Unit 5: Life of Moses OT5.2 Moses the Egyptian Prince Lesson · OT5.2 Moses the Egyptian Prince Lesson Scripture: Exodus 2: 11-24 ... Because the Princess had gotten the baby out

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OT5.2 Moses the Egyptian Prince ©Beverly Wilson 2017

Unit 5: Life of Moses OT5.2 Moses the Egyptian Prince Lesson

Scripture: Exodus 2: 11-24

Lesson Goal: The Israelites were living in the land of Egypt where they had become slaves. In this lesson we will learn how Moses grew up as a prince in the Egyptian pharaoh's palace and how one day he lost his temper. We will learn that God wants us to control our anger and do things His way.

Introduction: This is the second lesson in Unit 5: Life of Moses. In this lesson we will learn how Moses grew up as a prince in the Egyptian pharaoh's palace and how one day he lost his temper. We will learn that God wants us to control our anger and do things His way. The lesson is found in the second book of the Bible called Exodus. Exodus is in the Old Testament. Exodus is a word that means exit because it tells how Israel left Egypt. Exodus follows the Book of Genesis and is one of the books of Law. The books of the Law are the first five books in the Old Testament. Let's say the books of Law together: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Attention Getter: “Prince and Princess” Imagine if you had been adopted by a princess and you got to grow up in a king’s palace. You could have everything you wanted – beautiful clothes, delicious food, an excellent education. It would be great wouldn't it? How would you feel, though, if you learned that you had brothers and sisters who had not been so fortunate? While you lived in luxury, they lived in poverty and were cruelly treated. Wouldn’t you want to help them? The Bible tells us about a situation very much like that. It is found in the life of Moses. His story is found in the book of Exodus. Moses was a great hero of the Hebrew people. Have students share what they think the life of a prince or princess would be like.

Opening Prayer: Let's pray. "Father, we know that acting in anger only makes a problem worse. We want to learn how to deal with our anger. Help us to think before we react. We want to please You, Lord, with all our thoughts and actions every day. Thank You for loving us and forgiving us when we blow it. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Memory Verse: The memory verse is James 1: 19-20, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

Lesson Video: https://youtu.be/TZtxW1-PHeY Moses was born during the time that the children of Israel were slaves in Egypt. The Egyptians treated the Israelites very harshly and made them work hard to build cities and pyramids. But God blessed the Israelites and gave them many children. This made the Pharaoh even more afraid of them so he decided to have all the baby boys thrown into the Nile River. One day a baby boy was born to a godly couple named Amram and Jochebed. His parents decided to try to hide him but soon the baby boy was too big to hide. They prayed to God for help and He gave them a plan. The baby's mother Jochebed made a basket of reeds and lined it with tar. She placed her little boy into the basket or ark and placed it in the River Nile.

