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Title: Primary Sabbath School Program, June 26, 1999

From: NAD Children's Ministries (author Cyndi Long)

Date: April 22, 1999

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps to teach the lesson,
TERRIBLE TROUBLE
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Lesson Aim: God is with me in times of trouble. 

Memory Verse: "I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor
him." Psalm 91:15, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION- TROUBLE PICTURES

Materials needed:
Paper and pencil for each child

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Give them each a sheet of paper.  Give them a few minutes to draw a picture
of when something bad happened to them.  Use the questions below for
prompters.  Once they have drawn their pictures have them tell briefly what
happened to them unless they want to keep it private.

Have you ever.......
     Had a bee sting?
     Broken a bone?
     Gone through parents divorcing?
     Lost a pet?
     Had a friend or relative die?
     Gotten very sick?

In our story today something very terrible happened to the man.  GO STRAIGHT
INTO THE BIBLE STORY.



GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - PIN THE TROUBLE ON JOB

Materials needed:
Felt or copied picture of Job
Felt board or bulletin board
Thumb tacks
Slips of paper with "troubles" written on

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
List the following items of trouble on separate pieces of paper.  Write the
blessings, one each, on the other side. Put the felt or copied (you can use
the one from the quarterly if you don't have any other) picture of Job onto
the bulletin board or felt board.

Troubles
- Oxen and donkeys were stolen, and the servants taking care of them were
  attacked and killed by Sabeans.
- Fire came down from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants
  taking care of them.
- The Chaldeans stole all his donkeys and killed his servants taking care
  of them.
- A great wind struck the house of his oldest son with the seven sons and
  three daughters inside and killed them all.
- Great sores covered Job from head to foot.
 
Blessings
- 14,000 sheep
- 6,000 camels
- 2,000 oxen
- 2,000 donkeys
- 7 sons
- 3 daughters who were so beautiful that he gave them an inheritance as well
- A long life to see all his children and grandchildren down to the 4th
  generation

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Pass out the troubles, making sure they keep that side up. Tell them that
as you read the story and come upon a trouble they will bring their trouble
up and pin it on Job.  Once you have gotten to the end where God blesses
Job, have them turn all the slips of paper over to reveal the blessings He
gave him.



GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE- MEMORY VERSE FLOWERS

Materials needed:
Colorful construction paper
Green pipe cleaners, 5 per child
Floral tape (opt)
Markers
Glue

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES:(To prepare ahead)
Cut out 5, five petal daisy style flowers from all colors of construction
paper, per child.  You may wish to just draw the shapes and have the children
cut them out.  Cut out small circles for the centers of different colors,
again 5 per child.  If you have floral tape, cut out 10 green leaves per
child with a straight narrow strip coming down from the bottom of the leaf
approximately 1" long.

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Look up the memory verse and read together. Talk about what we do for people
when they are having some bad troubles like Job.  Most often we send flowers.
Wouldn't it be nice to give someone who is feeling down some flowers that let
them know that God is with them?  Give each child 5 flowers, 5 centers, 10
leaves (opt), and 5 green pipe cleaners.  Have them print 3 words of the
memory verse on each flower after they have glued on the centers. Curl the
pipe cleaner over like a street lamp and glue the flower to the end.  If your
using floral tape and leaves, wrap the tape around the cleaner and the 1"
long strip at the bottom of the leaves together. Encourage the children to
give them to someone with troubles.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE- FRIENDSHIP BANNER

Materials needed:
Strip of white newsprint approx. 3' long
Markers and pencils

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary.

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Talk about how Job's friends weren't really friends at all to him.  Ask the
children about how we could be friends to someone in trouble.  Explain that
they are going to make a banner to hang in your classroom to help remind them
of being good friends to others.  Draw the letters in the word FRIENDSHIP in
large block style to be colored and decorated going from top to bottom.  Have
them think together of words that begin with each of the letters that
describe a good friend.  Here are some suggestions below:
     F forgiving
     R ready to lend a hand
     I inviting
     E encouraging
     N never criticizing
     D doing kind deeds
     S sharing Jesus
     H helping
     I irreplaceable
     P pleasant