Lesson NL15

Forgive Us Our Debts

Open with prayer.

Introduce and show the NEST video

Bible reading:

Matthew 17: 24-27 fish with coin in mouth

Matthew 18: 21-22 how much should we forgive – 7 x 70

Matthew 18: 23-35 man borrowed money from king who forgave debt then man sent to prison
a man who owed him a little, then king punished man who he earlier had forgiven

This reading takes 5 minutes.

Specific questions:

Open ended questions:

1. Did anyone see any difference between what was on the video and what we read in the
Bible? (On the first and second class, tell the kids that this question is coming as we start the
video.)
2. What difference did you see in the same story covered by different Bible books? Which
Bible book did you like the best? Why?
3. What was the best thing you saw from either the video or the Bible reading?
4. How do we forgive family and friends we love then they make us mad or disappoint us?

Names covered on earlier lesson:

Mary: mother of Jesus

Joseph: husband of Mary
Herod: evil local ruler who wanted to kill baby Jesus
John the Baptist
Matthew tax collector turned disciple
Gabriel
Andrew (Peter’s brother)
Peter
John
Nicodemus (local religious leader who came later helping prepare Jesus’ body for burial)
Lazarus
Mary
Martha