Cry Out to God
Subject: Cry Out to God
Scripture: Jonah 2
Memory Verse: Psalm 61: 1
Objective: To make our children fully aware of the fact that God’s ears are open to their cry.
Questions
1. What is Jonah’s testimony? Jonah 1: 1,2.
2. Even though God promise to help us, what is our responsibility as individuals? Jonah 1: 7-10
3. Where did David look to for help? Psalm 61: 1,2; Psalm 34:6; Psalm 88:1,2; Psalm 3:4; Psalm 18:6
4. How did these two blind men receive their sight? Matthew 20: 30-34
5. Through what means were these men delivered when they were faced with a very serious situation? 2 Kings 6:1-7
6. A widow was about to lose her two sons, how was this pending disaster reversed? 2 Kings 4:1-7
Note: Sometimes like Jonah, we find ourselves in some messy and sticky situations we cause on ourselves. However, we are admonished not to stay in the whale’s belly and die. Cry out to God for help. He is a loving, kind and merciful Father and will come to our rescue when we call from a sincere heart. God can handle any situation we just have to be willing to give them to Him.
Activities
1. Ask each child to relate an incident where they were faced with danger and what did they do.
2. Listed are some antonyms and synonyms for the word cry. Place them under the correct heading.
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Whisper, murmur, holler, scream, mute, exclaim, cry out, mumble, yell, silence, shout, quiet, bawl, hush, roar, suppress.
3. Find the appropriate word from the list provided that best answer the statement and put them beside them.
* A feeling that helps us trust in God ———
* A type of prayer ———
* What we use to communicate with God ———
* The first step in developing a personal relationship with God —
* A symbol of God’s love and care ———
* The process of turning our lives over to God ———
* A word that describes God’s character ———
* What we receive when we pray with faith ———
* What happens to our faith when we cry out to God ———
Word Lists
Faith, prayer, supplication, surrender, cross, peace, grows, repentance and loving.