Bible Exploration - Workshop: Video Center

Month: January Bible Story: Jonah

Year (B): 1 Scripture: Book of Jonah

Bible Memory Verse: Jonah 4:2(b) "You are a loving and merciful God,

always patient, always kind, ready to change your mind and not punish."

Workshop	Concept	Teacher
1. Temple Center	God forgives us and gives us a second chance
2. Video Center	Need for Forgiveness
3. Cooking Center	Praying for Forgiveness
3. Art Center	Forgiving Others
5. Puppet Center	Accepting Forgiveness

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• We are in need of forgiveness like the people of Ninevah and Jonah!

MATERIALS:

• A video dramatization of the story.
• Popcorn
• Drinks
• Discussion questions (see below).

PLAN:

• Welcome children
• Go over memory verse
• Distribute popcorn and drinks.
• Ask explorers to watch for everyone in the story who needs forgiveness.
• View Video
• Discuss questions.

ADAPTATIONS:

Children	Youth
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Discussion Questions

1. Why didn’t Jonah want to go to Ninevah? (He was afraid the people would not listen to him).

2. Why did Jonah feel like a fugitive? (He was running away form God.)

3. How much did Jonah pay to sail on the ship? (20 pieces of gold – the usual fare was 10)

4. What happened in the whale’s belly? (Jonah asked God for forgiveness).

5. Did Jonah obey God this time? (Yes, sort of, He proclaimed that God would destroy Ninevah but he didn’t offer God’s forgiveness if the people would repent.)

6. How many days were there until the destruction? (40 days)

7. What did the people do? (Even though Jonah did not proclaim that God would forgive the people if they repented, they nevertheless repented)

8. What did the King do? (He ordered the people to repent, he also put on sack cloth and sat in ashes).

9. Did God spare the city? (Yes)

10. Was Jonah happy that the people were spared? (No, he was angry!) Why?

11. Who needed forgiveness in this story?

12. What does this story tell us about ourselves? Do we need forgiveness too? Why or why not?