Lessons are prepared by Ledeta LeMariam Sunday School … sunday... · 2014. 2. 23. · before you...
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Lessons are prepared by Ledeta LeMariam
Sunday School
Alexandria, Virginia
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In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God.
Amen.
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Begin with the Lord’s prayer
Our Lord and Savior, our King and God,
we thank you for gathering us here to stand
before you to call on your Holy Name.
Heavenly Father, teach us to trust You in
everything we do.
Our God open our eyes, ears, hearts and
minds that we may hear Your Word and
transform (Change) our lives.
Bless all the children and keep them safe.
Hear us when we humbly and thankfully pray
to you.
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Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from the evil one
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the Glory. Forever, Amen.
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O our Lady, as St. Gabriel greeted you, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” True Virgin in conscience as well as body, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Holy Mary, the God-bearer, pray that your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, may forgive us our sins. Amen.
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Say The Jesus Prayer 3 times
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, a sinner.
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Can anyone tell me
last week’s
memory verse???
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Review
1. Who was Solomon’s father? a) David. b) Saul. 2. Solomon’s father told him not to forget a) to be kind to the people of Israel. b) to walk in God’s ways and obey His
commandments. 3. Solomon asked God for a) wealth and victory over his enemies. b) wisdom to do what was right.
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Review
4. God was pleased with Solomon’s request and granted it to him.
a) True. b) False. 5. God also promised to bless Solomon with honor
and wealth a) if he obeyed His commandments. b) if he defeated his enemies. 6. When two women argued over which one was
the mother of a baby, Solomon a) decided to give the baby up for adoption. b) threatened to cut the baby in half.
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Review
7. The real mother was happy to divide the child with the other woman.
a) True. b) False. 8. Who travelled a long distance to ask Solomon her questions? a) The Queen of Sheba. b) The Queen of Babylon. 9. Why did Solomon’s people love and serve him? a) Because he gave them lots of money. b) Because he was a wise and good king. 10. We can find the treasure of real wisdom by believing in the Lord
Jesus Christ and following Him. a) True. b) False.
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Recite Last week’s memory verse
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom”
(Psalm 111:10)
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Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
October 27, 2013
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Memorize today’s Verse
“As the Lord the God of Israel
lives, there will be neither dew
nor rain these years except by my
word”
(1Kings 17:1)
Practice this verse
again during the
week.
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Purpose:
To show that God is not willing
that men should perish, but calls
them to repentance.
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After Solomon’s death the Israelites started quarreling among
themselves. The land was divided in two and each part had its own
king. The people did not care about the true God anymore and
worshipped idols which they themselves made of stone and wood.
One of the their kings was named Ahab.
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When Ahab became king of Israel, he
did more evil in the sight of the Lord
than all the kings of Israel before him.
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King Ahab not only turned away from God
himself to worship Baal (False God), he led
the entire nation of Israel to do the same.
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People who refused to worship Baal were
persecuted or driven out of the country,
and every prophet of God that could be
found was put to death.
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Suddenly, one day the king heard a voice
burst forth like a thunder! And there before
him stood a stranger.
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“As the Lord God of Israel lives before whom I
stand there shall not be dew or rain until the time
I call for it!” Elijah the prophet had come to call
Israel back to the Lord God!
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A prophet is a man of God that brings
messages from God to the people.
A prophet can also inform people of
things that will happen in the future
that are revealed to him/her by God.
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The people stood in stunned silence as Elijah
turned to leave. No prophet of God had spoken
for a long time. Still the people paid little
attention to Elijah’s message or to its real
meaning.
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Elijah had uttered a warning! Hunger was coming
to the land of Israel, for drought and famine go
hand in hand. Elijah was going to show Israel that
they were serving a dead god. Only the Lord
could send rain.
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For three years no rain fell in the land of Israel.
The grass disappeared from the hills. The cattle
became lean and thin. Nothing grew in the
farmers’ fields, and day by day the people had
less to eat.
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In every home in the land people suffered
from hunger. Unless rain came soon there
would be no food at all! But day after day
passed, and no rain came.
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People began to think more and more
about what Elijah had said. Elijah must be a
great prophet! Only a prophet with mighty
power could hold back the rain.
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And when the king saw his land turning to
desert, his animals dying of hunger, even
the king believed Elijah’s words and sent
messengers to find the prophet.
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The messengers always returned with the
same answer: “Elijah is nowhere to be
found.”
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King Ahab grew so desperate that he sent
to every city and country around, and made
people swear they were not hiding the
prophet.
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Messengers came to fear for their very lives, for
the king was furious at their failure to find Elijah.
And as the famine increased in the land the
king’s fury increased with it.
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The Bible tells us that after many days the
word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying,
“Go show yourself to Ahab; and I will send
rain upon the earth.”
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So Elijah suddenly appeared again. He stood in
the path before Obadiah, the king’s servant, and
said, “Go tell your king that Elijah has returned.”
And Obadiah hurried to obey.
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King Ahab listened to Obadiah’s report with a
grim silence. Elijah would find, it was a serious
matter to stand in the way of the king!
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But Elijah was not afraid. He waited
calmly for the king to come, and when
the king cried angrily...
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... “Are you the one who’s been
troubling Israel?”
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Elijah answered, “I have not troubled Israel. It is
you and your father’s house because you have
not followed the commandments of the Lord!
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“You have worshipped Baal, the god
of the heathen!” Elijah boldly accused
the king.
