A-47 Elisha's Closing Ministry

Option 1: Half-Hearted vs. Wholehearted

Theme: The Last Arrows (2 Kings 13:14–21)

Supplies: $1 bills to equal the number of pieces of scrap paper (or whatever amount of money you can afford). You could also substitute with cookies or other items.

How to Play:

• Ask a child to wad up your pieces of scrap paper and throw them to the ground while saying, "The chariots of Israel and their horsemen." Don't tell them how many to do or how excited to sound.
• When the child stops, give them one dollar bill for every piece of paper thrown down while saying the phrase.

Discussion:

• Ask: If you had known that you would earn a dollar for every piece of paper wadded and thrown while reciting the phrase, would you have done more? Would you have been more enthusiastic?
• Today, we will learn about a king who was told to do something very similar. Unfortunately, the consequences for him were much higher. 
• It is important to enthusiastically obey God, even when we do not understand why He has asked us to do something!

 

Option 2: Good News Relay

Theme: Sharing good news (2 Kings 7)

Supplies: None

How to play:

• Get into a circle or a line.
• Whisper into the first child's ear, “The camp is empty and there’s food for everyone!”
• They whisper it down the line—last person shouts it aloud.
• Compare how the message changed or stayed the same.

Discussion:

• The lepers ran to share good news. They did not get anyone else to share the news, they ran themselves to tell everyone in the city!
• Do you tell others about the good things God has done? 
• Why is it important for you to share the good news rather than asking someone else to share it for you?