EBENEZER

RESOURCES FOR LESSON:

Bible Verses: 1 Samuel 7:3-13

Foundational Truth: God is Help

Memory Verse:  Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21

Motions: 
Whether you turn to the right: Hold an imaginary steering wheel. Turn it to the right.
or to the left: Then turn it to the left.
your ears will hear: Point index fingers to ears.
a voice behind you, saying: With right hand, form index and middle fingers in shape of a V. Start V at throat and move up to chin. 
This is the way: Point index finger out to right, away from body.
walk in it: With right hand, index and middle fingers “walk” back and forth as hand moves forward.

Blessing:  (Child’s name), may you remember every day that God is your help. 

Children, may you see all the ways God is helping you and your family this week.

Wonder Questions:

I wonder… What did the people of Israel think each time they saw the Ebenezer stone? 

I wonder… What might God want me to remember?

I wonder… How is God helping me right now?