SaulBecomesKing
1Samuel8:1-22;9:1-2;10:17-24
WorshipTheme:
God knowsbest.
WeavingFaithIntoLife:
ChildrenwilllearntheycantrustGodtodowhat’sbestforthem.
SessionSequenceWhatChildrenWillDoSupplies
Let’sPraiseGod!
(upto25minutes)
Sing
•“AndWeKnow”(Romans8:28)(track15)
•“TheLordLooksattheHeart”(1Samuel16:7b)(track20)
•“ISingtheMightyPowerofGod”(track14)
•“ThePlansIHaveforYou”(Jeremiah29:11)(track11)
•“Jesus Loves Me Rock”(track10)
•“GuideMe,OThouGreatJehovah”(track16)
•“Holy,Holy,Holy”(track3)
KidsOwn WorshipKit:
SongsFromFaithWeaver
ClassroomSupplies:
CDplayer,Bible,jar,smallcandies,indexcards,marker,slipsofpaper, pencils,scissors
BibleBackgroundforLeaders
SaulBecomesKing
1Samuel8:1-22;9:1-2;10:17-24
Samuelgrewtofunctionnotonlyasaprophet,butalsoasajudge,leadingIsraelinmilitaryexcursionsagainstthePhilistines (1 Samuel 7:6-8). When Samuel grew old,hewantedhissonstobejudgesoverIsraelashehadbeen.However,hissonsdidn’tfollowtheLordasSamuelhad.It’sinterestingtonotethatSamuel’stroubleswithhissonsweresimilartothosethathismentor,Eli,hadexperiencedwithhisownsons.
SamuelstronglyobjectedtoIsrael’sdesireforaking.HisobjectionsmayhavearisenpartlyfromthehurtcausedbyIsrael’srejectionofhimandhissons,butSamuelwasalsodeeply concerned by the people’s motives in seekingaking.BecausethepeoplealreadyhadtroubletrustingGod,SamuelknewtheywouldleantowardtrustingthekingandhismilitarymightinsteadofGod.
God didn’t want Israel to have a king, but thepeoplewantedakingsobadlythattheywouldn’tlistentoSamuel’swarnings(1Samuel8:10-18).Goddecidedtogranttheirrequest. God chose to use their demands to furtherhispurposes,buthealsocontinuedtoexpectthemtobefaithful tohim.
WhenGodchosetogiveIsraelaking,heproceededtoshowSamuelexactlywhothatkingshouldbe.Saul,whowasaheadtallerthanhispeers,wouldbereadilyacceptedbythepeoplebecauseofhisdominatingphysique.Godtold
SamuelaboutSaulthedaybeforeSamuelmethim(1Samuel9:15-16). And God “changed Saul’s heart” (1 Samuel10:9),apparentlytopreparehimtoleadIsraelbyrelyingonGod’spower.
As Saul was being installed as king, Samuel usedthesituationtoremindthepeoplethattheyhadrebelledagainstGodwhentheyaskedforaking(1Samuel10:17-19).ButhepresentedSaultothepeopleasthekingGodhadchosenandadmittedthattherewas“noonelikehimamongallthepeople”(1Samuel10:24).
WhyWeWorshipforLeaders
Godknowsbestabouteverything.Inlove,hecreateditalland,therefore,understandsitall.Heknowsandunderstandstheuniverse.Heknowshowmanystarsthereare,andhecallseachonebyname.Heknowseverysparrowthatfallstotheground,and,likewise,heknowseachoneofusandcallsusbyname.NotoneofusgoesunnoticedbyGod.
Godknowswhatwewant,andheknowswhatweneedtobetrulyhappy.WhenwetrustthatGodknowsbestandworshipandobeyhim,wefindtruejoyandfulfillment.WhataprivilegetoworshipaGodwhoknowsbestinallthings!
EasyPrepforLeaders
Let’sPraiseGod!—Putsmallcandiesinajar,countingthecandiesasyougo.Besureyouknowhowmanycandiesareinthejar.Cutslipsofpaperlargeenoughforkidstowriteon.Writethefollowingquestionsonindexcards,onequestionpercard:
Question#1:Whattimedidtheteachergetup?
