Week of September 26, 2010 Lessons for the Leader Flu, broken bone, cancer have you ever heard any of these words? How do these words make you feel? How do you think a person with the sickness feels? Consider Naaman's (NAY muhn) reaction to his sickness. Read 2 Kings 5:1-6. Naaman had a skin disease that could cost him his life. Desperate for healing, he followed the advice of a young servant girl. What kinds of desperate situations have you faced? Whose advice did you seek? Read verses 7-10. Naaman put his faith in the alleged healing power of a man named Elisha (ih LIGH shuh). In fact, Naaman thought Elisha would come out, call on God's name, wave his hand over the spots, and cure the skin disease. However, Naaman was mistaken in more ways than one. Elisha could not heal him only God has the power to heal. Elisha, a messenger to people for God, followed God's plan, not people's demands. Elisha had no concern for Naaman's status or wealth. How does this story impact you? Are you following God's plan or trying to meet other people's demands? Read verses 11-15. Naaman needed humility. Elisha sent a messenger to him instead of appearing in person. Elisha's action insulted Naaman and the "prescription" angered him even more. When you look back at your life, how has pride and rebellion kept you from receiving God's promises? Naaman's pride almost prevented him from being healed, but God sent his servants to intervene. Give thanks to God for family, friends, coworkers, and others who intervene or encourage you to follow God's plans. Reread verse 15. Naaman proclaimed there is no other God in the whole world. How do you declare your trust in Jehovah Rophe? How do you help children trust in God for healing? What do these symbols mean? 1a Application Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format. Jehovah Rophe Focus Passage: 2 Kings 5:1-19 Key Bible Verse: Psalm 30:2 Life Application I can know that healing comes from God. Level of Biblical Learning (God) God has concern and care for all people. Session at a Glance Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes) Greet the Children Create "Bandage Posters" Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes) Sing "I Was Glad" Sing "New Doxology"/Receive Offering/ Pray Introduce the Session Show "Jack Spade" Video #2 Sing "God Unchanging" Introduce the Bible Story Read the Bible Story Review the Bible Story Make Life Application/Learn Bible Verse Pray Sing "Better Is One Day" Application Activities (20 minutes) Wrap-Up (10 minutes) 1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format. OK to copy.
Introduction to Worship 1aGreet the Children Teacher Tip Enlist 6 volunteers to serve as readers during the Bible story (step 9). Guide the children to practice reading "Bible Story" (CD). 2aCreate "Bandage Posters" Pull It Together Markers Print "Bandage" (CD). Copy 1 per child. Distribute bandages and markers. Invite the children to decorate their bandages with the name Jehovah Rophe. Ask: "Do you know what the name Jehovah Rophe means? It means 'the God who heals.' Today we will discover how God's healing impacted a man named Naaman." Display the posters. Worship 3 Sing "I Was Glad" (DVD, 3 minutes) 4a Sing "New Doxology" (DVD, 3 minutes)/ Receive Offering/Pray 5aIntroduce the Session (2 minutes) Say: "Most likely all of us have been sick sometime in our lives. How do you feel when you are sick?" Continue: "Let's discover how we can know God loves us and can heal us." 6a Show "Jack Spade" Video #2 (DVD, 8 minutes) Ask: "Has anyone ever done something to you that hurt your feelings?" Show the video. Continue: "What's the difference between a physical hurt and an emotional hurt? How can prayer help a person deal with hurt caused by someone else? How important is forgiveness in healing?" 7aSing "God Unchanging" (DVD, 3 minutes) 8aIntroduce the Bible Story (2 minutes) Pull It Together Poster board, markers Write the name Jehovah Rophe on the poster. Display and review the poster names from the past sessions. Say: "We learned about three names of God Yahweh, El Shaddai, and Jehovah Jireh. Today we will learn about the name Jehovah Rophe. Jehovah Rophe means 'the God who heals.' Listen carefully and learn what happened." 9aRead the Bible Story (8 minutes) Pull It Together Print "Bible Story" (CD). Make 6 copies. Print "Naaman" Teaching Picture (CD). Display. Call on the six volunteer readers. Guide the volunteers to stand at six locations around the room. Invite the children to open their Bibles to 2 Kings 5. Call attention to the teaching picture. God Healed Naaman Based on 2 Kings 5:1-19 Reader 1: Naaman (NAY muhn), commander of the king of Aram's (A ruhm) army, was a great man. He was highly regarded because through him, God had given many victories to Aram. However, Naaman had a problem. He had a terrible skin disease. Reader 2: On one of his battles with Israel, Aram brought a young girl back with him. The girl became Naaman's wife's servant. Reader 3: The girl told Naaman's wife, "If only Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria, he could be cured of his skin disease." Reader 4: Naaman told Aram what his wife told him. The king told Naaman to go to Samaria. Aram even sent a letter to the king of Israel. Reader 2: Naaman went to Samaria. He took 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 changes of clothes. Jehovah Rophe
