Scripture: for teacher background: Genesis 41:15,16; Exodus 7:8-12; Daniel 2:2-23; 4:4-8; Matt 24:29; 1 Peter 1:24,25 Hebrews 12:1,2; Jer 29:11; Isaiah 47:8-15
Making
contact:
Sing the lovely
song “He made the stars to shine.” or something similar.
Play a game where you have hidden star
shapes. The children must find as many stars as they can.
You can have the
memory verse printed out on the back – 1 word on each star.
Do you know the
difference between astrology and astronomy?
Astrology is the
superstitious study of the stars and astronomy is the scientific study of the
stars and the universe.
One of these is okay for Christians and the other is
not.
Exploration:
Just as you were
looking for the stars, so right through the ages people have been searching for
knowledge.
Some people have looked to the stars in the sky for answers.
Isn’t
it strange that they don’t look to the One who made the starts to shine?
Pharaoh and
Nebuchadnezzar and other kings in the Bible had people working for them who
studied the stars in the superstitious way and then were supposed to give the
king advice.
When Moses and Aaron went before Pharaoh these magicians even did
some magic, but Moses was able to show that God is the Most powerful God of
heaven and earth.
When
Nebuchadnezzar had dreams his astrologers couldn’t tell him what they meant but
Daniel prayed to God who told him. Daniel said: “God reveals deep and hidden
things, He knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with Him.” Dan 2:22
Some people
study the stars and work out your personality according to what star you were
born under.
Stay away from this and not to read the predictions
that come from magazines, newspapers, and radio, the Internet or TV.
God made
us all individually, unique and special. (Psalm 139: 14). He has plans for your
life and it is much better if you follow Him and look for His guidance than
what someone thinks the stars say about you.
To do this is a sign of a lack of
trust in God.
If you think
about it – God made the stars and He made you, so it is insulting to go
anywhere else for guidance – go to Him.
There is a
religion that worships nature and “Mother earth” and even says that natural
things ARE God.
Be careful of anything that makes something that God has
made into an idol. Yes we can appreciate the beauty and glorify our
Creator who made such beautiful things, but be careful of making created things
into gods.
In the old days there were people worshiping the sun god etc. Don’t
be drawn into anything similar these days by New Age or anything like that.
Application
Let us base our
lives on the Bible – God’s Word.
It will stand forever – everything else will
fade away. “The grass withers and the flowers fall but the Word of the Lord
stands forever.” 1 Peter 1:24,25
Stars will also
fall – so don’t depend on them!
"The sun will be darkened and the moon will
not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky.” Matt 24:29.
Those who depend
on the Lord Jesus will be saved.
Do not put your trust in astrology. The Bible
says to keep our eyes on Jesus.
Don’t read horoscopes or tarot cards or use
charms.
Don’t go for palm reading about your future and don’t go to seances.
Don’t keep dream catches.
Astrology
damages and drains our spiritual life and leads people away from God. If people
are interested in all this it shows they are not interested in God.
They are
far from Him and trying to get guidance in another way.
Challenge to Mission
There are people
out there in the world who go and do all these things because they don’t have
Jesus as their friend and their guide – so they turn to false guidance, which
is dangerous and full of lies.
If you don’t tell them about Jesus they
might never hear about how He came to save them and how much He loves them and
wants to be their friend and guide.
Plead with them not to go to any one else
for guidance except Jesus and His Word.
Consolidation
The worksheet
has zodiac signs and a picture that shows how confusing it is to try and follow
the stars.
The Bible has one clear path. God's children must not rely on the stars but be
a star.
There is a place to write down how they can BE stars.
Memory Verse
“I know the plans I have for you, plans to bring about the future you
hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11
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