Preschool: A Powerful and Loving God: Session 1–God Chose Moses (January 5)

1s & 2s— Clip Clothespins

Bible Story: God Chose Moses Exodus 3:1–4:17
Life Point: God hears people pray to Him.
Weekly Verse: God said, “I heard the people call to Me.” Exodus 3:7

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, cardboard box (large enough to hold Teaching Picture), peg type clothespins

• Lay the Teaching Picture in the box, faceup. Cover the picture with the clothes pins.
• Invite a preschooler to remove a clothespin and clip it on the side of the box.
• As the picture is uncovered, talk about the Bible story. Comment that God hears people talk to Him.

3–Pre-K— Make Door Hangers

Bible Story: God Chose Moses Exodus 3:1–4:17
Life Point: God hears people pray to Him.
Weekly Verse: God said, “I heard the people call to Me.” Exodus 3:7

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, poster board, yarn, hole punch, markers, colorful shape stickers

• Cut the poster board into 4-by-6-inch pieces. Print the Weekly Verse and Life Point onto each poster board piece. Display the Teaching Picture with the art materials.
• Give each child a poster board piece. Explain that they will make a door hanger for their rooms. Read the words printed.
• Lead kids to decorate their door hangers with markers and stickers. Help them punch a hole in each top corner and tie the ends of a piece of yarn into each hole.
• Point to the Teaching Picture and talk about the Bible story. Thank God that He hears us when we pray.

Kindergarten— Unscramble the Weekly Verse

Bible Story: God Chose Moses Exodus 3:1–4:17
Life Point: God hears people pray to Him.
Weekly Verse: God said, “I heard the people call to Me.” Exodus 3:7

Materials: Bible, 2 sentence strips, marker, scissors

• Mark today’s verse in the Bible. Print the Weekly Verse onto each sentence strip. Cut apart the words of one strip. Then cut each word horizontally, dividing the top of the word from the bottom.
• Lay the sentence strip and the word pieces on a table or the floor with the Bible. Encourage a child to reassemble the sentence puzzle. She may use the uncut strip for reference as needed.
• Open the Bible and read the verse. Comment that God hears people when they pray to Him.