Peter and Paul Parish of the Moscow Patriarchate in Regina

Archpriest Evgeniy PROTSENKO

THE LAW OF GOD in the children's parish school.

Introductory lesson. Organization of classes. Subject: the world is God's creation.

God's Law. Figure of a priest in vestments (Children's work. Group of teacher Ksenia Lomak).

Prayer.

“Good evening everyone! Hello guys! Let’s pray before the start of our lessons: today we have a whole prayer service, because we are starting our classes...”

Prayer before starting training

Lord our God and Creator, who adorned us, people, with His image, taught Your chosen ones Your Law, so that those who listen to it marvel, Who revealed to children the secrets of wisdom, Who bestowed upon Solomon and all who seek it - open the hearts, minds and lips of these Your servants ( names: Igor, Nikita, John, Victor, George, Polina and Alexandra... ), in order to understand the power of Thy Law and successfully learn the useful teaching taught by it for the glory of Thy Most Holy Name, for the benefit and structure of Thy Holy Church and the understanding of Thy good and perfect will. Deliver them from all the snares of the enemy, keep them in the faith of Christ and purity all the time of their lives, - may they be strong in mind and in fulfilling Your commandments and so taught, glorify Your Most Holy Name and be heirs of Your Kingdom, - for You, God, are strong by mercy and goodness and strength, and all glory, honor and worship is due to You, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

"King of Heaven"(eat) and Prayer before teaching

Most gracious Lord, bestow upon us the grace of Your Holy Spirit, bestowing meaning and strengthening our spiritual strength, so that, by heeding the teaching taught to us, we may grow to You, our Creator, for glory, as our parent for consolation, for the benefit of the Church and the Fatherland.

Most merciful Lord! Send us the grace of Your Holy Spirit, giving understanding and strengthening our spiritual strength, so that, listening with attention to the teaching taught to us, we will grow to You, our Creator, for glory, for our parents for consolation, for the benefit of the Church and the Fatherland.

1. Organizational moment: (5-7 min)

Personal acquaintance:“We have all already met with you (at the service, before and after the service in the church...), with some we know each other more, better, with others not so well yet. Let’s get acquainted…” I invite the children to stand up and introduce themselves, say their first and last name, age, where do they live? (where did they come from?) ... and everyone else should remember the names of their classmates and friends ... "

Introduction to the basic rules of behavior at school: “Most often, especially at first, I will tell you something new, interesting, useful for the soul, important for our life... I will ask you to listen carefully, not to be distracted and not to distract others... but sometimes I will ask you. And if someone knows the answer to my question, there is no need to immediately try to shout it out loud, otherwise you can ruin everything... But you need to give me a sign that you know the answer. Which one do you think? (“Now we’ll see if you know this...”) - What should the one who can answer do? Well, show me this sign, show me that you know the answer to this, my first question. - Raise a hand. Save me, God!

Familiarization with the subject of classes (and a natural transition to the presentation of the material): It can be carried out in the form of a dialogue, gradually leading students to the essence of our subject... And also: “Our subject is called “The Law of God” and today we will try to understand why this, strange to some, interesting to others, not entirely clear the name of our lessons... why exactly? law“Today we will find out why our lessons at church school are called that way.

Introduction to the subject of the lesson:
Today we will talk about the world around us, about the world in which we live...

2) Main part:

A) PWatching films about the beauty of God's world:

“The amazing beauty of nature. Part 3” - 5 min.
“The Beauty of God’s World” – 2 min.

And before starting our conversation, our conversation, well, in order to better understand what we will talk about, I suggest you watch a few short films... We may not see the whole world in these films, but they will help us see a lot of this world... Make yourself comfortable…

B) A short conversation about the beautiful and wise structure of the world around us.

Variety: Well, what do we see in this world? "... what do we see: sky, sun, moon, stars, clouds, the earth on which we live, the air we breathe - and everything on earth: grass, trees, mountains, rivers, seas, fish, birds, animals, animals, and finally, people, that is, ourselves...” “The earthly world is wonderful in its beauty, and everything in it is filled with life. It is impossible to count all the plants and animals that inhabit the earth, from the smallest, invisible to our eyes, to the largest. They live everywhere: on land, in water, in the air, in the soil, and even deep underground...” S. Slobodskoy:

///The largest animal on earth is the blue whale.
It reaches up to 33 meters in length (average length 23-29 meters) and weighs more than 200 tons. The weight of a whale's tongue is equal to that of an Asian elephant. A whale's heart is the size of a car.

///The whale is the largest, but not in height - since the Dinosaur is longer. In the history of planet earth, the largest creature found is the amphetcelian dinosaur, 40 to 65 meters in length, weighing up to 160 tons, twice the length of a blue whale. If an African elephant were then grazing next to the Anphycelia, it would have to be very careful so as not to be accidentally crushed by a dinosaur.

Megalodon - no more: 60 tons of weight and 20 meters in length.
The whale is larger: 200 tons of weight and 29 meters in length.

Conclusion one : "Which diversity in this world ! How a lot of interesting things in this world!

The structure of every part of this world:

S. Slobodskaya: “Here, we are in the meadow*. The blue sky with white clouds stretched high above us like a tent. And on the ground there is thick green grass dotted with flowers. Among the grass you can hear the chirping of various insects, and moths flutter over the flowers, bees and various midges fly. The whole earth here looks like a big, beautiful carpet...”

///Explain what a meadow is, first based on the fact that we are in the forest (meadow - clearing) or even better - we're approaching to the forest; and also figuratively: like a square in a city, there are houses around, tall and not very tall, but in the square there are no buildings (houses) ... (it’s better to start from the forest, we walk through the meadow into the forest ...)

« Let's walk through the forest. There we will see many different types and structures of trees. There is a mighty oak, and a slender spruce, and a curly birch, and a fragrant linden, and a tall pine, and a thick hazel tree. There are also clearings with bushes and all kinds of herbs. The voices of birds, the buzzing and chirping of insects can be heard everywhere. Hundreds of different breeds of animals live in the forest. And how many berries, mushrooms and different colors! This is its own big, forest world...”

« And here is the river. It smoothly carries its waters, glistening in the sun, among forests, fields and meadows. How nice it is to swim in it! It's hot all around, but the water is cool and light. And how many different fish, frogs, water beetles and other living creatures there are in it. It also has its own life - its own world.

   And how majestic the sea is, which has its own huge and rich underwater world of living creatures.

   And how beautiful the mountains are, with their peaks, covered with eternal snow and ice, reaching high beyond the clouds..."

Conclusion two: Wow! How much beautiful worlds in one world! Which wealth worlds in one world !

“Now let's see, in the deep dark night, from earth to heaven. How many stars will we see dotted around it? There are countless of them! These are all separate worlds. Many of the stars are the same as our sun or moon, and there are also those that are many times larger than them, but are so far from the earth that they appear to us as small points of light. They all move harmoniously and in harmony along certain paths and laws around each other. And our earth in this heavenly space seems like a small bright point..."

Conclusion three: How  great and vast world!

