Check out these easy 21 Bible memory verse games, plus engaging Bible memory songs and a bible study method to help your kids hide scripture in their heart! Make Bible verses for kids come alive in your children’s hearts as you teach them how to study the Bible! #biblememoryverses #memoryversegames #biblememorykids Check out these easy 21 Bible memory verse games, plus engaging Bible memory songs and a bible study method to help your kids hide scripture in their heart! Make Bible verses for kids come alive in your children’s hearts as you teach them how to study the Bible!
These seriously fun Bible memory verse games will help your kids memorize Bible verses in a way that is active and engaging!
Who does God say I am? These 21 bible verses will help serve as a reminder of who you are in Christ Jesus.
The Scripture Lady loves creating Bible verse games for kids! Here is one called “Wages and Gifts” to help learn Romans 6:23.
VERSES: Gen 13:1-13 MEMORY VERSE: "...and Lot...pitched his toward Sodom." Gen. 13:12 BOOK TO REMEMBER: "Joshua" As a reminder to memorize this book of the Old Testament, write "Joshua" on a slip of paper to give to each child at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray that everyone makes good choices in the coming week, knowing that consequences to bad choices always follow. Staying close to God and the Bible are good choices. SPECIAL SONG: Books of the Old Testament VISUAL AID: Chalkboard or Whiteboard Drawing: Write the word, "Choices" at the top of the board and Genesis 13:1-11 slightly smaller. Draw a line vertically down the middle of the board. On one side draw the plain of Jordan, lots of green grass, and the city of Sodom in the background. On the other side, draw a not so green, slightly hilly land. As you tell the story, draw the sheep and cattle, tents, Abram and Lot and their herdsmen. As Lot chooses where he will go, write "LOT" somewhere on the picture that shows his choice and "ABRAM" on the other side. LESSON POINTS: Abram was a very rich man. The Bible says he "was very rich in cattle." When we think of cattle, we think of cows, don't we? But 'cattle' can also mean other animals, too, like camels, oxen, sheep, and donkeys. (Gen. 12:16; 13:5) He had lots of silver and gold; he was a very rich man. Do you remember--did Abram have any children? No. Did he have any nephews? Yes. He had Lot who was his brother's son. Now, Lot had many animals, too which became a problem because what do cows eat? That's right! Grass! What do sheep eat! That's right! Grass! In the area where Abram and Lot had their many, many animals, there was only so much grass and it was not enough. Some of the herdsmen, which are men that take care of the herd, began to argue and disagree about things, so no one was happy. Then Abram said to Lot, "Lot, there shouldn't be any disagreements between us. Just look at all of this land! We should separate ourselves. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right. If you go to the right, I'll go to the left. You choose. Which way do you want to go?" Lot lifted up his eyes and he saw that the plain of Jordan was covered with lots and lots of green grass and that it was watered nicely. What do animals drink? That's right! Water! So as he looked he was thinking about how nice everything was on the plain of Jordan where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were. Let's turn to Genesis 13:11 to see what Lot chose. (Read verse.) Let's put our bookmark right here. What did Lot choose? Lot chose to go toward the city. The Bible says that Lot "pitched his tent toward Sodom" or the good land. But the Bible says that the people in Sodom were not good men. Uh-Oh! Definitely sounds like trouble! We are going to talk more about those troubled cities, but that was Lot's choice. He chose the good land and the bad cities. Abram chose to go the other way and lived in the land of Canaan. ACTIVITY: Child-Created Coloring Page Materials needed: Construction paper, crayons Pass out 9" x 12" construction paper to each child. Instruct the student to take a dark colored crayon and draw a line (about 2" down from the top) from side to side, width-wise (see picture above). Demonstrate on the whiteboard. From the middle of the line, draw another line down the middle (see above). Like an upper-case "T". On one side, have the students draw mountains, hills and grass. On the other side, students can draw a city and lots of grass. Write the word, "CHOICES" at the top of the paper. Add "Gen. 13:1-13" at the top. Draw Abram and Lot in the middle of their sides of the paper. Draw in different kinds of livestock. Add the words "Sodom" and "Canaan" on the correct sides of the paper. Color.