Question#2:WhatwillbethefirstwordsoftheBiblestorytoday?Question#3:Whattimedidtheteachergotobedlastnight?
Setthejarofcandy,theslipsofpaper,theindexcards,andpencilssothey’reaccessible.
“TheAudienceKnowsBest”—SetupaTVandDVDplayer.CuetheLessonVideosDVDtothesegmenttitled“TheAudienceKnowsBest.”WatchtheDVDtrackatleastoncebeforethechildrenarrivesoyou’llbefamiliarwithit.
TheBestWay—Photocopy“TheBestWay”situationcards(attheendofthissession),andcutthemapart.You’llneedonecard(#1to#6)foreverytwoorthreeelementarychildren.You’llneedoneof#7or#8foreverytwoorthreeelementarychildren.
CrownsofPraise—Getaboxofaluminumfoilforeverytwoorthreechildren.
PlaySongsFromFaithWeaveraschildrenarrive.Directchildrentothejarofcandyandthequestions.Encouragechildrentowritetheirnamesonseveralslipsofpaperandwritetheirguessesaboutthenumberofcandiesinthejarandtheanswerstothequestionsonthecards.Havethechildrenwriteoneguessperslipofpaperandtobesureandincludethequestionnumber.Haveolderchildrenhelp youngerchildren.
Whenallthekidshavearrived,
Hello,everyone!Welcometochildren’schurch.Todaywe’regoingtopraiseGodbecauseheknowsbest.Heknowsallaboutusandwhathisplansareforourlives.
EarlieryoumadesomeguessesabouthowmanycandieswereinthejarandaboutsomethingsIdidorwilldo.
•WhatdoestheBiblesayGodknows?(Godknowseverything;Godknowswhat’sbestforus.)
•Wouldheknowhowmanycandiesareinthejar?(Yes,becausehe’sGod;no,thatwouldn’tmattertoGod.)
•WouldhebeabletoanswerthequestionsaboutwhatIdid?(Yes,becauseheknowswhatyou’rethinking;notifyoudidn’ttellhim.)
Tellthechildrenthenumberofcandiesandthecorrectanswerstothequestions.Celebrateifanychildrenguessedtherightanswers.
God knows everything! He knows what is best in everycircumstance! The Bible says that not only does God knoweverything,buthewillalsomakeeverythingworktogetherforour good when we love him. That is totallycool.
Sing“AndWeKnow”(Romans8:28).Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
OurGodistheGodofcreation.Hemadeeverything,sohe
understandseverything.Heknowsusinsideandout.Heknowsusbetterthananyoneelsedoes,becausehelooksatourhearts.Let’ssingaboutthat!
Sing“TheLordLooksattheHeart”(1Samuel16:7b).Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
Godisourking.Wedon’thavekingsinourcountry,soit’shard
tounderstandwhatit’sliketoberuledbyaking.Wedohaveapresident,butbeingpresidentisn’tquitethesameasbeingaking.
•Whatdokingsdo?(Kingsruleoveracertainplace;theytellpeoplewhattodo.)
Kingsarerulersoftheircountries.Theycandoanythingtheywant, and people have to obey them. Some kings are good,and some are bad. We have the best king of all: God. Godis
all-loving,all-knowing,andalwaysgood.Heknowsbestabouteverythingbecausehe’sperfect.
Kings are powerful. Their people have to obey them. If the kingis good, the people are happy. If the king is bad, the peoplesuffer. Later we’re going to hear a story about one of Israel’skingswhofailedinhisjobaskingbecauseheforgotaboutGodanddidbadthings.God,ourking,willneverfail!HeisGod,andhe knows best. Stand up, point high in the air toward heaven, and say, “God, you’re thebest!”
Sing“ISingtheMightyPowerofGod.”
Track14
Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
HaveachildreadPsalm147:4fromaneasy-to-readversionoftheBible.
•WhatdoesGodknow?(Howmanystarsthereare;everything.)
Notonlydoesheknowhowmanystarsthereare,butheknowsalltheirnames!Nohumanbeingcouldeverknowallthat.Let’scheckoutanotherthingthatGodknowsbest.
HaveachildreadJeremiah29:11.
•WhatdoesthisversetellusaboutGod?(Godknowsourfuture;Godhasplansforus.)
