AY Honor David: A Heart for God Requirements

David: A Heart for God

Skill Level

1

Year

2025

Version

31.03.2026

Approval authority

Australian Union

1. Read or watch the story of David’s anointing and rise to kingship. Create a timeline or storyboard showing key moments in David’s life from shepherd boy to king. (Suggested passages: 1 Samuel 16 to 2 Samuel 5)

2. Explore David’s relationship with God. Discuss or write about:

• Why was David called “a man after God’s own heart”?
• What made David different from Saul?
• What role did music and worship play in his life?

3. Study one of David’s Psalms. Choose a psalm (e.g. Psalm 23, 51, or 139) and:

• Read it aloud
• Discuss what David is feeling and expressing
• Create your own short prayer or song inspired by the psalm

4. Look at David’s courage and trust in the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17). Discuss:

• What gave David confidence?
• What does this story teach us about trusting God with big challenges?

Optional: Re-enact the story or create a comic strip of the battle.

5. Reflect on David’s mistakes and repentance. Read about one major mistake (e.g., Bathsheba – 2 Samuel 11–12 or the census – 2 Samuel 24). Discuss or write:

• What did David do wrong?
• How did he respond when confronted?
• What does real repentance look like?

6. Compare David’s story with Jesus. Discuss or present two connections between David and Jesus, such as:

• David as a shepherd --> Jesus as the Good Shepherd
• David as king --> Jesus as King of Kings
• David’s throne --> Messianic prophecy (Luke 1:32)

7. Create a project to show what you’ve learned. Choose one:

• A skit or play about David’s life
• A praise song or poem based on one of his psalms
• A “Heart of Worship” craft
• A poster showing "David’s Strengths and Weaknesses"