Professing Faith: The troubling curse of Ham in the Bible
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From Genesis to the Gospels, I love reflecting on the lives of women in the Bible, especially those who had rich relationships with the Lord. Let's survey some of their statements and be reminded of what faith looks like in the purest, most powerful forms. Each of their stories can impart hope into our hearts,
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Another year has passed us by and the new year is here! It’s a new year and time for new and exciting things. These 7 verses will help you kick off the new year in a powerful way. Every year millions of people watch the ball drop in times square with excitement and anticipation. The new year can be an ... Read More
In John 12:1-7, at a meal given for Jesus, Mary anointed Jesus' feet with an expensive jar of fragrant oil and then wiped His feet with her hair. Some objected, but Jesus commended Mary for her actions. These free, printable Bible activities highlight this beautiful event in Jesus' life and ministry.
Fun object lesson about putting God first in our lives. Great for children's church, sunday school, and youth group. All you need is a banana!
Whether you are an introvert that enjoys studying on your own, a social butterfly looking to lead... Please enjoy these top 7 Bible Studies for Young Women.
I want to look at the Seven Penitential Psalms as part of our devotions for Lent. This devotion will become part of my Bible Journaling.
Here is a fun and engaging activity to do with your children when you are studying the 7 days of creation. There are key verses for each day. As well as, coloring pages to go
This week finishes up Joseph as we learn about his authority in Egypt, and he is reunited with his family. This is the final lesson for Genesis and is lesson 13 in the first quarter of a year of Preschool Bible Study that I assist with on Wednesday evening. These are the visuals I used when I taught this lesson to 2nd grade. Because of time and preschoolers' attention span, I seriously condensed this lesson. I didn't teach about them going back & forth or these items being in their bags. Joseph could really be a whole quarter to teach the specifics! But time didn't allow for that. As it is, this is the longest lesson in this quarter! This is our last lesson about Joseph! Joseph is in the book of Genesis (42-46). Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament. Joseph was taken to Egypt and after being a servant for Potiphar, he was put in prison. When Joseph told Pharaoh what his dreams meant (with God’s help), Pharaoh put Joseph second in charge in Egypt. Joseph was the governor and was in charge of the food supply. God said there would be seven years with plenty of food, but now it is the seven years of famine (not enough food). Everyone that comes to Egypt to buy food has to see Joseph. Joseph is doing very well and stays faithful to God. Remember Joseph’s father was Jacob? Jacob had 12 sons and he had given Joseph a coat of many colors. Joseph’s father sent 10 of his sons to Egypt to buy food. Since everyone had to see Joseph to buy food, his brothers did too! When Joseph’s brothers stood before Joseph, they bowed. Joseph recognized them, but they didn’t know who Joseph was. Joseph said he thought they were spies! But they told Joseph they weren’t spies, they were brothers. They said they left their youngest brother at home with their father. Joseph told them not to come back for more food unless their youngest brother comes with them also. When Jacob and his family ran out of food, they were scared to return to Egypt. Egypt was the only country that had food for sale. They had to have food! This time, they took their youngest brother Benjamin with them to Egypt. All the brothers were taken to Joseph’s house. When Joseph arrived, they bowed down to Joseph. Joseph asked about their father. Then Joseph saw his youngest brother, Benjamin! Remember, the brothers do not know who Joseph is. Joseph was so happy to see Benjamin! Joseph had their sacks filled full of food and they left. When a little time passed, Joseph sent his servant to bring the brothers back to him. After Judah (Joseph’s brother) begged Joseph not to harm Benjamin, Joseph started to cry. Joseph told them, “I am your brother Joseph!” Joseph told his brothers not to be upset, because it was God’s plan for him to be in Egypt during this famine. He hugged Benjamin and told them to bring their families to Egypt to live because there was still five years of famine and he wanted them to stay alive and be able to eat. He gave them wagons and food to get back home. When they told Jacob that Joseph was still alive and governor of Egypt, Jacob decided to go see Joseph! When Joseph saw his family coming, he went to see Jacob and they were so happy to be together! Joseph took his family out to the best land in Egypt to live. Joseph loved and obeyed God. We used this project with last year's class, and they loved it. This takes some prep time for the teacher, but it is worth the time. These would also be great to have for early arrivers to play with and review Joseph. You can see more about this project here. I purchased these Joseph sticker sets and divided them according to each lesson for the four weeks. Each pack makes enough for 3 students. We used this Flip Chart Song that goes over the Life of Joseph. I divided Joseph into 4 lessons, and we sang it each week. Click here to download it. We used these Magnetic Board Visuals to teach the Joseph lessons. Joseph is divided into 4 lessons and some of these will be used for more than one lesson. These are combined into this one download and includes all the visuals for all the Joseph lessons. Click here to download the set of Joseph MBV. Also, I combined the four lessons into one download to be used with the MBV. These are the same lessons but have the corresponding numbers to use each visual. Click here for the MBV lessons. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the 30 updated visuals. This is a variety pack for Genesis 39-46 since it covers so much! There is a visual(s) for each event that is in these chapters. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to print the original visuals for this lesson only. Click here to print the Pictures to Color. Click here to see the lesson & printables for early elementary ages.