These seriously fun Bible memory verse games will help your kids memorize Bible verses in a way that is active and engaging!
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The Spinner Game last week was popular but one drawback was, the spinner keeps landing on the same thing so the spinner had to be forced to have more variety. My daughter and I made these cards with some fresh ways of saying our memory verse: All things work together for good to them that love God. Romans 8:28 This was a fun way to work on our verse, we will use this again!
VERSES: Job 1:1-42:17 MEMORY VERSE: Job 1:1 "There was man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Romans....
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It's Wednesday, so it's time to share another installment of "What We're Reading Wednesday!" Today I have an old favorite. Little Man went through a phase when he asked for this story every single night. It's a good one though, with a great message, so I'm glad he enjoyed it! Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she knows her friends don't. She tries to hide the fact that she likes them because she doesn't want them to laugh at her. :( What happens when we worry too much about what other people think of us? Camilla had to find out the hard way! After the story, we had a short discussion about why we are special. Little Man went straight the answer I wanted to hear. "Because God make us special, Mommy!" Exactly. I asked him how Camilla was special. She likes lima beans. She has curly hair. She's an only child. All of it works. Then, I asked him (if Camilla was a real person), would God have given her all these special qualities. Of course. So what special qualities did God give us? Prepare yourself to hear some super cute responses from your little one! :) I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 For our extension activity, we gave ourselves stripes! Instead of painting our faces (which could have been lots of fun), we made our stripes on paper. I asked Little Man to help me come up with ways that God made everyone in our family special. I loved his responses! Considering one for his brother, Baby Boy, is "spit-up machine" (something he genuinely says almost nightly during prayers now), I wonder if I should have asked him about the dogs. I can only begin to imagine the things he would have said! I ended up hanging the boys' stripes on the bathroom mirror next to the memory verse (dry erase marker). As we get ready each morning, I hope to have a quick chat about other things that make us special. We also tried making 3D hand tracings, but it was a little too difficult for Little Man. He ended up losing interest pretty quickly, so I didn't force it. If you have a patient one, I do encourage trying it. Some great conversations about uniqueness could come from it! I also had an idea after we finished our activity that I might try in the future. If I do, I'll add it to this page! We could have easily made acrostic poems using our names and special words to describe ourselves. If you want a literacy tie-in, there you go! :) Tell me, have you read this book? What extension activities have you tried? Follow us on Bloglovin'! Come join the fun! We're linking up at Teaching Mama!
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Fun and musical ten commandments activities children grandchildren can enjoy, as will all of us Sandwich Generation grandparents
This SUNDAY we begin EXPLORING the KINGS of JUDAH!!! When the KIDDOS arrive I have a "SURPRISE" waiting for them. Hanging on the back of each of my KIDDOS chairs is a NEW Bible Class Bag!!! I have placed new cards in our "DO YOU KNOW" Pocket Chart. I am always PLEASED when the KIDDOS can answer these QUESTIONS. I feel it is so important for the KIDDOS to understand the WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? and HOW is this important to me? to every lessons I teach. We will have a NEW word to add to our "WORD WALL." I want the KIDDOS to understand what it means to be LOYAL. I want the KIDDOS to understand the ASA was LOYAL to GOD. We have TWO new PROPHETS to add to our WALL of PROPHETS. We have Azariah and Hanani. Both of these Prophets/Seers have interaction with King Asa!! OUR MAP has JERUSALEM placed on it. Most of our lessons will be happening in the city of Jerusalem...so, we wont have a BUNCH of places to add to our MAP...but, as we learn of other places we will make sure to add them. We have TWO NEW SONGS to learn this week. The KIDDOS have heard the KINGS of JUDAH song before...BUT the ASA WAS LOYAL is a NEW SONG for the KIDDOS. The KIDDOS MEMORY VERSE comes directly from the TEXT of this LESSON. I LOVE this verse....WHAT a COMFORT this verse provides to those who are LOYAL to GOD!!! I did make a small adjustment to the size