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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 1DAVID AND GOLIATH

(1 Samuel 17)

What do you know about the Israelite army?

Describe David.

What do you know about the Philistine army?

Draw what happened when David met Saul

Fill in the blanks and then find those words in the grid.David was the son of _ _ _ _ _David had killed a _ _ _ _ and a _ _ _ _The king was called _ _ _ _Saul wanted David to wear his _ _ _ _ _ _David fastened a _ _ _ _ _ over his tunic.He killed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with a _ _ _ _ _ fired from his _ _ _ _ _.

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ENETISR

SWORDLU

SNLALIO

ELSANNM

BEAROGR

CRUIAGA

GOLIATH

Describe Goliath.

PRAYER SPOTPray for the children and young people in Back, Aberdeen and Evanton congregations. Ask the Lord to bless them and to help them to worship him alone.

People to pray for this week:

Christian children who live in countries where idols are worshipped,

those who are tempted to love things more than they love God,

those who have a birthday this week.

Now add the names of any you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.

Aberdeen

Back

Evanton

Imagine you are in the Israelite army. Write home to your dad and mum to tell them what

happened when David met Goliath.

DAVID KNEW HE WAS SAFE BECAUSE

GOD WAS LOOKING AFTER HIM. WHAT

MAKES YOU FEEL SAFE?

Unscramble the words and circle which of them makes you feel safe.

OTLS FO NOEMY AFHTI NI GOD

OGDO RIFNESD POUPALTYIR

TSRGNHTE ARRYEP

YM AMFYLI OPWRE

KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice ...’ (1 Samuel 15:22)

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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 2DAVID AND JONATHAN

(1 Samuel 20)

David and Jonathan were good friends. Put into your own words what they said to each other at the beginning of this chapter. You are given verse numbers.

David v 1

Jonathan v 2

David v 3

Jonathan v 4

They then worked out how Jonathan could discover if his father really waswanting to get rid of David. And they planned an clever way for Jonathanto tell David what he found out. Illustrate their plan being worked out afterJonathan knew the worst. Once again, the verse numbers are given to you.

v 35 v 36 v 37

v 38 v 39-40 v 41

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Fearn, Dundee and Benbecula, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who are unwell,

those who have to make hard choices,

those who celebrate their birthdays this week.

Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.

Dundee

Fearn

Read what David said to his best friend before they said goodbye. You’ll find it in v 42.

Many years later, after Jonathan was dead, David was true to what he said. He searched for his friend’s descendants and found one, a disabled man called Mephibosheth. David, by then the king, fed Mephibosheth at his royal table.

Benbecula

Who are your friends?

Do you do your best for them?

Do you keep your promises to them?

How do you feel when a friend breaks a promise made to you?


KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in burnt offerings and ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as much as in ................... to the voice of the Lord? To ......... is better than sacrifice ...’ (1 Samuel 15:22)

How does Jesus describe those who love and follow him? (John 15:15)

What do friends of Jesus do?(John 15:14)

Who is the best of all friends?

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 3DAVID’S RESPECT FOR

THE LORD’S ANOINTED KING(1 Samuel 26)

Have you ever felt jealous of anyone?

Circle things that might make you feel jealous.

Why was King Saul jealous of David? The answer is in 1 Samuel 18:7-9.

Someone being richer than

you.Someone

being biggerthan you.

Someone being stronger

than you.

Someone being cleverer

than you.

Someone having the latest

games.

Someone being more popular

than you.

David went out at night to investigate what was happening. Draw a detailed and coloured map of what he found. Include in the map Saul, Abner, King Saul’s army, his spear and water jug. You’ll find out where to put them in verses 5, 7 and 11.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Golspie, Muir of Ord and Lochgilphead, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who are unhappy at school,

those who have tests to sit,



Lochgilphead

Golspie

Cross what David might have done and then tick what he did do. Killed the king with his own spear.

Hit him with his water jug.

Took the water jug.

Didn’t harm Saul at all.

Killed Saul’s bodyguard.

Took Saul’s spear.

Raided the camp with his army.

Ran away to safety.

Stopped Abishai from killing Saul.

Muir of Ord

Do you ever

try to get your own back on

someone who has hurt you?

