Teaching Kids about Emotions (Bible Lesson)

BIBLE LESSON:

BIBLE: 

Let’s hear from the Bible. I am going to read from Ezekiel 36:26 (everybody say Ezekiel 36) This is what God says to Ezekiel: I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Q: What will God remove from Ezekiel? (A: heart of stone)

Q: And what will he give him instead? (A: a new heart, of flesh + a new spirit)

Q: What is the new spirit? (A: holy spirit)

God wants to help you to come alive fully. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help to open up our emotions and feelings. Jesus doesn’t expect you to be hard like a stone, he gives you a real beating heart of flesh.

CHALLENGE:

Your challenge for this week: Use the thumb-o-meter one day and talk to Jesus about what you are feeling

Like this: act out how you would do this 

MINISTRY / RESPONSE:

SETTING:

Have kids go into groups of 3-4 + a leader

Spread out across the room

Play some soaking music

ACTIVATION:

1. Pray in groups that stuck emotions can be opened up...

“Dear Jesus,

Thank you for creating me.

Help me open up my emotions.

I want to experience all of you.

Help to come fully alive!”

2. In big group, all together share stories

Let’s think about a time when we were… happy… sad… angry… ashamed…