https://youtu.be/TZtxW1-PHeY

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Moses' big sister Miriam hid in the bulrushes and watched baby Moses float down the river. As Pharaoh's daughter the princess was taking a bath in the Nile River, she found the baby in the basket. She decided to keep baby Moses as her own child and have him raised in the palace. Because the Princess had gotten the baby out of the river she named him, "Moses" which was an Egyptian name that meant "drawn out." Miriam told the princess that she knew a Hebrew woman that could take care of the baby for her. When the princess said, yes, Miriam ran to get her own mother. So that is how Moses' own mother Jochebed got to raise her own baby for the princess! During the time she cared for Moses Jochebed taught him to pray and sing songs of praise to God. She told him about his people--the children of Israel--and how God had made many promises to his great grandfathers--Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. She no doubt told him how God had saved him from death in the river and how God had a great plan for his life. Moses was probably only 3 or 4 years old when he went to live in the palace with the princess. But Moses knew in his heart that he was not an Egyptian by birth; he knew he was a Hebrew. As Moses grew, the very best teachers of the land were brought in to tutor him in geography, mathematics, law, medicine, military science, and many other subjects. Moses grew to be very a very strong man. He was very smart in all the wisdom and knowledge that the Egyptians had. He was taught that, as the son of Pharaoh's daughter, he was a prince and someday he could become the ruler of Egypt. As the years went by though, Moses felt more and more out of place, living in ease, while his people were suffering greater hardships than ever. As Moses was growing up, he would go out to where his own people were and watch them at their hard labor. Moses knew that the Hebrew people were crying out to God to save them from their sorrow and trouble and it grieved his heart. But what could he do? One day when Moses was forty years he rode out in his chariot to a section of the country where the Israelites were working as slaves. There he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. He became very angry at the cruel Egyptian slave master. Moses got so angry that it caused him to act without thinking! He began to hit the Egyptian slave master! Now Moses had reason to be angry. It was wrong for the Egyptians to harm the Hebrews, but acting in anger was not the way to solve the problem! Anger only makes the problem worse! Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand! What a mistake Moses made! God wants us to control our temper and seek His way to solve the problem not take matters into our own hands! Moses returned to the palace and he felt sure that no one knew what he had done. Confident that all was going well, Moses went out the next day to check on the Hebrew slaves. This time he saw two Hebrew slaves fighting. Moses decided that he would try to get the two slaves to make peace with each other. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?" The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" When Moses heard him say this, he was suddenly afraid because he knew that others now knew that he had killed the Egyptian! News of Moses' killing of an Egyptian slave master soon reached the Pharaoh's ears. When Pharaoh heard of this, he was very angry. He ordered that Moses be arrested and executed!

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So Moses had to run to escape from the Pharaoh. Moses acted in anger and now his life was in danger. How he got out of the country without being caught we do not know but God was protecting him. He fled to the land of Midian where he thought he would be safe until this whole thing would be forgotten. Moses knew that he had done wrong. His intentions were good but he had gone about it the wrong way, trusting in his own wisdom rather than in God's. He never should have killed the Egyptian! He had spoiled his chance to help his Hebrew people. Now who could deliver them? And worse yet he was now a homeless exile! After days of travel through the hot, sandy desert, Moses came into the land of Midian and rested near a well. As evening drew near, he saw seven young girls coming to draw water for their father's flocks. While Moses was watching the girls from a distance some rough shepherds arrived and chased the girls away. They wanted their flocks to get the water not the girls' sheep. Moses got very angry at their actions so he rushed to rescue the girls. Moses was a very strong man and singlehandedly he drove all the shepherds off! Moses then went back to the well and began to help the girls water their father's flocks of sheep. When the girls returned home to Reul, their father asked, "How did you get the flocks watered so quickly today?" "There was an Egyptian at the well," the sisters replied. "He protected us from the shepherds and even gave water to our sheep." "Well, where is he?" their father asked. "Why didn't you bring him home with you? Go to him and invite him to come eat with us." The sisters went back to the well and brought Moses to their home. Jethro, their father, was a believer in God and the priest of his household. He and Moses became good friends. Jethro asked Moses to stay and work for him as a shepherd, and Moses gladly ac-cepted the job. Moses stayed in Midian caring for Jethro's sheep for forty long years. During that time Moses married Zipporah, one of Jethro's daughters. They had two sons Gershom and Eliezer. During the time that Moses was in the desert, the old Pharaoh died and a new one came to the throne. The new Pharaoh was as hateful toward the Israelites as ever. They were still suffering as slaves in Egypt. They wept bitterly before the Lord. God heard their cry and remembered His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would use Moses to help the Hebrew people. But first God had to get Moses' attention. Little by little during those years alone in the desert Moses began to see that he could not deliver Israel. God was using this time to teach him to trust in Him! You see, God cannot use people who are proud and self sufficient and want to do things in their own strength and power. Moses did not realize it but God still had a plan for Moses to be the champion and bring His people out of the bondage in Egypt. Have you ever been so angry that you acted without thinking? Has a bully ever threatened to hurt you? Perhaps someone hurt your younger brother or sister and you wanted to hurt them back. Getting revenge is not your job. God will take care of the wrongdoing Himself. God is always fair and right. He is perfect, so He is the only One who can perfectly judge someone else. He might not do it the way you think He should, or even when you think He should.

