Psalms 3.5 and 2 Kings 7.3-14
PURPOSE OF THE LESSON
Teach children that we should not be afraid of anything for Jesus is with us.
“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me” (Psalms 3.5)
INTRODUCTION
Educator, take to the class a sheet of office paper
written FEAR on the front and NO FEAR on the back. Start this moment by saying
the following: When I show you this paper you will read with me and stand
still, nobody can move and when I turn it over and read what’s on the back then
you can move, understood? Educator, you show the word FEAR and observe if they
are all still, then show them NO FEAR. Conclude: Children, today we learn that
when we are afraid we get paralyzed but when we are not afraid, we are brave
and we win. Let’s hear the story? I’m about to start!
BRAVE LEPERS
THERE WAS in Samaria
four lepers. Little friends, do you know what leper means? (Wait their
participation). Leper is someone who has a very serious disease called leprosy;
it makes the body full of bruises and can pass from one person to another.
That’s why leprous people lived separated from others, for their neighbors were
afraid of getting the disease because then there was no cure.
The city of Samaria was surrounded by an enemy army, until food began to
run out and people were starving. Including the four lepers, who were at the
entrance of the city, were hungry. But one day, they had a brave idea and they
said:
- Why are we sitting here? If we enter our city we will die of hunger,
but if we stay here, we will also die. Let’s go to the enemy camp! If they let
us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die anyway.
Children, what a brave attitude, right? They knew that in the enemy camp
there was food and they decided to use the courage.
At nightfall, the four of them went to the entrance of the camp where
the enemies were living and, when they got there, they saw no one.
The enemies had run away leaving everything behind, including riches and
plenty of food. Do you want to know what happened? (Wait the participation).
While the lepers were walking towards the camp, God made the enemies hear a
strong noise, like the sound of a big army marching up to them. Scared, the
enemies thought that the king of Israel had paid other armies to attack them so
then ran away. Then the lepers entered the tents of the camp and they ate, got
silver, gold, clothes, everything they thought the enemies had left there. Class,
the lepers did not consider only themselves, they told the king of Samaria that
the enemy had run away from the camp and had great riches and enough food for
all people.
CONCLUSION
When we believe in God we are not afraid of anything. The courage of
those lepers made them and the people of Samaria saved from hunger. In Psalms
is written: “I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.”
(Psalms 3.5) The lepers were not afraid therefore God was manifested. Who here
will always trust in God say “I will”.
FUN
CHAT
Educator, take to the class pictures
(big) of injections; children in bed (sleeping alone); rainy day with thunders;
students taking test. Stick (on the board or on the wall) with adhesive tape on
the reverse side. Write on a cardboard the sentence OVERCOMING FEAR and stick
it above the pictures. Turn over one picture at a time and ask the class, for
example: Who here is afraid of injections? Who here is afraid of sleeping alone
in the dark? Who here is afraid of rain, thunders and lightning? Who here is
afraid of taking a test? For each picture you should wait the participation of
the class then continue to show the other pictures. After talking about each
picture say to the class: Children, we who are from God should not be afraid of
anything because the Lord Jesus is with us in every moment and He will not let
any harm happen to us (show the pictures again and keep talking). Why be afraid
of injection if it does well for one who is sick? Why be afraid of the dark, if
in the dark we sleep better? Why fear the rainy days, if the rain does so well
to nature? What about the test? If you studied and prepared yourself then there
is no reason to fear, right?
Little friends, fear does people get
paralyzed before what they fear. The four lepers from today’s story knew that
if they stood there they would end up dead and they were not afraid of the
enemies, but they stand up and went to them. That made God act and they won
that situation getting food and riches. Therefore if you are afraid of
something pray and ask God to expel all fear. At the end, make a prayer for all
children.
Activities
MATERNAL
Painting
The four lepers were courageous, they were not afraid of anything.
Paint it well
PRIMARY
PRIMARY
Coloring
We have learned today about four
brave lepers.
Paint it correctly.
JUNIORS
Be
smart
The
drawings below seem to be the same. However,
If
you are alert, you will see that one of them is different.
Find
and paint it.
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