Preschool
Helping at the Tabernacle
1 Samuel 1:28; 2:11, 18-21, 26
BIG IDEA: It makes God happy when we help others.
GET TALKING:
- How did Samuel help Eli get the Tabernacle ready? (Polish candlesticks, fill water bowls, carry firewood, swept floors)
- When the Tabernacle was ready, what did Samuel get to do? (Open the doors to let people in.)
- What did people do in the Tabernacle? (Worshiped God, sang songs, prayed, told God they loved Him.)
ACTION PLAN: Find some ways that you can help someone this week.
PRAYER: Ask God to help us help others.
OCTOBER MEMORY VERSE:
"We must obey God." Acts 5:29
Pre-K/Kindergarten
Helping at the Tabernacle
1 Samuel 1:28; 2:11, 18-21, 26
BIG IDEA: It makes God happy when we help others.
GET TALKING:
- Where did Samuel live? Who did he live with? (the Tabernacle; Eli)
- What are some of the things Samuel helped Eli with to get the Tabernacle ready? (polish the candlesticks, fill bowls with water, carry firewood into the storeroom)
- Why did people come to the Tabernacle? (To pray and worship God)
- What are some ways you could help at church? At home? (Examples: help pass out papers, clean up after snacks, clean up toys, put dishes away in the sink)
ACTION PLAN: Find some ways that you can help someone this week.
PRAYER: Ask God to help us do our best and help others.
OCTOBER MEMORY VERSE:
"We must obey God." Acts 5:29
Elementary
A Promise Fulfilled
Genesis 17:1 - 18:19; 21: 1-7
BIG IDEA: Because God keeps His promises, I can trust Him always!
GET TALKING:
- What did God promise Abraham? (That he would be the father of many nations. That God would give Abraham and his descendants the entire land of Canaan.)
- Why do you think Abraham chose to keep believing in God’s promises to him?
- When might a student your age need to trust God? (When walking home from school. When going to sleep at night. When taking a big test.) When we hold on to God and His promises, we believe in Him all the time.
CONNECTING TO JESUS: God promised Abraham that all the people born in his family would be more than anyone could count - like stars in the sky and sand on the seashore! Through Isaac, Abraham’s son, the promises of God would be passed down to a whole nation. Out of that nation came the one man through whom all people can be saved. Abraham didn’t see God’s promises completely fulfilled - he wasn’t alive when Jesus was born. But he believed that God would keep His promises. Through Jesus, we can receive God’s promises, too!
ACTION PLAN: Discuss times I need to hold on to and remember God’s promises.
OCTOBER MEMORY VERSE:
"Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4