March 05 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Why We Got the Bible Lesson 12--The Bible Reaches Oceania

Moses in Training—Exodus 2-3

God prepares people so they can discover His great love.

Verse Reivew: 

Psalm 78:4; 2 Kings 6:16; James 1:12a; Proverbs 19:21; Romans 8:28

Focus:

~God prepared Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

~Jesus came to save all who believe.

~Many people in Oceania live on islands.

Inspire Action: Don Richardson —Missionary to Irian Jaya

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Easter Lesson

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10:45am TRU 1st-4th grade 

Main Focus: God's Plan Is Best
(Peter--Luke 5:1-11)

Anticipate: Save Me

Saving people is not easy. We humans cannot just say ‘I’m going to save you!’ and expect to do it every time. Even so, remember that God’s plan is best for everyone and that God gives people many chances to save others and to be saved. Remember that our job is to tell others about Jesus, it’s the Holy Spirit’s job to change their hearts and bring them to God.

Worship with singing:  Youth Band
Game: Let's Go Fishing
Memory Verse:

"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." --Psalm 139:23-24

Today we’ll see how God’s plan for some fishermen changed the world. Jesus chose His first disciples and they chose to respond to His call to become something completely different and yet something still the same! He called them to not stay the fishermen they were, but be fishers-of- men. So then when God calls us to follow Him the benefits of His plans for us may also become benefits for the whole world!

RESPOND: Sandpit Rescue

when God asks us to save people He uses different strengths and means to do so. We cannot expect everyone to respond in the same way to Jesus
so we shouldn’t expect to do the exact same thing to reach every person. Discuss: What different ways can we show people Jesus love for them?
some people don’t even know they need God so hearing about Jesus may not seem important to them. Its not our job to necessarily CONVINCE or ARGUE or TELL people that they need God.  Our job is to LOVE people and respond to the prompting of the Holy Spirit to introduce Jesus to them in the best way for them.

Bless:
May our children know that God's plan is best.  May our children trust Him each day.