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God’s word says in James 1: 19-20, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." That is our memory verse for today. God wants you to control your temper and seek His way to solve your problem. We need to let Him work things out in His time and in His way. Let's say our verse again together. James 1: 19-20, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." Let's pray. "Father, we know that acting in anger only makes a problem worse. We want to learn how to deal with our anger. Help us to think before we react. We want to please You, Lord, with all our thoughts and actions every day. Thank You for loving us and forgiving us when we blow it. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen. Remember don't get angry. Think before you act. Ask God to help you solve your problems!

Review Questions: "Stomp the Balloon" Say: "In this lesson Moses got angry and killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew. When we get angry we sometimes can act very loud and violent. Today we are going to play a very loud and "violent" game by trying to stomp a balloon until it breaks. As each balloon is broken we will answer a review question." Pick one child to start, then go around the room. No need to keep score unless you really want to. Stomp with their feet or sit on the balloon to break it. Read the question. Have the student who stomped balloon answer the question. Have the child pick up the balloon pieces and throw away. (This is not a quiet game – with the loud “pop” of the balloon.)

1. How did Moses come to live in the pharaoh’s house? (He was saved by the princess from the Nile River and she adopted him as her own.)

2. Who was Moses’ nanny that cared for him when he was young? (His mother cared for him.)

3. What did Moses’ mother teach him? (During the time she cared for Moses Jochebed taught him to pray and sing songs of praise to God. She told him about his people--the children of Israel--and how God had made many promises to his great grandfathers--Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. She no doubt told him how God had saved him from death in the river and how God had a great plan for his life.)

4. During this time of slavery what were the Hebrew people praying to God for? (They were praying that God would deliver them from slavery.)

5. How was Moses educated in the palace? (As Moses grew, the very best teachers of the land were brought in to tutor him in geography, mathematics, law, medicine, military science, and many other subjects. Moses grew to be very a very strong man. He was very smart in all the wisdom and knowledge that the Egyptians had.)

6. What was the expectation that Moses would become? (He was taught that, as the son of Pharaoh's daughter, he was a prince and someday he could become the ruler of Egypt.)

7. How could Moses have helped Israel as the son of a pharaoh? He could have influenced pharaoh or become a leader himself someday.

8. What made Moses so angry that he killed an Egyptian? (He saw an Egyptian beat a Hebrew man. He did not like the fact that his people the Hebrews were being treated so badly.)

9. What did Moses do to hide his crime of killing an Egyptian? (When he thought no one was looking Moses hid the body in the sand!)

10. Have you ever been so angry that you acted without thinking? (Let the child share.)

11. When God's ways are taking too long, should we use our own methods to accomplish justice? (no)

12. How can a single mistake of anger (or desire) take away future opportunities for good? (If we steal or hurt people, we can lose their trust, job opportunities, and influence on others.)

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13. What can we learn from the consequences of our mistakes? (We can learn patience, how to build trust, how easy it is to make mistakes, how to help others recover from mistakes....)

14. How does God want you to deal with your anger? (He wants us to control our anger and seek His way to solve our problems; let Him work things out in His time and in His way.)

15. What happened the next day when Moses saw the two Hebrew men fighting? (Moses scolded the two men, but they scolded him back saying, “What right have you to judge us? Are you going to kill us like you did that Egyptian?” Moses thought no one knew of his murdering the Egyptian.)

16. What happened when Pharaoh heard of Moses’ murdering the Egyptian? (Pharaoh sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled to Midian.)

17. What should you do when you are tempted to act in anger? (Pray and ask God to help you, stay quiet, calmly walk away rather than fight, or go to your parents for help.)

18. What is our memory verse? (Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV)

19. What happened when Moses came to rest by a well in Midian? (Jethro’s five daughters came to water their sheep and some other shepherds tried to run them off from the water.)

