Reference: 2 Chronicles 34
Story Summary:
Josiah became king when he was just 8 years old. He did what was right in God’s eyes. He tore down the poles and altars that the people used to worship false idols. He also paid men to fix God’s temple. It had been left to fall apart by the kings before him.
While they were fixing the temple, a lost scroll was found by a priest. They brought it to Josiah and read it to him. It was the scroll of God’s Law. When Josiah heard it, he tore his clothes and cried because he realized his people had disobeyed the laws written in the scroll.
He asked the prophet Huldah what was going to happen. She shared a message from God: he was angry because the people had disobeyed him. He was going to bring them great trouble. But, because Josiah had repented of his sin, God wasn’t going to bring trouble to the people of Israel until after Josiah had grown old and died.
After this, Josiah had the scroll read to the people. He promised to obey God’s Laws and made sure that his people did the same.
Big Idea and Motions: Jesus came to save lawbreakers like you and me
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Save - make the baseball “safe” sign
Lawbreakers - cross your wrists behind your back like you’re in handcuffs
You and me - point to someone else, then yourself
Verse / Motions: Psalm 119:105, ESV - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Word - open your hands like opening a book
Lamp - hold up your index finger and circle it around like a candle
Feet - stomp your foot
Light - pull your eyes wide-open with your fingers
Path - march in place
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the king in today’s story? // Josiah
How old was Josiah when he became king? // 8 years old
What evil things were the people doing when Josiah became king? // Worshipping other gods
What did Josiah do to the Asherah poles, idol statues, and altars? // Tore them down and smashed them
What building did Josiah have his men fix? // The temple
What did Hilkiah find in the temple? // The scroll of God’s law
What did Josiah do when they read God’s law to him? // He cried and tore his robes
What did the prophet Huldah say would happen to the people? // God will bring trouble upon the Israelites
What did Huldah say would happen to Josiah? // He’d die before the trouble came
What did Josiah and the people promise to do? // Obey God’s law with all his heart and soul
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/2p8f7H
Resources - https://goo.gl/aRBzXN
February 28, 2016
February 21, 2016
OT 68 Jonah and the Big Fish
Reference: Jonah 1-4
Story Summary:
God told the prophet to go to the people of Nineveh. But because the people there were so evil, Jonah decided to sail on a boat the other way.
God was not pleased what Jonah had done. He sent a great windstorm as Jonah's boat sailed. All the men on the ship called to their gods to rescue them. They finally woke Jonah, who was sleeping in the boat, to ask him to pray to his God. Jonah told them about how he was disobeying God. He told them to throw him over the side of the boat and the storm would stop.
The men struggled to control the boat, but nothing they tried worked. So, they tossed Jonah over the side of the boat. Immediately, the storm was over.
God provided a great big fish to swallow Jonah, where he spent three days and nights. From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to God to save him. And God caused the fish to spit Jonah out on dry land.
Jonah then went to Nineveh. He told them that God was going to destroy their city. But the people of Nineveh felt sorry for their sins, so God decided to save the city from destruction.
Big Idea and Motions: Just like Jonah was in a big fish for three days, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day.
Big fish - press your palms together and wiggle them like a fish
Three days - hold up three fingers
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Rose from the dead - gesture down towards the ground, then lift your hands above your head
Third day - hold up three fingers
Verse and Motions: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, ESV - that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...
Christ died - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest
Sins - two thumbs down
Scriptures - pretend to open a book
Buried - pretend to dig with a shovel
Rose - gesture upward with both palms
Third - hold up three fingers
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Where did God tell Jonah to go? // Nineveh.
What were the people of Nineveh like? // Very mean
What did Jonah do instead of going to Nineveh? // He went the other way, on a boat
What happened on Jonah’s boat trip? // God sent a terrible windstorm
What did Jonah tell the soldiers to do to stop the windstorm? // Throw him overboard
When they threw Jonah into the water, what two things happened? // Storm stopped, fish swallowed Jonah
How many days was Jonah in the big fish? // Three days and nights.
After Jonah prayed from the fish, what did God do? // Made the fish spit him out onto dry land.
