Paint Craft

Today, we have been learning about Jesus’ sacrifice of love for us and how He served others. Our SuperTruth today says: “I will follow Jesus by serving others like He did.” Today, we are going to decorate some gloves that we can use when we serve others.

Give each child a paint smock to wear as you distribute the gloves and markers or colored pens. Have children write their name in the palm of each glove.

Read John 13:15–17:

“I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.”

Jesus had just finished washing His disciples’ feet. This was normally an act that was done only by a servant, certainly not the Son of God! Jesus told His disciples that He set an example for them to follow. Do you think Jesus was just talking about washing feet?

No, He was talking about serving others in any way they could with a humble attitude. Jesus told them that if He, their master and teacher, did this, they must do the same. What did Jesus say would happen if they followed His example? God would bless them!

Since we are Jesus’ followers, God has called us to serve others, too! Have children decorate the gloves and write one letter of the word S-E-R-V-E on each of the glove fingers.

Use these servants’ gloves as a reminder to serve others like Jesus did; in humility and love.

Encourage them to use the gloves in some helpful acts of service:

• Yard work
• Taking out the trash
• Scrubbing the bathroom
• Dusting
• Washing a car or bike
• Caring for a pet
• Cleaning windows

Ask the children for other ideas for them to use their gloves while serving.