20. What did Moses do for the girls? (He stood up to the angry shepherds and ran them off.)

21. What did the girls’ father Jethro do for Moses? (He invited him into his home, fed him, and offered him a job of herding his sheep)

22. What did Moses do in Midian as he lived with Jethro’s family ? (He was a shepherd, worked for the family of Jethro,)

23. Whom did Moses marry? (He married Jethro’s daughter, Zipporah and had a family of his own. They had two sons named Gershom and Eliezer.)

24. How did God train Moses out of his temper and pride? (He made him a lowly shepherd for 40 years in the wilderness of Midian. God was building into Moses meekness and other character traits. Moses was learning that God cannot use people of pride.)

25. What was the promise God made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? (That He would make a great nation of their descendants.)

26. How often does God come through with His promises? (Always!)

27. What’s a promise that God has made to you? (That He’ll never leave me nor forsake me, that He loves me with an everlasting love, that He wants to help us in our troubles, and that He forgives me of my sins, etc.)

Bible Memory Verse Activity: “Anger Bubbles” (Grades K-5) Our memory verse is James 1: 19-20, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." That is our memory verse for today. God wants you to control your temper and seek His way to solve your problem. We need to let Him work things out in His time and in His way. Preparation: You will need two large bowls filled with water, dishwashing liquid, and a straw for each person, Procedure: Form two groups. Designate one group as Group 1 and the other group as Group 2. Give each person a straw. Say: Let’s pretend this dishwashing liquid is “anger.” I’m dropping one drop of anger in each bowl. Group 1, blow as quickly as you can to produce lots of bubbles. Group 2, blow as slowly as you can to produce the

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least number of bubbles.” Continue the game until bubbles are about to overflow the “quick-blowing” bowl. Have each group repeat the memory verse together. Exchange groups and repeat the game. Say: “What happened when you blew quickly? How was that bowl like or unlike someone who is quick to anger? What happened when you blew slowly? How is that like or unlike someone who is slow to anger? What happens when we quickly lose our tempers? What makes you angry? What helps you keep from getting angry quickly?

Group Learning Activity: “Bubbling Anger” Object Lesson (Grades K-3) Preparation: Assemble the following: A clear drinking glass; Liquid dishwashing detergent; 2 tbsp of baking soda; Vinegar; Food coloring; Baking pan

Procedure: Say: “Men and women have trained wild animals like elephants, tigers and even lions but it is much more difficult to tame a part of your body—the tongue! Everyone gets angry but some of don’t have much self-control when we have these strong feelings. It’s easy to allow anger to grow and then you blurt out something you regret later. According to James 3:2-8, we must not sin when we feel angry. Let me show you what I mean.

Demonstrate: Place the baking pan on the table to catch the overflowing experiment. Place the glass in the center of the pan and fill it nearly full with warm/hot water. If you like, drip two drops of food coloring in the water. Now add three to four drops of liquid detergent. Sprinkle in 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Here comes the fun part—pour in the vinegar! You’ll see it bubble up!

Say: We are like the water. The baking soda is like our anger. The vinegar is our self control. If we don’t get self-control working properly, it will cause us to do the wrong thing. God’s plan is better; stop, pray and walk away!

Group Learning Activity: “Controlling Anger” Object Lesson (Grades K-6) Purpose: An object lesson using a blender to teach children how to control their anger God’s way Preparation: You will need a blender, foods (some should be gross), bowl, spoon. Place all the foods, the blender, spoon and bowl in the teach area. If you like, you could wear an apron too. Plug in the blender but make sure kids can’t get to it. Procedure: Say: Today I want to talk to you about controlling anger. Do you ever get so mad you

could kick a wall? Or punch a pillow? Have you ever gotten so mad that your face felt hot and you can’t think straight? If you have you might have a problem controlling your anger. The Bible tells us that we need to manage anger correctly or we can sin. (Have students look up the following verses in scripture and read aloud.)

Ephesians 4:26-27 says, “BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.”

Proverbs 29:11 says, “A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.”

My favorite verse about losing your temper is our memory verse James 1:19-20. “This you know, my beloved brethren But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.”

