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Describing God's Character

Adjectives: Describing God's World

Day 40of 180
Week 8of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Use descriptive adjectives to describe God's character

2

Write sentences praising God using meaningful adjectives

3

Understand how words can express God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 103:8

“Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.”

— Psalm 103:8 (WEB)

Shows how God's character can be described with powerful adjectives

📦 Materials Needed

  • Writing journals
  • Colored pencils
  • Chart paper
  • Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and read Psalm 103:8, highlighting the descriptive words about God

💭 Review Question: What words tell us about God's character?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how adjectives help us understand and describe who God is

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Adjectives paint a picture with words
  • God's character is beautiful and loving
  • We can use special words to praise God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does 'merciful' mean?
  • How does God show love?
  • What special words would you use to describe God?
3Activity: God's Character Praise Journal (10 min)
writing

Students write sentences describing God using descriptive adjectives

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose 3-4 adjectives about God
  2. Write a sentence for each adjective
  3. Draw a picture to match your sentences
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use word bank of adjectives

Challenge: Create a poem praising God's character

4Closing (2 min)

Share some of the praise sentences

📝 Review Questions:
  • What new words did you learn about God?
  • How do descriptive words help us understand God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for being loving and kind. Help us use good words to describe how wonderful you are.

Coming up: Next week, we'll continue exploring how words can describe God's amazing world!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 103:8

“Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.”

— Psalm 103:8 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Clap out each descriptive word about God

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children understand descriptive language through the lens of God's character

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in describing God
  • Help children understand complex adjectives
  • Validate their unique perspectives
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find abstract adjectives challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Meaningful attempts to describe God's qualities

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a class poster of God's character adjectives
  • Draw a picture illustrating one of the descriptive words
  • Share praise sentences with family

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