In the Verse Kit Box:
baggie with dirt
baggie with airplane plant
4″x10″ strip of dogfood bag
Review:
Lesson:
Context for Lesson:
David wrote most of the psalms (Psalms means songs). David was a musician, and wrote music as well as playing the harp. You may remember the story of King Saul having evil spirits and sending for David to play for him. Just like music can help us feel better when we’re sad or discouraged, music helped them too! (I Samuel 16:14-23) But instead of having music on a playlist, they had to have someone come in live to play for them.
Just like musicians today, David wrote about the things he longed for. David wanted to build the Temple, but the Lord told him no, his son would do it. David started buying the supplies (cedars of Lebanon, see v 12) so the materials would be on hand for Solomon to start building after David died. (It would kind of be like us not having a church anywhere in our country, and wanting to build one, but God telling us to wait. Even though we obey with a good attitude, we still would want the church building so all our Christian friends could come together on a weekly basis to worship God and encourage one another.)
Threads to Weave into the Lesson:
How can you be “planted” in the house of the Lord?
What do you long for, like David longed for the Temple?
Vocabulary Words:
Psalms: songs
Flourish: to grow in a healthy way, especially due to a favorable environment
Kit:
Dogfood Bag Planter
Roll into desired shape/size, using a form like a glass to help maintain the shape.
Tape or hot glue inside seam.
Tape the bottom.
Place the glass back inside to create barrel shape, flattening (or smashing) to shape the bottom.
Fold bottom triangles in, to help support the base.
Tape or hot glue triangles down.
Optional: hot glue top edges down to help maintain the circular shape.
Add dirt
Add plant
Water
Consider using a disposable lid for saucer.
Set in a favorable, sunny location so your plant will flourish!
Bible Literacy:
Help your student find Psalm 92:13-14a in their Bible and highight or underline it. Depending on your age, revel in the fact you will continue to “bring forth fruit in your old age!”
