Solomon Asked for Wisdom 4pm: 1 st 4 th Grade Classroom Schedule Bible Passage: 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12; 3:1-15 Main Point: God gives us wisdom. Memory Verse: Proverbs 2:6 3:45 4:00 CHECK IN / SNACKS / GAMES: One teacher take control of sign-in: One tag will go on the child, another will go on the clipboard, and one will be used for checkout. Just place the Pick Up sticker on the clipboard to check the child out. If someone is new to the church or not in our database they can fill out a guest tag. Please make sure that you get their phone number in case we need to contact them and any special instructions for the care of their child. One teacher lead orderly free play. 4:00 4:10 ACTIVITY SHEET / ARRIVING ACTIVITY: Activity Sheet: Distribute activity pages and instruct the kids to complete the challenge. (On the back of the coloring sheet) ACTIVITY: What s the wisest choice? Ask the children different questions where they have to choose what the wisest choice is. (Example below) It s time for your weekly spelling test. Your friend asks you to cheat. What do you say? You have a lot of homework due tomorrow, but you would rather play video games. What do you do? You have some money saved for a special missions offering, but you could use it to buy the cool new game that just came out. Where does your money go? You have an important tournament tomorrow and need your rest, but an awesome movie on TV won t end until late at night. What do you do? Say: Where does wisdom come from? Wisdom comes from God through His Word. We are faced with hard decisions all the time. God knows what s best for us. As followers of Christ, our choices show people how much we love and want to obey God. Our choices can point people to God or turn them away from Him. God gives us wisdom. 4:10 4:15 CLEAN UP / GO OVER RULES & CONSEQUENCES: Rules are on the wall by the door 4:15 4:50 KIDS LIVE: Have the kids sit together. Keep an eye on them and the door for more kids. 4:50 5:00 CRAFT: Craft: Wisdom Items needed: piece of construction paper, crayons, wisdom sheet, scissors, glue Instructions: (1) Give each child a piece of construction paper and have them write the memory verse and decorate it. (2) Give each child a printout of wisdom and have them glue the top part down. (3) Under the word wisdom have them write things that God gave Solomon because he asked for wisdom. Say: Knowing the right answers can be important in life, but that s not all it take to be wise. What would happen if you knew the right answer but refused to say it out loud? Wisdom is loving God and obeying Him. Wisdom allows us to understand the right ways to use the knowledge we have. Where does wisdom come from? Wisdom comes from God through His Word. God gives us wisdom. Gospel Project Unit 11.1
5:00 5:10 BIBLE STORY REVIEW: 4pm: 1 st 4 th Grade Classroom Schedule Story: Read the Bible Story provided in the teacher aid bin. Say: God was pleased that Solomon asked God for wisdom. Solomon wanted to be a good king and lead God s people well. God gave Solomon even more than what he asked for. 5:10 5:20 REVIEW & APPLICATION QUESTIONS Review Questions: Family Feud Style Game (Items Needed: Buzzer) Divide the group into two teams and have one person from each team come to Check-In desk with the buzzer on it. Tell them to put their hands behind their back until you ask the question. The first person to hit the buzzer gets to answer the question. Award team 10 points if the person answers correctly, if incorrect then the other team can steal the points. Pick new people each question. Review What did David tell Solomon before he died? (Be strong and brave and obey God) Was Solomon s kingdom in danger of falling apart? (No, it was firmly established) Where did Solomon offer 1,000 burnt offerings? (at Gibeon, the most famous high place) Why did Solomon ask for wisdom? (Solomon asked God for wisdom to lead God s people) Can anyone ask for wisdom, or only kings? (God gives wisdom to anyone who asks) Say: God gives us wisdom. Discussion Questions: Small Group Time The Goal is to get them talking about the lesson. Split the room up into 2 groups and each leader ask the questions giving time for a few kids to answer. 1. What did you learn about God from today s story? 2. What did you learn about people/yourself? 3. What is one thing you learned from this lesson that you can apply this week? Say: God gives us wisdom. 5:20 5:25 UNIT MEMORY VERSE: Review with the entire group. *Use the Memory Verse sheet located in the teacher aid section of the bin. 5:25 ENDING ACTIVITY / PARENT ARRIVAL: As the parents arrive Ending Activity: Where is it from? Ask the children different questions of where things come from. Pull things from the bible story to see how much they remember. (Example s below) 1. Bag of groceries (grocery store) 2. Stack of books (library, bookstore, printer) 3. Glass of water (faucet) 4. Solomon s wisdom (God) 5. Love (God) Say: Wisdom. Where does wisdom come from? Can you buy it in a store? Is it made in a factory? No. Wisdom comes from God. God gives us wisdom. Gospel Project Unit 11.1
Words of Wisdom INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the blanks of these common sayings with the missing words. Circle the ones that are from the Bible. DOWNLOAD THE TGP FAMILY APP KEY PASSAGE: Proverbs 2:6-7 A fool and his are soon parted. Do unto as you would have them do unto you. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do. Practice makes. A penny saved is a earned. Let sleeping dogs. All good must come to an end. BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Where does wisdom come from? Wisdom comes from God through His Word. BIBLE STORY: SOLOMON ASKED FOR WISDOM Solomon became king after his father, David, died. God told Solomon to ask for anything he wanted. Solomon decided to ask for wisdom instead of power, money, or long life. God gave Solomon wisdom to lead His people. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: What do you think would have happened if Solomon had not asked for wisdom? Why do you think Solomon did not ask for the other things God gave him? What do you think would happen if we asked for wisdom, too? FAMILY ACTIVITY: With your kids, make up hand motions for your favorite proverbs from scripture. Younger Kids Activity Pages Unit 11, Session 1 13