ItshowsusthatGodknowseverything.Heknowsallaboutyou.
Heknowswhatyou’regoodatandwhatyou’renotasgoodat.
If you know what you’re really good at, standup.
Callonafewofthechildrenwhostoodtotellwhatthey’regoodat.Havethechildrensitdown.
Someofyouprobablyknowwhatyouwanttobewhenyougrowup.Standupifyoudo.
Callontwoorthreeofthosechildrentotellwhattheywanttobe.Thenhavethechildrensitdown.
If you don’t have a clue what you’re good at or what you want tobewhenyou’regrown,standup.(Pause.)Sitbackdown.Well,Ihavegoodnewsforyou.Godknows!Hecreatedeachofyoufora special purpose. That means he has plans for you, better onesthanyoucouldeverdreamforyourself.Let’sallstandandcloseoureyes.(Pause.)NowsilentlythankGodforhavingplansforyou.(Pause.)Let’spraisehimforknowingbest.
Sing“ThePlansIHaveforYou”(Jeremiah29:11).Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
God knows all about us, and he knows what’s best for us. Wecan
trust him because he loves us more than we canimagine.
Sing“JesusLovesMeRock.”
Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
Close your eyes, and let’s get quiet for a moment. Think ofsomereasonsthatGodisthegreatest.(Pause.)Nowlet’scalloutour reasons as praises to God. You could say, “God, you’re thegreatest because you know all about me,” or“You have goodplansformylife,God.”Allowtimeforseveralchildrentosaytheirpraisesaloud.
Let’sspreadoutaroundtheroomnow.Findaspottostandbyyourselfaswesingournextsong.Let’sworshipGodbecauseheknowsbest.
Sing“GuideMe,OThouGreatJehovah.”Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
Forourlastsong,let’ssitorkneelonthefloorasweworship
God.Closeyoureyes,andsingthisonetotheLordwithyourwholeheart.
Sing“Holy,Holy,Holy.”
Lyricsareinthebackofthisbook.
Lord,thankyouforbeingagoodGod.Youarekind,thoughtful,andgenerous.Thankyouforknowingwhat’sbestforus,andthankyouforplanninggoodthingsforus.Helpustotrustthatyouknowbest.Weloveyoubecauseyouloveus.InJesus’name,amen.
ElementaryActivities
*“TheAudienceKnowsBest”
ShowtheLessonVideosDVDtracktitled“TheAudienceKnowsBest.”ItillustrateswhyweshouldrelyonGod’swisdom—notwhat’spopular.
•Whydidthecontestantsmakethechoicestheydid?(Becausetheaudiencetoldthemto;theywantedtowinthegame.)
•What happened when they followed the advice of thecrowd?
(Theygothurt;theygotarrested.)
•Whatdoesthevideosayaboutmakingchoicesforyourself?(Otherpeoplecanmakethewrongchoices;onlyGodcantelluswhich choice tomake.)
Itishardtoknowwhatarethebestchoices.Justbecauseanideaisverypopulardoesn’tmeanit’sthebest.OnlyGodknowseverything,andonlyheknowswhat’sbest.
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PreschoolActivities
SaulBecomesKing
1Samuel8:1-22;9:1-2;10:17-24
WorshipTheme:
God knowsbest.
EasyPrepforLeaders
FitforaKing—Beforethesession,cutapieceofaluminumfoil,about24incheslong,foreachchild.You’llalsoneedastaplerortapeandseveralstickersforeachchild.
God-Knows-BestSmiles—Gatheronehamburgerbunforeveryfourchildren,aknife,jelly,juice,smallpapercups,andnapkins.Slicethebunsinhalfhorizontallyifthey’renotslicedalready.Thencuttheminhalfverticallysoyouhavequartersorhalf-moonshapes.Spreadjellyoneachpiece,andsetthepiecesonnapkinsoraservingtray.
UsingTheo
ConsiderusingTheophilustheFaithRetriever puppet todayintheseways:
•HaveTheoleadthepreschoolersfromthemainworshipareatothepreschoolroom.
•HaveTheowearafoilcrownandhelptelltheBiblestory.
