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Theme: Big Things

Basic Truth: God loves me.
Key Question: Who helps you do big things?
Bottom Line: God helps me do big things.
Memory Verse: We have the Lord our God to help us. !hroni"les #:$% &LT
Bible Story: God helps me do big things. 'avid and Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:1-50
)ur *emory +erse ,or this month goes li-e this:
We have the Lord our God to help us. !hroni"les #:$
We.ve got a brand ne/ *emory +erse /ith motions to learn today0 This is a super duper one too0
1verybody "ome stand /ith me. (Pause.) )-ay0 2irst% 3.ll say it /ith the motions then /e.ll do it
together.
During the activity: 4We have (cross arms in front of you, ith han!s in fists) the Lord our God (one
han! on hi", the other "ointing to the s#y) to help us. ($oth han!s on hi"s), !hroni"les #:$. (%"en
han!s li#e a $oo#.). 3sn.t that a super duper *emory +erse? Let.s do it together in super slo/5mo.
(&e"eat in slo motion.) 2antasti"0 Let.s do it at normal speed this time. (&e"eat as many times as
!esire!.)
't the en! of the activity: Who helps you do big things? (Pause.) ()ottom *ine+ God helps me do big
things0 6/esome 7ob% ,riends0 8igh ,ives all around0
SMALL GROUP LA!R "SGL#: God didn.t 7ust help 'avid do a big thing in today.s Bible story. 8e
also helped him ,ight a big thing0 6nd that big thing /as Goliath0 )h my goodness% /hat a big man0 But
he didn.t s"are 'avid o,,. &o /ay0 'avid -ne/ that God /as bigger and /ould help him. We need to
remember that God is bigger than anything /e might ,a"e and 8e /ill help us do big things% too. $ho
hel%s you &o bi' thin's()
*+,L!R- an& SGL: [Bottom Line] .Go& hel%s me &o bi' thin's/)
SGL: 9ou got it0 6nd 4We have the Lord our God to help us%. !hroni"les #:$. Let.s say our verse
together /ith the motions. We should 7ust about have this one memori:ed.
*+,L!R- an& SGL: 4We have (cross arms in front of you, ith han!s in fists) the Lord our God (one
han! on hi", the other "ointing to the s#y) to help us. ($oth han!s on hi"s), !hroni"les #:$. (%"en
han!s li#e a $oo#.)
SGL: Let me hear you one more time0
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*+,L!R- an& SGL: 4We have (cross arms in front of you, ith han!s in fists) the Lord our God (one
han! on hi", the other "ointing to the s#y) to help us. ($oth han!s on hi"s), !hroni"les #:$. (%"en
han!s li#e a $oo#.)
SGL: 6/esome0 &o/ it.s time to /rite in our prayer 7ournal and tal- to God. 3 thin- today /e should
ma-e a list o, people that /e sometimes argue /ith or someone it.s hard to share our things /ith or
someone /ho might ma-e us mad sometimes. 3t "ould be a brother or a sister or a "ousin or a ,riend.
(Pause.) !an you thin- o, anyone that you have hard time being ni"e to?
,rite !on the chil!ren-s names an! hat they say in your .ournal. &emem$er to "rint the or!s so
they can recogni/e their names an! letters.
9es% being ni"e to some people "an be a really big thing. 3t "an ,eel li-e ,ighting Goliath0 But God is
ready to help us. Let.s pray and as- God to help us be ni"e to all o, these people. Would anyone li-e to
say your o/n prayer to God be,ore 3 pray?
0ive each chil! that ants to "ray the o""ortunity to !o so an! then close ith a "rayer that inclu!es
the list the chil!ren ma!e.
Prayer
SGL: 'ear God% than- 9ou ,or our ,amily and ,riends. We are so glad 9ou have given us lots o, people
to love us and ta-e "are o, us. ;ometimes it.s hard getting along /ith everyone. Will 9ou please help us
be ni"e to < (rea! the chil!ren-s names an! hat they liste!). We -no/ being ni"e "an be a really big
thing. We love 9ou% God. 3n =esus. name% amen.
!a3i& an& Goliath
1Davi! an! 0oliath2 is an activity that encourages chil!ren to hel" retell the )i$le story $y "utting the
story car!s in or!er.
$hat 4ou -ee&: Bible ;tory >i"tures "ards.
$hat 4ou !o:
)efore the activity: *i? the Bible ;tory >i"tures up and lay them ,a"e up.
During the activity: 6s you retell the Bible story% have the "hildren help you put all the pi"tures in order.
$hat 4ou Say:
)efore the activity: Today.s story /as about a boy named 'avid and a B3G mean man named Goliath. 3
have the story "ards ,rom the Bible story. Will you help me put them in the right order?
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During the activity: 'avid /ent to see his brothers one day. They /ere standing /ith the -ing loo-ing
so a,raid. !an you ,ind the pi"ture that goes ,irst? (Pause.) ;uper0 That.s it0 But big Goliath /as trying
to start a ,ight0 8e /as saying mean things and that.s 7ust not right0 'o you see that pi"ture? (Pause.)
That.s the se"ond "ard0 But 'avid said% 43.ll ,ight the battle0 God /ill help me0. =ust sit right there and you
/ill see. 'o you see the pi"ture that goes ne?t? (Pause.@ That.s the third "ard0 Then /hat did 'avid do?
