soaring structures Lesson 1: lion of judah Main Point: Jesus, the Lion of Judah, conquered death. Bible Verse: “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5 Bible Story: Tribe of Judah, Genesis 49; Opening the Scroll Revelation 5:1-5 Something to think about before teaching: A lion symbolizes power and a conquering king. Jesus, as the lion, is powerful and conquered death through his victorious resurrection. As Lion of Judah, he is the conquering king from the tribe of Judah. In Genesis, as Jacob lays dying, he tells the future for each of his sons. Of Judah, he says, “Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?” From Judah’s line (descendants) would come David and eventually Jesus who is the lion from the tribe of Judah. Jesus, the Lion of Judah, conquered death. In Revelation, Jesus is the only one who is worthy to open the scroll with the seven seals because of his victory over death. Each Lesson contains: constructing: putting testing: applying the name together what God says about -The Building Lab Planning: Gathering the the name -Craft information about the name -Bible Story -Games -Minute to Build it Game -Prayer -Bible Memory -Archie and Conrad -Extreme Structures Tales -Express Yourself -Discovering the Plan -Building the Structure -Snack -Building the Name Cards -Learning the Plan -Building Family Time 1 Planning minute to build it game: upside down tower PP Supplies: Fifteen empty soda cans, four paper plates Contestant has one minute to stack five levels of cans with a paper plate in between the levels.The first level has one can with the plate on top. The second level has two cans, and so forth until the top of the tower is five cans balancing on a paper plate. archie and conrad PP Supplies: blocks, string, small action figure Archie is building a tower with the blocks. He has string hanging off the side of the tower with an action figure tied to the string. Conrad enters. Conrad: Hey Archie, what’s that? Archie: This is my latest project. We are designing rides for an amusement park. We must come up with a design for a ride which will be called the Power Tower of Terror. Conrad: Ohhhh. (Clearly impressed and excited.) What does this ride do? Archie: (Using the model, he demonstrates as he talks.) The riders will be put into harnesses at the bottom of the tower. Then they will be pulled to the top of the tower. A countdown will happen. 3, 2, 1. and the rider will be plunged down to the bottom in a matter of seconds. Conrad: Yes! Pure terror. I bet you can’t wait for this to be built so you can ride it. Archie: Uh no. I will not be riding this. Conrad: What? We can go on it together. You know- two friends- riding the Power Tower of Terror side by side. You- the architect to be and me- the builder to be. Perfect. Archie: No. Conrad: Why not? Archie: Heights. 2 Conrad: What do you mean heights? Archie: I mean I don’t like to be up high. It is. well. scary. Conrad: You are afraid of heights???? Really??? Archie: Yes, really. Now leave me alone so I can finish this project. It is due tomorrow and I need to get a good grade on it. Conrad stands still, thinking and looking at Archie. Archie: What? Why are you standing there like that? Don’t you have something you need to build or something? Conrad: I have an idea. Archie: No, not one of your ideas. (Whining.) I don’t have time for one of your ideas. Conrad: It’s a good idea. Archie: I doubt it. (Keeps working on his project.) Conrad pulls a chair out. He stands on it and jumps off yelling in “terror.” Archie: What are you doing? Conrad: Pretending to be you. Archie: That isn’t funny. Friends shouldn’t make fun of each other. Conrad: I’m not making fun of you. I’m thinking of a plan to help you conquer your fear of heights so you can go on the Power Tower of Terror with me. I think that if we start small and work our way up – by the time this amazing ride is finished-you will have conquered your fear. Archie: I don’t think so. Conrad: Please, give it a try. Now just come over here. (Guides Archie to the chair.) Get up on this chair. (Helps him up.) You ok up there? (Archie shakes his head.) Ok, when I count to three then you jump. Ready? (Archie shakes his head violently.) Archie: (Scared) This is bad. Conrad: Archie, you are only a foot off the ground. Archie: (Shaking.) Very high. 3 Conrad: No, very low. Archie: (Hugging himself.) Not good. Conrad: Ok, this could be tougher than I thought. But you are already up there and you have to get down so jump. Ok, JUMP! Archie: (Shakes head.) No jump. Conrad: (Sighs.) Archie, to conquer something is to overcome it. You must overcome your fear of heights. To do this, you must jump just a wee little bit. It will be the first step to freedom. Archie: I don’t want to be free. I just want down. Conrad: So you must jump. Just close your eyes and jump. You can do it! I know you can. I’ll catch you. Archie: (Suddenly snaps out of his fear.) You are NOT going to catch me. (Squeezes his eyes shut tight and lets out a yell as he jumps from the chair. He falls on the floor and dramatically rolls.) Conrad: See! You conquered this first step. Archie: Am I still alive? Conrad: Yes! You are still alive. Next week, we will climb up on the table. Archie: I don’t think so. Conrad: I think so. We will conquer this fear. And we will OWN the Power Tower of Terror together! discovering the plan PP Supplies: Box of design materials (Tinker toys, Legos, pipe cleaners, rubber bands, paper, blocks), sign “Lion of Judah” Each week our name of Jesus is going to have a symbol to help us remember the meaning of the name. We will have two teams and a team captain for each. The team captain will pick one person to build the symbol while the rest of the team tries to guess. (Choose two kids, one from each team. Tell them the symbol is a lion. Instruct them to use the materials in the box to make a lion. As they are creating the lion, the teams can try to guess what they are making. The first team to guess wins.) The lion symbolizes the name Lion of Judah. Have you 4 ever heard Jesus referred to as a lion? A lion is a symbol for power and for royalty. Jesus is both. He is powerful. He was so powerful that He conquered death. He was crucified, but rose from the dead and is alive. Jesus is also royalty. He came from the line of King David. What do you think it means that Jesus is the Lion of Judah? Who was Judah? He was one of the sons of Jacob and from his line would come David which means that Jesus also came from the line of Judah. Let’s remember that Jesus, the Lion of Judah, conquered death. Option: Display: Place the lion in the display. Make sure to print out the name “Lion of Judah” from the file to label the lion. learning the plan PP Read Revelation 5:5 together: “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5 Let’s say the verse again with some motions to help us remember it. Weep no more; (Put hands up to eyes and rub as if crying.) Behold (Put hands out in front open with palms facing out and fingers spread wide.) The Lion of the tribe of Judah (Look like a lion.) Has conquered, (Place arms to side with elbows parallel to shoulders, elbows bent and hands in a fist. Shake fists.) So that he can open the scroll (Pretend to open a scroll.) And its seven seals. (Hold up seven fingers.) PP 5 constructing bible story PP Tribe of Judah, Genesis 49; Opening the Scroll Revelation 5:1-5 We are going to play a trivia game about lions. Everyone can vote on the answers by roaring when I call out the answer if you think it is correct. Question #1: PP In Swahili, the word for lion is A. Muhaha B. Simba C. Judah D. None of the above Answer: B. Simba PP Question #2: The lion in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was named Aslan. He symbolized: A. Death B. Judah C. Jesus D. None of the above Answer: C. Jesus Question #3: PP A nickname for the lion is A. King of the Jungle B. Prince of the Tundra C. Lover of the Desert D. All of the above Answer: A. King of the Jungle Question #4: PP The lion symbolizes A. Power B. Nobility C. Courage D. All of the above Answer: D.