•SeetheKidsOwnWorshipKitforapuppetskitwrittenfortoday’sworshipsession.
*Fit for aKing
Godisgood,andheknowsbest.
•What are some things God knowsabout?
Godknowseverything!Godknowshowtomakethebirdssing,thedogsbark,thesunshine,andtheflowersbloom.Godknowsallaboutyouandme!Godknowsbestandwantstobeourking!Let’smakesomecrownstodaytohelpuslearnthatGodknowsbest.
Giveeachchildapieceoffoil,shinysidedown.Helpchildrenfoldthefoilinhalflengthwise,theninhalfagain.
I’m going to say some statements.After
Isayeachone,yousay,“Godknowsbest!”andput a sticker on your crown. Are youready?
Usethefollowingstatementsorstatementsyoumakeup.Aftereach,havekidssay,“Godknowsbest”andaddastickertotheircrowns.
God knows when tomake the sun riseandset.
Godmadeyouspecial.
Godknowshowtomake redflowers.
Godlovesyoujustthewayyouare.
God knowshowto make themoonshine.
God knowshowtallyou’llbewhenyougrowup.
Write children’s namesonthecrowns,andstapleeachcrowntofitthechild’shead.
*WhichKing?
You’llneedthecrownsfromthepreviousactivity,achair,andabathrobeorblankettouseasaking’srobe.
Havechildrensitonthefloorinacirclewiththeircrownsonthefloorinfrontofthem.Setthechairinthemiddleofthecircle.
Alongtimeago,God’speopledecidedtheywantedtohaveaking.Thatwasn’tagoodidea,becauseGodwassupposedtobetheirking.
Butthepeopledidn’twantGodastheirking.Theythoughttheyknewbest.Theywantedamantobetheirkinginstead.
•Haveyoueverwantedsomething,butyourmomordadsaidno?Whatwasit?
•Whydoyouthinkyourmomordadsaidno?
PreschoolActivities
Sometimesmomsanddadssaynobecausetheyknowwhat’sbestforyou.Ifyouonlywanted
toeatcandyallday,they’dsaynobecausetheyknowyouwouldfeelyucky.God’speoplewantedaking,andGodsaidnobecauseheknewitwasn’tgoodforthem.Godknowsbest.Buttheywouldn’tlisten.SofinallyGodgavethemwhattheywanted.HechoseatallandstrongmannamedSaultobetheirking.
AskavolunteertostandonthechairtobeSaul.Putacrownonyourvolunteer’shead,andputtherobearoundhisorhershoulders.Haveanadultstandnearbyasaspotter.
The people said, “Long live the king!” Put yourcrown on your head to show that the peoplegotwhat they wanted, then stand and say,“Longlivetheking!”(Pause.)
God was sad when the people chose a kinginstead of him. They were supposed to obeyhim because he knows best. A human kingwouldnotalwaysknowbest.Sitdown,andshowmehowsadyou’dlookifyouwereGod.(Pause.)
Let’s not be like them. Let’s make God happy. Let’s celebrate wanting Jesus to be our king! Jump up and say, “Jesus is my king!” (Pause.)Goodjob,everyone!Havethechildstepdownfromthechair.Drapetherobeoverthebackofit.
Let’spretendthechairisGod’sthrone.Let’stakeourcrownsoffandputthemontheflooraroundthechairtotellGodweknowthatheknowsbestandheisourking.
Helpchildrenputtheircrownsonthefloor.Havethemholdhandsinacircleandmovearoundthe“throne”asyouleadtheminsingingthefollowingsongtothetuneof“TheMulberryBush.”
Jesusisking‘causeheknowsbest,Heknowsbest,heknowsbest.
Jesusisking‘causeheknowsbest,Yes,Godknowsbest!
Singthesongafewtimes.
Let’sputourcrownsbackonnowtoshowthatJesusisourking.WhenIgiveyouyourcrown,say“Godknowsbest!”andwearyourcrown.
God-Knows-BestSmiles
Gatherchildrenaroundthetable.
We’ve beenlearningtodaythatGodknowsbest.Thatmakesmehappy!I’mgoingtoshowyouhowtomakeahappysnack,andIneedyourhelp.Thenyou’llgettomake one,too.
Holdoneofthebunquarters.
