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Year2Term2:TheStoryOfTheKings

Date

Passage

Title

MainPoint

Mem

oryVerse

1Samuel8

WeWantAKing!

PutyourtrustinGod.HealoneistheKingofkings.

1Samuel16:7

1Samuel9-15

TheDisobedientKing

Israel’skingfailedtotrustandobeyGod.Wefollowa

KingwhotrustsandobeysGodcompletely.

1Samuel16:7

1Samuel16

AKingAfterGod’s

OwnHeart

Whatpeoplelooklikeisnotim

portanttoGod.But

whattheirheartsarelikeis.

1Samuel16:7

1Samuel18-31AKingWhoPlaysBy

God’sRules

God’skingtrustshimanddoesnothitback,even

whenotherstrytohurthim.

1Samuel16:7

2Samuel7

AForeverKing

Godprom

isedaKingwho’dbeKingforever.

1Samuel16:7

2Samuel4:4,9ACompassionate

King

KingDavidwaskindtohisenemy.KingJesusiskind

tous,evenwhenwewerehisenemies.

1Kings7-11

God’sW

iseKing

KingJesusisGod’strulywiseKingwhoalways

knowsw

hat’srightanddoesit.That’swhywefollow

him.

1Samuel16:7

1Kings11-12

TheKingThatTakes

AndTakes

KingReheboamtakesfromGod’speople,whereas

KingJesusgivestoGod’speople.

1Samuel16:7

2Kings22-23

TheBoyKing

God’skinghearsandobeysGod,andthenhelpshis

peopledothesame.

1Samuel16:7

Matthew

21:1-17

God’sPromisedKing

JesusisthepowerfulandperfectKingGodprom

ised

wouldcomeforhispeople.

1Samuel16:7

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NotesForLeadersOnThisSeries:

Bigideaforseries:JesusisGod’sperfectKingwholivesforever!

God’sKingshipisonviewthroughout1&2Sam

ueland1&2Kings.Nothingisofflim

itstohissovereignknowledgeorcontrol-eventhe

humanheart.

Israel’scryforakingatthebeginningof1Sam

uelism

etwithastrongwarningthatgoesunheededbyGod’speople.Onthesurfacetheir

firstking,Saul,lookedgoodbuthewasinfactacompletefailure.Saulisrejectedaskingbecauseofhispersistentdisobedience(failure

towaitforSam

ueltosacrifice,disobediencetoGod’scommandtowipeouttheAmalekites,thenlyingaboutit…).

David’strustandsubsequentobediencetoGodleadshimtoslayagiant,defeatcountlessenemies,respectKingSaulasking,evenwhen

Saulsins.DavidhasopportunityagainandagaintokillSaul,buthechoosesnotto-KingSaulisGod’schosenking.

David’skingshiplooksforwardtoaKing,descendedfrom

David’sline,whoperfectlytrustsandobeysGod.Andwhosetrustand

obediencetoGodwillleadhimtodeathonacross.ThisKing’sreignwillhavenoend.

DavidislikethisforeverKing,inthatheshowsm

ercyandkindnesstohisenemies.DavidshowskindnesstoSaul’sgrandson,

Mephibosheth,whoisbothweakandpowerless.Davidrestoreshislands,bringshimintohispalace,treatshimasfam

ilyandprovides

forhimfortherestofhislife.

ButunlikeGod’sforeverKing,thekingsofIsraelareflawed.FirstDavid,thenSolomon.Asaresultoftheirsin,thekingdom

isdivided,

andfinallythenorthernkingdom

istakenout.Thestoryof1&2Kingsisthestoryofflawedkingafterflawedking,withafew

exceptionsalongtheway-Josiah,theboyking,beingone.

Thisunitendsw

iththewelcomeintoJerusalemofGod’sperfectKing,Jesus,whosekingdom

neverends.

Scrapbooks

Craftstencilsandthetextofeachstoryareincludedineachterm’sstencilfile.Thesecanbeusedtocreateascrapbookforeachchild.

Simplypastethetitlepageoftheunit(e.g.TheStoryOfTheKings)onfirstsinglepageofthescrapbook.Then,onthedoublepagethat

follows-pastethecraftononesidewiththecorrespondingstoryoppositeit.Note:thereareanumberofcraftsincludedineachlesson-

simplychooseonetoincludeinthescrapbookeachweek.Continuepastingcraftw

ithmatchingstoryopposite.Dependingonthesizeof

thescrapbook,eitherhalfayearoranentireyear’sprogramcanbegluedinbeforesendingscrapbookshom

ewithchildren.When

complete,thescrapbooksbecom

eavaluableresource.Encourageparentstoregularlyreadthestoriestotheirchildren,remindingthem

foryearstocomeofwhatthey’velearnt.

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PreschoolSongs

Term1

Term2

Term3

Term4

Year2

OurGodSaves!

TheStoryOfTheKings

God’sAmazingProm

ises

TheSaviourOfTheWorld

(Exodus,Ruth,Easter)

(KingsofIsrael,KingJesus)

(Abraham

toJesus)

(Luke)

-StickWithJesus

-10,9,8GodIsGreat

-MyGodIsSoBig

-LoveTheLord

-DayandNight

-HeDiedUponThe

Cross

-1,2,3,4,5JesusChrist

IsNow

Alive

-JesusIsTheMighty,Mighty

King

-Who’stheKingofthe

Jungle

-GodKnow

s-

TwoLittleEyes

-ICanTalkToJesus

-1,2,3,4,5JesusChristIs

Now

Alive

-IBelongToHim

-Prom

ises,Promises

-KingDavid

-HeDiedUponTheCross

-1,2,3,4,5JesusChristIs

Now

Alive

-1,2,3,4,5,6,7

-IBelongToHim

-TurnAround

-BlindBartimaeus

-JesusIsTheBoss

-There’sLotsofFunOn

ChristmasDay

-TheBestThing

-OnthatVeryFirst

Christmas

SongsarefoundonthefollowingCDS:

-AVery,Very,VeryBigGod(EMUMusic)

-JIsforJesus(EM

UMusic)

Remem

berTheLord(ColinBuchanan)

-PractiseBeingGodly(ColinBuchanan)

-FollowtheSaviour(ColinBuchanan)

-10,9,8GodIsGreat(ColinBuchanan)

-JesusRocksTheWorld(ColinBuchanan)

-KingofChristmas(ColinBuchanan)

-WhatW

asIm

possible(ScooterTwo)

-HowCoolIsThat(JohnnyBurns)

-UnreelBananaPeel(JohnnyBurns)

-JesusLovesMeThisIKnow(KingswayMusic)

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Year2Term2ActionRhym

es

ActionRhym

e1:

Godhasalwaysbeenhere(armsspreadwide)

beforetheworldbegan(m

akeacirclefortheworldwithhands)

heknewmethen(thumbpointingbackovershoulder)

heknowsmenow(fingerpointingdowninfront)

heholdsmeinhishand(handcuppedtogether)

ActionRhym

e2:

JesusismyKingofkings(holdhandsupbesideheadtomakeacrown)

He’sinchargeofeverything(makeacirclewithbotharms)

Mythoughts(pointtohead)

Myheart(crossbothhandsoverheart)

ThewordsIspeak(holdhandseithersideofm

outh)

WhenI’m

atplay(runonthespot)

Orwork(mimeliftingsomething)

Orsleep(mimesleeping)

Preschool Year 2 Term 2: The Story Of The Kings

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We Want A King! 1 Samuel 8

Main Point - Put your trust in God. He alone is the King of kings. Introductory Activities

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk to the children about what a king might order people do for him.

• Crowns - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2

Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil titled, Paper plate crown. Purchase one paper plate per child and collage material to decorate crowns. Use the stencil pattern as a guide as to how each paper plate is to be cut. Decorate crowns. Push the middle section and fold so that each point stands upright to look like a crown.

• Set out the following dress up activities for the children to

remind them what a king would make the people do. - Provide chef outfits and cooking equipment for children to

pretend to cook banquets for the king. - Provide solider outfits for children to pretend to protect the

king. - Provide servant outfits for children to pretend to serve the

king. Game: The King Says Variation of Simon says. Need:

- Clear open space Instructions:

- Play the same as Simon Says, but substitute the words, ‘The King says…’

- Include instructions such as… march like a soldier wash my dishes cook me food bring me some food



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bring me my clothes… - Children are only to do the action if leader says, ‘The King

says…’

Conclusion: - Imagine you had the best king. - But one day you decided you wanted a different king. - And the king you asked for turned out to be very bad! - That would be terrible! - But that’s just what God’s people the Israelites did. - They rejected God as their king. - And chose a human king. - What a terrible mistake!

Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Story Time Option 1 Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the large pictures (being slaves in Egypt, walking through the sea, walking through desert, land, crown, sword, fruit, shovel, food, tray/towel). Use the script titled, We Want a King! (pages 9-10) and the pictures and retell this story. Option 2 Use the script titled, We Want a King! (pages 9-10) and replace the pictures with a series of objects: crown, sword, mixing bowl, grapes/corn, tray of food, tray. Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and

cover eyes



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The outward appearance Hands down side of body, from head to top of legs

But God Point upwards Looks at Make glasses with fingers and

cover eyes The heart Cross hands over heart Boom, boom Beat crossed hands twice over

heart 1 Samuel sixteen seven No actions

Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using either a set of pictures or the props used in the story time:

- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the small set of pictures: being slaves inn Egypt, walking through sea, walking through desert, land, crown, sword, fruit, shovel, food, tray/towel. Copy and cut one set per group.

- Or, set of objects per group: crown, sword, mixing bowl, grapes/corn, tray of food, tray.

Seat children in a circle with pictures/props to one side. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the pictures/props to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story. - The people asked for a king. But they had a King already.

Who was their King? (God was their King, he’d saved them and he’d given them a land to live in, he is the best King of all)

- Samuel warned the people what a king would do. Can you remember what a king might ask them to do? (as children answer place pictures/objects in front of the group)

- Do you think it was a good idea for the people to ask for a

new king?



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(no, life would be much harder with a human king) Conclusion: - God is the perfect King. - But the people rejected God as their King. - They wanted a king they could see and bow down to. - They wanted to be like all the people around them. - The people rejected God - the best King of all. - Just like people reject Jesus - the best King of all!

Prayer Time Need: - One crown per group

Repeated Prayer Father God – it’s so easy – to want to be – like everyone else. – Help us to choose King Jesus – even when our friends don’t. – Amen. Individual Prayer Encourage each child to pray his/her own prayer by passing a crown around the group. If a child wants to pray they put the crown on. If they don’t, they pass the crown to the next child in the circle. “Please help me to follow King Jesus, even when my friends don’t.” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2):

- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils

(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of the crown and the words, The people made a big mistake. They wanted a human king like everyone else. Jesus is God’s good and perfect King. It’s always a mistake to reject him. 1 Samuel 8 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide collage material for the children to decorate.



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We Want A King! 1 Samuel 8

This term we’re going to hear about the kings in the Bible. And we’re going to begin in the book called 1 Samuel. Every time I say, “We want a king!” I want to say, “We want a king!” (practise with children) God had saved his people, the Israelites. (slaves in Egypt) He’d rescued them from Egypt, (walking through the sea) brought them safely through the desert, (walking through desert) and given them a special land to live in. (land) It was God who had rescued them. God was their King. (crown) Now God had made a man named Samuel ruler over his people. But one day the people came to Samuel and began to grumble. They said, ‘Samuel, you’re old. One day you will die. Everyone else has a king. We want to be like everyone else. Give us a king to rule us.’ Samuel was not pleased. The people did not want to listen to Samuel any more. But God said to Samuel, ‘It’s not you they’re rejecting. They’re rejecting me. (tear up the crown, or put the crown behind you) They want a king like everyone else. But warn them first. Tell them what a king will force them to do.’ Samuel went back to the people and said, ‘If you get a king then you’ll have to become soldiers in his army.’ (sword) But the people cried out, ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) ‘If you get a king then you’ll have to work on his farms.’ (shovel) But the people cried out, ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) ‘If you get a king then you’ll have to cook his food.’ (food) But the people cried out, ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) ‘If you get a king then you’ll have to give him your grapes and corn.’ (fruit) But the people cried out, ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) If you get a king then you’ll become his servants.’ (serving tray and towel) The people would not listen.



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Again and again they cried out, ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) ‘We want a king!’ (children repeat) They wanted to be like everyone else. Everyone else who had a king to lead them. In the end, God said to Samuel, ‘Give the people what they want. Give them a king.’ All the people went home and waited for God to give them a king. Conclusion: The people of Israel rejected God as their King. They wanted a king they could see and bow down to. They wanted to be like everyone else around them. What a big mistake! Children, Jesus is God’s King of kings. Don’t make the mistake of rejecting him. Choose Jesus. He is the King we are to love and trust.



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The Disobedient King 1 Samuel 9-15

Main Point - Israel’s king failed to trust and obey God. We follow a King who trusts and obeys God completely.

Introductory Activities

• Foam blocks - encourage children to build thrones and

castles for a king to live in. Talk about how the people of Israel had asked for a king. Remind them that God warned them through Samuel that a king would make them work hard for him. A king would make them build palaces for him to live in.

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk to the children about what a good king would be like. And how Jesus is our perfect King.

• Farm animals (need donkeys, sheep, cows) - encourage

children to set up the animals and group together (sheep, cows, donkeys…). Tell them that in today’s story, a man goes looking for some lost donkeys and becomes a king. Also, how this man lied and said he didn’t take the sheep and cows, when in fact he did.

• Donkey: purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2

Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of a donkey. Copy and cut one per child on A4 cardboard. Provide collage material to decorate the donkey. Provide two wooden pegs per child to attach to the donkey so it stands up.

Game: Where Is Saul? Need:

- Large area with places to hide (note: if the area is too open, place objects for children to hide in, behind and under)

- Crown

Instructions: - Select a child to be Saul, and give him/her to the count of 20



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to hide. - All children close their eyes and count to 20. - Then they have to find Saul. - When they do, bring him back and crown him. - Repeat, choosing a different child to be Saul.

Conclusion:

- In today’s story God gives the people what they’d asked for, a king.

- A king like everyone else had. - But the king they wanted was not great. - He looked good on the outside, but he did not love and obey

God. - He was a bad king. - Jesus is the only good and perfect King. - We must follow him.

Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Story Time Use the script titled, The Disobedient King (pages 16-17) and retell 1 Samuel 9-10 using a set of figurines/props (Samuel, Saul, donkeys, small sacks, sheep, cows, soldiers). Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and

cover eyes The outward appearance Hands down side of body, from

head to top of legs But God Point upwards Looks at Make glasses with fingers and

cover eyes The heart Cross hands over heart



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Boom, boom Beat crossed hands twice over heart

1 Samuel sixteen seven No actions Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the same set of figurines/props used in the story time:

- Samuel - Saul - Donkeys - Small sacks - Sheep - Cows - Soldiers (some Israelites, some enemies)

Seat children in a circle with figurines/props to one side. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the figurines/props to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story. - The people asked for a king. What was Saul doing when he

was told he’d be king? (looking for his lost donkeys)

- Where did they find Saul when Samuel announced he was their new king? (hiding behind the bags)

- Even though Saul was scared and unsure, the people

thought he’d make a great king. Why did they like Saul? (he looked handsome and he was tall, he looked like he’d make a good king)

- But Saul failed to trust and obey God. He looked good on the

outside but his heart did not love God. What did Saul do? (he disobeyed God, he did what only Samuel should have done, he kept the enemy’s sheep and cows, he lied and



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blamed others) Conclusion: - Saul looked like he’d make a great king. - But he got scared and failed to trust God. - He lied and disobeyed God. - Children, Jesus trusts and obeys God completely. - He is God’s good and perfect King. - He is the King we are to follow.

Prayer Time Need: - Prayer cube that can be either homemade (a square

cardboard box covered in bright paper) or can be commercially purchased (these have plastic sleeves on each face of the cube to slot pictures in).

- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil with the following words and pictures, King Jesus made the man covered in sores better (picture of man covered in sores), King Jesus made the Centurion’s servant better (picture of Centurion looking at his sick servant), King Jesus made the storm stop (picture of boat in storm), King Jesus fed a hungry crowd (picture of crowd with fish and bread), King Jesus walked on water (picture of Jesus walking on water in a storm), King Jesus died to save us (picture of cross). Copy and cut one set of pictures per group and attach these to the six faces of the prayer cube.

Repeated Prayer Father God – thank you for Jesus – our perfect King. – Thank you that he always – trusted and obeyed you perfectly. – Please help us – to follow him – and only him. – Amen. Individual Prayer Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. Note: these stories were taught in Year 1 Term 4. “Thanks God that Jesus is our good and perfect King. He...”



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Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2): - Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils

(available in Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of a sheep and the words, Saul looked like he’d make a great king. But he disobeyed God and kept the sheep for himself. Saul failed to trust and obey God. Jesus always obeyed God. He is the King we should follow. 1 Samuel 9-15 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide collage material for the children to decorate.



