Winter Lesson 1! Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 16 17; 2 Samuel 6 (King David) God s Presence Inspires Worship Remember Verse

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1 Classroom Edition 5th & 6th Grade Winter Lesson 1! Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 16 17; 2 Samuel 6 (King David) God s Presence Inspires Worship Remember Verse LESSON OVERVIEW 8:15-8:30 10:30-11:30 The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Be in class for CONNECT/ CHECK-INS - word searches 8: mins mins 5 mins if time, until check-out 10: min mins 5 mins if time, until check-out WORSHIP - on balcony SWORD DRILLS - use applicable cross references GATHER and SNACK: - Remember Verse - God s Big Story - Discuss and Investigate BLESS WORSHIP - on balcony

2 LEADER PREP Each week you ll find encouraging articles that help you prepare your heart to present the lesson. Inspire Shares personal stories from fellow ministry leaders about how God has worked in their lives Several years ago, I lost one of my best friends, Janice, to cancer. Her battle had been hard fought and long, but her homegoing was sweet. The nurse shared that in her final moments, Janice s face was radiant, and she said, Oh! as if her eyes had been opened to see a glimpse the glory beyond. And then she was there with Jesus. The death of my friend prepared my heart to receive a new view of God. Her death was the first in a series of losses in my life that made me need God s presence more. And the more I needed God, the more I sensed His presence with me. A few weeks after Janice died, during Sunday worship, my thoughts turned to my friend. I tried to picture her singing praises to God in her new home. Suddenly, for a few brief moments, it seemed as if the worship of heaven spilled over onto earth. My eyes filled with tears, and I felt I couldn t sing loudly enough. God s presence inspires our worship. Janet Lee Tru Team Equip Offers perspective and context to the lesson s Bible passage Throughout the Bible we see examples of God-inspired worship. The book of 2 Samuel records King David s worship after retrieving the ark of the covenant. It was finally time to bring the ark up to the capital city of Jerusalem, where national worship would be restored. King David a reclaimed the ark from Kiriath Jearim, a city located about nine miles from Jerusalem. The ark had been there for 20 years under the care of Abinadab s son, Eleazar, who had been sanctified to keep it (1 Samuel 7:1 2). Before this, the ark was in Beth Shemesh, where the Philistines left it seven months after capturing it in battle (1 Samuel 6). While they held the ark, the Philistines experienced many terrible things, including tumors, boils, and an infestation of rats. The Philistines didn t understand God s power, so they gladly returned the ark to the Israelites. As David s men transported the ark back to Jerusalem, David celebrated with abandon. As 2 Samuel 6:14 15 says, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets. After all this time, the means by which God had chosen to dwell with His people was being celebrated and brought to the new capital of the nation. David understood the magnitude of this event, and he couldn t help but worship God. Support Provides reflection and assessment through encouragement, prayer, and time in God s Word If you want to develop a radical life of faith, you may need to walk a while in a place where you have no choice but to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit. Though it s nice to feel safe and taken care of in life and God knows that we need some measure of these comforts being out of our comfort zone is also rewarding in its own way because we re compelled to rely on God for our strength and joy. If you re feeling discomfort in your life, ask God to inspire you to worship Him even in the midst of this trial. If you re in a season of comfort, consider asking God to move you into a place where you can experience a greater awareness of His presence in your life. Children develop relationships with their leaders and one another through simple activities and conversation starters. Word Searches

