year 2010: grace upon grace july 2010 weakness is a strength

YEAR 2010: GRACE UPON GRACE

JULY 2010 WEAKNESS IS A STRENGTH

SUNDAY LESSON1ST SUNDAY: JULY 4, 2010

LIFE ELECTIVE 7COMMUNION

2ND SUNDAY: JULY 11, 2010LESSON OVERVIEW

LESSON 13RD SUNDAY: JULY18, 2010

LESSON 24TH SUNDAY: JULY 25, 2010 PLAY DAY AND ZOE CLASS

1ST SUNDAY: JULY 4, 2010

LIFE ELECTIVE 7

COMMUNION

LIFE ELECTIVE 7:

COMMUNION

2ND SUNDAY: JULY 11, 2010

LESSON OVERVIEW

LESSON 1

LESSON GOAL:

I will realize that my weakness is a strength.

LESSON OVERVIEW:

Children will know that God wants all the glory, that is why He likes doing all the work Himself. And they must believe that it is not a liability to be weak, or to be a nobody. The more we acknowledge our weakness and ask for God’s help, the more he will show us His power. God loves to use those who are “nobodies”. Human weakness is therefore a strength. The key to prosperity is to depend God in everyday life. His strength makes us more than conquerors.

MEMORY VERSE

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

1 Samuel, Chapter 17

An army of Philistines came to Israel to fight King Saul’s army.

They had a giant soldier called Goliath who wanted to battle with the King Saul’s best soldier.

King Saul’s soldiers were afraid and did not want to

fight the giant.

A young boy called David

was taking food to his brother

who were soldiers.

As he moved closer David could hear the giant’s

challenge

David told King Saul he would fight the giant. David believed that God would help him.

King Saul gave David his armour to wear but it was too big and heavy for

David.

David took off the armour and went for a walk

by a stream. David picked up

five small stones.

When Goliath saw David he laughed, but David did not care.

David was sure God would help him defeat the giant.

David put one of the stones he

had collected in his sling.

Then David ran towards Goliath and let the stone fly.

The stone hit Goliath and he fell to the ground.

The Philistines saw that their hero was dead and they ran away from Israel. God had helped

David slay the giant.

Story illustrations ©Zonderkidz, 2005

SYNTHESIS

David won because he used the power of the God. Without God’s power he would have been pulverized by Goliath’s power.

Kids let us remember that we must be like David, we must acknowledge our weakness and call upon the Lord. Christ power will swiftly dwell in us!

LETS PLAY A GAME

Play the boat is sinking, until you come up with at least 4 groups…

Group 1 will be against group 2 and group 3 against group 4. Then winner versus winner!

We will play…

BULL’S EYE!!!

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME BULL’S EYE!!!

The winner of rock, paper and scissors will be the champions, and the loser will be the challengers. The challenger will be the first one to target (throw a stone) the forehead of Goliath and answer the question correctly to get a point. If the challenger misses the target, he will not be allowed to answer the question, he will also not get a point. Race to 3, whoever will get three points first, wins!

TEACHERS YOU WILL NEED:

• A 9-foot tall Goliath drawn on a manila paper with a big red circle on Goliaths forehead as the bull’s eye.

• A dart/stone (pebble)

• Masking tapes

Note: be careful, do not involve toddlers in this game

QUESTIONS

• What was Goliath’s armor made of?

A. Gold

B. Silver

C. Bronze

ANSWER:

C. Bronze

• What was Goliath’s challenge?

A. Send your king out to fight me. If he kills me, my people will be your slaves.

B. Send your 10 best soldiers out to fight me. If they kill me, my people will be your slaves

C. Send your best soldier out to fight me. If he kills me, my people will be your slaves

ANSWER:

Send your best soldier out to fight me. If he kills me, my people will be your slaves

• What was the name of Goliath’s people?

A. Samaritans

B. Philistines

C. Jews

ANSWER:

B. Philistines

• Who was David’s father?

A. Jesse

B. Jacob

C. Saul

ANSWER:

A. Jesse

• What town did David come from?

A. Jerusalem

B. Bethlehem

C. Nazareth

ANSWER:

B. Bethlehem

• Who was the King of Israel when David visited his brothers?

A. SaulB. SolomonC. Herod

ANSWER:A. Saul

• How many sons did Jesse have?

A. Eight

B. Thirteen

C. Three

ANSWER:

A. Eight

• Who was Jesse’s youngest son?

A. Saul

B. David

C. Jacob

ANSWER:

B. David

• What did David use to kill Goliath?

