42 - Giving - Elijah and the Widow

References
1 Kings 17.

Notes for Servants
- God took care of Elijah and did not leave him during the famine, that teach us we should not be
afraid even if there are troubles in the world.
- God blessed the pot ofoil and the flower container. It a was great blessing by Elijah's hands. Are
your hands a blessing in your home and all the people surrounding.

Objectives

General: To be a giver is very important and it is one basic rules of our religion.

Specific: The children will be able to

A. Learn to give and help people who's in great need.
B. Share what they have with their brothers, sisters and friends with joy.

Bible Verse

"The blessing of The Lord, it maketh rich,
and he addeth no sorrow with it."
(Proverbs 10:22)

Teaching Aids
Servant to prepare his/her own.

Instruction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the
lesson.

Story Time
Long time ago, There was a holy man named Elijah. He was one of the great prophets of God.
At the same time, the King ofIsrael was a man named Ahab. After Ahab married Jezebelhe turned away
from God and he worshipped Baal. One day God appeared to Elijah and said to him, "Go to Ahab and
tell him that I know that he has turned against me and tell him to repent from his wicked ways. As a sign
ofmy anger the rain will not fall for many days." Elijah warned Ahab with the long period ofthe drought.
God ordered Elijah to go to a river by Chrith Brook. A raven took care of him and he drank from the
river's water. God sent him to a place in Zion called Zarephath to a house of a very poor widow who lived
with her son.
WhenElijahreached the widow's home,she was gathering some wood to set a fire to prepare her
last cake, because she did not have enough except a full hand of flour and a little bit ofoil and she will eat
this cake withherson, waiting for death. Elijah asked her to prepare something for himto eat. The widow
told him her story. Then Elijah to go and prepare a cake for himfirst and afterthatshe cando for her and
her son. Elijah promised her that the flour and the oil will not decrease till the day that God sends rain on
the earth. The widow obeyed with faith. God of Elijah kept his promised.
Elijah spent a period of time with the widowand herson in her house. God kept his words, and
every time the widow went to prepare food she found flour in the container and oil in the pot.

Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.