September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrVV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
OVERVIEW
Start Time
• Red Center – How Big Am I?
• Blue Center – Slingshot Spoons
• Yellow Center – Big and Little
Story Time
• Worship
• Bible Story
Table Time
• David’s Stones
Play Time
• Toss It In
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
Start Time
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
(Introductory Activities for Centers)
How Big Am I?
In this activity, the children will compare their height to the height of a giant. Today’s
Bible story is about David and a giant, Goliath.
Supplies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
“Goliath” Activity Page
9-foot long piece of butcher paper
Painter’s tape
Crayons
Fun stickers (smiley face or shapes)
How-To:
1. Tape the 9-foot piece of butcher paper vertically on the wall. Tape the “Goliath” activity
page to the top of the paper. Draw simple shoulders on Goliath or outline his body.
2. Ask the children to stand in front of Goliath. Mark children’s heights and write their
names by their mark.
3. Challenge the children to reach and jump to see how high they can touch “Goliath”.
Mark their spot with a fun sticker.
Say This:
“Today we are learning about a young boy and a big giant. How big are you? Look at how tall
you are and look at how tall the giant was. Do you think you are bigger or smaller than this
giant? (Measure each child’s height.) Now, I want you to jump up as high as you can and I
will mark your spot with a sticker. Let’s see how high you can jump!”
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
Slingshot Spoons
Today’s Bible story is about David using his slingshot to kill Goliath. In this activity, the
children will use a pretend slingshot to sling “rocks”.
Supplies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Plastic spoons (8-10)
Cotton balls
“Goliath” Activity Page
6 Plastic cups
Tape
How-To:
1. Tape the picture of Goliath to one of the cups.
2. Show the children how to stack the cups up into a tower, with Goliath on top.
3. Encourage the children to hit the cup “target” with their spoon “slingshots” and cotton
balls.
Say This:
Before the Activity:
“Today we are going to hear about a boy who used a slingshot and stones. Let’s pretend to
use these spoons as our slingshots and these cotton balls as our stones. I want you to aim
your slingshot at the cup and see how many times you can hit it.”
After the Activity:
“Great job! I am excited to hear about the boy in our Bible story who used a slingshot.”
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
Big and Little
This activity will introduce the children to the concept of big and little. Today’s story is
about David fighting the giant, Goliath.
Supplies:
1. Big and little versions of the same items - at least 10 pairs (i.e., big car/little car, big block/
little block, small spoon/big spoon, small cup/big cup, etc.)
How-To:
1. Place all of the items out on the table (make sure they are mixed up).
2. Explain that there is a small item and a large item of the same thing.
3. Ask them to find them and match the small one with the big one.
Say This:
Before the Activity:
“There are some big things and some little things on the table. I want you to try and find the
big and little things that match. Let’s start by finding the big car and the little car. Great job!
Okay, now can you find all of the things that match?”
After the Activity:
“You did a great job finding the big and little things that matched! Today we are going to
hear a story about a great big GIANT and a small little boy! I can’t wait to see what the story
is about.”
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
Story Time
(Bible Story)
1. Worship
Traveling Worship:
Please have the children gathered in a corner of the room and ready for worship at your
designated time. This would be a great time to teach the memory verse with hand motions
while you wait for the Worship Team to arrive. Also, don’t forget to participate and have fun!
Without Traveling Worship:
When worshipping, guide children to gather around you on the floor. Some children
(especially the younger ones) may wander. That’s okay. They’re still listening and learning!
Follow the script below. All of the songs are on your classroom CD. Don’t forget to participate
and have fun!
Supplies:
1. Bible
2. “Nobody Loves Me Like You”
3. “Do Big Things”
WORSHIP LEADER: “Hey, everyone! Today is a great day because I get to hang out with you!
We’re going to have fun learning about how much God loves us. You know what to do! When
I ask, [Key Question] ‘Who loves me no matter what?’ you answer, [Big Idea] ‘God loves me
no matter what.’ [Key Question] Who loves me no matter what?”
CHILDREN and WORSHIP LEADER: [BIG IDEA] “God loves me no matter what.”
WORSHIP LEADER: “One more time! Let’s shout out our answer. [Key Question] “Who loves
me no matter what?”
CHILDREN and WORSHIP LEADER: [BIG IDEA] “God loves me no matter what.”
WORSHIP LEADER: “That’s right! Knowing God loves me makes me what to jump up and
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
down. And that’s what we get to do in this song!”
Preview/Practice “Nobody Loves Me Like You”
Lead children in singing “Nobody Loves Me Like You”
WORSHIP LEADER: “Great singing! Nobody loves us like God! I know it’s true because it
says so in the Bible. Let’s practice our Bible verse together! Let’s start off by whispering it.”
CHILDREN and WORSHIP LEADER: “‘Nothing (shake your head side to side and wave your
arms in front of you like you’re saying ‘no way’) can ever separate (spread arms wide apart)
us from God’s love (point up and then hug yourself).’ Romans 8:39” (Hold hands out like a
book.)
WORSHIP LEADER: “That was pretty good! Let’s try it again, but this time I want us to shout
it. I want everyone to be so loud that our parents hear us in church. Ready?”
