September 18th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Family Life with God Lesson 3--Children

1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 (Hannah's Gift)

God is kind.

Verse : 

Proverbs 23:25
 "May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!"

Focus:

~God shows kindness and love for children.
~Children are gifts from God to their parents.
~Samuel was God's gift to his parents.

Missionary Biography: William Carey--The Voyage

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Follow the King Lesson 3—And Jesus Grew

Luke 2:21-52

As a boy, Jesus honored God and grew in all ways to be wise and strong.

Verse : 

Luke 2:52

 " And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”

Focus:

~When Simeon and Anna saw baby Jesus, they recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah.
~Young Jesus' understanding of God amazed the Jewish teachers.
~Jesus grew in wisdom and strength and gained favor of God and man.

Missionary Biography: Hudson Taylor—The Preparation

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God is a Covenant Keeper (part 2)

Abram (Genesis 12; 15-16)

Anticipate: Constellation

There are numerous stars in the universe.  God created each star and knows them all by name.  We as humans don't have God's ability to remember each one by name.  So in ancient times, the stars were grouped together into shapes.  And those groups were called constellations.    

Worship with songs: led by Youth Band 

Game: Number the Beans

Memory Verse: 

" Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God."--Psalm 90:2

God made a covenant with Abram that his descendent would be given the Promised Land, that Abram would have numerous descendants like the stars in the sky and sand at the beach, and that all people on earth would be blessed through Abram.  In time, God's covenant with Abram all came true!  Because we know God is a covenant keeper, we can have confidence in the covenant He made with us, that through one special descendent of Abram, Jesus, we are forgiven.  Our sins will be remembered NO MORE.  We can have that perfect relationship with God forever.

Respond: Heart of Sand

When God promised Abram that his descendent would be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore or the stars in the sky, He did it out of love.  As we ponder on God's love for Abram and for us, we remember that God wants everyone to learn about Him and love Him.  

Bless

May our children know that God loves them and always keeps His promises.  May they remember that God always watches over them.