Grace Kids @Home

SAUL RESCUED ISRAEL

1 SAMUEL 11-13

Week of 7th June 2025

Welcome to this week’s Grace Kids @Home, a recap of last Saturday's Grace Kids lesson.

We’ve prepared a short question guide that will enable you as a parent to follow up with your children on the lesson they had. For effective learning at Grace Kids we believe in the 3 step learning cycle – presentation (in class), feedback (in class) and follow up/repetition (at home). We encourage you to take time every week and complete the learning process for the kids so that the truth of the Gospel will be sustained in their hearts.

Before beginning the discussion ensure you have less distractions, try to make the discussion informal, please do not exceed 20 minutes in conducting the discussion.

First, ask the children the questions and note down their answers thereafter read the answers to them and help them remember.

The important discussion-questions to ask your children are:

1. a) What did Samuel encourage Israel to do? b) Why was it wrong for Saul to make the burnt offering? c) How do you think Saul felt when Samuel told him that God chose someone else to be king? d) What does it mean that God will not abandon His people?
2. How does this story connect to Christ?
3. Can you recite the memory verse – ‘Psalm 103:19’?
4. What was the answer to the big picture question – ‘Who is our King’

FIND THE ANSWERS BELOW;

1. The Bible story

SAUL RESCUED ISRAEL

One day, Saul was walking home after working in a field. He heard a strange sound: The people in his town were crying loudly.
Why is everyone crying?” Saul asked.
The people said, “Some messengers just came from another city with news. They said that Nahash (NAY hash), the leader of the Ammonites, had come to capture the people.” Nahash wanted to hurt them!
When Saul heard this news, God’s Spirit came on him, and he was very angry. Saul sent a message throughout the land, calling for men to come and fight. The people came together to fight against Nahash and his army.
Then they sent a message to Nahash: “We will meet you tomorrow.”
The next morning, Saul brought his army to the city. They went into the camp where Nahash’s army was staying, and all of Nahash’s soldiers ran away!
Saul said to the people, “Today, the LORD has rescued Israel.” The people were glad Saul was their king. They thanked God and celebrated.
Later, Saul took a group of soldiers with him into the hills. Israel’s enemies, the Philistines, were in the land.
The Philistines came to fight against the Israelites. They had more soldiers, chariots, and horses than the Israelites. When the Israelites saw this, they were afraid and hid.
Saul needed God’s help and wanted to make a sacrifice to God. But that was not a good idea. Saul was not allowed to make sacrifices. Only the priests were supposed to do that. Saul waited and waited for Samuel to come. Some of Saul’s soldiers started to leave, so Saul decided to make an offering to God himself. Then Samuel came.
“Saul, what are you doing?” Samuel asked. “You have done the wrong thing by offering the sacrifice. You will not be king for very long. God is going to find someone else to be king, someone who obeys Him.”

  2. Christ Connection

Saul was a strong king who won battles—but he disobeyed God. Jesus is the perfect King and always obeyed God. Jesus came to save us from our sin by dying on the cross and coming back to life. When we trust in Jesus we receive life with God forever

3. Key passage/Memory verse

Middle kids (5-6years old)

"The LORD... rules over all”
Psalm 103:19

Older Kids (7-9years old)

"The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.”
Psalm 103:19

4. Big picture question

Who is our King? Jesus is our King, and He rules over the world.

We hope this is a blessing to you and your family. If you have any questions, please let us know! send us an email kids@gracechurchabudhabi.com