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The Disobedient King 1 Samuel 9-15

Last week we heard how the people of Israel asked God for a king. God warned them what a king would do. But still they asked for a king. Today we’re going to hear about Israel’s first king. God spoke to a man named Samuel. (Samuel) And then Samuel told the people what God had said. Samuel was the leader of God’s people. God told Samuel he’d meet a man. And that very day, Samuel met a man named Saul. (Saul) Saul was looking for some donkeys he’d lost. (Place donkeys off in the distance) God told Samuel that Saul would be king. Samuel said to Saul, “God has chosen you to be king. Don’t worry, the donkeys you had lost have been found. Now go home and wait.” And Saul did just that. (Remove Saul and donkeys) Seven days later, Samuel gathered all the people together. Samuel called for Saul. “Saul!” But Saul did not come. God told Samuel he was hiding amongst the bags. (Place Saul behind some sacks) And that’s where they found Saul their king - hiding. But when the people saw how tall and handsome Saul was they shouted, ‘Long live the king!’ Saul looked like he’d be the perfect king. But sadly he wasn’t. (Remove Samuel and sacks, add soldiers) One day their enemy came out to fight against them. Saul’s men began to run away. (Soldiers turn and run) Saul got scared. (Make Saul shake in fear) He would not wait for Samuel. Saul did what God had told Samuel only he could do. Saul offered God special gifts. (Saul bows as if praying) Saul disobeyed God. Saul failed to trust God



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Still Saul did not learn. Again, their enemy came out to fight against them. (Make Saul shake in fear) Now God had told Saul he’d win, but he was not to keep anything he won for himself. Saul won - just like God said! (Soldiers jump for joy up and down). But then Saul disobeyed God. He kept the best sheep and cows for himself. (Place cows/sheep behind Saul) Then he lied. He said he hadn’t kept anything. But the sheep and cows were making such a noise, everyone heard them. (Make appropriate animal noises) Then he blamed his men. (Place cows/sheep behind soldiers) They were the ones, not him, who’d kept them. Saul failed to be God’s obedient king. Conclusion: Saul looked like he’d make a great king. But he got scared. He failed to trust and obey God. Children, Jesus trusts and obeys God completely. He is God’s good and perfect King. He is the King we are to follow.



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A King After God’s Own Heart 1 Samuel 16

Main Point - What people look like is not important to God. But what their hearts are like is. Introductory Activities

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Have children look at themselves in a child safe mirror. Talk about what they can see and what they can’t see. They can see what they look like, but can’t see what their hearts are like. But God knows. He knows if our hearts are beautiful - full of love and trust, or if our hearts are ugly - full of hate and disobedience.

• Sheep craft - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term

2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of the double sided sheep. Copy and cut one per child on cardboard. Use cotton wool to decorate sheep. Fold and stand upright.

• Animals (sheep, lions, bears), foam blocks and figurines.

Encourage children to set up David protecting his sheep on the hills (made from foam blocks), from the lions and the bears. Tell them that in today’s story a young boy named David was chosen by God to be the new king. David loved and trusted God, unlike King Saul.

• Dress ups - encourage children to dress up as sheep, lions

and bears. Talk about how lions and bears attack sheep and how sheep need to be protected. Today we’ll hear all about David whose job it was to protect the sheep. And one day he’d grow up and he’d protect God’s people, the people of Israel.

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Need: - Apple, orange, banana… any fruit in season (note: it would

be good to have at least one piece of fruit that is bad on the inside)

- Knife - Chopping board

Activity: - Ask: This apple looks good on the outside. How will I know if

it’s good to eat? It may be rotten or have a grub in it? How will I know?

- Accept answers (bite into it, cut it in half, smell it…) - Cut the apple in half to see. - Repeat with other fruit

Conclusion: - We can’t tell unless we cut the fruit open. - But God doesn’t have to cut an apple in half to see if it’s

good on the inside. - God knows what the inside is like. - Just as he knows what our hearts are like. - We can see what we’re like on the outside, but we don’t

really know what each other’s hearts are like. - But God does. - He knows us inside and out.

Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and




heart



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1 Samuel sixteen seven No actions Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Story Time Use the script titled, A King After God’s Own Heart (pages 23-25). Encourage the children to be involved in the story by joining in every time the memory verse is said. And by coming to the front if selected to play one of Jesse’s sons. You will need a crown and Bible Times headdress. Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using either a set of pictures or the props used in the story time:

- Figurines: 8 sons of Jesse and Samuel - Sheep, lions, bears

Seat children in a circle with props to one side. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the props to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story. - Samuel was told by God to go and choose the next king.

When Samuel saw Jesse’s eldest son what did he think? (he looked like he’d make a good leader)

- What about the next son? And the next? And the next? (God said ‘No’ to all of them)

- Remember Saul from last week? Did he look like he’d make a good king? (yes, Saul looked like he’d make a good leader, he was tall and handsome, but he failed to trust and obey God)



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- The youngest son, David, was missing. What was he doing? (protecting the sheep from lions and bears)

- Whom did God chose to be the king?

(David, the youngest) Conclusion: - God knows our hearts. - And our hearts matter to God. - God chose David because he trusted and obeyed him. - God is not concerned about what you look like or what you

can do. - He is concerned about your heart. - A beautiful heart loves and trusts God.




Repeated Prayer Father God, – only you can change our hearts. – Only you can help us trust in Jesus. – Please change our hearts – and help us to love you properly. – Amen. Individual Prayer Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in



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rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. Note: these stories were taught in Year 1 Term 4. “Thanks God, that Jesus is our good and perfect King. He... We can trust him.” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2):


(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of a heart with the memory verse in the middle. Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide collage material to decorate the heart.



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A King After God’s Own Heart 1 Samuel 16

Be sure to revise the memory verse before you do today’s story. King Saul looked like he’d make a good king. (Hold up crown) He was tall and he was handsome. (Hold crown up high) But Saul failed to trust and obey God. (Shake head) So God told Samuel to choose a new king. (Put crown down, put on Bible Times head-dress, as if you are Samuel) A king who would trust and obey him. A king who would show the people how to trust and obey God. Samuel was afraid that Saul would find out that he was looking for God’s new king. (Act afraid) But even though he was afraid Samuel obeyed God. Samuel did what God told him to do. He went to the house of Jesse. (March on the spot) Jesse had eight sons and he brought them out so that Samuel could see them. Samuel saw Eliab, the eldest son. (Invite a child to come up) Eliab was tall and handsome. (Indicate how tall the child is) Samuel thought to himself, ‘This must be the one God has chosen. He is the eldest and he looks like a king. He is both tall and handsome.’ But God told Samuel, “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a second son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up) “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a third son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up) “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a fourth son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up)



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“People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a fifth son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up) “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a sixth son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up) “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Jesse brought a seventh son in front of Samuel, but again God said ‘No’. (Invite another child to come up) “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) (pause) Samuel asked, ‘Are these all your sons?’ Jesse then called for his youngest son, David to come. (Invite another child to come up) David had been out in the field taking care of the sheep. His job was to protect the sheep from the lions and the bears. David loved and trusted God. As soon as Samuel saw David God said, “He is the one! He will be king of my people.” Because… “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) Conclusion: Remember what God said to Samuel? “People look at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. Boom boom.” (Do the actions of memory verse as you say this) We can see what people look like but God sees what people are really like. God sees our hearts. And our hearts matter to God. David loved and trusted God. David obeyed God.



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He would make a good king. David is like Jesus. What people look like is not important to God. But what their hearts are like is. That’s why Jesus is God’s perfect King. He loves and obeys God perfectly. Jesus is our perfect King.



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A King Who Plays By God’s Rules 1 Samuel 18-31

Main Point - God’s king trusts him and does not hit back, even when others try to hurt him.


• Foam blocks and figurines - encourage children to build cities, roads and caves. Play chasings with the figurines in the cities, on the road and in the caves. Talk about how King Saul chased David because he didn’t want David to be king.

• Playdough - purchase commercial child safe dough or make

homemade playdough. Make a jug out of playdough.

• Stepping stone road - set up play safe stepping stones (e.g. WePlay -Tactile Reception Series) for children to walk along a road. Include tunnels or foam arches to crawl through for caves. Note: can substitute with plastic chairs and home made felt stepping stones. Talk about how King Saul chased David because he didn’t want David to be king.

• Cave - place dark material over two tables to create a cave.

Provide Bible Times costumes for children to dress up as and pretend to be David hiding inside the cave.

• Sandpit - provide a sandpit for children to create the cities,

road and cave which David used trying to escape King Saul who was chasing him.

