Category: Application and Review
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Never a Truer Word
Do you remember the first words you recognised when you began to read? The three and four-year-olds that I teach are so pleased with themselves when they begin to realise that they can spell the word B-I-B-L-E. We work on this skill for quite some time. Each week we sing the B-I-B-L-E song. I display…
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Yes, This Counts at Home
The best lessons are not what goes on in my Bible class. The best lessons are what the children take with them when they leave. Years ago I was teaching children about the Fruit of the Spirit. One young child was in total agreement with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. These…
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Am I Willing to Sacrifice?
Some stories in the Bible lend themselves to crafts and colouring sheets. This is not one of them. There is no way to lightly depict a father being asked to kill and sacrifice his precious son. The story of Abraham Preparing to Sacrifice His Son is a test of faith like no other. Of course,…
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The Judges- Round and Round They Go
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in 01. Deborah, 02. Gideon & the Fleece, 03. Gideon & the Midianites, 04. Birth of Samson, 05. Samson & Delilah, 06. Death of Samson, 07. Ruth & Naomi, 08. Ruth & Boaz, 09. God Answers Hannah’s Prayer, 1.OLD Testament, 10. Samuel Becomes a Helper in the Tabernacle, 11. Lord Speaks to Samuel, Application and Review, E.Judges and Ruth, Visual AidsRecently I taught a set of classes about the time of the Judges. The background to this time in history is one of a repeating cycle. To illustrate the idea of a cycle that goes round and round I decided to use a hoola hoop. Each week, as we studied our way through the Judges I…
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Wading Lambs and Swimming Elephants
As a Scripture was being publicly read in the church of my childhood I would sometimes watch my grandmother’s finger slide across the page of her Bible. As a small child I would light up when I could occasionally read a word or two. There is no other book like the Bible in…