WELCOME TO WEEK 1

We are each made unique with our own special skills and talents God has given us. What are some things you enjoy doing and do very well? God designed you that way! We can know that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. 

Psalm 139

BIBLE STORY

Let’s play a game of name that tune! Take turns humming songs about God’s goodness, without singing the words. Everyone tries to guess the tune being hummed. After the song is guessed, share why you picked that song and what it means to you. Was it hard or easy to hear the correct tune. Did you hear the reasons everyone gave for why they liked the song they hummed? When we sing songs about God’s goodness we are really singing songs of praise. They are songs that express gratitude and show we are thankful for who God is. This month we are learning about different Psalms which are considered poems or songs of praise. They are songs that speak of who God is and also, what He has done for us. Whether you are a poet or songwriter or not, we can use the Psalms as our own song to God. 

We each have a special skill or talent that God has given us. Perhaps you are a poet and can write your own Psalms. Maybe, you are a musician and you could create a melody for the poetry to create a new song. You might be a singer who can make the song come to life through your voice. Maybe you are good at speaking or being friendly and you can boldly share the psalms with others who need to hear of God’s goodness. We have all been created in a wonderful way to share God’s love. This week we will look at a Psalms that describes how well God knows your talents because He made you wonderfully. 

Read or listen to the scripture story in Psalm 139

Who wrote Psalm 139? (David)

Name a place where David said that God is present? (Heaven, Sheol, eastern horizon, western limits, darkness, light.

When did God know you? (Before we formed)

Tell one of the ways the Psalms describes how God created us. (In our mothers womb, wonderfully, in the depths of the earth)

Does God know what our future will be? (“All my days were written in your book before one of them began”)

What did the psalmist compare God’s thoughts to? (The number of grains of sands)

What did the psalmist want God to search? (His heart to see if there was anything offensive in him)

BIBLE STORY ACTIVITY

It is wonderful to know that God knows exactly who I am. It is also wonderful to know that no matter where we are, God is there. We can not find a place where God is not present there. He even knew us before we were born! God saw us before we were made and knew all of our days to come. We are not here by accident, we were a part of God’s plan. That makes you a wonderful creation! 

Activity

God has made each one of us unique and one way to show that is through a family talent show. Think of a talent you can share with your family such as singing or playing praise songs, or sharing a poem, or doing a special reading of your favorite scripture. You can even make up your own songs or words of praise. Be creative! God enjoys all forms of worship that are from the heart.

Materials: your talent

Alternate

God knows everything about you because He created you and saw each one of your days before 1 came to be. But how well does your family know you? Each participant completes an activity sheet answering questions about one person in your family. Then share your answers and see how many are correct. Complete the survey several times changing the person your are answering the questions about.

Materials: printed “do you know me” questionnaires

Create

Creative artwork is often considered a masterpiece. Today you can create an art masterpiece by making unique and creative art. Add food coloring to either homemade or store bought bubbles. Then blow bubbles on a white sheet of paper to create a unique masterpiece. Use various colors and do this activity OUTSIDE!

Materials: Bubbles, food coloring, white paper

ARTS & CAFTS

CRAFT 1

Use a piece of construction paper to cut out at large heart. On a black sheet of paper , glue small pieces of colorful construction paper in various places on the paper to make it look like patchwork. Using the person cutout, trace the outline from the patched black construction paper and cut it out. Glue the patchwork person to the center of the cutout heart. Along the top of the heart write “I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made Psalm 139:14.

Materials: Blank person cutout, construction paper in various colors including black, glue, scissors, markers

Craft 2

Coloring page

Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons

FOLLOW-UP

What are Psalms?

What are some of the things Psalm 139 says God know about us?

How does this Psalms describe how we are made?

What are some other things God said are wonderfully made as well?

How does knowing you are wonderfully made help you feel less insecure?

There are some people who constantly want to drastically change the way they look, how does know Psalm 139 help you appreciate the way you were made?

How can you share this good news with someone you know?

God can use your experiences, your mistakes, and your talents to show others His love and peace. We can be satisfied in how we look and the talents we have because we know they were given to us by God. The King of the Universe knows you and designed you with a purpose. You are not here by accident, God knew you before you were formed and knew your days before they even happened. You have been fearfully and wonderfully made.

Practical Application at Home

God made us as His masterpiece and he gave us the ability to create things as well. A masterpiece is something incredible that someone creates, which could be anything. You could create a masterpiece of food, music, art, or writing. Look at the following examples and try to create your own masterpiece or recreate their masterpiece. As a family, try to create something together that you all can call your masterpiece.

Poem: Write your own cinquain poem. (See an example here)

1st line: one word (a noun or subject of the poem)

2nd line: two words (adjectives to describe noun or subject in line 1)

3rd line: three words (-ing action verbs related to subject in line 1)

4th line: four words (phrase or sentence to show feelings about subject in line 1)

5th line: one word ( a synonym about subject in line 1, sums up it all up)

Music: Create a new song using an instrument you can play or are learning to play. Give your new song a title, praising God for the gift He’s given you of music.

Art: See the following how to videos that give step by step instructions on how to create the picture.

pig drawing- (preschool): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTNzh5gyOIc

bubble gum drawing- (elementary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD7zWxiQiE4

Food: Try this recipe at home with your family:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPbCVYYzbw (7 layer bars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6mFRDkZWhM (mini fruit pizzas)

Additional Resources

Outings to Reinforce Lesson

Go to a park and spend time in worship and prayer. Ask God to show you ways to trust him and listen to his voice.