Game: Keeper Of The Jug Need:

- Plastic jug (needs to be not too big, and needs to have some small bells attached as decorations)

- Chair - Blindfold

Instructions:

- Seat children in a circle. - Select one child to sit on the chair blindfolded as King Saul.



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- Place jug under the chair. - Select a child in the circle to be David, who creeps up to King

Saul and tries to get the jug, take it back to where he/she is sitting without King Saul’s detecting him/her (i.e. pointing at him/her).

- Note: King Saul can’t point unless he/she hears something. - If the child gets the jug back without being detected he/she

becomes the next King Saul. Conclusion:

- In today’s story, King Saul did not want David to become king.

- He wanted to be the king! - Saul tried to hurt David again and again and again. - One day David took Saul’s jug and sword. - He could’ve hurt Saul. - So even though Saul hurt David, David would not hurt Saul.

Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and





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words. Story Time Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencils with the pictures of King Saul, David defeating Goliath, David’s army fighting an enemy city, angry King Saul, King Saul chasing David, cave, sword and jug, crown. Use the script titled, A King Who Plays By God’s Rules (pages 31-32), the pictures listed above and the actions detailed in the script, and retell the story of Saul’s chasing David. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using either a set of pictures or the props used in the story time:

- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the set of small pictures: King Saul, David defeating Goliath, David’s army fighting an enemy city, angry King Saul, King Saul chasing David, cave, sword and jug, crown. Copy and cut one set per group.

Seat children in a circle with pictures to one side. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the pictures to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story.

- Saul was angry with David because David kept winning. Whom did David beat? (Goliath the giant, their enemies - show pictures of David defeating Goliath, and David’s army fighting an enemy city to help children answer)

- The people liked David more than King Saul. What did Saul do? (he became angry, chased him - show pictures of angry King Saul and King Saul chasing David to help children answer)

- One night while King Saul was sleeping David crept up.

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instead? (no, he took his jug and spear - show pictures of cave, sword and jug to help children answer)

- King Saul died and David was sad. Who would be king now?

(David - show pictures of crown to help children answer) Conclusion:

- King Saul failed to trust and obey God. - So God rejected him as king. - But David was different. - David trusted God. - He did not hit back, even when Saul tried to hurt him. - Jesus is God’s King of kings. - He perfectly trusts and obeys God the Father. - Jesus never hit back, even when people were trying to hurt

him. - Jesus is our perfect King!



- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil with the following words and pictures, King Jesus made the man covered in sores better (picture of man covered in sores), King Jesus made the Centurion’s servant better (picture of Centurion looking at his sick servant), King Jesus made the storm stop (picture of boat in storm), King Jesus fed a hungry crowd (picture of crowd with fish and bread), King Jesus walked on water (picture of Jesus walking on water in a storm), King Jesus died to save us (picture of cross). Copy and cut one set of pictures per group and attach these to the six faces of the prayer cube.

Repeated Prayer Father God, – David trusted you. – He never hurt Saul – even though Saul hurt him. – And even though people hurt Jesus – he never hurt them. – Thank you that Jesus – is our perfect King. –



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Amen Individual Prayer Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. Note: these stories were taught in Year 1 Term 4. “Thanks God, that Jesus is our good and perfect King. He... We can trust him.” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2):


(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of a cave and the title, King Saul tried to hurt David. David ran and hid inside a cave. Even though David could've hurt King Saul, he never did. 1 Samuel 18-31 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide 2 eye stickers for children to stick on cave (for David’s eyes looking out). Provide crayons to draw King Saul. Collage material to decorate



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A King Who Plays By God’s Rules 1 Samuel 18-31

Ask the children to help in the retelling of this story by making walking, running and creeping sound effects (i.e. slap one hand on one leg then other hand on the other leg - slowly for walking, fast for running and softly for creeping). Last week we heard how God told Samuel to go to Jesse’s house. Seven of Jesse’s son stood before Samuel. (Hold up seven fingers) But God did not choose any of them to be king. Because… (Do actions of the memory verse and encourage children to join in and say together...) people look at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart (Boom, boom). Finally, Jesse’s youngest son David came. And God said ‘Yes!’ (Thumbs up) David would be God’s king of his people, the Israelites. (Pause) There was one problem - Saul was still the king! (Picture 1) But, Saul had failed to trust God. God was not with Saul any more. David trusted God. (Thumbs up) God was with David. And so when David fought the giant Goliath… (Picture 2) God was with David. And David won. (Thumbs up) All the people loved him! (Cheer) When King Saul sent David out to fight their enemies… (Picture 3) God was with David. David won again and again and again! (Thumbs up three times) All the people loved him even more! (Cheer) This made King Saul jealous. (Picture 4) He got angrier and angrier and angrier! (Angrier and angrier) King Saul tried to hurt David. (Picture 5) But God was with David. David ran away. (Hands tap on legs running)



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King Saul and his men chased David. (Hands tap on legs running) They chased him up the hills and down the hills. They even chased him into the caves. (Picture 6) But God was with David. King Saul and his men could not catch David. One night King Saul and his men were asleep. God was with David. David crept up to King Saul. (Soft hands tap on legs creeping) He was asleep. And even though Saul was trying to hurt David, David would not hurt King Saul. Instead David took King Saul's spear and water jug. (Picture 7) The next morning King Saul woke up. His spear and water jug were gone! King Saul heard David calling. David held up King Saul’s spear and water jug. (Hold up high the picture of spear and water jug) Saul knew David could’ve hurt him, but David had not. King Saul hung his head and went home. Not long after this King Saul died. David was sad to hear that he had died. It was now time for David to become king. (Picture 8) Conclusion: King Saul failed to trust and obey God. So God rejected him as king. But David was different. David trusted God. He did not hit back, even when Saul tried to hurt him. Jesus is God’s King of kings. He perfectly trusts and obeys God the Father. Jesus never hit back, even when people were trying to hurt him. Jesus is our perfect King!



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A Forever King 2 Samuel 7

Main Point - God promised a King who’d be King forever.


• Foam blocks and figurines - encourage children to build David’s palace. Talk about how God was with David and how David became king.

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk

about how God was with David and how David became king.

• Never-ending walking track - use child safe stepping stones and pathways (e.g. WePlay -Tactile Reception Series) for children to walk along. Note: can substitute with plastic chairs and homemade felt stepping stones. Talk about how God promised David that one day he would send a King who would be King forever and ever. His kingdom would never end.

• Sandpit - provide a sandpit for children to create the city of

Jerusalem and the palace David built for himself to live in as king.

• Crowns - purchase cardboard crowns (available from

preschool/school suppliers) or cut crowns from cardboard. Decorate crowns using stickers and collage material.

Game: The Most Amazing Home Need:

- Large set of foam or wooden blocks Instructions: - Organise children into mixed age groups. - Place pile of foam blocks in the centre. - Arrange groups equal distance from blocks. - One child from each group walks to pile and collects one

block and brings it back to their group. - Continue until all blocks have been collected from the pile.



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- Each group has 1 minute to build the most amazing palace for a king to live in.

- Take all groups on a tour of each palace. Conclusion:

- David became king of Israel. - He moved into the city of Jerusalem. - And he built a beautiful palace to live in. - Then David wanted to build God a building. - But God said ‘No’. - God did not need David to do anything for him. - It’s the same with us. - God does not need us to do anything for him. - But we, like David, need him.

Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Story Time Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencils listed in the script. Use the script titled, A Forever King (pages 37-38), the pictures listed in script and retell the story of God’s promise to David. Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and






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1 Samuel sixteen seven No actions Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the set of pictures used in the story time:

- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencils with the small set of pictures listed in the script, A Forever King. Copy and cut set per group.

Seat children in a circle with pictures to one side. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the pictures to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story.

- What had God done for David?

(reveal pictures, encourage them to tell the group what God had done for David: helped him defeat Goliath and his enemies, made him king, given him a palace to live in)

- What did David want to do for God? Did God need David to do that for him? (build him a special building, no God doesn’t need anything from people)

- What did God do for David instead?

(God was going to do even more for David - from his family a King would come, he’d be King forever)

Conclusion:

- God does not need David to do anything for him. - It’s the same with us. - God doesn’t need us to do anything for him. - But look what he’s done for us! - God’s sent us a forever King - Jesus! - And as we follow him, we get to live as his forever people! - How good is that!



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Repeated Prayer Thank you God, – that you keep your promises. – You sent Jesus – our forever King – and you invite us – to be your forever people. – So now we can live forever with you. – Amen Individual Prayer Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. Note: these stories were taught in Year 1 Term 4. “Thank you God, that Jesus is our forever King. He...” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2):

• Download the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the crown with Jesus in the centre and the words, God promised David a greater kingdom - a kingdom that would never end. A never ending kingdom ruled by the greatest King of all. 2 Samuel 7 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Decorate the crown with collage material.



