4pm: 3yr - 5/K Teacher Guide

GospelProject:Unit13.6

Hezekiah, Judah’s Faithful King

Bible Passage: 2 Kings 18-19 Main Point: God hears our prayers! Memory Verse: Philippians 4:6 "Do not worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks." 3:45 – 4:00 Check-In / Playtime.

• 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 – 4:20 Coloring Sheet / Snack / Intro Activity • COLORING SHEET:

Have the kids color the sheet and ask them questions about the sheet.

• SNACK: Animal Crackers & Water Give each child animal crackers in a cup & water in a cup with a lid. Pray over them a simple prayer.

• INTRO ACTIVITY: “Duck, Duck, Pray” Invite preschoolers to sit in a circle. Choose one child to be It. It walks around the outside of the circle, gently tapping each child on the shoulder and says one word of the main point for each tap, “God, answered, Hezekiah’s, prayer.” When It taps a child and says, “prayer,” the child tapped must chase It around the circle until It sits in the open spot. That child is now It. Play several times. At the end of the game, invite children to remain in the circle as you lead them in prayer. Say: God, You are the one true God. No one is like You! Thank You that when Hezekiah prayed, You answered Hezekiah’s prayer and saved Your people from their enemies. Thank You for sending Your Son to die on the cross and rise again to save us from sin. Thank You that even now Jesus is still praying for us. �

• 4:20 – 5:00 Story and Craft STORY: Have the children transition to the Jesus rug for story time. Read the Bible Story provided in the teacher aid bin. Say: We have learned about many kings from the Bible. Many of the kings were not good kings. Today’s story is about a good king, King Hezekiah. Hezekiah trusted God, and God was with him. God heard Hezekiah’s prayer. God hears our prayers!

• Craft: Prayer hands Items needed: printout of hands, crayons, memory verse.

4pm: 3yr - 5/K Teacher Guide

GospelProject:Unit13.6

Instructions: (1) Give each child a printout of the hands. Have them color it. (2) Give each child a slip with the memory verse on it. Have them glue it on the inside of their handout. The side that does not have the hands. (3) Have them fold it like a book. Say: Prayer is a wonderful gift God has given His people. Because of Jesus, we can talk to the one true God anytime and anywhere. Hezekiah prayed that God would save His people from their enemies, and God answered Hezekiah’s prayer. God hears our prayers!

4:50 – 5:10 “Kid’s Live” in Room #12

Count heads before and after Kid’s Live. 3yr olds: use the ring ropes to walk to and from Kid’s Live Leaders:

o Encourage orderly conduct. o Engage in the worship and lesson with the children. o Encourage them to sit beside you, rather than in laps.

5:10 – 5:20 Return to Class / Activity / Memory Verse / Review

• ACTIVITY: Building blocks Have the kids build towers with the blocks. Say: King Hezekiah took the silver and gold from the temple and gave it to the Assyrian king. He hoped Assyria would leave Judah alone. But the king did not go away. Finally, Hezekiah prayed that God would save His people from the Assyrians so that everyone would know He is the one true God. God answered Hezekiah’s prayer. God hears our prayers! Memory Verse: Philippians 4:6 *Use the Memory Verse Sheet located in the Teacher Aid section of the bin. (Read aloud several times) Review Did King Hezekiah trust God? (yes) The king of Assyria said he would go way if Hezekiah gave him what? (silver and gold) What did the leaders of Assyria say in their letter? (God would not protect Judah.) What did Hezekiah do after the got the letter? (went to the temple, spread out the letter, and prayed) What did God do? (defeated the Assyrian army) Say: God hears our prayers!

5:20 Parent Arrival

PreKColoringSheet

Philippians 4:6 "Do not worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks."

PreKTakeHomeSheet

PreKTakeHomeSheet

MemoryVerse:

Philippians4:6"Donotworryaboutanything.ButprayandaskGodforeverythingyouneed.Andwhenyoupray,alwaysgivethanks."

