Leader Guide

Application Exercise

Review the SuperTruth: God will help me when I face giant problems.” God helped David with his giant problem, and He is strong enough to handle our problems, too! We may not face a 9-foot-tall Philistine, but we will face other kinds of giants—so let’s talk about how to deal with them. Find someone you don’t know very well to be your partner, today. We are going to tackle some giant problems together!

Give each pair a pencil and sticky note pad or some slips of paper and tape. As you read each situation out loud, the children should respond creatively and write various answers on sticky notes. They will then stick the notes on the figure of David, if they think it’s a good choice, or on Goliath, if it’s a bad choice. You may do the first one together, then read the other situations out loud for the children to answer as pairs.

When Chris got stage fright in today’s Superbook story, what were some choices he could make? Quit, pretend to be sick, faint, ask for another chance, blame someone else, lie.

If someone at school makes fun of a child who is a little different or who has special needs, what are some choices you could make?

If you see someone steal something from a student’s book bag, what are some choices you could make?

Discuss their responses, helping them evaluate good and bad choices. Remind them to pray, trust God, and ask advice from trusted adults.

What are some other examples of giant problems that a child your age might face?

Work through those together, as well.

Have children look up in their Bibles and read Isaiah 43:2–3a:

² “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. ³ For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”

In this verse, God is talking to His people through His prophet Isaiah. A prophet is God’s spokesperson who speaks a message from God. Think about our Bible story today. What do these verses tell us about God when we face problems in our life?

Yes, God is with us in the midst of anything we go through, good and bad, big or small! My guess is that the Israelite army was praying God would just take Goliath away so they wouldn’t have to face him any longer. They listened to his taunts and challenges for 40 days. But then came David—with the courage to trust God and face that giant. Yes, God doesn’t always take the problem away immediately. Yet we know He will always be with us as we go through our problems.