Are you looking for ideas for Sunday school lessons for teens? Here are some ideas to use to teach the lesson of David and Goliath to your 12-14 year olds. They can learn that they can get strength to handle the giants in their lives with help from friends and from God.
Activity:
Have the students do a lifting activity.
Materials needed:
A very heavy object that this age group can not lift alone.
Have each student try to lift the object by themselves. When no one is able to do this ask them what their ideas are as to how they can move the object across the room. Let them try to move it with a partner or with your help.
Discussion:
Ask the students if they have any big problems that they are trying to deal with. Ask them if they ever feel like they just do not have the strength to deal with the big problems that they sometimes have to face.
Bible Reading:
Have the students read the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 16 and 17.
Discussion:
Have them discuss what happened in the story. Ask them if we ever have to face giants. After they have thought about whether we face giants emphasize that we may not face giants in the way that David did, but sometimes the problems we have to deal with are like giants.
Discussion:
Ask the students if God still gives strength to people. Ask them how we can get the strength we need from God. Explain that moving the heavy object was like facing our giants and that we can not do it alone, but we can do it with help. Explain that their partner’s help or your help is like having God’s help when facing our giants.
Activity:
Have the students complete an anagram. Give them the following words and have them unscramble the words. This can be done individually, in partners or in a group.
tuynoseg
rtahe
ginta
hrpsheed
ssteno
oreh
rveab
fhgit
Thankyou, great help for Sunday schl idea