Lesson text for five lessons teaching kids what it means to honor God with their lives by exploring the life of the judge and prophet Samuel. Includes stories of Hannah’s prayer, God calling Samuel, the Ark of the Covenant, Israel demanding a king, and Samuel’s last message to Israel.

Text includes a master planning chart, schedule, lesson overview and outline, detailed story line, review questions, memory verse teaching, and more.

Lesson 1 – Hannah Honors God in Prayer (Judges 21:25; 1 Samuel 1:1—2:11, 18-21); Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 2:2
Lesson 2 – Samuel Listens to God (1 Samuel 2:12, 18, 23-26; 3:1—4:1); Memory Verse: Proverbs 22:17
Lesson 3 – God Shows He Is the One True God (1 Samuel 4:1-11; 5:1-5; 6:1-2, 7-15; 7:1-12); Memory Verse: Isaiah 42:8
Lesson 4 – God Gives Israel a King (1 Samuel 8:1—9:21; 10:1-9, 17-25); Memory Verse: Romans 12:2
Lesson 5 – Saul Follows His Own Way (1 Samuel 11:5-11; 12:1—13:14); Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 12:24