B) General conclusion : S. Slobodskoy: “The world is rich and diverse [and vast]! But at the same time, in this huge diversity reigns a wondrous and orderly order (well, just like the law !)…. All plants and animals are distributed on the earth according to this order. And those who are supposed to eat what they eat, eat that. Everything is given a certain and reasonable goal … your time, place and purpose, your law and your freedom... .

Everything in the world is diverse and beautiful,
wise and reasonable, and, at the same time,
so great and incomprehensible to our eyes and mind...
because it was arranged, created by the wise and reasonable,
great and good God! This whole wonderful world has -
an even more wonderful Father and Creator - the Lord God!
This world, and with it we, is the law of God !

?IN) We said that God is the father... And (come on) now let's think about whether we forgot anything when we talked about God's world, or someone, someone else...

   Who lives everywhere on earth and reigns over everything? He who can inspect all his possessions calls everything in this world by name... and it seems that only he knows the whole, or almost the whole, world (Hint: After all, this is what you and I just did by watching wonderful films about God’s creation ...) Well, of course, this is... (man)

(from S. Slobodsky) God endowed him with reason and immortal soul. He gave man a special, great purpose: to know God, to become like Him, that is, to become better and kinder, and to inherit eternal life.

   By appearance people are divided into white, black, yellow and red-skinned, but they all equally have a rational and immortal soul. Through this soul, people rise above the entire animal world and become like God. For man, God is even more Father than Creator!

The story is a parable about creation, about faith and unbelief.

Once upon a time, a traveler who did not believe in God was passing through the desert, but his guide was a Christian. It so happened that whenever they stopped for the night and got up in the morning to set off, the guide knelt down and prayed to God. The traveler did not like this, and he tried in every possible way to tease the guide. And then one day he asked the latter: “Tell me, have you seen God?” - "No!" - answered the conductor. “Then maybe you heard Him?” - "No!" - “Maybe you smelled or touched God?” - "Also no!" - “You are stupid if you haven’t seen, heard, smelled, touched God and believe in Him!”... The guide remained silent. A little time passed, and then, getting up in the morning, the traveler said: “We need to be careful, a caravan of camels passed here.” - “And you, did you see them?” - asked the conductor. - "No!" - answered the traveler-researcher. - “What, did you hear their voice?” - "No!" - “Then maybe you smelled or touched them?” - “No, but look: here are camel tracks. They say that a caravan passed here,” the scientist persistently explained. “What a scientist you are,” said the guide, “you believed in camels only based on their tracks, meanwhile, you didn’t see, hear or feel them, but you laughed at me for believing in God, Whom you haven’t seen.” . Just look at rising Sun, look around at the hills, at the bushes, or at least at these grains of sand! Whose traces are all these? Who are they talking about?

3) Prayer “God bless!”

God created everything with His word, He spoke and everything appeared. Therefore, in every activity we do, even in the smallest, and especially in important matters (such as studying at school), we need this word, the good word of God. So that our little business would be as good, beautiful, useful, great as the whole world of God. Bless means “help”, give us strength to do it, make it so that it is for our benefit... When do you think you can say this prayer out loud or to yourself, or quietly in a whisper?

4) Briefly about what God did not create.

This is what God created! This whole world and ourselves.

But there is something in this world that the Lord did not create...

God did not create evil! Anger, envy, laziness, abuse, war, murder, theft, deception, betrayal, hypocrisy (deception in speech and behavior), illness, old age, disasters... This all came from sin, but this is how sin entered the world (how sin appeared in the world) – we will find out later. I will only say one thing: as the Creator, God is our Father and therefore we love him (as well as our parents), and due to the fact that, unfortunately, there is sin in the world, God is our Savior and therefore we need to honor and obey him , as a doctor and parents, when, for example, they teach us how to safely (correctly) cross the road or what we can and cannot eat; and even be afraid to disobey him, which is why they sometimes say “fear God”... but still more - to love Him than to be afraid of. And this too Very an important part God's Law, which we will also study.

“God did not create death and does not rejoice in the destruction of the living, for He created everything for existence, and everything in the world is salvific, and there is no harmful poison, and there is no kingdom of hell on earth. Righteousness is immortal" (Wisdom 1:13-15)

Woe to the world from temptations, for temptations must come; but woe to the man through whom temptation comes. (Matt. 18:7)

3) Completion. I invite children to depict the beauty of God’s world, to draw what they like most in this world, and to make it better, say the prayer “God bless!”

Prayer.

Prayer after teaching

We thank You, Creator, for You have made us worthy of Your grace to listen to the teaching. Bless our leaders, parents and teachers, who lead us to the knowledge of good, and give us strength and strength to continue this teaching.

We thank You, Creator, that You have honored us with Your grace to understand the teaching. Bless our leaders, parents and teachers who lead us to the knowledge of good, and give us strength and strength to continue this teaching.

Thank you guys for your attention and patience. Next time we will talk about the invisible world...

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Each lesson begins and ends with prayer. Consists of reading the Bible story and the golden verse. The different activities include games, warm-ups, songs and poems, and creative activities.

Lesson 1

Section: Creation. FIRST DAY

PRAYER:“Thank You, Lord, for this day that You have created. Thank you for the light that our eyes see. Teach us and help us in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this section is found in the book of Acts, chapter 17, verse 24: “God who created the world and everything that is in it.” First, so that the children can easily remember, we will learn the words “God did everything.” After a few lessons, when the children know the words “God did everything” well, you will begin to teach them “...without Him nothing began to be.”

The verse can be learned as follows: on three inflatable balloons you write one word of the golden verse. All children stand in a large circle. You give the first balloon to the child standing to your left and say the word “God.” He passes the ball to the next child and says the same word, etc. While the children pass the first ball to each other, you take the second one and, saying the word “did,” give it to the child on your left. He must pass the second ball, not forgetting to say the second word of the golden verse.

BIBLE STORY: THE FIRST DAY

Everything we see was made by God. But once upon a time there was nothing. (Have the children close their eyes.) You can't see anything when your eyes are closed or when the room is dark. For a very, very long time there was nothing: no sky, no earth, no people, nothing. But God began to do. The Bible is the Word of God (show the children the Bible). The Bible says: “In the beginning God created (made) the heavens and the earth.” But the earth looked completely different from what we see today. It was impossible to see beautiful trees, bright flowers, chirping birds, playing animals. You wouldn't see a single person. Even the land was nowhere to be seen, because the entire surface of the earth was covered with water. But you wouldn't have seen the water either, because then there was no sun, no moon, no stars, and it was very dark. On the first day (give the children one finger.) God made light and separated it from darkness (you could use a flashlight while telling the story to explain what light is and what darkness is). And it became light on earth. This happened on the first day.

BOOKS: Place the children in a circle so that they can see you clearly. Show them the Children's Bible.

CRAFTS: Start making the Flower of Creation craft with your kids today. Today the children will make a stand, glue a stem, a core and a petal to it with the number "1" painted on the top side and a picture of what God did on the first day on the bottom (color half of the petal yellow and the other half black) . Let the children leave the crafts until the next lesson (don't forget to sign the work). Make a few “spare” crafts.