Intro: Someone once said that the Bible is God’s love letter to us. It’s impossible to be a Christian and not know what it says. Even the illiterate depend on sermons delivered from it.…
When Singaporean runner Ashley Liew found himself at the head of the pack during a marathon at the Southeast Asian Games, he knew something was wrong. He quickly realized that the lead runners had taken a wrong turn and were now behind. Ashley could have taken advantage of their mistake, but a strong sense of sportsmanship told him it would not be a genuine victory...
January is usually the time of year when we set goals and look forward to what the new year will hold for us. It is a time of new beginnings and anticipation.
7 Bible Verses about Abandoning Idols. We, as Christians, should not worship idols just than God because it is sin. Let's read some Verses to abandon idols.
Do You Know Wall? I am excited about this weeks lesson...IT REALLY SEEMS that I am ALWAYS EXCITED about the LESSONS. I just CAN'T he...
7 Days of Creation Craft. A simple way to teach the 7 Days of Creation to your Sunday School Class.
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Do you pray big??? Impossible Prayers?? or do you pray for simple basic things….? Use prayer as a force to drive you to your next stage in life, it’s your one on one conversation with G…
7-day Thanksgiving Family Devotion based on Psalm 105, from ProverbialHomemaker.com
God healed exactly one narcissist in the Old Testament and how He did it was a bit extreme. Definitely not the treatment plan most would recommend.
Don’t know where to start reading the Bible? Use this simple guide to choose a reading plan that works for you. Includes chronological, yearly and more.
A 5 minute summary of Genesis 29. In Genesis 29, Jacob arrived in Haran and stayed with his uncle Laban. Jacob served Laban for 7 years for his daughter Rachel but Laban tricked him on his wedding night and gave him his eldest daughter, Leah. Laban agreed to let Jacob marry Rachel if he served him f
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The Final Invasion of Israel and Jerusalem (The time of Jacob's Trouble) – The Second Holocaust before the Salvation of Israel?A mantra in the Jewish world is “Never Again.” Israel vows they will never again allow a genocide like the Nazi holocaust. But does this line up with prophecy? What is predicted for the future of the Jewish people in Israel? Daniel 12:1,7 A time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time. There is a future event coming on Israel that is w
7 Devotionals Kids Will Love- My kids love them- so maybe yours will too! To encourage my children to have their own individual quiet times
Now you can memorize scripture easily. Here's a 5 step method that is easy to follow for memorizing scripture quickly this year.
We all face challenges in our lives, but often we feed how we feel. Help overcome stress, fear, worry and anxiety with these 30 Bible verses.
War room scriptures for the weary mom. Encouragement for the Christian mom who finds herself in need of love from God. Verses and prayers for the weary mom.
We recently learned the story of Ruth in Bible Class. This story is such an encouraging story. It teaches great lessons of love, devotion, dedication, selflessness, and strength in times of hardship. I also love to teach the concept of being a hard worker when teaching the story of Ruth. The story of Ruth should be taught when teaching through the Judges. I will give one word of warning....my kiddos struggled with her name. They continually called her "Rahab." I would have to constantly remind them her name was RUTH. We had to go over all the names of the people in this lesson several times. Since they seemed to struggle...we focused mainly on Naomi, Ruth, Orpah, Boaz, and Obed. I figured if they could get these names down and what part they had to do with the story and who was in the family line of Jesus then I would be happy. We had success after reviewing several times and in several methods. Don't give up...and if you realize your students are confused....don't be afraid to slow down and reteach a lesson. I would rather "fall behind a week" than for the kiddos NOT to understand something. The song you see in the picture above was a great help with teaching this story. The kids got the song down rather quickly....We enjoyed singing it together. For the "Take Home" project the children made a Ruth paper doll and glued on wheat to her basket. Her arm is attached with a brad so that it can move. Our memory verse was Ruth 1:16. This was a very fun memory verse. We sang it several times and the kids had it memorized before leaving class on Sunday. I did have some word to explain. Like the word "wither" and "lodge." We did a map review today. The kids amazed me...they remembered where MOAB was. They recalled the story of King Eglon and Ehud. I was very impressed. I love being impressed by 4 and 5 year olds. It just makes me smile. Our Review Activity was a "Gleaning Wheat" game. Each student answered a question from the lesson. If they got the answer correct they would take my basket and glean in the "Field of Boaz." Our classroom floor served as Boaz's field. :-) The kiddos LOVED playing this game. I love getting them out of their chairs and learning as we 'play." The Wednesday "Explorer Journal" Activity was a picture of Ruth to color and then they glued on Wheat...Looks like she is in a wheat field. This was a fun lesson to teach. Even with the name struggles. The kiddos loved the "REAL" wheat and learned so much about being devoted, helpful and hard workers. Blessings.
