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Small & Mighty: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: Heroes of the Bible SCRIPTURE: Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Bugs AGE GROUP: Elementary (Get the Preschool version here !) Some of the smallest creatures in the world can do some pretty amazing things. Ants can carry loads way bigger than themselves, bees help plants grow everywhere, and crickets can be heard from far away even though they're tiny. In this series, we'll discover that God works the same way through people. Even when we feel too small, scared, weak, or overlooked, God's power can do mighty things through us. With God, being small isn't a problem. It's often where big things begin. In this four week series from the Old Testament, kids will discover that when I feel like I can't, God can, when I feel scared, God makes me brave, when I feel weak, God makes me strong, and when I feel small, God is big. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES When I feel like I can't, God can! (God calls Moses: Exodus 3:9-15, 4:10-12; Mark 12:41-44) When I feel scared, God makes me brave! (Joshua, Caleb, and the Other Ten Spies: Numbers 13:17-33, 14:1-9; Romans 8:31-37) When I feel weak, God makes me strong! (Gideon & the Midianites: Judges 6:1-16, 7:1-21; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10) When I feel small, God is big! (Josiah and the Book of Law: 2 Kings 22:1-2, 10-13, 23:1-3; Timothy 4:12-13) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, kids see God call Moses and provide him with what he needs to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Ants bring their crumbs to the colony without worrying about size or if they're good enough. This week, we'll hear how Moses told God he didn't feel ready to lead. God showed that what matters isn't how much we have or how confident we feel, but whether we trust God with what we bring. When I feel like I can't, God can. This week, kids learn about how Joshua and Caleb trusted God when other spies were spreading fear and doubt about the promised land. When a caterpillar is scared, it will wait for others to travel with. This week, we'll hear how God's people were afraid to move forward, but Joshua and Caleb trusted God when everyone else wanted to quit. They believed God was bigger than what scared them. Their courage came from trusting God, not themselves, because when I feel scared, God makes me brave. This week, kids see how God led Gideon to victory over the Midianites even though his army was much smaller. Scientists say bees shouldn't be able to fly because their wings are too small for their bodies. But they do anyway! This week, we'll hear how Gideon felt weak and unimportant, yet God chose him to lead and win a battle in a surprising way. God showed that real strength comes from trusting God and that when I feel weak, God makes me strong. This week, kids discover how Josiah recovered the Book of the Law and led his people to repent and obey God. Did you know ladybugs help protect plants and crops from other bugs? A little bug has a big effect on the human world! This week, we'll hear how Josiah was young, but he listened to God's Word and helped an entire nation change direction. God used Josiah to bring big change through someone small because when I feel small, God is big. MEMORY VERSE: "For the Mighty One has done great things for me -holy is his name." - Luke 1:49 (NIV)

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