•What are some things that Godknows?
Ifchildrenneedhelp,remindthemthatheknowstheirnames,heknowshowmanyhairstheyhaveontheirheads,heknowsthenamesofallthestars,andheknowshowtomakethesun
riseandset.Everytimechildrennamesomething,takeabiteoutofthemiddleportionofyourbunquarteruntilwhat’sleftformstheshapeofasmile.Holditupforthechildrentosee.
AllthethingsthatGodknowsmakemehappy!And here’s my smile to show it! I’m going tosetmy smile aside until each of you makesone.
Nowit’syourturn.Asyoumakeyoursmileysnack,let’sthankGodbecauseheknowsbest.Whenyourbunlookslikeasmile,setitdownuntileveryoneelseisfinished.
Giveeachchildabunquarter, andencouragechildrentoeatthecenterstoformasmile.Whentheyallhavesmiles,tellchildrentoholdthesmilesuptotheirfaces.ThenaskoneortwochildrentoprayandthankGodforknowingbest.Passoutjuice,andfinisheating.
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TheBestWay
Havekidsformgroupsoftwoorthree.Giveeachgrouponeofthefirstsixsituationcardspreparedbeforeworship.Ifyouhavealargegroup,youmaygiveasituationtomorethanonegroup.Attheendoftheactivity,you’llgiveeachgroupa#7or#8card.
Choosesomeoneinyourgrouptoreadthesituation.Thendecideasagroupwhatwillhappennextinyoursituation.Allowtimefordiscussion.Thenhavethegroupsreadtheirsituationsandreportwhattheydecidedwouldhappennext.
•Whydidthesamesituationshavedifferentendings?(Becausewehadtomakedifferentchoices;becausedifferentpeoplemadeuptheendings.)
•Whenhaveyouneededtofollowtheadviceofsomeonewhoknewbetterthanyou?(WhenIdidn’tknowwhattodoonmyhomework;whenIneededtoapologizetoafriend.)
The Bible tells of a time God’s special people, the Israelites,needed to follow someone who knew better than they did.Ihave one more situation for each group to discuss. Readthesituation in your group, then decide what you think willhappennext.
GiveeachgroupacopyofeitherSituation7orSituation8.Allowtimeforthegroupstodiscussthesituations.HaveoneSituation7groupreadthesituationaloudandreportaboutwhatthegroupdecidedwouldhappennext.IfyouhaveothergroupswhoalsohadSituation7,havethemsharewhattheythoughtwouldhappen.NexthaveaSituation8groupreadthesituationaloudandsharethegroup’sideasaboutwhatwouldhappen.HaveotherSituation8groupsshare their thoughtsalso.
HereiswhattheBiblesaysisthetruesituation.Read1 Samuel8:19.
•HowiswhattheIsraelitessaidlikesomeofthesituations
youdiscussed?(TheIsraeliteswouldn’tlistentoGod;theIsraeliteswerestubborn.)
•What awesome, powerful things had God done for theIsraelites?(Hetookcareofthem;hebroughtthemoutofEgypt.)
•DoyouthinktheIsraelitesmadeagoodchoice?Whyor
whynot?(No,becausetheydidn’tlistentoGod;yes,becausetheyneeded aking.)
Therearemanytimesinlifewhenwedonotknowwhatisbestforus.Wemustfollowpeoplewhoknowbetterthanwedo.WealsoneedtorememberthatGodknowseverything.Heknowswhat’sbest.Wecanchoosetotrusthimwitheverythinginourlives.TheIsraelitesdidnotdothat,andtheirchoicemadelifemuchharderforthem.Let’salwaysfollowtheonewhoknowswhat’sbestforus—God.
CrownsofPraise
Giveeachgroupaboxofaluminumfoil.
We’vebeenlearningthatGodknowsbest.Hehasalwaysknownbest,throughoutallofhistory.He’sbeenwithusandguidedusfromthetimeofAdamandEve,tothetimeJesuswasonearth,and totoday.
Asagroup,useyouraluminumfoiltomakeacrownofpraisestoJesus,whoknowsbestabouteverything.Workwithyourteammatestomakeacrownfromthefoil,butonlyuseyourhandsandthefoil—noscissors,tape,glue,orstaplers.Youcanusethefoilanywayyoucanthinkof.Youcancrumpleit,foldit,twistit,andpinchit.
