WORLD SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSONS AND HANDOUTS FOR THIS WEEK
World Sunday School first appeared on the Internet on May 14, 2003. Since that time, this independent website has supplied weekly graded Sunday School lessons and handouts (and, often, coloring pages) to help Sunday School teachers worldwide. We hope to help preserve the Sunday School movement which had its glory days in the 1930's. In a time when so many churches are downsizing Sunday Schools, we aim to preserve this Christian teaching to enrich the life of children and youth worldwide.
JUNIOR/ADULT LESSON - June 5, 2022
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CURRENT LESSON PLAN
My Yoke Is Easy
June 5, 2022
It is a mistake for the believer to attempt to bear life's burdens alone in a single collar. It has never been God's intent for us to bear our burdens alone. That is why He has a yoke for us. A yoke is designed for two. And the Lord gives us the invitation to let Him be one of the two in the yoke. When we step into the yoke of Jesus we will find rest from our burdens.
CURRENT HANDOUT
My Yoke Is Easy
Jesus gives us an invitation to step into the yoke with Him so that our burdens will not be so heavy. Even though we will still be busy we will not be pulling the load or bearing the weight by ourselves. Jesus has been around much longer, forever in fact, and He certainly is much stronger. He has the experience. He has the compassion. He takes on most of the burden Himself. His yoke is easy because He is doing the most of the work.
When we get to the point we are stressed out we need to learn how to experience rest. If we only needed physical rest we could just take a nap or sit down awhile. We could go on a vacation or retreat for emotional rest. But the real rest we need, and of which Jesus was referring, is spiritual rest. The Pharisees of Christ's time had burdened the people with so many traditions and so much legalism they were actually wearing from trying to be a good Jew. Christ was bothered by what He saw and offered the people a rest that comes only from Him. He made a promise that if they would step into the yoke with Him they would not only find rest, they would also find their burdens would become lighter. Jesus promised He would also teach them.
James Botts wrote, "Human effort falls far short of the standard God requires. The cross is the place of exchange where what I am is placed on Him and what He is, is given to me."[i]
In 1930 an unusual event took place. It still represents an open case in the FBI missing-person files. On August 15, after dining out with his family, a New York State Supreme Court Justice named Joseph Carter hailed a taxi and was never seen or heard from again. The FBI thought the disappearance might be work-related as the judge had heard many mob cases. But there was no real evidence to support that theory. All investigations led to dead-ends. The only clue was a note he left for his wife and family. It said, ˜I am very, very tired. Love, Joe." That was the last anyone ever heard from him.
I think many of us feel that way. Jesus has something to say to the person who is exhausted, to the person who is worn out, chewed up and spit out by life. He offers rest to those who are frustrated, hurting, and tired.[ii]
We all find ourselves burdened from time to time. Our burden may be financial stress, a sick or dying loved one, family obligations, job demands, the list goes on. Jesus has made us this promise of rest and comfort. He has promised to carry the most of our burdens. He has promised to teach us.
However, His yoke is not forced upon us. We have an invitation from Him, and we must willingly take His yoke upon us. We do not have the privilege of not wearing a yoke at all, though. If we do not take the yoke of Christ upon us, then our shoulders must bear the weight of sin and weariness.
Why try to bear your burdens alone when there is such a precious help? If you are a believer Christ will help you with your spiritual burdens. If you have not accepted Christ as your personal Savior, then you are under the burden of sin and spiritual despair. Christ wants you to come unto Him. That is His invitation to you: "Come unto me."
GRADE 3-6 LESSON - June 5, 2022
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CURRENT LESSON PLAN - Joseph 3 - Be a Dandelion, by Lisa DeVinney
Author’s Notes: Last week, we watched Joseph go from the bottom of a pit, into slavery - where he became a successful servant, and then into prison for a crime he didn’t commit. And all the while, we found that the Lord was right there with him. God had a plan for Joseph’s life. He was preparing him for a very special task. Along the way, Joseph found himself in many difficult surroundings. But no matter where that was, Joseph was a great example of the old expression, “bloom where you’re planted.” He was able to serve the Lord faithfully, right where the Lord had planted him.
