Aug. 30th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 13--Review

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 13--Review

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: Summer Finale--The Big God Story Musical

This week, we get to look back at the Big God Story, remembering God's leading and mercy, and look forward to what is to come when Jesus returns riding on the white horse.  The Lord's Big God Story is not over yet, and it includes everyone of His believers.

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

A game of creative Charades with the Youth band

Memory Verse: 
"to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."--Jude 1:25

The Big God Story Musical

May our children experience the freedom that only comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  May they walk daily in the joy that comes from that freedom.

Memory Verse for Aug. 30th (Summer Finale)

August 23rd Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 12--Birth and Death

(Sarah and Isaac--Genesis 21, 23)

 God Is Eternal.

Verse Review:
James 1:17a; Proverbs 16:22; Psalm 28:7a; Romans 13:1; Proverbs 18:22                               

Focus:

~God is eternal.

~God blessed Sarah and Abraham with a son, Issac, at their old age.

~Those who believe and trust in Jesus live eternally in heaven with God.

Missionary Biography: David Livingstone --The End of His Journey

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 12--It's True!
John 20:19-21:25

Jesus confirms His resurrection and invites everyone everywhere to follow Him. 

Verse Review:

John 15:8; 16:33; 17:22; Matthew 26:39; 28:5-6a

Focus:

~Jesus appeared to His disciples after He resurrected from the dead.

~Jesus blesses those who believe yet without seeing Him in person.

~Jesus wants His followers to care for others

Missionary Biography: Mark and Gloria Zook--Never-ending Story

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: Remember and Celebrate: God's Gift of Freedom

Festival of Jubilee

God commanded the Israelites to celebrate the year of Jubilee in every 50th year.  This festival proclaimed God's liberty and restoration, for in this year, all debts were forgiven and slaves and prisoners were set free.  God granted freedom to those who could not redeem themselves.  Today, Jesus is our Jubilee.  Through believing in Jesus, our sins are forgiven, our debts are set free. What an amazing gift we have in Him!

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.."  (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

Zonk

Every quarter, our TRU children would participate in the game of ZONK! to help them remember what they've discovered during the past several weeks in the Big God Story.

Click on each week's topic to read more about the lesson:

 God's Spirit Renews--Galatians 5-6 (Fruit of the Spirit and Galatia)

God Is Contentment--Philippians 3-4 

God Is Love--1 Corinthians 12-13

God Is Wisdom--James 3

Jesus Is Invincible--Revelation 19;21-22 (Return of Christ)

"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."-- John 8:36

May our children experience the freedom that only comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  May they walk daily in the joy that comes from that freedom.

August 16th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 11--Marriage

(Isaac and Rebekah--Genesis 24)

 Jesus is the Bridegroom.

"He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."

                                   --Proverbs 18:22

Focus:

~Jesus is the Bridegroom of the church.

~Marriage is a gift from God.

~God answered prayer by providing Isaac with Rebekah to be his wife.

Missionary Biography: David Livingstone --Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 11--Crucified, yet alive!
Matthew 27:27-28:20

Jesus dies and rises back to life to pay for the sins of all mankind. 

"The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. "

                                                                                                                                        --Matthew 28:5-6a

Focus:

~Jesus willingly suffered and died because of His great love for all people.

~Jesus died and rose again after 3 days, just as He predicted.

~Jesus commissioned His followers to make disciples of all nations.

Missionary Biography: Mark and Gloria Zook--New Believers Grow

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: Jesus Is Invincible

Revelation 19;21-22 (Return of Christ)

ANTICIPATE:  
Cotton Swabs and Straws Battle

In the great battle described in Revelation, Jesus defeats Satan to overcome evil.  Jesus is the invincible ruler.