Do you ever

feel you want to get your own

back on anyone?

Talk about these things with your

teacher. You’ll find that he or she understands.


KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as much as in ................... to the voice of the Lord? To ......... is better than ...................’ (1 Samuel 15:22)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 4

What’s the best news you can imagine being told?

What’s the worst news you can imagine being told?

What news was David told in v 4?

Why might that, in one way, have been good news for David?

David mourned for both King Saul and his best friend Jonathan. As David was a singer and a musician, it was natural for him to write a song abouthis great sadness. What does he say in his song about the two men who had died?

David was a strong, brave soldier, yet he was full of sadness when he heard this bad news. There is a story in the Bible about the death of a friend of Jesus. What did Jesus do when Lazarus died? You’ll find the answer in John 11:35.

It is not always brave not to be upset and not to cry. Sometimes that just makes us feel worse for much longer. Next time you are really sad, remember that the Lord Jesus knows what it feels like and ask him to comfort you.

SAUL AND JONATHANARE KILLED

(2 Samuel 1)

About Saul in v 24.

About Jonathan in v 26.

About them both in v 27

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Edinburgh, Killearnan and Knock, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.

Things to pray for this week:

children who are afraid,

those who have just moved to new homes and schools,



Crack the code to discover some things the Bible has to say to you.

a b c d e f g h i a b c d e f g h i

j k l m n o p q r j k l m n o p q r

s t u v w x y z s t u v w x y z

jesus is truly god

jesus was a real boy

jesus is truly man

jesus remembers

jesus understands

god hears our

prayers

Are any of your friends sadjust now? Think if there is

a way you can help them.


KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as .. . . . . . . . . as in ................... to the ........... of the Lord? To ......... is better than ...................’ (1 Samuel 15:22)

Edinburgh

Knock

Killearnan

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 5BIBLE QUIZ 1

Answer the quiz questions in the grid at the bottomof the page. When you have all the answers, fold thebottom of the page backwards and then find your Bible quiz answers in the wordsearch on the back of the sheet. All answers are one word.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Who was David’s best friend? (1 Sam 20:42)

2 Three of what did Jonathan fire in David’s direction? (1 Sam 20:20)

3 Who was Jonathan’s father? (1 Sam 20:30)

4 Jonathan and David made a p _ _ _ _ _ _ to each other.(1 Sam 20:42)

5 They promised that they would always be _ _ _ _ _ _ _.And they kept their promise.

6 What was the name of the very big Phil-istine man who frightened the Israelite sol-diers? (1 Sam 17:4)

7 Goliath was the champion of what army? (1 Sam 17:4)

8 King Saul wanted David to wear _ _ _ _ _ _when he went to fight Goliath. (1 Sam 17:38)

9 With what did David kill Goliath? (1 Sam 17:49)

10 What was beside King Saul as he lay sleeping in his army’s camp? (1 Sam 26:7)

11 What else was beside King Saul that night? (1 Sam 26:11)

12 How did David feel when he heard the news that Saul and Jonathan were dead?

13 How did they die? (2 Sam 1:4) They were k _ _ _ _ _ in battle.

14 Jesus knows what sadness feels like because he is truly h _ _ _ _ and truly God at the same time.

15 What was the name of Jesus’ friend who died? (John 11:43)

Write down two things you’ve learned from the story of David. One about friends ....

... and the other about enemies.


OARROWUIDIA

EGOWSTONEPL

JONATHANNHS

RLSTONSFEIP

UIGEHAARILE

MTNJLDLEESR

RHHUMANNLTC

ALAGASXDLIR

ESIMORPSINA

LAZARUSGKEI

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Kilwinning, Ayr and Leith, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who find school hard,

those who don’t like sports,



LeithKilwinningAyr

KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 6THE PHARISEE

AND THE TAX COLLECTOR(Luke 18:9-14)

The answers to these questions are in Luke 18:9-14.

What were the two men in the story?

Where did Jesus say that thisincident took place?

What did they both go to the temple to do?

What did the Pharisee say in his prayer?

What did the tax collector say in his prayer?

What did the Pharisee do twice each week?

What did the tax collector not do as he prayed?

What did the tax collector do as he prayed? Whose prayer did God hear and

answer?

