Fragile
WELCOME TO WEEK 2
Have you ever needed help carrying something heavy or lifting something big. Sometimes we might start something and realize we are too weak to finish! This week we will see how God helps us in our weakness, just as he helped Moses in his weaknesses.
BIBLE STORY
Try and see if you are able to complete the following challenges. If the challenge is too hard, find a partner who can help you complete the task.
-Walk backward and sing the ABC’s backwards
-Roll on the floor around the couch
-Lift up the couch
Jump across 2 tiles (or about 2 feet)
Skip across an imaginary hopscotch both ways with no mistakes or stopping
Do 25 push-ups
Name all 50 states
Do a handstand
Name the 5 great lakes
Read or listen to the Bible story Exodus 3:1-14, 4:1-17
Where was Moses living? (Tending the flock of his Father in laws, on the far side of the wilderness)
How did the angel of the Lord appear to Moses? (In the flames of fire from within the bush)
What did Moses notice about the bush? (It was on fire but not being consumed)
What did God tell Moses once he started to come near the bush? (Do not come closer because you are standing on Holy Ground)
What did God say he was going to do for His Israelite people in Egypt? (That he had seen the the suffering of his people and he would rescue them and bring them into a land flowing with milk and honey)
What was God sending to Pharaoh to bring His people out of Egypt? (Moses)
What did God tell Moses to say when he was unsure if he should be the one to go to Pharaoh? (I will be with you)
What did God tell Moses to tell the Israelites if they asked who sent him? (I AM has sent me to you)
BIBLE STORY ACTIVITY
Activity
Choose a card from the pile of activities and then a card from the handicap pile. Do the activity with the handicap you chose. Was it easy or hard to complete the task with the handicap. Moses felt like he had a handicap and lots of reasons why he was not the one to be sent to Egypt. God used Moses’ weakness to display His strengths.
Materials: printed and cut handicap cards
Alternate
Help me finish this picture! I have started this picture but I need to help to finish it. Draw a picture of an animal or something simple, but leave the picture unfinished. Have your child complete the rest of the picture or the other half of the animal. We all often need help with some of our tasks. God helps us in our weakness just as he helped Moses in his weakness.
Materials: blank sheet of paper, pencil, crayons or markers
Independent activity:
Moses thought he would free the Israelites from slavery but not in the same way God had planned. Moses lived in the country after fleeing the palace before God called him to return to Egypt. Place the following picture cards in order to sequence the story of Moses’ life.
Materials: printed activity sheet, scissors, glue
ARTS & CAFTS
CRAFT 1
Moses and burning bush craft with tissue paper.
Materials: tissue paper, pencil, crayons, sheet of paper, scissors, glue
Craft 2
Coloring page
Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons
FOLLOW-UP
Who was speaking from the burning bush?
What did Moses have to do when he was closer to the burning bush?
What did God ask Moses to do?
Why did Moses not think he was the right person for this job?
How did God respond to all of Moses’ excuses?
How did God help Moses in his weakness?
Practical Application at Home
We don’t need to focus on our weaknesses, but we can focus on who God is. God told Moses to tell Pharaoh, I AM has sent me to you. I AM describes everything. God is everything that we are not. Our weaknesses are covered by all that God is and can do. Say the following statement and fill in the blank with your weakness and compare it to the strength God has instead. Repeat the statement for as many weaknesses you can think of.
I am ______ but God is_______.
Example: I am weak, but God is strong.
We may not have all the answers. We may not be the strongest, fastest, or smartest person in class, but God is everything we are not. He wants to help us in our weakness, we just need to be willing to follow him to where he calls us to go.
Additional Resources
Outings to Reinforce Lesson
Donate to a local food shelter or toy drive this Christmas season. As a family, volunteer together or pick out toys you think another child your age might enjoy.