CB Kids October 2

Welcome to our new series, Hear Me Roar! We’re going to spend some time over the next few weeks at the Babylon Zoo, where we’ll meet some courageous . . . and some not so courageous . . . creatures! Coincidentally, Babylon is the city where all our Bible stories this month take place! Today we're looking at the Babylonian Captivity as found in Daniel 1; Lamentations 3:19-26.

Talk with your child: What's some of your favourite animals to see at the zoo?

Have some fun:
Would you...

• Cuddle with a koala.
• Ride a camel.
• Touch an octopus.
• Kiss a frog.
• Let a parakeet sit on your arm.
• Let a bearded dragon sleep on your bed.
• Drape a python around your shoulders.
• Hold a baby crocodile.
• Spend a night at the zoo inside the cheetah exhibit.

Read these passages from the Bible: Daniel 1; Lamentations 3:19-26

Talk about it: 

• How did Daniel and his friends end up in Babylon?
• What did the four of them do differently from others who were brought to Babylon?
• What happened because of this choice they made?
• Read Lamentations 3:21–22. What does the writer of this Scripture say is our reason for hope?
• Do you know what a mentor is? Mentors are people who have gone before you. They believe in you and train you to follow in their footsteps. Jesus is the greatest mentor there is! Jesus helps each of us to grow and to follow him, even in hard situations. He is always with us, and
  reminds us not to give up!

Pray together: God, thank you that you are with me. Even when things are difficult, you encourage me and remind me that I can do it! Even when it seems like a door is locked in my life, you help me open it or find a new way out. This gives me strength, courage, and hope! Your compassion never fails. I won’t give up, because you are with me! Amen.

Learn the memory verse: “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.” (Nahum 1:7)

Recap: Daniel and his friends made the right choice, even though it was hard, because they knew it’s what God wanted them to do. They could have given up and eaten what everyone else was eating, but they stuck it out because they knew God was with them. God is with us too! Remind yourself: I won’t give up — God is with me!