April 3rd Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
The Bible Tells Me So Lesson 2--—#1  Follow The Lord Only

Elijah’s Challenge –1 Kings 18:1-39

The LORD God commands His people to trust Him alone.

Verse: 

“You shall have no other gods before me."—Exodus 20:3

Focus:

~God is the only one true God.
~Believers should put their trust in God alone.

~God wants believers to acknowledge Him.

Missionary Biography 2: Adoniram and Ann Judson—The Longest Night

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Valiant Voyagers Lesson 2—Riot!

Acts 19

 The Holy Spirit sets people free from idolatry and helps them turn to Jesus.

Verse: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” -- Galatians 5:1

Focus:

~After repenting, people receive the Holy Spirit by faith in Jesus.

~Seeing the power Jesus makes people turn away from sorcery.

~The power of the Gospel in Ephesus changed people’s lives and reduced idolatry.

Missionary Biography 2: George Mueller—A Huge Change 

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God Requires Obedience

Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 

(Luke 6:46-49; Matthew 7:24-27)

Anticipate: Sure Foundation

Having a sure foundation is important to stability.  When we obey God, we have that sure foundation.  Collapse hurts people and families and mostly ourselves when we choose to disobey God.

Worship with Singing: led by Youth Band

Memory Verse: 

"Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."--John 17:3

At the end of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Jesus finished His teaching with the parable of the wise and foolish builder to remind his listeners how important obedience was.  It's not enough to just hear God's teaching, but believers must live it out in obedience.  Jesus wanted people to listen and do what He said.  God requires obedience.  We can ask the Holy Spirit to help us obey.

Respond: Suspend

Most of us don't wake up in the morning and think "I am going to disobey today!"  Most of the time, we all THINK we will obey, but then small problems put us into a mindset that "it doesn't matter what I do."  We can end up in a very bad place when we make small disobedient choices.  With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can make a choice to stop those bad choices and choose to obey God.

Bless: 

Psalm 24:4-5 :  “Show me your ways, LORD.  Teach me your paths.  Guide me in your truth and teach me.  For you are God my savior.  And my hope is in you all day long.”               

May our children remember that Jesus has given them His words to guide them, and He will bring them back when they go the wrong way.  May they learn to obey everything He has commanded, for He is with them always, to the very end of the age.