Solomon Builds Temple
1 Kings 6–8
The Big Idea
God was with them.
Memory Verse
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
1 Kings 8:27
Biblical Virtue
Worship – God deserves our very best.
[ ] Pray and ask for God’s guidance. |
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[ ] Pray for your students |
[ ] Read the Bible passage you will teach. |
| [ ] Answer the following questions: What I liked about the passage: What I disliked about the passage: What this taught me about God’s nature: What this taught me about human nature: What God might be teaching me/asking me to do from this Word now: |
[ ] Teacher Life Skills (Developing Question & Answer Skills) Form six questions/answers based on the Bible passage. (Example: Q. Who built the Ark? A: Noah built the ark.) Who Q: Who A: What Q: What A: Where Q: Where A: When Q: When A: Why Q: Why A: How Q: How A: |
Engage
Have the kids look in a box that is empty. Close the box and slip in items. Open it again and remind the kids that God made the world.
Craft
This craft reminds us that God’s wants the whole world to be filled with people who praise Him!
Supplies: Paper with map, paper people (cutouts), scissors.
Instructions: Let the children cut out peoples of the world and place them on the map. If you do not have a map, you may start by having the children draw the basic continents. While doing this remind them God wants all people to know about him.
TPR Activity
Total Physical Response
Summary (Repeat the principle, virtue, and application)
God was with them.
Worship – God deserves our very best.