November 05 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd Grade

How We Got the Bible Lesson 10--God's Word Is True

(King Hezekiah's Trust--2 Kings 18-19)

God's Word is true, and God is true to His word.

Verse:
" For the word of the Lord is right and true;
    he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
    the earth is full of his unfailing love."  --Psalm 33:4

Focus:

~God is the source of all truth.

~Everything in God's Word is true.  There's nothing false in it.
~King Hezekiah learned that he could trust God's Word.

Missionary Biography: Cameron Townsend--The Ministry Keeps Expending

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th Grade

Eyewitnesses Lesson 10--Persecution

Acts 8:1-25

The Holy Spirit scatters believers to spread the Good News into new regions.

Verse :
"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."--Matthew 5:10

Focus:

~Believers scattered from Jerusalem to surrounding areas to escape persecution.
~God has promised to bless the persecuted.
~Believers are called to witness about Jesus wherever they are.

Missionary Biography: Amy Carmichael--"Amma"

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10:45am TRU 1st-4th grade 

Main Focus: God Dwells with His People

(Building of the Tabernacle--Exodus 25-40)

Anticipate: Origami Frogs

In today's story, God gave His people detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle, where He would dwell with them.  The children had a taste of what it must have felt  to follow so many detailed instructions.

Worship with singing:  Youth Band
Game: The Leader Sits Among Us
Memory Verse:
"with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever." --Psalm 136:12

Today we learn that God Dwells with His people through the stories of Building of the Tabernacle.  Because God loves His people so much, He desires to dwell among His people.  However, God is holy, that those with sin (that's all of us) may not approach Him.  So God gave the people of Israelites detailed instructions to build the Tabernacle and who can and how to approach Him after sanctification. Within the Tabernacle, God's presence, the Ark of the Covenant, resides in the Holy of Holies, separated by a thick curtain to where the high priest may approach.  Sin separates people from God, and that's what the big curtain represented.  God's presence filled the Tabernacle by the form of a cloud.  The Israelites could see God's presence and knew that He was near.

God still dwells with His people today, first by sending His Son, Jesus.  Then, after Jesus' ascension, sending the Holy Spirit to dwell within each believer.  

RESPOND: Thankful Pumpkin
God is always with His people.  This pumpkin will help us remember the different times God has been with us and the times we need to have His presence in our lives.

Bless:"with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever." --Psalm 136:12
May our children know that God is with them, no matter where they go.