1. Lesson (based on Psalm 23:5a)
- HOOK: Table setting relay
game
- Prepare
2 sets of table settings (simpler for younger kids, more challenging for older
ones)
- Divide
kids into 2 groups. Number of table items should be same as number of kids in
each group.
- Show
them the order and placement of each table item, e.g. 1 Table cloth; 2
Plate; 3 Spoon etc
- Divide
kids into 2 groups. First person from each group has to run forward, take a
utensil/table item and put it at its correct place. Run back, tag teammate, and
2nd person runs forward etc. Until kids have all had their turn.
First team to finish wins.
- Say
you want to invite all your friends over for a party. What would you do? There
will definitely be a lot of preparation involved. Well, first you would have to
figure out who you wanted to invite. Then you would need to figure out what you
were going to feed them and then you would have to make a list. Then, of
course, you would have to clean your house. Then you would need to decide how
you were going to decorate the table and when to start the cooking. Wow, there
would be tons to do to prepare for your guests, wouldn’t there? A lot of care,
thought and effort is put into making the meal a scrumptious one.
- Do
you know that our Good Shepherd, Jesus, has prepared a wonderful feast for
us? Let’s find out more as we continue
our journey with Psalm 23.
