Leader Guide
Video Leader Guide
Select a video to have playing as children enter the Large Group room. Videos are under Resources on the top menu bar.
Have Small Group leaders greet the children as they enter the Large Group room and engage them in a game or conversation until time for Large Group to begin.
Welcome (1 minute)
Hello, and welcome back for the last lesson of our Superbook adventure titled “Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream.” If you were here last time, what does God enable us to do? Great things!
Yes, and what great thing did God enable Daniel to do? Tell the king his dream and also reveal the meaning of it.
Did you know that you can talk to God and He will answer?
Yes, God hears our prayer and everything we say and even think! That means He will hear us when we stand and sing The Salvation Poem!
Play Video 7: (Song) The Salvation Poem (3 minutes)
Be sure to preview the song so you can sing along with the children.
The Salvation Poem
SuperTruth and Discussion (2 minutes)
We all talk with many people each day. Can you name some? Family, teachers, friends, teammates, coaches, neighbors, bus driver.
Because we know these people, we are confident they hear us and will answer us.
Today’s SuperTruth is, “I can talk with God.” Let’s say it together. “I can talk with God.”
Even though we can’t see God like we can see the people we just named, He is with us wherever we are, and we can talk with Him! That’s amazing! God wants to have a relationship with us so He can talk with us and we can talk with Him.
Could anyone around Daniel give him the information the king demanded? No, only God.
That’s right; God was the only one he could go to. Daniel needed information quickly; many lives depended on him. Daniel knew that when he prayed, God would listen and answer. God did hear Daniel’s prayer and revealed the mystery of the king’s dream. We can also be confident that God hears our prayers!
Let’s say the SuperTruth together again. “I can talk with God.”
Introduce Condensed Bible Story (1 minute)
If most or all children watched the Bible story video in a previous lesson, omit it here and go straight to the SuperVerse.
Now we are going to watch a short version of the video about Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. If you you’ve already seen it, listen carefully to how the king describes God after Daniel reveals the dream and its meaning.
Play Video 4: Condensed Bible Story (11 Minutes)
Condensed Bible Story
Superbook takes Chris, Joy and Gizmo to meet Daniel, who as a young man serves King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. Frightened by a nightmare, the king orders his wise men to tell him his dream and explain its meaning—or be killed. When Daniel asks his friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to pray, God reveals the dream. Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar that it foretells the fall of his empire and the destruction of several others before all are replaced by God’s enduring kingdom.
Play Video 10C: SuperVerse Graphic 3
Graphic loops 3 minutes without audio; turn off or freeze video after children repeat the verse.
SuperVerse Graphic 3
SuperVerse (2 minutes)
Our SuperVerse today is Psalm 17:6:
I am praying to You because I know You will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.
Can you guess who was talking to God in this verse? I will give you a clue; he wrote many of the psalms in the Bible. If children can’t guess, give another clue: He was also the king of Israel. David.
Why did David say he was praying? He knew God would answer.
David was a man of prayer. He knew that God not only heard, He also answered. Do you think that God actually needs to bend down to hear our prayers? No.
Why would David say that? It was a way of saying he wanted to be close to God.
God hears everything we say, and He knows our thoughts, too!
Let’s say the SuperVerse together again. Psalm 17:6:
I am praying to You because I know You will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.
Children will have more time to learn the SuperVerse in Small Group.
Introduce Signposts Video (1 minute)
Now let’s watch our Signposts Video to learn more about the meaning of Nebuchadnezzar’s strange dream.
Play Video 6: Signposts Video (4.5 minutes)
Signposts Video
Prayer and Send-Off (2 minutes)
Let’s pray before we move to Small Group.
Dear God, thank You that we can talk with You and ask about anything. We praise You that You hear every question, every song of praise, and every prayer of thanksgiving. You also hear our cries for help. Help us pray every day to gain strength and wisdom to do Your will. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
In Small Group today, you will play a game called “Four Rooms of the Palace” where you will hide from the commander of the guard! Let’s go find out how to play this game!
Teachers take children to Small Group classes for Grades 1–3 and 4–6. If the combined group is small, all children may stay together for Small Group time.