God knows what is in our hearts. He knew that the Pharisee’s heart was full of pride and that the tax collector’s heart was full of sadness for his sins. Turn each word round to see how God wants us to come to him in prayer.

EH STNAW SU OT EMOC OT MIH YLBMUH.

EH STNAW SU OT EMOC OT MIH NETFO.

Never go to bed without asking God to forgive you and to bless you.


PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Falkirk, Cross and Lairg, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who don’t attend church or Sunday School,

those who are hungry and homeless,



Falkirk

LairgCross

In order to confess our sins there are some questions we must ask. You could use this list as you pray tonight before you go to bed.

What have I done today?

Have I done things that are wrong?

Am I really sorry?

Do I really want the Lord to forgive me?

Now write an ‘I’m sorry’ prayer to God.

KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our ............ in ................, hallowed be your ........., your kingdom come, your will be done on ................. as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 7THE FRIEND AT MIDNIGHT

(Luke 11:5-13)

Put a tick beside the true statements and a cross beside the false ones.

The man knocking his friend up at midnight.

The man getting up and giving the bread.

His friend sound asleep surrounded by his children.

A man arrived at a friend’s house at midnight.

He didn’t want to disturb his sleeping children.

The man went away without the bread.

The man asked over and over again for bread.

His friend didn’t have any bread.

His friend sent him to the all-night shop.

He had to be up early the next morning for work.

The friend didn’t want to get up out of his bed.

He had an unexpected visitor.

He was having a late-night party.

The man wanted to borrow three loaves of bread.

His friend was sound asleep in bed.

His friend and his family were still up.

The man went away home to give his guest the bread.

The friend gave him the bread he needed.

The man asked so often that his friend got up.

Illustrate the story.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Stornoway, Lybster and Kirkcaldy, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who are in hospital,

those who are making long journeys,



Add the vowels to tell the meaning of the story. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u

J_s_s w_s t_ll_ng _ st_ry

_b_ _t pr_y_r. S_m_t_m_s G_d

m_k_s _s k_ _p _sk_ng _nd

_sk_ng b_f_r_ h_ _nsw_rs

_ _r pr_y_r b_c_ _s_ w_

_r_ _sk_ng f_r s_m_th_ng

b_f_r_ G_d w_nts _s t_

h_v_ _t. _r h_ m_y b_

t_ _ch_ng _s t_ b_

p_t_ _nt. S_m_t_m_s G_d

_nsw_rs by s_y_ng ‘N_’,

b_c_ _s_ w_ _r_ n_t

_sk_ng f_r th_ r_ght th_ng.


KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our ............ in ................, hallowed be your ........., your .............. come, your ....... be done on ................. as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)

Kirkcaldy

Stornoway Lybster

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 8THE LORD TEACHES US

HOW TO PRAY (1)(Matthew 6:5-10)

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Jesus was talking to his friends. Fill in the blanks to see what he said.

Do not _ _ _ _ on the street _ _ _ _ _ _ _ where everyone can _ _ _

you. When you _ _ _ _ go to your _ _ _ _, close the _ _ _ _ and pray

to your _ _ _ _ _ _. Your Father sees what is done in _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

You don’t need to pray for ages and ages for your F _ _ _ _ _ knows

what you _ _ _ _ before you ask him.

Transfer the columns into their places in the grid to show what he said next.

1OHSSWKWHBHW

13 14 15 16 17 18HHSOGT

W

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19 20 21 22 232 3 4 5 6 7TMNL

VYST

8 9 10 11 12I

THTE

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List five things or people that you could

pray for as a Sunday School class.

1

2

3

4

5

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Assynt and Resolis, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children on holiday,

those whose families don’t believe in the Lord Jesus,



Agree to pray for these five things or people every week in Sunday School for the next month.

Will you also pray for them at home?


KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our ............ in ................, hallowed be your ........., your .............. come, your ....... be done on ................. as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)

Resolis

Assynt

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 9THE LORD TEACHES US

HOW TO PRAY (2)(Matthew 6:11-15)

Jesus gives his followers the Lord’s Prayer as a pattern for our prayers. In verses 11 to 13 we are given three things to pray about. What are they?

