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Because I value my relationship with God, I choose to know His character and respond to Him in my worship and life.

 

How To Be Like Jesus

Humility

God is so great that I seem very small and unimportant in comparison. Yet Jesus loved me and lowered Himself to become like me.
I choose to be humble.

Definition

Humulity related virtues: Accomodating, calm, unpretentious, longsuffering, modest, sincerity, wise submission.

Humility means: Letting others be first for applause or notoriety,
Not gloating when getting the highest grade,
Not showing off when you are best in sports, or any thing else.


Artwork Music

See flipchart

 

 

Humble Thyself, HIOS, 81
Make Me a Servant
Have Thine Own Way Lord, SDAH 567
Just As I Am, SDAH 314
Not I But Christ, SDAH 570

Student Life Applications

1. Keeping all your accomplishments untold
2. Making the other students feel important
3. Sharing the joy of winning with the whole team when you made the winning play
4. Washing the feet of a competitor
5. Not showing your paper with others when you got the highest score
6. Not proving you are right when someone challenges you
7. Taking an insult without retaliation
8. Letting another student take the lead part in the school program
9. Not taking credit when you deserve it
10. Taking the smallest piece of fruit on the plate
11. Older student includes the younger student in his group
Contrasts:
12. pretty girl in fancy clothes strutting proudly//embarrassed simple and “plain jane”
13. proud motorcycle rider//student on plain type bicycle
14. student proudly holds up a test paper with B+//student turns aside with A
15. Student gives his place in line (a queue) to a smaller student
16. Student washing another’s feet
17. Students picking up trash in school yard

Bible, E.G. White


Deuteronomy 8:2, 3 He humbleth thee
I Chronicles 7:14 humble themselves and pray
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek
Matthew 23:12 he that shall humble himself shall be exalted
Romans 12:16 Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

“Before honor is humility. To fill a high place before men, Heaven chooses the worker who, like John the Baptist, takes a lowly place before God. The most childlike disciple is the most efficient in labor for God.” DA 436
“When the Spirit of God takes possession of the heart, it transforms the life, sinful thoughts are put away, evil deeds are renounced; love, humility, and peace take the place of anger, envy, and strife.” DA 173
“True humility will lead a man to exalt Christ and the truth, and to realize his utter dependence upon the God of truth. It is painful to learn lessons of humility, yet nothing is more beneficial in the end. The pain attendant upon learning lessons of humility is in consequence of our being elated by a false estimate of ourselves, so that we are unable to see our great need.” 4T 378
"True refinement and nobility of soul will be seen in efforts to bless and elevate others.” 2T 243
"Humility and self-distrust should be cultivated. . .This will. . .make us large-hearted and generous." SC 121

Reinforcing Stories

“Man Enough For the Job”, from The Moral Compass by William Bennett, p. 657.
Christian Values Every Kid Should Know, Chapter 18 by Donna Habenicht
The Children's Hour I, by Arthur S. Maxwell, pg. 93
"Small Beginnings", Book Three, The Children's Hour by Arthur S. Maxwell
"Red Hawk Hero", Book Two, Great Stories for Kids by Jerry D. Thomas, pg 101
Great Stories for Kids I, by Jerry D. Thomas, pg. 22
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, pgs. 39, 140, by Arthur Maxwell
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, pg. 125, by Arthur Maxwell
"Lessons From the Watch", Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School.
February 25, March 28, 31, April 1, December 5, 13, Sure as the Dawn by Mansell and Mansell

Student Activities


Think about how hard it is to be quiet when you know the answer but you want others to get the credit for being first to answer.
In recess and physical education class try playing games in such a way to help all your team mates get the points, rather than you alone.

Links to the Curriculum
Biology: Bacteria destroys the old and bad. Trials humble us and cleans the old and bad from our characters.
Business: Effective management recognizes talented employees.
Math: Showing others how to do the problems when you understand it, not just rushing on to get done first.
Physical Education: Doing your best while helping others do their best and not trying to get all the credit.
Social Studies: Massive disaster made Japan bow in 1945. A little more humility would have saved many lives

Resources

Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (5-8)
King of the Golden River by John Ruskin (5-8+)
Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (5-8)
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, by Arthur Maxwell, R&H, 1964
Great Stories for Kids, by Jerry Thomas, PPPA, 1999
Christian Values Every Kid Should Know, by Donna Habenicht, R&H, 2000
The Children's Hour, by Arthur Maxwell, R&H, 1945
Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School, R&H, 1951
Sure as the Dawn by Mansell and Mansell, R&H, 1993

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show humility.
Tell or write about when you showed humility like God would do.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone was not humble
Tell two ways that you can show humility.
What is the opposite of humility? Who makes us act that way?
How do you think God feels when He sees people who are humble?
How do you feel when you show humility?
What makes you want to show humility?
Finish the sentence: We can show humility when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I am humble?
What difference does it make whether I show humility or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not choose to be humble?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t choose to show humility?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to show humility. Why would someone do differently?
List some ways that a person might be humble without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could be humble in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Can you think of someone who seems good at showing humility? What makes them better at it?
How often do you show humility? Think of the last three times and tell me.

High school:
Would you practice humility if no one was checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to humility and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone was not fully humble? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to be humble?
If someone in a group spoke out against humility would you speak up to give the other side?
Can you say that showing humility has become a habit? How often are you that way?
What effect do you think humility will have on your future?
Do you see your family practicing humility? How about your church, city, or nation? Does it make much difference if they do?
What do you think should be done to promote humility in your family, friends, church, city, and nation?
Does it make much difference if the above are humble or not? Why?