PRESCHOOL 4 to 6

LESSON FOR: NOVEMBER 2016 – Week 3

POWER TRUTH: God is our ultimate source of courage

POWER VERSE: Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is
the LORD your God who goes with you. - Deuteronomy 31:6a ESV  

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, the children will be able to:
1. Realize that God gives us courage
2. Realize that God helps us in our weakness
3. Realize that God gives us strength

CRAFTS
“GIDEON’S Torch”

Materials: Colored papers or Japanese papers or Crepe papers (red, yellow and
orange), Chopsticks or Barbecue sticks but make sure you cut the pointed edge or
Tongue depressors and glue sticks

Instructions:
1. Shred or cut the paper into small 1 inch or so shapes
2. Glue about 10-15 of them together into a rectangle.
3. Put glue on the bottom of the rectangle and roll it up onto the match stick or
chopsticks or barbecue sticks for a cool looking small torch.

SAMPLE SPIEL: Kids, today, we are going to hear the story of very unlikely hero. He
was scared to do a lot of things at first. But God gave him courage

PRAISE & WORSHIP

 Today, we will learn about a man whom God appointed judge over the land of Israel.
Judges, during those times, were special messengers or deliverers of God. They
helped free Israel from their enemies. In those days, Israel had no [human] king. 
God is the great judge, but He assigned special 'judges' to be the leader of His
people.

For today’s story, the judges’ name is Gideon. His name means "One who cuts down
[the enemy]".

Although he thought "his clan was the weakest in Manasseh and was the least
in his family" [Judges 6:15], God used him mightily in freeing his people
from the oppression of the Midianites. Let's find out more.

INTRODUCTION TO BIBLE LESSON

The team has the option to choose praise and worship songs preferably related
to the topic. Let’s emphasize that Praise and Worship is a way for them to show God
just how much they love Him. During Praise and Worship, they should even let their
heart “sing” for God. They would feel joy also as they sing and dance for Him.

Transition Song: Nothing but the Blood

What can wash away my sin? Oh! precious is the flow

Nothing but the blood of Jesus; That makes me white as snow;
What can make me whole again? No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

But before that, let us first sing the Bible Time Song!

(Sing the Bible Time Song. It would be better to show a real Bible.)

Here we are now the Bible time, Bible time, Bible time.
Here we are now the Bible time, so let’s sit down and listen.
Open our eyes so you can see
Open your ears so you can hear
Open your nose so you can smell
Clap your hands and zip your mouth.
Judges 6:1-35
GIDEON

SKIT
Narrator: Today we are going to tell the story of the amazing thing God did when
Gideon and the Israelites defeated the Midianites.

Gideon: My name is Gideon. You know, at first, I did not want to believe that God
called me to fight for the Israelites. I thought he was talking to someone else! I saw
myself as the weakest in the family, from the weakest tribe in Israel.

Narrator: But the Lord still chose him. The angel who appeared to him said:

Angel: You are a mighty warrior and you will save God’s people. The Lord will be with
you and you will defeat the Midianites.

Narrator: God ordered him to destroy the idols they had at home. He was so afraid that
he had to wait until it was nighttime before he destroyed it. Gideon took ten men of his
servants to take down the altar of Baal and the Asherah pole. He built an altar for the
Lord, and used the wood of the Asherah pole for the burnt offering. The men of the town
were so mad when they saw what happened. They learned it was so him so they
wanted to kill him. But his father said

Gideon’s father: If Baal is a real God, let him defend himself!

Narrator: But he is not a real God so nothing happened to him.

Did you know we are saved by God’s grace today just like Israel was in Gideon’s day?
God saved Israel not with the strongest man or the strongest tribe so that they could
see that it was by God’s grace, not their own work. Our salvation comes when we, like
Gideon, believe in God’s plan to save us.

file:///Users/childrensministrymacmini/Downloads/Preschool_Lesson_BW_47.pdf
http://sunday-school-fun-zone.com/freelessons/biblecharacters.html#gideon
Source: The Gospel Story Bible, Story 47, p.95
BIBLE STORY

CONNECT
Who did God choose to conquer the Midiniates? Gideon
 How did Gideon know he was called? An angel of the Lord appeared to him.
 What did God order Gideon to accomplish? Destroy the altars of Baal and Asherah
pole

Discussion:

Did you know we are saved by God’s grace today just like Israel was in Gideon’s day?
God saved Israel using the most unlikely person so they could see that it was by God’s
grace, not their own work. They could not boast in their own efforts. Our salvation
comes when we, like Gideon, believe in God’s plan to save us. We can’t do it by our
own work either. None of us can boast and say, “I saved myself!” The apostle Paul
wrote, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not you own
doing; it is the gift of God, not result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Guide the children in reciting the power truth and power verse.

PRAYER

Dear Lord,
Thank you God for sending Jesus to rescue us from our sins. Thank you Jesus
for dying on the cross so that we can be saved. In Jesus name, amen.

SNACK TIME

DISMISSAL

TEAM HUDDLE: Please have team huddle for the wins, notable incidents during
service and things to improve.