KINDER - 4th GRADE

LESSON 4: THE EHTIOPIAN OFFCIAL BELIEVED (ACTS 8:26-40)

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (NKJV)

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

• Who can we ask if we have questions about the Bible

• How can you know if the Holy Spirit is leading you?

• How could you respond to a person who rejects Jesus?

5th GRADE

LESSON 2: ASK, “WHICH COVENANT?”

MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 119:103-104
“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.” (NIV)

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

We looked at how important it is to research the background of a Bible book. Explain to your family why this skill is important.

Read through the introduction to Mark. Then, as a family, discuss the questions below.

Introduction to Mark

The Gospel of Mark was written at some point between AD 50 and AD 69.

Tradition tells us that Mark, a close friend of the apostle Peter, wrote this gospel.

Mark wrote his gospel for Jews and non-Jews in Rome. Because of this audience, Mark includes fewer Old Testament references than the other Gospels. Mark also translates Aramaic words that his Roman audience would not have understood. And he focuses mostly on what Jesus did rather than on what Jesus said.

• Who wrote Mark?

• During what time in Bible history did Mark take place

• What other information did you learn about the background of the book of Mark?

• How might knowing this background information help you better understand Mark when you read it?

6th GRADE

LESSON 3: WHO AM I?

MEMORY VERSE: Genesis 1:26-28

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” This week, we discussed what makes humans different from other creatures.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

This week, we talked about what makes us us.

Take out a family photo album that shows your family throughout different years. Look at the pictures and talk about what looks different about you throughout the years.

Even though your bodies have changed, are you still you? Yes! What makes you you is your soul. Your soul is the you on the inside.

Spend some time as a family describing things you appreciate about each family member’s soul. Pray together, thanking God for creating each of you. Ask that He would help you to love Him and reflect Him to those around you.

7TH & 8TH GRADE

LESSON 3: GOD’S UNCOMPROMISING JUDGMENT (2 KINGS / 2 CHRONICLES)

MEMORY VERSE: 2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

• Why do you think pride comes along with hardness of heart?

• In your own words, what is hardness of heart?  What are some of the ways you can identify if you heart is becoming hardened?

• Why do you think God desires His people to be distinct and set apart from the world in the way that they live?