“Don’t think losing your temper is a problem? Let’s take a look at this object lesson. I want you to pretend that this blender is you. You are going throughout the day and more and more things are making you mad. Someone picks on you. (Add an ingredient to the blender.) Mom reminds you to make your bed. (Add another.) You have homework. (Add another.) Your sister snuck into your room and read your journal. (Add another.) We can add things all day long. What else might make us mad? (Let kids make suggestions.)”

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“Once all the food is added put the blender lid on and hit blend. Watch the foods make a nasty looking lump. Scoop some out and put it in a bowl. Well it looks like anger got the better of our friend here. He really let it get out of control and look at the mess it’s caused him. Nobody wants this do they?”

“God knows we get angry and it’s okay to be angry, for a little while however, we can’t allow anger control us. We control anger. The Holy Spirit will help us! Let’s pray right now and ask for God’s help controlling our anger.”

Group Learning Activity: “Stop Sign” Object Lesson (Grades K-5) Purpose: To teach children to stop and think when they are angry and to make good choices in controlling their emotions. Preparation: Make or get a large stop sign out of poster board Procedure: Say: “I was reading in the newspaper about a terrible accident. A woman was driving home from work. Out of nowhere, another car came and smashed into her car. That other car destroyed the entire right side of her car. Do you want to know why that happened? The other driver did not stop. (Show the stop sign.) He didn’t even slow down to see if other cars were coming. “A STOP sign is placed on a particular street so cars can first STOP, look both ways, then if it’s safe move farther. Just like every driver must STOP at a STOP sign, there are times in your life when you must STOP. When you get angry, you need to STOP, look both ways and decide if it is safe to keep going. Most people get angry and they keep going. They don’t STOP to get control of themselves. When you don’t control your anger, you are like a car driving out onto a busy street without watching. I know what you are probably thinking, “You want me to STOP in the middle of a fight and think about things? That doesn’t make any sense”. No, I don’t want you to STOP in the middle of a fight. I want you to STOP before the fight starts. I want you to STOP before you say words that hurt. I want you to STOP before you lose control. Psalm 37:8 tells us to turn away from anger because it only leads to doing things that are wrong. When you get angry and feel as if you are about to lose control, I want you to STOP, get control, then move forward. You need to control your anger or it will control you.

Group Learning Activity: “Balloon Pop” Object Lesson (Grades K-5) Purpose: When you get angry, release your emotions to God Preparation: You will need the following props: 2 Balloons ready to be blown up (make sure the balloons look exactly the same; 2 volunteers who can blow up the balloons as you speak. Make sure you communicate to your volunteers you don’t want the balloons to pop before you are ready. While you’re talking, fill the balloons up with the pump. Make sure the balloons do not pop.” Preparation: Say: “These two balloons represent you. So far, both balloons look exactly the same. Imagine you wake up in the morning and you are having a very good day. Then you get to school and your best friend tells you that another person is talking about you behind your back (Blow up both balloons. Teacher points to balloons). That makes you angry, (Blow up both balloons). Then, that same person starts calling you names. That makes you angrier (Add more air to the balloons), but that’s not all - that same person starts pushing you around (blow up the balloons even bigger).” “You get angrier and angrier until you explode (Take a small thumbtack and pop one balloon), just like this balloon. I’ve seen people explode. It’s kind of scary. They lose all control and end up hurting people. Sometimes they even end up hurting themselves. Everybody gets angry.”

