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WEEKLY LESSON
UPCYCLE: Roll With What You've Got
Week 2: I Want it That Way
Story: King Ahab and Naboth’s Vineyard (1 Kings 21:1-19, 27)
Bottom Line: Wanting more and more can make you miserable.
Focus Verse: Philippians 4:11b-13
Monthly Verse: Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.” Luke 12:15, NIrV
Discussion Questions
1. What was the name of our king in today’s story? (King Ahab)
2. Was King Ahab a good king who made wise decisions or a bad king who made unwise decisions? (He was a bad king who made unwise decisions.)
3. What was the queen’s name? (Jezebel)
4. What did King Ahab see that he really wanted? (a vineyard where grapes are grown)
5. What was the name of the vineyard owner? It starts with an “N” and ends with a “both.” (Naboth)
6. When the king asked Naboth if he could buy his vineyard, what did Naboth say? (He said no; the land was passed down in his family)
7. What did King Ahab do when Naboth refused to sell him his vineyard? (He went home and threw himself on his bed to pout. He refused to eat anything.)
8. When Queen Jezebel asked King Ahab why he was so upset, what did he say? Please answer in your best whiny voice! (“Naboth won’t give me his vineyard!”)
9. When Queen Jezebel heard that Naboth wouldn’t give up his vineyard, what did she do? (She came up with an evil plan to get rid of Naboth so King Ahab could steal his vineyard.)
10. When King Ahab found out that Naboth was gone, what did he do? (He took Naboth’s vineyard.)
11. Who gave Elijah a message to give to King Ahab? (God)
12. Did King Ahab listen to the message from God? (Yes! He realized what he had done was wrong.)
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