Reader 5: Naaman took the letter from Aram to the king of Israel. Reader 1: Naaman read, "I, the king of Aram, am sending this letter to you. I sent my servant Naaman for you to cure him of his terrible skin disease." Reader 6: After hearing the letter, the king of Israel tore his clothes. He asked, "Am I God, that King Aram expects me to cure this man of a disease?" He thought Aram was trying to start a fight with him. Reader 3: When the prophet Elisha heard about the king's reaction, he sent a message to the king. Elisha told the king to have Naaman come to him. Reader 5: Elisha wanted Naaman to know there was a prophet in Israel. Reader 4: Naaman went to meet with Elisha at Elisha's house. Reader 6: Through a messenger, Elisha told Naaman to go wash seven times in the Jordan and he would be healed. Reader 1: Naaman became angry. Reader 3: He left saying, "I thought he would come out, call on the name of God, wave his hand over my skin, and cure me." Reader 2: He continued, "The Abana (AB uh nuh) and Pharpar (FAHR pahr) rivers of Damascus are better than all the waters in Israel. Why could I not wash in them and be cleaned?" Reader 2: Naaman declared, "I know there is no God in the whole world but the God in Israel." 10 Review the Bible Story (4 minutes) Invite the children to state facts from the Bible story. Ask: "How did God prove He was Jehovah Rophe, the God who heals?" 11a Make Life Application/Learn Bible Verse (6 minutes) Pull It Together Bibles, Worship Guides, pencils Distribute Worship Guides and pencils. Say: "Naaman is only one of the people the Bible tells about being healed. Let's discover some other people." Guide the children to complete "Time for a Checkup" and "Prescription to Believe." Direct the children to locate Psalm 30:2 in their Bibles. Enlist a volunteer to read aloud the verse. Ask: "Does this verse sound like something Naaman would say? Why? What about us? Do we ever need to say this verse? Can we trust God to help us when we are sick?" Read and discuss "Healing Facts." 12a Pray (1 minute) 13a Sing "Better Is One Day" (DVD, 3 minutes) 14a Transition to Application Activities or Wrap-Up Reader 1: One of his servants said to him, "If the prophet, Elisha, had told you to do something great, you would have done it. But, he told you to do something simple." Reader 5: When Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan River seven times, his skin became clean. Reader 4: Naaman and all the people traveling with him went back to Elisha. Week of September 26, 2010
Wrap-Up (Large Group Only Format) 15 Sing "He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)" (DVD, 3 minutes) 16 Play "Dot-ruff" (6 minutes) Pull It Together Colored sticker dots, 5 tongue depressors or large craft sticks, markers Write the numbers 1-5 on the craft sticks (1 per stick). Form two teams. Guide each team to select a volunteer. Place approximately 50 dots on the volunteers. Explain: "These volunteers are your team leaders. They are patients with a sickness called 'Dot-ruff.' Your task is to help remove the dots. I will ask your team a question. If you answer correctly, a member of your team may select a depressor. The number of depressors you collect will tell how many dots to remove from the patient. Let's see which team can remove the most dots." Select a team to go first. Play the game. Count the remaining dots on the volunteers. Say: "In this game, we removed the dots from the person. When a person is really sick, we can know that healing comes from God." 17 Pray (1 minute) Say: "Thank You, God, for helping me learn that healing comes from You." Wrap-Up (Application Activities Format) 15a Sing "He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)" (DVD, 3 minutes) 16aShare Application Activities (6 minutes) Invite the children to share their Application Activity experiences. ddarts and Crafts Create "Bible Story Puppets" dddramatic Play Play"What Am I? What Do I Do?" ddgames "Doctor, Doctor, Where Is the Doctor?" d dexploration and Discovery Discover Health Facts 17aPrayer (1 minute) Say: "Thank You, God, for helping me learn that healing comes from You." 18aDismiss the Children Teacher Tip Looking for additional resources to enhance your teaching? Check out the Levels of Biblical Learning resources available at www.lifeway.com/levelsofbiblicallearning. 