The Story of Valentine
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The Story of Valentine
Valentine’s Day is more than candy, hearts, and romantic dinner dates. It’s a day to celebrate the greatest love of all – God’s love! Valentine’s Day commemorates the life and death of a Christian man who loved God more than life and freedom. When the emperor outlawed Christianity, Valentine risked his life to continue loving and obeying Christ. When arrested, he boldly shared the gospel with the emperor himself! When imprisoned and sentenced to death, he continued trusting God and sharing his love with others until his execution on February 14, circa AD 270. This true story can encourage children to marvel at the greatness of God’s love and believe in Jesus who is the ultimate expression of God’s mercy and grace.
This digital download includes the leader’s guide, printable visuals for the lesson, memory verse, and games, and PPT slides. Additionally, this lesson also includes resources and instructions to help children learn about praying for the persecuted church.
Description
Lesson Overview
Big Idea: God’s love is the greatest!
Key Verse: Romans 5:8 “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Lesson: The Story of Valentine
Activity: Pray for the Persecuted Church
Game: God’s Love Bible Drills
Story Sample: Valentine isn’t just a word, a pretty card or a holiday. Valentine is a name! Valentine was a real person who lived in the empire (kingdom) of Rome about 2,000 years ago. Valentine loved God and wanted to help others learn about God’s love. But most ancient Romans didn’t believe in God. They had many statues and stories about other make-believe gods. They would worship in front of these statues and pray to these gods. They believed they needed to keep these gods happy so the idols would be good to them and hear their prayers. But they were wrong! Valentine was a Christian who believed in the one true God who made all things. He knew these false Roman gods couldn’t hear or help anyone and they certainly didn’t love the people who tried to make them happy. He told the Romans about the God of the universe who made them and wanted to give them the greatest love of all! I want to tell you about God’s awesome love too!
The God who created the universe loves you with a never-ending, always and forever love! This is the greatest love of all! Valentine wanted everyone to know that God loved them and sent his Son to save them from sin, but this was dangerous work. The emperor (king) of Rome was a mean and cruel man who wanted people to only love and worship his make-believe gods. He made it against the law to love God or believe in his Son, Jesus! Do you think this stopped Valentine from telling people about the awesome love of God? No. Valentine was willing to risk his life for God!
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