(Pause.) 8e pi"-ed up ,ive stones and slung one around. 8it Goliath in the head and made him ,all to
the ground0 !an you sho/ me that pi"ture? (Pause.) 6nd then /hat happened in our story? (Pause.)
The people "heered and said% 48ooray0. God.s people had /on the battle that day. (Place the last car!
in or!er.)
't the en! of the activity: Than- you ,or helping me put our story in order. God helped 'avid do a big
thing and God /ill help you and me do big things% too. $ho 6ill hel% you &o B,G thin's( (Pause.)
[Bottom Line] Go& 6ill hel% me &o B,G thin's/)
Ste%%in' Stones
1Ste""ing Stones2 is an activity that uses re"etition an! movement to teach the 3emory 4erse.
$hat 4ou -ee&: Ao"-s a"tivity page
$hat 4ou !o:
)efore the activity: Tape the ro"-s se"urely to the ,loor in a path/ay pattern about t/o ,eet apart.
During the activity: 8ave the "hildren line up in a single ,ile line in ,ront o, the path o, ro"-s. When you
say% Go0 have the "hildren say the *emory +erse as they 7ump ,rom ro"- to ro"-. Aepeat as many
times as desired.
't the en! of the activity: 8ave the entire "lass say the *emory +erse /ith you several times.
$hat 4ou Say:
)efore the activity: 'o you remember our *emory +erse ,or this month? (Pause.) Let.s say it on"e
together. 4We have the Lord our God to help us%. !hroni"les #:$. Good 7ob0 'o you see the ro"-s 3
have put on the ,loor? (Pause.) These are ro"-s that remind me o, the ro"-s that 'avid put in his
slingshot to shoot Goliath. Let.s 7ump ,rom ro"- to ro"- (!emonstrate) and say our verse.
During the activity: (5el" chil!ren get into a single file line in front of first roc#.) 6re you ready?
(Pause.) G)0 ()egin saying the verse ith the chil!ren.) 4We have the Lord our God to help us%.
!hroni"les #:$. &i"e0 Let.s say it again0 4We have the Lord our God to help us%. !hroni"les #:$. )ne
more time0 Beep 7umping0 4We have the Lord our God to help us%. !hroni"les #:$. That /as
a/esome0 Let.s start at the ,irst ro"- and do it again0 (&e"eat as many times as !esire!.)
't the en! of the activity: 9ou are great ro"- 7umpers0 Let.s pra"ti"e our verse /ithout 7umping. (Say
ith chil!ren) 4We have the Lord our God to help us%. !hroni"les #:$. (&e"eat as many times as
!esire!.) 6/esome0 )ur *emory +erse tells us that God /ill al/ays help us. 8e helped 'avid do B3G
things and 8e "an help us% too0 $ho hel%s you &o bi' thin's? (Pause.) 91;0 [Bottom Line] Go&
hel%s you &o bi' thin's0)
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Rea&y7 Aim7 5ire0
1&ea!y, 'im, 6ire72 is an activity that uses han!-eye coor!ination an! large motor movement to revie
the )i$le story.

$hat 4ou -ee&: The C.D5,oot long pie"e o, but"her paper ,rom the =ump E Tou"h a"tivity page%
painter.s tape% a mar-er% a beanbag% and red dot sti"-ers
$hat 4ou !o:
)efore the activity: Turn the but"her paper over to the unused side. 'ra/ a simple man ,igure% /ith a
mean ,a"e% using the entire length o, the paper. This /ill be Goliath.
During the activity: Tape Goliath to the /all and ma-e a line on the ,loor /ith tape a ,e/ ,eet ba"- ,rom
him. 3nstru"t the "hildren to stand at the line and toss the beanbag to hit Goliath. The leader /ill stand
at Goliath and pla"e a red dot sti"-er on the paper /here the beanbag hits and then /rite the "hild.s
name beside his or her dot.
$hat 4ou Say:
)efore the activity: God helped 'avid do something really big in our Bible story today. What did God
help 'avid do? (Pause.) 9es0 God helped 'avid de,eat the big% tall Goliath0 God helped 'avid be brave
and smart. 'avid got ,ive ro"-s and his sling% he too- a deep breath% and he /al-ed right out on that
battle,ield /hile everyone else /as hiding and a,raid. 'avid trusted that God /ould help him do big
things < and 8e did0 God /ill help you do big things% too0 $ho hel%s you &o bi' thin's( (Pause.)
[Bottom Line] Go& hel%s me &o bi' thin's/ 6ll you have to do is trust God and do /hat 8e says0
During the activity: Today /e.re going to pretend that /e are 'avid% that this beanbag is a ro"-% and
that this big guy on the paper is Goliath. When it.s your turn% you /ill toss the beanbag and try to hit
Goliath. 3.ll mar- your spot /ith a red sti"-er and then /e "an see /here everyone hit Goliath0
(8ontinue to "lay as long as the chil!ren are having fun. 9ust ma#e sure you have lots of stic#ers7)
't the en! of the activity: Wo/0 9ou really got Goliath0 6nd remember% God /ill help you do big things%
7ust li-e 8e helped 'avid. $ho hel%s you &o bi' thin's( (Pause.) [Bottom Line] Go& hel%s me &o
bi' thin's0)
3, you happen to ,inish up /ith these a"tivities early ,eel ,ree to use any o, the a"tivities in the pres"hool
game binder. 3, you are unsure as to /here to ,ind this binder% please "onta"t your servi"e "oa"h.
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