Sunday, November 1st in Creek Kids

Preschool – “My Diggin Adventure”

Your preschoolers will hear about Samuel, the prophet, anointing David to be the next king. David, the shepherd boy, loved and worshiped God.

Need to Know: God wants us to love and worship Him.

Motions: God wants us to love (hug yourself) and worship (pump arms in the air) Him.

Bible Summary: I Samuel 16; II Samuel 5–7 King Saul continued to disobey God, so God told Samuel, the prophet, to find a new king. He told Samuel to go to the home of Jesse, who had eight sons. God wanted one of them to be the next king. Samuel found young David and anointed him as the new king. David loved God and sang praises to God throughout his whole life. He helped gather materials for the king after him to build a temple where people could come and worship God.

Bible Verse: “. . . Give thanks to Him and praise His name.” Psalm 100:4b

This Week at Home: Play a game with you preschooler to see if they remembered the Bible story. It’s a game of true or not true. Say, “Let’s remember the Bible story by playing a true or not true game. When I say something that’s true and happened in the story, you put your thumbs up (demonstrate) and say, ‘true!’ But when I say something that is not true about the story, put your thumbs down and say, ‘not true!’” (Demonstrate.)

TELL the children the following statements and ask them to respond:
• God told Samuel to find a new king. (True.)
• David took care of the family cows. (Not true. David took care of the sheep.)
• David loved God and worshiped Him. (True.)
• David gathered things to build a barn for God. (Not true. David gathered things to build a temple.)

Elementary – November’s Virtue “Cooperation”

This month we’re talking about (1) cooperation: working together to do more than you can do alone. (2) If you’ve ever given this much thought, you’ve probably never considered “cooperative” as one of God’s characteristics. He doesn’t need us, after all, to get His work done. But aren’t you glad He gives us the privilege of being part of His big plan? Aren’t you glad He guides our efforts, combines them with others’ work, and then brings about an outcome that could only result from His hand? Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem is a great example: “It had taken fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard the news and all the surrounding nations saw it, our enemies totally lost their nerve. They knew that God was behind this work” (Nehemiah 6:15, The Message). What an exciting thing, to be a part of something undoable that God made doable! (3) That’s just one reason God wants us to cooperate that kids need to understand: when we cooperate, God can do some amazing things through us (4) to change the world around us.

Virtue: Cooperation—working together to do more than you can do alone.
Memory Verse: “Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.” Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIrV
Bible Story: Mission Impossible (Nehemiah and the wall) • Nehemiah 1:1-6; 2–4; 6:1-16
Bottom Line: Doing the undoable takes more than me.

This Week at Home: Review the refrigerator door handout with your child this week for some great conversation starters at the dinner table.