Get their Attention! (3 minutes) Materials: Bag of Hero Cards

WELCOME kids to church and tell them your name. PASS the bag around the circle.

1. Each kid should take one Hero Card from the bag and NOT let anyone see it.

2. Tell the group that you’re going to count to three, and on three, they should

all make the superhero pose that’s on their card.

3. Once everyone is in their superhero pose, they should move to be with the

people who are making the same pose they are.

4. Have kids learn the names of the people who made the same pose as them.

5. ASK a few kids to share the name of someone they met in the group, then

CHOOSE a few kids to answer: “If you were a superhero, what would you want

your “super suit” to look like?”

COLLECT cards and SAY:

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What the Bible Says (7 minutes) Materials: Bible Story Cards

READ the Bible Story Cards, following the instructions included on them.

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Make It Matter (6 minutes) Materials: Bingo Cards, Writing Utensils, Picture Cards, Beanbag, Hand Sanitizer, Candy

TELL kids we’re going to play “Target Practice Bingo” to learn more about God’s

armor and how it helps us defeat the enemy!

GIVE each child a Bingo Card and writing utensil. Spread picture cards, picture side

down, in the middle of the circle.

1. Everyone put an X over the free space star in the middle of your Bingo Cards.

2. On your turn, toss the beanbag onto the card you want to target (point to

picture cards in middle of circle) and give it to me.

3. While I read the card to the group, everyone can draw an X over that picture

off of their Bingo Cards.

4. When you have five X’s in a row, either up and down, side to side, or

diagonally, say “BINGO!”

PLAY the game.

1. As kids get Bingo, sanitize their hands and give them a piece of candy.

2. Collect the beanbag, Bingo Cards, writing utensils, and picture cards.

3. Allow kids to repeat today’s Need to Know after you: Suit Up with God’s Armor

Those sound like great super suits! Why do you think heroes wear super suits?

(To protect them, to help them defeat enemies, etc.)

Well, God has given us something that can protect you and give you more

power than any super suits. It’s called the Armor of God and when we put it on,

we have the POWER to defeat our enemy—the devil! If you want to suit up with

this armor, then say this after me!

Suit Up with God’s Armor

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Need to Know:

Suit Up with God’s Armor

Bible Story:

David and Goliath

1 Samuel 17

Materials per Group:

Bag of Hero Cards

Bible Story Cards

Picture Cards

Beanbag

Hand Sanitizer

Materials per Child:

Bingo Cards (1 per

child per service)

Writing Utensils (1

per child)

Candy (1 piece per

child per service)

Wrap It Up (4 minutes) Materials: Hero Cards

INTRODUCE the series memory verse by SAYING:

During this series we are going to memorize a verse from the Bible. When we

think of this verse, it will remind us that putting on all of God’s armor will help

us stay strong when evil things happen!

READ the verse to the group, having them repeat the words and motions after you

several times.

PLAY a game to practice the verse.

1. Have kids take a Hero Card from the bag again.

2. You do one of the superhero poses from the Hero Cards.

3. Everyone who has the card with that pose will say the Memory Verse

together.

4. Play as long as time allows, having kids choose new cards as needed.

ASK kids for any prayer requests. Then, PRAY with the group.

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Have Extra Time? Materials: Bingo Cards, Writing Utensils, Picture Cards, Hero Cards

Keep kids engaged in small group until they are checked out by doing any of the

following activities:

PLAY “Bingo” again, allowing kids to get different kinds of Bingo. (Ex: a big X

across the card, specific rows – “B” and “N”, full card covered, etc.)

ALLOW kids to draw a picture of themselves wearing the armor of God on

the backs of their Bingo Cards.

Review what happened in Large Group and how it showed that we should

Suit Up with God’s Armor.

Memory Verse:

“Put on all of God’s

armor.

(cross arms on chest)

Then you can remain

strong

(make muscles)

Against the devil’s evil

plans.”

(two thumbs down)

Ephesians 6:11

(hold up six fingers)

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Bible Story Page (4-5) “David and Goliath”

1 Samuel 17

READ the following instructions:

ALLOW kids to stand up, and then READ the story:

ALLOW kids to sit down, and then ASK the following questions:

There’s a story in the Bible from 1 Samuel 17 about a guy named David. He was a little bit older

than you when he did something heroic by defeating an enemy! As I read this story to you, I

want you to participate!

When you hear me say “UP,” jump up. When I say “DOWN,” sit down. And when I say “RIGHT” or

“LEFT,” turn to the right or left!

God’s people, the Israelites, were in a battle with an enemy army called the Philistines. The

Philistines had one soldier that they used to scare the Israelites. This soldier’s name was Goliath.

He was over nine and a half feet tall, and he had really strong armor.

Each day, Goliath would go DOWN in front of the Israelites and shout for them to send a soldier

UP to fight him. The winner of the fight would win the whole battle. But the Israelites were terrified

of Goliath. They would run RIGHT away to their hiding spots every time he came out.