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Do you ever say, ““I just don’t know why I can’t control my anger. It seems like every time something frustrating happens I get more and more angry. I think that I have so much anger built up that I just explode over the smallest things and I can’t STOP myself. Someone can just look at me funny and I immediately want to hit them in the face.” Then you are like a balloon that is ready to pop. Every time you get angry, you are blowing more air into this balloon. If you keep blowing it up and don’t release any of the air out of this balloon, what happens? That’s simple. It will explode. The same is with your anger. If you keep storing up anger inside of you without releasing it, one day you are going to explode. Then, we do things that we don’t want to do.” “The best way to release your anger is to release it to God. That means that when you feel angry and you think it is going to control you, you talk to God about it and release it to Him, instead of releasing it on everyone else. A lot of people bottle up their anger instead of releasing it to God. In the Bible God says, “Cast your cares upon me, because I care for you.” The next time you are at school and someone says something nasty to you, you have a choice: to release your anger on that person or to release it to God. How do you release it to God? It’s simple. All you do is tell God why you are angry and ask God to help you control it. You can do this at school, at home, or on the street and God will hear you and he will provide a way out, but you have to choose to release it to Him.” “You can either let your anger build up and explode on someone or you can be like this balloon (point to other balloon) and slowly release the situation to God (Slowly release the air in the balloon). When you get angry, don’t explode; stop and ask God to help you control your words.”

Group Learning Activity: “Remote Controlled Cars” (Grades K-5) Preparation: You will need a remote controlled car. Make sure you put batteries in the remote control car. Place the car on a small table. Make sure the car is visible to the audience. Presentation: “I love remote controlled cars. The best part about having a remote controlled car is that I have complete control over everything the car does. Watch this. I can control this car and make it go forward (make the car go forward). I can control this car and make it go backward (make the car go backward). I can even make this car stop whenever I want (make the car stop). I control this car. This car does not control me. Say: “Just like I have complete control of this car, there is something in your life you need to have control over— YOUR ANGER. At some point in time, everybody in this room has been angry. Somebody has made you mad. Somebody has made you feel like cursing at them. Somebody has made you feel like fighting. Can you remember a time when you were so angry, you thought you were going to explode? I’ve been there a time or two. Today, I want to tell you that it doesn’t matter how angry you get, you need to control your anger or it will control you. The Bible says, “A fool lets out his anger but a wise man keeps himself under control”. Before you lose all control of yourself, there is something you need to do. When you get angry: Stop! Release it to God. Forgive. Anger is an emotion everybody experiences. It is also an emotion you can control. You need to control your anger or it will control you.” Anger was intended to be a very constructive (not destructive) motivating force in our lives. It is a powerful emotion and this power may be used in good and helpful ways. God is glorified when we are angry in the right way and for the right reason! "Blowing up" and "boiling up" has never solved one problem, nor has it ever helped one person! When we blow up or boil up, we are directing all of our energy at others and at ourself in a harmful way, and our problems only grow worse. How much better to redirect that energy and use that energy to attack and to solve the problem! Why not harness this vast supply of energy and put it to good use!

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Group Learning Activity: “Controlling Anger” Discussion (Grades 3-5) Purpose: To help students understand what the Bible says about our anger and how to control it. Procedure: Have students look up the following scriptures. Read each scripture aloud and discuss what it means:

Job 5:2 “Anger kills the fool and jealousy slays the stupid.” Principle: People who allow their anger to control them act foolishly.

James 1: 19-20 "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." Principle: God wants his people to control their anger and trust God to solve their problems.

Matthew 5:22 “But I tell you, if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be judged. If you say bad things to a brother or sister, you will be judged by the council. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of fire of hell.) Principle: People who are consumed by their own anger will be judged not only by others but face the everlasting judgment of God.

Proverbs 15:18 “People with quick tempers cause trouble but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.” Principle: People who control their anger can become a peacemaker with others.

Proverbs 14:29 People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows a great foolishness. Principle: People who are wise will control their anger and avoid a lot of trouble in their lives.

Proverbs 17:14 “Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.” Principle: Anger is like a huge flood of water—it keeps pouring forth destroying everything in its path.

Proverbs 19:11 “Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.” Principle: People who control their anger when they have been wronged are wise because they avoid a lot of trouble and heartache.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.” Principle: People who are wise will control their anger and avoid making foolish mistakes.

Ephesians 4:6 “In your anger do not sin.”

