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Print this for everyone in your church to be praying for VBS this year! This is a simple way to get everyone involved in helping make VBS a success! This is a quick and easy way to remind your entire church to pray for your Vacation Bible School this summer. Simply pass them out this Sunday morning to everyone in your church. Print as many copies of this prayer as you need for your church. This PDF file is designed to be printed on letter size paper. Just click the green "Add to Cart" button above, and you can checkout for free. Help us spread the word. Pin this coloring page on Pinterest! Just click the SAVE button below. After VBS is over don't forget to utilize our VBS Volunteer Thank You ideas. Plus make sure to check out all of our entire collection of VBS Children's Ministry resources. Find your favorite 2021 VBS theme here.
Lorraine Kibblewhite from Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Canada brings us this nighttime masterpiece. Each set piece was made from 2″ thick Styrofoam. 6 buildings were 4′ wide and 6 buildings were 2′ wide. The windows were backed with Velum or black paper to allow the lights to shine. There were 12 separate buildings in the entire […]
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45 VBS ideas from veteran VBS directors to help make your VBS the best. From ideas for volunteers, decorating, and organization, you can find it all here.
Complete drama for the fiery furnace in Daniel. Includes DIY golden idol, furnace and script.
Make a paper bromeliad! What you will need: A 10-ounce plastic or paper cup Green and red construction paper Scissors Glue Colored markers or crayons Water What to do: Cut out Pattern A, leaving Pattern B inside it. Trace around Pattern A on red paper. Then cut out Pattern B (the green pattern). Trace around […]
This 20 Sunday School Craft Ideas for Fall post provides great ideas for any children’s church program. These ideas can also be done at home with your own kids. Seasonal Bible lessons helps children see God’s face in each part of creation throughout the year. Whether you are a Christian focusing on harvest, autumn or Thanksgiving,...Read More
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This creation story game will get your kids up and running as they learn the creation story from Genesis
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Scripture: Judges 6, 7:1 – 24, 8: 22-23 or pages 192 – 196 in The Golden Children’s Bible Target Age Group: 1st through 6th grade Welcome the children to the classroom and chat with th…
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Lesson 12 12. Ahaz 13. Hezekiah Kings #12 - #13 of Judah 2 Kings 16 & 18 2 Chronicles 28-32 12. Ahaz 2 Kings 15:38-16:20, 2 Chronicles 28-32 Ahaz became the king of Judah during the 17th year of King Pekah of Israel’s reign. He was the son of Jotham and was 20 years old. He was the king of Judah for 16 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and worshipped the idols instead of God. There were battles as usual and God used some of them against King Ahaz for his encouragement of moral decline and his unfaithfulness to God. King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel went to Jerusalem and besieged King Ahaz but couldn’t overtake him. Ahab did lose Elath to King Rezin and the Edomites lived there. Ahaz sent gifts to the king of Assyria asking for help. The king of Assyria came and conquered. He took Damascus and killed King Rezin of Syria. King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria. He saw an altar there and sent the design and pattern to Urijah the priest. The priest made a replica of the altar and when Ahaz returned, he made offerings and sacrifices on it. He changed some of the other items in the temple for his idol worship and Urijah the priest obeyed King Ahaz and not God’s law. The more problems Ahaz had, the more unfaithful to God he became. The idols ruined King Ahaz and his people. He cut up the articles in the temple of God and shut the doors to the temple. He built altars in every corner of Jerusalem. Every city of Judah had places to burn incense to the idols. God was very angry. When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the tombs of the kings. His son Hezekiah became the next king. 13. Hezekiah 2 Kings 16:20, 18:1-20:21, 2 Chronicles 29-32 Hezekiah became the king of Judah during the 3rd year of King Hoshea of Israel. He was the son of Ahaz and became the king when he was 25 years old. He was the king of Judah for 29 years in Jerusalem. He was a good king and did what right in God’s sight. King Hezekiah removed the altars, broke the idols and cut down the wooden idols. He broke the bronze serpent that Moses made into pieces. He trusted in God. There wasn’t another king like him. He was faithful to God. He kept His commandments. God was with King Hezekiah and he prospered. He fought against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. He was also victorious over the Philistines. During his first month as king, he cleaned out the temple and told the Levites that they were to prepare to do their jobs in the temple. They were going to follow God’s laws while he was the king! They cleaned the temple and gathered the necessary items for worship. King Hezekiah also sent out letters to invite everyone to come and celebrate the Passover. They also gathered together to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It was during the 4th year he was the king of Judah that the Israel kingdom was taken captive by the Assyrians. King Hoshea was the king of Israel at the time. During Hezekiah’s 14th year, King Sennacherib of Assyria took the fortified cities of Judah, Hezekiah sent the Assyrian king a message that he had done wrong and would pay whatever he was told. Hezekiah sent the requested gold and silver to the king of Assyria, which made him feel more pride and power. The king of Assyria sent a huge army to Hezekiah. Some of Hezekiah’s men went to speak with them and the Assyrians mocked them for staying faithful to God. “Did they think that God would save them? Why are you putting your trust in Him? Do you think you have power to win a battle over the Assyrians?” The Assyrians shouted for everyone to hear that God would deliver them into the Assyrians hands. The people didn’t respond to them. Hezekiah told the people to “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or dismayed! There are more of us and we have the Lord on our side!” When King Hezekiah heard about it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth. He went into the temple and sent for Isaiah the prophet. Isaiah told Hezekiah to ignore what the Assyrians had said because they blasphemed God. They would hear a rumor and return home. The Assyrians returned home and when Hezekiah read the message informing him, he prayed and praised God. Hezekiah became sick and was close to dying. Isaiah the prophet went to see him. Isaiah told him to get things in order because he wasn’t going to live. Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to God. He reminded God that he had been faithful. He cried severely. Isaiah was leaving and was in the middle court when God spoke to him. He went back to Hezekiah and told him that God heard his prayer and had seen his tears. God said he would give him a longer life and would heal him. On the third day that he went to the temple, God would give him 15 more years. He would also be safe from the king of Assyria. Isaiah told him to take a lump of figs and lay it on the boil and he was cured. King Hezekiah had great wealth and honor. He had treasuries of silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and other desirable things. He had storehouses for grain, wine and oil. He had an abundance of livestock and sheep. Hezekiah built a pool and a tunnel to bring water into the west side of the city. He prospered in everything he did. When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper tombs of the kings and all the people honored him. His son Manasseh became the king. This set of Magnetic Board Visuals for King Ahaz was designed by Christina Barkley. She also wrote the lesson outline that is included. As you teach, add each rock to create the altar. At the end, remind students that the kings were wrong to worship idols. Click here to download. King Ahaz has a worksheet available. Thanks to Christina Barkley for the questions and answers. Click here to download. Hezekiah has a worksheet available also. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This application pack contains the information posters. It also has these scripture posters that will work for almost any lesson series; not just Hezekiah or a kings study. The bronze serpent poster is included. You will need to add the sentence that is in the text above. There is a crossword puzzle and a worksheet to discuss prayer for Hezekiah only. Click here for the application pack. Click here to print the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to download the updated visuals. All are not Shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the king lessons in this series
Catholic ABC's Week 2 Number of the week: 2 Theme: Noah's Ark Memory Verse: Genesis 7:15 "They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath
