Overview God Calls Samuel God Takes Care of Elijah We Will Serve the Lord

Bible Texts:

 1 Samuel 3:1-20

 

Children's Bible Story sources:

"Elijah in the Wilderness,"  DK Children's Illustrated Bible, p.140

"Elijah speaks to King Ahab,"  DK Children's Everyday Bible, p.139

"God Watches Over Elijah," The Beginner's Bible, p. 201

“God Calls Samuel,” Spark Story Bible, p.122

 

Children's Story Resources

On My Way to Buy Eggs by Chih-Yuan Chen

Shau-yu asked to go out to play at the beginning of this story, but her father tells her to go buy egg first. Shau-yu manages to both play and run the errand. Chen perfectly captures the childhood experience of turning a short trip to the corner store into an adventure. Every way Shau-yu turns she finds joy and a new spark for her active imagination. 
How these stories are connected:  Shau-yu and Samuel are  both told by someone else to do something important. Being obedient to our parents helps us learn to be obedient to God.

 

Questions about On My Way to Buy Eggs:

     What did Shau-yu want to do?

     What did her father want her to do?

     What did she do?

     What kind of things did she see and do?

 

Questions about the Bible story:

     What was Samuel doing when he heard the voice?

     What did Eli tell him to do?

     Why do you think did Samuel did it?

 

Questions about our lives:

     What kinds of things do your parents ask you to do?

     What kinds of things do your teachers ask you to do?

     Why do you do them?

     What kinds of things do you think God wants you to do?

 

Prayer

Dear God, help everyone who is trying to do what you ask: the Prime Minister, our teachers, parents and friends, and us too. Amen.