David is Anointed by Samuel-1 Samuel 16:1-23

9/22/2022

David is Anointed by Samule (Presentation (16:9)) by Jennifer Tolbert

This is the story of how God chose David to replace Saul as the leader of Israel and promised David that the Messiah would come through his descendants.

Key Concepts:
1. God does not judge a person based on outside appearances. The Lord looks at our heart.
2. David was courageous, patient and faithful. He was described as a man after God's own heart.
3. David was still a man and sinned. His sin shows us the amount of damage and heart than can be caused when we are not truthful.

Memory Verse

"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7

Songs

Old Testament Books
Do Lord
He's The King
Lord, My Desire
There Is A Flag
Only a Little Boy David
Three Kings of Israel
Samuel Song

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1.Sweet vs. Salty: Have the children sample crackers with two types of icing. Mix some salt into one and the other leave with sugar. They should look alike but have a very different taste. Discuss how you can’t always judge something based on how it looks. (Check allergies before this activity).

2.Sheep Round Up: Blow up white balloons and spread them around the room. Challenge the kids to round them up using long poster tubes as staffs. Use this game to introduce the idea that God’s next king was a shepherd boy.

Story: We have been talking about Saul and how his actions did not please God. Last Sunday, we discussed how God told Samuel that he had rejected Saul as King. Since God rejected Saul as King his attitude and choices became worse and worse. In fact, God chose a new King to take Saul’s place named David. Today, we are going to learn about David's anointing as Israel's' new king.

READ I Samuel 16:1-23 in your Bible or tell the story of how David was chosen from among his brothers.
EMPHASIZE that:

God does not see people the way we see them. God judges people based on their heart.
David loved and believed in God's power.
We must be patient and wait on God's promises.

Visual Aid Resources
Virtual Storybook-No Sound
Printable Story from Trueway Kids

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Review

Why was Samuel sad about King Saul? Saul did not obey God
Whose son did God say the next king would come from? Jesse’s
Why did Samuel think Jesse’s oldest son would be the new king? He looked handsome and tall
Man sees how people look on the outside. What does the Lord see? The heart
David was not with his brothers. Where was he? In the pasture taking care of his father’s sheep