Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-46
Memory Verse: “You were shown these things so that you
might know that the Lord is God; besides him there is no other.” Deuteronomy 4:35 NIV
Concepts:
Objectives:
1.
Children will
view the video Elijah.
2.
From the video,
the children will cover all five concepts listed above and see how they were
part of Elijah and his beliefs.
Procedure:
Welcome and Introductions:
1.
Greet the
children and introduce yourself. Wear
your nametag. Make sure the children are wearing nametags. If not, ask the
shepherd to supply a temporary badge. Remember you are interacting with a
different group of students each week that may not know you.
2.
Explain to the
children that the purpose of this workshop is to understand that there is only
one ultimate God who has power over the entire world, that God will help us to
make the choice of believing, and that we are called to worship God.
Scripture/Bible Story:
Read the Bible
story. Encourage the children to use their Bibles in looking up verses. You may want to ask the children to read or
you may want to read the scripture yourself.
If a child does not want to read that is perfectly fine. Be creative in giving suggestions for
retelling the story in weeks 3-5 when the children are more familiar with the
story. You may want to ask them what happened first, second, etc.
Application:
1.
Show the video.
It’s about 30 minutes long.
2.
When the video is
over turn the lights on. Ask the
following questions and any others you may have so that the children are
engaged in a discussion of the movie and the message it delivers. Try to help
the children understand how the story demonstrates in particular that the Lord
is the one true God who wants us to believe in and worship only him.
o
Who are the prophets of Baal? false
prophets
o
When does Elijah tell King Ahab the rain will come? Only when the
prophets of Baal are no longer worshipped
o
Why does Elijah not kill Ahab? God tells him
to leave
o
Who or what brings Elijah food while he is in the
wilderness? Birds
o
What does Elijah do when he receives the food? Thanks God
o
What is Queen Jezebel’s reason for it not raining? Elijah is
still alive
o
Where does God tell Elijah to go when he leaves the
wilderness? To the widow’s house
o
What does he ask the widow for and what does she say
and do? He asks her for water and food, but she tells
him she only has enough for herself and her son. Elijah tells her that if she feeds him first
she will have food until the famine is over.
She feeds him first and her oil and flour containers are refilled by
God.
o
What does Elijah ask God to do when her son dies? He asks God to
bring him back to life and God does.
o
Where does God tell Elijah to go next? To return and
face Ahab
o
What does Elijah tell Ahab? Bring the
prophets to
o
What happens on
Reflection Time:
At 10:35 a.m. ask the
shepherds to pass out the journal pages and pencils/markers. Suggestion: You
may wish to give the children a sticker or some memento to paste on their
journal page as a reminder of the story or activity.
Suggested prompts
for journal writing: List one reason why
you believe in God. For grades 1 and 2,
you may want to tell them to draw a picture of how they worship God, e.g.,
praying, helping others.
At 10:45 ask the students to
close their journals and sit quietly for prayer.
Prayer: Suggestion
for the closing prayer. Dear God, help me to be strong and to trust
in you like Elijah. Amen.
Tidy and Dismissal: Ask children to help clean up popcorn before they leave Holywood. Wait until after class to pile up the beanbag
chairs. The kids tend to throw them. Wipe out popcorn machine thoroughly, do
not use water.
Teacher preparation in advance:
1.
Read the
scripture passages and attend the Faith Quest Leaders Bible Study.
2.
Prepare
a closing prayer.
3.
Check
out the workshop room before your first Sunday so that you know where
everything is located. The bin with popcorn supplies is located in the left
closet in Holywood.
4.
PRACTICE OPERATING THE POPCORN MACHINE.
Supply List
·
Video
will be given to you at the Workshop Leaders’ Bible Study.
·
Journal
pages will also be provided at the Bible study or the first Sunday of the
rotation.
·
Stickers
if you want to put them on the journal pages.
References
Lori Houck, Kirk Faith Quest
Bible Study Leader
Elijah,
1993, Nest Entertainment Series, ISBN 1-56489-074-0,