WEEK 3 LESSON: July 20, 2025
WEEK 3 LESSON: July 20, 2025
G2K: God helps us solve big problems.
Memory Verse: Ephesians 2:10 - “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Bible Lesson: Elisha And The Famine: 2 Kings 4:38–44; Psalm 52:8–9
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: This week, we taught the kids that God helps us solve BIG problems. There is a reason why the writer of Psalm 59 says, “I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God.” The writer understands that life won’t always be calm and sunny. There will be rain, storms, quakes, fires, and more, but through it all, the writer wants to be like this olive tree and “trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever.” To reinforce this lesson, use this activity.
Instructions: For this activity, you’ll need a set of food stencils along with colored pencils or markers and safety scissors. You’ll also need to outline a large pot on poster paper. Have your child use the stencils to trace and cut out different shapes of food on construction paper and decorate them. Then they can glue their food item anywhere on the poster to create one big pot of stew together! Have your kids decorate the outside of their paper bowl and write the Good To Know on it.
Elisha shared a small amount of stew and bread to feed a whole bunch of people. God helped Elisha fix a really big problem. And guess what? God is still super creative at solving problems even today. God helps us solve big problems!
FAMILY TIME: Use these questions to start a conversation with your children about this week’s lesson.
Read Psalm 52:8. What does it mean to be like an olive tree flourishing?
Who do you go to when you have a problem?
What are some big problems that you need God’s help with?