Introduction
Let me begin with a discipleship question: how will you follow Jesus in prayer and dependence on God this week?
Main Points
In this lesson shaped by Calvary Boise's teaching on KIDS TIME: Amazed - October 25, 2020, Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Prayer and Dependence
Nothing I was sure something cool would happen if I did that oh well hey friends welcome back to our series amazed where we've. Been looking at the life of elijah who witnessed god do amazing miracles before today's lesson let's pray remember that's us talking to god.
- You do amazing things you do great things for us and through us and we just want to say thank you today we love.
- You and we pray in jesus name amen thanks for praying now open up those bibles to the book of second kings chapter 2.
- Today what do you think second kings new testament old testament old testament that's right and we're going to continue on in the story.
- Of elijah and hear about when elijah was ready to go to heaven and pass the baton to his younger partner elisha and it.
Was done in an amazing way remember elijah was a prophet a prophet does what they give or deliver messages from god to the. People and elijah's messages from god to the israelites were about calling them to look back to turn back to the one true god.
Sin and Salvation
Jordan river so that his people could cross over on dry land now elisha has seen god do amazing things through elijah and so. He says hey I want to be like you I want to do what you've done because I want god to use me in.
- Amazing ways too guys god has done so many amazing things throughout history and that actually gives me an idea for a game time.
- Okay this one's simple enough true or false you have to decide if what I say is true or false if you think it's.
- True I want you to stand up wherever you're sitting if you think it's false stay seated sound good all right let's hear the.
- First one god sent 10 plagues on the land of egypt true or false hmm that one's true god did a series of miracles.
In egypt in order to free his people from slavery let's keep going jesus fed 5 000 people with five loaves of bread and. Two fish true or false that sounds like a lot of people to feed with a really small amount of food but that one.
Identity in Christ
And circled the city the way that god told them to all right one last thing that we'll do for the game time jesus. Stopped a storm by speaking to it true or false hmm I've never been able to do that just by speaking to the storm.
- To make it stop but jesus did yes that one is true as well guys everything we talked about is a true statement that.
- Comes straight from god's word to describe just a small sampling of the amazing things that god has done but god wasn't done doing.
- Amazing things in our story today we get to hear about one more of those so let's keep going second kings chapter 2 starting.
- In verse 11 says as they were walking along and talking suddenly a chariot of fire appeared drawn by horses of fire it drove.
Between the two men separating them and elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven the end of elijah's life on earth concluded in. An amazing way god picked him up in a whirlwind fire chariot and took him to heaven I have no idea what that looked.
Sin and Salvation
You and the first song we're going to sing is called the lion and the lamb so if you know it sing along and. Dance with us as we sing the lion and the lamb you girls ready yes all right here we go is then our god.
- Is me all right so open up the gigs here we go is so let's sing out who can stop the lord almighty.
- Is all right great job everybody hello everybody our next song is going to be jesus loves me one two three jesus loves.
- Me this I know for the bible tells me so little ones to him be long they are weak but he is strong yes.
- Jesus loves me yes jesus loves me yes jesus loves me the bible tells me so you nothing I was sure something cool would.
Happen if I did that oh well hey friends welcome back to our series amazed where we've been looking at the life of elijah. Who witnessed god do amazing miracles before today's lesson let's pray remember that's us talking to god you do amazing things you do great.
Sin and Salvation
In verse 8 elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it the river divided and the two of them went across. On dry ground when they came to the other side elijah said to elisha tell me what I can do for you before I'm.
- Taken away and elisha replied please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor elijah did one last miracle.
- He hit the water of the jordan river and god did the miracle of parting those waters so that they could walk through on.
- Dry land and this should actually remind us of another miracle we've read about in the bible where god's people are about to enter.
- Into the promised land and they have to cross the jordan river and god parted the water of the jordan river so that his.
People could cross over on dry land now elisha has seen god do amazing things through elijah and so he says hey I want. To be like you I want to do what you've done because I want god to use me in amazing ways too guys god.
Faith and Obedience
Running from pharaoh they were able to cross through the red sea as god worked through moses to do a miracle all right another. One jesus raised the man lazarus from the dead true or false that sounds pretty crazy I don't know what do you think true.
- Right that you should be standing right now jesus his friend lazarus had died after being sick jesus comes and raises him from the.
- Dead it was a miracle god does amazing things all right let's do another one god made the walls of jericho fall down after.
- The people circled the city true or false it doesn't seem like it should make walls fall down just by walking around something but.
- Once again you should be standing because that is true the walls of jericho crumbled after god's people obeyed and circled the city the.
Way that god told them to all right one last thing that we'll do for the game time jesus stopped a storm by speaking. To it true or false hmm I've never been able to do that just by speaking to the storm to make it stop but.
Faith and Obedience
When we hear this when we read this it should be really encouraging because the same god of elijah and elisha is the god. That we love and serve and he's not done doing amazing things for us and through us either so what amazing things does god.
- Want to do for you and through you well trust god obey him follow him and you'll get to find out I can't wait.
- To hear about the amazing things god is going to do in your life that's it for this week everybody make sure you stay.
- Connected I love you all have a great one I'll see you next time hello everybody we are so glad that we can worship.
- With you this morning and so I got my girls here and we're going to sing a song for you and the first song.
We're going to sing is called the lion and the lamb so if you know it sing along and dance with us as we. Sing the lion and the lamb you girls ready yes all right here we go is then our god is me all right so.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Closing Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.