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.."  (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

While John stayed in the island of Patmos, an angel gave him a vision.  In this vision, the angel met with John and told him many amazing things.  John was instructed to write a letter describing the vision and what Jesus looked like.  John described Jesus as victorious, triumphant and invincible.
We know Jesus is invincible, because He has overcome sin and death on the cross and rose again, He will defeat Satan in the final days, overcome evil, and He will one day return to earth as our King.  

Response:  
The Shield of Faith

The book of Revelation tells us that Jesus will win in the final battle against evil. Nothing and no
one can defeat Jesus! This activity reminds us that Jesus is invincible and that with His help, we too are “more than conquerors.” 

Revelation 21:5-7:  "He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”  He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.  Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children."

May our children know in any situation that Jesus in invincible.  May their hearts be full of joy and hope as they wait for His return.  May our children faithfully spread the news of His kingdom until He comes back again.

August 09 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 10--Government

Moses the Judge--Exodus 18

God appoints leaders to carry out His plan.

"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."--Romans 13:1

Focus:

~God is Judge over all the earth.

~God appoints leaders in authority over people.

~Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, gave Moses wise advice for governing the Israelites.
Missionary Biography--David Livingstone--Slaves

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 10--Betrayed!

Matthew 26:36-27:26

Jesus accepts the illegal arrest, trial and mockery that lead to His death sentence.

" Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

                                                                                                                                        --Matthew 26:39

Focus:

~Before Jesus died, all His friends betrayed or deserted Him.

~The Jewish leaders mocked and abused Jesus.

~The people demanded Jesus' death, yet released the murderer, Barabbas.

Missionary Biography--Mark and Gloria Zook--Ee-Taow

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: God Is Wisdom

James 3

ANTICIPATE:  
Foolish Instructions

James wrote that only God is wisdom and without mistakes.  Following foolish instructions can only be foolish (or silly!) so we need to focus on the wise instructions God gives us from the bible.

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.."  (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

James wrote a letter to encourage God's people to seek His wisdom so that their lives would show His goodness and love to others.  The world's wisdom leads to destruction.  But God's wisdom is "all pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." (James 3:17) that points others to Jesus.

God generously shares His wisdom with us and He wants to guide believers with His wisdom. We are to tell Him about our struggles, ask for His help with our decisions.  God is wisdom, and we can trust Him to answer our prayers with wisdom beyond our own understanding.
Also read:

Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 55:8-9; Jeremiah 10:12; Romans 11:33

"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."--James 1:5

May our children have the courage to ask for wisdom.  May they know that God is wisdom, and trust Him to guide them in all that they do.

August 02 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 9--Cities

God protects His people from their enemies.

"The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    my heart trusts in him, and he helps me."--Psalm 28:7a

Focus:

~God is our strength and shield.

~Bible-times people built walls around cities to protect themselves from enemies.

~God helped Joshua and the Israelites conquer the city of Jericho.
Missionary Biography--David Livingstone--Back in England

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson9--Be One!

John 17

Jesus prayed that His followers will be "one" with God and each other.

" I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one."

                                                                                                                                        --John 17:22

Focus:

~Jesus prayed that all His followers will have "oneness" in Him.

~Jesus asked God the Father to protect and sanctify His followers.

~Jesus' prayer included all believers yet to be born.

Missionary Biography--Mark and Gloria Zook--An Exciting Ending

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: God Is Love

1 Corinthians 12-13

ANTICIPATE:  
The Body System

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul compared the church to the human body that functions as a whole.  Each part is important to the others.  When one part of the body suffers, all of the parts suffer. When all the parts of the body work together, the entire body works as one healthy unit. 

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."  (Isaiah 41:10)

In his letter, Paul warns that unless we have God's love, all our talents, special abilities and actions are useless.  As the body of Christ, we are meant to love one another and take care of one another.  To understand how God wants us to love, we can look at who He is and how He loves us.  And through the Holy Spirit, we are bond together and are able to love as God loves us.    

"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."--1 John 4:7-8

May our children know the amazing, wonderful love of God.  May His love lead them to love and care for others.