Verse 11

Verse 12

Verse 13

OUR DAILY BREAD

Our ‘daily bread’ is what we need rather than what we want. We need plain things like bread, but we don’t need chocolate cake!

Make a list of five needs and five wants.

NEEDS WANTS

1

2

3

4

5

FORGIVE US ....AS WE HAVE FORGIVEN

God forgives those who are truly sorry for their sins. What kind of things do you ask him to forgive?

But if we are forgiven, God expects us to forgive those who hurt us. How do others hurt you?

Have you forgiven them?

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Smithton, Dunfermline, Olrig and Watten, and that other boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who are disabled,

those who go to church each Sunday,


Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.KEY VERSE

Jesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’(Matthew 6:11-13)


Dunfermline

Olrig andWatten

Smithton

LEAD US NOT INTOTEMPTATION ...

What kind of things tempt you?

Write a prayer asking God to keep you from temptation.

... BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL

God is much more powerful than the devil. The devil can tempt us, but God can deliver us. Our job is to ask God for the strength not to give in to temptation.

Jesus was tempted by the devil and yet he never sinned. It’s not wrong to be tempted, but it is wrong to give in.

Next time you are tempted, remember that Jesus understands and that he can help you. Ask him for his help now.

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 10JESUS AT PRAYER

(John 17:1-26)

When Jesus prayed this prayer to his Father in heaven, he knew that he was soon to be arrested, put on trial and crucified.

Jesusprayed for himself.

Fill in the words from v 1b to see what he prayed.

‘Father, the _ _ _ _ has come. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your Son, that your _ _ _ may

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ you.

Jesus prayed for those who would believe in the future.

Fill in the words from v 21b to see what he prayed for them.

May _ _ _ _ also be in _ _ so that the world may _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that you have _ _ _ _ me.

Jesus prayed for his disciples.

Fill in the words from v 11b to see what he prayed for them.

Holy _ _ _ _ _ _, protect them by the _ _ _ _ _ of your _ _ _ _ - the _ _ _ _ you gave me - so that _ _ _ _ may be one as we are _ _ _.

The Lord Jesus didn’t need to pray aloud for his heavenly Father to hear him.Why do you think he prayed this prayer out loud?

Christian parents still teach their children to pray by praying aloud.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless young people who come from overseas to study, especially any who don’t know about the Lord Jesus. Pray thay they will believe in him while they are here.


children who are frightened,

those whose friends don’t believe in the Lord Jesus,



HOW WAS JESUS’ PRAYER FOR HIMSELF ANSWERED?


KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Give us .......... our daily ............. Forgive us our ........., as we also have forgiven our ................. And lead us not into ......................, but deliver us from the evil one.’(Matthew 6:11-13)

HOW WAS JESUS’ PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE ANSWERED?

HOW WAS JESUS’ PRAYER FOR HIS DISCIPLES ANSWERED?

Unscramble the words to find the answers to these questions.

God’s lgoyr si esne ni Jesus’

edtah adn ni shi ebgni arside

abkc ot ilef gaian.

God aws iwht ihs eppoel.

vEne htsoe hwo eerw adde

enwt ohem ot haeevn.

God si tsill belsgnis htsoe

hwo rtsut ni Jesus ytoad sa

hte dogo ensw pedsars.

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 11QUIZ TIME

Each set of boxes gives part of a story, but some is missing. Write what is missing in the blank boxes.

The man’s friend and his family were all tucked up in bed and asleep but ...

A Pharisee and a tax collector went to pray. The Pharisee ...

He told them to go to a ......................... place. That their Father sees what is done in .......................

A man arrived at his friend’s house at mid-night. He had a visitor and ... ...

Jesus told his friends how to pray. What did he tell them?

...

The tax collector was very different. He ...

...

Whose prayers did God hear and answer?

What does that tell us about prayer?

...

Why did the man get up and give the bread?

What does that tell us about prayer?

Do you have somewhere quiet where you can pray in secret to your Father in heaven?

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Helmsdale, Greenock and Callanish, and that boys and girls will come along to church there.


children whose families have split up,

those who have grandparents living with them,



Callanish

Helmsdale

Greenock

You’ve now learned three Key Verses and you’ll find them below. Fill in the missing words. If you need to, look up your Bible to check. Don’t look up the verses unless you really need to.

