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Read the Story from the Bible together as a family.
After you have read it, watch the Bible Story Video during the Sunday Kids Service. Questions will include conversations about the Bible story to allow you and your children to reflect on the biblical truth and share your thoughts about the video with each other.
After you have read it, watch the Bible Story Video during the Sunday Kids Service. Questions will include conversations about the Bible story to allow you and your children to reflect on the biblical truth and share your thoughts about the video with each other.
Step 1. Read the Bible Story and Watch the Video Together
2. Work on Coloring Pages and Choose an at-home Family Action
Included are coloring pages, activity sheets, games, additional questions and ideas to engage with the Bible story further at home with your child.
TALK ABOUT IT
Sunday, September 27th
The Lord Calls Out to Samuel – 1 Samuel 3
TALK ABOUT IT
1.What was your favorite part of the video we just watched?
2.Have you learned anything about God that surprises you?
3.Have you ever felt like God might be trying to tell you something?
4.What makes it hard to trust that God is actually speaking to you?
5.What would it look like for you to regularly say, “Speak, Lord, I’m listening”?
The Lord Calls Out to Samuel – 1 Samuel 3
TALK ABOUT IT
1.What was your favorite part of the video we just watched?
2.Have you learned anything about God that surprises you?
3.Have you ever felt like God might be trying to tell you something?
4.What makes it hard to trust that God is actually speaking to you?
5.What would it look like for you to regularly say, “Speak, Lord, I’m listening”?
Elementary Family Actions:
Who’s Calling?
WHAT YOU NEED: Blindfold
WHAT YOU DO: Say: “We’re going to play a game called Who’s Calling?’ You’ll need to be listening carefully for this one!” Explain the rules: The leader will choose one kid to be “Samuel.” The leader will then quietly point to one kid in the circle. That kid will say, “Samuel!” using a normal speaking voice. The kid in the middle must guess who called their name. Choose one kid to be “Samuel.” Invite “Samuel” to sit in the middle of the circle. Gently cover their eyes with a blindfold or have them close their eyes. Demonstrate a round if needed. Begin playing: Quietly point to a kid. Cue them to say, “Samuel!” Let the kid in the middle guess. After each guess: Reveal who spoke. Celebrate effort (“Good listening!”). Rotate a new kid into the middle after every round so multiple kids get a turn.
WHAT YOU SAY: “The more you listen, the more familiar it becomes. And the same is true with God. The more we spend time with Him – praying, listening, and learning what the Bible says – the more we begin to recognize His voice. So when you’re not sure what to do, you can do what Samuel did. You can pause and say, Speak, Lord. I’m listening.’ Remember I can ask God to speak to me. And when we ask, we can trust that He hears us and wants to speak to us.”
WHAT YOU NEED: Blindfold
WHAT YOU DO: Say: “We’re going to play a game called Who’s Calling?’ You’ll need to be listening carefully for this one!” Explain the rules: The leader will choose one kid to be “Samuel.” The leader will then quietly point to one kid in the circle. That kid will say, “Samuel!” using a normal speaking voice. The kid in the middle must guess who called their name. Choose one kid to be “Samuel.” Invite “Samuel” to sit in the middle of the circle. Gently cover their eyes with a blindfold or have them close their eyes. Demonstrate a round if needed. Begin playing: Quietly point to a kid. Cue them to say, “Samuel!” Let the kid in the middle guess. After each guess: Reveal who spoke. Celebrate effort (“Good listening!”). Rotate a new kid into the middle after every round so multiple kids get a turn.
WHAT YOU SAY: “The more you listen, the more familiar it becomes. And the same is true with God. The more we spend time with Him – praying, listening, and learning what the Bible says – the more we begin to recognize His voice. So when you’re not sure what to do, you can do what Samuel did. You can pause and say, Speak, Lord. I’m listening.’ Remember I can ask God to speak to me. And when we ask, we can trust that He hears us and wants to speak to us.”