3 John
Gaius and Demetrius were good examples for other Christians.
Gaius was faithful to the truth about Jesus. He helped other people,
especially those who were spreading the good news about Jesus.
Everyone said only good things about Demetrius.
Diotrephes wasn’t a good example. He wanted to be the most important leader.
But he told lies about Jesus. He didn’t welcome Christian travelers into his home.
And he didn’t allow them to talk about Jesus in the church.
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Find the words in these verses that tell you how John was feeling.
What made him feel like that? Read these verses again.
Point to the words John uses to describe Gaius.
How would you feel if someone wrote that way about you?
Choose a color from Hearty’s color chart on page 19 that matches how you feel.
Read the verses one more time. Notice that John uses the word friend instead of Gaius’ name.
Read the verses but this time use your name instead of friend.
How does this make you feel?
Choose a color from Hearty’s color chart that matches how you feel.
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Talky wonders if you know someone who always wants to be first.
Diotrephes was like that.
- Do you sometimes want to tell others what to do?
- Do you sometimes talk so much that no one else gets a turn to speak?
Sometimes we act like we are the most important person.
Talky wants you to get your group together.
Talk with one another about why everyone is important.
And talk about how each of you can be better listeners.
Make a list of things you can do.
Then talk about how you can encourage one another to do these things.
Then end your gathering with prayer.