The second and third verses make up the Lord’s prayer which Jesus gave us as a pattern for our prayers.

KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as .. . . . . . . . . as in ................... to the ........... of the Lord? To ......... is better than ...................’ (1 Samuel 15:22)

KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our .............. in ................, hallowed be your ............, your ................... come, your ....... be done on ................. as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)


KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Give us .......... our daily ............. Forgive us our ........., as we also have ................... our ................. And lead us not into ......................, but deliver us from the evil one.’ (Matthew 6:11-13)


Solomon had a conversation with God!

Draw Solomon as he was whenthe Lord appeared to him?

Write what God said to Solomon. (v 5)

Write Solomon’s reply in yourown words. (v 6)

Draw what Solomon said God had made him and then draw what he said that he was. (v 7)

Write what Solomon said aboutthe people of God. (v 8)

Write what Solomon asked the Lord for (that’s in v 9) and then copy verse 10.

Write in your own words what Godsaid to Solomon in verses 11-14.

SOLOMON ASKSFOR WISDOM

(1 Kings 3:5-14)

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Carloway, Dunoon and Strachur and Glasgow, and that boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who don’t know about the Lord Jesus,

those who find lessons hard,



Solomon asked God to give him the wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong. That’s something we all need.

Glasgow

Carloway

Dunoon &Strachur

KEY VERSE‘Then Jesus declared, “I am the .............. of ........... He who ................ to ........ will never go ........................, and he who ........................ in me will never be .....................”’ (John 6:35)


God’s Commandments are in Exodus 20.

Write the verse numbers that teach about:

worshipping God v........idolatry v........God’s Name v........Sunday v........honouring parents v........hurting people v........faithfulness v.........honesty v........truthfulness v........contentment v........

Co lour the dotty letters to find where God teaches us the difference between right and wrong.

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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 13SOLOMON BUILDS THE TEMPLE

(1 Kings 5:1-6, 8:1-13)

When Hiram, king of Tyre, heard that Solomon was succeeding David as King, he sent him his good wishes. And Solomon sent back a shopping list!

Solomon explained why his father hadn’t built the Lord’s temple. What was the reason? (5:3)

Why was Solomon able to build the temple during his reign? (5:4-5)

What did he ask King Hiram to send him and why? (5:6)

Had you seen the temple Solomon had built for the Lord, you would have run out of words to describe it! Circle some of the words you think you might have used.

AMAZING

WONDERFULBEAUTIFUL

PLAIN

SMALL

WOW!BREATH-TAKING

ASTOUNDING

ORDINARYHUGE

When the temple was finished, Solomon organised the most amazing celebration.Fill in the blanks to see who was there.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ of Israel, the _ _ _ _ _ of the tribes and the _ _ _ _ _ _ (8:1)

All the _ _ _ of Israel (8:2), The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8:4)

They all came to see the Ark of the Lord being brought to the new temple!

KEY VERSE‘Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)

Crack the code to find out about the Ark of the Lord.

a b c d e f g h i a b c d e f g h i

j k l m n o p q r j k l m n o p q r

s t u v w x y z s t u v w x y z

the ark was a box

it was very special

god had designed it

the people loved it

treasure was inside it

the treasure was the

two stones on which

god had written

the ten commandments


PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Barvas, Maryburgh and Dumbarton. Remember the schools there too.


children who are often blamed for things they haven’t done,

those who share the good news about Jesus with others,



Barvas

Maryburgh

Dumbarton

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 14SOLOMON AND THEQUEEN OF SHEBA

(1 Kings 10:1-13)

The Bible tells us that the Queen of Sheba came with a great caravan -that’s a long line of servants all carrying luggage with them on their camels.From verse 2 fill in what her servants were bringing with them.

What had the Queen of Sheba heard about King Solomon? (v 1)

What did she come to do? (v 1)

g............... p......................................

s......................

