1/30/2024 0 Comments David the shepherd boyThe duration is 3’ 55” and the final words are: ‘See you again soon. What happens when the shepherd boy believes in himself? We had self-respect and showed self-belief when we shared things we were proud of about ourselves.Īsk children to look for the value of self-respect in the story as they watch the video. Explain that if we have self-respect we look after our bodies and our minds and we are confident about who we are and what we can do. Invite children to share what it is that they are really proud of and why it makes them feel proud.Įxplain that today the assembly is going to think about the meaning of 'self-respect'. Maybe it is something that other people do not know. Bye!Īs the children gather display the image of the words 'Be proud of yourself - nobody knows you better than you!'Īsk the children to think of something they are really proud of about themselves. Now, you might have heard about David, because stories of his life and his songs are written about in the Bible. Thanks for helping me tell today's treasure story. He became one of the greatest kings in the world! Come on in, guys. And all the things he learned while looking after the sheep helped him become a brave and wise leader. JESSE: Well, there is my youngest, but he's only a boy.īEN: When David arrived, God said to Samuel, 'This is the one I have chosen to be king!' Can you believe it? David the 'Little Singing Shepherd Boy' was chosen to be the king.ĭavid may not have seemed like a king to some people but, you know what, he had self-respect. Samuel turned to Jesse and asked, 'Are these all the children you have?' He told Samuel, 'Don't think about what they're like on the outside, think about what they're like on the inside their thoughts, their feelings, what they're really like.' In fact, with all the children God said no. Eliab, the eldest son, was a fine and strong man and Samuel thought, 'Mm, surely he'd make a good king.' But God said no. Jesse introduced his children one by one. All Samuel knew was that he would be one of Jesse's sons. Samuel was a special man who could hear God speak and God had sent him on a secret mission to find the next king. He even wrote a song thanking God for making him just the way he was.ĭAVID SINGS : I know that I'm wonderfully made, thank you for making me.īEN: We don't actually know the tune to the song.īut, one day when David's brothers and sisters were at home visiting their dad, a man named Samuel called by. He loved being a shepherd and worked really hard to be the best shepherd he could be.ĭavid knew that being in the fields all day made him strong and healthy, which was just as well because sometimes he had to protect the sheep from lions and bears.īest of all, being alone in the fields gave David lots of time to write poems and songs. He had a talent for looking after the sheep and he was brilliant at it. He was just a boy and his job was to look after his dad's sheep.īut David didn't mind. His brothers and sisters were all big and strong and their dad Jesse was very proud of them because they were soldiers.īut David was too young to be a soldier. ĭavid was the youngest child in his family. BEN: Hiya! I'm Ben and this is the story of David the Singing Shepherd Boy.
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