of our MEMORY VERSE cards. I found these 4X6 Magnetic Photo Pockets at the Dollar Tree. I thought they would be GREAT for the KIDDOS to TAKE home and put on the FRIDGE. That way each week the KIDDOS can take home their MEMORY VERSE and place it in the pocket on the FRIDGE. That will give it a PROMINENT place in their HOME and make it even easier for the KIDDOS to review it with their parents. The KIDDOS "TAKE HOME" project is an EASEL style EARTH with EYES. It is made from Card Stock. The KIDDOS will COLOR the WORLD and stick on the GOOGLY eyes. As a EXTRA "TAKE HOME" I am going to let the KIDDOS make a 3D ball with eyes. The componets to this activity are a Laundry Soap Bottle Lid. (I told you I save EVERYTHING.) A condiment bowl, An Earth Ball (I bought these at the Dollar Tree) and Stick On GOOGLY eyes. These are all PRE MADE....EXCEPT the GOOGLY EYES. The KIDDOS will just PEEL and STICK the eyes on!! The BALL is being left LOOSE. It just SITS in the little cup. So, the KIDDOS can still Play with the Ball. I THINK they turned our really cute!! Our REVIEW GAME is King Asa's Loyal Heart, BINGO. The way this will be played is simple. EACH of the SQUARES is an ANSWER to the REVIEW QUESTIONS I will be asking the KIDDOS. Every CARD has the exact same pictures---they are just rearranged. NOTICE the " " BINGO MARKERS," they are HEARTS!!!! I bought those back during the Valentine Season at the Dollar Tree. I LOVE it when a THEME comes together so easily. Next week will be our REVIEW WEEK. The KIDDOS will be making this LOYAL HEART activity to add to their "EXPLORER JOURNAL." They will color their heart and add GEMS to the CROWN. But, this HEART has something SPECIAL going on...The HEART is actually a POCKET!! The KIDDOS will put "things" into the POCKET that help KEEP ones HEART LOYAL to GOD. Each of these activities will help our HEART be LOYAL to GOD: "PRAY DAILY," "PAY ATTENTION IN WORSHIP," "READ BIBLE," "GO TO BIBLE CLASS." We are going to be BUSY over the next "QUARTER." I am so excited about the KIDDOS learning so many LIFE LESSONS from the KINGS of JUDAH. Blessings, Ronda
Want to inspire the joy of religion with your children? These are some of my favorite Bible verses to share with your little ones.
As a stay-at-home mom I often wonder how to live out my faith, especially within the walls of my apartment. When away from the workplace and church, what makes me a Christian? How do I follow Jesus and glorify God? In addition to discipling my daughter and son, I can walk by the Spirit (Galatians
VERSES: Matthew 25:14-30 MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 25:21 "...Well done, thou good and faithful servant..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Isaiah. Write "Isaiah" on small slips of paper and hand out to students at the end of class, so they may take them home to memorize. PRAYER: Thank God for the blessings He gives us. Everything good comes from God. SPECIAL SONG: This Little Light Of Mine (see March 2014 - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #3 on this blog. Click on the orange circle to hear tune.) VISUAL AID: Large Activity (see below) LESSON POINTS: During the last few days of His life, Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives when His disciples came to Him privately and asked Him to explain a few things that Jesus had said before. Jesus began to talk about things that were going to happen in Jerusalem, about how heaven and earth would pass away, but His words would not pass away, about the fact that Jesus did not know when He was coming back again, but only His Father in heaven knew when that would happen, and how important it was to be watchful and working (Matthew 24). Jesus then taught in parables. Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven was like a man who was getting ready to make a long journey. The man called in three of his servants and gave them a portion of what he owned. He gave the first servant five talents, the second servant received two talents, and the third servant received one talent. In Bible times, a "talent" was a weight of something valuable like gold or silver. In this parable, it does not say if the man gave gold or silver, but whatever it was, it was very valuable. The man put thought in to what he was giving each servant because he gave them according to what they were able to handle responsibly. To the first servant, he gave ten talents. To the second servant, he gave five talents. To the last servant, he gave one talent. Then the man immediately left on his trip. The first servant who was given five talents, traded until he had made five more talents. The second servant did the same and gained two more talents. But, the third servant who had received one talent went and dug a hole in the dirt and hid his master's