3 ! WORSHIP// 8:30 and 10:45 Children experience and learn more about God through memorizing Scripture, storytelling from The Big God Story, prayer, and discussion. Remember Verse Each week children will spend time memorizing a portion of Scripture together. The Remember Verse focuses on a character trait of God that s highlighted in today s portion of The Big God Story. The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Storytelling Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 16 17; 2 Samuel 6 Storytelling Technique: Creating a Timeline God s Presence Inspires Worship SUPPLIES Optional: Investigate Questions (see Resources) Bibles Butcher paper (12') Markers Masking tape SET UP Tape the butcher paper to the wall so that it s within reach for children to draw and write on it. Draw a long horizontal line across the paper. RELATE What s the most interesting way that you ve seen someone worship God? Interact with responses. Those are great thoughts! Singing isn t the only way we can show God our worship there are many ways! We can worship God by being silent, or by creating art, or even by dancing! We re going to hear about someone who was inspired to worship God. But before we begin today s portion of The Big God Story, let s continue our time of worship by praying a Prayer of Release. When we pray, we re inviting God s presence to be with us and lead our time together. Lead the students in a Prayer of Release to pause, be still, and ask the Holy Spirit to quiet their hearts and minds. In The Big God Story, God told a king in the Old Testament that Jesus would come from his family line. Who is that king? Pause for answers. That s right! It s King David. God s presence inspired David to worship and praise God for who He is and what He has done. Today we re going to work together to draw a timeline of some of the big events of David s life. I m going to invite volunteers to come up and draw various pictures as we talk about them. Before David became king of Israel, he was a shepherd. Invite a student to draw a picture symbolizing David as a shepherd on the timeline. Who remembers what it means to be anointed? Pause for answers. When David was young, God called the prophet Samuel to anoint David as the next king, and His Spirit was with David. Have kids open their Bibles to 1 Samuel 16:13 and follow along as you read this out loud. Because God s Spirit was with him, David had great faith and was inspired to worship God freely. One way David worshipped God was by writing psalms. What are psalms? Pause for responses. Those are good thoughts. Psalms are poems and songs of praise. Invite a student to draw a picture of David writing the psalms. No matter what David was going through in his life when he was happy, sad, afraid, even when he made mistakes

4 he wrote songs to God and was inspired to worship. Let s read one of David s psalms together! Open your Bibles to Psalm 18 and follow along as we read a psalm that David wrote. Invite a child to read Psalm 18:1 3 for the class. God s presence in David s life helped him in many other ways too. David was able to kill a lion and a bear while watching a sheep in the field. Then, God used David to defeat the Philistine giant named Goliath who threatened God s people. Have a kid draw a picture of David defeating Goliath. As king, David led the Israelites in many more victories against their enemies. Have a student draw a picture of David leading Israel in battle. What is the ark of the covenant? Pause for answers. Right! The ark of the covenant is a huge gold box that reminded God s people of His presence with them. The ark of the covenant was the centerpiece of worship in the tabernacle when the Israelites were in the desert for 40 years. Long before David was king, the Philistines had stolen the ark from Israel. But God arranged for it to come back to His people. After David conquered Jerusalem, he wanted to bring the ark up to his new capital city. Invite a student to draw a picture representing the Israelites bringing the ark on the timeline. As the Israelites brought the ark to Jerusalem, David was full of joy. God s presence inspired him to worship and he began to dance in front of everyone! He took off his royal robes and praised God. Invite a kid to read 2 Samuel 6:14b 15 for the class. What did you notice in those verses? Invite answers. Those are great thoughts. David was so inspired by God s presence that he didn t care what anyone thought of him whether he looked silly or people made fun of him. None of that mattered! All David cared about was dancing before the Lord with all his might. Invite a student to draw a picture on the timeline representing David praising God. God s presence inspires worship. We can worship God with all our might too. Because of the Holy Spirit living inside of us, we have His presence in our lives. God is always with us. He s always there to help us. He s mighty against anything big in our lives and loves each of us. That s why we can praise Him at all times in our life when we re sad, happy, lonely, or confused. He s able to help us and will comfort us. God s presence is even here today. We can worship Him together. Share a time when you or someone you know worshipped God without worrying what anyone thought. Discussion Questions What happened after David was anointed by Samuel? 1 Samuel 16:13 What did the ark of the covenant remind the people of? How did David and the Israelites celebrate when the ark arrived in Jerusalem? 2 Samuel 6:13 15 Why was David inspired to worship God in front of everyone? 2 Samuel 6:14 What are some ways we can praise and worship God today? What is it about God that inspires you to worship Him? Children receive a blessing from their leaders and sometimes one another. A blessing can be a prayer of commission, a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide. RELATE Gather the students together and have them sit together on the floor as you read the blessing from Revelation 4:11: You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. Invite children to participate in a call and response as you pray over them the following blessing based on the verse they just heard. As you say a phrase, have children repeat it. Lord, You are worthy (have children repeat) To receive (have children repeat) All the glory (have children repeat) All the honor (have children repeat) All the power (have children repeat)

5 For You created all things (have children repeat) By Your will they were created (have children repeat) When they re finished with the call and response, have kids stand together with their palms facing up as you pray a blessing over the entire class: May God inspire you to worship Him with your whole heart, soul, mind, and body. Send home the At Home Weekly with your kids.