ENDING: Finish the lesson short prayer and sing some worship songs.

Lesson 2

Section: Creation. SECOND DAY

PRAYER:“Thank You, Lord, for every day that You have created for us. Thank you for the light that our eyes see. We thank You for the sky and for the water that You have made for Your children. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GLORY: Sing the song “God Created Great Mountains” with your children:

God created big mountains (Raise your hands up as high as possible)

And lakes and seas. (Move your fingers.)

The sun is round, big, (Fold your hands, depicting a large circle.)

I gave all the trees an outfit. (Standing on tiptoes, raise your arms high up.)

God created swimming fish, (Fold your palms and depict swimming fish.)

Birds and buzzing bees. (Move your arms like a bird's wings.)

And huge crocodiles, (Stretching both arms forward, show how the crocodile opens and closes its mouth.)

And big, big elephants. (Cross your hands at the back of your head and, moving your elbows and swinging from side to side, show the elephant.)

He separated the night from the bright day,

God created both you and me. (Point to each other and then to yourself.)

GOLDEN VERSE: We will teach the words “God did everything” today. Give three balloons with the words of the golden verse to three children. Give one child a pin (be very careful!). When all the children have “read” the word written on the first balloon together, the child with the pin pops it. And so on. At the end, have all the children repeat the golden verse in unison.

BIBLE STORY: SECOND DAY

Review Lesson 1 briefly. After God made light and darkness, He divided the waters so that the sky and seas appeared. Did you know that clouds are made of water? (Have the children look out the window at the sky.) God did this on the second day. (Show the children two fingers.)

When telling a story, you can use water in a glass. Be careful not to let children wet their clothes.

BOOKS: Show the children again the pictures from the Children's Bible.

CRAFTS: Today the children will continue making the Flower of Creation craft. Help the children who were absent from last lesson do what you did last Sunday. Glue the second petal to the core. On the top side is the number “2”, and on the bottom is what God created on the second day (divide the petal in half with a wavy line and paint one half blue and the other half blue). Make some “spare” petals for absent children. Today the children will leave crafts again to continue on next week(all crafts must be signed on the bottom side of the stand).

ENDING:

Lesson 3

Section: Creation. THE THIRD DAY

PRAYER:“Jesus, we love You with all our hearts. We thank You for everything You have done for us. Thank you for the earth and the seas, for the trees and grass, for all the plants that we see. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Ask the children if anyone remembers the golden verse we taught in the last two lessons (“God did everything”). Today we will begin to study the 24th verse from the 17th chapter of the book of the Acts of the Apostles: “God, who created the world and everything that is in it.” In this lesson we will learn only the first three words. Cut out footprints (footprints) from paper, each with one word of the golden verse written on it. When stepping on the footprints, you need to say the written word.

WARM-UP: You can do the following exercise with your children before you tell them the Bible story:

I have two hands

I can clap them:

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

(Clap our hands.)

I have two legs

I can stomp them:

Top, top, top, top!

(We stomp our feet.)

My ears to listen, (Put your hand to your ear as if listening.)

My hands to play.

And when they get tired,

I'll put them to rest.

(Hands on knees.)

BIBLE STORY: THE THIRD DAY

After God separated the light from the darkness, He divided the waters and the sky and seas appeared. This happened on the second day of creation. On the third day (ask the children to show three fingers) God created dry land (earth) among the seas and oceans. God looked at what He did and He really liked it. “Very good and beautiful!” - said the Lord. “But there is nothing on earth. We need to create something on earth. I know what I will do. Let beautiful green grass and tall trees grow on the ground, on which delicious fruits will grow - apples, pears, peaches, oranges, tangerines, ... " Various plants, palm trees, tall and low trees grew on the ground, and the soft grass looked like a beautiful the green carpet that the Lord Himself spread on the earth. When God saw all this, He was very happy. "How beautiful! Very good! I think people will really like it too!” (You can show the children a piece of earth and let them touch blades of grass, leaves, a tree twig.) On the third day, God created the earth, grass, plants and trees.

BOOKS: Using the Children's Bible, review what was created on the third day.

CRAFTS: Glue the third petal to the core, on the upper side of which the number “3” is drawn, and on the lower side - what God created on the third day (draw the earth with a brown pencil, green grass and a tree).

ENDING: Finish the lesson with prayer and sing the song “God Made Great Mountains” (See Lesson 2).

Lesson 4

Section: Creation. FOURTH DAY

PRAYER:“Thank You, Lord, for this day that You have made. We thank You for the sun that shines for us during the day. We thank You for the moon that shines at night and for all the stars that we can see in the sky when it is dark. Thank you Lord. Amen".

GLORY: Sing the song “He Holds the World in His Hand” with your children:

He holds the whole world in His hand,

He holds the whole world in His hand,

He holds the sun and stars in His

hand, (3 times)

He holds the whole world in His hand.

He holds the rain and the wind in His

hand, (3 times)

He holds the whole world in His hand.

He holds the mountains and the sea in His hand, (3 times)

He holds the whole world in His hand.

He holds little children in His hand, (3 times)

He holds the whole world in His hand.

He holds dad and mom in His hand, (3 times)

He holds the whole world in His hand.

GOLDEN VERSE: Ask the children if anyone remembers the words we taught in the last lesson (“God who created the world”). Today we will continue to teach this verse by adding the two words “…and that’s all.” We will teach in the same way as the previous time: when stepping on footprints (footprints), you need to pronounce the written word.

BIBLE STORY: FOURTH DAY

Ask the children to think about what the Lord did on the first, second, and third days of creation. You can use the Flower of Creation craft to make it easier for children to remember. On the fourth day (show the children four fingers) God created the sun, moon and stars. The sun shone on the earth during the day, and the moon and stars gave light at night. When God saw what He created on the fourth day, He said: “Very good!”

BOOKS: Have the children look at the pictures in the Children's Bible and show what was created on the fourth day.

CRAFTS: Children will continue making the Flower of Creation craft. Make the fourth petal by writing the number “4” on the top side, and on the bottom side drawing what God created on the fourth day (draw the sun, moon and stars on a blue background). Then glue the petal to the core.

ENDING: Pray and sing the song “He Holds the Whole World in His Hand.”

Lesson 5

Section: Creation. FIFTH DAY

PRAYER:“Thank You, Lord, for all that You have created for Your children. We thank You for the fish that we can see in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. And thank You for the birds we can see in the sky. We love you, Dad. Amen".

WARM-UP: The next warm-up activity you can do is with the golden verse and Bible story. Maybe one of the children learned the words? Come up with your own movements for the words.

I'll spread my arms wide,

And then I'll add them up.

And having arranged them, my friend,

Make a little clap.

I'll spread it wide again

I'll quickly put them together again.

And now they're tired

I'll let them rest.

GOLDEN VERSE: Today we will learn the golden verse recorded in the 17th chapter of the book of the Acts of the Apostles, verse 24: “God, who created the world and everything that is in it.” Cut out three more footprints (footprints) from the paper, each with one word of the golden verse written on it. By stepping on the footprints and saying the written words, set an example for the children to follow. Let the other children help pronounce the verse.

