David Led the Israelite Army

This week, we learned about how God helped David and put him in charge of the Israelite army. He led them through various battles and overcame his enemies by using God's strength. Just like the Israelite army marched into battle, we marched around to 2 of our songs: "I'm in the Lord's Army" and "Be Bold".

After watching our lesson about David, we practiced our memory verse, which is 2 Chronicles 32:8 - "We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us." The kids are getting very good at saying their verse and doing the motions! If you'd like to practice the monthly memory verse with motions, it can be found on the left side of this page.

We discovered a double prayer spot in our room, which gave us the opportunity to pray for both the church and those who are sick. For our weekly craft, we made paper swords, shields, and even used balloon swords to "battle" with one another. It was so much fun!

God helps me do BIG things!

This week, we answered the question "Who helps me do big things?". God helps us do big things, and He tells us that in 2 Chronicles 32:8 (NLT) - "We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!"

In our Bible story, the kids continued to learn about David. When he fought the giant, Goliath, he didn't have to be afraid because he KNEW God would help him. The story of David and Goliath is found in 1 Samuel 17:1-50. David won the fight against Goliath because God helped him. God helped David do a big, scary thing, and He will help us do big things!

Here are a few fun ways that you can remember this week's lesson together at home:


Play-Doh Stones: At the start of the activity, start a conversation with your child about how many stones David threw at Goliath: “Do you remember how many stones David threw at Goliath?  Yes! He threw five stones at Goliath. Lets count them. (Counting on your fingers as you count aloud) One, two, three, four, five! Great job! We are going to make stones out of the Play-Doh®. Can you use your hands to make stones out of the Play-Doh®?” Give your child some Play-Doh®, and instruct them to knead it and roll it into 5 small balls.





Rock Painting: You can remind your child of the 5 stones that David threw at Goliath by painting stones together. You'll need different colors of paint, paintbrushes, paper plates, permanent markers, stones, and anything else that you'd like to use to make your stones look cool! (Tip: The rocks can be found or purchased. If you’re looking to purchase them, you can find them at dollar stores or craft stores.) While you're painting, you can talk about how God helped David defeat the big, scary Goliath using 5 little stones!

God helped David do a big, scary thing. God helps your child do big things too!

See you next week!

God Looks at the Heart

This week, we learned that God looks at the heart, while men just see the outside. To illustrate, we looked at a pumpkin. Just like we culdnt' see the seeds until we took the top off, we can't see into a person's heart. But, God can and does!

In today's Bible lesson, Samuel went to annoint a new king for Israel.  He looked at all of Jesse's 7 sons, but God knew that David would be the next king of Israel because He could see in their hearts.

To continue this conversation at home, you can do things with the number 7.  Jump on one foot 7 times, snap your fingers 7 times, count out 7 grapes, etc.

See you next week!