DIGGER DEEPER WITH JESUS WEEK 3 March TH & 5TH GRADE

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1 DIGGER DEEPER WITH JESUS WEEK 3 March TH & 5TH GRADE

2 WEEK THREE MARCH Key Question: What are ways you can be a peacemaker? Bottom Line: Prove you care more about others by being part of the solution. Basic Truth: Peace Proving you care more about each other than winning an argument. I should treat others the way I want to be treated. Bible Story Passage: Abigail Intervenes 1 Samuel 25:1-35 Our Memory Verse for March: So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another. Romans 14:19 MARCH CHALLENGE! MEMORIZE THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT FOR A COOL BACKPACK! PRAY IT OUT 1. Please ask if there are any prayer requests or answered prayer. 2. When a request is shared, please ask someone in the group to pray for that specific request. 3. THE BEST PART!! Pray together as a small group. 2

3 SEARCH IT OUT Recite the verse together. See if anyone has it memorized and would like to say it out loud for the group. Reward with two coins. March Memory Verse: Romans 14:19 So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another. February Memory Verse: Luke 6:31 Do to others as you want them to do to you. January Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:8 Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come. (NirV) December Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 6:18 Command the rich to do what is good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. They must give freely. They must be willing to share. (NirV) November Memory Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks no matter what happens. God wants you to thank him because you believe in Christ Jesus. October Memory Verse: Luke 16:10a Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. (NIV) September Memory Verse: Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times. They are there to help when trouble comes. August Memory Verse: 1 Peter 2:17a "Show proper respect to everyone." (NIrV) July Memory Verse: Ephesians 2:10 "We are God s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do" (NIrV) June Memory Verse: Psalm 139:14 How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. (NIrV) May Memory Verse: Galatians 6:9 Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don t give up. April Memory Verse: Philippians 2:3 Don t do anything only to get ahead. Don t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble, valuing others more than yourself. 3

4 SEEK IT OUT Bible Story Passage: Week 3 I Samuel 25:2-35 WRITE IT OUT & TALK IT OUT Any kids who complete these questions will earn 5 coins today! Complete the devotions at the back of this booklet and earn 10 coins! 1. Read I Samuel 25:2. Who were Nabal and Abigail? 2. Read I Samuel 25: 4-8. How had David helped Nabal? 3. Read I Samuel 25: Was Nabal a peacemaker or a bully? 4. Read I Samuel 25: and I Samuel 25: How did David respond to Nabal? 5. Read 1 Samuel 25: and I Samuel 25: How was Abigail a peacemaker? 6. Read 1 Samuel 25: Why did David not take revenge on Nabal? Why is it so important to stand up for the truth and not be afraid? 4

5 DAY 1 READ SAMUEL 25:1-35 Find a quiet spot to read 1 Samuel 25:1-35 out loud, or listen to it using the Bible App. Now think about the three main characters David, Nabal, and Abigail. Which one would YOU say was a peacemaker? Yep. Abigail made SURE that this story would have a peaceful ending. She stepped in to keep the peace when Nabal was rude and mean to David s men. She took the blame for what Nabal had done, and she said she was sorry even though she hadn t done anything wrong. Highlight verses 32 and 33. Abigail s peacemaking saved the lives of Nabal s men and kept David from doing something he would regret later. Abigail proved she cared more about others by being part of the solution. DAY 2 When we think about God s character, we know that He is the perfect peacemaker. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, our relationship with God was broken. But God sent His son, Jesus, as the solution to our broken relationship so that we could live in peace with Him again. SO, WHEN WE'RE PEACEMAKERS, WE'RE LIVING LIKE JESUS. If you can, get outside and talk to God and tell Him how glad you are that He provided a solution to our broken relationship with Him. Ask Him to help you prove you care more about others by being part of the solution, too. HEAR FROM GOD PRAY TO GOD 5

6 DAY 3 DAY 4 When conflicts happen in your relationships, you have two choices: you can be part of the problem or part of the solution. Talk to a trusted adult today about what they think it means to be a peacemaker. Were there times in their past when they were part of a peaceful solution either for themselves or between other people? Were there times when someone else was a peacemaker for them? Then, talk about Abigail s choices in 1 Samuel 25. What do you think were the three main ingredients for Abigail s Solution for Peace? For example, she showed humility and wisdom. INGREDIENTS: WHAT ARE WAYS YOU CAN BE A PEACEMAKER? Look at what Jesus said about making peace: Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9, NIrV God loves it when we choose a peaceful solution! Think of some practical ways you can prove you care more about others by making peace. A few ideas are included below to get you started. See if you can think of five more. them to yourself to look back at later. Send them to a friend as well to share what you re learning! Try to listen more than you talk when working out a problem with someone. Always be the first person to say I m sorry. After you ve made peace with someone, write them a note or send them a text message to let them know you care about them. TALK WITH GOD LIVE FOR GOD 6

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