Manna in the Desert Exodus 16 August 30, 2015 The children will understand: The story of God providing manna from heaven. That the God and they became grumblers. Israelites didn’t trust That we must choose to trust God and not grumble. ASK FIRST: BIG Question???? How do I trust God and not grumble when life is hard????? END WITH: Sticky Proverb- Jesus understands how hard things are and can help us be content… CONTENTMENT IS CONTAGIOUS Hangman Words- “contentment”, “grumble” “mumble” Know Your Bible Supplies: real fresh white bread sandwich bags trash bag Before the lesson begins, the leader will place a sandwich bag that contains half a piece of real fresh bread the children will pull the crust off the under each child’s chair. When instructed, bread and wad the bread into a ball. Put the crust in a bag to use later for whatever (feed the birds, croutons). After the bread is in a tiny ball, the children will flatten it as much as they can. the manna that God provided to the Israelites in These “homemade wafers” represent today’s Bible account from Exodus 16. In the Bible account to learn how God fed His children, the Israelites, today, you’re going while they were wandering in the desert. Every morning, this unique white stuff was found on the ground around the The Israelites saw it and is The Israelites’ campsites. said, “What it?” to the phrase is So the bread that word “manna” sounds similar Israelites’ “What it?” miraculously appeared on the ground each morning was called manna. Another really cool fact about this miraculous food, manna, is that there is no substance today that completely matches the food described in the Bible. God supernaturally provided a meal to the children of God every morning! The manna was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. God decided when the manna would appear, when it would spoil, and how long He would preserve it. Hold your piece of manna in your hands while the Bible account going to use this bread to participate in the story. starts. You’re
Manna in the Desert Exodus 16 August 30, 2015 The children will understand: The story of God providing manna from heaven. That the Israelites didn’t trust God and they became grumblers. That we must choose to trust God and not grumble. ASK FIRST: BIG Question???? How do I trust God and not grumble when life is hard????? END WITH: Sticky Proverb- Jesus understands how hard things are and can help us be content… CONTENTMENT IS CONTAGIOUS Hangman Words- “contentment”, “grumble” “mumble” Know Your Bible Supplies: real fresh white bread sandwich bags trash bag Before the lesson begins, the leader will place a sandwich bag that contains half a piece of real fresh bread under each child’s chair. When instructed, the children will pull the crust off the bread and wad the bread into a ball. Put the crust in a bag to use later for whatever (feed the birds, croutons). After the bread is in a tiny ball, the children will flatten it as much as they can. These “homemade wafers” represent the manna that God provided to the Israelites in today’s Bible account from Exodus 16. In the Bible account today, you’re going to learn how God fed His children, the Israelites, while they were wandering in the desert. Every morning, this unique white stuff was found on the ground around the Israelites’ campsites. The Israelites saw it and said, “What is it?” The word “manna” sounds similar to the Israelites’ phrase “What is it?” So the bread that miraculously appeared on the ground each morning was called manna. Another really cool fact about this miraculous food, manna, is that there is no substance today that completely matches the food described in the Bible. God supernaturally provided a meal to the children of God every morning! The manna was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. God decided when the manna would appear, when it would spoil, and how long He would preserve it. Hold your piece of manna in your hands while the Bible account starts. You’re going to use this bread to participate in the story.
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