CHILDREN and WORSHIP LEADER: (Shouting.) “‘Nothing (shake your head side to side
and wave your arms in front of you like you’re saying ‘no way’) can ever separate (spread
arms wide apart) us from God’s love (point up and then hug yourself).’ Romans 8:39” (Hold
hands out like a book.)
WORSHIP LEADER: “Wow! That was really loud! I think the people across the street heard
you! Great job! I love that verse because it tells us all about how much God loves us. Let’s
sing a song that tells us the same thing!”
Preview/Practice “Do Big Things”
Lead children in singing “Do Big Things”
WORSHIP LEADER: “You guys sound amazing! Well, I’ve had a ton of fun with you today, but
now it’s time for me to go!”
Worship team exits.
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
2. Bible Story
Supplies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
A Bible
One small toy figure (shepherd from Nativity)
One large toy soldier/giant figure
Bag with five stones or gray pom poms
STORYTELLER: “Hey, everyone! I have to tell you what I just read. It’s about David, and
something that happened to him that was amazing. I read about it here in the (Open Bible) …
Bible! That’s right.
“It all starts with David (Take out small plastic toy figure and place it in front of you). Can
you all say ‘David’ with me? (Pause for response.) Great. The other person in our story is
named Goliath. (Take our larger figure and place it beside the smaller figure.) Can you all
say ‘Goliath’ with me? (Pause for response.) That’s right. Goliath was a great, big, huge giant.
That means he was way, way, way tall. Way taller than David.
“Well, one day David heard Goliath being very mean. Goliath was so mean that he made fun
of God! David knew that Goliath could not make fun of God and get away with it. But no one
wanted to fight Goliath. Everyone was too scared of him. So David decided he would fight
Goliath! Little David (Pick up small David figure) was going to fight huge Goliath (Pick up
large Goliath figure)!
“Do you know why David was so brave? David knew that God loved him no matter what. He
knew God would help him do something hard—even something as hard as fighting Goliath!
“So David went down to the water and chose five smooth stones. Can you count the stones
with me? (Pull the stones out of your bag and count them.) One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Then
he picked up his sling shot and threw one! It hit Goliath right in the head! And do you know
what? (Knock larger figure over with the smaller figure.) David won! Little David (Pick up
small David figure) beat huge Goliath! (Motion to fallen large Goliath figure.)
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
“God loved David no matter what. Even when David had to do something really hard and face
that big, mean giant, God was with him and loved him. And God loves you no matter what,
too. [Key Question] Who loves me no matter what?”
CHILDREN and WORSHIP LEADER: [BIG IDEA] “God loves me no matter what.”
STORYTELLER: “That’s right! Even when you have to do something really hard, God loves
you even then. Let’s pray and thank God for loving us so much!”
3. Prayer
STORYTELLER: “God, sometimes we have to do hard things. Just like David, will you help us
remember that you love us no matter what? Thank you for always loving us. Amen.”
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
“
Nothing...can
ever separate us from God’s
Who loves me no matter what?
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
Table Time
David’s Stones
(Activity at the Table)
Supplies:
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3.
4.
5.
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7.
Small cloth drawstring bags (one per child, 3 x 5 in.)
Light brown or gray pom-poms (5 per child)
Blue bin
Permanent marker (to write the children’s names on their bag)
Crayons
“David & Goliath” Activity Page, one per child
Scissors
How-To:
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Place the pom-pom “stones” into the blue bin “river”.
Give each child a bag and write his or her name on the bag.
Allow each child to come to the “river” and pick up five “stones” to place in their bag.
Encourage the children to color the David picture and place it in their bag.
Say This:
Before the Activity:
“We are going to make a special bag to remind you of today’s awesome Bible story.
Remember that David went down to the river and picked up five stones? Can you bring
your bag to our “river” and pick up five stones? You can tuck them in your special bag.
After the Activity:
“I hope you will use your bag at home to retell our Bible story to your family. You all did a
fantastic job making them!”
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September 21, 2014
KEY QUESTION
MEMORY VERSE
Who loves me no matter what? “ Nothing...can ever separate us from God’s
love...” Romans 8:39, NIrV
BIG IDEA
God loves me no matter what.
BIBLE STORY
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-50
Play Time
(Application Activity)
Toss It In
Supplies:
1. A basket
2. Five beanbags
3. Painter’s tape
How-To:
1. Make a starting line on the floor with tape.
2. Set the basket just a step or two away from the starting line. Ask the children to line up
at the starting line.
3. Give the first child the five beanbags and ask him to toss them into the basket. Prompt
all the children to count to five as the beanbags are tossed. Once they get the last beanbag
in, ask them to shout the Big Idea.
4. Once all the children have had a turn, set the basket a few more steps back and begin
again.
Say This:
Before the Activity:
“Today’s Bible story is about a boy named David. He fought a battle with just five little
stones. God was with David and loved him no matter what! We’re going to toss these bean
bags into our basket, and when you get them all in, I want you to shout, ‘God loves me no
matter what!’ Let’s do it!
After the Activity:
“Great job! God DOES love us all no matter what, and nothing can separate us from his
love!”
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