Religion Grade 3
Cycle 6
Are
You
Ready?
Learning Objectives
1. Describe how Jesus made friends.
2. Identify the traits to look for in a friend.
3. Relate the story of the “Calling of the First
Disciples” to making friends.
4. Arrange the events of how Jesus met his first
disciples.
I like to have many
friends. It is fun to have
friends around. I feel
happy when I am with
my friends.
We Love to be with Friends
God wants to share His goodness with us.
That is why He created a wonderful
world for us. But most of all, He gave us
special gifts- our FRIENDS.
“It is not good for man to be
alone.”
- Taken form Genesis 2:18
When we have friends, we feel happy, excited,
and good. There is joy in our hearts.
What else do you love to do with your
friends? Draw 1 activity that you love
to do with your friends.
Calling Christ’s First Disciples
When Jesus was on earth, he also loved
to be with friends.
Here is a bible story about two men who
wanted to become Jesus’ friends.
One afternoon, Jesus was
walking along the Jordan
river. Two men saw him and
followed him. When Jesus
saw that they were
following him, he asked
“What are you looking for?”
The two men said they
wanted to know Jesus
better. “Where do you live?
They asked. “Come and
see.” Jesus answered.
So they went with him. They
saw where he lived and
spent the rest of that day
with him. They became good
friends.
One of them was Andrew,
Simon Peter’s brother. Andrew
went home to tell his brother
about Jesus. Then he took
Simon to Jesus. Simon also
wanted to be a friend of Jesus.
Jesus named him Peter.
Adapted from John 1:35-42
·Jesus called twelve men to be his special
friends. They became very close to Jesus. They
were called to help in Jesus’ work on earth.
They are known as the twelve apostles.
·Jesus continues to invite people to be his
friends and disciples.
We all need friends. Jesus understands this
need for friendship. That is why he has given
us our friends, his special gifts to us.
Jesus was such a good friend that the
lives of the people he met and touched
changed for the better.
What are the
traits that we
should look for in
a friend?
What are the
traits that we
should look for in
a friend?
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