November 12th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd Grade

How We Got the Bible Lesson 11--God's Word Is Alive

(Jeremiah vs. Jehoiakim--Jeremiah 36)

God speaks through His Word, the Bible and makes it alive to people everywhere.

Verse:
" For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."  --Hebrews 4:12

Focus:

~God's Word is alive, fresh and powerful.
~Some people try to undermine the power of God's Word.
~God speaks to people through the words in the Bible.
~Jesus has the words of life.

Missionary Biography: Cameron Townsend--A Second Mrs. Townsend

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th Grade

Eyewitnesses Lesson 11--Into Africa

Acts 8:26-40

The Holy Spirit guides believers to tell others about Jesus' love and forgiveness.

Verse :
"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"--Romans 10:14

Focus:

~God directed Philip to an Ethiopian official who needed to hear the Good News of Jesus.
~Philip obeyed God and shared the Gospel of Jesus with the Ethiopian man.
~The Ethiopian man took the truth of the Gospel when he returned home to Africa.

Missionary Biography: Amy Carmichael--the Servant Writer

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10:45am TRU 1st-4th grade 

Main Focus: God Never Fails

(Joshua--Joshua 1-4)

Anticipate: God Is Good In Sign Lauguage

Our God is always with us but sometimes its hard to remember. We get distracted by daily life and miss the signs or messages God puts in our lives to help us. Its important to tune our hearts and minds into God’s
station… and learn the language of God through His Word, the Bible.

Worship with singing:  Youth Band
Game: Sign the Verse
Memory Verse:
"with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever." --Psalm 136:12

After 40 years wondering in the desert, Moses passed the responsibility of leading the Israelites to Joshua.  God commended Joshua to be strong and courageous and to meditate on His law day and night.  God wanted Joshua to model for the Israelites by spending time with God and trusting in His leading.

God commended the people to cross the Jordan River by following the Ark, which is the representation of God's presence.  Though it was flooding season and though crossing the 1/2 mile wide Jordan river was seemingly impossible, as soon as the priests who carried the Ark stepped into the river, the water stopped and piled up to form a wall!  The Israelites were able to walk on dry ground and cross the river safely.  God never fails! God then, instructed one person from each tribe to pick up a stone from the river bed and pile those stones together to build an altar in remembrance of what the Lord had done.  

RESPOND: Remembrance Stone

After God parted the Jordan river, he had the leader of each of the tribes take a Rock (show stone) and make a pile at river side. This was to be a way to remember God’s care and all the miracles He did to keep them
alive and get them to the Promise Land.  We can also remember what God has done and that He never fails!

Bless:"with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever." --Psalm 136:12
May our children know and trust that God never fails.  He will keep His promises to our children, because He is faithful.