In this Sunday school lesson the children learn how important it is to live their lives according to God's rules and to be obedient to His commands.
TOPICS
Behavior, Disobedience, Following God, Tower of Babel
AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)
As the children arrive, provide them with blocks and ask them to see who can build the tallest tower. If blocks are not available, make blocks ahead of time, using old tissue boxes and/or shoe boxes. (These can also be contributed by parents and/or other church members).
Confusion at the Tower of Babel (Optional Coloring Page) Click here
WORSHIP TIME (5 minutes)
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BIBLE VERSE (7 minutes)
"Keep my commands and follow them. I am the LORD.” Leviticus 22:31 NIV
It is important to follow the rules, whether we are at home, school or church. God's rules are so important that they are called commands. Recite the verse again several times. Ask for a volunteer to try and recite the verse on his or her own.
FUN TIME (10 minutes)
Counting Tower (Activity) Click here
BIBLE STORY (15 minutes)
After the introduction, read the story about the Tower of Babel right from the Bible. If possible, use a Children's Bible so it will be easier for the kids to understand.
Introduction:
Do any of you know that, at one point in time, everyone on the earth spoke the same language? It was many years after the big flood. People once again began to populate the earth. God had commanded the people to be fruitful and increase in number and to fill the earth, and they did. In our story today, we will see that people during this time decided to do what they wanted and did not listen to what God asked them to do.
Read Genesis 11:1-10 (The Tower of Babel)
Discussion Questions:
1. How many languages did the whole world have at this time? (One language.)
2. Once the people settled what did they begin to do? (Build a city and then a great tower.)
3. Did they build the tower to honor God or themselves? (They stated that they wanted to make a name for themselves.)
4. In what other way were the people disobeying God? (They choose to settle in one spot disobeying God’s commandment to fill the earth (see Genesis 1:28)
5. What did God do to make people follow His rules and continue to fill the whole earth? (God mixed up their language so that they could not understand each other and then God scattered them over the whole earth.)
FUN TIME (10 minutes)
Shaky Foundation (Object Talk) Click here
ALTERNATE FUN TIME (10 minutes)
Mixed Up Builder (Activity) Click here
PRAYER/SNACK (10 minutes)
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For today's snack, give the children crackers for a snack. As the children enjoy the snack let them use their crackers to build a tower.
CLOSING ACTIVITY (5-10 minutes)
Let the children play with the blocks or give them free play time.
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TAKE HOME PAGE
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