It seems to me that Samuel is a good example of a kid who listened. Why shouldn’t I teach that? You could. There’s nothing wrong with that. The Bible does give us useful examples. However, all too often that’s all kids get from a lesson, instead of what they need most. If they get Samuel the good listener without first appreciating God the Great Speaker, they’re liable to end up relating to God only in an anxious, what-I-must-do way. Joe’s discussion time about how the lesson applied to life on the playground was important. It showed how God’s speech to Samuel three thousand years ago matters
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