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A Forever King 2 Samuel 7

God promised David that one day he’d be king. And after Saul died, David became king. (Picture 1: David as king) Just as God had said. God was with David. David won battles and captured the city of Jerusalem. (Picture 2: David defeating enemies) David was a powerful king. David built himself a beautiful palace to live in. (Picture 3: David in front of palace) David knew it was God who’d made him king. It was God who’d given him everything. One day David decided to build God a special building. (Picture 4: David thinking of temple) David told Nathan, God’s prophet, what he planned to do. Nathan thought David’s plan sounded good. But that night, God came to Nathan and said, “David was a shepherd boy. (Picture 5: David as a shepherd boy) I was the one who took David from caring for sheep to become the ruler of my people. I was the one who gave him victory over his enemies. (Picture 2 again: David defeating enemies) I made David famous. I was the one who gave him peace. I did all this for my servant David. Do I now need David, my servant, to do something for me? (Picture 6: David thinking of temple with question mark on temple) Do I need him to build me a house? Instead this is what I will do for him. I will make his house go on forever. (Picture 7: crown with tick on it) One day David will die. But one day a King will come from his house, from his family. And that King will rule forever. This is what I will do for David.” And David praised God. Conclusion: God promised David that from his family would come a King. A King who never stops being King ever.



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A Compassionate King 2 Samuel 4:4, 9

Main Point - King David was kind to his enemy. King Jesus is kind to us - even when we were his enemies.


• Foam blocks and figurines (include disabled figurines) - encourage children to build David’s palace. Tell the children that today we’ll hear about a young boy called Mephibosheth who went from living as an enemy of King David to living as part of his family in the palace!

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk about how God was with David and how David became king after King Saul died. Ask children what sort of king they think David would be? Would he be like King Saul?

• Doll nursery - provide dolls, cradles, prams and doctor/nurse

dress ups. Tell the children that today we’ll hear about a young boy called Mephibosheth. When he was very young his father, Jonathan and grandfather King Saul, both died. Mephibosheth was cared for by a nurse. One day, the nurse got scared. She picked him up and ran. While she was running she fell over and Mephibosheth’s legs were hurt. He never walked properly again.


Jerusalem and the palace David built for himself to live in as king. Talk about how God was with David and how David became king after King Saul died. Ask children what sort of king they think David would be? Would he be like King Saul?

• Food and chef dress ups - provide play food, chef dress ups

and table settings. Encourage children to set a table ready for a feast for King David and his family. Tell the children that today we’ll hear about a young boy called Mephibosheth who went from living as an enemy of King David to living as part of his family in the palace!

• Broken body - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term



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2 Stencils (available in Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil that has a simple outline of a boy with his legs separated from the rest of his body. Make one copy per child on A4 cardboard and cut out both sections of the man. Provide collage material to decorate body shape, adding facial features. Provide a split pin and attach the legs to the body. The legs can be moved to indicate that he couldn’t walk properly.

Game: Run Away Need:

- Child safe stepping stones and pathways (e.g. WePlay -Tactile Reception Series) Note: can substitute with plastic chairs and home made felt stepping stones.

- Tunnel Instructions: - Set up a simple obstacle course for the children to walk

through. - Encourage them not to fall off the stepping stones.

Conclusion:

- Did anyone trip or fall off the stepping stones? - Today we’ll hear about a nurse who picked up a young boy

named Mephibosheth and ran. - But while she was running she fell over. - Mephibosheth’s legs were hurt. - He never walked properly again. - He was little, alone and now he couldn’t walk properly. - But someone was kind to him. - I wonder who that someone might be?

Singing And Action Rhymes Song suggestions and action rhymes for this term can be found on pages 3 and 4. Story Time Use the script titled, A Compassionate King (pages 44-46) and the props indicated in the script, and retell the story of Mephibosheth.



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Memory Verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Words Hand Actions People Point to self Look at Make glasses with fingers and





Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the following props:

- Pipe cleaner bodies - one for King David, one for the nurse and one for Mephibosheth

- Set of blocks to make a palace Seat children in a circle. As a group build King David’s palace out of the blocks. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the pipe cleaner figures to help. Be sure to bend Mephibosheth’s legs so they look as if they don’t work. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story.

- Did King Saul treat David as his friend or enemy?

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- King Saul and his son Jonathan died. There was only one person left in their family - a little boy named Mephibosheth. How do you think Mephibosheth felt when he was brought before King David? (he was afraid, his grandfather had been mean to King David, maybe King David would be mean back to him)

- What did David decide to do for him?

(be kind to him, invite him to live with him, take care of him, give him some land of his very own)

Conclusion:

- What kindness! - Mephibosheth’s grandfather had been mean to King David. - But King David decided to be kind to Mephibosheth. - God is kind to us. - Even though we’ve treated him like an enemy. - We’ve ignored him and failed to love him properly. - But God is kind to us. - He sent Jesus so we could be friends with him. - How big is God’s kindness to us!

Prayer Time Need:

- Smiley stamp

Repeated Prayer Father God, – thank you that Jesus – turns us – from being your enemy – to being your friend. – We love you so much! – Amen Individual Prayer (repeated) Pass the smiley stamp around. Encourage each child to give himself/herself a smiley stamp, then thank God for one thing they love about Jesus. Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft, and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2): - Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils



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(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the picture of Mephibosheth and the words, David was kind to Mephibosheth. He invited him to lived in the palace and eat at his table. God is kind to us. He sent King Jesus so we could be his friend. 2 Samuel 4:4, 9 Copy one per child on A4 cardboard. Decorate Mephibosheth. Use wood glue to attach a paddle pop stick under each arm for crutches and a strip of stiff brown paper for a tabletop.



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A Compassionate King 2 Samuel 4:4, 9

Soft Toy Story - script by Sandy Galea. Main Point - King David was kind to his enemy. King Jesus is kind to us, even when we were his enemies. Need:

! Storyteller ! Props:

- Two large soft toy people (Rigadoon dolls work well) or larger people puppets for David and Mephibosheth - Foam blocks for the palace

Script Actions

Build a castle on one side of the stage.

One day King David was looking out of his palace.

Reveal King David.

And David was sad. Drop David’s head down.

Not only had King Saul died, but King Saul’s son Jonathan had died as well.

Jonathan had been King David’s best friend.

David remembered how Jonathan promised to love him always.

David’s head up, nodding.

And not only David, but David’s children and David’s grandchildren.

David nods.

In fact, everyone in David’s family.

David had promised the same back to Jonathan.

Move David’s hand to his heart.

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an enemy, David remembered his promise to Jonathan.

So David asked,

“Is there anyone left in Saul’s family whom I can be kind to?”

Move David’s head as if he’s saying these words.

Now Jonathan had had a son. Reveal Mephibosheth.

The boy’s name was Mephibosheth.

When he was just five years old, his father Jonathan and grandfather Saul had died.

When the nurse who was caring for Mephibosheth heard the news, she picked him up and ran.

Carry him - bouncing him up and down (as if being carried by someone running).

But as she ran, she fell. Drop Mephibosheth.

And both of Mephibosheth’s feet were hurt.

Pick Mephibosheth up but let his legs flop.

So hurt that he could never walk properly again.

When David heard about Mephibosheth, he sent for him.

Move Mephibosheth towards David and bring David down from his palace.

Mephibosheth came before the king and bowed.

Make Mephibosheth bow and tremble slightly.

David said, “Do not be afraid. I will be kind to you because of your father Jonathan. I will give you back all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. And you will stay with me in my palace and always eat at my table.”

Move David’s head as if he’s saying these words.

So Mephibosheth lived in David’s palace.

Move Mephibosheth and David into the palace.

And Mephibosheth ate at Sit them down as if eating.



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David’s table.

He became like a son to David.

(Narrator moves to centre stage and addresses the audience)

Mephibosheth’s grandfather had treated King David as his enemy.

Mephibosheth was young.

He had no family to care for or to protect him.

He had no place of his own.

Mephibosheth knew he didn’t deserve to be treated well by King David.

But King David chose to be kind to Mephibosheth.

The Bible says we have all treated God like an enemy.

We have not loved him the way we should have.

But God’s King, Jesus, is kind to us.

King Jesus died for us while we were his enemy.

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God’s Wise King 1 Kings 7-11

Main Point - King Jesus is God’s truly wise King who always knows what’s right and does it. That’s why we follow him. Introductory Activities

• Dress ups - provide children with dress up clothes and props from a variety of cultures. Provide a mirror for the children to look and see themselves dressed up. Talk about how people from all over the world came to ask God’s king, King Solomon for help.

