Children’s Church:
Lesson Guide
story 26: The rise and fall of king saul
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18-15
Big Truth: Our good God is the only king we need.
Memory Verse: “I will raise up your offspring after you...and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:12-13)
Discuss the Story
1. Why did the Israelites want a king other than God? Why was this a bad decision?
Takeaway: Our good god is the only king we need.
2. How did Saul disobey God’s good rules? Whom was Saul trying to please with his choices? What are some ways we might feel tempted to please others instead of God?
Takeaway: We should obey God’s good rules because pleasing God is always more important than pleasing people.
3. When the Israelites and Saul both rejected God and his rules, did that stop God’s good plan? When the Jews rejected Jesus as King and crucified him, did that stop God’s good plan?
Takeaway: Even when people reject God’s rule, it cannot stop God’s good plan.