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“Foolish Rich Builder” Sunday School Lesson on the Parable of the Rich & Foolish Builders (Luke 12:13-21)
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Students areoften bombarded with messages that proclaim the glory of “stuff.” It is easy tosee others with fine clothes, cars, and toys, and want what they have. Even asadults we struggle with prioritizing worship and what we put first in ourlives. This story seeks to remind students that God should always be numberone, and if we don’t place Him in that priority spot, negative things canhappen. We never know what God has for our lives, and we can’t cling to “stuff”for our happiness.
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Lesson focus: We should put God first in our livesand avoid greed by being grateful for the blessings He has already provided.
Passage: Luke 12:13-21 (continuing into verses22-34 as well)
Target Audience: Kindergarten-6th grade
Materials Needed: Catalogs or pictures of items to purchase, pencils, small candies or toys, paper bags, decorative materials, paper plates, string, magnets, envelopes, small boxes, papers, Bibles
Bonus Ideas:
- Compare our children’s sermon with video example and children’s church lesson based on this same Bible passage.
- Read more theological background on this famous parable of Jesus
- Get more group actives for teaching this lesson from Sermons 4 Kids
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Activities to Introduce the Lesson
Some activities are better for older or younger students. Depending onyour audience, timing, and available resources, the suggestions here can beswitched around or easily adjusted:
- “What would you get?” (Good for olderstudents) provide students with a catalog or list of potential items. Give theman imaginary amount of money and have them select a list of items they wouldpurchase if they had that money. Talk about why they chose certain things.
- “How much can you hold?” challenge…providechildren with paper sacks (the flimsier the better!) and spread small toysand/or candy items on the floor. Encourage them to see how much they can stuffinto the bags, but there’s a catch: they cannot support the bag underneath, butmust hold with one hand. If the bag rips, they don’t get a new one to startover.
- “Will it fit?” Have students splitinto teams. Provide each team with a small or medium box. Have them relay raceacross the room to pick up items and stuff them into the boxes. See which teamcan hold the most items in their boxes. Is it hard to fit more items in thebox?
- Store the grain: Also relay style,let two groups relay race to pick up rice (or cereal or beans) from a large boxacross the room. The catch is that one team can use a cup, and the other canonly use a spoon (or smaller cup). Which team picked up more? After measuring,have teams swap so that the losers become the winners!
Explain that today’s story will feature a man who thought he could behappy if he had a lot of things. Jesus reminded him of what should be the mostimportant priorities. We should also remember what’s key in our lives, andalways put God first.
Sunday School Lesson on the Foolish Rich Man (Luke 12)
Ask studentsto describe their most valuable things. What do they have that they love themost? If they had to leave home and only take a few things, what would theywant? Explain that in today’s Bible story, we are looking at someone who wasconcerned about things and wanted to make sure he got all of the stuff hethought was coming to him. It started with a real question that someone broughtto Jesus:
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” -Luke 12:13-15
Someone wastrying to get Jesus to settle an argument. They were wanting to make sure theygot a share of money, and felt angry that they weren’t receiving it. Thisperson asked Jesus to force the money on him. But Jesus gave an interestinganswer. He wanted to make sure people did not prioritize material things, andtold a story about that:
And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” -Luke 12:16-21
Have youever moved? It seems like when we have to pack up everything we own, we oftenfind things that we had forgotten about, or things that we don’t really evenneed. Some people manage to acquire so many things that they need to get biggerhouses, or get boxes or storage units to put their things into. In this story,the man had so many things that he had to build a bigger barn. He thought hecould relax and enjoy life, but before the day was done his life was over! Wecan’t take anything with us when we die. None of our material things will lastforever. Jesus knew this and wanted to remind His listeners of how important itwas. Our lives cannot rely on our stuff, but on the maker of all things, onGod. Jesus reminded His people that God handles everything we need. We mightnot always have every little thing we think we want, but we will have what weNEED. God promises this!
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. -Luke 12:22-34
How can webuild up treasures in Heaven? For one thing, we recognize that this world isnot our home. There isn’t a problem with having nice things. It’s only an issuewhen we make those things the most important part of our lives. We want torecall all that God has blessed us with. We want to put Him first and foremost.We need to place priority on God and His people. And we can use our money tofurther that, too. We need a certain amount of money, but it’s all mobile andflexible. It will pass away. Heaven and the Kingdom of God will last forever!
Close with prayer and thank God for Hisamazing gifts and provision in our lives. Ask for help in placing Him first andforemost in our priorities.
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For where yourtreasure is, there your heart will be also. –Luke 12:34
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Treasure in Heaven Craft Idea
Count yourblessings magnet/decoration…have students create a decoration to remindthemselves of God’s provision and blessings, and to consider the importance ofputting Him first in life and putting treasure in Heaven. Provide card stock orpaper plates, and help students identify positive blessings in their lives towrite down or represent in pictures. Help students attach ribbons to hang thedecorations, or place magnets on the back to attach to a magnetic surface. Placethe verse (Luke 12:34) on the decoration to remember the lesson.
Alternately(or in addition), help students create special tithing envelopes or boxes.Remind them that money isn’t everything, and that God asks us to use our moneyin wise ways. Making donations to charity or tithing to the church can behelpful in this pursuit. Provide decorative materials (coloring, stickers) andenvelopes and/or boxes. Encourage students to add personal flair to theirboxes, and to keep them handy for extra change or spare cash.