BIBLE STORY: THE FIFTH DAY

The day after the Lord created the sun, moon and stars, He thought, “Everything is very beautiful. But there is no one alive on earth. I know what I will do! I will create someone alive today." God first created fish and reptiles that live in water. And after that He created different birds. "Very good!" - said God when he saw what He had created. (Show the children pictures of fish and birds from the Children's Encyclopedia.)

BOOKS: Place the children in a circle so that all children can see you clearly. Show them the Children's Bible and ask the children to show you what the Lord did on the fifth day. Challenge the children by asking them what was created in the previous days. Reward children with small prizes for correct answers.

CRAFTS: We continue to do the craft that the children started doing in the first lesson. On the fifth petal on the bottom side, draw a fish in the water and a bird flying above the water. The drawing should be very simple so that children can draw on their own. Some children will need your help.

ENDING: At the end of the lesson, pray and sing the two songs the children learned in this unit.

Lesson 6

Section: Creation. SIXTH DAY

PRAYER:“Thank You, Lord, for the animals that You created for man. And we thank You for creating people like You. Thank you that I am like You, my Lord and my God. We love You and want to be even more like You. In the name of Jesus. Amen."

GOLDEN VERSE: Review with the children the golden verse found in Acts 17, verse 24: “God who made the world and all that is in it.” Have the children create a mosaic with the verse written on it. To make a mosaic, take a piece of paper or cardboard, write the words of the verse on it and cut it into several pieces of different shapes. Once the children have completed the puzzle, read the verse and ask them to “read” the words of the verse on their own.

BIBLE STORY: THE SIXTH DAY

Review briefly with the children everything that God created in the first five days of creation. After the Lord created fish and birds, He decided to create other animals. On the sixth day (show the children how many are six and ask them to show you the same number of fingers) He created all the animals that we can see. He liked them all very much. But there was no one like God. So He said, “I will create a man who will be like Me. I can talk and be friends with him.” God created man from the earth and named him Adam. When God saw everything He had done, He said, “Very, very good! Just great!".

BOOKS: Place the children in a circle so that all children can see you clearly. Show them the Children's Bible. Tell the children: “Please show me who God created on the sixth day.”

A GAME: You can play the following game with the children: on the floor in front of the children there are six boxes (for example, shoe boxes, or made of thick paper), on which are written numbers from 1 to 6. These numbers indicate the day of creation. You give the children six pictures depicting objects created by God in different days. The children's task is to put the picture in the correct box. Don't forget to reward all the children who played this game.

CRAFTS: Today the children will finish making the Flower of Creation craft. On the sixth petal you need to draw some animal (for example, a cat) and a person (just outlines). Remind the children to take their crafts home at the end of the lesson.

ENDING: End the session with prayer and sing a few worship songs.

Lesson 7

Section: Creation. SEVENTH DAY

PRAYER:“Father God, we are so grateful to You for the peace You have made! You love us. You made everything so beautiful. We love you too. Please teach us every day. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Ask the children who remembers the golden verse (“God, who created the world and everything in it.”). Give the children small notes with the golden verse printed without the first word. The first word “God” should be written in dotted lines so that children can trace the letters themselves. “Read” the verse with the children. Maybe one of the children can repeat the verse on their own?

A GAME: Before you play, remember with your children what day of the week it is. What will happen tomorrow? And the day after tomorrow? And so on. Play the game you played last week with your kids, adding a seventh box. There are seven numbered boxes on the floor (from 1 to 7). These numbers represent the day of creation. You give the children seven pictures, on which are drawn objects created by God on different days (in the seventh picture there is nothing drawn, just a blank sheet of paper). Children must put the pictures into boxes. You can take turns playing so that all children have the opportunity to participate.

BIBLE STORY: THE SEVENTH DAY

Everything that appeared on earth was made by God. It didn't take him too long to do this. On the first day the Lord created light and darkness. In the second, God divided the water in such a way that the sky and seas appeared. On the third day, He created dry land in the middle of the water, and grass, plants, and trees grew on this land. On the fourth day the sun, moon and stars appeared and illuminated the earth. On the fifth day the Lord created fish and birds. And in the sixth - all animals and humans. “Very good, just great!” - thought the Lord when he saw all of His creation. On the seventh day He did nothing but rested. The Lord blessed this day and gave it to man for rest. Therefore, we should not do normal activities on this day, but we should go to church and rest on Sunday.

CRAFTS: Make a “Creation Cube” craft with your children. Give the children the cutout, signed in advance (child's name and date), and ask them to color it with crayons or pencils. After this, bend at the fold points. Place six peas inside the cube, which will remind the children how many days it took God to create the world, and glue the cube together. Let the children put finished crafts aside. At the end of the lesson, remind them to take their work home.

ENDING: Finish the session with prayer and sing a few songs. At the very end of the lesson, reward each child for something special. For example: for a golden verse, for answers to questions, for a craft, for diligence, for attentiveness, for neatness, etc. Find something good in each of the children and praise them.

Lesson 8

Section: Noah. NOAH HEARD GOD

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Your love for us. We thank You for Noah, who believed in You and obeyed You. We ask You, Lord, help us to always believe in You and be obedient to You in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse for this section is found in Genesis chapter 6, verse 9. Children do not need to learn the entire verse. They will only teach the last words of the verse: “Noah walked with (before) God.” You can play the game “Pass the Bundle” with your children.

BIBLE STORY: NOAH HEARD GOD

Some time after God created man on earth, people forgot God. They did evil and grieved the Lord. The strong abused the weak. The rich humiliated the poor. People cheated, stole and hated each other. It was very painful for God to watch all this. But there was one person who was different from the others. He lived honestly and always acted fairly. He loved God. Despite the fact that he was surrounded by evil, sinful people, this man acted as God wanted. People laughed at him, called him names, told lies and untruths about him. But God, looking at him, rejoiced. This man's name was Noah.

One day God spoke to Noah and told him something very important. God told him something that no man on earth knew. The Lord said to Noah: “Noah, build a great ship (ark). When the ark is ready, take lots and lots of food and bring different animals and your family into the ark. Soon it will begin to rain heavily and all living things will die from the water. Only those who are in the ark will survive."

Noah always obeyed God. Therefore, now he obeyed the Lord.

COLORING: Give children the coloring book “Noah Builds the Ark.” Show me the finished sample. Younger children may need help.

CRAFTS: Cut out the parts of the ark. Have the children glue them onto a piece of paper or cardboard. To make this task more interesting for children, make the parts of the ark out of paper of different colors. When the children are finished, have them draw clouds in the sky and water. Ask the children to retell the story to each other.

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Lesson 9

Section: Noah. NOAH BUILDS THE ARK

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Noah. We want to hear Your voice as Noah heard You. We will obey You. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse for this section is “Noah walked with God” (Gen. 6:9c). Explain to the children that walking with God means fearing God, respecting Him, honoring Him, and trying to please the Lord in all we do.

