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David became a great king. Then his son Solomon reigned.After Solomon died, God’s people had many bad kings. King Ahab was one of the worst. His wife, Jezebel, worshipped the false god, Baal. Jezebel persuaded Ahab and God’s people to worship Baal, too. Because of their sins, God stopped the rain for several years.Then He sent His prophet, Elijah, to King Ahab. “You have disobeyed God and worshipped Baal,” Elijah said. “Tell everyone, including the prophets of Baal, to meet me on Mount Carmel. I will prove who the true God is!” Everyone gathered on the mountain. Then Elijah said to the people, “Make up your mind! If the Lord is God, follow Him. However, if Baal proves himself today, follow him. Baal’s prophets and I will each kill a bull, place it on an altar, and pray. The god that sends fire to burn up the bull is the true God!”Baal’s prophets went first. They prayed to Baal all morning. No fire came. “Maybe Baal is sleeping,” Elijah laughed. “Shout louder!” So Baal’s prophets shouted all afternoon. Still nothing happened.Elijah built an altar. He put the bull and the wood on it. He dug a ditch around it. Then he had water poured over everything until the ditch was full! Elijah prayed. Immediately fire fell from heaven! It burned up the bull, the wood, the stones, and the water! The people bowed down and cried, “The Lord is God!”
How did this prove that the God that Elijah worshipped is the one, true God? (God sent fire down from heaven. That is something only God can do.)What can we learn about God in this story?How does that connect to the way we live our lives today?
King Ahab and his wife Jezebel worshiped a made up god named Baal.Elijah challenges King Ahab and his prophets.The prophets built an altar but nothing happened to it.Elijah teases the prophets because their god is not real.Elijah built an altar and drenched it in water.God brings fire onto Elijah’s altar.
Legends
November 17
This Week’s Bible Story
Elijah (1 Kings 16-18) God used Elijah to show His people that He is the one true God. Elijah prayed for the miracle of fire from heaven to prove it. Later, God would send His Son, Jesus, to perform many miracles to show that He is God. This included healing the sick, casting out demons and even bringing people back to life!
Monthly Verse: I will not be afraid because the Lord is with me. People can’t do anything to me. PSALM 118:6
Check-in + Worship 8:30 - 9:05 10:30 - 11:05
8:30 - 9:05
10:30 - 11:05
As kids check in, invite them to join their parents in the Auditorium during worship. Once the worship set ends, wait in the back for kids to join you and lead them back to the Zion Kids area.
Connect 9:05 - 9:15 11:05 - 11:15
9:05 - 9:15
11:05 - 11:15
Let each kid answer today’s icebreaker question: What is your favorite thing to do to relax when life feels hard or stressful?
Bible Story 9:15 - 9:30 11:15 - 11:30
9:15 - 9:30
11:15 - 11:30
Look up 1 Kings 16-18 and tell the Bible story in your own words.
Key Story Points:
Debrief 9:30 - 9:40 11:30 - 11:40
9:30 - 9:40
11:30 - 11:40
Prayer Time 9:40 - 9:45 11:40 - 11:45
9:40 - 9:45
11:40 - 11:45
Close your small group time by praying with your kids. This week’s prayer focus is on THANK YOU PRAYERS. Ask the kids in your group, “What is something good that you can thank God for?” Take time to pray for each of the things that were shared.)
Activity 9:40 - 9:45 11:40 - 11:45
9:40 - 9:45
11:40 - 11:45
Challenge the kids in your group to think of the main highlights from today’s Bible story. Narrow it down to a handful of “scenes”. For example:
Divide the kids in your group into teams and assign one “scene” to each team. Give each team a blank sheet of paper and markers and invite them to draw what they think that scene looked like. Once the kids are finished drawing, let each team share what they drew with the rest of the group. Collect the papers, shuffle them and place them on the floor in random order. Challenge the kids to put the scenes in the right order of the Bible story.
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