Therearetworules:Ruleoneisthateveryonemustparticipatebytakingaturnaddingtothecrown.Ruletwoisthatbeforeeachpersondoessomething,thepersonmustsaythankyoutoGodforknowingbest.Forexample,youmightsay,“Thankyou,God,forknowingbestabouthowIshouldspendmysparetime,”thenaddapiecetothecrown.Youcanhelpeachotheroutwithideasaboutwhatpraisestosay.I’llgiveyouthreeminutestomakeyourcrowns.Areyouready?
Afterthreeminutes,geteveryone’sattention.
Nicework,everyone!IknowGodispleasedwiththepraisesyou gave him. The crowns can remind us to make God ourkingbecause he knowsbest.
Havegroupssetthecrownsonatablewiththeofferingbowls.
TheOffering
ThecrownsyoumaderepresentourpraiseandthankstoGodforknowingbest.Holdyourhandscuppedtogetherinfrontofyou.ImaginethatyourhandsrepresentacrownforJesus.Astheofferingbowlcomestoyou,giveGodyourlifeandtellhimyouwanthimtobeyourking.Thenplaceyourofferinginthebowlifyoubroughtone.
Take theoffering.
BestPrayers
HavekidsfindapartneranddescribesomeareasoftheirliveswheretheyneedtotrustthatGodknowsbest.Forexample,theymightbeworriedabouta
sickfamilymember,afriendwhohasturnedonthem,ormovingtoanewneighborhoodorcity.
Havethepartnersprayforeachother’sconcerns.
BecauseGodKnowsBest
Godknowswhatwewant.Heknowswhoweareandwhatweneedtobetrulyhappy.AsIsaythefollowingprayer,answereverythingIsaybysaying,“Thankyou,God.Youknowbest.”
God,youwerewiththeIsraeliteslongago.Pauseforresponse.
Youlovedthemandguidedthem.Pauseforresponse.
Today,youloveusandguideus,too.Pauseforresponse.
Helpustotrustyoutodayandtomorrow.Pauseforresponse.Helpustotrustyounextweekandnextyear.Pauseforresponse.Helpustokeeponlyyouaskinginourlives.Pauseforresponse.Wewanttoloveyouandobeyyou.Pauseforresponse.
God,thankyouforknowingbestabouteverything.Thankyouforcaringsomuchaboutusthatyoutakecareofallour
needs—past,present,andfuture.Helpustotrustyourloveandgoodnesstoday,tomorrow,andalways.WepraiseyouforbeingsuchanawesomeGod.Youknowbest.InJesus’name,amen.
TheBestWay
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#2: LeakyPipes
Youhavediscoveredthatthepipesunderthesinkareleakingandruiningthecabinet.Youknowyoudon’tknowwhatisbesttodointhissituation,soyoulookinthephonebookandfindthenumberofaplumber.
Theplumberknowsexactlywhattodo.Theplumbercomesrightover,and…
#3:TurkeyDinner
It’sThanksgiving,andyouwanttohaveabigturkeydinner.Youhavenevercookedanythingbefore,butyoudon’twantanyhelpfromanyone!Youbuyallthestuffyouthinkyou’llneed,and…
#4:TurkeyDinner
It’sThanksgiving,andyouwanttohaveabigturkeydinner.Youhavenevercookedanythingbefore,soyoudecidetocallyour
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#5:Fire
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#6:Fire
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#7:AKingforIsrael
ThepeopleofGodwantedtohaveakingtoruleovertheminsteadofhavingGodastheirking.GodhadSamuel,theprophet,tellthemallthebadthingsthatwouldhappeniftheychosetohaveahumankinginsteadofGod.Samuel
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#8:AKingforIsrael
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theirking.GodhadSamuel,theprophet,tellthemallthebadthingsthatwouldhappeniftheychosetohaveahumankinginsteadofGod.Samuelremindedthepeopleofallthewonderful,powerfulthingsGodhaddoneforthem.ThepeopledecidedtheywouldlistentoSamuelandonlyhaveGodfortheirking,so…
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