Object: Card stock printed with 2 Kings 5:1-3 on one side and John 6:5-13 on the other (references only)

The Bible is full of stories of God using adults to do things that he wants done, but does God ever use children? (Let the children answer.) Well, you know what? God does use children. You don’t have to be an adult to serve God. Let’s talk about two stories from the Bible that show examples of children serving God.

The first story comes from 2 Kings 5:1-3 in the Old Testament. (Hold up card stock with the 2 Kings 5:1-3 printed side toward the children.) Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram, a very important job. Unfortunately, he had leprosy. That’s a contagious skin disease. Do you know what “contagious” means? (Let the children give answers.) Contagious means that you can ca…