What impressed the Queen of Sheba about Solomon and his country?Insert the vowels in the spaces to find out the answer. (v 4-5)

a = _ e = _ i = _ o = _ u = _

She was impressed by:

S_l_m_n’s w_sd_m, th_ p_l_c_ h_ h_d b_ _lt

_nd th_ f_ _d _n h_s t_bl_, h_s s_rv_nts _nd

th_ _r r_b_s, h_s c_p-b_ _r_rs, _nd th_ b_rnt

_ff_r_ngs th_t w_r_ m_d_ _t th_ t_mpl_.

What did the Queen of Sheba say before she left King Solomon? (v 6-9)

Your men must be ...................

Your officials must be ....................... when they hear your ............................

Praise be to the ................. your ................. who has put you on the throne of Israel.

The Queen of Sheba gave King Solomon gifts of gold, spices and precious stones. Solomon gave her all that she wanted and asked for from his great treasures before she went home again.


KEY VERSE‘Whoever ................. in his riches will ........., but the ....................... will thrive like a green leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)

The queen was most impressed by all the riches of Solomon.

But she was also impressed by Solomon’s God and by the wisdom God

had given the king.

What impresses youwhen you meet people?

Their money?Their designer clothes?Their trendy trainers?Their cleverness?Their friends?Their looks?

Are wisdom andcleverness the same thing?

Talk about that in Sunday School.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Rogart, Harris and Lennoxtown, and that boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who have to go away to school,

those who are feeling lonely,



Lennoxtown

Harris

Rogart

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 15SOLOMON’S FOOLISHNESS

(1 Kings 11:1-13)

What a sad end to the story of King Solomon.

Imagine two people talking about him in his old age. The first person’s comments are given to you. Write what the second person might say from the verses you are given.

The Lord God told his

people not to marry women from other nations who worshipped

idols.

(v 1) But Solomon ...

King Solomon didn’t only marry one woman who

worshipped idols.

(v 3) Solomon ...

The king probably thought that he would never

worship anyone but God.

(v 4) But Solomon ...

What does God say about worshipping idols? Fill in the missing words from Exodus 20:3-4.

This was so important that God had written it ON STONE for his people.

And King Solomon knew it was important.

He had made a great celebration when the Ark of the Lord containing the Ten Commandments wastaken to the temple.

Solomon had grown old, fallen in love over and again .... and forgotten.

You shall have no ..............gods before .......

You shall not make for.......................... an.................. in the formof ...................... - Youshall not ........ down to them or ..................... them.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Kinloch, Mull and Rosskeen, and that boys and girls will come along to church and Sunday School there.


children who are worried about someone they love,

those who have family members away from home,



SOLOMON WORSHIPPED IDOLS

WHAT OTHER GODSARE WORSHIPPED TODAY?

WHAT ARE TODAY’S IDOLS?

Unscramble the words to find some suggestions and then add three more.

Write a short prayer asking God to help you not to worship idols but to worship him alone.

Mull

KinlochRosskeen


KEY VERSE‘Whoever ................. in his riches will ........., but the ....................... will thrive like a .............. leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)

OPREW

OMYEN

PSTRO

AFEM

EHAHTL


Problems often arise when there is a change of leader. Football teams take time to settle down under a new manager. Countries take a little while to get used to a new government. And Israel was unsettled when old King Solomon died. In fact, there were some political shenanigans! If you don’t know what shenanigans are, ask your teacher. It’s a great word!

Create a coloured illustrated story of what happened.

THE KINGDOM DIVIDED

(1 Kings 12:1-17)

Rehoboam (Solomon’s son) when to Shechem. All the Israelites had gone there to make him their king.

Jeroboam, who had worked for Solomon, went to Rehoboam and complained to him about the tax they had had to pay. He said he would back Rehoboam if he promised to cut the taxes.

Rehoboam told the people to go away for three days. He went to the elders to ask their advice. They told him to be generous to the people. Draw them in discussion.

He then asked his friends - who told him to raise the taxes as high as he liked! Show them talking and laughing together,

The people came back and Rehoboam told them what he had decided. He was going to be a harsh king and they’d better get used to it. Draw their sad and angry faces.

Only the small tribe of Judah accepted him as king. The people of Israel refused to have him rule over them. Draw the Israelites leaving for home.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Lochs, Tain and Oban, and that more boys and girls will come along to church there.


children who are unwell,

those who have to make hard choices,



TainLochs

Oban

When Rehoboam became king he had a decision to make. He asked advice from two groups of people. Who were they?

