Reading of the story: The Most Important Commandment

Theme discussion

God is big on love, today’s story tells us that the most important commandment is about love. The commandment tells us to love God and to love others as we love ourselves. This means we should treat others how we would want to be treated. If we love God and love others as we love ourselves then the other commandments should be easy and should happen naturally.

When the Pharisees tried to stump Jesus by asking him which commandment was the most important Jesus knew what to answer. Jesus knew that loving God and others as we love ourselves was the most important because all the other commandments will happen naturally if you follow this one. When Jesus said this to the Pharisees they were amazed by his knowledge and all agreed with him.

Did Jesus’s response in this story surprise you?

What do you think it looks like to love others like you love yourself?

Have you ever experienced God’s love through an action someone else did?

Craft

Today’s craft is making a heart necklace to remind ourselves of the most important commandment. For this craft you’ll need paper, string or ribbon, markers, and scissors.

Watch this video for directions on how to make the necklace, you should stop watching once you get to 5:03 or when the second craft starts.