REVELATION WORD - PSALM 139

PSALM 139  BABIES, TEENS, ADULTS - BIBLE LESSON 

(TWEEK TO SUIT AGE RANGE)

LEARN TO SPELL - NEW WORDS!  BIG WORDS! IMPORTANT WORDS!

·         OMNI MEANS "ALL"

·         OMNI-SCIENT   -ALL  KNOWING (OMNISCIENT)

·         OMNI-PRESENT – ALL PRESENT - EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME (OMNIPRESENT)

·         OMNI-POTENT – ALL POWERFUL - COMPLETE OR UNLIMITED POWER (OMNIPOTENT)

LEARN TO LISTEN/HEAR

·        Read Psalm 139 verses 1-5, 7-13, 19-20 out loud with everyone seated.

·         Raise hand to ask or answer questions..

·         Give them a chance to express themselves, their  understanding or thoughts

LEARN TO SEE – CREATE SIMPLE PICTURES TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ AS YET.

·         Summarize or Have them read verses 1-5

·         Have them read 7-13

·         Have them read 19-20

LEARN TO SPEAK

·       Have them look for and point out the three characteristics of God and explain what the passage is saying about GOD and them.

·         Have them share personal instances when and if they recognized that God was in any of these states.

Explain to them, the bottom line is this…

·         GOD LOVES YOU!

·         Why? Because HE personally put you together in your mother’s womb

·         He knows everything about you

·         He cares about you

·         You are very important to HIM and HE wants to help you.

HELP THEM CONSTRUCT  A  PRAYER  AND A PRAISE FROM WHAT THEY HAVE  LEARNED IN PSALM 139                      

BABIES –

NEW WORDS!  BIG WORDS! IMPORTANT WORDS!

OMNI – ALL

·         OMNI-SCIENT   -ALL  KNOWING (OMNISCIENT)

·         OMNI-PRESENT – ALL PRESENT - EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME (OMNIPRESENT)

·         OMNI-POTENT – ALL POWERFUL - COMPLETE OR UNLIMITED POWER (OMNIPOTENT)

USE THE WORDS FROM THE SONG - DESCRIBING GOD IN REFERENCE TO PSALM 139

SUNG TO THE TUNE OF “FATHER ABRAHAM”

GOD IS OMNISCIENT  WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT GOD KNOW ALL THE THINGS I DO,

HE KNOWS MY SITTING DOWN, WHEN I GET UP,

HE UNDERSTANDS MY THOUGHTS

PRAISE GOD!

GOD IS OMNIPRESENT  WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS HE’S WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO,

I CANNOT HIDE FROM HIM, NOR RUN AWAY,

HE KNOWS JUST WHERE I AM

THANK GOD, PRAISE GOD!

GOD IS OMNIPOTENT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT GOD IS ALLL POWERFUL,

AND HE IS IN CONTROL,

OF EVERYTHING, HE SLAYS MY ENEMIES

BLESS GOD! THANK GOD!  PRAISE GOD!!

GET POSTER BOARD/BRISTOL BOARD; CUT OUT RECTANGLES ABOUT 5 BY 8 INCHES.

ON ONE SIDE WRITE THE CHILD’S NAME, SMALL, ON THE OTHER SIDE WRITE EACH CHILD NAME AS BIG AS POSSIBLE.

QUESTION– Does the meaning of the word change because of what it looks like on the card, or because of its size?

ANSWER – NO

HAVE THEM LOOK AT THEIR NAMES ON THE OTHER SIDE

ASK – DO YOU FEEL SMALL OR UNIMPORTANT IN THIS WORLD?

Listen to their answers, allow the holy spirit to give you assurance to impart to them.

EMPHASIZE  -  THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT AND TRUTH THAT IS IN PSALM 139 ABOUT YOU AND GOD.

GOD SEES YOU AS IMPORTANT EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT THINK THAT YOU ARE IMPORTANT.

·         Explain that you are important no matter what you look like or how big or small you are.

·         God knows you from the inside out, He knows everything about you, the good the bad and the ugly and He still loves you.

·         No matter how big or bad a situation may look to you, to God it is small

·         No matter how small and unimportant you may feel,  God sees you as very important and very special.

·         When we learn what is important to God, then we let those things be important to us.

·         That way we are on the same page with God.