The Gospel Project: 13.6 Pre-K MC Guide

Hezekiah, Judah’s Faithful King Bible Passage: 2 Kings 18–19 Main Point: God hears our prayers. Memory Verse: Philippians 4:6 “Do not worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.”

Worship: (_:50) Play Video Countdown as kids arrive (3min): Go over Classroom Rules. Play Worship Video Background Have the kids all stand up and do the motions. Ask the teachers to help manage the kids but to stand to the outside walls so the kids can see. Pray a simple welcome prayer: Play Song 1: Your choice Play Song 2: Your choice Play Song 3: U13_Video Have the kids all sit down and tell them to stay in their seats. Lesson: (_:00) Play Lesson Video Background Do you know what bullying is? [Invite responses.] Bullying is being very mean to someone over and over again. In today’s Bible story, the king of Assyria was bullying God’s people. God put a stop to the king of Assyria’s bullying and rescued His people. Let’s find out how.

Timeline View:

Show the Timeline Pic Today’s Bible story comes from the book of the Bible, 2 Kings. Main Point: That brings me to today’s MAIN Point. Show the Main Point Everyone say that with me… Very interesting! Let’s take a look at how he does this. Bible Story: Play the Bible Story Video Hezekiah was afraid of the king of Assyria, and Hezekiah prayed to God. God answered Hezekiah’s prayer. God protected His people just like He said He would do. Show the Main Point Repeat after me… Review Questions: Now it’s time to see what you remember from the Bible Story…

1. Did King Hezekiah trust God? (yes) 2. The king of Assyria said he would go way if Hezekiah gave him what? (silver and gold) 3. What did the leaders of Assyria say in their letter? (God would not protect Judah.) 4. What did Hezekiah do after the got the letter? (went to the temple, spread out the letter, and prayed) 5. What did God do? (defeated the Assyrian army)

Show Memory Verse: Philippians 4:6 “Do not worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.” Show Main Point Lets review our Main Point one more time… Repeat after me… God hears our prayers! Dismiss kids to class: (_:10) Play Dismiss Song Start with 3yr olds…once they are out the door… Send 4yr olds…once they are out the door… Send 5yr/K… Bible Lesson:

Hezekiah was a young man when he became the king of Judah. He did what God said was right, just like his relative King David did. Hezekiah trusted God, and God was with him.

One day, the evil king of Assyria attacked Israel—the land north of Judah. The army made all the people go to Assyria. A few years later, the king of Assyria and his army came to Judah. Hezekiah was afraid. He told the king of Assyria, “Please

go away; I will give you as much money as you want.” The king said, “Give me eleven tons of silver and a ton of gold.” Hezekiah did not have that much silver and gold! Hezekiah

took the silver that was in God’s temple and in the palace. The temple doors had gold on them, so he took the gold off the doors and the doorposts, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

But the king of Assyria did not go away. He sent his leaders to talk to Hezekiah. “You should just give up,” they said. Hezekiah sent a message to Isaiah the prophet. “Pray for us! Ask God to protect us!” Hezekiah said. Isaiah said, “God says, ‘Don’t be afraid. The king of Assyria will go home, and he will die there.’” Then Hezekiah got a letter from the leaders in Assyria. The letter said, “God is not going to protect you.” Hezekiah went to the temple. He spread out the letter and prayed, “God, please save us from the evil king of Assyria. Then

everyone will know that You are the one true God.” God heard Hezekiah’s prayer. God was not going to let Assyria attack Hezekiah’s city.

That night, the angel of the Lord went into the camp where the Assyrian army was staying. Many of the enemy soldiers were killed. The next day, the king of Assyria went home. He died too, just like God said he would.

Christ Connection: Hezekiah prayed that God would save His people from their enemies so that everyone would know He is the one true God. Jesus

also prayed for His people. Then Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross and rose again to save people from sin.