18 Dismiss the Children "Dot-ruff" Questions What was wrong with Naaman? (He had a skin disease.) What did the servant girl tell Nahamm to do? (go to the prophet in Samaria) How did the king respond when Naaman told him what his wife said? (The king said for him to go.) Name 1 of the things Naaman took with him to Samaria. (750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, 10 changes of clothes) What did the king of Israel think when he read King Aram's letter? (He was upset; He asked, "Am I God?") What was the name of the prophet Naaman visited? (Elisha) What did Elisha tell Naaman to do? (wash 7 times in the Jordan) How did Naaman respond to Elisha's instructions? (He became angry; He thought Elisha would call on the name of God, wave his hand over his body, and cure him.) What did Naaman's servant say to him? (If Elisha had told you to do something great, you would have done it, but, he told you to do something simple.) What happened when Naaman dipped in the Jordan River 7 times? (His skin became clean.) Week of September 26, 2010 Worship KidStyle Children s Edition Leader Guide 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time. Pull It Together Felt, scissors, pencils, craft glue, buttons, googly eyes, fabric scraps, fabric markers, other supplies to create puppets Print "Puppet" (CD). Copy 1 per child. Teacher Tips Provide a simple puppet stage for the children to use. Be sensitive to children whose family members have recently died. Worship Through Arts and Crafts Create "Bible Story Puppets" Ask: "What would you do if you discovered a friend or family member had a very serious illness? What did Naaman do?" Read aloud Psalm 30:2. Review the Bible story. Say: "We can know God has concern and care for everyone. We can also know healing comes from God." Continue: "Let's create puppets to retell the Bible story of Naaman." Distribute supplies and pattern. Follow the directions on the pattern to create the puppet body. Invite the children to decide what character puppet will represent. It is OK for more than one child to create the same puppet. Talk about the Bible character's feelings as the children create their puppets. Practice telling the Bible story using the puppets. Prepare to share the puppet show in Wrap-Up. Say: "We can know healing comes from God; however, we must understand that the way we want people to be healed is not always the way God heals people." Share a brief testimony of a time someone that you know of was not healed in the manner you desired. Pray. Thank God for the gift of healing. Pull It Together Scissors Print and cut apart "Cards" (CD). Teacher Tip Provide a list of all the items for the children to select their answer. Worship Through Dramatic Play Play "What Am I? What Do I Do?" Say: "Doctors use a variety of items to help people get better. Let's see if we can tell what an item is." Distribute "Cards." Instruct the children to not let anyone see their cards. Say: "One person at a time will read aloud the information on her card. Let's see if we can guess what the item is." Read and guess the items. Say: "These are things doctors use. Do doctors make people well? Doctors help people get better, but God is the One who makes people well. We can know that healing comes from God." Review the Bible story. Select a child to read aloud Psalm 30:2. Say: "We can know healing comes from God; however, we must understand that how we want people to be healed is not always the way God heals people." Share a brief testimony of a time someone that you know of was not healed in the manner you desired. Pray. Thank God for the gift of healing. Week of September 26, 2010
Pull It Together Button Teacher Tip Play a game of "Doctor's Orders." The game is played like "Simon Says." Call out movements with the beginning statement, "Doctor Says." Pull It Together Scissors, healthy snack foods (carrots, celery, fruit), napkins, plates Print "Healing Fact Cards" (CD). Copy 1 for each child. Prepare and post an allergy chart of the foods. Worship Through Games "Doctor, Doctor, Where's the Doctor?" Read aloud Psalm 30:2. Review the Bible story. Say: "We can know God has concern and care for everyone. We can also know healing comes from God." Continue: "When we are sick, we go to the doctor. Doctors can help us get better, but God is the only One who can heal us. Let's play a game of looking for a doctor." Guide the children to form a circle. Say: "One person will stand in the center of the circle with her eyes closed. The rest of us will pass a button around. When the person in the middle says, 'Doctor, Doctor, Where's the Doctor?' we will make fists with our hands. The person holding the button will close the button into