"You'll be killed like all the other Jews. "No one can go to the King without an invitation or they'll die." Plead with him to save your people." Esther was afraid to do this for she herself might be killed for going to the King without an invitation. Moredcai, QueenĮsther's cousin, found out about the plot and sent a message to Queen Esther. Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews in King Ahasuerus' empire. We're about to tell is about a ordinary girl named Esther who grew up as an orphan.Įsther's faith helped her grow into an extraordinary woman who through God, faced her fears to stand up and speak for her nation. Faith itself cannot be seen, but what faith produces can easily be seen, such as strength, courage, peace of mind. This reminds us of a person with faith in God who is stronger because of Wouldn't crush.) You might have been able to bend it a little bit but it kept goingīack. Try the capped bottle - and do the same thing - let's see if we can squash that bottle. Now for the experiment - have someone at your table pick up the empty bottle and try and squeeze it as hard as you can - see if you can crush it, twist it, break it. The one with the cap on is filled with something, something youĬan't see, but its there. Before we get started with our story let's try a little experiment - Each of you have two plastic bottles on your tables - they look the same but there is a difference. (We gave all team members lifesavers to remind them of how Esther saved the Jews from destruction.) When your team finds all its ingredients everyone on your team will get a You must find the ingredients in the order you ranked them. "no," you will need to go to another member to ask for the needed ingredient until you find the ingredient you are looking for. Take the card and place it in its spot on your team board. "yes," they will give you a card with the required ingredient.
"Do you have Esther's courage?" If they say
Ask members of your church if they have the ingredient Esther had that you are looking for. Together with your team go out to find your "ingredients." You need to find the ingredients in the order you ranked them. Put aġ next to the most important, a 2 next to the second most important, 3, and thenĤ. Teams must rank the cards, the "ingredients," above, in order of importance. "Esther's Patience" written on them (enough for each team to find one). "Esther's Faith," "Esther's Hope," "Esther's Courage," and Part of the lesson includes a personal story from my life about a friend of mine and her faith and strength, but you could use your own personal experience."ĭirections: Before the game distribute cards to adult church members with the words, For a Courageous Christian | by Deanna Parisĭeanna writes, "This is a lesson we used for the story of Esther for our intergenerational learning portion of our service.
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