To whom would you go for advice about these things.

Rehoboam went tothe wrong peoplefor advice.

Talk with your teacher about whoto go to for goodadvice aboutdifferent things.


KEY VERSE‘Whoever ................. in his ............... will ........., but the ....................... will ............... like a .............. leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)

PROBLEMS WITH FRIENDS

YOUR SCHOOL WORK

YOUR FAMILY

YOUR HEALTH

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 17BIBLE QUIZ

TEST THE TEACHER!

Answer all the questions on this side of the sheet, checking your answers in the Bible. if you need to. All the answers are in 1 Kings. Write the answers on another piece of paper. You could do this as a group. Then use the questions as a quiz for your teacher and see if he or she knows all the answers!

What offer did God make to Solomon? (3:5)What did Solomon ask for? (3:9)Was God pleased with Solomon’s request? (3:10)What else did God give Solomon? (3:13)And what did God promise to him if he obeyed his commands? (3:14)What was the name of the king who sent his envoys to the newly crowned Solomon? (5:1)What did Solomon tell King Hiram that he was going to build? (5:5)What did he ask Hiram to send? (5:6)

When the temple was finished, what was placed in the inner sanctuary? (8:6)A great celebration was organised for its coming. Who was there? (8:1 and 2).Do we know how many animals were sacrificed at the festival? (8:5)Why not? (8:5)What was the sign of God’s glory that appeared in the temple that day? (8:11)Which queen came to visit King Solomon? (10:1)What did she want to ask the king? (10:1)

What gifts did the Queen of Sheba bring? (10:10)Whom did she praise before she left? (10:9)What wrong did Solomon do when he was old? (11:1-2)What did that lead him to do? (11:5)How was Solomon unlike his father David? (11:6)What was Solomon’s son called? (12:1)Whose advice did Rehoboam take? (12:4)Was that a wise or a foolish thing to do?What happened because of Rehoboam’s bad choice? (12:16-17)

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Thurso, North Tolsta and Paisley. Pray for the primary and secondary schools in these communities.


children who are unhappy at school,

those who have tests to sit,



Thurso

Paisley

NorthTolsta

Find all the red words of the key verse in the wordsearch.

Now make up a wordsearch of your own using the words of the key verse. Fill up the empty squares with some of the letters of your name. Give your word-search to one of your friends to do.

KEY VERSEWhen Paul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.’ (Acts 9:20).

IENISIN

GAPOYOS

OTRNNIO

DEECAHN

RHAEGTO

SECNOOT

UAHAGFA

SISGUWH

EHTEEHT

JOFBSTR


JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 18THE SAVIOUR’S BIRTH

(Matthew 2:1-14, Luke 2:1-7)

Fill in the missing words from Matthew 2:1-14and then find where they fit in the grid.

The Lord Jesus was born during the reign of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

God led wise men to follow a star all the wayfrom their homeland to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

There they asked Herod where the newborn_ _ _ _ had been born.

Herod was d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when heard this,

The Bible teachers said that the child was to be born in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Herod told the wise men to go and search for the child and then returnand tell him where he was. Herod said that he wanted to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ him.

That was a lie. The king wanted to find and destroy the Lord.

The men followed the star and it stoppedat the _ _ _ _ _ where the child was.

They gave Jesus the t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _they had brought with them.

God _ _ _ _ _ _ them not to go backto King Herod.

When they had worshipped King Jesus,the wise men went home to their_ _ _ _ _ _ _ by another route.

An angel warned Joseph in a dream that Herod would search for Jesusand that he should leave for Egypt right away.

Joseph did that and God kept themall safe there while Herod was alive.

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in North Uist, Wick and Badenoch. Pray that children will come to join them in Sunday School.


children who don’t keep well,

those who are disabled in any way,



Wick

North Uist

Badenoch


KEY VERSEWhen Saul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to ............... in the ............................... that .................. is the Son of God.’ (Acts 9:20).

Here are some things to do with Christmas. Tick the ones you think are important and cross the ones that are not.

Getting lots of presents.

Jesus leaving heaven to come to earth.