money. After a long time has passed, the man who had gone on a journey finally came back home. He called his servants to him to see what they had done with his talents. He found out that the servant who was given five talents had earned five more talents, so he had a total of ten talents! The master said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you a ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord." The servant who had received two talents showed his master that he had gained two more talents for a total of four talents! His master said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you a ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord." Then the servant who had been given one talent said to his master, "Lord, I knew you were a hard or strict man, reaping what you have not sowed and gathering where you have not strawed. I was afraid and went and hid my talent into the earth. Here is the one talent you gave me." The master answered him and said, "You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I do not sow and gather where I do not straw. You should have put my money into the bank and it would have at least gathered interest!" He told his other servants to take away his one talent and give it to the servant who had ten talents. "Cast this unprofitable servant into outer darkness where there will be crying and terrible things!" In this parable, the talents were something measured, something valuable, and something to be responsible for. Two men used their talents responsibly by doubling what they had been given; one did not. Two men were busy, working responsibly for their master; one was not. Two men were not afraid; one was afraid. Jesus was telling His disciples to be busy, to be working, not to be lazy, not to be afraid. He is telling that to us today. Today, we also have talents; some have the ability to speak, some to sing, some who know how to handle money, and some who know how to care for people. There are many talents that people have. In order for our talents or abilities to grow, we need to nurture them and care for them. If we know how to speak well, we need to be preaching and teaching the Gospel. If we know how to sing well, we need to be teaching or leading in the singing. There are many things to do in the Lord's vineyard! We need to be busy and never lazy. "Older Student" Tips: Notice that there was a promise made to the ones who did their master's work and that promise was joy (Matthew 25:21, 23). Yet, the one who was lazy and only buried his talent was given harsh words, stripped of his talent, and cast outside the loving and warm care of his master. The same will be true for us whether we are working or whether we are lazy. The choice is ours because we know that God always keeps His promises. Always. Read 1 Kings 8:56. God's Word never fails. Should we ever be afraid? Read Matthew 14:27 and Revelation 21:8. There are grave consequences for being afraid. We need to trust in the Lord and He will keep us safe. He always watches over His own. Just as these servants were judged by their master, we, too, will be judged by the things that we do and the things that we do not do. Read James 4:17. We need to be prepared! ACTIVITY: Parable of the Ten Talents Materials needed: 9" x 12" light blue construction paper, 3" x 12" green, orange, and turquoise construction papers, crayons, glue, scissors. Hand out light blue paper. Fold top edge down two inches. Unfold. Trace folded line with crayon. This is the background. Write "Parable of the TALENTS" and "Matthew 25:14" in this top area. Hand out green, orange, and turquoise papers. These are the bags. Fold green, orange, and turquoise papers in half. With folded side up, draw one 'bag' on each color. Cut out three bags; one of each color. Place bags evenly spaced on light blue paper under line. Draw two lines between bags. Glue one bag in each area, so the top folds up. Draw string on each bag. It looks cute with a little tie on the side of each bag. (Just make a little sideways '8' with two lines pointing down.) Write "5 talents" on the first bag. Write "2 talents" on the second bag. Write 1 talent" on the third bag. Fold tops of bags up, making a crease in the 'string' area. Inside each bag, glue ONLY from folded edge to string area. (Don't glue the bag completely shut!) Inside the first bag, write "Well Done!" on the top of the bag and "10 talents!" on the bottom of the bag. Inside the second bag, write "Well Done!" on the top of the bag and "5 talents!" on the bottom of the bag. Inside the third bag, write "Wicked and Lazy!" on the top of the bag and "1 talent" on the bottom of the bag. Close bags. Under the first bag AND the second bags, write "Enter into the JOY of your lord." Under the third bag, write "Cast him into outer darkness."