Before class, cut out an ark from a piece of paper, write the words of the golden verse on it and cut it into four parts. Ask the children to complete the jigsaw puzzle and then read the golden verse to them. Let everyone repeat after you in unison.

WORDS WITH MOTIONS: Let the children repeat the movements after the teacher and perhaps learn the following words:

God said: “Listen, Noah!

Build the ark quickly!”

(Show the “build” movements.)

Morning, evening and afternoon

Noah hit with a hammer.

(Demonstrate the hammering motion.)

And all the neighbors laughed,

They said: “Ha-ha-ha!”

(Laugh: “Ha ha ha!”)

Look, Noah, the sun is shining!

IT'S NOT RAINING OUTSIDE!

(Put your hand to your forehead,

as if protecting the eyes from sunlight.)

BUT OBEDIENT TO GOD,

(We show the movements “working with a hammer.”)

He is building a big ark.

(Raise your arms up and spread them wide.)

BIBLE STORY: NOAH BUILDS THE ARK

Remind the children of the story of the last lesson. The Lord loved Noah because he tried to live righteously and honestly. Noah walked with God. Noah did good and hated evil. So God told Noah to build an ark. The Lord told Noah what size the ship should be. The ark was supposed to have three floors, with a small window on top and a door on the side. Noah coated the entire ark with pitch, inside and out. When the ark was ready, Noah brought in different animals in pairs (twos) and took food (food) for them and for his family. The last to enter the ark was Noah, his wife, their three sons and their wives. After this, God closed the door to the ark. Show the children the toy ark and ask them to name the animals they can see.

BOOKS: Have the children look at the pictures in the Children's Bible and name the animals that Noah brought into the ark.

COLORING: Color the Animals Enter the Ark coloring book with your children.

CRAFTS: Make an “Ark” craft with your children: cut out a small rectangle from cardboard, onto which you then stick matches (pre-cleaned of sulfur). Glue them so that you get an image of the ark. Write the word “NOAH” next to the ark.

ENDING: Pray and sing one or more songs

Lesson 10 Section: Noah. FLOOD PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Noah and his family who loved You and served You. Help us to be bold like them and walk before You every day. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse for this section remains the same: “Noah walked with God” (Gen. 6:9c). Ask the children what it means to walk with God. If the children have not yet memorized the verse, learn it with the help of a doll: the doll says the words of the golden verse, and the children repeat. WORDS WITH MOTIONS: Let the children repeat after the teacher the movements and continuation of the poem: And when the work was over, (Fold your arms across your chest.) All the animals came running. (Hold hands in pairs.) They began to enter the ark two by two (Move in pairs around the room.) And wait until it’s time for them to swim. (Sit on chairs or the floor.) God closed the door in the ark, Nobody could open it. (Clap your hands once.) The thunder struck and the rain began to fall, (Move your fingers to imitate rain.) For many days and nights he walked and walked. (Drum your fingers on the chair or floor.) BIBLE STORY: FLOOD When Noah, his family, and the animals entered the ark, God closed the door behind them. After seven days it began to rain and continued for forty days. The water rose so high that even the highest mountains were covered with several meters of water. Every living thing on earth died. Only Noah, his family and the animals that were with him in the ark survived. Water increased on earth for 150 days. Show the children a model of the ark. BOOKS: Show the children the Children's Bible. Have a child briefly retell the Bible story. MOSAIC: Show the children the Ark mosaic. Let them put it together. Ask the children to name the animals in the picture. ENDING: Sing the song(s) and end the session with prayer.

Lesson 11

Section: Noah. RAINBOW

PRAYER:

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse is “Noah walked with God” (Gen. 6:9c). Ask the children who remembers the verse and can recite it by heart. Give the children four inflatable balloons on which one word of the golden verse is written with a marker or felt-tip pen. Children blow up balloons. After this, one of the children bursts the balloons with a pin, having first “read” the word on the balloon. All other children repeat the words of the verse after him. At the end of the lesson, give out small prizes to those who memorized the verse.

WORDS WITH MOTIONS: Let the children repeat the ending of the poem after the teacher with movements. If the teacher remembers the words by heart, you can repeat the entire poem with the children.

But everyone who was in the ark

Our good God wonderfully preserved!

(Shake your head affirmatively and say “Yes!”)

And Noah prayed in joy: (Fold your hands in prayer.)

“Thank you, Lord, that You are always with me!” (Everyone says, "Amen!")

BIBLE STORY: RAINBOW

Let the children themselves remember what they were told about in the last lesson. Soon the ark stopped on high mountains. Noah opened the window and released the raven, but it soon returned. A few days later, Noah released a dove, which also returned. A few days later, when Noah released the dove, it brought a fresh leaf in its beak. A few days later, Noah released the dove, but it never flew back. When the earth dried up, Noah, his family and all the animals left the ark. The first thing Noah made was an altar on which Noah offered a sacrifice to God. He prayed and thanked the Lord for saving him and his family from the water. God loved Noah because he walked with the Lord.

BOOKS: Have the children look at the picture in the Children's Bible and briefly retell the Bible story.

COLORING: Give the children a Rainbow coloring book. Tell the children what colors to decorate the picture with and help those who need your help.

CRAFTS: Make an Ark-2 craft with your children. Glue matches (pre-cleaned of sulfur) onto the cardboard in the form of a diamond (several layers) to make a three-dimensional ark. Make a roof of matches on top, having previously placed a note with a golden verse in the ark. Cut out a window and a door from dark colored paper. Place the window on top and the door on the side of the ark.

ENDING: End the session with prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 12

Section: Obedience. ABRAHAM

PRAYER: “Lord, we are so grateful to You for every person who has been obedient to You. Thank You for the example of Abraham, who believed in You and went to a country he did not know. Help us to be obedient to You in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: In this section we will teach the following golden verse: “Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). Show the children a mosaic in the shape of a tent. It’s very simple to make: draw a tent on a piece of paper, color it with colored pencils or crayons, write a golden verse on it and cut it into 5-6 parts. Children must complete the puzzle, then read the golden verse to them several times. Let the children repeat after you. Explain to the children that Abraham and his wife Sarah, whom they will learn about today, lived in a tent like this (in other words).

BIBLE STORY: ABRAHAM

Once upon a time there lived a man who loved God very much. This man's name was Abraham.

One day God told Abraham to leave home and go to another country. God promised to take care of Abraham.

Abraham thought and thought. Leave your home? Leave the city where he lived? Leave your friends? “I don’t know if I can,” Abraham thought. But he knew what he was going to do. “I will do what God says,” said Abraham. “I believe that God knows what is best for me. I believe in God."

So Abraham and his family packed their clothes and things and loaded the luggage onto the camels. They were ready for a long journey.

They said goodbye to all their friends and left. Abraham was perhaps a little afraid. Maybe he was a little sad. But he believed in God. He knew that God would take care of them.

Abraham traveled with his family for many days. Finally they came to another country. The first thing Abraham did was build an altar and pray

God, thanking Him for His guidance. “Thank you, God, for Your care for us, for bringing us to this place. I know that You are strong and kind. We will always believe in You."

