Faith Lessons: Daniel
Lesson for Life: Staying true to God. Daniel1:8
- But Daniel resolved
not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief
official for permission not to defile himself this way.
Faith Verse: Living a faithful life – Romans 12:2 Do not
conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His
good, pleasing and perfect will.
Whole Group
Scripture Time:
Punch a Hole Bible
Game
Play Males vs Females – have two people at a time come up.
First one to answer a Daniel Fact correctly gets first chance to punch a hole
to discover their response to the situation and points earned. The other player gets to punch the remaining
hole for their response/points. After
they sit down, they the whole group studies the related scripture. (THEY DON’T GET HANDOUT UNTIL AFTER GAME)
6 Daniel Trivia
1.
Who took Daniel prisoner? Babylonians
2.
How old was Daniel when he was taken prisoner by
the Babylonians? 16 years old
3.
What was Daniel’s gift he received from the Lord
that kept earning him recognition and promotions? Dream Interpretations
4.
What were the names of Daniels three friends
(these are the new names that we know them by rather than their original
names? Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego (original Hananiah,
Mishael and Azariah.)
5.
What was the new name Daniel was given in
captivity? Belteshazzar
6.
How many kings did Daniel serve under? 4
6 Modern Day Daniel Situations:
1.
Just
before you leave for lunch, your boss gives you a $50 bill for you as a way of
thanking you for a project you finished early. What do you do with the money?
a.
Go to lunch at your favorite new restaurant in
town and then stop at Dairy Queen for dessert. -10 pts
b.
Go to the local grocery store and buy bread,
eggs and fruits to donate to the local food pantry. + 20 pts
2.
You are
trying to decide what job to apply for now that you are done with college. You decide to:
a.
Ask family members to pray with you about it and
see where the Lord leads you. +20 pts
b.
Make a post on FB asking your friends for advice
and apply for the top answer. -10 pts
3.
You were
asked to perform the opening act at the Wintershow. How do you decide to promote yourself?
a.
Have t-shirts made with you face on the front
and give them away on the street corner. -10 pts
b.
Make posters to hang up saying that all earnings
you make will go to the local Compassionate Ministries fund. +20 pts
4.
You just
walked into your 20th class reunion. What is the first thing you do?
a.
Hold your spouse’s hand and introduce him/her to
the classmates from your youth group. +20 pts
b.
Tell your spouse you will be back in a minute
and go find the former cheerleaders who used to be the life of every party so
that you can post a picture on Facebook with your arms around them. -10 pts
5.
Your
daughter comes to you crying because someone at school teased her about her
clothes and weight. How do you help her
through this?
a.
Take her shopping at West Acres to buy her
several new outfits and let her get her hair colored. -10 pts
b.
Take her for a walk each evening for two weeks
as the two of you work through a God’s Girl’s study on healthy eating and
loving the body God gave you. +20 pts
6.
Your new
co-workers invite you to their Vikings season kick-off party to watch the game
which starts at 12 noon this Sunday, but your normal family Sunday routine
includes church study and worship until 12 noon and then Subway. What are you
going to do?
a.
Tell your family you will go to Sunday School
with them, but then will be leaving to go to the party because you want to make
new friends at work.-10 pts
b.
Tell your friends you will come at half-time
after church and lunch with your family. +20 pts
6 Scriptures to look
at
1.
Daniel 1:8,
12, 15, 17a
2.
Daniel 2: 17-19
3.
Daniel 2:27-28; 48
4.
Daniel 3:6, 12, 16-18, 26
5.
Daniel 4:19,27
6.
Daniel 6:7,10,21-22
Table Time
– Life Application:
Tables work together to look at the
lessons from the 6 scripture references and fill out a chart to identify areas
in their own lives to apply the lesson to.
1.
Stay pure
– don’t fill your life with worldly things
2.
Look to God for help
3.
Be humble and give God the glory
4.
Surround yourself with Godly friends
5.
Share the Truth with others to lead them to God
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