When Jonah told the people of Nineveh God was going to destroy their city, what did they do? // Became sad about their sin and called to God for help
Did God destroy Nineveh? Why or why not? // No, because they turned from their sin and trusted God to save them
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/H4d06b
Resources - https://goo.gl/eP0BQ2
Story Summary:
God told the prophet to go to the people of Nineveh. But because the people there were so evil, Jonah decided to sail on a boat the other way.
God was not pleased what Jonah had done. He sent a great windstorm as Jonah's boat sailed. All the men on the ship called to their gods to rescue them. They finally woke Jonah, who was sleeping in the boat, to ask him to pray to his God. Jonah told them about how he was disobeying God. He told them to throw him over the side of the boat and the storm would stop.
The men struggled to control the boat, but nothing they tried worked. So, they tossed Jonah over the side of the boat. Immediately, the storm was over.
God provided a great big fish to swallow Jonah, where he spent three days and nights. From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to God to save him. And God caused the fish to spit Jonah out on dry land.
Jonah then went to Nineveh. He told them that God was going to destroy their city. But the people of Nineveh felt sorry for their sins, so God decided to save the city from destruction.
Big Idea and Motions: Just like Jonah was in a big fish for three days, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day.
Big fish - press your palms together and wiggle them like a fish
Three days - hold up three fingers
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Rose from the dead - gesture down towards the ground, then lift your hands above your head
Third day - hold up three fingers
Verse and Motions: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, ESV - that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...
Christ died - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest
Sins - two thumbs down
Scriptures - pretend to open a book
Buried - pretend to dig with a shovel
Rose - gesture upward with both palms
Third - hold up three fingers
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Where did God tell Jonah to go? // Nineveh.
What were the people of Nineveh like? // Very mean
What did Jonah do instead of going to Nineveh? // He went the other way, on a boat
What happened on Jonah’s boat trip? // God sent a terrible windstorm
What did Jonah tell the soldiers to do to stop the windstorm? // Throw him overboard
When they threw Jonah into the water, what two things happened? // Storm stopped, fish swallowed Jonah
How many days was Jonah in the big fish? // Three days and nights.
After Jonah prayed from the fish, what did God do? // Made the fish spit him out onto dry land.
When Jonah told the people of Nineveh God was going to destroy their city, what did they do? // Became sad about their sin and called to God for help
Did God destroy Nineveh? Why or why not? // No, because they turned from their sin and trusted God to save them
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/H4d06b
Resources - https://goo.gl/eP0BQ2
February 14, 2016
OT 67 God Saves Elisha From an Army
Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-23
Story Summary:
The King of Aram was at war with Israel. He told his officers he was going to set up his camp in a place. God allowed the prophet Elisha to hear what he said. He told the King of Israel to be on guard at that place. This happened again and again, and the King of Aram was mad that Elisha miraculously knew all of his secrets.
The King of Aram surrounded Elisha’s house with soldiers to capture him. When Elisha’s servant saw this, he was scared, but Elisha prayed that God would open the servant’s eyes. God did, and the servant saw an army of fiery angels and chariots from God around them that had been invisible. They were sent there by God to save them.
Elisha then asked God to make the soldiers blind. God did, and Elisha led them right into the middle of an Israelite city. They were now surrounded by Israelites!
But instead of attacking Aram’s men, Elisha prayed that God would open their eyes again. The King gave them food and drink and sent them home. From that time on, Aram stopped attacking the Israelites.
Big Idea and Motions: Our invisible, everywhere, and good God is here to save us.
Invisible - cover your eyes with a hand
Everywhere - gesture with your hands in a wide circle
Good - two thumbs up
God - point up
Save us - make the baseball “safe!” sign with your arms
Verse / Motions: Jeremiah 32:24, ESV - Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?
Man - point to yourself
Hide himself - hide your face behind your hands
Secret places - peek your eyes out from behind your hands (after doing the previous motions)
See him - pretend to look through binoculars
Fill - hold your arms in front of you palms up, then raise them up above your head
Heaven and earth - point up, then slap the ground
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who heard everything the King of Aram said? Why? // Elisha, God let him hear everything he said.
