Series Overview
There was a time when learning how to tie our shoes was a big thing. Walking into a new preschool class was a big thing. And sleeping in our own bedroom by ourselves, that was a really big thing—like SO BIG! And now that we’re all grown up, the big things keep coming. God is going to give our preschoolers big things to do. God is going to give them little things to do. And whether it’s a big thing or a little thing, we want our preschoolers to know that they have the Lord our God to help them. God helps me do big things!
Memory Verse
“I know that God helps me.” – Psalm 54:4, NIRV
Week One (May 4)
Noah’s Ark
Bible Story: Genesis 6:8-9:17
Key Question: Who helps you do big things?
Bottom Line: God helps me do big things.
God tells Noah to build something that was not only big but something that Noah had never seen before. “What is an ark? And how big did You just say to build it, God?” Yes,
it was a very big thing God gave Noah to do. So what did Noah do? Noah trusted God and he did what God told him to do. The job was big. The boat was big. The animals
were big. But Noah’s faith was SO BIG. Noah knew God helps me do big things.
Week Two (May 11)
Aaron + Hur Help Moses
Bible Story: Exodus 17:8-13
Key Question: Who helps you do big things?
Bottom Line: God helps me do big things.
Moses is the leader of God’s people, and God’s people are attacked. As long as Moses holds his staff in the air, God’s people are winning. But when Moses’ arms get tired and he lowers the staff, God’s people start losing. Moses needs help, so that’s what God gives him. Moses’ friend, Hur, and his brother, Aaron, put a rock behind Moses for him to sit on. Then, they each hold up one of Moses’ hands. The result? Not only did God’s
people win the battle, but Moses got to experience God giving him people to help him, which is a pretty big thing too!
Week Three (May 18)
Deborah
Bible Story: Judges 4:1-10, 15; 5:1-31
Key Question: Who helps you do big things?
Bottom Line: God helps me do big things.
Deborah is a prophet for God’s people. She gives God’s people messages from God and help them settle their arguments. One day, Deborah has a message for a man named Barak, telling him what God commands him to do. Not only does she give the message, but Deborah ends up going with Barak and helping him gather 10,000 men to fight in a battle. Deborah and Barak found the men they needed, and God’s people won the battle just like God said they would. Deborah and Barak celebrate by singing about the big things God helped them do.
Week Four (May 25)
Nehemiah Asks for Help
Bible Story: Nehemiah 1-4; 6:1, 15
Key Question: Who helps you do big things?
Bottom Line: God helps me do big things.
Nehemiah hears that the wall around his home of Jerusalem is broken. He cries and fasts and prays for days. The king Nehemiah works for notices that Nehemiah is sad and asks him what’s wrong. Nehemiah tells the king about his home. With the king’s blessing, Nehemiah heads to Jerusalem to see what he can do. When he gets there,
the job is SO BIG that he asks people for help. The result? The city wall is repaired and Nehemiah and the people learn that God helps us do big things when we work together.