TRUST
WELCOME TO WEEK 3
I promise to always love you! I promise to always be there! I promise to never fail! Have you ever heard any of those promises made to you? Is there any person that you know that could never fail? Those promises seem impossible to keep. They are for us, but not for God. He makes those promises and more. This week we will see that we can trust God to keep His promises.
BIBLE STORY
There are promises all around us, we don’t even think about how much we depend on the promises others make to us. Our parents make promises to provide and protect us. Our friends make promises to love and be companions to us. Our appliances promise to work when we need them most! Complete the following scavenger hunt to see if you can figure out what the clues are leading you to. Write the location each clue has led you to on your scavenger hunt.
I promise to always keep the right time (clock)
I promise I will always let you sit on me (chair)
I promise to give you oxygen (plant/tree)
I promise I have I have never stopped running (refrigerator or other running appliance)
I promise to show up every day and the leave every night (Sun)
I promise I always come out red no matter what color of the outside skin (blood)
I promise I’m around helping you live even though you can not see me. (Air)
I promise I am made of 2 parts Hydrogen and 1 part oxygen and have a lot of jobs (water)
There are promises listed that we can keep and then there are some promises only God can keep. We can find God’s promises to us in His word. The promises Good makes to us He will always keep, they are good for an eternity. God does not change His mind or fail on His promises. This week we will see how God makes a promise to a woman and keeps that promise exactly. Let’s see how Elisha delivers a promise from God to a woman who has shown kindness to Elisha.
Read or listen to 2 kings 4:8-37
What did the woman of Shunem ask Elisha to do every time he was near? (Stay to eat a meal)
What did thee woman of Shunem do for Elisha since he traveled by their home so often?(build a room on the roof for him)
When Elisha asked what he could do for her in return, what did she say? (She had a home among her people)
What did the servant observe she might need? (She has on son and her husband is old)
When the child grew up and worked in the field with his father one day, what did he complain of? (His head hurt)
When he died, what did his mother do? (She laid him on the prophets bed and went to get Elisha)
What did Elisha do when he came to the boy? (He prayed, laid on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, and hands to hands)
BIBLE STORY ACTIVITY
Activity
We can not keep all of our promises. We may have good intentions but we sometimes fail to keep the promises we make. God can not fail or forget His promises. They are true and everlasting. Listen to the following promises and decide if this promise is from God or if it is a promise made by a person.
Materials: Tic Tac Toe board printed
Alternate
Sometimes we might get discouraged by the difficult and hard things that happen in our life. God does not promise that following Him will be easy or make everything perfect, in fact He promises the opposite. He says that in this life we will have trouble, but take heart for He has overcome the world. We can also be assure that He has already conquered and we are delivered. We might need encouragement for different times in our lives. Complete the activity sheet by sorting and pasting the promises into a category when you think thee promise would be most encouraging. Then save this sheet and use it when you feel discouraged to remember God’s promises.
Materials: printed activity sheet, pencil
Independent activity:
Complete one of these science experiments making rainbow from light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgqV975EtA0-video on light color
https://sciencing.com/lightdispersion-experiments-kids-12011389.html-Science experiments
Materials: various items to create a rainbow using light
ARTS & CAFTS
CRAFT 1
Coloring page
Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons
Craft 2
Coloring page
Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons
FOLLOW-UP
Read or listen to Genesis 18:1-10a. This story sounds similar to the story of Elisha and the woman of Shunem in that they were also promised a child the following year. Sarah was much older and past the age of having children, and yet God promised Abraham she would have a child. Even though this seemed unbelievable, we have learned this month that when God makes a promise, it will happen. God idd not go back on His promise but gave Abraham and Sarah a son the following year. We can see that even though some things may seem impossible to us, with God nothing is impossible.
Name something that is the same about the scripture we read in Genesis 18 and our story this week?
What kindness did Abraham show to the 3 visitors?
What promisee did God make to Abraham right then?
What previous promise did God make to Abraham about his descendants?
What is a promise God has given use today?
Where can we find God’s promises?
How can we trust that God will keep all of His promises?
How do you think the widow felt when Elisha promised her a child the next year?
Do you think she ever doubted if the promise would come true?
Do we sometimes doubt if God’s promises will actually happen?
What can we do to help us remember and hold on to our faith that God will keep his Promises?
Practical Application at Home
Think of another story in the Bible where God made a promise and also gave a symbol to help us remember his promise forever. God promised Noah that he would never again send a flood to destroy the entire world.. He then put a rainbow in the sky as a symbol of His promise. God has kept His promise. We know there are many more promises God has made in His word and we can trust He will keep those as well. God made a promise to the woman of Shunem and he kept that promise and even saved her son years later as well. Even though our prayers may not always be answered the way we wanted, we can trust God will keep His word and be with us always.
Create an acrostic poem using the beginning letters of the colors of the rainbow: ROYGBIV. Come up with words or phrases for each letter. Then rewritten your poem in the shape of a rainbow.
R- redeemed
O-
Y
G
B
I
V
Additional Resources
Outings to Reinforce Lesson
Enjoy the cool weather and take a nature walk. Observe the things God created and how they work together in His plan. What part do each of us play in God’s plan for us?