![]() ![]() Most of them mentioned his coat of many colors. Before we started, I asked them to tell me about Joseph. Then we acted out the story.īecause we have a kitchen, I asked for the kids to be dismissed to the kitchen. But Abigail intervened and there was no war. We talked about how Nabal was rude to David, and how angry Davidīecame, angry enough to fight. I then told them about David, Nabal, and Abigail. Then we talked about how hard it is when you have two friends whoĭon't like each other. I told them I wanted to talk to them about their friends. They were very creative! Then we read the poem together and they each signed their names to the final copy. Of paper and decided on the order to place the words. They told me emotions that God gives them, their favorite thing about God, their favorite songs about God, their favorite bible stories, etc. I asked them if they would help me write a poem about the joy God has put in their heart, and we could hang it on the wall. I told them I thought her prayer sounded like a poem, because it was so beautiful. She was so happy, she said a beautiful prayer. Then we talked about Hannah and how she really wanted a baby,īut she had to wait a long time. I started by asking each one if they ever got anything they really, really wanted like for a birthday or Christmas, and how they felt when they got it. Weĭidn't have any time for review, they played the game over and over until church was over. Was a BIG hit! The parts were King Saul, Jonathan, the helper who collected the arrows, and David. You could use a box, or a table with a cloth over The first time I first did this, we had a large rock in the church, so our Next, the best part, we acted out the story. Next we had a short discussion about how much Jonathan must have loved David to protect him from his father the king, and that Jesus wants us to have that kind of love in our hearts. ![]() Jonathan was sad, because he knew he would have to tell David to run away. When Jonathan talked to his dad, he got really mad. "No, the arrows are farther beyond you," then that would mean David should run away, because the king wanted to kill him. "Look, the arrows are beside you," to his helper, it would mean David could come out, he would be safe. David would stay behind the rock and listen to what they said. They decided since Jonathan was a prince and had a helper, it would be a good idea for Jonathan to shoot arrows and talk to his helper. Jonathan told David to hide behind a rock and wait for a secret message. David was afraid so he wanted to run away, but Jonathan told him to wait until he talked to his dad the king, and then meet him later. I explained that Jonathan's dad was a king. I didn't, instead, I told them the story. You can read the whole chapter if you think your kids can followĪlong. After they understand the background and who the main characters are, read the story. If they don't mention Jonathan, I ask who wasĭavid's best friend? If they don't know about Jonathan, they may know about King Saul. I asked the class to tell me about David. Galatians 5:22-23 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,įaithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Many times I have the kids act out the lesson." Then read the story and present the lesson. They like to tell me what they know, and it gives me a feel for how much background or explanation they will need with the story. I like to start out by asking the children if they are familiar with whatever Bible character we are studying. My kids are grades 1-3, I usually have between The kids are dismissed after our time of worship and offering so I have them for about the length of the sermon, which is usually 25-30 minutes. ![]() Cheryl writes, "Our children's church is a pretty short period of time. ![]()
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