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And King Ahab found he couldn’t answer the
prophet of God. The king had no authority before
the word of God as spoken by Elijah. If Ahab
wanted rain, he would have to do the listening.
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So the king listened as Elijah told him to gather
all the people of Israel and all the prophets of
Baal and bring them together on Mount Carmel.
And the king did all that Elijah said to do.
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From every corner of the kingdom the
people came, wondering what this strange
and terrible prophet would do now. Would
Elijah bring back the rain?
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But Elijah had something to do first that was
more important to the lives of these people than
rain. Elijah must show Israel they were serving a
dead god – that only the Lord could bring rain.
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Elijah came straight to the point. “Why do you
follow first, one god and then another?” he
asked. “If the Lord is God, follow the Lord. If
Baal is god, then follow him.”
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And the people answered him not a word! Famine
and hunger had made them willing to listen, but
sin had blinded their eyes and made their ears
slow to hear.
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Then Elijah spoke again. “I, even I only,
remain a prophet of the Lord. But Baal’s
prophets are 450 men.
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Let them prepare a sacrifice. I will do the
same. Then we’ll call upon our gods. And
the God that answers by fire, let Him be
God.”
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And all the people answered and said, “It is
well spoken.”
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Elijah just stood by as the prophets of Baal
prepared their sacrifice, and called on their
god from morning even until noon: “O
Baal, hear us!”
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The prophets leaped and danced about
their altar. But there was no sign from Baal.
Baal did not answer.
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At noon Elijah teased the prophets, and said,
“Cry louder! For Baal is a god! He may be talking,
or away on a vacation. Maybe he’s asleep and
needs to be awakened!”
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Then the prophets of Baal cried louder than
ever. They leaped about in a wild frenzy
and begged their god to answer.
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They even cut themselves with knives, that
Baal might take pity on them. And all the
time the people watched, and waited.
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Then Elijah called the people to come near
him as he prepared a sacrifice.
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First, Elijah took twelve stones and built
again the broken altar of the Lord.
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He put the wood in place and laid the
sacrifice upon the altar.
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And Elijah made a great trench all around
the altar of the Lord. Then he did a very
strange thing.
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Elijah told the people to bring barrel
after barrel of water.
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and pour them over the altar, until all of it was
soaked, and the trench was filled to the brim. If
fire consumed this sacrifice nobody could say it
started by accident!
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In tense silence the people watched as Elijah came to the
altar and said, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel,
let it be known this day that You are God in Israel, and
that I am your servant, and that I have done all these
things at Your word.
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“Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may
know that You are the Lord God, and Thou hast
turned their heart back again!”
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And suddenly......the fire of the
Lord fell!
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And the sacrifice, the altar, the water, even
the dust of the ground was consumed
before the eyes of the people!
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And they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, He is
God. The Lord, He is God!” The whole nation of Israel
turned again to the Lord and worshipped Him as the only
living God. Only then did Elijah begin to think about rain.
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The Bible says that Elijah went up to the top of
Carmel and cast himself down upon the earth to
pray. And he said to his servant, “Go up now,
look toward the sea.”
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And when the servant looked and said, “There is
nothing,” Elijah sent him seven times until the
servant reported, “Behold, there arises a little
cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand.”
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Then Elijah sent his servant to warn the king that
rain was coming. The Lord had called His people
to repentance, and when they turned back to
God, He blessed the people with a great rain.
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Through His Word, the Bible, the Lord still calls:
Act 3:19
Repent therefore and be converted,
that your sins may be blotted out, so
that times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord.
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Movie Clip
Show a short movie clip about the story, if
available.
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Pop Quiz
1. During the time of King Ahab, people who refused to worship Baal were persecuted or driven out of the country.
a) True. b) False. 2. The prophet Elijah warned the people there would be no
rain a) so that they could store up grain in advance. b) to show Israel that they were serving a dead god. 3. When the drought continued for a long time, the people
began to believe that Elijah must be a mighty prophet of God.
a) True. b) False.
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Pop Quiz
4. Which man was truly troubling Israel? a) Elijah. b) King Ahab. 5. Elijah told the King to gather all the people and the
prophets of Baal together on a) Mt. Zion. b) Mt. Carmel. 6. Why couldn't the people answer Elijah's challenge
about following God or Baal? a) Sin had blinded their eyes and made their ears slow
to hear. b) They were too tired after climbing up the mountain.
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Pop Quiz 7. What would be the proof to determine which god was the living
God? a) He would blot out the light of the sun. b) He would burn up his sacrifice with fire. 8. When Baal could not answer the prayers of his prophets, Elijah
rebuilt the broken altar of the Lord and laid a sacrifice on it. a) True. b) False. 9. Did the Lord God of Israel respond to Elijah's prayer to burn up
the sacrifice? a) Yes. b) No. 10. What happened when the people turned back to God? a) God punished them for their disobedience. b) God blessed the people with a great rain.
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Next Week We will learn about
Elisha and the Syrian
army.
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1. Read the Holy Bible daily preferably when
we get up in the morning. 5 minutes to start.
2. Partake Holy Communion regularly.
3. Remember God throughout the day. We
can repeat short prayer such as “Lord Jesus
Christ have mercy on me.”
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• “For there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be
saved” (Acts 4:12)
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“And you shall know
the truth, and the
truth shall make you
free.” John 8:32
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Any question?
Close with prayer.