Kid's Devotion - Being Kind to Strangers

  1. Doug Trivia - Who sits in front of Chalky?
2. Who was mean to Fentruck? What did he do? Why do you think he did it?
3. Why did Patty choose Fentruck as her lab partner?
4. Are there any "different" kids in your school? How are they different? How do you treat them?
5. Are there any new kids in your school, sunday school class, or youth group? Have you befriended them? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever been in a situation where everyone knew everyone else and no one knew you? How did you feel?
7. Read Matt. 25:31-46  http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+25%3A31-46&version=NLT   What were some of the things the sheep were rewarded for and the goats were punished for?  If you are kind to strangers who does Jesus say you are being kind to?
8. Read Exodus 23:9  http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2023:9&version=NIV  What does this say about how we should treat people different from us?  Why?

Note to parents:
    In this episode, Fentruck moves to Bluffington from Yakestonia. Despite looking like everyone else, he talks different and Roger always feels better about himself by bullying the weak and different. If you watch Dougs you can tell that Roger has a low self esteem and is very self conscious so he hides that by taking the offensive and picking on others. He also is jealous because the girls are paying attention to Fentruck and not him. Let your kids know that bullies usually have significant problems and they should be prayed for and pitied rather than hated.
   Jesus relates to the different people as He came from Heaven to a world that didn't know Him and He was so different He was hated. Talk to the kids about how Jesus was different from everyone else. Because of that and the fact that His chosen people were always aliens wherever they went, Jesus has a heart for strangers that we need to have. Encourage the kids that when they see someone sitting all alone at lunch or youth group that they need to go over and be "Jesus" to them. Be their friend even if it means that they get picked on too. That's how "sheep" act.