GIVE BABIES PAPER TO DRAW A PICTURE OF THE STORY OF GOD’S OMNI- CHARACTER, PUT THEIR NAMES AND THE DATE

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ADULTS/TEENS

·         WHAT IS A PSALM?

·         WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

·         WE ARE GOING TO USE PSALM 139 TO LEARN HOW TO PRAY AND TO PRAISE GOD!

·         What is Prayer? Communication with God

·         What is praise? Acknowledging or admiring God for who HE is

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

·         Because HE created us and we are important to HIM and prayer and prayers are two ways to communicate with HIM

NEW WORDS!  BIG WORDS! IMPORTANT WORDS!

·         OMNI – ALL

·         OMNI-SCIENT   -ALL  KNOWING (OMNISCIENT)

·         OMNI-PRESENT – ALL PRESENT - EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME (OMNIPRESENT)

·         OMNI-POTENT – ALL POWERFUL - COMPLETE OR UNLIMITED POWER (OMNIPOTENT)

DESCRIBING GOD IN REFERENCE TO PSALM 139 

(BABIES SONG OPTIONAL)

GOD IS OMNISCIENT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? KNOWING

·         IT MEANS THAT GOD KNOWS ALL THE THINGS I DO,

·         HE KNOWS MY SITTING DOWN,

·         WHEN I GET UP,

·         HE UNDERSTANDS MY THOUGHTS

VERSES 1-5

GOD IS OMNIPRESENT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? PRESENT

·         IT MEANS HE’S WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO,

·         I CANNOT HIDE FROM HIM, NOR RUN AWAY,

·         HE KNOWS JUST WHERE I AM

VERSES 7-13

GOD IS OMNIPOTENT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? POWERFUL

·         IT MEANS THAT GOD IS ALLL POWERFUL

·         HE IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING

·         HE SLAYS MY ENEMIES

TEENS -  TURN THESE WORDS INTO A RAP!!! OR SLOW WORSHIP OR SING IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE

ACTIVITY –ADULTS

GET POSTER BOARD/BRISTOL BOARD; CUT OUT RECTANGLES ABOUT 5 BY 8 INCHES.

ON ONE SIDE WRITE THE THREE OMNI-WORDS VERY SMALL.

ON THE OTHER SIDE LET EACH WRITE THEIR NAME AS BIG AS POSSIBLE.

HAVE THEM LOOK AT SMALL WRITTEN WORDS AND ASK – Does the meaning of the word change because of what it looks like on the card?

ANSWER – NO, EVEN THOUGH WE WROTE THEM SMALL, IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT BIG, NEW, IMPORTANT WORDS AND IT DOESN’T CHANGE THE MEANING.

TURN THE CARD OVER TO THEIR NAME – DO YOU FEEL SMALL OR UNIMPORTANT?

THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT AND TRUTH THAT IS IN PSALM 139 ABOUT YOU AND GOD.

GOD SEES YOU AS IMPORTANT EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT THINK THAT YOU ARE IMPORTANT.

YOU MAY LOOK SMALL OR UNIMPORTANT TO SOMEONE BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE WAY GOD SEES YOU – GOD LOVES YOU!!!

·         Explain that you are important to God, no matter what you look like or how big or small you are.

·         God knows you from the inside out, He knows everything about you, the good the bad and the ugly and He still loves you.

·         No matter how big or bad a situation may look to you, to God, it is small.

·         No matter how small and unimportant you may feel, God sees you as very important and very special.

·         When we learn what is important to God, then we let those things become important to us.

·         That way we are on the same page with God.

Have them look for and point out the three characteristics of God and explain what the passage is saying about GOD and them.

Have them share personal instances when and if they recognized that God demonstrated any of these qualities.

CONSTRUCT A  PRAYER  AND A PRAISE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN PSALM 139

PRAYER-Father, in the name of JESUS, I thank you for your word that is written in Psalm 139. Thank you for your Son Jesus the Christ and for His finished work on the cross. Thank you Lord for thinking about me and creating me. Lord, I am glad to be your child and I am glad that you know all about me and that you know me. Thank you for making me important to you and thank you for looking after me and the things concerning me. I thank you that I am fearfully and wonderfully made and that you fight my enemies on my behalf. Lord, thank you for loving me in Jesus name AMEN.

PRAISE -

I praise you, GOD, because you are all knowing, all present and all powerful. You are marvelous and your works are marvelous. I praise you because you are GOD in Jesus name I pray AMEN.