He is Risen

Central Truth: God sent his Son to bring eternal life to his people.

"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:36

Memory Verse: "The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!" Psalms 18:46

Scripture: Matthew 28


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The Crucifixion of Christ

"The Crucifixion" from Bible for Kids app

Central Truth: Jesus came to put mankind in right standing with God.

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

Memory Verse: “A merry heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22

Scriptures: John 18:28-19:42; Luke 23:34-35

On this Palm Sunday, the kids and I talked about Passion Week and the Crucifixion. The bible tells us that Pilate did not believe that Jesus deserved to die, but the leaders of the Temple encouraged the mob to demand that Pilate crucify Jesus. When Jesus was crucified, he gave his life so that we can have eternal life in Heaven.

Easter Garden

As part of our lesson today, we also created an Easter Garden using the instructions found on The Fugal Homemaker blog.

We used a flat container, a small container, pebbles, grass seeds, and a white crystal to create our Easter Garden.

I filled the bottom of the flat container with soil and then placed the small pot on top. I then covered the small pot with the remaining soil, burying it. The kids and I then laid out the pebbles to make a path to the empty tomb. Then, we placed the stone in front of the tomb. The last thing we did was spread grass seeds all over the soil and then added another layer of soil to bury the seeds.

 Hopefully, on Easter Sunday, grass sprigs will cover our garden.

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John 3:16

Central Truth: The theme for the Bible can be found in John 3:16.

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” John 14:6

Memory Verse:  “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Romans 8:37

Scriptures: John 3:16

We had fun with this lesson. The kids and I practiced saying the verse over and over with a video and played bingo. (I downloaded the bingo cards and the video from Children's Ministry Deals).

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After our lesson today, we had a few extra minutes to play with a video app on my iPad called "Reverse Camera Fun," which turns video play in reverse. Here is one of our practice takes:

Fun with the iPad and "Reverse Camera Fun" app

Cleansed by the Blood

Central Truth: The blood of Jesus had to be shed in order for the sins of mankind to be forgiven.

Memory Verse: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 (the children said that my original one was too long).

In this week's lesson, we discussed how Peter denied Jesus three times at his trial, and how Jesus knew that he would and forgave him.

We also took turns reading "The First Sin: The Fall" from Bible for Kids app on the iPad. It's a fun way to get the kids interested in reading. Afterwards, we played games from Superbook app, which included a trivia game (our highest score this week is 80 points!) and a word search.

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Elijah and the False Prophets

Central Truth: The believer has a Greater One inside him than the evil forces that dwell in the world.

"Ye are of God, little children and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." I John 4:4

Memory Verse: "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21

Scriptures: I Kings 18:17-40

This week's lesson is about Elijah and the false prophets of Baal. Under the reign of Ahab and Jezebel, the kingdom fell into idol worship. Elijah challenged the followers of Baal to see who was God: Jehovah or Baal.

Jesus Feeds the 5,000

Central Truth: Jesus cares about the needs of his people.

"I will never leave you or forsake you." Hebrews 13:5

Scriptures: Matthew 14; Mark 6:30-44; John 5

After our opening prayer we read Mark 6:30-44 and discussed how Jesus taught the people and, when it became late in the day, he was concerned about their needs. He knew that the people would be hungry, but the only food they had was two fishes and five loaves of bread a small boy had for his lunch. After Jesus prayed over the food, it was passed out to the people and everyone ate and was fed. When the scraps were collected, five baskets were taken up. It was an incredible miracle and demonstrates the Lord's love for his people.

While we watched the power point called "Jesus Feeds 5000 People," the children each had baskets with crackers to represent the loaves and fish puffs to represent the fish (of course!).

The Christmas Story

Central Truth: God gave his only son to save the world.

"The entrance of your words gives light." Psalms 119:130

Scriptures: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2

In today's lesson, the children learned about the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. They learned about the virgin pregnancy, the birth of Jesus in a stable, the shepherds, and the wise men. The children also learned how God spoke to Joseph in dreams so that he could protect baby Jesus.

Christmas angel ornaments created by the children of Tabernacle of Praise.
The pattern for the angel ornaments can be found at sundayschoolkids.com

Below is the Kids' Bulletin for this Sunday School lesson. Pictures and clip art are from flickr.com and ekduncan.com. The inside cover page comes from sistersguild.blogspot.com. 

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Jacob Deceives Isaac

Central Truth:  The born-again Christian must control his flesh.

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16

Scriptures: Genesis 25:21-34; 27

Jacob and Esau are the twin sons of Isaac. From their birth, they struggled with each other. In this lesson, the children learned how Esau despised his birthright and sold it for a bowl of porridge, and how Jacob deceived his father and claimed Esau's birthright.

Below is the Kids' Bulletin for this Sunday School lesson. All of the clip art, coloring pages, and mazes come from the Church House Collection.