DIGITAL PRODUCT

Life of David is a 6-week elementary series for children’s ministry (1st-6th grade).

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

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE:

• 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.

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WHAT’S IN LIFE OF DAVID CURRICULUM?

LARGE GROUP CURRICULUM

 

• 6 Large Group Messages
• 6 Memory Verse Slides and Bottom Line Slides
• 80+ Message Slides
• 6 Drama Skits
• 6 Inter-Active Object Lessons (Games That Teach)
• 60 Review Slides

 

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LARGE GROUP MESSAGE SLIDES

• Memory Verse and Bottom Line slides to reinforce throughout the lesson.
• Message slides to use while you present the message.
• Review Question slides are a fun way to review the lesson just taught.

 

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SMALL GROUP CURRICULUM

Each week there is a curriculum specifically designed for Small Group Leaders.

• 6 Small Group Lessons
• We have made it easy for your Small Group Leaders, because we give them the lesson, the point to make and questions to ask for discussion

BONUS – BIBLE READING BOOKLETS

1st-2nd Grade – the Bible Story with pictures

3rd-5th Grade – Actual scriptures from the NIV Bible

 

 

 

 

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HOME DISCIPLESHIP

• 6 Home Discipleship booklets.
• Included in the Parent Devotional is an intro to the lesson for the parents and Action Plan with Discussion Questions.
• This is a great way to share with Mom & Dad – it gives them the tools they can use at home.