W E E K 8

NOTHING
LESS THAN
GOD’S BEST
ESTIMATED TIME
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES
›› Blank sheets of paper.
›› Several pairs of scissors.
›› Glue sticks or equivalent.
›› Different colored markers.
›› iPad/computer and projector.
›› Slides and video testimony (see extra material).
›› A good amount of paper of different colors, sizes and textures.
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 CONNECT 25 MINUTES

AIMS ›› Give each of the students in both groups a

blank piece of paper and ask them to write
›› To see ourselves as children of God.
down at least two positive characteristics they
have as either parents or sons and daughters.
OBJECTIVES These could be the characteristics that have
›› To distinguish which attributes are associated most marked them in their roles.
with parents and children.
›› Give the students just 5 minutes to write their
›› To understand that we have the right to be lists.
children of God because we have decided to
›› Bring the students back together and share a
believe in Jesus.
little of your own personal experience about
›› To memorize Romans 8:15. what it means to be a son or daughter. Also
speak about your experience as a parent
(if you are one) or mention what it is about
WELCOME your father or mother that has impacted you
10 MINUTES positively.

›› Allow the students to come in and sit down. ›› Connect the activity to this week’s theme,
explaining that we have all been called
›› Revise the most relevant points from last
children of God because we have decided to
week’s class (Your Decisions Define You). Ask
follow Jesus.
the students how they got on during the week
- you could review the various activities you
set them last week or you could simply give
them the opportunity to share their thoughts. ACTIVITY 2
10 MINUTES

›› Organize the students into groups of 4 or 5.

ACTIVITY 1 ›› Ask the groups to write a song, using Romans
5 MINUTES 8:15.
›› Invite those who are parents to move toward ›› Encourage them to take a video of their song
one side of the classroom. (Only use this on a cell phone. Then ask them to send you
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activity if you are aware of the demographics the video.

of your class, and are sure it will work).
›› Choose the song you like the best and show it
›› Ask those who are not yet parents to stand at the end of the class. 43
on the other side.
 CONCEIVE 30 MINUTES

AIMS ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES
›› To understand that God has accepted us and
adopted us as His children. Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint
›› To overcome the barriers and arguments we the lesson and enable you to share the message
in a real and relevant way. Use our suggested
might face as we try to see ourselves as we
points and add your own personal testimonies.
really are - as children of God; to feel that we
Remember not to spend more than 20 minutes
have the right to come close to Him, to know speaking.
Him and to ask Him for what we need.
›› Say a short prayer to begin.

OBJECTIVES ›› Use the following outline and the student’s

book to explain this week’s message.
›› To identify the things that could stop us from
confidently coming to God to ask Him to
meet our needs.
›› To understand that God wants to bless us INTRODUCTION
and that His will is always good, pleasing and Nothing Less Than God’s Best
perfect.

ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES

Show this week’s video testimony.

›› Read Romans 8:15-17 aloud.

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›› Just as a father adopts a child in the natural,

God adopts us as His children when we decide
to accept Jesus into our hearts. This makes us
heirs of His kingdom, His promises, and all the
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›› Abba is the Aramaic word for Daddy. This is GOD’S WILL FOR HIS CHILDREN
the most affectionate term a child could use
to address their father.

TOPIC CONTENT
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK GOD

›› God has plans to prosper us and not to harm

us (Jeremiah 29:11) and His will is good,
pleasing and perfect (Romans 12:2). We can
therefore trust that He wants to bless us and
prosper us in everything we do.
›› To be able to receive all His blessings, we need
›› Refer to the introductory video, emphasizing to learn how to behave as His children - to act
how Sara received her inheritance from her in accordance with the Spirit and not with the
father (an inheritance of faith and ministry) fleshly nature. (For more information, see day
and how she learned to be a daughter, and 45 in the student book).
more specifically TO ASK.
›› When we decide to follow Jesus, God fills
›› Share a personal testimony about how you
us with spiritual, intellectual and physical
have been able to conquer something you
strength. He perfects our weaknesses and
longed for through faith. The purpose of this
guides us to make right decisions so that we
teaching is to show the students that they
can become more than conquerors.
can have a direct and personal relationship
with their heavenly Father.

WHEN GOD WHEN GOD

adopts us, we receive adopts us, we become
His heart and His heirs of His riches and
character. privileges.

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 CREATE 15 MINUTES

AIMS WEEKLY CHALLENGE

5 MINUTES
›› To determine to change bad attitudes,
thoughts and actions whenever necessary. ›› Encourage the students to go back over their
›› To carefully evaluate each of our attitudes, notes from today’s lesson.
thoughts and actions before they take root, ›› Set them the challenge of reading their
according to the criteria we will explore in the student book every day and completing the
activity (good, pleasing and perfect). exercises.
›› Encourage them to think about which activity
OBJECTIVES they enjoy most as they read through the
›› To identify what kinds of thoughts, attitudes book during the week so that they can share
and actions we allow in our daily lives. their thoughts in the following class.
›› To understand that everything we do should ›› The students should declare in faith every
be good, pleasing and perfect, just like the
morning: “Thank You Father, because I will see
character and will of God.
Your good, pleasing and perfect will fulfilled
in my life today.”
›› This week, the students should use the filter
ACTIVITY 1
of the Word of God to evaluate every one of
10 MINUTES
their words, thoughts, attitudes and actions.
›› Divide the students into groups of four. Next session, they should briefly describe
›› Divide the colored sheets, scissors, markers how they got on.
and glue sticks between the groups.
›› Ask the students to use the materials to create PRAYER
a “scanner” that can analyze the thoughts, 5 MINUTES
attitudes and actions of the children of God.
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
›› The scanner should have three “gauges”: one
should measure how good a thought, attitude ›› Seek the revelation of the Father’s heart.
or action of a child of God is; another should ›› Feel loved as children of God.
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measure how pleasing these things are; and

›› Act in accordance with the will of God (which
the last should indicate if these are perfect in
is good, pleasing and perfect).
the sight of God or not.
›› If any of these things (thoughts, attitudes or Note: If necessary, take some extra time to
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Be careful not to run over the allocated time of
they do not come from God.
each class.