CRAFTS: Make an Abraham craft with your children. Paste the strips onto a sheet of paper in the desired sequence. If you have placed the stripes correctly, you will get a drawing in which you can see Abraham.

COLORING: Color the crafts you made with the children in this lesson. At the end of the lesson, remember to remind the children to take their work home.

ENDING: End the session with prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 13 Section: Obedience. AND SHE PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Your protection and Your salvation that You give to those who walk before You. We want to always please You and walk before You. Help us with this. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: We continue to teach the verse “Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). Make a mosaic in the shape of a whale from dark blue cardboard. Write the golden verse with a bright marker on the front side, and on the back side draw Jonah praying. When the children repeat the golden verse after you, turn the mosaic over to the other side and show the picture of Jonah. Tell the children: “You will soon learn about this man named Jonah.” BIBLE STORY: JONAH Read the poem “Jonah” to the children, and then tell the story in simple, understandable language. "Go, Jonah, preach To Nineveh,” God commanded. The Prophet thought: “No, I’ll leave.” To Tarshish...” and he boarded the ship. Here he sleeps in the hold (it’s calmer there), Suddenly there is a storm. They throw luggage into the sea. And the captain said to Jonah: “We need to pray, not sleep.” "Who are you? – questions were heard. – Where? Speak quickly!” And the fugitive answered the sailors: “I am a God-honoring Jew. I am the reason for this grief This is not where I should be at all... Let the abyss bury me - And the storm will stop howling.” And now the guilty Jew is thrown overboard, It flies like an unnecessary thing... A huge whale swam behind the ship, And the whale swallowed Jonah. Jonah swam for three days In a living and terrible ship - The cabin was a whale's stomach - And finally he swam to the ground. The whale threw him onto land - The Lord decided to save him... How bad it is not to listen to the Lord And sin with self-will! BOOKS: Place the children in a circle so that they can see you clearly. Show them the Children's Bible and the book Jonah and the Whale. Ask the children to retell the Bible story using the pictures in the book. VIDEO: If possible, you can show the children the cartoon “Jonah”. COLORING: Give the children the Jonah on the Seashore coloring page. CRAFTS: Make a paper Jonah craft with your children. On the bottom side, draw Jonah praying to the Lord. ENDING: End the session with prayer.

Lesson 15

Section: Obedience. JESUS

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for every person who obeys You. Teach us every day how we can trust You. We want to obey You always and in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE:“Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22) is our golden verse. Build a fort out of blocks with your children. Walking around it, say the golden verse together. Walk around Jericho several times together, and then one at a time. Give the child who recited the verse a small prize.

BIBLE STORY: THE SAYS OF JERICHO

When Moses died, Joshua became the leader of the people of Israel. The Israelites approached the land that the Lord had promised them. They crossed the Jordan River, the waters of which parted before them like the Red Sea. The people crossed the land of Jordan and camped on the other bank. Directly in front of the people was the city of Jericho. Its high walls seemed impregnable. Joshua thought, “Lord, how are we going to conquer this city and land?” The Lord turned to His faithful servant and said: “Let all the people who are able to fight walk around the city once for six days. On the seventh day, go around the city seven times, blow the trumpets and let all the people shout. After this, the city wall will collapse to its foundations.” Joshua obeyed the Lord and did everything as God told him. Every day the men walked around the city. The enemies did not understand what was happening. Why are these Israelis walking around our city? Why don't they attack? But even if they attack us, they will not be able to do anything. High city walls protect us! A city like Jericho is impregnable!

On the seventh day, the people of Israel walked around the city seven times. After this, the seven priests blew the trumpets, and the people shouted loudly. Suddenly the walls of Jericho began to shake and collapse. The people of Jericho did not understand what was happening. The walls of their city shook and collapsed to their very foundations. The Israeli people rushed towards the city and rushed in from all sides. This was the first city that the Israelites captured in the land of Canaan.

POEM "JERICHO": Learn the following poem with the children. Give the words to the children to learn at home with their parents.

God's people marched around the walls,

And he was silent, as if he was mute.

Only the trumpets played them loudly,

And people in the city heard it...

The seventh time we walked around the wall,

They stopped... and suddenly screamed.

The loud scream made the walls fall down,

And the trumpets played and people shouted...

And this scream was heard so far away,

And the walls collapsed very easily!

But who, tell me, broke the walls?

Yes! The Strong and Mighty God destroyed them!

CRAFTS: Make a Walls of Jericho craft with your children.

ENDING: Sing a few worship songs and pray.

Lesson 16

Section: Obedience. ELIJAH AND THE ROVES

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Your care. You give us food every day. Teach us to be obedient to You, as Elijah was obedient. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: We teach the golden verse, “Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). You can play the game “Pass the package.”

POEM "ELIA": TRY TO LEARN WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

The Lord is exalted in His wisdom,

He sent food to the prophet wonderfully:

Then the raven will bring a piece of meat,

Then the poor widow will bake unleavened bread.

The hand of the Lord has not failed,

And the benefits from the earth have not yet been taken.

God does wonderful things

And these days. You just need to see them.

BIBLE STORY: CROVES

“Elijah, there will be no rain on the earth for several years. The plants will dry out and there will be nothing to eat. Go to the stream of Horath and stay there. I will take care of you,” God said.

When Elijah came to the brook Cherith, he was tired and hungry and thirsty. He drank from the stream. (Put your hands together and show how you drink from the stream.) Oh, what delicious, cool water! “But I’m hungry, and there’s nothing edible here,” Elijah said. Suddenly he heard the flapping of wings. He looked up and saw a large black bird. It was a raven, and it had something white in its beak! The raven threw to Elijah what he had in his beak. It was bread. Yum-yum-yum, very tasty! Elijah bowed his head and said, “Thank You, God.”

Suddenly he heard the flapping of wings again. He looked up and saw another raven. There was a piece of meat in the bird's beak, which he threw to the preacher! Elijah tasted the meat. Yum-yum-yum, how delicious! He bowed his head and said, “Thank You, God. »

Every morning and every evening the ravens brought Elijah meat and bread. He drank from the stream of Horath. God took good care of Elijah.

COLORING: Give children the Elijah and the Crows coloring book. Tell the children what colors to decorate the picture with and help them.

CRAFTS: Make a craft mobile “Crows” with your children. The paper from which you will make the crows should be black on both sides. You can glue two sheets of black paper together. Glue the eyes on both sides of the head (you can do it yourself by placing a dot on the mug with a black marker white). Attach the birds to the mobile (paper tape) with a thread using a needle (ONLY an adult should do this!). Write “GOD CARE ABOUT US” on your mobile phone.

ENDING: Pray with the children and sing a song.

Lesson 17

Section: Obedience. NAHMAN

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for the children who believed in You and for the little Israelite girl who ministered to Naaman’s wife. Help us to always believe in You. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE:“Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22) is the golden verse of this entire section. Without reminding the children, ask them who can recite the golden verse. Reward these children right away. Reward the rest later when you repeat the verse together.