VERSES: Obadiah 1:1-21 MEMORY VERSE: Obadiah 1:3 "The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: 1 Peter. Write "1 Peter" on small slips of paper and hand out to students at the end of class. PRAYER: May we all be humble and help others as we see the need. SPECIAL SONG: Be Patient And Kind (see April - Lesson - Joseph Meets His Brothers Who Hated Him on this blog) VISUAL AID: White board or Chalkboard Drawing of Activity below LESSON POINTS: Like Hosea, Joel, and Amos, Obadiah was also a minor prophet because the book that Obadiah wrote only has one chapter! Obadiah is the shortest book in all of the Old Testament! Other prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel wrote more, so they are considered major prophets. We don't know a lot about Obadiah. There is not a lot of information on his personal life just like Joel. Obadiah wrote his book about the judgment of Edom. Edom was a nation that was made up of Esau's descendants. Do we remember who Esau was? That's right! He was Jacob's twin brother who gave up his birthright and was tricked out of his blessing by Jacob (see April - Lesson - Jacob and Esau and April - Lesson - Jacob And The Blessing on this blog). As Esau's family grew and grew and grew, it became the nation of Edom. When Obadiah preached to Edom, it was not good news. Edom had a big problem as far as God was concerned, and that was with Edom's PRIDE. Edom had too much pride concerning the place where they lived among the high clefts of the rocks. They had too much pride in the the power they believed they had. They believed they did not need God; they could do everything themselves. They had too much pride in their wealth. They had too much pride in their allies. (Allies means friendly neighbors.) They had too much pride in their wisdom. Because of Edom's sin of pride and the sin of being violent with his brother, Israel, Edom did not come back out of Assyrian captivity. "Older Student" Tips: All nations can fall. Read Proverbs 14:34. Discuss. ACTIVITY: Edom Had A BIG Problem! Materials needed: 9" x 12" green construction paper, crayons, markers, scissors. Hand out green paper. Fold paper in half, and then in half again, width-wise. Open paper flat. Fold the right edge, three inches in toward the middle. Unfold paper. Fold the left edge, two inches in toward the middle. Draw lines on fold lines. TOP PANEL: Write, "EDOM Had A BIG Problem!" and "Obadiah 1:3-8." SECOND PANEL: Write "v.3" in first square; write "Their place" in the middle square, and "PRIDE!" in third square. (see picture below) THIRD PANEL: Write "v.4" in first square; write "Their power" in the middle square, and "PRIDE!" in third square. FOURTH PANEL: Write "v.6" in first square; write "Their wealth" in the middle square, and "PRIDE!" in third square. FIFTH PANEL: Write "v.7" in first square; write "Their allies" in the middle square, and "PRIDE!" in third square. SIXTH PANEL: Write "v.8" in first square; write "Their wisdom" in the middle square, and "PRIDE!" in third square. Cut on the right lines and fold back. The intent of this activity is to show that in every aspect of the Edomites' lives, PRIDE was the sin...and their BIG problem.
Paul and Silas Craft – AWANA Cubbies Bear Hug #19 Welcome to my AWANA Cubbies series. As a short intro for those just checking in, I have been asked to design all of the crafts for the AWANA Cubbies meetings that happen at our church. AWANA is a program that teaches children the important truths...Read More
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Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Suggested Emphasis: Do not judge others by the way they look. Memory Verse: “God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a pe…
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VERSES: Luke 12:16-21 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 12:21 "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." BOOK TO REMEMBER: James. Write "James" on small slips of paper for the students to take home and memorize another book of the New Testament. Practice saying all the books of the New Testament together as a class or sing the song, The Books Of The New Testament, found under March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #3 as review. PRAYER: Pray that we will always put God first in our lives and place everything else below Him. SPECIAL SONG: Jesus Taught By Parable And Miracle (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog. Click on orange circle to hear tune.) VISUAL AID: Make a large Activity like the one below under Activity. LESSON POINTS: As Jesus daily walked around Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, there were always a crowd of people who gathered around Him. Perhaps they were waiting for Him to perform a miracle and they wanted to see Him make a lame person