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Unusual: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: David SCRIPTURE: Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Weird, unique animals AGE GROUP: Elementary (Get the Preschool version here !) What is a narwhal exactly? Have you ever spotted a sasquatch in the wild? Can you catch a centaur? Unusual animals are interesting and unique, just like King David's story. It was unusual for David to become a king, and he didn't always get things right, but his story teaches us that, God uses unlikely people, and gives unexplainable joy. Kids will use their imaginations to get to know an unchangeable God who does unexpected things. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God uses unlikely people. (David Becomes King: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10) God gives unexplainable joy. (David Dances Before the Ark: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:12b-19; 1 Peter 1:8-9) God does unexpected things. (God's Promise to David: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37) God's love is unchangeable. (David and Bathsheba: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 51) MEMORY VERSE: "'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord." Isaiah 55:8 (NIV)

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