Hannah and Samuel hear from God
This page takes you through the activities we had at Messy Church on 14th October 2017. Have a look and try a few.
Handkerchief
Hannah cried as she prayed. She was very sad that she did not have a child.
What sort of things make you feel really sad? Do you talk to God about them?
Take a tall peg for Hannah and a small one for Samuel
Draw a face on them and make clothes for them
Hannah asked God for a child, and she had a son called Samuel
How many children are there in your family?
Long Hair
Stick them to a headband and adjust the headband to the right size
Hannah dedicated Samuel to God. As a sign of this she let his hair grow long, then everyone knew.
Do you have any badges, clothes, scarves that show where you belong? Maybe for school or a sports team.
Add your name, your height and your birth date (including the year) to the chart
Samuel was growing up
Who is the tallest person? Who is the smallest? Do the heights go up in the same order as the birthdays?
Bigger coats
You have 3 little coats to decorate and make into a display card:
one for Samuel when he heard God speak,
one for Samuel speaking for God as his prophet.
Samuel lived and worked in the place where God was worshipped. Each year his mum came to visit him and brought him a new coat.
Are you growing out of your clothes?
Take two pieces of fleece. Tie the fringes together until you have nearly gone all the way round.
Put stuffing inside until it makes a pillow
Then tie the final ends together
It was in the middle of the night, and Samuel was in bed, when God spoke to him
If you wake up in the night, how do you feel?
Make a small plasticine Samuel and put him in his bed
It was in the middle of the night, and Samuel was in bed, when God spoke to him
Do you ever wake up in the night? What wakes you up?
Draw round your hands and cut out two pieces of card
Decorate them and write on anyone or anything you want to tell God about.Hannah told God that she wanted to have a child, and he gave her one
Do you find it easy to talk to God about things or difficult?
Rattles
Shake them and see what different sounds they make
Samuel listened to God
Which sound do you like the best?
Can you tell what animals make the different sounds
Samuel thought it was Eli calling him. When it happened for the third time, Eli realised it must be God
How did you get on recognising the sounds? Did you get any wrong?
Listening biscuit
Attach a mini marshmallow to each side using a dab of icing and join the two marshmallows with a strawberry lace to look like headphones
Draw eyes and a mouth with the icing
Samuel learnt to be plugged into God, to know when he was speaking
What can help us to listen to God?
Draw a circle on the card and cut it out. Then cut the circle in half.
Roll the semicircle up to make a cone and tape it down
Decorate it with stickers
God called Samuel thre times before he realised who was calling
Megaphones make people’s voices easier to hear. What could we do to make God’s voice easier to hear?
Mobile phone
Samuel answered God ‘Speak Lord, your servant is listening’
If you could phone anyone, who would you most like to speak to?
Take two ears. Write or draw on them something you would like to hear God speaking about. Maybe a choice you need to make, or something you want to happen.
Stick each ear to half a paper plate and then attach them to a headband
Samuel said to God ‘Speak Lord, your servant is listening’
Do you listen when people speak to you? What are the things that stop you listening?
Adult colouring
Colour in one of these pictures or draw your own.
Hannah waited a long time to have a child. She was so thankful for Samuel that she dedicated him to live for God all his life
Are you hoping for something? Maybe you have waited a long time. Talk to God about your hopes.
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