Day 1 – THE STORY
After Joshua, Israel was ruled by judges. They weren’t like the judges today, but they did help the Israelites, led them in battle, and managed how their country was run. Samuel was the last Israelite judge. He loved the Lord and grew up in God’s house. When he was a young boy, God had something to tell Samuel. Samuel didn’t know it was God talking.
Read 1 Samuel 3:1-10 and write down what happened.
Day 2 – THE WITNESSES
Read 1 Samuel 3:1-10 again.
The three people in this story are God, Eli and Samuel.
Who did Samuel think the voice of God really was?
Who told Samuel to listen because the voice he was hearing was God’s?
Did Samuel obey?
Day 3 – THE SOURCE
Samuel was probably about your age or a little older and God had something to say to him. Eli helped him understand that God was talking to him. As you grow up, you will learn more and more about God. But God knows that you need help knowing how to listen for Him and what to do when He says something. In Jesus’ day, people were bringing kids to see Him and Jesus loved it.
Is Heaven just for adults?
How did the children get to Jesus?
Who first told you about Jesus?
Day 4 – THE MOTIVE
God wants you to grow up knowing Him so He puts people in your life to help you. Paul was a guy in the New Testament who helped a young teenage boy, named Timothy, learn to follow Jesus. He not only told him about Jesus, he showed him what it looked like to follow Jesus.
Read 1 Corinthians 11:1
What does Paul ask Timothy to do?
Who are the people in your life who are examples of what it looks like to follow and listen to God?
What have these people taught you about Jesus?
What have they taught you about living for Jesus?
Samuel could actually hear God’s voice when God spoke to him. That is how God spoke in the Old Testament because there was only one copy of God’s Word and it wasn’t finished being written yet. Today, you have all of what God has said in your Bible. These days, the Holy Spirit speaks to you though the Bible, godly people, and even your circumstances. How do you know when God is speaking? The more time you spend with Him, the more you will know it’s Him. You have to get to know Him like you would any good friend. Don’t forget to have someone like a parent, mentor, Kamp counselor or Sunday school teacher help you figure it out!
Day 5 – CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Do you have someone you look up to because they have taught you about Jesus? Write them a letter and thank them for helping you know what it looks like to follow Jesus.
If you don’t like writing letters… tell them thank you.