What did the King of Aram send his soldiers to do? // Capture Elisha.
What did the soldiers do at Elisha’s house? // Surrounded it
Who came out and saw that Elisha’s house was surrounded with soldiers? // Elisha’s servant.
After Elisha prayed, what did Elisha’s servant see? // Angel soldiers with horses/chariots, surrounded by fire
What did God do to the soldiers after Elisha prayed? // They were made blind.
Where did Elisha lead the blind soldiers? // Into the middle of an Israelite city, Samaria
After Elisha led the blind soldiers to the King of Israel, did he hurt them or let them go? // Let them go.
After letting them go, did the King of Aram keep fighting the Israelites or stop? // Stop.
What three things did our big idea teach us about God? // He’s invisible, everywhere, and good.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/WEJDDi
Resources - https://goo.gl/d2e4fK
Story Summary:
The King of Aram was at war with Israel. He told his officers he was going to set up his camp in a place. God allowed the prophet Elisha to hear what he said. He told the King of Israel to be on guard at that place. This happened again and again, and the King of Aram was mad that Elisha miraculously knew all of his secrets.
The King of Aram surrounded Elisha’s house with soldiers to capture him. When Elisha’s servant saw this, he was scared, but Elisha prayed that God would open the servant’s eyes. God did, and the servant saw an army of fiery angels and chariots from God around them that had been invisible. They were sent there by God to save them.
Elisha then asked God to make the soldiers blind. God did, and Elisha led them right into the middle of an Israelite city. They were now surrounded by Israelites!
But instead of attacking Aram’s men, Elisha prayed that God would open their eyes again. The King gave them food and drink and sent them home. From that time on, Aram stopped attacking the Israelites.
Big Idea and Motions: Our invisible, everywhere, and good God is here to save us.
Invisible - cover your eyes with a hand
Everywhere - gesture with your hands in a wide circle
Good - two thumbs up
God - point up
Save us - make the baseball “safe!” sign with your arms
Verse / Motions: Jeremiah 32:24, ESV - Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?
Man - point to yourself
Hide himself - hide your face behind your hands
Secret places - peek your eyes out from behind your hands (after doing the previous motions)
See him - pretend to look through binoculars
Fill - hold your arms in front of you palms up, then raise them up above your head
Heaven and earth - point up, then slap the ground
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who heard everything the King of Aram said? Why? // Elisha, God let him hear everything he said.
What did the King of Aram send his soldiers to do? // Capture Elisha.
What did the soldiers do at Elisha’s house? // Surrounded it
Who came out and saw that Elisha’s house was surrounded with soldiers? // Elisha’s servant.
After Elisha prayed, what did Elisha’s servant see? // Angel soldiers with horses/chariots, surrounded by fire
What did God do to the soldiers after Elisha prayed? // They were made blind.
Where did Elisha lead the blind soldiers? // Into the middle of an Israelite city, Samaria
After Elisha led the blind soldiers to the King of Israel, did he hurt them or let them go? // Let them go.
After letting them go, did the King of Aram keep fighting the Israelites or stop? // Stop.
What three things did our big idea teach us about God? // He’s invisible, everywhere, and good.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/WEJDDi
Resources - https://goo.gl/d2e4fK
February 7, 2016
OT 66 God Heals Naaman
Reference: 2 Kings 5
Story Summary:
Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram. He was very important, but he had a terrible skin disease. His soldiers captured a girl from Israel. She told Naaman that he should see the prophet Elisha to have his skin disease healed.
The King of Aram told Naaman to go see Elisha. He sent gifts with him to give to Elisha.
When Naaman came, Elisha sent his messenger to meet him. The messenger told Naaman to bath seven times in the Jordan River. Then, his skin would be healed. This upset Naaman. He wanted Elisha to come out, pray, wave his hand over him, and heal him. He didn’t want to bathe in the yucky Jordan River!
But Naaman’s servants told Naaman he was being foolish. So, Naaman bathed in the Jordan River seven times like Elisha asked. And when he did, his skin was free of disease. He tried to give his gifts to Elisha, but Elisha wouldn’t take them. Instead, Naaman pledged that he would now only worship the God of Israel.
