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God Prepared David

David the Shepherd Boy

Day 105of 180
Week 21of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God prepares people for special purposes

2

Recognize that small experiences can teach important lessons

3

Develop trust that God has a plan

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Samuel 17:37

“David said, 'Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.'”

— 1 Samuel 17:37 (WEB)

Shows how David's past experiences with protecting sheep prepared him to trust God for bigger challenges

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Printables: Sheep template
  • Toy sheep (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's talk about how God helped you get ready for something big!

💭 Review Question: What did David do to protect his sheep yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God used David's time as a shepherd to prepare him for something amazing!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • David took care of his sheep carefully
  • He was brave when lions and bears came
  • God was teaching David to be strong and trust Him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think taking care of sheep helped David?
  • What does it mean to be brave?
3Activity: My Shepherd's Heart Craft (8 min)
craft

Create a shepherd scene showing how David cared for his sheep

📝 Instructions:
  1. Color the sheep template from the BibleMouse Printables
  2. Cut out green paper for grass
  3. Glue sheep onto the grass
  4. Draw David watching over the sheep
  5. Add a heart to show God's love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-cut shapes

Challenge: Add more details to the shepherd scene

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about David

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who took care of the sheep?
  • How did God help David?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for preparing us for Your special plans.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about a big challenge David will face!

💎 Memory Verse

1 Samuel 16:7

“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

— 1 Samuel 16:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Hop: Cut out paper hearts, write words of the verse. Child hops from heart to heart while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

David's shepherd experiences were God's training ground for becoming a king

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use toy sheep to make the lesson more interactive
  • Encourage child to act out protecting sheep
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to understand how small experiences prepare for bigger things

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's preparation and care

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out David protecting sheep with stuffed animals
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song 'God Prepares Me'
  • Read additional stories from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library about God's preparation

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