrating God’s Abundant Blessings
Did you know?
Share these facts to get the conversation started:
The Israelites celebrated seven annual festivals: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Festival of First Fruits, Feast
of Harvest, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths).
During the festivals, the Israelites ate, danced, sang, played instruments, prayed, and offered sacri ces to God.
God’s people celebrated the Feast
of Tabernacles with thanksgiving to remember God’s many blessings.
For seven days they lived in tents or temporary shelters they decorated with colorful ornaments.
The New Testament signi cance of this feast reminds us that this life is temporary, and that our joy will be complete in our future home and inheritance with Jesus.
Connect as a family
This week, invite the whole family to build a simple tent together—a camping tent in the backyard or a blanket tent indoors. When finished, gather everyone inside to share a special snack or dessert as you remember and celebrate God’s blessings—like God’s people did when they celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles. Read Deuteronomy 16v13–15. Discuss how God has blessed your family. End by praying, thanking God for all His blessings. Rejoice that we have a future home with Jesus forever.
After reading the Scripture passage, discuss these questions together:
How did people celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles?
What did God promise to the people when they celebrated this feast?
How has God blessed you?
These questions can easily extend into the rest of the week. Look for opportunities to bring conversations about how to Remember and Celebrate God’s Abundant Blessings in your everyday life as a family.
Blessings are often used in the Bible. A blessing can be a prayer of commission, a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide.
A blessing to pray over your child: (Child’s name), may you give thanks to the Lord because He is good.