A. A spear

B. A stone and a sling

C. A sword.

ANSWER:

B. A stone and a sling

• What did David think of Saul’s armor?

A. It made him feel much safer.

B. It was too heavy for him to wear.

C. It was too light to protect him.

ANSWER:

B. It was too heavy for him to wear.

• What did the King offer to do for the man who fought & killed Goliath?

A. Give him 125 pounds of gold.B. Let him marry the king’s daughter and

pay no taxes.C. Give him 125 acres of land.

ANSWER:B. Let him marry the king’s daughter and

pay no taxes.

NOW SIT DOWN KIDS AND LISTEN TO THE LESSON

LESSON 1: GOD LOVES DOING ALL THE WORK

HIMSELFOur God wants all the glory, that is why He

likes doing all the work Himself.

• Isaiah 42:8 (New International Version)"I am the LORD; that is my name! 

       I will not give my glory to another        or my praise to idols.

He created the whole universe, the sun, moon and the stars. He perfectly made the sky, the land and the sea. He designed all the plants, flowers and the trees. He gave life to animals and gave life to His most precious creation… YOU AND ME.

Everything around us, reminds us of how glorious He is!

Now just like David, we should know our God very well. David knows for sure who His God is. He surely knows that His God wont leave Him nor forsake Him.

David boasted about His God prior to the fight with Goliath. David won because David asked for God’s help. David got his prizes. But the most important this is God’s name was glorified, and that’s what God wants.

3RD SUNDAY: JULY 18, 2010

LESSON 2

RECAP!

We have discussed about David and Goliath last week. And we al know that despite of being small (weakness) David succeeded in killing Goliath (problem) with just one shot because he sought the help of God.

All of us have weaknesses in our lives and we also have problems to face and manage.

MEMORY VERSE

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

A MEMORABILIA OF DAVID’S BRAVERY AND GOD’S POWER

ACTIVITY TIME SUPPLIES

• Stones that is flat and may be used as paperweights (one for each child)

• Paint brushes (thin)• Acrylic Paints• Newspapers• Disposable plates (small)• Cups of water to rinse brushes• Pentel pen/ colored pens

ACTIVITY TIME!DAVID’S BRAVERY

1.  Create! Take a minute to talk to the children about the creation they are going to be doing in this workshop. Tell them that they will be painting the top side of a stone paperweight with a picture to remind them of David’s bravery and GOD’s power.

2.  What are some things you remember about David’s story? Brainstorm ideas, symbols, and scenes they remember about the story. What are some of the objects in the story? Tell them to choose one scene or symbol (shepherd’s crook, sling) of David to paint on the upper side of a stone.  A background may be painted.

3.  Steps:  Have children put on smocks/ newspapers over their shirts.  Give each child a stone and a pencil.  Tell them to lightly sketch their design on the stone.  Have paint pens and thin brushes and disposable plates with small amounts of acrylic paint ready to place on each table for children to share.  Cups of water should be used to wash brushes when changing colors.  Tell the children to depress the shaken pens until the paint flows. Painting is best when colors are applied side by side, not atop each other.  The paint pen color can be applied as lines or dots rather than solid areas.  Have the children initial their stone when their picture is finished and place them off to the side on individual paper towels.

4.  Clean up!  The paint will wash off hands before it dries.  Involve everyone in cleaning up so that you will have time to share together in the closing. You may want to have a prearranged signal for clean up and tell them at beginning of art project what that will be - perhaps giving them a 5 minute warning and then the final clean up notice to allow those who need a bit more warning that they need to complete whatever they are working on.

SYNTHESIS

Children, you can be just like David! You may take these stones home and put it on top of your study table. Whenever you face problems bigger than yourself, just look at this stone. It will remind you of David’s bravery and most of all GOD’S POWER!

LESSON 2: KEY TO PROSPERITY IS TO DEPEND

ON GODThe main key to prosperity is to depnd on

God in everyday life. No matter how small or big the problem is, God is very willing to help you through it.

His strength makes us more than conquerors.

BIBLE VERSES TO STUDY

Romans 8: 28-3028 And we know that in all things God works for

the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

YOU ARE HIS SON/DAUGHTER, YOU WILL BE GLORIFIED WITH HIM

Romans 8: 35-3935 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:    "For your sake we face death all day long;       we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. KIDS NOTHING CAN SEPARATE YOU FROM

CHRIST

4TH SUNDAY: JULY 25, 2010

PLAY DAY AND ZOE CLASS

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