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Get your Child a snack or choose a fun prep activity
Read the Bible Story to your child.
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Review Memory work and Pray with your kids when they are done
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LESSON OVERVIEW
WEEK:: TWO
This week's Psalm is about howJesus is our Shepherd and we are His sheep.
BIG IDEA - I am safe because God watches over me.
THE BIBLE: The Lord is My Shepherd: Psalm 23; (Philippians 4:6-7, 19)
INSTRUCTIONS: Look up the story in your Bible.
Does anyone remember who King David is? Does anyone remember what his job was before he became king?
That’s right, David used to be a shepherd. So he knows what he’s talking about when he describes how a shepherd takes care of their sheep in this psalm.
The shepherd makes sure the sheep have food and water. The shepherd makes sure the sheep stay on the right paths. The shepherd protects the sheep from harm.
God loves us and takes care of us the same way a shepherd loves and takes care of sheep. Sheep don’t always know how to take care of themselves, so they always need a shepherd looking out for them. We are all a lot like sheep because we need help sometimes, too. Good thing we have a great shepherd like God to take care of us!
Toddler ACTIVITY | Shepherds and Farmers
INSTRUCTIONS: Put out a farm set with different kinds of animals and a fence (if you don’t have a set, you can always improvise by mixing different toys and use blocks as fence). Have kids play with the toy animals and give them prompts as they play to “take care” of them (e.g., “It’s feeding time!”).
PRAYER
Dear God, Thank you for being our shepherd and giving us everything we need. Help us to turn to you when we aren’t feeling so great in our hearts, like when we are worried or scared or stressed or angry. We know we are safe because you watch over us.
SING: A SERIES ON THE PSALMS
SERIES OVERVIEW:
People say music is the universal language, something everyone loves in one form or another, and a way we can communicate shared emotion and experience even across generations, culture, location, backgrounds, and traditions. Much of what is expressed in the book of Psalm are things we experience and feel today. Because of that, we can learn a lot about God and ourselves in these Psalms. When kids can claim these five things – I am wonderful because God made me; I am safe because God watches over me; I am confident because God leads me; I am forgiven because God loves me; I am not afraid because God can be trusted – they will be unstoppable in their life with God!
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