Say: “The Bible does not say, “do not get angry.” The Bible says, “In your anger, do not sin”. That verse is simply saying, do not do something that is wrong just because you are angry. Don’t do something that will hurt others just because you are angry. Don’t do something that will disrespect others just because you are angry. “Let’s be honest right now. People are going to make you angry. People will sometimes make you feel like hurting them but you can’t. The Bible says, “In your anger, do not sin”. In your anger do not do things that are wrong or will hurt others. Prisons are filled with millions of people who got so angry that they murdered someone, or they tried to murder someone. They lost all control. Do not be like those people. The Bible says, “In your anger, do not sin”. Before you get to that point where you have lost all control, you need to stop, release it to God and forgive the person you are angry with. You need to control your anger or it will control you. People in your neighborhood are just like Moses in our lesson today. He got angry when he saw that his people were being treated badly. People in your school are just like Moses. They get angry because someone looks at them the wrong way. Instead of controlling their anger, they let their anger control them. Now, let me ask you a question, Are you like Moses? If someone speaks bad about your mother, do you control your anger or do you let your anger control you? If someone spreads lies about you, do you control your anger or do you let your anger control you? The Bible is clear on this matter. A fool lets his anger out but a wise man controls himself. You need to control your anger or it will control you.”

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Craft Learning Activity: “Paper Plate Faces” (Grades K-3) Preparation: 1 plain paper plate per child Crayons Popsicle sticks Glue Yarn (for hair) Scraps of material (for clothes) Procedure: Have children draw an angry face on one side of their plate. Glue Popsicle stick to the bottom, to form a handle. Talk about ways to handle anger. Children draw happy faces on the other side of plate. Ask “How can we turn our angry face around?”

Craft Learning Activity: “Mad Monster” Craft (Grades K-5) Preparation: You will need the following: plastic container or can; red paint; red paper; permanent markers; glue or tape; scissors, fast growing seeds such as beans, sprouts, clover, grass, and potting soil. Spray the cans with red paint before class. Use paper that matches the red paint color. Procedure: Say: “Today we learned that it is important to control our anger. We are going to make a potted plant that will help us remember to control our anger before we become a monster!” Have students draw monster arms on the red paper with a marker. Cut out arms and glue them to the sides of the red painted can. When students are finished have them draw a made face on the container using the permanent markers. Glue on wiggle eyes, and tape the arms to the sides of the container. When they are done have them fill the container with dirt and add seeds or a small seedling. Say: “This monster plant will help you remember to control your anger. If you feel like a mad monster is beginning to control you, take charge before it does. You can calm down by stroking its hair!”

Snack Learning Activity: “Angry Faced Cookies” (Grades K-3) Preparation: Pre-baked sugar cookies, lightly frosted, raisins, chocolate chips; thin red licorice for making faces. Procedure: Give each child a cookie, and a few items to decorate it with. Show children how to make an angry face on the cookies, using decorating ingredients. When each child is done making their angry face, talk with kids about how they can turn their anger into a good thing. (Turn over your piece of licorice to make a smile out of the frown.) Life Application Challenge: Here are some times when we might get angry:

When someone steps on your brand new sneakers, do you flip out and curse at them, or do you STOP and realize, hey, they’re just shoes, I can clean them? Do you get so angry over little things that you simply lose control?

When your Mom asks you to clean the dishes, do you get angry and throw a fit, or do you STOP and realize that your mom does lots for you and this is your way of helping her out? You need to ask yourself, “Do I control my anger or do I let it control me?”

Everyone who leaves this place is going to face a situation that is going to make them angry. For some of you, it may be as soon as you get home. You need to make a choice right now before that happens. The next time you are angry, are you going to STOP, RELEASE IT TO GOD and FORGIVE, or are you going to let your anger control you. The choice is yours. You can start to do something about your anger issues right now if you want. You can ask God to help you forgive that person that you are angry with. If you know of someone who has made you so angry, you find it hard to forgive that person, I want you to put your hand over your heart. I will pray for you.

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“Dear God, I love You and I want to control my anger. Please help me to stop when I get angry and to release it to You and ask for Your help. Help me to forgive the people who have hurt me, just like You have already forgiven me. I give my anger to you. Thank You for helping me. In Jesus Name, Amen

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James 1: 19-20 "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for

man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

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