BIBLE STORY: NEMAN

The military leader Naaman was sick. And no one could help him: not his family, not his friends, not his neighbors. His servants and even the king could not help him. (Show the children a doll whose face and hands are smeared with flour, explaining to the children what leprosy looks like.)

But one little girl said, “There is a prophet in Israel, whose name is Elisha, who, with the help of God, will cure Naaman.” “Okay,” said Naaman, “I’ll go to Elisha and see if he and God can help me.” When Naaman arrived at Elisha's house, he went to the door and knocked three times (show). Door opened. “I am Naaman, the commander of the army. Is Elisha at home? - he asked. “Yes, Elisha is at home, but he is busy,” the servant replied. “He told me to tell you to go to the Jordan River and wash yourself seven times, and then you will be healthy again.” The commander turned around and left. He was very angry and did not thank the servant. “Elisha could have at least met me. Why should I wash in the Jordan River? It seems so stupid, but I'll try."

The water was cold, but the commander jumped into the river. "I feel so stupid," he said. “And nothing happened. I haven't recovered." But Naaman jumped again, and again, and again. He was about to give up when one of the soldiers said, “Only two more times left, Warlord.” Naaman jumped into the water again. He thought that this would be enough, but he remembered what the prophet had said seven times. One more time won't hurt. He jumped into the water one more time. This time he plunged headlong into cold water. Then he came out of the water.

“I feel different,” Naaman said to himself. "I am well!" - he shouted to the soldiers. Naaman and his soldiers returned home very happy.

BOOKS AND PICTURES: Sit the children in a circle and show them the Children's Bible and pictures that resemble the Bible story.

CRAFTS: Make the “Healing of Naaman” craft with your children: the picture shows the Jordan River and a slit is made, and a pocket is made on the back side below the slit. Children lower the figurine of the leper Naaman into the slot from the outside, showing how he plunged into the water. In the pocket there is a figurine of a healthy Naaman in advance. After the sick Naaman has been “dipped” seven times, he goes into the pocket, and from the pocket we take out the figure of the healthy Naaman and push it through the slot.

ENDING:

Lesson 18

Section: Children in the Bible. JOSEPH

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for the children who believed in You. Thank you for Joseph from whom we can learn. Help us to believe in You just as Joseph did. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE:“We are now children of God” (). We give the children 4 inflatable balloons, on which one word of the golden verse is written with a marker or felt-tip pen. Children blow up balloons. After this, one of the children bursts the balloons with a pin, having first “read” the word on the balloon. All other children repeat the words of the verse after him.

BIBLE STORY: JOSEPH FORGIVED HIS BROTHERS

Joseph had many brothers. Eleven brothers. We only have 10 fingers on both hands. Eleven is ten and one more. Joseph's father loved him very much. He even made him colored clothes. But the brothers were jealous of Joseph and one day they sold him into slavery. Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold to a rich man. But God helped Joseph and after some time Joseph became the most important and famous person in that country after the king. Only the king was more important than Joseph. All the people respected Joseph and loved him. Soon he met his brothers. But he did not punish them, although he could have thrown them into prison or executed them. He forgave them. Joseph loved his brothers and God. Soon Joseph met his dad again.

MOSAIC "JOSEPH": Show the children the mosaic and point out that Joseph's father loved him very much and gave him colored clothes. God also loves us very much because we are His children. In the Bible, the book that God wrote, it is written “we are now the children of God.”

WORDS WITH MOTIONS: Learn the following words with movements with your children:

Joseph, Joseph, you are sitting so deep!

(Make a sad face and look down.)

But don't be afraid: God is always with you,

Even when you're sleeping.

(Pretend to be asleep.)

Ah, Joseph, strangers

They took you far.

(Put your hand to your forehead and look into the distance.)

But the Lord will always be with you,

All your earthly days!

(Smile and say “Amen!”)

BOOKS: Place the children in a circle so that all children can see you clearly. Show them the book Joseph and the Colored Clothes. Open the first page, tell what is written there and give it to the children. After looking at the picture, the child passes the book to the next person. When the book returns to you, you open the second page and hand the book to the children, telling them what is written next and what can be seen in the picture. Ask children to look as quickly as possible because “everyone is interested.” There is no need to drag it out too long so that the children do not lose interest. Tell the story emotionally and captivatingly.

After some time, you can show the children other books: individual pages of the book “Joseph’s Dream.”

COLORING: Give children the coloring page “Joseph Forgives His Brothers.” Show me the finished sample. Younger children may need help.

CRAFTS: You can show the children how you will make the “Joseph in the Ditch” craft. When the craft is ready, let each of the children take turns playing with it. Let the children tell the story of Joseph on their own.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 19 Section: Children in the Bible. MOSES (1 part) PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for the children who believed and believe in You. Thank you for Moses from whom we can learn. Help us to trust You just as Moses and his mother trusted You. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: In the lessons of this section, children will learn the verse “We are now children of God” (). Children must find pre-hidden pieces of paper around the room, shaped like a basket with a baby. These pieces of paper have the words of the golden verse written on one side and numbered on the other side. When the children find them, put them in the correct order. Let the children help you if they know the numbers. Say the verse one word at a time and let the children repeat. Then recite the verse in full. Will children be able to repeat after you? BIBLE STORY: BABY IN A BASKET (Use the book “Moses and the Special Basket” while telling this story. After opening the first page, you tell what is written there and give the book to the children. The children look at the picture and pass the book to each other in turn. It is more convenient to sit the children in a semicircle so that they are all You were seen and did not interfere with each other. When the book is returned to you, you read the second page and hand the book back to the children. Ask the children to look at it as quickly as possible so that they do not lose interest.) Once upon a time there lived a king who really disliked the people of Israel, especially infant boys. Moses' mother knew that God would help her save her baby from this evil king. Miriam, Moses' older sister, loved her little brother very much. Moses' mother made a special basket that floated on the water. She hid Moses in this basket on the river, and Miriam watched him. When the king's daughter and her maids came to the river, they saw this basket. The maid took the basket out of the water and gave it to the princess. The princess took baby Moses out of the basket and hugged him. Mariam ran up to the princess and said that she could call a nanny for the baby. The nanny that Miriam brought to the king's daughter was Moses' mother. The princess loved baby Moses and raised him in the palace as her own son. Moses' mother thanked God every day that the king's daughter had found the basket. Moses grew up to believe in God just as his mother did when he was very little! REPETITION: Show the children the “Joseph” mosaic and briefly recall the story of the previous lesson. Tell the children that they will soon learn about some more children who believed in God. God loves us very much because we are His children. The Bible even says that we are children of God. COLORING: Give the children a coloring book “Baby in a Basket.” Show the finished sample to make it easier for children to color. CRAFTS: Make a Life of Moses craft with your children. You will need helpers to cut out the pieces of the craft. You can involve older children in this work. Ask a child to tell the story of the life of Moses using a craft. ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 20

Section: Children in the Bible. MOSES (part 2)

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Your love for us. Thank you for the faith You have given us. Let us believe in You as Moses believed. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse in this lesson is the same as in the previous one: “We are now children of God” (). Explain the verse to the children in your own words. We are children of God, because God is our dad and He calls us His sons and daughters. You can play the game “Pass the Bundle” with your children. You prepare a bundle in advance, consisting of several bundles (newspaper held together with adhesive tape), inside of which there are cards with the words of the golden verse. In the last package, along with the card, put some small prize (candy, lollipop, etc.). Children sitting in a circle pass each other a package in turn to music. When the music stops, the child holding the package unwraps the top layer and takes out a card. Place the card on the floor and read the word of the verse. Let the children repeat after you. Turn on the music and the game continues. The surprise will go to the one who unfolds the last layer. After this, repeat the entire golden verse together. Maybe one of the children remembered the verse. Reward these children with a small prize.

