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God is Worthy (1 Samuel 4-7) Lesson #42 in What is God Like?

Tony Kummer
In this lesson plan from 1 Samuel 4-7, kids will learn that God is Worthy.
In this lesson plan from 1 Samuel 4-7, kids will learn that God is Worthy.

God is Worthy (Genesis 18-19) Lesson #42 in What is God Like?

AGE GROUP: elementary (ages 6-11)
TIME REQUIRED: 45 minutes

This is lesson 42 of 42 in our study on the Attributes of God called “Can you tell me what God is like?” Visit the series index to view all the lessons and get more ideas for using this curriculum in your children’s ministry.

LESSON 42: GOD IS WORTHY

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Bibles, previous attribute of God posters, a large piece of paper with the words GOD IS WORTHY written on it, key verse (1 Chronicles 16:25) printed on a piece of paper, blank paper and markers or colored pencils for each child in the group.

LESSON OUTLINE:

REVIEW PREVIOUS LESSONS: 

Ask one of the kids in the group to remind you what you’re learning this year. Remind them that each week we’ll be looking into the Bible to answer the question… “Can you tell me what God is like?” and will be learning one of the many truths about God that we see in His Word.

Take a few minutes to review the attributes you’ve previously learned. Since this is the last lesson in the series, quickly read through all of the attributes covered this year and have kids call out the definition and do the motions. Take a few minutes to work through this activity.

TEACH – WORTHY:

Introduce the truth that God is worthy by showing the word worthy and asking someone to define it for you. Ask if they see another word hidden in the word worthy (worth)….and ask what the word worth means. Think through a shopping scenario where you have to ask someone the price of an item. Basically when you ask for a price you are asking the salesperson what the item is worth to them or what would it take for them to give the item to you. An item’s worth is it’s value.

The word worthy tells us that something has worth or value. So, when we say that God is worthy we are saying that He has great value and He alone deserves to be called the worthy one. Most of the time when we say God is worthy, we are saying that He alone deserves all of our worship and praise.

Introduce the story for the morning by asking the kids to suggest stories that speak of God’s worthiness – help them to see that the whole Bible points to the truth that God is worthy, but this morning we’re going to look at a story that shows His worthiness over false gods.

Give the following points by way of background.

Have a couple of kids come up and act out the story of 1 Samuel 5 while you tell it in your own words. You need 2 kids to represent the ark of the covenant, 1 person to be the statue of Dagon and a few to be Philistines. Make sure you hit the following points while you tell the story.

(1) The Philistines put the ark in the temple of their god Dagon and the statue of Dagon kept falling on the ground
(2) Everywhere the Philistines put the ark, people got sick
(3) They knew they had to return the ark to Israel

Then continue the story:

DEFINE AND REMEMBER:

To help the kids remember this truth about God, take a few minutes to define the attribute.

WORTHY = DESERVING, HAVING MERIT OR VALUE

Since motions & actions help kids remember, choose an action for WORTHY. A good motion might be to point one them to yourself and hold up one thumb.

MEMORY VERSE:

SAY: “Today we’re talking about the truth that God is Worthy. When we say that God is worthy, we’re saying that He deserves all of our worship…He has great value.:

Read the memory verse (1 Chronicles 16:25) a few times together and do the motion for worthy.

CROSS CONNECTION:

In the story of the ark of God being taken into the temple of Dagon we see the worthiness of God and the holiness of God in the fact that God doesn’t allow anything false in His presence. The ark of the covenant was to remind the people of the true God and was a physical representation of the presence of God. The temple and statue of Dagon were physical representations of false gods and the sin of idolatry. God cannot be in the presence of sin. That’s why in the tabernacle (and later in the temple) the ark of God was separated from the people by a curtain and God’s presence could only be entered once a year by the High priest and only after a sacrifice had been made for the sins of God’s people. Sin cannot stand or be in God’s presence, so God defended His honor and His holiness by knocking the statue down. The truth that God cannot be in the presence of sin if the whole reason why Jesus came to earth. The Bible tells us that we are all sinners and there is nothing we can do to make ourselves good enough for God. We are separated from God because of sin. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the price for our sin so that we can enter God’s presence without fear. 

REVIEW:

Give each child a blank piece of paper provide markers or colored pencils. Encourage them to write the word WORTHY somewhere on the paper and then write or draw something to help them remember this attribute of God. They could write the definition for WORTHY or the memory verse or they could illustrate the the story. After a few minutes, bring the group back together and give kids time to share what they have drawn or written.

PRAYER:

Pray that the kids in the group would come to know God more and more each week through this study and that they would remember that all of us are sinners who need to be saved and that they would turn to this good God for salvation. Pray that children would see the worthiness of God and worship Him alone.

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