LHOP for Kids & Families: Discovery Questions

These questions are supplementary resources to go along with the LHOP Kids booklet, available here. The questions below are graciously provided by KidStory.

DISCOVERY QUESTIONS - HEAD (facts)

Our goal is to understand the content of the story. What does the story say? What happened in the story? We want to KNOW God through His Word.

  • What were you imagining as the story was being told? How did it make you feel?

  • Could you imagine being there? What did you hear/see/smell as the story was told?

  • What stood out to you in the story?

  • What was God/Jesus teaching them in this story?

  • Where in previous stories have we seen God do this?

  • Did you hear anything that reminded you of previous stories? What connections did you make?

  • Which of our other stories talks about ?

  • Was there anything that was difficult or hard to understand?

  • How did the story describe God’s/Jesus’s relationship with people?

  • What did we learn about ’s relationship with God/Jesus from this story?

  • How does God/Jesus respond to the people in the story? What does this show us?

  • How did God/Jesus respond when . . . ?

  • How did people respond . . . ?

  • How did God/Jesus . . . ?

  • What was God/Jesus teaching or showing them in this event?

  • What is something you learned today about . . .

    • God?

    • Jesus?

    • This story?

    • What it means to followJesus?

    • Yourself?

  • What have we learned about what God/Jesus is like?

  • What choices did the people make? What else could they have done? What happened because of the choices they made?

  • What changes in beliefs, behaviors, or attitudes did someone experience in the story?

  • What did you notice about God/Jesus/ from the story?

  • What was risking in order to follow God/Jesus?

  • How are the characters alike or different in the story?

  • In what ways is our situation like . . . ?

DISCOVERY QUESTIONS - HEART (feelings)

Our goal is to connect emotionally and spiritually with the story, allowing the story to penetrate our hearts. How does the story relate to my life? Why is the story important? Why is it important to me? We want to LOVE God through His Word.

  • What did you hear today that makes you think you ought to make a change in your life?

  • From what you learned today, what do you feel God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit is asking you do?

  • What do you think God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit is saying to you?

  • What should you do differently because of today’s story? What difference will this make in how you love and serve Him?

  • What did we learn about being a follower of Jesus from this story? How can you put this insight into practice this week?

  • How should we respond to God/Jesus today?

  • After hearing the story, how will you live differently?

  • Do you want to know God like this? Is there something happening right now in your life where God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit could help you?

  • Who can you share this story with this week?

  • How do you think God wants you to have a part in His story?

DISCOVERY QUESTIONS - HANDS (actions)

Our goal is to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to respond to and apply what we’ve learned from the story. How should I apply the story to my life? What does God want me, specifically, to do with what I have learned from the story? We want to SERVE God by obeying what we’ve learned from His Word.

  • What did you hear today that makes you think you ought to make a change in your life?

  • From what you learned today, what do you feel God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit is asking you to do?

  • What do you think God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit is saying to you?

  • What should you do differently because of today’s story? What difference will this make in how you love and serve Him?

  • What did we learn about being a follower of Jesus from this story? How can you put this insight into practice this week?

  • How should we respond to God/Jesus today?

  • After hearing the story, how will you live differently?

  • Do you want to know God like this? Is there something happening right now in your life where God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit could help you?

  • Who can you share this story with this week?

  • How do you think God wants you to have a part in His story?