MAIN POINT: SOLOMON ASKED GOD FOR WISDOM TO LEAD GOD S PEOPLE. Solomon Asked for Wisdom 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12; 3:1-15 14
Write about what you would like to ask God for and why. Then pray and ask Him! God hears our prayers. (See 1 John 5:14.) Solomon Asked for Wisdom 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12; 3:1-15 FOLD MAIN POINT: SOLOMON ASKED GOD FOR WISDOM TO LEAD GOD S PEOPLE. David had been the king of Israel for many years, and now his son Solomon was going to be king. Before David died, he gave Solomon some instructions. David said, Obey God, and you will be successful. God will keep His promise that every king of Israel will come from our family. When David died, Solomon became the king of Israel. One night, God appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you. Solomon prayed, God, please make me wise and obedient to You. Help me know the difference between right and wrong. Help me lead Your people well. God was happy with Solomon s request. God said, I will give you wisdom. Then God said, Because you asked for wisdom, I will also give you what you did not ask for: long life, riches, and honor. Solomon woke up and realized God had spoken to him in a dream. Christ Connection: Solomon was a wise king who wanted to do God s plan. God planned to give His people a greater and wiser king His Son, Jesus. Jesus completely trusted God with His life. Jesus surrendered His own life to die on the cross for our sin. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS What do you think would have happened if Solomon had not asked for wisdom? Why do you think Solomon did not ask for the other things God gave him? What do you think would happen if we asked for wisdom, too? 13 2016 LifeWay
What Would You Do? Determine what is happening in each picture. What should you do in each scenario? How do you know what the right choice is? A Better Way Work from left to right. Color in the correct word in each column to complete the Bible story s main point. 14 2016 LifeWay
The Gospel Project: 11.1 Elementary MC Guide Solomon Asked for Wisdom Bible Passage: 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12; 3:1-15 Main Point: God gives us wisdom. Key Passage: Proverbs 2:6 Lesson: Go over Classroom Rules: Play the Intro-Video Timeline View: Before we begin, let s look at our timeline to see today s story. We already learned about God s covenant with David, so let s learn about the first king after David. Today s Bible story is called Solomon Asked for Wisdom. Main Point: That leads us to our main point: God gives us wisdom! Show the MainPoint Everyone say that with me (Have them repeat the MAIN Point) Very interesting! Let s take a look at how he does this! Bible Story: Play the Bible Story Video: Solomon definitely knew how to answer some tough questions. If God said I could ask for anything, I m not sure how I would answer. In those days, it was important to have lots of money to run a kingdom. Living a long time and having a big family would be a huge help, too, and victory over my enemies would have definitely made being king much easier. But Solomon didn t ask for any of those things. He knew he was young. It takes most people many years and many mistakes to know the right thing to do. Solomon wanted to lead God s people well, so Solomon asked for wisdom to lead God s people. God was so pleased with Solomon s request that God said He would give Solomon wisdom as well as the things he didn t ask for: long life, riches and honor! Solomon was the wisest man in the world when he lived. But there is One who is greater and wiser who walked the earth many years later. God sent His Son, Jesus, to show us God s ways. As God the Son, Jesus spoke with God s authority and wisdom. Jesus completely trusted God and obeyed Him all the way to the cross. Jesus was willing to die in our place to take away the punishment for our sins. We can trust Jesus with our whole lives. Show MainPoint (Have them repeat the MAIN Point!) Application: Let s watch our discussion starter video and see what it might have to do with our story.
Play the Discussion Starter Video: What kinds of requests are long lasting? If you could ask for anything, what might be a wise thing to ask for? How can we get wisdom? (We can ask God.) Are there any gifts we can get that last forever? Who can give that kind of gift? Unit Memory Verse: Show U11.1_MemoryVerse Repeat after me Proverbs 2:6 Show MainPoint Let s review our Main Point one more time. (Have them repeat the MAIN Point!) Dismiss kids to class:
Bible Story: Video Solomon Asked for Wisdom 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; 3:1-15 David was old. He had been the king of Israel for many years, and now his son Solomon was going to be king. God had promised David that Israel s king would always be someone from his family. Before David died, he gave Solomon some instructions. Be strong and brave, Solomon, David said. Obey God, and you will be successful. God will keep His promise that every king of Israel will come from our family. When David died, Solomon became the king of Israel. One night, God appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you. Anything? A king might have asked to live a long life or to have lots of riches. Solomon could have asked God to give him victory over all his enemies. But Solomon did not ask to be rich or to have a long life. Solomon wanted to be a good king. He asked for something even better. Solomon prayed, God, I am young, and I do not know very much about being a king. Please make me wise and obedient to You. Help me know the difference between right and wrong. Help me lead Your people well. God was happy with Solomon s request. God said, I will give you wisdom. In fact, I will make you more wise and understanding than anyone who has ever lived. No one in the future will ever be as wise as Solomon. Then God said, Because you asked for wisdom, I will also give you what you did not ask for: long life, riches, and honor. You will be greater than any other king during your lifetime. Solomon woke up and realized God had spoken to him in a dream. Solomon praised God and offered sacrifices to worship Him. Christ Connection: Solomon was a wise king who wanted to do God s plan. God planned to give His people a greater and wiser king His Son, Jesus. Jesus completely trusted God with His life. Jesus surrendered His own life to die on the cross for our sin.