Plate It - Week 1
Step 1: Trust God
Kids love to be in the kitchen. They may even love helping prepare something delicious! Having a plan or a recipe usually helps, too. Just like having a plan in the kitchen helps the meal we hope to enjoy, the stories of the Old Testament prophets are like a cookbook that helped people prepare for the Savior that God would send one day. Even though there’s no exact recipe, our families will find that they can prepare themselves for a loving relationship with God when they 1) trust God, 2) talk to God, 3) listen to God, and 4) leave the results to God.
MEMORY VERSE:
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Jesus Christ to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
Toddler Twist: "I am made by God!" Ephesians 2:10
MV COLORING PAGE: Ephesians 2:10
READ: Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath: I Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:38-44
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG:
DISCIPLE:
Read 1 Kings 17:8-16; Elijah and the Widow at Zaraphath
If you could have a never-ending supply of one drink, what would it be?
play this chocolate milk gif several times
Those are some great suggestions! Chocolate milk sounds like a good one to me! Let's imagine what that could be like.Ok, I think you guys get the point now of how crazy awesome that would be to open up your refrigerator and always have chocolate milk — or whatever your favorite beverage is — inside!
Think of how Elijah and the widow must have felt to have experienced such an awesome miracle because they chose to trust God and God's promises!
Pray: Dear God, thank you for preparing good works in advance for us to do! Help us trust you above everything else. We don't want to miss an opportunity to serve you! Amen.
DISCUSSION:
What did God promise Elijah when God sent him to Zarephath?
What did Elijah tell the widow to do?
What did God promise the widow if she trusted God and followed Elijah’s instructions?
Read the first sentence of I Kings 17:13. What is a situation where hearing, “Don’t be afraid,” from God would help you (or would have helped you) trust more?
If you were the widow, how do you think you would have reacted when Elijah told you to use your last ingredients to make him a meal first?
What are some things in your life you can trust God with right now?
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being “super difficult,” how difficult would it be for you to trust God enough to give him everything you have? Why?