walk, maybe they had heard about Jesus and were curious to see what He looked like, or maybe they wanted to hear what He had to say. Whatever their reasons, the people followed Jesus as He visited their towns. Sometimes there were just a few people following, but many times, there were great crowds of people. Because microphones and speakers had not been invented yet, the people had to be quiet and listen closely and remember what Jesus had said because there were no tape recorders or smart phones to record what He was saying. No, the people--all the people--listened quietly to Jesus as He spoke. When Jesus preached to the people, sometimes He said exactly what the people should do. He commanded them like He did when He taught on the Sermon on the Mount. Sometimes He would heal someone who everyone in the town knew to get their attention, then He would teach the people. Sometimes He told the people stories or parables to paint a picture in the people's minds, so they could remember the lesson and also understand the lesson. One thing remained true: Jesus always taught by His example. He lived what He taught. In the lesson today, Jesus taught a parable about a very rich man who forgot something. Jesus taught the people lessons by talking about something they knew, like farming for example, then he would apply the lesson to something spiritual. He told the story about a man who farmed land and his land grew a great amount of fruit. We don't know what kind of fruit it was, but there was a lot of it and the rich man put it in barns. God had blessed the man's land so much that the man began thinking about what he would do with all the fruit. He thought to himself, "What will I do? I have so much fruit that I don't have enough room for it all. I know! I will tear down all of my barns and I will build much larger barns and then I will put all of my fruit inside. I will say to myself--I have much fruit stored up for many years, so I will eat, drink, and be merry." BUT...the rich man forgot something! He forgot God and he forgot that he was going to die. God said to the rich man, "You fool! Tonight your soul is required of you! Then who will own all those things that you have stored up?" At the end of the parable, Jesus said, "Someone who stores up treasures on this earth and is not rich towards God is just like that rich fool." Jesus did not want us to be like that rich man who forgot God. He wanted us to always put God first in our lives, then God would always give us everything we need. (Matthew 6:12). What does that mean, "Put God first?" That's right! It means to always do spiritual things before we do the earthly things. First, we go to Bible class, then we can play soccer or go to the mountains. It means that whatever we do in life--get a job, play sports, etc.--we need to put God above those things. "Older Student" Tips: Discuss what a 'fool' is. Someone who is not smart. Talk about how smart Jesus was to tell parables about the things that the people knew: farming, cleaning house, finding a treasure, losing a sheep, etc. The people He taught could understand what the meaning was to His lessons. Have everyone open their Bibles to Luke 12:16-19 and count how many times the rich man said the words, "I" or "my". Then, count how many times he said anything about helping others or giving back to God. ACTIVITY: Parable of the Rich Fool Materials needed: 6" x 9" red construction paper, 5" x 12" light brown construction paper, 4.5" x 8" dark brown construction paper, 3" x 3" dark brown construction paper, glue, scissors, marker, crayons. Hand out light brown paper. This is the roof. Cut edges off two short sides of light brown paper to resemble a roof. Hand out red paper. This is the barn. Glue top edge of red barn. Place the bottom of the roof on top of the barn. Hand out dark brown paper. This is the barn door. Cut in half. Fold one edge of each dark brown square. Glue only the small folded edge. Place glued edges of two barn doors away from each other on top of the red barn. The doors should open. Hand out small dark brown paper. This is the hayloft. Cut in half. Fold one edge of each small dark brown square. Glue only the small folded edge. Place glued edges of two hayloft doors away from each other on top of the roof. The doors should open. Write "The Rich Fool" and "Luke 12:16-21" on top of the roof. Open large barn doors. Inside the large barn doors on the red barn, write "The rich fool said, 'I will build greater barns...I will eat, drink, and be merry.' But..." Open small brown doors of the hayloft. Write "...but he forgot God." On both sides of each of the barn doors, make a large "X". On the small hayloft doors, make black or brown lines to resemble wood. On the roof, make lines to resemble a roof. Before leaving class, have the students read what it says inside all doors.
