Lesson 4: A message from Micah.
Passage: Micah 6:6-8 - The prophet Micah asks the question of what he should bring as an offering to please the Lord. He asks if he should bring burnt offerings, thousands of rams, or even his firstborn child. But he concludes that God does not desire any of those things. Rather, God calls people to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with the Lord. This passage reminds us that what truly matters to God is how we live and treat others, not religious rituals.
Big Idea: Act justly, love kindness, walk humbly.
For Teachers:
Lesson plan.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Have the children sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Welcome them to class.
Warm Up Activity: Silly walk show — Activity Leader
Kids will stand in a circle and take turns either walking through the circle or standing in place while doing silly moves. Once they’ve shown their moves, the other kids will try to copy them.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we are going to be learning about one more of God’s special messengers, who are called prophets. Today’s prophet is someone named Micah.
Let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What did the prophet Micah say God wants us to do — give God gifts or do what’s right and kind?
What do you think it means to be kind to others? What’s something kind you’ve done before?
What do you think it means to be fair? What’s one way we could treat others fairly?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
Dear God, thank you for the story we learned about Micah, and how he taught us that God doesn’t ask us for fancy gifts. But what really makes God happy is when we treat each other kindly and fairly. Please help us think of ways to be kind and fair to others each day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Activity: Bible verse poster — Activity Leader
Kids can either draw and colour, or cut out shapes of their hand, heart, and foot to add to their poster. There will be word titles based on the Bible verse (act justly, love mercy, walk humbly) which the kids can match to the image and glue onto their poster.
If a child is not interested in the activity, allow them to move to free play.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Have the children sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Welcome them to class.
Warm Up Activity: Noodle/pillow pass — Activity Leader
Have the kids lie down in a line (head to foot) and pass the pillow/noodle down the line using only their feet. If they drop it, the pillow/noodle goes back to the beginning of the line. Their goal is for the pillow/noodle to make it to the end of the line without dropping.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we are continuing our series on the prophets. So far we’ve learned about Isaiah, Jonah, and Amos. Each of them had an important message to share with the people.
Isaiah taught us that we can say “yes” to God when God calls us to do something
Jonah taught us that God always gives us second chances
Amos taught us that God wants justice and goodness to flow through us like a river
Today we’re going to learn about one more prophet named Micah.
Let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What did Micah say is what makes God happy — when we give God great offerings, or when we treat each other with kindness and fairness?
What are some ways we can act justly (or fairly) with our friends and family and neighbors?
Micah also says to love kindness. What are some acts of kindness that you love doing for others?
What do you think it means to walk humbly? How does a humble person act?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
Dear God, thank you for the story we learned about Micah, and how he teaches us that God cares more about how we treat others than what we can give to God. Please help us to be people who act fairly, love kindness, and walk humbly. In Jesus’ name, Amen."
Activity: Bible verse poster — Activity Leader
Kids can either draw and colour, or cut out shapes of their hand, heart, and foot to add to their poster. There will be word titles based on the Bible verse (act justly, love mercy, walk humbly) which the kids can match to the image and glue onto their poster.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
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Welcome — Activity Leader
Have the children sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Welcome them to class.
Warm Up Activity: Whiteboard Pictionary — Activity Leader
A bowl of Pictionary prompts will be provided. Kids will take turns pulling a prompt and drawing it on the whiteboard for the others to guess what it is.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today is the last day of our series on the prophets. So far we’ve learned about three different prophets — Isaiah, Jonah, and Amos.
Can anyone remember what important message each of them had to share with us?
Isaiah taught us that when God calls us, we can say ‘yes’; Jonah taught us that God always gives us second chances; and Amos taught us that God wants justice and goodness to flow through us like a river.
Today we’re going to be learning about one more prophet named Micah.
Read: Micah 6:6-8
Now let’s watch our video to find out more…
Video Lesson — Bible Story Leader
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What did Micah say about what truly makes God happy? Great offerings or how we treat others?
Why do you think God isn’t very impressed with grand offerings and great displays of worship?
What were the three things that Micah says God asks from us? (act justly, love mercy, walk humbly)
Can you think of an example of how we can do each of these things in our everyday lives?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader
Dear God, thank you for the lesson we learned today about the prophet Micah and how he teaches us that God isn’t really impressed with grand offerings and gifts. Instead, what God cares about is how we treat others. Please help us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly each and every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Activity: Bible verse poster — Activity Leader
Kids can either draw and colour, or cut out shapes of their hand, heart, and foot to add to their poster. There will be word titles based on the Bible verse (act justly, love mercy, walk humbly) which the kids can match to the image and glue onto their poster.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver.
For Parents:
Follow-up questions.
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What did Micah say God loves more — when we give God special gifts or when we treat each other well?
What are some ways we can treat others fairly?
Can you think of a time when you were kind to someone, or when someone was kind to you?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
Why do you think God cares more about how we treat others than about the things we can give to God, like offerings and gifts?
What are the three things that we can do that Micah says makes God really happy? (being fair, kind, and humble)
What do you each of these things mean to you? What are some ways to be fair, kind, and humble?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What did Micah say God asks for instead of big sacrifices and offerings?
Can you think of a time when you had to choose being doing what was right and fair, and doing what was easy? What did you do?
What do you think it means to love kindness / mercy? What are some kind things that you love doing for others?
What are some ways that we as a family can walk humbly with God together?