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress ups for the

children to pretend to be a king or queen. Talk to the children about how God made Solomon king over his people and made him wise as well.

• Doll’s house - provide a doll’s house and imagine it to be

Solomon’s palace. Fill it with furniture and make it look amazing! Tell the children that Solomon became the richest man in all the world, so it would need to look amazing!

• Jigsaw puzzles - provide a variety of jigsaw puzzles that

have pictures of people and things (food, houses, etc.) from different cultures. Tell the children that people came from all over the world just to hear what Solomon had to say!

• Foam blocks - build Solomon’s palace and the city of

Jerusalem. Tell the children that Solomon became the richest man in all the world, so it would need to look amazing!

• Stepping stone road - set up play safe stepping stones (e.g.

WePlay -Tactile Reception Series) for children to walk along a road. Note: can substitute homemade felt stepping stones. Talk about how people from all over the world came to ask God’s king, King Solomon for help.

• Famous star - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term

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the star with circle in the middle and the words around the edge that read, Being wise is better than being famous. I follow King Jesus who is always, always wise. Copy one per child on A3 cardboard and cut out the middle section. Provide collage material to decorate the star. Children can hold it up to their face and look through.






Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Choices Game Need: - Three plastic cups - Plastic gold coin that fits under the plastic cups - Low table

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- Ask the children to close their eyes. - Place the coin under one of the cups. - Ask children to open their eyes. - Ask for a volunteer to make a choice, Where is it? - If the child chooses correctly, they can have a turn at placing

it under a different cup. Conclusion: - Solomon was asked by God to choose. - To choose what ever he wanted. - Would he choose to be rich? (hold up coin) - Would he choose to be famous? - Would he choose to be powerful? - Or would he choose to live a long, long life? - Let’s see in our story today what Solomon chose.

Story Time Use the script titled, God’s Wise King (pages 52-53) and the following figurines and props and retell the story of God’s choice for Solomon. Props: - Figurines for Solomon, soldiers, children/babies, people from

different countries - Gold coins - Star poster with picture of King Solomon - Scroll

Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the following props: - Figurines for Solomon, soldiers, children/babies, people from

different countries - Gold coins - Star poster with picture of King Solomon - Scroll

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- God said to Solomon that he could choose whatever he wanted. What was one of the things Solomon could’ve asked for? (place gold coins, soldiers, children/babies, star poster down for children to pick up and remember what he could’ve asked for)

- Did Solomon choose to be rich? ...powerful? ...famous? …live a long life? (no… ask children holding the coins/soldiers/star poster/children & babies to place them behind their backs as you work through each option)

- What did Solomon choose?

(to be wise, to know what is the right thing to do, and to do it) - God made Solomon wise. Who came to see Solomon?

(Kings and queens from all over the world) - God was pleased with Solomon’s choice. What did God then

decide to give Solomon? (everything he hadn’t asked for, children reveal what’s behind their backs and say what else God gave Solomon)

Conclusion: - David was a good king but he wasn’t perfect. - Not like Jesus. - David lived a long time but he wasn’t king forever. - Not like Jesus. - Solomon was a wise king but he wasn’t wise all his life. - Not like Jesus. - King Jesus is God’s truly wise King who always knows

what’s right and does it. - And that’s why we follow King Jesus!


Repeated Prayer Dear God, – thank you – that you made Solomon wise. – Thank you – that we are wise – when we follow King Jesus, – who is



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always, always wise. – Amen. Individual Prayer Encourage each child to pray his/her own prayer by passing a crown around the group. If a child wants to pray they put the crown on. If they don’t, they pass the crown to the next child in the circle. “Please help me to follow King Jesus.” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2): - Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils

(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the picture of a treasure chest and the title, Being wise is better than being rich. Solomon asked God to make him wise. Solomon was wise for a time, but Jesus is perfectly wise all the time. 2 Kings 3-11 Copy one per child on A4 cardboard. Provide gold coin stickers or yellow dot stickers and add coins on treasure chest.



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God’s Wise King 1 Kings 7-11

David was a good king but he wasn’t perfect. Not like Jesus. David lived a long time but he wasn’t king forever. Not like Jesus. When David died, his son Solomon became king. (Reveal Solomon) One day God said to Solomon, “Ask me for whatever you want.” Wow! Solomon could choose anything. Anything at all! Solomon could choose to be rich. (Run hand through a pile of gold coins) To be the richest person in all the world. Solomon could choose to be famous. (Reveal poster of King Solomon) Everyone would know his name! Solomon could choose to be powerful. (Place soldiers surrounding Solomon) To have all his enemies fall at his feet! (Soldiers fall over) Solomon could choose to live a long, long life. To see his children, his grandchildren, even his great grandchildren grow up. (Add children around Solomon) But Solomon did not ask for any of these. He did not ask to be rich. (Remove money) He did not ask to be famous. (Remove poster) He did not ask to be powerful. (Remove soldiers) He did not even ask to live a long life. (Remove children) Instead Solomon asked God to make him wise. Solomon wanted to know right from wrong. He wanted to do what was right before God. He wanted God’s people to do the same. And God was pleased. Solomon had chosen the best thing. God was pleased with Solomon. So God made Solomon wise. Very, very wise! Solomon wrote many wise sayings and lots and lots of songs. (Add a scroll) People all over the world heard how wise Solomon was. (Add figurines from different countries)



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So people from all over the world came and asked Solomon for help. Even kings and queens from far away came to ask for Solomon’s help. (Pause) Then God gave Solomon what he had not asked for. God made Solomon rich - he became the richest man in all the world. (Add gold coins) God made Solomon famous - everyone knew who Solomon was. (Add poster) God made Solomon powerful - all his enemies were defeated. (Add soldiers) And finally, Solomon lived a long, long time. (Add children) Conclusion: Solomon asked God to make him wise. And God made Solomon wise. Solomon was indeed very wise. People from all over the world came to Solomon to ask for help. But Solomon was not wise all his life. As he got older, he made some bad choices. Solomon was God’s wise king but he wasn’t wise all his life. Not like Jesus. King Jesus is God’s truly wise King who always knows what’s right and does it. And that’s why we follow King Jesus!



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The King That Takes And Takes 1 Kings 11-12

Main Point - King Reheboam takes from God’s people, whereas King Jesus gives to God’s people. Introductory Activities

• Foam blocks - encourage children to build more and more and more buildings, just like King Solomon did. Talk about how it costs money to build buildings and so King Solomon took money from his people. And the people became poorer and poorer.

• Shop - set up a shop with money, cash register, shopping carts and things to buy. Encourage children to buy and sell things. When children run out of money talk about how they feel. Imagine having no money to buy food. How would you feel?

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk

about how God had made Solomon king and then made him wise, rich and famous, and gave him a long, long life...

• Sand tray - provide sand and figurines to build the land of

Israel. Talk about how God said he was going to split it into two kingdoms with two kings because Solomon turned and followed pretend gods.

• Stepping stone road - set up play safe stepping stones (e.g.

WePlay -Tactile Reception Series) for children to walk along a road. Have a fork in the road for children to choose one way or the other. Note: can substitute with plastic chairs and homemade felt stepping stones. Talk about how young King Reheboam had a choice to make. First he went to see the old men (walk along one road) then he went to see the young men (walk along the other road). He had a choice - who would he listen too?

• Paper puppet - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2

Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil King Reheboam (head and extended arms). Copy on A4 cardboard and cut one per child. Collage the crown with



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gold and colour the rest. Roll the end of the arms around a pencil to curl them, so that Reheboam looks as if he’s gathering lots of money to himself.






Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Game: Where’s The Money? Need: - Bag of play money - Crown

Instructions: - Seat the children in a circle. - Blindfold one child, wearing the crown, seated in the middle. - Children pass the moneybag around the circle. - Child in middle cries out, “I want more money!” - Child who is holding the moneybag quickly hides the

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- Child takes off blindfold and guesses who has the money. - Keep swapping the child in the middle till everyone has a

turn. Conclusion: - King Solomon wanted to build more and more buildings. - So he took more and more money from the people so he

could do just that. - The people then begged Solomon’s son Reheboam to stop

taking their money. - Let’s hear what Reheboam did when he became king.

