Phil Vischer, Founder of Jellyfish Labs and co-creator of the acclaimed VeggieTales, opens the Bible to a tiny book all the way at the back. With the help of some animated friends, Phil walks through the entire book of 1 John to answer the question, “What is a Christian?”
This pioneering series packs tons of good theology into short sessions that toddlers to adults will enjoy. Learn not only what the Bible says, but also why and what it means for us today.
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Use these questions to talk to your child about the message of 1 John. Then consider taking the so-what challenge to incorporate this session’s message into your own life alongside your child’s.
Read Again
1 John 2:15–29
“These are the evil things in the world: wanting things to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, being too proud of the things we have. But none of those things comes from the Father. All of them come from the world.” (1 John 2:16, ICB)
- What is love according to the world? (A feeling that comes and goes.)
- What is love according to the Bible? (A choice. A choice to make something or someone more important than other things.)
- To follow Jesus is to choose…what? (To choose to make God and our neighbors the most important things in our lives.)
- What is the opposite of true teaching? (False teaching.)
- Which kind of love do you think the world needs more of right now? The “feeling” love? Or the “choosing” love?
- Think of a way you could make someone else feel more important in your life.
So What?
For toddlers: Give your child a choice—a choice in snack, play activity, toy—but express your desire for one of the options. Say: “We love by letting others choose first.” Let your child choose first. Then help him or her practice letting you choose first.
For grade schoolers: Help your child identify something he or she can do for another person to make that person important, then help your child do it. (Rake leaves for a neighbor, make cookies for a friend, draw pictures for the older people at church.)
For you: Turn off the TV, the computer, and the cell phone. Make your child important by focusing all of your attention on him or her for a half-hour.