CURRENT HANDOUT
Joseph 3 - Be a Dandelion, by Lisa DeVinney
Fill in the Blanks
- The keeper of the palace prison put in charge of all the other prisoners.
- The two new prisoners were Pharaoh’s chief and .
- The butler and baker both had disturbing on the same night.
- Joseph told the butler and baker that dream interpretations come from .
- Joseph told the butler that he would get his old job back within days.
True or False
1. Joseph told the baker that he, too, would be restored to his old job.
2. Just as Joseph predicted, the butler got his old job back.
3. The butler and baker came out of prison on Pharaoh’s birthday.
4. Joseph asked the butler to help get him out of prison.
5. The butler asked Pharaoh to release Joseph on the same day he was released.
6. When no one else could interpret Pharaoh’s dream, the butler remembered Joseph.
Lisa's Other Grade 3-6 Lessons
-- Lisa DeVinney
PRIMARY LESSON - June 12, 2022
CURRENT LESSON PLAN
Jesus, What a Friend, by Julie Pisacane
Opening Prayer: Join together in a prayer of thanks and praise as we
consider some of the ways God strengthens and helps
us in our daily walk with Him.
CURRENT HANDOUT
Jesus, What a Friend, by Julie Pisacane
Suggested Materials for today's lesson --- cup of sand --- large Rock.
Opening Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever looked at a starry sky at night
and try to count all the stars ?
2. Have you ever been to a beach or a sandy place and try to count all the
grains of sand ?
3. Have you ever thought about how many different types of animals are
on this planet that live on earth or in the sea ?
4. Nature is one of the ways in which we have a powerful
witness of God around us at all times and the Bible
proclaims the following about the creation of God-- in Psalm 19:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
The witness of His creation is a continual voice that is heard everywhere. The voice of nature cannot go unheard.
5. Have you ever thought about the people in your life that have helped you
to know of God -- that love and pray with you and for you ?
6. Have you thanked God for those loving
people He placed in your life ?
7. Is Jesus Christ on your list ?
Read the following : For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved. John 3:17
In today's Bible reading we will also see how the Word of God
is a continual help and witness in our lives. We will learn
what David declares about God and how David magnifies God
with full trust .
Julie Pisacane ©
Close in Prayer.
2. Just as Joseph predicted, the butler got his old job back.
3. The butler and baker came out of prison on Pharaoh’s birthday.
4. Joseph asked the butler to help get him out of prison.
5. The butler asked Pharaoh to release Joseph on the same day he was released.
6. When no one else could interpret Pharaoh’s dream, the butler remembered Joseph.
PRIMARY LESSON - June 12, 2022
CURRENT LESSON PLAN
Jesus, What a Friend, by Julie Pisacane
Opening Prayer: Join together in a prayer of thanks and praise as we
consider some of the ways God strengthens and helps
us in our daily walk with Him.
CURRENT HANDOUT
Jesus, What a Friend, by Julie Pisacane
Suggested Materials for today's lesson --- cup of sand --- large Rock.
Opening Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever looked at a starry sky at night
and try to count all the stars ?
2. Have you ever been to a beach or a sandy place and try to count all the
grains of sand ?
3. Have you ever thought about how many different types of animals are
on this planet that live on earth or in the sea ?
4. Nature is one of the ways in which we have a powerful
witness of God around us at all times and the Bible
proclaims the following about the creation of God-- in Psalm 19:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
The witness of His creation is a continual voice that is heard everywhere. The voice of nature cannot go unheard.
5. Have you ever thought about the people in your life that have helped you
to know of God -- that love and pray with you and for you ?
6. Have you thanked God for those loving
people He placed in your life ?
7. Is Jesus Christ on your list ?
Read the following : For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved. John 3:17
In today's Bible reading we will also see how the Word of God
is a continual help and witness in our lives. We will learn
what David declares about God and how David magnifies God
with full trust .
Julie Pisacane ©
Close in Prayer.
Close in Prayer.