VERSES: 1 Kings 15 through 2 Kings 24 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Kings 15:11 "And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Psalms. Write "Psalms" on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray for the parents of the students that they might do well in the eyes of the LORD. SPECIAL SONG: Children Obey your Parents (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog). VISUAL AID: Use the whiteboard or the chalkboard as your piece of paper and write the names of the kings before the students come to class. Add happy or unhappy faces as you tell the story. LESSON POINTS: (NOTE: Short lesson, long activity. Beware of time getting away from you!) Whose idea was it to have a king over God's people? It was definitely not God's idea! God wanted to be and should have been the people's only King, but the people looked around them and saw that the neighboring cities and nations had kings; they wanted a king, too. God warned them what it would be like having a king (see July - Lesson - Israel Wants A King on this blog), but still they asked Samuel for a king. God gave them a king. What a lot of trouble! King Saul, King David, and King Solomon each ruled God's people for forty years. The people were ruled as one people; it was a United Kingdom. But then, we remember that Rehoboam sinned and the kingdom was torn from him and ten of the twelve tribes were given to King Solomon's servant, Jeroboam, who led the Kingdom of Israel, as it was called, to idolatry and away from God. King Solomon's son, Rehoboam, also led the Kingdom of Judah, as his kingdom was called, into idolatry as well. After Jeroboam and Rehoboam both died, their kingdoms were given to their sons until they died, then the kingdoms were to their sons, and on and on. Every one of the kings that ruled the Kingdom of Israel were evil! All 19 of them! Some were very wicked and God dealt with them accordingly. On the other hand, the kings that ruled the Kingdom of Judah were good and some were bad. Out of 19 kings and one queen, only eight were good kings who tried to follow God's ways. The good kings had names like Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah. (I wish I had a good song for the good kings of Judah, but I do not. Perhaps you can choose a catchy tune and insert those eight names!) But that means that there were still 12 bad kings of Judah. We will not be studying all of these kings because some of the stories are very short, perhaps three to four verses, but we will be studying a few of these rulers and the prophets who lived at the same time they lived. "Older Student" Tips: After King Saul died, King Saul's son, Ishbosheth, ruled ten tribes for two years while the kingdom of Judah was continually ruled by David (see August - Lesson - A Kingdom of Transition on this blog). ACTIVITY: A Divided Kingdom Materials needed: 12" x 18" blue construction paper, thirty-one 1/2"orange circles (or unhappy stickers), eight 1/2" yellow circles (or happy circles), crayons, black marker, glue, scissors. Hand out blue paper. Holding the paper landscape-style, fold down top edge two inches. Fold blue paper in half, length-wise. Write "THE DIVIDED KINGDOM" at the top of the paper. Write "ISRAEL" on left side of paper in the second folded box. (see picture). Write "JUDAH" on the right side of paper in the second folded box. (see picture). Number left side of paper from 1-19. Number right side of paper from 1-20. Write all 19 kings of Israel. (see names below) Write all 19 kings and one queen of Judah. (see names below) Draw unhappy faces on orange circles. Draw happy faces on yellow circles. Glue yellow circles next to good kings (see above for names). Glue orange circles next to bad kings (everyone else). Review paper with all students before they leave class. *NOTE: Since the lesson is a short one, perhaps the students would have time to cut their own circles out of paper. The writing takes longer with younger children; perhaps they could use stickers or have names of kings typed on paper in advance. Children would simply cut the names out and glues by correct number. NAMES OF KINGS OF ISRAEL: (all unhappy faces) Jeroboam Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam 2 Zechariah Shallum Menahem Pekhiah Pekah Hoshea NAMES OF KINGS OF JUDAH: (12 unhappy faces/8 happy faces) Good kings are in red. Rehoboam Abijam Asa Jeshoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah (Queen) Joash Amaziah Azariah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manasseh Amon Josiah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah
Scripture Reference: Genesis 12:1-9 Suggested Emphasis or Theme: We should have a living faith that involves both trust and action. Memory Verse: “It is the same with faith. If faith does not…
