Noah: A Rainbow of Promises
Theme: God is faithful in keeping His promises.
Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17
Get Ready: Click here to get your complete supply list for this lesson.
The Children’s Sermon
You’ll Need:
â— A ring
â— Skittles
â— A plate
â— Warm water
Do This:
SAY: This is a ring. (Show the ring.) Some rings remind us of an important promise.
Do any of your parents have wedding rings? (Pause.)
Wedding rings are very special rings. On the day of their wedding, the people
getting married promised to love each other forever. And the ring reminds them
of that promise.
People make promises on their wedding days, and at other times, too. We all make
promises, like when we promise our parents we’ll clean up our toys after we play.
Promises are important, but sometimes we don’t keep them.
But God--He always keeps his promises. Our Bible lesson today is about a promise
God made to a man named Noah. You might know about Noah’s ark. (Allow children
to share anything they know about Noah. Then tell the basic story or fill in any gaps
about how God sent the flood because the people had begun to make lots of bad
choices. The flood filled the earth and destroyed everything and everyone except
Noah’s family and two of every kind of bird and animal.)
After the flood waters went down, God made a promise to Noah. He promised
Noah that He would never again destroy the whole earth with a flood. Then He put
a rainbow in the sky and said to Noah, "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it
will be a sign of the promise between Me and all life on the earth." God said the
rainbow would remind us of the promise that He made.
Let’s see a little rainbow science experiment now. (Place the skittles around the
edge of the plate, alternating colors. Pour warm water in the center of the plate. As
the water spreads to the edge of the plate watch the rainbow appear.)
God’s rainbow was in the sky and a reminder that He always keeps His promises.
The Bible says that, "No matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘yes’
in Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:20). The next time you see a rainbow, remember the
promise God made to Noah, and remember that just as God has kept that promise,
He keeps all of His promises to you, too.
PRAY: Dear God, we’re thankful that You keep Your promises. Help us to keep our
promises, too. In Jesus’ name, amen.
God’s Covenant Is His Promise
You’ll Need:
â— “Noah - A Rainbow of Promise” video lesson
â— Something to play the video
Do This:
Show them the video.
ASK:
â— What did you learn about God’s covenant with us?
â— What questions do you have?
SAY: When God put a rainbow in the sky, He promised to never again let a flood go
all over the Earth. And God has been faithful to keep His promise. God keeps all His
promises to us.
Rainbow Snacks
You’ll Need:
â— Large marshmallows - two per child
â— Fruit Loops cereal
â— Chenille wires
â— Paper plates
Do This:
Follow these steps to make the rainbow snacks:
â— Give each child a paper plate, a chenille wire, and two large marshmallows.
â— Invite kids to press one end of the chenille wire into one marshmallow. Explain
that it is a cloud.
â— Pass out bowls of Fruit Loops. Instruct kids to put Fruit Loops on their chenille
wire.
â— Once they have completed the rainbow of Fruit Loops, direct kids to press the
other end of their pipe cleaner into the other marshmallow. Lastly instruct kids
to bend their pipe cleaners into a rainbow shape.
â— After they are complete, invite kids to show their rainbow creations off and
then enjoy eating them.
SAY: You each did an amazing job making a rainbow snack! Yum! In today’s Bible
lesson we learn that God made a covenant with Noah. A covenant is a promise.
And guess who the best promise keeper is? It’s God of course. The rainbow was
the covenant sign that God would never flood the earth again. He has kept His
promise and we can also trust that He will always be faithful in keeping His
promises.
Skittle Prayers
You’ll Need:
â— Mini bags of Skittles - one per child
â— “Rainbow Prayers” handout - one per child
Do This:
â— Give each child a mini pack of Skittles and a “Rainbow Prayers” handout.
â— Invite kids to pull out one Skittle at a time, and one by one pray the assigned
prayer.
â— Allow the confession prayers to be silent.
â— After kids have finished each prayer, they can eat their Skittle.
PRAY: Dear God, we praise You for being a promise keeper. We know we can trust
You to be faithful to keep Your promises. Help us to trust You and each time we
see a rainbow to remember Your covenant to never flood the earth again! In
Jesus’ name, amen.
Complete Supply List:
â— A ring
â— Skittles
â— A plate
â— Warm water
â— “God’s Covenant Is His Promise” video lesson
â— Something to play the video
â— Large marshmallows - two per child
â— Fruit Loops cereal
â— Chenille wires
â— Paper plates
â— Mini bags of Skittles - one per child
â— “Rainbow Prayers” handout - one per child
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