Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
15 Kindness to Mephibosheth
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L15 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: 2 Samuel 9:1-7, 13 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW THE WELCOME TRAIL
Match every panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Reassure Mephibosheth
B Ask Ziba about family
C Share the king's table
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / CONNECT THE FAMILY FILE
Match people and roles from verses 1-6.
1 Jonathan ___
2 Ziba ___
3 David ___
A Saul's servant
B King showing kindness
C Mephibosheth's father
3 / FIND THE KINDNESS EVIDENCE
Use verses 7, 13. Complete the case notes.
Restore Saul's L _ _ _.
Eat at David's T _ _ _ _.
Live in J _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4 / MAKE ROOM FOR SOMEONE
Modern mini-mission: a new learner joins your group. Plan a respectful welcome.
My invitation: _____________
I could make room by: _____
5 / REMEMBER | Proverbs 17:17 (KJV)
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Related memory passage, not story dialogue.
Take turns echoing short unchanged phrases. Optional extra challenge is in the guide.
Home practice initials (optional): __________ Date: __________

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
15 Kindness to Mephibosheth
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L15 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Your Classroom Materials – Everything You Need
One W1 per learner; this matching two-page guide per teacher; KJV Bible; pencils. Optional
scrap paper for the game. Print W1, CG1, CG2 together, or use the separate worksheet and
guide PDFs. No extra bought supplies needed.
Read Together & Discover
Shared reading: 2 Samuel 9:1-7, 13 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 (KJV).
Original learning idea: David honours Jonathan with lasting kindness to Mephibosheth.
Weekly Memory Verse – Proverbs 17:17 (KJV)
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Related passage: not story dialogue.
Echo unchanged phrases: A friend loveth at all times, / and a brother is born for adversity.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the full passage; print W1; try the puzzle; use CG2 keys. Read aloud as needed.
Reverence: respectful honour. Continually: regularly, ongoing. Adversity: trouble. Family clue:
Mephibosheth is Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson; David is now king.
Goals: Connect the people; identify practical kindness; plan a respectful welcome.
45-Minute Teaching Plan
0-5 Welcome; introduce the picture and a simple optional prayer.
5-12 Read the short KJV selection together; explain story words.
12-22 Play W1 activities 1-2 in pairs. Model one example if needed.
22-25 Quiet stretch or water break; seated participation welcome.
25-33 Play activities 3-4. Let learners point, speak or write.
33-38 Use the short cooperative game on CG2.
38-43 Take turns echoing the exact weekly verse, task 5.
43-45 Ask the quick check; celebrate learning and optional prayer.
60-minute option: add 5 minutes each for another game round, a partner retell, and optional extra challenge.
Timing is an estimate.

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
15 Kindness to Mephibosheth
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L15 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW THE WELCOME TRAIL
Say: Which pictures show a question, reassurance
and welcome?
Do: Match all panels; name one act of kindness.
Check: Panels 1-3: B, A, C. David asks Ziba (vv.
2-3); reassures Mephibosheth (v. 7); welcomes
him at the table (vv. 11,13). Seated conversation
is imagined; the welcome and ongoing meals are
textual facts.
2 / CONNECT THE FAMILY FILE
Say: Similar names need clear connections.
Do: Match each name; check the Bible clue.
Check: 1-C; 2-A; 3-B. Jonathan is Mephibosheth's
father (v. 6); Ziba is Saul's household servant (v.
2); David is the king seeking to show kindness
(vv. 1-3).
3 / FIND THE KINDNESS EVIDENCE
Say: Find what David provides and where
Mephibosheth lives.
Do: Fill the short clues or point to the words.
Check: LAND and TABLE (v. 7); JERUSALEM (v.
13). David restores Saul's land and gives ongoing
meals at his table. Welcome is practical and
lasting.
4 / MAKE ROOM FOR SOMEONE
Say: How could a welcome include choice and
practical help?
Do: Offer a short invitation and one action.
Check: Open response: Would you like to join us?
Ask what would help, explain the task or make
room with permission. Welcome without
assumptions about ability; never require touch.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact W1/CG1 verse.
Do: echo unchanged phrases.
Check: follow the printed KJV words; listening
counts.
PLAY TOGETHER
Pairs label paper cards LAND, TABLE, WELCOME.
Find story evidence; name a respectful modern
welcome. Swap roles.
Check: LAND: restored (v. 7). TABLE: ongoing
meals (vv. 7,13). WELCOME: treated at table as a
king's son (v. 11). Modern ideas are applications,
not extra events in the story.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
For support: Read aloud; offer oral answers,
pointing, a scribe or partner. Model a clue; allow
time. No personal disclosures required.
Extra challenge, optional: Does verse 13 report
healing?
Answer: No. It says he ate continually at the
king's table and was lame on both feet. Kindness
includes dignity and belonging; the passage does
not report a cure.
SHORT LESSON / HOMESCHOOL
20-minute essentials: welcome 3; reading 5; tasks
1 and 4 for 6; verse 4; recap/prayer 2. Other tasks
optional.
30-60 minutes: add puzzles, game, retelling and
fuller reading; take breaks.
TAKE HOME & CHECK
Offer a welcome at home with permission. Echo
the related proverb; discuss friendship during
trouble.
Quick check: For whose sake did David show
kindness, and name one practical gift.
Answer: Jonathan's sake; land restored or meals
at David's table (vv. 1,7).
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
No disability role-play or reported cure.
Mephibosheth deserves dignity; do not use his
self-deprecating words as a label. Faces and
setting are imagined.