Big Idea and Motions: Put your faith in our Mighty Savior to be saved.
Faith - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with two hands
Mighty - flex your muscles
Saved - do the baseball “safe” sign
Verse / Motions: Zephaniah 3:17, ESV - The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
Lord your God - point up
With you - pat yourself on the back
Mighty - flex your muscles
Warrior - pretend to swing a sword
Saves - do the baseball “safe” sign
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the prophet in today’s story? // Elisha.
What was Naaman’s job? // A commander in the army of Aram.
What was Naaman’s problem? // He had a skin disease.
Who told Naaman to go see Elisha? // His servant girl who was an Israelite
What did Elisha’s messenger tell Naaman to do? // Dip in the Jordan River seven times.
How did Naaman feel after Elisha sent his messenger to tell him what to do? // Angry.
Why was Naaman angry at what the messenger told him? // He wanted Elisha to wave his hand around, didn’t want to go into the Jordan River
What happened to Naaman after he dipped seven times in the Jordan River? // His disease was healed.
Who healed Naaman’s disease? // God.
How can you and I be saved: by obeying God’s rules or by faith in Jesus? // Faith in Jesus.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/ujO6vJ
Resources - https://goo.gl/HIbbeQ
Story Summary:
Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram. He was very important, but he had a terrible skin disease. His soldiers captured a girl from Israel. She told Naaman that he should see the prophet Elisha to have his skin disease healed.
The King of Aram told Naaman to go see Elisha. He sent gifts with him to give to Elisha.
When Naaman came, Elisha sent his messenger to meet him. The messenger told Naaman to bath seven times in the Jordan River. Then, his skin would be healed. This upset Naaman. He wanted Elisha to come out, pray, wave his hand over him, and heal him. He didn’t want to bathe in the yucky Jordan River!
But Naaman’s servants told Naaman he was being foolish. So, Naaman bathed in the Jordan River seven times like Elisha asked. And when he did, his skin was free of disease. He tried to give his gifts to Elisha, but Elisha wouldn’t take them. Instead, Naaman pledged that he would now only worship the God of Israel.
Big Idea and Motions: Put your faith in our Mighty Savior to be saved.
Faith - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with two hands
Mighty - flex your muscles
Saved - do the baseball “safe” sign
Verse / Motions: Zephaniah 3:17, ESV - The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
Lord your God - point up
With you - pat yourself on the back
Mighty - flex your muscles
Warrior - pretend to swing a sword
Saves - do the baseball “safe” sign
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the prophet in today’s story? // Elisha.
What was Naaman’s job? // A commander in the army of Aram.
What was Naaman’s problem? // He had a skin disease.
Who told Naaman to go see Elisha? // His servant girl who was an Israelite
What did Elisha’s messenger tell Naaman to do? // Dip in the Jordan River seven times.
How did Naaman feel after Elisha sent his messenger to tell him what to do? // Angry.
Why was Naaman angry at what the messenger told him? // He wanted Elisha to wave his hand around, didn’t want to go into the Jordan River
What happened to Naaman after he dipped seven times in the Jordan River? // His disease was healed.
Who healed Naaman’s disease? // God.
How can you and I be saved: by obeying God’s rules or by faith in Jesus? // Faith in Jesus.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/ujO6vJ
Resources - https://goo.gl/HIbbeQ
January 31, 2016
OT 65 Elisha's Miracles
Reference: 2 Kings 2 and 4
Story Summary:
In the Bible, there were prophets who heard messages from God and told them to the people. Elisha was one of them. There were also prophets of false gods. So the people could know the difference between the two, God gave Elisha to perform miracles. When he did them, the people knew that Elisha’s message was true.
In one place, the water was bad and making everyone sick. But Elisha put some salt into a bowl and poured in into the water. Instantly, the water was made good again.
Another time, a woman asked Elisha for help. She owed lots of money and couldn’t pay the people she owed. They would soon come to take her sons as slaves. But Elisha had the woman collect as many jars as she could and fill them with the one bottle of olive oil she had. When she poured, the bottle never went empty until all the jars had been filled. She sold the oil and paid the money she owed.