Story Time Option 1 Use the script titled, The Harsh King (pages 60-61), a combination of pictures and props (listed below), and retell the story of Reheboam’s failure. Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop) to locate the pictures needed. Copy and cut out one set of pictures. Pictures: - King Solomon - Idol - Building - People of Israel bowing - Two kingdoms - Two crowns

Props: - Figurines for Reheboam, old man, young man - Crown for Reheboam - Foam blocks for buildings - Pile of gold coins

Option 2 Use the script titled, The Harsh King (pages 60-61), the pictures listed below, and retell the story of Reheboam’s failure. Instead of using figurines, leaders take on the roles of Reheboam, the old man and the young man. See list below for props needed for actors. Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop) to locate the pictures needed. Copy and cut out one set of pictures. Pictures: - King Solomon



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- Idol - Building - People of Israel bowing - Two kingdoms - Two crowns

Props: - Crown for the leader playing Reheboam - Bible Times head dress for the leader playing old man - Bible Times head dress for the leader playing young man - Foam blocks for buildings - Pile of gold coins

Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the following props: - Figurines for Reheboam, old man, young man - Crown for Reheboam (made from kitchen foil) - Foam blocks for buildings - Pile of gold coins

Seat children in a circle. Encourage the group to retell the story, using the props to help. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story. - Solomon was wise, but then he was not. What did he do that

was wrong? (he made pretend gods, he prayed to them, he loved them… and all the people did the same, he took money from the people to build his buildings)

- The people were tired of their king taking their money. What did they say to Reheboam? (please stop taking so much of our money)

- Reheboam was not sure what to do. So he went and asked

for help. Who did he ask first? What did they say? (the old men, they told him to be kind to the people and take less money)

- Who did he then ask for help? What did they say?

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more money) - Whom did Reheboam listen to?

(the young men, he took even more money) - What happened?

(the people fought against Reheboam and the country became two kingdoms with two kings…. just like God had said it would)

Conclusion: - King Solomon took money from the people. - Then King Reheboam took even more! - But King Jesus is different. - He is God’s generous King. - Jesus gave his life for us. - He paid for our sins for us. - Jesus did this when he died on the cross. - That’s why we love and follow Jesus.


Prayer Father God, – thank you that – King Jesus paid for us. – He paid for our sin – when he died on the cross. – Thank you that he is – our kind and gentle King. – Amen. Individual Prayer (repeated) Pass the crown around the circle. Encourage each child to wear the crown and thank Jesus for one kind thing he does for us. Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2):


(available in Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of Reheboam titled, King Solomon took money from God’s people. Then his son, Reheboam, took even more. But King Jesus is



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different. He pays for the sin of God’s people. 2 Kings 12 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide collage material to decorate.



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The King That Takes And Takes 1 Kings 11-12

God made King Solomon wise. (Picture: Solomon) But Solomon was not wise all his life. Solomon bowed down and prayed to pretend gods. (Picture: add idol) He even had special buildings built for them. (Picture: add building) And because Solomon did this, God’s people did it too. (Picture: add people bowing) This made God angry. His people loved pretend gods instead of him! (Remove all pictures) So God said that one day he’d separate Solomon’s kingdom. (Picture: two kingdoms, two crowns) Instead of one kingdom, there would be two. And instead of one king, there would now be two. Let’s hear what happened. (Put picture to one side) Rehoboam was Solomon’s son. (Prop: Reheboam) When Solomon died Reheboam became king. (Add crown to Reheboam) But Reheboam was not wise. Solomon had built building after building after building. (Add one… two… three foam blocks to indicate buildings) And Solomon had taken more and more and more money from the people to build them. (Add a few coins… then more gold coins… then more gold coins) The people were tired of giving Solomon their money. So when Solomon died, they begged Reheboam to stop taking their money. Reheboam said he’d think about it. Reheboam went and asked the old men what he should do. (Move Reheboam to one side, add old man figure) The old men told Reheboam, “Be kind to the people. Stop taking so much money from them. Then they will love to serve you as their king.” But Reheboam did not listen to the old men. Instead he went to the young men and asked them what to do. (Move Reheboam to the other side, add young man figure)



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The young men said, “Solomon was a tough king. You need to be even tougher. Ask the people for even more money.” So Reheboam made life even harder for the people. (Move Reheboam back to middle) Reheboam demanded the people pay him even more than they paid King Solomon! (Add even more gold coins to the pile) So the people turned against him. And the kingdom was torn in two. (Hold up picture of two kingdoms/two kings and tear the picture in half) Instead of one kingdom, there were now two. And instead of one king, there were now two. Just like God had said. Conclusion: King Solomon took money from the people. And then when Solomon’s son, Reheboam, became king, he took even more! But there is a King who is different. A King who gives to God’s people. A kind and generous King. And this King’s name is Jesus. Jesus pays for us. He pays for all of our sin. He did this when he died on the cross. That’s why we love and follow King Jesus.



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The Boy King 2 Kings 22-23

Main Point - God’s king hears and obeys God, and then helps his people do the same.


• Dress ups - provide tools, work vests, wheelbarrows and hard hats for the children to pretend to be builders. Tell the children that Solomon had built God a beautiful building called the temple. Where the people could come and meet with God and pray to him. But the building was now old and needed to be fixed. So King Josiah set about to fix God’s special building.

• Sandpit - provide sand, shovels, buckets and figurines to

build the temple of Israel. Tell the children that Solomon had built God a beautiful building called the temple. Where the people could come and meet with God and pray to him. But the building was now old and needed to be fixed. So King Josiah set about to fix God’s special building.

• Books - provide books for the children to read. Have Bible

Story books mixed in with others. See if children can find all the books that tell them about God. Talk about how when Josiah became king, the book that told the people about who God is had gone missing. But when Josiah found it he made sure all the people read it.

• Foam blocks - build the temple, then knock it down and

rebuild it again. Tell the children that Solomon had built God a beautiful building called the temple. Where the people could come and meet with God and pray to him. But the building was now old and needed to be fixed. So King Josiah set about to fix God’s special building.

• Scroll craft - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2

Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of a scroll titled, Josiah found God’s word in the temple. He loved God’s word. He obeyed God’s word. 2 Kings 22-23 Copy and cut one per child on A4 paper. Provide sponge and cups



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of strong cold tea for children to sponge on to make scroll look old. Attach scroll to either long round pegs or large paddle pop sticks and roll up as a scroll.

Ten Pins Need:

- Plastic ten pins (need multiple sets if you have a lot of children)

Instructions:

- Children take turns in knocking the ten pins down.

Conclusion: - Today we’ll hear about a young king named Josiah. - He was just eight years old when he became king. - Unlike the kings who came before him, Josiah loved God. - So Josiah got rid of all the pretend gods. - He knocked them all down. - He wanted God’s people to love the one true God just like he

did. - How many pins did you knock down in one go?







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1 Samuel sixteen seven No actions Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Story Time Warning: check for allergies before using dough. Use the script titled, The Boy King (pages 67-68) and use dough to retell the story of King Josiah as outlined below. Need the following made out of dough:

- Josiah, crown - Scroll (tucked inside temple) - Crowd of people - Idols - Candlestick

Need foam blocks to make two temples - Solomon’s and an idol’s temple. Discussion (small groups) Warning: check for allergies before using dough. Aim: as a group to retell the story using the following props:

- Foam blocks to make two temples - Solomon’s and an idol’s temple

- Josiah, scroll, idol, candlestick made from dough. Seat children in a circle. As a group build the idol’s temple and God’s temple. Encourage the group to retell the story using the dough figures. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story.

- What did Solomon do that was so bad?

(he turned and followed pretend gods, built special buildings for them and made special things to go inside these buildings)

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did the same. What did Josiah find in God’s temple? (a scroll with God’s words on it)

- What did Josiah do when he heard God’s words?

(he pulled down the pretend gods’ special buildings, pulled apart their special things and smashed the pretend god statues)

Conclusion:

- Josiah found God’s word. - Josiah heard God’s word. - And Josiah obeyed God’s word. - He burnt up, pulled down and smashed up everything

belonging to the pretend gods. - Josiah turned and followed the one true God. - And he helped his people do the same. - King Jesus listens to God the Father and obeys him

completely. - He is God’s perfect King. - And if we turn and follow Jesus, he will help us love and

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Repeated Prayer Dear God, – we’re sorry – we do not obey – you as we should. – Thank you for Jesus – who listens and obeys you perfectly. – And if we ask – Jesus will help us – love and obey you. - Amen Individual Prayer (repeated) Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. “Thank you God for King Jesus. Jesus…” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2): - Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils

(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the picture of King Josiah holding a scroll and the text, King Josiah cleaned up God’s special building and found God’s words. He read God’s word and obeyed God’s word. 2 Kings 22-23 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Decorate using collage material.