Families spending time together.

God loving us enough to give us his Son.

Giving presents to each other.

The joy of the angels at Jesus’ birth.

School holidays.

Jesus coming as a real human baby.

Christmas decorations.

The Bible story of Jesus’ birth.

The Lord Jesus being part of an ordinaryhuman family like our own.

Christmas trees.

The good news that Jesus has come.

Parties at school and with friends.

Can you think of one way in which you could help your family to remember the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ this Christmas?

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 19SAUL BEFORE HIS CONVERSION

(Acts 6:8-16, 7:54-8:3, 9:1-9)

Stephen was a man full of grace and power.

Put the following facts about Stephen in the right order by numbering them from 1 to 12.

That story tells us a lot about Stephen. Write each word backwards to find out what it tells us about Saul.

luaS saw yrev yrev suoigiler.

eH thguoht snaitsirhC erew tsniaga

sih elbiB. eH detah gnihtyna

ot od htiw suseJ.

Through Stephen God did great wonders and gave miraculous signs.

Some men from the synagogue began to argue with what Stephen was saying.

They said that he was speaking against God and against Moses.

They stirred up trouble among the people.

They got people to tell lies about Stephen and about what he was saying.

The leaders looked at Stephen and it seemed that his face was like the face of an angel.

Stephen spoke to the court and told them theirhistory.

The people were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

Stephen looked to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

The crowd picked up stones and threw them at him.

They took off their cloaks and laid them at Saul’s feet. He was watching and approving of Stephen’s death.

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Tongue, Farr, Strathy and Halladale on the far north coast, and in Burghead and Pairc.


children who have never heard about the Lord Jesus,

those who have to travel a long way to school,



Burghead

Tongue, Farr, Strathy & Halladale. Park

Saul set out for Damascus to hunt out the Christians there and throw them in prison. He thought he was doing right!


KEY VERSEWhen Saul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to ............... in the ............................... that .................. is the ......... of God.’ (Acts 9:20).

A light brighter

than the sun shone on him! What did Saul do? (9:4)

Who spoke to Saul from the bright-ness of the light? (9:5)

What did Jesus tell Saul to do? (9:6)

The light of the sun can blind someone who looks right at it. And the light of the glory of Jesus completely blinded Saul.

How did he manage to get to Damascus? (9:8)

Saul had to wait three days before he discovered what was going to happen to him. You have to wait until next week to hear the end of the story!

What did Saul do while he was waiting? (9:11)

Will you remember to pray this week?

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 20GOD COMMISSIONS SAUL

TO SERVE HIM(Acts 9:10-18)

Saul met the Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus and after that his life took a complete turnaround. The man who had imprisoned Christians and tried to have them killed, became a preacher!

A voice spoke to him from out of the brightest of lights. Who was speaking?

(Acts 9:5)

What did he say Saul was doing? (v 4)

Proud Saul was blinded. He had to be taken by the hand to which town? (v 8)

Who lived in Damascus? (v 10)

God gave Ananias a job todo. What was it? (v 10-11)

How do you think Ananias felt about that and why? (v 14)

God told Ananias about the job he wanted Saul

to do. What was it? (v 15).

What else did God tell Ananias? (v 16)

Tell what happened when Ananias went to Saul. (v 17-18) Use the red words in your first sentence, the green words in your second, and the blue words in your last sentence. Brother Spirit scales see baptised food

God gave Ananias a job to do. What was it?

God gave Saul a job to do. What was it?

God has a special job for every single one of his people. Unscramble the words to discover some of the jobs God asks people to do for him.


KEY VERSEWhen Saul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to ............... in the ............................... that .................. is the ......... of God.’ (Acts 9:20).

Do you believe in the Lord Jesus?

If you have not already done so, you could ask him to forgive your sins and come into your heart today. You, like Saul, would be changed. And God will have a special job for you to do too.

ETCAEHR

IMNSIETR

IMSSINOYRA

FFIOEC RWEKRO

HSPO EKPEER

FIEMRNA

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Trotternish in Skye, and Arran. Also remember those who have gone away from these places to study and work.


children who find schoolwork difficult,

those who come to church and Sunday School,



Trotternish

Arran

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