Use washable crayons or markers to draw your favorite part of this today’s Bible Story: Where can we read about Jesus? Who teaches us how to live? Who wants to be your friend forever? Theme: Focus Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Memory Verse: “Let us (Thumbs to chest) keep looking (Hands to eyes like binoculars and look around) to Jesus.” (Both hands pointing up) Hebrews 12:2 (Hold out hands like a book) DAY 1: We can believe God is real, even though we can't see Him, because we can see all that He has made. ROMANS 1:20 Who made everything? (God) What can you see that God made? DAY 2: Jesus uses a parable about building a house on rock or sand to teach us how to make wise choices. MATTHEW 7:24-27 Which house did not fall down? (The house on the rock) How can we be like the wise man? (We do what Jesus teaches.) DAY 3: Jesus did what only He can do when He died and came back, just like He said He would. THE GOSPELS Who went away and came back? (Jesus) Why did Jesus come back? (To be our friend forever) DAY 4: Jesus teaches us that we can talk to God anytime, anywhere, about anything. MATTHEW 6:5-13; JEREMIAH 29:12 Who taught us how to talk to God? (Jesus) How can you talk to God? (Anytime, Anywhere, About Anything) DAY 5: Jesus teaches us that the greatest thing we can do is love people the way He loves us. MATTHEW 22:36-40; 1 CORINTHIANS 13 Who taught us how to love? (Jesus) How can we love like Jesus? (helping, sharing, forgiving)