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The Armor of God

Teacher's Guide - this is just one possible lesson plan.  Visit the Armor of God Bible lesson plan Section for further ideas to supplement this. 

Introduction:

This lesson is about the armor of God.  At first I thought that maybe this lesson was too advanced for these age groups but the more research I did, I realized how very important it is to teach this as soon as possible to our children.  The world is constantly bombarding us with false information about who God is, never mind all the media outlets that teach exactly the opposite of what the Bible teaches us.  

The message:  

Preschool thru Grade 1:  Put on the armor of God everyday.
  
Grades 2 and 3:  Use the armor of God to help protect you against the evil in the world.

I've split this message into two separate ones depending on the age level.  For the younger children, the message is simple:  Put on the armor of God everyday.  Younger children have so much innocence, I just didn't want to have them focus to much on the evil of the world, they'll spend the rest of their lives dealing with it.  For the older children, we expand on this message and say:  Use the armor of God to protect you against the evil in the world.  This age should better understand the devil's schemes and how to combat them with the armor.

Make sure you repeat the message many times during the lesson.  Send the Armor of God Take Home Sheet  home and print off a copy of the Children's version story to go with it this week with the children to encourage parents to reiterate the message during the week.  It includes a poster at the bottom that the children can color and hang on their wall or refrigerator. 

Preview of the lesson:

Some people like to do craft time first and story time second and some like to switch it around.  I like the first option, myself.

Always consider offering Armor Coloring/Activity Pages for further ideas for children who aren't interested in participating in the group activity (or if you get done the group activities very quickly and need something to fill in the spare time).  Everyone has a need for "alone time" once in awhile.  Also, sending home the coloring pages with the Take Home sheet provides parents with much needed help in reinforcing the lessons.  You can make a nice little booklet each week with the take home sheet on top -- I promise that most parents will appreciate the effort!