Another woman told Elisha that her son had died. But Elisha raised him back to life When the people saw Elisha’s miracles, they knew his message from God was true.
Big Idea and Motions: God’s miracles are signs that point to him.
God’s - point up
Miracles - hold your hands above your head and wiggle them in celebration
Signs - hold your palm facing out, pretend to write on it using the other hand
Point - point with your finger straight ahead
Him - point up
Verse and Motions: Psalm 77:14, ESV - You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
You - point away from yourself
God - points up
Wonders - wiggle your fingers and look up in awe
Known - tap your head
Might - flex your muscles
Peoples - gesture with your palms skyward to other people in the room
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was God’s prophet in today’s story? // Elisha.
How could the people tell the difference between the false prophets and the real ones? // The real ones did miracles and signs
Miracles are signs that point us to who? // God..
What was wrong with the water? // It was bad, make plants and animals sick.
What did Elisha put into the bad water to make it pure? // Salt.
What were they going to do with the sons of the woman who owed money? // Take them and make them slaves.
What did Elisha tell this woman to to and borrow? // Jars from her neighbors.
What amazing thing happened when the woman’s little jar of oil? // It kept filling up jar after jar.
What miracle happened after a woman’s little boy died? // He came back to life.
What big miracle shows us that Jesus is God’s Son? // He rose from the dead.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/Bp6Dx9
Resources - https://goo.gl/pgzgZ5
Story Summary:
In the Bible, there were prophets who heard messages from God and told them to the people. Elisha was one of them. There were also prophets of false gods. So the people could know the difference between the two, God gave Elisha to perform miracles. When he did them, the people knew that Elisha’s message was true.
In one place, the water was bad and making everyone sick. But Elisha put some salt into a bowl and poured in into the water. Instantly, the water was made good again.
Another time, a woman asked Elisha for help. She owed lots of money and couldn’t pay the people she owed. They would soon come to take her sons as slaves. But Elisha had the woman collect as many jars as she could and fill them with the one bottle of olive oil she had. When she poured, the bottle never went empty until all the jars had been filled. She sold the oil and paid the money she owed.
Another woman told Elisha that her son had died. But Elisha raised him back to life When the people saw Elisha’s miracles, they knew his message from God was true.
Big Idea and Motions: God’s miracles are signs that point to him.
God’s - point up
Miracles - hold your hands above your head and wiggle them in celebration
Signs - hold your palm facing out, pretend to write on it using the other hand
Point - point with your finger straight ahead
Him - point up
Verse and Motions: Psalm 77:14, ESV - You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
You - point away from yourself
God - points up
Wonders - wiggle your fingers and look up in awe
Known - tap your head
Might - flex your muscles
Peoples - gesture with your palms skyward to other people in the room
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was God’s prophet in today’s story? // Elisha.
How could the people tell the difference between the false prophets and the real ones? // The real ones did miracles and signs
Miracles are signs that point us to who? // God..
What was wrong with the water? // It was bad, make plants and animals sick.
What did Elisha put into the bad water to make it pure? // Salt.
What were they going to do with the sons of the woman who owed money? // Take them and make them slaves.
What did Elisha tell this woman to to and borrow? // Jars from her neighbors.
What amazing thing happened when the woman’s little jar of oil? // It kept filling up jar after jar.
What miracle happened after a woman’s little boy died? // He came back to life.
What big miracle shows us that Jesus is God’s Son? // He rose from the dead.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/Bp6Dx9
Resources - https://goo.gl/pgzgZ5
January 24, 2016
OT 64 Elijah is Taken to Heaven
Reference: 2 Kings 2:1-18
Story Summary:
God told his prophet Elijah that he was soon going to take him to heaven. Before he did, God sent Elijah to Bethel. Elijah told Elisha to stay behind, but Elisha wouldn’t leave his side. When they arrived, the prophets there were talking about Elijah going to heaven.
Elijah left for two more places, Jericho and the Jordan River. Both times, he told Elisha to stay, but Elisha wouldn’t leave. When they came to the Jordan River, Elijah struck it with his coat. It parted in two, and they crossed on dry land.
