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Too Many Soldiers

Gideon's Army

Day 123of 180
Week 25of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God can do amazing things with few people

2

Learn that God's power is more important than human strength

3

Recognize God's ability to help us in difficult situations

📖 Scripture Connection

Judges 7:2

“Yahweh said to Gideon, 'The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast against me, saying, "My own hand has saved me."'”

— Judges 7:2 (WEB)

God wants us to trust in His power, not our own strength

📦 Materials Needed

  • Toy soldiers or small figurines
  • Large piece of paper
  • Markers or crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children and ask about times they felt too small to do something big

💭 Review Question: Have you ever been scared when something seemed too hard?
2Teaching (8 min)

Tell the story of Gideon's army, emphasizing how God reduced the army to show His power

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Gideon started with 32,000 soldiers
  • God said the army was too big
  • God told Gideon to send home anyone who was afraid
  • Then God told Gideon to watch how the soldiers drank water
  • Only 300 soldiers were chosen
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think God wanted a small army?
  • How can God help us when we feel small?
3Activity: Army Sorting Game (5 min)
hands-on

Create a game where children sort toy soldiers based on different criteria

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child some toy soldiers
  2. Ask them to sort soldiers by height
  3. Then sort by color
  4. Explain how God looks at our hearts, not our size
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just let children play with soldiers

Challenge: Create a story about the soldiers using imagination

4Closing (2 min)

Remind children that God can do amazing things through anyone

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many soldiers did Gideon start with?
  • How many soldiers did God choose?
  • Who helps us be brave?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You that You are always with us and make us strong, even when we feel small.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Gideon's small army won a big battle!

💎 Memory Verse

Judges 6:12

“The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

— Judges 6:12 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper and Shout - Whisper verse softly, then shout it loudly

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson teaches children about God's power being greater than human strength

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Encourage questions
  • Connect the story to children's experiences
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might not understand abstract concepts of divine power

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments of wonder or curiosity about God's abilities

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of Gideon's army
  • Act out the story with toy soldiers
  • Discuss times when they felt small but God helped them

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