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The Golden Rule," In everything do to others as you would have them do to you;" (Matt 7:12 (to;) NRSV) , reminds us daily that it's not enough to keep from hurting our friends, neighbors, and even enemies. In every situation, we are to love as God loves, with compassion and forgiveness.

 

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Projects and Activities
Teaching the Golden Rule - Different ideas for teaching the golden rule:                                                    creating Golden Rule commandments, a list
                                                   of the top ten biblical followers of the Golden                                                    Rule, etc.
Puzzles, Mazes, Coloring, etc.
Coloring Page - Shep and Lily Living the Golden Rule
Coloring Page - Do Unto Others
Coloring Page - Practicing Acts of Kindness
Help-Him-Out - Guide the Good Samaritan through the maze to the city of                              Jericho
Break the Code - Use the grid to decode the Golden Rule
Find the Hidden Qualities - A word search of qualities we need to live the                                                   Golden Rule
Muddled Facts - Read Luke 10:30-37 and correct the mistakes in what the                               rescued man said to the inn keeper
Question 1 - Name the two men who saw the injured man but did not help
Question 2 - The man helped by the Good Samaritan was traveling from                         which city
Right or Wrong - Read the Good Samaritan and sort out what is right and                                wrong in the four sentences
Golden Rule Maze - Help Susie find her puppy
Find the Missing Items - Find the 7 things missing from the picture                                              "Practicing Acts of Kindness"
Bible Stories and Discussion Questions (read online and lookup in your Bible)
  The Golden Rule
Read Matthew 7:12 (to ;)
     •  Shep and Lily Discuss the Golden Rule (younger children)
     •  Discussion Questions
  The Good Samaritan
Read John 10:1-41; Luke 10:1-37
     •  The Good Man (younger children)
     •  The Good Samaritan (older children / teens)
     •  The Good Shepherd and the Good Samaritan (older children / teens)
     •  Discussion Questions
Listen to Bible Stories (online)
  The Golden Rule (told by Kevin Utz)
Living with the Bible
  Rachel Crandell, Retired Teacher and President of Monteverde Conservation League U.S. – Living the Golden Rule by Taking Care of Our World
  Ray Villaman, Restaurant Owner -- Bringing Good to Every Situation
  Sharon Moore says, "The Golden Rule is my business creed, my beginning and end."
  Blessed are the Generous - Christopher's story of helping others, by Caryl Krueger
Teen Time - Make a Difference
  Let’s ask ourselves: “How can I practice the Golden Rule in relation to our world? How can I love people I have never met?”
  Let's "grab the initiative" and put the Golden Rule into practice
Teen Time - Questions and Answers
  How or why should you be kind to someone you really don’t like?
  How or why do you forgive someone who doesn’t seem to deserve forgiveness?
  What do you do and how do you work when a teacher doesn't like you?
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
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