Elijah asked Elisha if there was anything he could do before he left. Elisha asked for a double share of Elijah’s spirit, God’s power that worked in Elijah. Elijah said that, if he saw Elijah taken away, God would give him what he asked.
Suddenly, a chariot of fire came between them. In a great wind, it took Elijah to heaven. Elisha picked up Elijah’s old coat. He struck the Jordan River, and it parted in two, just like Elijah had done.
Big Idea and Motions: God’s Spirit gives us power to obey him.
God’s Spirit - point up
Gives - pretend to hold something and give it to another
Power - flex your muscles
Obey - form the letter “O” with your arms
Verse / Motions: 1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV - Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
Do you not - wag your finger “no”
Know - tap your brain
God’s - point up
Temple - form a roof over your head with your arms
God’s Spirit - same as above
Dwells in you - hit your chest one time for each word
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who did God pick to be the next prophet after Elijah? // Elisha
Who was older, Elijah or Elisha? // Elijah
What was God going to do to Elijah? // Take him to heaven
Elijah kept telling Elisha to stay behind; what did Elisha say? // I won’t leave you
When the other prophets said that Elijah was leaving, what did Elisha say? // Be quiet
What happened when Elijah hit the Jordan River with his coat? // It parted in two and they walked across
What did Elisha ask Elijah to give him? // A double share of his spirit, to have God’s power with him
What came and took Elijah to heaven? // A chariot of fire
When Elisha picked up Elijah’s coat and hit the river, what happened? // The waters parted
Did God’s Spirit come and give power to Elisha, just like he did for Elijah? // Yes.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/76mUQt
Resources - https://goo.gl/DwWDTU
Story Summary:
God told his prophet Elijah that he was soon going to take him to heaven. Before he did, God sent Elijah to Bethel. Elijah told Elisha to stay behind, but Elisha wouldn’t leave his side. When they arrived, the prophets there were talking about Elijah going to heaven.
Elijah left for two more places, Jericho and the Jordan River. Both times, he told Elisha to stay, but Elisha wouldn’t leave. When they came to the Jordan River, Elijah struck it with his coat. It parted in two, and they crossed on dry land.
Elijah asked Elisha if there was anything he could do before he left. Elisha asked for a double share of Elijah’s spirit, God’s power that worked in Elijah. Elijah said that, if he saw Elijah taken away, God would give him what he asked.
Suddenly, a chariot of fire came between them. In a great wind, it took Elijah to heaven. Elisha picked up Elijah’s old coat. He struck the Jordan River, and it parted in two, just like Elijah had done.
Big Idea and Motions: God’s Spirit gives us power to obey him.
God’s Spirit - point up
Gives - pretend to hold something and give it to another
Power - flex your muscles
Obey - form the letter “O” with your arms
Verse / Motions: 1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV - Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
Do you not - wag your finger “no”
Know - tap your brain
God’s - point up
Temple - form a roof over your head with your arms
God’s Spirit - same as above
Dwells in you - hit your chest one time for each word
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who did God pick to be the next prophet after Elijah? // Elisha
Who was older, Elijah or Elisha? // Elijah
What was God going to do to Elijah? // Take him to heaven
Elijah kept telling Elisha to stay behind; what did Elisha say? // I won’t leave you
When the other prophets said that Elijah was leaving, what did Elisha say? // Be quiet
What happened when Elijah hit the Jordan River with his coat? // It parted in two and they walked across
What did Elisha ask Elijah to give him? // A double share of his spirit, to have God’s power with him
What came and took Elijah to heaven? // A chariot of fire
When Elisha picked up Elijah’s coat and hit the river, what happened? // The waters parted
Did God’s Spirit come and give power to Elisha, just like he did for Elijah? // Yes.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/76mUQt
Resources - https://goo.gl/DwWDTU
January 17, 2016
OT 63 Elijah vs the Prophets of Baal
Reference: 1 Kings 18
Story Summary:
Evil King Ahab worshipped the false gods Baal and Asherah. So God did not send rain on the land of Israel for years. Then, he sent his prophet Elijah to Ahab. Elijah told Ahab to have all the prophets of Baal and Asherah, along with all the people, to meet him on Mount Carmel.