But one day, as David was bringing supplies to his brothers on the battlefield, he heard Goliath’s

threats toward the Israelites. He LEFT the battlefield and went right UP to the king. David said he

would fight Goliath! So the king brought DOWN a suit of armor and put it on David. But the armor

didn’t fit, and David knew it wasn’t what he needed to defeat this enemy.

All that David needed was God’s help and power to win this battle against his enemy. So David

picked UP some stones and went DOWN to where Goliath was standing. Goliath laughed at

David, but David said, “You are coming to fight against me with a sword, a spear and a javelin.

But I’m coming against you in the name of the Lord who rules over all. The Lord doesn’t rescue

people by using a sword or a spear. The battle belongs to the Lord.”

Relying on God’s power, David ran UP toward Goliath and slung a stone RIGHT at Goliath’s head.

The stone hit him and he fell DOWN, dead. The Philistines LEFT in fear, but the Israelites jumped UP

in victory. God’s power protected David and gave him the victory over his enemy.

We can have the same power as David by putting on God’s armor. He gives us this armor to

protect us and help us stand against anything that comes our way. Each day, the devil will try to

bring us DOWN by tempting us with sin and evil. We can rely on God’s power like David did by

putting on and using the full armor of God. So when you get up each day, remember to Suit UP

with God’s Armor!

1. What did you learn from this story? (Allow responses)

2. Can you think of situations when God’s armor would be helpful? (When we’re tempted to do

the wrong thing, when we don’t know what to do, when someone is trying to hurt us, etc.)

3. How do you think you actually PUT ON God’s armor? (Believe, pray, read our Bibles,

remember what God says, trust God to protect us, etc.)

During this series, we will learn more about each piece of God’s armor and how to use it!

David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17

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Bible Story Cards

Who thinks that superheroes are really awesome? (Allow responses) I

do, too! There are some stories in the Bible about people who saved

the day by defeating an enemy, just like superheroes do.

But instead of using superpowers, these people we read about in the

Bible suited up with God’s armor and relied on His power to help

them!

I’m going to tell you about one of those people. This story comes

from the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 17. It’s about a boy named

David (point to David on front of card). He did something heroic

because he put on all of God’s armor.

Now, as I’m reading this story, I want you to test your superhero

reflexes! When you hear me say UP, I want you to jump up as high as

you can! And when you hear me say DOWN, I want you to sit down.

If you’re ready to do this, stand UP with me! (Stand up with kids)

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God’s people, the Israelites, were in a battle with an enemy army

called the Philistines. The Philistines had a very experienced soldier

named Goliath. (Point to Goliath on front of card) What do you

notice about Goliath? (He’s very tall)

Right! He was over nine and a half feet tall and he had incredible

armor. Each day, Goliath would go DOWN in front of the Israelites

and shout for them to send a soldier UP to fight him. The winner of

the fight would win the whole battle.

The Israelites were terrified of Goliath and would duck DOWN to

hide from him. No one wanted to fight against the enemy!

Would you want to fight against this enemy? (No) Why not? (He’s

scary, he’s tall, he is an experienced soldier, and he has strong

armor)

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Well, there was one boy who was willing to fight Goliath. He went UP

to the king and offered to go fight. The king brought DOWN a suit of

armor and put it on David. But the armor didn’t fit, and it wasn’t what

David needed. David knew that he only needed God’s power to

help him win this battle against his enemy.

Is anything more powerful than God’s power? (No)

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Well, David picked UP some stones and went DOWN to where

Goliath was standing. Goliath laughed at this little boy who had

come out to fight. But that’s because Goliath didn’t see the invisible

armor of God that David was wearing.

David called out, “You are coming to fight against me with a sword,

a spear and a javelin. But I’m coming against you in the name of

the Lord who rules over all. The Lord doesn’t rescue people by using

a sword or a spear. And everyone here will know it. The battle

belongs to the Lord.”

Then David ran UP toward Goliath and slung a stone right at his

head. Goliath fell DOWN on the ground, dead. The Philistines ran in

fear, but the Israelites jumped UP in victory because David had

defeated their enemy.

How did David defeat the enemy: by using his super strength or by

relying on God’s power? (By relying on God’s power)

Why wasn’t David afraid, like the rest of the Israelites? (David knew

God was on his side)

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God’s power protected David and gave him the victory over his

enemy. But God didn’t only give this power to people in the Bible. He

gives it to all of us, too!

Each day, we are in a battle against sin and evil. Our enemy, the

devil, will try to bring us DOWN. We can protect ourselves like David

did by putting on and using the full armor of God, which gives us

God’s power. Over the next few weeks, we will learn more about

each piece of God’s armor and how to use it.

Can anyone think of situations when you might need to suit up with

God’s armor? (When we are tempted to do the wrong thing, when

we don’t know what the right thing to do is, when we are being

made fun of at school, etc.)

Right! You can Suit Up with God’s Armor in any situation!

So if you wanted to tell someone else about God’s armor, what would

you tell them? (Allow responses – make sure kids understand that it

gives us God’s power and helps us defeat the enemy every day!)

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