Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-13; 41-43
Memory Verse for this rotation: “So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 “
Materials:
• Doughnuts, Water, Glasses, & Napkins (found in the kitchen)
• Journals (with Shepherd)
• Pencils (with Shepherd)
• Stretchy cord
• Bracelet clasps
• Beads
• Mother’s Day Card to personalize
• Memory Verse Prompts
Objectives:
• Students will review the story of Solomon
• Students will consider the negative effects of turning from God.
• Students will create a Mother’s Day bracelet for their Mothers
• Students will participate in a reflection/closing prayer time.
Presenter Preparation:
Prior to Sunday Morning:
1. Read the scripture passages and do the Leader’s Bible Study
2. Read through the lesson plan provided and ask Stacy about any questions you have.
3. Plan your opening and closing prayers, if you decide not to use those provided.
4. Consider the age group you’ll be working with each week and any adjustments you’d like to make to the lesson.
Sunday Morning:
1. Get cups, doughnuts, and pitcher(s) of water from the kitchen.
2. Be sure the room is set up as you desire.
3. Look through supply box to familiarize yourself with its contents
4. Do any other preparations you feel necessary.
5. Know that we are thankful you are teaching!
Procedure:
A. Welcome & Introductions at approximately 9:50 a.m.
1. Have the appropriate number of snacks available for each of the participants prepared before they arrive.
2. Greet the children and introduce yourself, wear a name tag if possible. Shepherds have name tags for the children in their bags. If necessary, ask the shepherd to supply children without tags with a temporary badge.
3. Open with a brief prayer. An example might be: God, we want to follow you, and listen closely to what you teach. Please help us to learn all that you have to teach. Amen.
4. Give the students their snack While we’re eating our snack let’s review what we’ve learned already about Solomon. We have learned some good lessons from Solomon. When given a chance to ask for anything in the whole world, he asked God to give him wisdom to rule the country. He also built a beautiful temple church for god. It took seven years to build. It must have been a magnificent thing to see! We’ve learned that Solomon loved God, but today we’re going to learn how he slowly started to love other things and people ahead of God. Can you think of what sort of things or people Solomon might have loved more than God? Allow answers.
B. Bible Reading at approximately 9:55 a.m.
1. Older kids (Readers)—Have them look up the story in the Bible and read it aloud to them while they follow along, or allow the confident readers to read it aloud. Be sure to go through the steps of finding scripture. Find the book (1 Kings), then the Chapter (11), and the Verse (1-13, 41-43).
Younger Kids (Non-readers)—While you may show them where to find it in bible, you can read the summary below to spare some of the words that might not be age appropriate.
STORY SUMMARY
Solomon had more money than any other person in the world. He also had many beautiful things. Solomon also did something that God asked him not to do. He had many wives from foreign Countries.
Back in Solomon’s time Kings would sometimes make treaties with other countries. To seal the treaty, the king would marry the other ruler’s daughter. Solomon had foreign wives even though God asked him not to. God knew that only trouble would come from foreign wives who did not worship God.
Solomon loved his wives. Believe it or not, he had 700 wives! Unfortunately, his wives led him away from God. He started worshipping fake gods instead of God. Solomon’s heart no longer was totally devoted to God. He even built special buildings for his wives’ false gods.
God was very sad and angry with Solomon. He was hurt that Solomon no longer came to him for help. God wanted to keep their relationship strong, but Solomon turned away from God. Instead of listening to God, Solomon did things his own way. God told Solomon that because of his sin and attitude, He would divide the kingdom into two parts.
Just as God said, when Solomon died, the kingdom was divided into two countries. The southern part was called Judah and the northern part was called Israel. Each country had its own king. Unfortunately, most the kings did not love God.
C. Application at approximately 10 a.m.
1. We can learn lessons from Solomon’s life. What are some of the ways that Solomon stopped following God? Took foreign wives, even though God told him not to, started worshiping other gods, not turning to God for help. He stopped following God and horrible consequences happened. He also sinned against God by having foreign wives. This caused him to turn from God. We must remember to always follow God and listen to His voice. We must obey his ways and He will help us choose right paths. We cannot let anything be more important than God.
2. Just as Solomon sinned, we sin too. Our wrongs separate us from God. What are some of the ways you can think that we might sin? Allow answers; not honoring our Father and Mother, putting other things before God; using God’s name badly. God does not want to be separated from us, so He thought of a plan to help bring us back to Himself. God sent His only Son, Jesus, to take the blame for our wrongs. Jesus never did anything wrong. He was willing to die on the cross for all our sins. Because we have sinned against God, we are separated from God, who is holy and pure. The only way we can get to God is to be cleaned of our sin. If we trust in Jesus and believe that He died for our sin, we must ask Him to forgive our mistakes and come into our heart.
3. God gave us Jesus to save us from our sins. He also put other people in our lives to guide us in how to live. Can you think of who some of those people are for you? Pastors, Grandparents, Moms, Dads, other answers. One of the people that spends a lot of time trying to teach us to live the way Jesus wants us to is our Moms. That’s pretty nice of them, isn’t it!? Today is Mother’s Day, so let’s make our Moms a gift to let them know that we appreciate them helping to teach us how to live and how to love Jesus.
6. Craft Project—Mother’s Bracelet
A. Give each child a piece of stretchy cord with the clasp on one of the ends ready to go.
B. Pass out the beads…they should get one boy or girl for each child their Mother has…please be sensitive to the fact that some children may want to acknowledge mis-carriages, children no longer living, or children that do not live with their mother. In addition, many children have more than one person they call “Mother”…encourage them to finish one, then if they have time make another.
C. Put out the colored and silver beads as spacers for them to utilize, as well.
D. Allow them to string their bracelet.
E. When they have finished, assist them in putting the clasp on the other end.
F. If they have time, they may color/personalize a card for their Mother.
D. Reflection at approximately 10:10 a.m.
1. Ask the students to name one thing they learned today. If time, allow them to write it/draw it in their journals.
E. Closing at approximately 10:19 a.m.
1. Ask the students to close their journals and sit quietly.
2. Recite the Bible memory verse using the prompts provided.: “So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 “
3. Close with a prayer. Encourage children to offer petitions. An example might be: God, we are thankful for the many stories your Bible holds that help us to learn the right way to live. Please help us to be children who do what you say. Amen.
F. Tidy and Dismissal at 10:20 a.m.:
Ask children to help clean up before they go. Be sure that they find a responsible person and that everyone has found one such person before you depart. Please take all supplies and put them in the cardboard box and return the box to the white cart.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FAITH WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE!
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