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You Are the Man: Nathan’s Story for King David2 Samuel 12:1-13; 2 Samuel 11:1-27; Psalm 51:1-12; 1 John 1:9King David did terrible things. He took another man's wife, Bathsheba, and had her husband, Uriah, killed in battle. Then he tried to hide it. But God saw, and He sent the prophet Nathan to David with a story about a rich man who stole a poor man's only lamb. David was furious – "The man who did this deserves to die!" Nathan said, "You are that man!" David stopped hiding. "I have sinned against the LORD," he said. And Nathan answered, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You will not die." Repentance means agreeing with God about our sin and turning back to Him, because He is ready to forgive.Old TestamentRepentance
With Building BricksSolomon Builds the Temple1 Kings 5:1-8:66; 2 Chronicles 3:1-7:3; John 2:19-21King Solomon built a beautiful temple for God, and God filled it with His glory. But even Solomon knew no building could hold God. God came to live with His people, and in Jesus He came closer than ever. So we worship Him.Old TestamentWorship
Elijah and the Widow1 Kings 17:1-16; Luke 4:25-26During a long drought, God fed Elijah with ravens by a brook. When the brook dried up, God sent him to a poor widow with only a little flour and oil. She trusted God's promise, and her flour and oil never ran out. God takes care of people who trust Him.Old TestamentTrust
The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: Praying at All Times1 Kings 18:1, 41-46; James 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:18-20; Luke 18:1For three and a half years there was no rain. God promised Elijah, "I will send rain." So Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel, bowed down and prayed. Seven times he sent his servant to look at the sea. Six times there was nothing. The seventh time, a tiny cloud rose, as small as a man's hand. Then the sky went black, and the rain poured down. God's armor is worn with prayer. We pray at all times, and we keep praying, because our Father hears us.Old TestamentPrayer
With Building BricksElijah on Mount Carmel: Courage1 Kings 18:17-39; Joshua 1:9; 1 Peter 3:18For three years there had been no rain in Israel, because the people had turned to worship a fake god named Baal. Elijah, God's prophet, stood alone on Mount Carmel against 450 prophets of Baal. "The God who answers by fire – He is God," he said. Baal's prophets shouted all day, and nothing happened. Then Elijah built an altar, soaked it with water three times until even the trench was full, and prayed a short prayer. Fire fell from heaven and burned it all up! Courage means doing what's right even when you're afraid, because God is with us.Old TestamentCourage
The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: The Belt of Truth1 Kings 22:1-40; Ephesians 6:10-14; John 14:6King Ahab wanted to go to war, and 400 prophets told him what he wanted to hear. Only Micaiah said, "I will speak whatever the LORD tells me," and he told the truth, even though it cost him. Ahab put on a disguise and his armor, but an arrow found the gap. The first piece of God's armor is the belt of truth. God's truth holds everything together and keeps us safe.Old TestamentHonesty
Fruit of the SpiritFruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness2 Kings 2:1-14; 1 Kings 19:19-21; Lamentations 3:22-23; Luke 16:10On the day God was taking Elijah to heaven, Elijah told Elisha three times, "Stay here." Three times Elisha said, "I will not leave you." Other prophets watched from far away, but Elisha stayed close to the end. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit. God is always faithful to us, so His Spirit helps us stay loyal to Him and to the people He gives us, day after day.Old TestamentFaithfulness
The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: Shoes of Peace2 Kings 7:3-16; Ephesians 6:15; Isaiah 52:7; Romans 10:13-15When the city of Samaria was starving, four men with a sickness that kept them outside the city found the enemy camp empty and full of food. God had made the army run away. At first they kept it to themselves. Then they said, "This is a day of good news, and we are keeping it to ourselves!" and ran to tell the city. The shoes of peace mean we stand on the good news of Jesus and are ready to share it.Old TestamentSharing Jesus
