Family Growth Term 2 2018

Week 3: Listen to the King

Big idea

When God speaks, Samuel listens and lives his way. God speaks to us through Jesus and we follow him.

Bible passage

1 Samuel 3 (we will listen to that later)

All Ages Activity

Secret Sounds. Play some sound clips and see who in your family or growth group can guess them.

(One option is to use the Spotify playlist at www.goo.gl/2Qknei)

Discuss how listening well is important. Discuss how listening well helps you to truly understand.

Discussion:

Listen to an audio bible reading of 1 Samuel 3.
(We recommend the YouVersion bible app, and the NIV UK audio)

Who did Samuel think he was hearing at first?
Who was Samuel actually hearing?
What changed when Samuel realised who he was listening to?
Discuss how Samuel listened to God and obeyed him.  God continued to speak to Samuel and used him to speak to His people. Samuel was a faithful & active listener to God’s word, especially compared to Eli’s family and the rest of Israel.

When God speaks, Samuel listens and lives his way. God speaks to us through Jesus and we follow him. We need to understand that God speaks to us as we read the bible. We read the bible to understand and to follow Jesus.

Prayer Idea

Thank God for giving us his word the bible.

Ask him to help you ‘listen well’ as you read it and try to follow him.