He's the Picture—We're the Frame!

8/8/2019 He's the PictureWe're the Frame!

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He's thePicture

We're the

Frame!


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Why do Ihave to combmy hair and

be clean?

Why doesMommy remind me

to sit up straight at thetable and have good

manners?


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People nd to s a reflection of what Jesus is like.

People cant s Jesus, but they can s you.So Jesus ndsyouto beHis faceto the world.


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You have your own face and body.You don't have Jesus' physical face,

but your face and actions can shine with His love.


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When peoples youshine withJesus' love,

they swhat Jesus

is like.

That's whatit means tobe Jesus'face.


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Excuse me,maam. Would you

like to havemy seat?

Why,thank you!How kind.


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It's important to have gd maers, to be cleanand tidy, and to take gd care of your suoundings!

Please passthe salt.

Of course.


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By practicing

consideration,courtesy, and gdpersonal carehabits (which are apart of courtesy),

we make Jesushay. When He was

on earth, Jesuswas loving andconsiderate. Thatshow He wants us tobe t. The Biblesays, Let us loveone another, forlove comes fromGod (1 John 4:7 NIV).


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By being loving to others, we are showing others what Jesus is like.

What happy,polite children

they are.


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If you have bad maers, or you are untidy, then it wi bediicult for others to s Jesus loving Spirit in you.

Oh dear,these children

need a bath.


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Imagine you have a beautifulpainting of flowers that you

want to hang on your wa.

You have a choice of twoframes to put the paintingina nice-lking frame and

one with chied wd andflaking paint.

If you put it in the nice-lking frame, then you

and others wi lk at thepicture and enjoy its beauty.


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But if you chse to putthe painting in the not-so-nice-lking frame, noone would want to lk

at the painting very much,because the frame wi

make the picture not lknearly as prey.

The painting didnt change;its just the frame you putit in.


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That's what gd maers are forshowingthe loving face of Jesus to others.

Even if you have a smiling,loving face, its harder

for people to noticeunder a sloy frame

of bad maers.

Let's a be pleasant,loving pictures forJesus in a frame of

gd maers!

Can you think of tips onhow to have good manners?

S&S link: Character Building: Values and Virtues:

Courtesy-1b

Authored by Christi Lynch. Illustrations by Leila Shae.

Design by Stefan Merour.

Copyright 2010 by The Family International

He's the Picture—We're the Frame!

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