his fist he is the doctor. The person in the center will ask a person, 'Are you the doctor?' If the person does not have the button, he will say, 'Sorry you are sick, but I'm not the doctor.' The center person will then select another person and repeat the process. The person gets three tries to locate the doctor. If the doctor is located, the center person changes places with the doctor. If the doctor is not located, the person holding the button says, 'I'm the doctor' and then becomes the center player." Play as time permits. Say: "We can know healing comes from God; however, we must understand that the way we want people to be healed is not always the way God heals people." Share a brief testimony of a time someone that you know of was not healed in the manner you desired. Pray. Thank God for the gift of healing. Worship Through Exploration and Discovery Discover Health Facts Read aloud Psalm 30:2. Review the Bible story. Say: "We can know God has concern and care for everyone. We can also know healing comes from God." Distribute the "Healing Fact Cards." Guide the children to cut apart the cards. Read aloud and discuss the facts on the cards. Suggest the children share the information on the cards with their families. Talk about ways God designed our bodies and how to stay healthy and take care of our bodies. Serve the snack. Say: "Eating the right foods and exercising are great ways to help us stay healthy." Discuss foods that are good for people to eat. Place two sets of the healing fact cards facedown on the table. Guide the children to play concentration. Play as time permits. Say: "We can know healing comes from God; however, we must understand that the way we want people to be healed is not always the way God heals people." Share a brief testimony of a time someone that you know of was not healed in the manner you desired. Pray. Thank God for the gift of healing. Worship KidStyle Children's Edition Leader Guide 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. OK to copy.
Jehovah Rophe 2 Kings 5:1-19 Time for a Checkup! Match the following Scripture references with the people who were healed. From what were the people healed? Prescription to Believe How well do you follow directions? See if you can find the prescription in the following puzzle. Cross out all the letters B, J, P, Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z. Write the remaining letters in the spaces below. Matthew 9:27-31 10 lepers blindness Psalm 30:2 Luke 5:12-16 Luke 17:11-19 John 4:46-53 John 9:1-12 Blind man 2 blind men Leper Official s son skin disease sickness I can know that healing comes from God. skin disease blindness Week of September 26, 2010 Younger Children Healing Facts Read these facts about how God provides the things we need for healing. Thank God for the healing He provides. God provides plants to make medicines, which help our bodies fight diseases. Lemon grass can be made into a tea to treat fevers, colds, and coughs. God gives us skin, which heals itself when we get cut. God gives us Vitamin C in many vegetables and fruits. Vitamin C can help heal our bodies when we get sick. God gives us honey, which some people use to help relieve allergies. God gives us water to drink. Drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day helps keep the inside of our bodies clean. Worship KidStyle Children s Edition Worship Guide 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.
I can know that healing comes from God. Psalm 30:2 Jehovah Rophe 2 Kings 5:1-19 Time for a Checkup! Match the following Scripture references with the people who were healed. From what were the people healed? Prescription to Believe How well do you follow directions? See if you can find the prescription in the following puzzle. Locate the symbol in the puzzle. Match the number in the row. Write the letter on the blank. Matthew 9:27-31 10 Lepers blindness Healing Facts Luke 5:12-16 Luke 17:11-19 Blind Men 2 Blind Men skin disease sickness Read these facts about how God provides the things we need for healing. Thank God for the healing He provides. God provides plants to make medicines, which help our bodies fight diseases. Lemon grass can be made into a tea to treat fevers, colds, and coughs. God gives us skin, which heals itself when we get cut. John 4:46-53 Leper skin disease God gives us Vitamin C in many vegetables and fruits. Vitamin C can help heal our bodies when we get sick. God gives us honey, which some people use to help relieve allergies. John 9:1-12 Official s Son blindness God gives us water to drink. Drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day helps keep the inside of our bodies clean. Week of September 26, 2010 Older Children Worship KidStyle Children s Edition Worship Guide 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.
