Bible Exploration - Workshop:        Drama Center

 

Month:      June      Bible Story:                 David and Goliath                

 

Year (B):                  Scripture:         I Samuel 17                                       

 

Bible Memory Verse:        Go and May the Lord be with you.” I Sam. 17:37b

 

Workshop

Concept

Teacher

1.      Temple Center

 

God is with us

 

2.      Video Center

 

God is guiding us

 

3.      Computer Center

 

Finding courage in God

 

4.      Drama Center

 

Identifying giants in our lives.

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

·         Explorers will identify the challenges in their lives.

 

MATERIALS:

·         Costumes

·         Props

 

PLAN:

·         Welcome explorers, go over memory verse.

·         Discuss the story of David and Goliath

·         Update the story in a modern setting.

o        Identify challenges/fears of today

o        What protection do we have?

§         Saul used armor

§         David, instead, found courage in God’s past protection.

o        What are our resources for facing our challenges?

§         Saul had a sword

§         David used what he best knew, the sling.

·         Stage and act out updated story.

 

ADAPTATIONS:

Children

Youth

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Ideas for Dramatization — David & Goliath

 

A few points to consider as you set this story to a current setting:

  1. David faced a community threat that no one else was willing to face
    1. Some, no doubt, feared for their own safety
    2. Others, though, were more afraid of letting the others down if he failed.
    3. Was David courageous or reckless?
    4. Why did Saul risk so much on such a young, inexperienced boy?
  2. Identify some community threat (some giant) which others seeming unwilling to face?  This community may be small (like a classroom) or large (as in your town).
    1. Examples may include:

                                                              i.      A bully in school

                                                            ii.      An unfair teacher

                                                          iii.      A business that plans to turn a park into factory

                                                           iv.      An inexperienced player or team facing the champions

                                                             v.      Ask the explorers for their ideas or experiences.

    1. Decide on one or more of these modern stories to try and act out
  1. With your story, draw parallels to the story of David and Goliath and try to come up with an equivalent scene to update the story.  For example:

 

1.      Goliath challenges Israel

 

1. The challenge you identify

 

2.      The Israelite were afraid to face Goliath because:

  • Fear of personal safety
  • Fear of letting people down.

2. Identify the fears your challenge

    raises

 

3.      Saul encourages David to use his armor.  But David finds courage in his past experiences and not Saul’s.

3. What are some past experiences

    which you can draw on to find your

    courage in God?

 

4.      David uses a sling to kill Goliath

 

 

4. What are resources that you have

    that you can use to face your

    challenge?

 

4.   Put together a short dramatization of your story.  Act it out! 

·        Use Costumes and props

·        Change roles to let different explorers tackle the same challenge (they can come up with a different solution, a different way they would handle the problem).

·        Discuss

5.      Dramatize another “challenge” if time allows.

6.      End in prayer.  Thank God for challenges that allow us to put our faith into action.  Ask for the courage to face them.