I like to get the 2-5 year olds in kids Sunday school thinking about how they can directly impact their own lives and make good choices for themselves. The story of Samson is perfect for starting them thinking about how to make their bodies strong and healthy just the same as God helped Samson.
Children’s Sunday School Lesson: “Samsons Great Strength” 
Sunday School Bible Story:
Tell the story of Samson in a language that this age can understand. Be sure that it is a simplified version. There are several picture versions in children’s Bibles that are appropriate or you may what to use a paraphrased version such as this:
God chose someone who was once little just like you. He chose Samson to grow up to be strong and to be a hero. God wanted Samson to save his special people, the Israelites, from the Philistines. The Philistines were fighting and being mean to the Israelites. Samson’s job was to help the Israelites fight the Philistines. As Samson grew, he was a Nazirite, which means he ate healthy things, nothing dirty, and no wine. He didn’t cut his hair either. Because God chose Samson, he had super strength. When Samson got older, he didn’t listen to God all the time and he let his own wants get in the way of being good and listening. Some people got hurt because of that. Samson did not listen to God, and told a lady named Delilah the secret to his strength. She cut his hair, and God took the strength away. Samson was also taken by the Philistines and made blind. In the end, Samson prayed to the Lord and asked God to remember him and give him strength one more time. God loved Samson, even when he made mistakes, so God said yes, He would give him strength one more time so Samson could do God’s work.
Sunday School Discussion:
What helped Samson to be so strong? Why does God give us jobs to do?
Sunday School Song:
The Lord is mine and I am his
His banner over me is love.
The Lord is mine and I am his,
His banner over me is love.
The Lord is mine and I am his
His banner over me is love.
His banner, over me, is love.
Verse:
He is the vine and we are the branches
His banner over me is love. (3 times)
His banner, over me, is love.
He leads me to his banqueting table
His banner over me is love. (3 times)
His banner, over me, is love.
Sunday School Activity:
From magazines or other appropriate materials, have students cut out pictures of things that would help to make them healthy and strong. Have them glue the pictures to a piece of paper. On the back, they can draw a picture of their hero and share why that person is important.
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