Jesus is tempted

On sunday Feb. 27th I did the lesson about Jesus being tempted by the devil. I first had a little test about being tempted using little Hershey bars, yum, I also used marshmallows. The children were allowed to take the marshmallows, but not the choc. It was interesting to hear their comments. Later while the lesson was going on I had the choc. staring at them. At one point I picked the tray up and passed it by their noses, this very hard one little boy reached out and I said no not yet. Oh by the way I did tell them they would take some home. It was also very interesting to hear about the things they are tempted with. They were quite intrigued by the story, and how Jesus spoke the Bible words to the devil. They know that they can ask for help, but this made it even more clear for them. They can call on the Lord.. Jesus only did what his Father God told him to do. We should only do what our Father God tells us to do. We reviewed about taking our thoughts captive, because we can be tempted to do something with that thought that is not good. I even shared how I was tempted to use words, but it says: A gentle answer turns away wrath. God helped me to take the thought captive, and not say anything. Later the children went up to the throne to talk to Jesus about the things they are tempted with, and asked God to help them. Some of the children came to me, also for prayer. The Lord had me use the song from Simply Worship II called I draw near to you. I watched how each child has his or her own way of interacting with the presence of the Lord. It was a good day and a lot was accomplished.