Big and Small - Week 5
We can be a big help in small ways!
Do you ever stop and think about how big God must be? God created this whole world, all of the planets, and stars in the sky . . . God is really big! Knowing God is big can make us feel small and inconsequential. But the truth is, even the small things are a big deal to God. The story of Job will help everyone realize that even though we are small, God listens to our big feelings, God sees the big picture, God cares about every small problem, and we can also be a big help in small ways.
MEMORY VERSE:
God's voice thunders in marvelous way; He does great things beyond our understanding." Job 37:5
Toddler Twist: "Our God is amazing and powerful." Job 37:5
READ: Job's Friends: Job 2:11-13 (Psalm 146)
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: My God is So Big
DISCIPLE:
Read Job 2:11-13 and Psalm 146. We just heard about some ways that God is helpful. Now, we’re going to work together to create some lists of ways we can be helpful, too!
Together come up with both big and small ways we can be helpful to others. Use butcher paper or printer paper to write or draw your ideas on.
What are some big ways we can be helpful to others?
What are some small ways we can be helpful to others?
Big or small, God wants us to be helpful to each other!
We can be a big help in small ways.
Hang your paper somewhere you will be reminded daily.
DISCUSSION:
What did Job's friends do to help him?
How do you think Job felt when his friends did that?
In what ways was this the most helpful thing Job's friends could have done?
Read Psalm 146:6. What does it mean when it says that God remains faithful forever?
Does helping others always have to be a big gesture?
Think of one small way someone has comforted you or cheered you up in the past.
What are some small or simple ways we can help our friends?