BEGINNER LEVEL 2 – Lesson 11 for Teachers

LESSON 11: PRAISING GOD 

VOCABULARY: armies, invade, terrified, tiny, battle

STORY: There is a man. His name is Jehosaphat. He is a King. He is the King of Judah. One day he heard that three large armies were ready to come and invade his land. He was terrified. He was terrified because his army was tiny. However, Jehosaphat knew the power of prayer and asked the Lord for help. Through prayer, Jehosaphat heard the Lord tell him to not worry. Jehosaphat did not have to worry because the battle was not his, but God’s. The people of Judah all bowed down and praised the Lord. When it was time to fight the battle, the army began to sing to the Lord and praise Him. When the army arrived at the battle they did not have to fight, because the other armies were already defeated! 

STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a man. (Is there a man or woman?) His name is Jehosaphat. (What is his name?) He is a King. (What is he?) He is the King of Judah. (Where is he the king?)   One day he heard that three large armies were ready to come and invade his land. (Who was coming to invade his land?) He was terrified. (How did he feel?) He was terrified because his army was tiny. (Did he have a big army?) However, Jehosaphat knew the power of prayer and asked the Lord for help. (Who did he ask for help?) Through prayer, Jehosaphat heard the Lord tell him to not worry. (What did the Lord tell Jehosaphat?)  Jehosaphat did not have to worry because the battle was not his, but God’s. (Whose battle was it?) The people of Judah all bowed down and praised the Lord. (Who bowed down and praised the Lord?) When it was time to fight the battle, the army began to sing to the Lord and praise Him. (What did the army do when it was time to fight the battle?) When the army arrived at the battle they did not have to fight, because the other armies were already defeated! (Did they have to fight?)  

ACTIVITIES: 

  1. Start class by telling the students that they are going to learn about worship. Write “worship” on a poster. Ask students to share what they think it means to worship. The idea of this lesson is to get students to understand that worship is not only singing. Worship is an important aspect of our faith and God wants us to live lives of worship. This means that we live our lives with Him in mind. When we focus our attention on Jesus, God promises that amazing things can happen. 
  2. Explain to the kids that there are many examples of people in the Bible who live lives of worship. Today we will look at the King of Judah, Jehosaphat.  Read the story and answer the questions. 
  3. Review Vocabulary Words
  4. Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story.
  5. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
  6. Talk about the story:
    • Who did the army worship and trust in?
    •  Is worship only singing?
    •  How can we worship the Lord?
    •  Is it important to stay firm in our faith? 
    •  Can we also worship through prayer?

7, Create prayer links: Give each student a piece of paper and have them write a prayer. Link them all together to show that we are all in this together. When we give our prayers to the Lord and trust Him, we know that he will handle them. 

8. End class in prayer.