Week 5 - David
“God’s heroes have heart!”
This week we’re learning about David! David’s many adventures are written about often in scripture and he is called a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Sam 13:14). We can learn many lessons from David’s life, the way he followed God and the psalms that he wrote, but this week we’re learning that God’s heroes have heart! David found himself in a tricky situation with King Saul and he chose mercy and forgiveness, showing his heart for God. David can teach us to have heart, too! Even when we have been treated unfairly, we can show our heart and have mercy and forgiveness for everyone around us. Ready to train? Say it as loud as you can...God’s heroes have heart!
Memory Verse for the Summer - Hebrews 12:1 NIRV
★ A huge cloud of witnesses is all around us. So let us throw off everything that stands in our way. Let us throw off any sin that holds on to us so tightly. And let us keep on running the race marked out for us.
David’s life is written about in many places in scripture. For this week, read the story of when David offered King Saul mercy: Read 1 Samuel 24.
Response Activity
David wrote many psalms (poems or songs) to God. This week, take some time to talk to God. Then write a prayer or psalm to God just like David did. For examples of Psalms look at some in the Bible, like Psalm 23 (one of the most well-known Psalms). Psalm 23 is also adapted in The Jesus Storybook Bible, for younger kids.
Memory Verse Activity
Building Block Verse
Write or type the Bible verse onto a sheet of paper. Cut the verse into individual words and tape each word to a building block. (Duploes or Mega-Blocks work great!) Mix the words. Repeat the verse several times with your child. Then, challenge your child to use the building blocks to build a wall or shape, while getting the Bible verse words in the correct order.
Game
1 - Mended Heart Race
David had to forgive Saul for how he treated them. For this game, cut out different colored hearts out of paper. Then cut or tear the hearts in half. Scatter them around the room or backyard and have a race to see how quickly you can find them and tape them back together! Each time you grab one side of a heart say “I’m Sorry” and each time you grab the other side of the heart say “I forgive you”. If playing with 2 or more people then each team can be a certain color heart and race each other!
2 - Bingo
Download and print the David Bingo (https://drive.google.com/…/1528CwwFWfL7xPQnJqL5rV1icSu…/view). The last page will be what you cut out and draw from a hat or other container. Make sure you have something to mark the squares on your Bingo sheet, like a coin or marker. Have fun playing!!!
Service Project
1 - Prayer Pail
Create a prayer pail and ask people for their prayer requests. Write them on a popsicle stick and pray for each and every prayer request throughout the week!
2 - Giving Mercy
When someone this week does something that you do not like or is mean to you, give them mercy! This means, you are not mean back, but instead let them know that you still love and respect them.
Congratulations! You completed week 5 David Challenge! Come back next week for the unveiling of the next superhero!!!!
Supplies:
Bingo sheet(s) and Pictures
Scissors
Hat or something to draw pictures out of
Something to mark squares in Bingo!