WHAT CAN I DO? - Week 1
What’s your dream job? Do you want to be a pilot or astronaut? A teacher or musician? There are so many incredible jobs for us to pick from! God has given each of us special talents and skills that can help us discover what we want to do. But God gives us another job, too. It’s the chance for us to follow God right now! In this four-week series from the Gospels, we’ll read about Jesus starting out his ministry and how he invited his followers — and us — to listen to God’s voice, trust Jesus knows us, trust God’s plans for us, and include people who aren’t like us.
BIG IDEA: I can listen to God’s voice.
BIBLE: Mark 1:4–11; Psalm 29
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
Toddler Twist: "Jesus helps me do everything." Philippians 4:13
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Super Duper Kid and Jesus I Will Trust You
DISCIPLE:
How are some ways you can listen for God’s voice when you are . . .
At church?
At the beach or on a hike?
About to fall asleep?
Just waking up in the morning?
Listening to or playing music?
Drawing or painting a picture?
Playing with your friends?
Helping out at home?
We can hear God’s voice when we do all of these things! No matter where you are or what you’re doing, God is with us and speaking to us. Do you know what else that means? Whatever job you end up having in the future, God will guide you and be with you. How awesome is it to know that you and I can listen to God’s voice anytime, anywhere?
Pray: Thank you, God, for speaking to us in all the ways you do. Help us not only hear your voice but listen and obey it too. Amen.
DISCUSS:
Who was sent to prepare the way for Jesus? (John the Baptist.)
Why did Jesus come to see John? (To be baptized.)
What did God’s voice say when Jesus was baptized? (“You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”)
Read Psalm 29:3–9. What are some ways the psalmist describes the “voice of the Lord”? (It is over the waters, powerful, majestic, breaks the cedars, strikes with flashes of lightning, shakes the desert, twists the oaks, strips the forests bare.)
What does it mean to listen to God’s voice?
What are some ways that God speaks?
Who are the voices you can listen to that help you know what God is saying to you?