| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
Topics:
Moses, Contentment
Grumbling
After completing this lesson, the children will learn that God does
not like it when people grumble or complain. He wants us to be happy,
and content.
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| AS KIDS ARRIVE ( 15 minutes
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| As each child arrives,
give them one of the verses below about grumbling. Have them look
it up in their Bibles, read it several times, and be prepared to
share with the class what the verse means. This will be done after
the Opening Prayer.
Exodus 15:24, Numbers 14:2, John 6:43, 1 Corinthians 10:10, Philippians
2:14, James 5:9 or 1 Peter 4:9
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| OPENING PRAYER
AND PRAISES ( 5 minutes ) Further info? Click
Here |
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| MEMORY WORK ( 6 minutes
) |
| "Your
word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105
Give each child a slip of paper with the verse scrambled. For example,
you might show:
"My Lamp is a word to Your feet
and my path for a light. 119:105 Psalm"
Have the kids unscramble the verse
and rewrite it the correct way. Treats can be given to all who get
it right.
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| SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION
( 15 minutes ) |
Introduction:
This week we conclude our lesson series on the life of Moses. We saw
how God was with Moses every step of the way. When he was a baby in
the Nile River, when he spoke with God through a burning bush, during
times of plagues and dangers, and even up in the mountain where God
gave Moses the Ten Commandments. After Moses led the people from the
harm of Pharaoh, you would think they would be happy and content.
But that just wasn't the case. The people still grumbled and complained,
saying they would be better off if they were still slaves in Egypt.
Moses constantly prayed to the Lord not to be angry with them. He
knew God wanted him to lead the Israelites to the promised land. But
because of their constant grumbling, no one over 20 years old, except
two faithful men named Joshua and Caleb, would see it the promised
land. Neither would Moses see it. Of the people alive during the time
they crossed the Red Sea, only children would make it to the promised
land. Everyone else would be wandering around lost in the desert for
40 years, until dead.
Numbers
14:26-35 (The Israelites are Sentenced to Wander for 40 years)
Discussion Questions:
1. What where the people doing that angered God? (They were
constantly grumbling and complaining and said that they would have
been better off as slaves)
2. God said that no one over this age would enter the promised
land, except for two men, what was that age? (20)
3. What were the names of the two men that were over 20 that God
would allow to enter the promised land?
(Joshua and Caleb)
4. What was it about Joshua and Caleb that God allowed them to
enter the promised land? (They had faith in God and did not
grumble)
5. How long did God make the people wander in the dessert?.
(40)
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| APPLICATION (2 minutes) |
From this passage you can see that God does not like
it when people grumble or complain. He wants us to be happy, and content.
But the only way we can be truly happy and content is to put Him first.
Not our selfish desires or material treasures. These things can not
give us happiness. God truly loves us, and does not want to see us
sad. But we must also trust in Him, even during the real tough times.
The Bible says "Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you
face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your
faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so
that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James
1:2-4). This week, let's remember to thank God for all He does for
us. Now we are going to have a little game, to review the past five
week.
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| CLASS EXERCISE (25 minutes) |
The Desert Venture (Review
Game) Click Here
Questions to be used with The Desert Venture Game:
1. Moses was born as an Egyptian? (false, he was born a Hebrew)
2. Moses was kept hidden from Pharaoh for three months. (true)
3. Pharaoh's daughter took the basket from the water of the Nile.
(false, one of her attendants did)
4. Pharaoh's son was fortunate enough to survive the tenth plague.
(false)
5. The bush that Moses heard God speaking from was on fire, but never
burned up. (true)
6. Moses was to tell the Israelites I AM sent him. (true)
7. The reason Pharaoh's daughter went to the river was to wash her
clothes. (false, she came to bath)
8. When the tenth plague was taking place, loud wailing could be heard
from the Egyptians. (true)
9. Moses was crying when Pharaoh's daughter first saw him, and she
felt sorry for him. (true)
10. The first commandment is to have no other gods. (true)
11. The Red Sea parted to let the people cross when Moses prayed.
(false, he stretched out his hand)
12. When God called to Moses from the Bush, Moses said "Yes Lord".
(false, he said "here I am")
13. After he let the Israelites go, Pharaoh changed his mind and went
after them. (true)
14. Moses' real mother was paid to nurse him for Pharaoh's daughter.
(true)
15. God told Moses to remove his shoes because his feet are holy.(false,
the ground he stood on was holy)
16. Miriam, Moses' sister gave him his name. (false, Pharaoh's daughter
named him Moses)
17. When Moses realized he was talking with God through the bush he
hid his face. (true)
18. God told Moses he saw the misery and heard the cries of His people
in Egypt. (true)
19. You can not be a Christian if you break one of the Ten Commandments.
(false, Jesus died for our sins)
20. From our lesson about the Ten Commandments, we learned about God's
law (true)
21. From our lesson about the Parting of the Red Sea, we learned about
God's power. (true)
22. God was going to lead His people to a land flowing with milk and
sugar. (false, milk and honey)
23. From our lesson about baby Moses in the Nile, we learned about
God's protection. (true)
24. The parting of the Red Sea is an example of one of God's miracles.
(true)
25. The fifth commandment is to Honor your father and your mother.
(true)
26. From our lesson about God speaking to Moses from a bush, we learned
about God's Holiness. (true)
27. From our lesson about the 10th Plague, we learned about having
a hard heart and Fearing God. (true)
28. God told Moses that Pharaoh would let the people go after the
tenth plague. (true)
29. The killing of the firstborn males in Egypt happened at sundown.
(false, it happened around midnight)
30. Some of the Israelites did not make it all the way across the
Red Sea. (false, they all did)
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| NEXT WEEK |
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KSSP.
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| CLOSING PRAYER ( 2 minutes)
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