Joash, the Boy Who Became King2 Kings 11:1-12:16; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Samuel 7:16; Luke 1:32-33God promised King David that a king from his family would rule forever. When wicked Queen Athaliah tried to destroy the whole royal family, Jehosheba rescued baby Joash and hid him in the house of the LORD for six years. Then Jehoiada the priest brought the seven-year-old out, crowned him, and the people shouted, "Long live the king!" Joash did what was right while Jehoiada taught him, and he repaired God's temple. Faithfulness means staying true to God, and we can trust Him because He always keeps His promises, even when people don't.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Spread It Out Before the LORD: Hezekiah’s Prayer2 Kings 19:1-37; 2 Kings 18:5; Isaiah 37:14-20; 1 Peter 5:7The king of Assyria had conquered nation after nation, and now his huge army surrounded Jerusalem. He sent King Hezekiah a letter full of threats – "Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you." Hezekiah was scared. But he took the letter to the house of the LORD, spread it out before God and prayed – "You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth… please save us." God answered through the prophet Isaiah – "I have heard your prayer." That very night the angel of the LORD struck the Assyrian camp, and the king went home. Prayer means bringing everything to God, because He alone is God and He cares for us.Old TestamentPrayer
With MusicOne Voice: The Temple Choir and the Glory Cloud2 Chronicles 5:1-14; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3; 1 Kings 8:10-11; John 1:14When King Solomon's temple was finished, 120 trumpeters and a huge choir praised God together "with one voice," singing, "He is good; His love endures forever." Then God's glory filled the temple like a cloud. God loves to be with His people, and we worship Him together because He is good.Old TestamentWorship
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Valley GateNehemiah 2:11-18; Nehemiah 3:13; Psalm 23:4; John 10:11Nehemiah rode out at night through the Valley Gate to see Jerusalem's broken walls. He saw rubble everywhere, and in one place his donkey couldn't even get through. Then he came back in through the Valley Gate and told the people, "Come, let us rebuild!" because God's hand was on him. The Valley Gate builders took the biggest job of all. Valleys are the low, hard places in life. God doesn't skip them. He walks through them with us, so we can have hope.Old TestamentHope
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Sheep GateNehemiah 3:1-2; Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 3:32; John 10:7-11; John 1:29The walls of Jerusalem were broken down, and the gates were burned. God sent Nehemiah to rebuild them. The work started at the Sheep Gate, probably where the lambs came in for the temple. The priests built it first and gave it to God. Nehemiah's list of builders starts at the Sheep Gate and ends back at the Sheep Gate. Jesus said, "I am the gate," and He is the Lamb of God. We come to God through Jesus, by faith, not by being good enough.Old TestamentFaith
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Fish GateNehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 13:16; Luke 5:1-11; Mark 1:16-18The Fish Gate was a busy market gate where fish came into Jerusalem. Nehemiah's builders set up its beams, doors, bolts and bars. Hundreds of years later, Jesus met some fishermen who had caught nothing all night. At His word, their nets filled so full they began to tear. Then Jesus said, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Jesus makes us people who share Him, and He is the One who brings people in.Old TestamentSharing Jesus
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Old GateNehemiah 3:5-12; Nehemiah 3:27; Jeremiah 6:16; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Corinthians 3:11Next along Nehemiah's wall came the Old Gate. Builders gave it new beams and doors. They built the wall back on its old foundations. Some important men refused to help, but goldsmiths, perfume makers and a ruler's daughters picked up stones. God's way is like that old gate. It's not good because it's old. It's good because it's God's. Jesus never changes, and He is the foundation we build our lives on.Old TestamentObedience
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Dung GateNehemiah 3:14; Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 12:31; Philippians 3:7-9; 1 John 1:9The Dung Gate was Jerusalem's garbage gate. Every day, trash was carried out through it. A city leader named Malchijah rebuilt it himself. At the wall's big celebration, a choir marched toward the Dung Gate singing thanks to God! Our sins are like trash that piles up inside us. We can't clean ourselves up. When we turn to God and tell Him our sins, He forgives us and takes them away because of Jesus.Old TestamentRepentance
