JESUS IS MY BEST FRIEND
Did you know that Jesus wants to be our Best Friend?
We praise Jesus, worship Him, and serve Him, But friendship is what Jesus wants most of all.
What makes someone a good friend?
A friend is someone who accepts you just the way you are, believes in you and encourages you. Someone who is trustworthy, who never forsakes you, who forgives your mistakes, who enjoys being with you, and who makes you laugh.
Jesus wants to be this way with us. He is not a far away God. He wants us to spend time with Him. He wants to be your very best friend, and He wants you to be His!
Jesus is the best of everything we look for in a friend.
The Bible shows that Jesus was "cool". People wanted to be around Jesus. They wanted to hang out with Him. They wanted to be His friend. Jesus' last message to His disciples was that He wants to be our friend. (John 15:15)
In this four week series we will learn about some of Jesus' friends from the Bible.
Lesson 1 ~ Peter
Jesus forgives our mistakes
Peter was one of Jesus' closest friends and disciples. Peter knew that Jesus was The Christ, Peter walked on water with Jesus, Peter was with Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration. Peter even cut off a guards ear when they arrested Jesus. Jesus warned Peter that he would deny Him. But Peter bragged that he would never deny being a follower of Jesus. However, on the night that Jesus was arrested Peter broke that promise. In fact Peter broke it more than once.
When the disciples ran off, Peter went to sit where he could watch where they had taken Jesus. He sat far enough away so no one would see him. Peter was very afraid and confused. He lied when a woman asked him if he was one of the men with Jesus. He said he did not even know who Jesus was. Later someone else asked him if he was with Jesus, but Peter again said he was not. The third time Peter denied knowing Jesus, a rooster crowed. Then Jesus turned and with a hurtful heart, looked at Peter. Peter remembered that Jesus had told him "Before a rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will have said three times that you do not know me."
When things go wrong, we need friends, don't we. Jesus needed friends, too! But they all ran away. And now even Peter, one of his closest friends was denying him. Peter felt so bad about what he did that he cried and cried. The wonderful thing is that Jesus forgave Peter and gave him a second chance. Read how Peter reacted after being forgiven by Jesus by clicking HERE. Because Peter was forgiven it made Peter even stronger in Loving Jesus. Peter became a mighty leader for Jesus Christ. He led many people to believe in Jesus Christ. His story continues in the book of Acts.
Jesus will forgive you of your mistakes. He loves you just the way you are. He shows love, grace, mercy and friendship.
Continue this Lesson by going to the story about Peter showing his love back to Jesus.There are also craft ideas for the lesson.
Next week we will continue with more stories about Friends of Jesus.
GO TO: Theme SongJesus You are My Best Friend
Lesson 2 ~ Lazarus
Jesus cares about us.
Lesson 3 ~ Jesus Heals Jairus Daughter
Jesus is Trustworthy.
Lesson 4 ~ Mary of Bethany
Jesus is more than enough.
Lesson 5 ~ Mary Magdalene and a woman who sinned
Jesus Accepts us just the way we are.
God Bless You All ^^
Did you know that Jesus wants to be our Best Friend?
We praise Jesus, worship Him, and serve Him, But friendship is what Jesus wants most of all.
What makes someone a good friend?
A friend is someone who accepts you just the way you are, believes in you and encourages you. Someone who is trustworthy, who never forsakes you, who forgives your mistakes, who enjoys being with you, and who makes you laugh.
Jesus wants to be this way with us. He is not a far away God. He wants us to spend time with Him. He wants to be your very best friend, and He wants you to be His!
Jesus is the best of everything we look for in a friend.
The Bible shows that Jesus was "cool". People wanted to be around Jesus. They wanted to hang out with Him. They wanted to be His friend. Jesus' last message to His disciples was that He wants to be our friend. (John 15:15)
In this four week series we will learn about some of Jesus' friends from the Bible.
Lesson 1 ~ Peter
Jesus forgives our mistakes
Peter was one of Jesus' closest friends and disciples. Peter knew that Jesus was The Christ, Peter walked on water with Jesus, Peter was with Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration. Peter even cut off a guards ear when they arrested Jesus. Jesus warned Peter that he would deny Him. But Peter bragged that he would never deny being a follower of Jesus. However, on the night that Jesus was arrested Peter broke that promise. In fact Peter broke it more than once.
When the disciples ran off, Peter went to sit where he could watch where they had taken Jesus. He sat far enough away so no one would see him. Peter was very afraid and confused. He lied when a woman asked him if he was one of the men with Jesus. He said he did not even know who Jesus was. Later someone else asked him if he was with Jesus, but Peter again said he was not. The third time Peter denied knowing Jesus, a rooster crowed. Then Jesus turned and with a hurtful heart, looked at Peter. Peter remembered that Jesus had told him "Before a rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will have said three times that you do not know me."
When things go wrong, we need friends, don't we. Jesus needed friends, too! But they all ran away. And now even Peter, one of his closest friends was denying him. Peter felt so bad about what he did that he cried and cried. The wonderful thing is that Jesus forgave Peter and gave him a second chance. Read how Peter reacted after being forgiven by Jesus by clicking HERE. Because Peter was forgiven it made Peter even stronger in Loving Jesus. Peter became a mighty leader for Jesus Christ. He led many people to believe in Jesus Christ. His story continues in the book of Acts.
Jesus will forgive you of your mistakes. He loves you just the way you are. He shows love, grace, mercy and friendship.
Continue this Lesson by going to the story about Peter showing his love back to Jesus.There are also craft ideas for the lesson.
Next week we will continue with more stories about Friends of Jesus.
GO TO: Theme SongJesus You are My Best Friend
Lesson 2 ~ Lazarus
Jesus cares about us.
Lesson 3 ~ Jesus Heals Jairus Daughter
Jesus is Trustworthy.
Lesson 4 ~ Mary of Bethany
Jesus is more than enough.
Lesson 5 ~ Mary Magdalene and a woman who sinned
Jesus Accepts us just the way we are.
God Bless You All ^^