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The Boy King 2 Kings 22-23

God made Solomon king. But Solomon turned away from God and began following pretend gods. (Reveal idol) He even had special buildings built for them. (Use foam blocks and make a building) And special things to go inside these buildings. (Add candlestick) And because Solomon did this, God’s people did it too. God was very angry. But Solomon was not the only king who did this. King after king after king did what Solomon had done. But every now and again a king would come along who loved God. Let’s hear about a boy who became a king who loved God. Josiah was only 8 years old when he became king of God’s people. (Reveal dough figure of Josiah, place crown on his head) Now Solomon had built God a special building called the temple. (Make a temple from foam blocks) The temple where God’s people prayed to God. But Solomon had died a long, long time ago. And God’s special building was falling down. (Make temple look as if it’s leaning to one side) So Josiah set some men to work. He wanted the temple to be fixed. So the carpenters and the stonecutters and the builders set to work. (Make temple stand up again) While they were working, some men found something very special. (Hide scroll in hand and make it look as if you’ve pulled it out from inside temple) It was a scroll with God’s words written on it. The men took the scroll to King Josiah. (Carefully unroll scroll) The words were read out to the king. When King Josiah heard what God had said he was very upset. Josiah realised he was not obeying God. The people were not obeying God either. And God was very angry with them! So Josiah called for all the people to come together and hear God’s words. (Add crowd of people around Josiah) And all the people came and heard what God had said. Together they promised to follow God and him alone.



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Then Josiah set to work. He had to get rid of the pretend gods the people had been following. So he pulled down the buildings built to the pretend gods. (Pull down idol’s temple piece by piece) He tore apart the special candles made for the pretend gods. (Pull candlestick apart) He smashed up the statues of the pretend gods. (Squash idol) He did this until nothing was left. Josiah found God’s word. Josiah heard God’s word. And Josiah obeyed God’s word. He burnt up, pulled down and smashed up everything belonging to the pretend gods. Josiah turned and followed the one true God. And he helped his people do the same. King Jesus listens to God the Father and obeys him completely. He is God’s perfect King. And if we turn and follow Jesus, he will help us to love and obey God.



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God’s Promised King Matthew 21:1-11

Main Point - Jesus is the powerful and perfect King God promised would come for his people.


• Foam blocks, donkeys and figurines - encourage children to build the city of Jerusalem and the road leading up to the city. Place a figurine on a donkey and have them walk along the donkey along the road. Talk about how God promised that his perfect King would come riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.

• Dress ups - provide king and queen dress up clothes. Talk about the kings they’ve learnt about this term. Ask were they good kings or bad kings?


Jerusalem and a road leading up to it. Talk about how God promised that one day his powerful King would come. He’d come riding on a donkey. And that’s exactly what happened! Jesus, God’s King, came riding into Jerusalem on a donkey!

• Ride on donkeys - purchase a number of donkey (or horse)

heads on sticks for children to ride around on. Ask: if they were king what would they like to ride into town on? Would they choose a donkey?

• Palm branch craft - purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2

Term 2 Stencils (available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil of the palm branch (leaf shape). Copy and cut one per child on green A4 cardboard. Provide child safe scissors for children to fringe the edge to create a palm branch.

Here Comes The King! Need:

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- Masking tape Instructions:

- Use masking tape to create a road on the floor. - Divide children into teams. - Give each group a section of the road and a pile of branches

and coats. - On ‘Go’ each team lays out the coats along their section of

the road ready for King Jesus. They hold one palm branch each.

- When ready, they sit along the road waiting for Jesus. - Choose a child to play Jesus riding the donkey down the

road. - As ‘Jesus’ passes, children stand and call out, Praise King

Jesus!

Conclusion: - The people took off their coats and laid them on the ground. - The people pulled palm branches from the trees and waved

them to celebrate the coming of God’s King. - And who is the King God promised would come? - King Jesus! - God’s good and perfect King. - God’s powerful, undefeatable King!



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Looks at Make glasses with fingers and cover eyes

The heart Cross hands over heart Boom, boom Beat crossed hands twice over


Say in a steady beat while doing hand actions in time with the words. Story Time Use the script titled, God’s Promised King (pages 74-75) and simple actions to retell the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Discussion (small groups) Aim: as a group to retell the story using the following props:

- Donkey - either plastic or made from pipe cleaners - Figurines - Jesus and some disciples - Palm branches (see Introductory Activities) - Set of blocks to make a road

Seat children in a circle. As a group build a road out of the blocks. Encourage the group to retell the story using the donkey and the figurines. Each child has a palm branch to wave at the appropriate time. Use the following questions only if the children are finding it hard to retell the story.

- God promised long ago that he would send his perfect

King. What did God say his perfect King would do? (he’d be powerful - show muscles, he’d always do the right thing - thumbs up, he’d come riding on a donkey - mime holding reigns and riding)



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- Jesus told his friends that they would find a donkey tied up in the town. What did they find? (a donkey, just like Jesus said)

- What did the people do when Jesus came riding into the

city? (they took off their coats and laid them out on the ground, waved palm branches and praised God)

- What do you think they may have cried out as Jesus

passed them by? (praise to God’s King, he is the King God promised would come, he is powerful, he is good)

Conclusion:

- God promised King David that he’d send a King. - A King who’d be King forever. - And God said his King would be good - perfectly good. - And even though God’s King would be all-powerful - God’s

King would come riding on a donkey. - Jesus is God’s promised King. - And so the people threw down their clothes. - Covered the road with branches and praised King Jesus. - Jesus is God’s King! - Let’s stop and praise him now.



- Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils (available in Kidswise Shop). Find the stencil with the following words and pictures, King Jesus made the man covered in sores better (picture of man covered in sores), King Jesus made the Centurion’s servant better (picture of Centurion looking at his sick servant), King Jesus made the storm stop (picture of boat in storm), King Jesus fed a hungry crowd (picture of crowd with fish and bread), King Jesus walked on water (picture of Jesus walking on water in a storm), King Jesus died to save us (picture of cross). Copy



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and cut one set of pictures per group and attach these to the six faces of the prayer cube.

Repeated Prayer Father God, – you promised to send – your good and powerful King – riding on a donkey. – Jesus is your good and powerful King. – Please help us – to love and obey King Jesus. – Amen Individual Prayer (repeated) Use a prayer cube (see above) and ask children to take turns in rolling the cube. Whatever the cube lands on, encourage children to praise God for that. “Thank you God for sending King Jesus. Jesus…” Scrapbook Activity Complete the following craft and glue into each child’s scrapbook (see page 2): - Purchase the file titled, Preschool Year 2 Term 2 Stencils

(available in the Kidswise Shop). Find the picture of the palm branch titled, Jesus rode into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. And all the people waved palm branches and shouted out, “Praise the Son of David. He is God’s promised King!” Matthew 21:1-11 Copy one per child on A4 paper. Provide either green crepe or fringed green paper to decorate the palm branch.



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God’s Promised King Matthew 21:1-11

Instructions: ask children to copy your actions as you tell this story. God promised King David that he’d send a King. A King who’d be King forever. And God said that his King would be powerful. (Show muscles) His King would always do what’s right. (Both thumbs up) But unlike other kings, God’s King would come riding on a donkey. (Mime riding, holding onto reigns) Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. (Walk fingers along imaginary road) Up ahead was a small village. (Hold hand to forehead as if looking) Jesus asked two of his disciples to go into the village. (Hold up two fingers) He told them they’d find a young donkey tied up. (Hold hands behind head and make two ears) A donkey that had never been ridden before. (Shake head) And if anyone asked why they were taking the donkey, they were to say, “The Lord needs it.” (Nod head) The disciples went up the village. (Walk fingers along imaginary road) And found a young donkey tied up just as Jesus had said. (Hold hands behind head and make two ears) The disciples brought the young donkey to Jesus. They laid their cloaks over the young donkey and Jesus sat on it. (Mime laying coats down on ground) As they walked along the road, a large crowd came. (Walk fingers along imaginary road) The people put their cloaks and palm branches on the road. (Mime laying coats down) Jesus came riding on a donkey. (Hold hands behind head and make two ears) The people waved palm branches. (Wave hands in the air) And the people cried out, “Praise to the Son of David. He is God’s King!” (Wave hands in the air again) This all happened just as God had promised. (Both thumbs up) Men, women and children praised him all the way into Jerusalem. (Wave hands in the air again) Conclusion:



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God promised King David that he’d send a King. A King who’d be King forever. God said his King would be good - perfectly good. And even though God’s King would be all-powerful, God’s King would come riding on a donkey. Jesus is God’s promised King. And so the people threw down their clothes. Covered the road with branches and praised King Jesus. Jesus is God’s King! Let’s stop and praise him now.

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