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Fountain GateNehemiah 3:15; John 9:1-7; John 7:37-38; Jeremiah 2:13; 2 Kings 20:20The Fountain Gate stood next to a pool of fresh water at the bottom of Jerusalem. A leader named Shallun rebuilt it and fixed the wall around the pool. Hundreds of years later, Jesus sent a blind man to wash in that same pool, the Pool of Siloam. He came back seeing! Siloam means "Sent." Jesus, the One God sent, said, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink." Only Jesus can fill our hearts. When we come to Him, we find He is enough.Old TestamentContentment
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Horse GateNehemiah 3:28; Psalm 20:7; Zechariah 9:9-10; Matthew 21:1-9; Deuteronomy 17:16The Horse Gate was near the king's palace, where war horses went in and out. The priests fixed the wall above it, each one in front of his own house. In Bible times, horses and chariots were the strongest weapons on earth. But David wrote, "Some trust in chariots, and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." Long after, Jesus, the true King, rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, not a war horse, just as God promised. We don't trust our own strength. We trust God.Old TestamentTrust
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The East GateNehemiah 3:29; Mark 13:3-4, 32-37; Acts 1:9-12; Titus 2:13Shemaiah was the guard of the East Gate. His job was to keep watch. The East Gate faced the sunrise and the Mount of Olives. On that same hill, Jesus told His friends a story about a doorkeeper who was told to keep watch. Later, from that hill, Jesus went up to heaven. The angels said, "This same Jesus… will come back." While we wait, we stay faithful. We do the jobs Jesus gave us, glad and not afraid.Old TestamentFaithfulness
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Inspection GateNehemiah 3:31-32; Jeremiah 33:10-13; Luke 15:3-7; John 10:3, 14; Romans 8:1The Inspection Gate was the last gate before the wall came back around to the Sheep Gate. Its name has to do with counting or checking. A goldsmith fixed the wall across from it. God sees and knows everything about us. But He isn't a scary inspector. He is like a shepherd who counts his sheep so none is lost, and calls each one by name. Because of Jesus, "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." We can have peace with God.Old TestamentPeace
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: Back to the Sheep GateNehemiah 4:1-6; Nehemiah 6:15-16; Nehemiah 3:32; Jeremiah 31:38-40; 1 Peter 2:4-5; Philippians 1:6When God's people rebuilt the wall, their enemies laughed. "Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?" But the people prayed and kept building. In just 52 days, the wall was finished! Even the enemies knew God had done it. The walk around the wall ended right back at the Sheep Gate, where it began. God brings burnt stones back to life. Jesus makes us living stones, and He never gives up on us. So we don't give up either.Old TestamentPerseverance
Fruit of the SpiritFruit of the Spirit: Self-controlNehemiah 5:1-19; Proverbs 25:28; Titus 2:11-12While Jerusalem's walls were being rebuilt, Nehemiah heard that rich leaders were taking poor families' land and money. He was very angry, but he stopped to think before he spoke. Then he calmly told the leaders to make it right, and they did. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. A person without it is like a city with broken walls, but God's Spirit helps us say no to wrong things and stop and think.Old TestamentSelf-control
The Gates of JerusalemThe Gates of Jerusalem: The Water GateNehemiah 8:13-18; Nehemiah 3:26; Nehemiah 8:1-3; James 1:22; John 1:14The Water Gate had a big open square in front of it. All the people gathered there to hear Ezra read God's Word. The next day, the leaders studied more. They found a command no one had obeyed in about a thousand years, to live in little huts called booths for a week. They obeyed right away! They built booths everywhere, even in the square by the Water Gate, and their joy was very great. God's Word isn't just for hearing. It's for doing.Old TestamentGod's Word
Esther Saves Her PeopleEsther 2:1-9:32; Hebrews 4:16Wicked Haman planned to destroy all of God's people. Queen Esther was afraid, but she asked her people to fast and pray, then bravely went to the king. God was quietly at work all along, and He turned the whole plan upside down to save His people.Old TestamentCourage