VERSES: 1 Samuel 4:1-22 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Samuel 4:17 "...and the ark of God is taken." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Review all 66 books of the Bible. As a different kind of review, the Bible teacher may want to write each book on a good-sized piece of paper. The Bible teacher holds up a random book, and the students must name the book that comes AFTER that book. Too easy? Try a 'Challenge Test!' The students must name the book that comes BEFORE that book! PRAYER: If God is on our side, we can do anything. May we always stay close to the LORD and His Word and obey Him, then God will be with us and help us in all that we do. SPECIAL SONG: God called Samuel (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog). God Raised Up Fifteen Judges (see June - Lesson - Deborah, A Female Prophet on this blog). VISUAL AID: Whiteboard or Chalkboard Drawing of Activity (see Activity below) LESSON POINTS: God spoke to Samuel and Samuel would tell the people what God said. That is what a prophet is: a spokesman for God or a messenger of God's Words. The Philistines and Israel never did get along very well. They had many fights and battles. Sometimes the Philistines would win, and sometimes, when Israel was obedient to God, Israel would win. In our lesson today, the Philistines were winning a battle against Israel, in fact, the Philistines had killed 4,000 Israelites. When the Israelites returned to their camp, the elders or leaders asked, "Why did the LORD let us be defeated by our enemy, the Philistines, today? " Then they had the idea of going to get the ark of the covenant or ark of God from Shiloh and keeping it in their camp. They thought that the ark of God would save them from their enemies, but they were mistaken. God never rewards disobedience. The Israelites were not obeying the LORD and were living very wickedly. Even the judge of Israel, Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas were among the most wicked because they were causing Israel to sin (1 Samuel 2:23-25). When the people sent messengers to Shiloh and wanted the ark of the covenant brought to where the army was fighting, Hophni and Phineas were the ones who brought the ark of God to the battleground. When the ark of the covenant was brought into the camp, there was a shout from all of the soldiers of Israel because they thought that God would help them. The Israelites' shout was SO loud that the Philistine army heard them. They wondered what could have made the Israelites shout like they did and when they realized that the ark of God must have been brought into the camp, they were afraid. The Philistines said to one another, "How sad for us! Nothing like this has ever been done before! These are the Gods that brought all of those plagues to the Egyptians! We need to act like men and fight or the Israelites will be our masters if we fail!" So the Philistines fought the Israelites very hard and made all of the Israelites run to their own tents. The Philistines killed 30,000 soldiers of Israel and they killed both Hophni and Phineas. There was a man from the tribe of Benjamin that ran back to Shiloh with word that there was a great defeat of the Israelites and many, many soldiers had died. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head because he was very sad. When the man came into the city and told the people what had happened, everyone was crying. Eli was sitting by the wayside, and when Eli saw the man, his heart trembled because he thought something might have happened to the ark of the LORD. He asked the man, "What has happened? What has caused everyone to cry?" The man hurriedly came and told Eli what had happened. Now, Eli was 98 years old and his eyes were almost blind and he was not a thin man. The man said that the Israelites had many soldiers killed and they had run away from their enemy. He said that his two sons were killed and that the ark of God had been taken by the Philistines. When the man mentioned the part about the ark of God being taken by the enemy, Eli fell backwards off his seat by the side of the gate and broke his neck and died. Eli was a very old man, was very heavy, and had judged Israel forty years. "Older Student" Tips: We remember that God had been with the children of Israel many times before this time and the Israelites had won their battles. What made this time different? (The children of Israel were not obeying the LORD and living wickedly.) ACTIVITY: God NEVER Rewards Disobedience Materials needed: 12" x 18" white construction paper, crayons, marker. Hand out white construction paper. Fold paper in half. Fold paper in half again, so that there are four sections. Write "God NEVER Rewards Disobedience" and "1 Samuel 4" at the top of the paper. Number each section. In Section #1, draw a soldier and write the number "30,000." Make X's for eyes because the soldier has died. In Section #2, draw many circles, representing the faces of the children of Israel. Also, write "The ark of God is taken!" in a speech bubble. In Section #3, draw two men. Also, write "Hophni and Phineas killed." Make X's for eyes because they also died. In Section #4, draw heavy-set Eli sitting on a bench. Draw an arrow pointing the way he fell backwards and died.
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Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 11-12 Suggested Emphasis: Begin learning about God when we are children. Memory Verse: “Train a child how to live the right way. Then even when he is old, he will…
Scripture Reference: Luke 10:25-37 Suggested Emphasis: “Love your neighbour” by helping anyone who is in need. Memory Verse: “The man answered, “Love the Lord your God. Love him with all your heart…
Lesson 6: Wrap-up for Col. 3:12 Story: Putting on the virtues Bible Passage: Col. 3:12 Game: Colossians 3:12 “Put it on” Game ...
