Life Of David

Recently, I was frustrated with our worship services for several months because the kids in my class were not worshipping in a way I knew they could. Some kids entered into worship, but many sat down and did not sing.

I have found that teaching on that subject is one of the most fruitful ways to get kids to change. I decided to write a new series on worship. As I prayed about it, I was impressed by the idea of using David’s life as a springboard to teach the kids about loving God.

Kids connect with David as we see him doing great things for God as a young boy. We usually hear about how David defeated Goliath and eventually became king of Israel, but the foundation was David’s relationship with God—his prayer life.

Each week I taught a different bible from David’s life. I had the kids act out the story as I read it from the Bible. Our Kids liked participating in the lesson. I liked it because it was simple. (There was no line memorization or drama rehearsals. Kids just acted out the story as I read it.)

I saw a significant increase in our kids’ participation in the worship part of the service, so I decided to make it available to other churches.

Here’s the Scope and Sequence if you are interested in teaching the lessons:

• Lesson 1 covers David’s prayer life as a young boy watching sheep and how that laid the foundation for his life.
  
• Lesson 2 discusses Samuel’s anointing of David as the new king. God was looking for a man after his heart, and he found young David.
  
• Lesson 3 talks about how David’s close relationship with God gave him the courage to fight Goliath. We talk about how courage is not the absence of fear but having the confidence to do something you are afraid to do.
  
• Lesson 4 is when David played the harp for King Saul, and the demons left. The devil doesn’t like it when kids learn to worship God.
  
• Lesson 5 is about King Saul’s desire to kill David. When David was homeless and living in a cave, he had a chance to kill Saul and become king himself. David made the right choice. He spared Saul’s life and surrendered his life to the will of God.
  
• Lesson 6 is a culmination of the curriculum. We told the story about how David brought the Ark of God to Jerusalem and danced before the Lord with all of his might. We also discuss how we must lay aside our dignity (pride) and worship as David did.

I pray that his teaching will bless your kids like it blessed the kids in my class.

For more info about the Life of David curriculum, CLICK HERE.

In His Service,
Mark Harper

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