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DANIEL
STRONG IN
THE LORD

Adapted for Europe:

Jennifer Haaijer

Original text:

Text published by:

Lynda Pongracz,
Brenda Hanson
and Lisa Deam

(With additional ideas
from the original text)

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Table of contents

Lesson

Introduction

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Four young men tested

Daniel prays for wisdom

The fiery furnace

Nebuchadnezzar’s prideful fall

The handwriting on the wall

Daniel in the den of lions

Questions and points (Review game – lesson 1)

What if … ? (Carry-over activity – lesson 1)

Wisdom hunt (Carry-over activity – lesson 2)

Stand for God (Carry-over activity – lesson 3)

Choose to be humble (Carry-over activity – lesson 4)

Consequences (Carry-over activity – lesson 5)

Summary of steps for counselling the child who wants to come to Christ

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Introduction

Teaching Bible truths
We fall short of our responsibility as teachers if we only tell children Bible stories. It is essential that
children learn the truths those stories were written down to teach us, and that we then take them a step
further to show what that truth means to them in their daily lives. Of course, we cannot in one lesson
cover all the teaching any particular story would provide, so in each of these lessons one central truth
has been chosen. The teaching of the central truth has been woven throughout the narrative, but to help
you in your preparation the teaching sections have been marked “CT”. These are also marked out in the
lesson plan.

You will notice that the central truths are marked with a “U” or an “S” to show the kind of children the
truth is applied to – unsaved or saved. This is also made clear in the text by using phrases such as, “If
you have not trusted the Lord Jesus to forgive your sin …” or, “Christian, you …”.

The application of the truth has been highlighted with a line beside the text. You may feel it necessary
to adapt the applications to better suit the children you teach. For example, the application may use a
boy’s name, yet you have only girls present. It could be that the application given is more applicable to
older children, while yours are very young. Make the changes you feel are necessary. The important thing
is that the Word of God is applied to their lives.

Make yourself available for counselling
When you present the Gospel message, there will be children who will respond to it independently. They
may or may not at a later date tell you that they have trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. There will,
however, be others who would like some help. They may have questions to ask; they may need help or
encouragement in knowing what to say.

As you teach the saved children, there may be times when they would like advice in a difficult situation;
they may need clarification on how a particular lesson applies to their daily lives; they may find themselves
in a situation where they do not know what the Bible says they should do; they may want to share a
difficulty so that you can pray for them, especially if you are the only Christian support they have.

For these reasons it is important that the children know you are available to talk. It is also important that
they know when and where to go when they want to talk to you. Finally, it is essential that unsaved
children do not confuse coming to the Lord Jesus with coming to you.

In all cases you should not make yourself available at the same time as giving the Gospel invitation, so
that the children never get the impression that they cannot come to Christ without coming through you,
or that they are saved simply by waiting to speak to you.

An example for use with the unsaved child
“Do you really want to live for the Lord Jesus, but don’t know how to come to Him? I will be glad to
explain it from the Bible; come and see me. I’ll be standing by that tree when the meeting is over.
Remember, I can’t take away your sin – only the Lord Jesus can do that – but I will be glad to help you
understand better how you can come to Him. Just come and sit with me under that tree.”

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An example for use with the saved child
“If you have trusted the Lord Jesus as your Saviour and you have never told me about it, please let me
know. I’ll be standing beside the piano after the meeting is finished. I would like to know if you too have
trusted the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, so that I can pray for you and perhaps help you.”

Memory verses
A Scripture verse to teach the children is suggested for each lesson. If you are teaching the lessons as a
series over six weeks it would be advisable to choose two or three verses to teach well, which the
children will then remember. If you try to teach all six, the children may not really know any of them
well.

Practise placing the flannelgraph figures
Practise using the visuals and changing the scenes before you go to teach. Become thoroughly familiar
with all the figures and know when you need to use them in the lesson. Scenic backgrounds can be
purchased to use with these lessons. We give suggestions before each scene, but they are by no means
essential. All your teaching can be done on one plain flannel.

Extra visual aids
On a piece of card print out the words of the central truth for each lesson; back it with flannel or pieces
of flocked paper. (Use lower case letters, so that even the younger ones can read the words easily.) Put
this card on the board at the beginning of the class or when you first teach the central truth in the lesson.

Additional helps
Along the left and right margins additional helps are provided, giving background information and
optional ideas on how to add interest to your lesson.

These ideas are designed to incorporate different learning styles. For effective learning some children
need to see or write, others need to hear or speak, others need to touch or handle, and still others need
active participation.

You can use these ideas in your club as time allows.

Review questions
For each lesson some review questions are given. These can be used after the lesson or the following
week, before teaching the new lesson.

Review time, if conducted in an orderly way, can be an ideal opportunity to reinforce what you have
taught, while still being fun for the children. You can use this time …

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to find out how much the children are understanding and remembering.

to help you as a teacher to know what you need to emphasise more so that the children will remember
better.

to provide a time of fun in the class. The children like competition and look forward to this part of
the programme. But it is more than just a game: it is a time of learning.

In this textbook only questions on the lesson are included. It would be profitable to include questions
also on the songs, verse and whatever else you teach. In this way the children realise that every part of
the programme is important.

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Overview

Lesson

Four young men
tested

Daniel 1

Central
truth
God promises to
honour those who
honour Him

Application

Memory verse

Unsaved: You honour God when you

receive Jesus as Saviour

“… Those who honour Me I will
honour …”

Saved:

Always put God first in your
life

1 Samuel 2:30

Daniel prays for
wisdom

God is all-knowing
and wise

Saved:

Ask God for wisdom

Daniel 1:18-2:49

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him
ask of God, … and it will be given to
him”

James 1:5

The fiery furnace

Daniel 3

“We ought to obey
God rather than
men” Acts 5:29

Saved:

Always be willing to obey
God even if you stand out
from the crowd

“Be strong and of good courage, do not
fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord
your God, He is the One who goes with
you. He will not leave you nor forsake
you”

Deuteronomy 31:6

Nebuchadnezzar’s
prideful fall

Daniel 4

God resists the
proud, but gives
grace to the
humble

Unsaved: Turn from pride, trust the

Saviour

“… Be clothed with humility, for God
resists the proud, but gives grace to the
humble”

Saved:

Give God the credit He
deserves

1 Peter 5:5b

The handwriting
on the wall

Daniel 5

God takes sin
seriously and will
punish it

Unsaved: Turn from your sin to Jesus

Christ, for He can save you

“… Take note, you have sinned against
the Lord; and be sure your sin will find
you out”

Numbers 32:23

Daniel in the den
of lions

God is always in
charge

Saved:

Do what is right and leave the
outcome in God’s hands

“The Lord has established His throne in
heaven, and His kingdom rules over all”

Daniel 6

Psalm 103:19

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