Elijah challenged to the prophets of Baal and Asherah. Both of them would made altars of stone and place the meat of a bull on it. Each would pray to their God. The God who sent fire from heaven would prove to be the real God.
The prophets of Baal went first. They prayed all day and into the evening, but Baal didn’t answer. Elijah mocked them, wondering out loud whether Baal was asleep, hard of hearing, or even going to the bathroom!
When the prophets of Baal gave up, Elijah rebuilt the altar of God. He had people repeatedly soak it with water. Elijah prayed and God sent fire down from heaven. It burnt up the meat and wood on the altar. It lapped up all the water around it. It even burnt up the stones of the altar. That day, God proved to everyone there that he was the one and only God.
Big Idea and Motions: The Lord is the one and only God.
Lord - point up
One - hold up one finger
Only - wave your arms back and forth
God - point up
Verse / Motions: Isaiah 45:5, ESV - I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God...
I am - point to yourself
Lord - point up
No other - wave your arms back and forth in a “no” gesture
Besides me - pretend to put your arm around someone beside you
No - wag your finger “no”
God - point up
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What evil thing did King Ahab do? // Worship the idols of Baal and Asherah
Because Ahab sin, what did God do to the land? // Made it not rain
Who was God’s prophet in today’s story? // Elijah.
Where did the challenge between Elijah and the prophets of Baal take place? // Mount Carmel.
How would the people of Israel know who was the real God? // The God who sent fire from the sky.
How long did the prophets of Baal pray? // From morning to evening
Did Baal answer? Why or why not? // No, because he’s not real.
What did Elijah have people do to his altar? // Pour four jugs of water over it three times.
What happened after Elijah prayed? // God sent fire from heaven that burned up the entire altar.
What did the people of Israel say after God sent the fire? // The Lord is the one and only God.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/aI9Wue
Resources - https://goo.gl/Felq7t
Story Summary:
Evil King Ahab worshipped the false gods Baal and Asherah. So God did not send rain on the land of Israel for years. Then, he sent his prophet Elijah to Ahab. Elijah told Ahab to have all the prophets of Baal and Asherah, along with all the people, to meet him on Mount Carmel.
Elijah challenged to the prophets of Baal and Asherah. Both of them would made altars of stone and place the meat of a bull on it. Each would pray to their God. The God who sent fire from heaven would prove to be the real God.
The prophets of Baal went first. They prayed all day and into the evening, but Baal didn’t answer. Elijah mocked them, wondering out loud whether Baal was asleep, hard of hearing, or even going to the bathroom!
When the prophets of Baal gave up, Elijah rebuilt the altar of God. He had people repeatedly soak it with water. Elijah prayed and God sent fire down from heaven. It burnt up the meat and wood on the altar. It lapped up all the water around it. It even burnt up the stones of the altar. That day, God proved to everyone there that he was the one and only God.
Big Idea and Motions: The Lord is the one and only God.
Lord - point up
One - hold up one finger
Only - wave your arms back and forth
God - point up
Verse / Motions: Isaiah 45:5, ESV - I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God...
I am - point to yourself
Lord - point up
No other - wave your arms back and forth in a “no” gesture
Besides me - pretend to put your arm around someone beside you
No - wag your finger “no”
God - point up
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What evil thing did King Ahab do? // Worship the idols of Baal and Asherah
Because Ahab sin, what did God do to the land? // Made it not rain
Who was God’s prophet in today’s story? // Elijah.
Where did the challenge between Elijah and the prophets of Baal take place? // Mount Carmel.
How would the people of Israel know who was the real God? // The God who sent fire from the sky.
How long did the prophets of Baal pray? // From morning to evening
Did Baal answer? Why or why not? // No, because he’s not real.
What did Elijah have people do to his altar? // Pour four jugs of water over it three times.
What happened after Elijah prayed? // God sent fire from heaven that burned up the entire altar.
What did the people of Israel say after God sent the fire? // The Lord is the one and only God.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/aI9Wue
Resources - https://goo.gl/Felq7t
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