Douglas Klauba God Healed Naaman 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. 2 Kings 5:1-19
Bandage (September 26) Worship KidStyle Children s Edition, Fall 2010 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
God Healed Naaman Based on 2 Kings 5:1-19 Reader 1: Naaman (NAY muhn), commander of the king of Aram s (A ruhm) army, was a great man. He was highly regarded because through him, God had given many victories to Aram. However, Naaman had a problem. He had a terrible skin disease. Reader 2: On one of his battles with Israel, Aram brought a young girl back with him. The girl became Naaman s wife s servant. Reader 3: The girl told Naaman s wife, If only Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria, he could be cured of his skin disease. Reader 4: Naaman told Aram what his wife told him. The king told Naaman to go to Samaria. Aram even sent a letter to the king of Israel. Reader 2: Naaman went to Samaria. He took 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 changes of clothes. Reader 5: Naaman took the letter from Aram to the king of Israel. Reader 1: Naaman read, I, the king of Aram, am sending this letter to you. I sent my servant Naaman for you to cure him of his terrible skin disease. Reader 6: After hearing the letter, the king of Israel tore his clothes. He asked, Am I God, that King Aram expects me to cure this man of a disease? He thought Aram was trying to start a fight with him. Reader 3: When the prophet Elisha heard about the king s reaction, he sent a message to the king. Elisha told the king to have Naaman come to him. Reader 5: Elisha wanted Naaman to know there was a prophet in Israel. Reader 4: Naaman went to meet with Elisha at Elisha s house. Reader 6: Through a messenger, Elisha told Naaman to go wash seven times in the Jordan and he would be healed. Reader 1: Naaman became angry. Reader 3: He left saying, I thought he would come out, call on the name of God, wave his hand over my skin, and cure me. Reader 2: He continued, The Abana (AB uh nuh) and Pharpar (FAHR pahr) rivers of Damascus are better than all the waters in Israel. Why could I not wash in them and be cleaned? Reader 1: One of his servants said to him, If the prophet, Elisha, had told you to do something great, you would have done it. But, he told you to do something simple. Reader 5: When Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan River seven times, his skin became clean. Reader 4: Naaman and all the people traveling with him went back to Elisha. Reader 2: Naaman declared, I know there is no God in the whole world but the God in Israel. Bible Story (September 26) Worship KidStyle Children s Edition, Fall 2010 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
1. Cut out the pattern. 2. Use a pencil to trace 2 patterns on the felt. 3. Cut out. 4. Glue the puppet shapes around the edges, leaving the bottom edge open. 5. Decorate your puppet. Puppet (September 26) Worship KidStyle Children s Edition, Fall 2010 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
Bandages I am what your parents may put over a boo-boo. I come in many different colors and sizes. Before you put me on you should clean the area that needs covering. Needle When I m used you may say Ouch. You must be careful around me, only people trained to use me should do so. Doctors and nurses use me to give you a shot. Rubber Gloves I help keep germs from spreading from one person to another. You can inflate me to look like a balloon. Doctors and nurses wear me on their hands to protect themselves from germs. Pressure cup I m used to measure your blood pressure. Doctors put me on your arm, inflate, and measure your heart beating. Tongue depressors Stick out your tongue and say Aah. Doctors use me to move your tongue around so they can see your throat. Some people use me for crafts. Thermometer A lot of people place me under their tongue. I can tell if you are too hot or too cold. Stethoscope Doctors place me on your chest to listen to your heart and breathing. Doctors place the end of me in their ears so they can hear. Medicine Some people do not like to swallow me because I may taste bad. I help you get better. Doctors tell you to take me to get better. Prescription Doctors must give you a note to get me, I can also be what the note is called. Your parents usually take your doctor s note to the drug store to get me. You should follow all the directions on the bottle when using me. Cards (September 26) Worship KidStyle Children s Edition, Fall 2010 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
Healing fact Healing fact Healing fact God provided certain plants to make medicines, which help our bodies fight diseases. God gave us aloe vera plants, which have a jelly-like substance in its leaves to help soothe (stop the sting) burns and heals cuts. God gave us Vitamin C in vegetables and fruits to help our bodies heal from cuts and fight off sicknesses. Healing fact Healing fact Healing fact God gave us honey, which some people use to help relieve or lessen allergies. Drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day helps your body keep itself clean. Witch Hazel is used to make the itch of insect bites disappear. Healing fact Healing fact Healing fact Chamomile flowers are used to make teas that treat upset stomachs and sleeplessness. Lemon grass is made into a tea to treat fevers, colds, and coughs. Ginger is known as a flavoring agent but also used to treat indigestion, gas pains, stomach aches, colds, motion sickness, and morning sickness. Healing Fact Cards (September 26) Worship KidStyle Children s Edition, Fall 2010 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.