BIBLE STORY: GOD SPEAKS TO MOSES

When Moses grew up, he became a shepherd. One day he went with his herd far from home. He walked and walked when suddenly he saw fire. He came closer and saw that it was a bush on fire. “I wonder,” Moses thought, “who could set fire to this bush here in the desert?” Time passed, the bush burned, but did not burn out. Moses decided to come closer to see why the bush was not burning. As he approached the bush, he suddenly heard a voice calling him by name. "Take off your shoes, because the ground you're standing on is holy." It was the voice of God. “Moses, I want you to return again to Egypt, from where you fled, and lead My people out of slavery. I will always be with you and will lead you to a good land where you will live freely.” Moses obeyed God and did what the Lord told him.

POEM: Learn the following poem with your children. You can give the words to each child to learn with their parents.

MOSES

God came to Moses to say:

“I want to give you a task:

The evil pharaoh sits in a magnificent palace,

And you, Moses, must talk to him..."

Moses didn't like this job

And he doesn’t feel like going to Pharaoh.

But Moses knew that he must obey,

And he decided to be obedient to God.

And although Moses knew that he would meet with trouble,

Still, he boldly answered:

“Yes, Lord, I am coming!”

REPETITION: You can ask the children to tell you the story of baby Moses using the book Moses and the Special Basket. Let the children take turns telling the story one picture at a time. If any of the children have forgotten the story, someone can help them.

COLORING: Give children the coloring page “Moses Leads the People of Israel.” Maybe the children will need your help.

ENDING: You can end the lesson with some song and prayer.

Lesson 21

Section: Children in the Bible. SAMUEL

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You that we can hear Your voice as Samuel did. Help us to be attentive so that we hear You. Help us to be obedient to You and our parents. Thank you. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse for this lesson is “We are now children of God” (). Ask the children to explain the verse in their own words.

You can teach a verse with children in the following way: the doll pronounces the verse, and the children repeat after it. First, one word at a time. Then it went completely silent. You can change the speed of pronunciation, volume, voice. Ask children to be careful to repeat exactly as the doll says. When children are able to recite a poem without the help of a doll, you can compete to see who is faster - the doll or the child?

BIBLE STORY: SMUEL IN THE TEMPLE

Samuel served in the temple, where he assisted the priest Eli. Samuel was a very good helper. He loved the Lord very much and wanted to live a life that would please God. One evening Samuel went to bed. He was already starting to fall asleep when suddenly he heard someone calling him. “It’s probably Eli calling me,” Samuel thought. He jumped out of bed and ran to the priest. “I came because you called me,” said Samuel. “I didn’t call you. Go to bed, Samuel,” answered Eli. As soon as Samuel lay down on the bed, he suddenly heard someone calling him again. He got up and went again to Eli. “Iliy, it was you who called me this time?” – asked Samuel. “No, I didn’t call you. It's already late. You probably dreamed it." Samuel went to bed and heard again: “Samuel!” When Samuel came to the priest, Eli realized that God was speaking to Samuel. “When you hear your name again, say what you hear and ask the Lord to speak to you,” Eli told him. God spoke to Samuel again and told him what He wanted to do in the future.

REPETITION: Briefly review the stories of Joseph and Moses with the children. You can assemble the “Joseph” mosaic and look again at the book “Moses and the Special Basket.”

COLORING: Give the children a Samuel coloring book. Maybe the children will need your help. Show them the colored picture as an example.

ENDING: Sing a song and say a short prayer.

Lesson 22

Section: Children in the Bible. DAVID (1 part)

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for David, who believed in You. Thank you that we can learn from his example to trust You. Help us to love You as much as David loved You. In the name of Jesus. Amen".
GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this lesson is “We are now children of God” (). Make four lambs of different sizes with the words of the golden verse written on them (the largest lamb has the first word, the smallest lamb has the last word). Have the children put the lambs in order to make a golden verse. The verse can be written on the reverse side so that children are not distracted. Once the children have arranged the lambs, turn the figures over and read the verse to the children. Have them try to repeat the verse.

BIBLE STORY: THE GOOD SHEPHERD

David tended his father's sheep. He loved the Lord and often played the harp and sang songs praising God. The Lord helped David and made him very brave.

One day David was tending sheep. Everything was quiet and calm. But suddenly David saw how a huge hungry bear grabbed a small lamb. David was not taken aback and rushed at the bear. God helped David, and the lamb survived.

One day, a huge lion attacked David’s flock, but this time David did not run home and did not leave the sheep alone. He protected the sheep so that the lion could not do anything. Whenever someone attacked the sheep, David defended them without fear. He knew that the Lord was with him.

REPETITION: Briefly recall the stories of past lessons (Joseph, Moses, Samuel) and again remember the story of David. You can use bright pictures to help children retain visual images in their memory. You can ask the children to put together a Joseph mosaic.

CRAFTS: Make a “Harp of David” craft with your children. You will need helpers to cut out the pieces of the craft. You can involve older children in this work. Ask the children to talk about David while you make a craft.

Lesson 23

Section: Children in the Bible. DAVID (part 2)

PRAYER:“Lord, we love You and we believe in You. Please help us to never be afraid of anything or anyone. Help us to be bold like David. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Explain to the children that the golden verse (“We are now the children of God”) are the words of God and are written in His Word, the Bible. Open the Bible and show the children where this verse is written. You could underline a verse in the Bible and have everyone take turns looking at it.

BIBLE STORY: DAVID AND GOLIATH

David continued to tend his dad's sheep when the war began. The Philistines attacked David's people. They wanted to capture all the cities and make people their servants. The two armies lined up against each other. On one side stood the Israeli soldiers, and on the other stood their enemies, the Philistines. The strongest and tallest warrior in the Philistine army was Goliath. He was much taller than David. He was much stronger than David. He had a long spear in his hands, a heavy sword at his side, and a huge shield hanging behind his back. He went out every day and challenged someone from the Israeli army to fight him. But everyone was afraid of him, and no one dared to fight such a strong warrior.

When David saw Goliath, he was not afraid, but wanted to fight this giant. David was shorter than Goliath. He wasn't as strong. He didn't have a weapon like Goliath. But he believed that God would help him. And the Lord helped David defeat Goliath.

REPETITION: Ask the children to remember the names of people who believed in God and about whom you told them. Ask the children to remember some episode from the lives of these people (for example, Joseph's dad gave him very beautiful clothes; Moses' mother hid him in a basket; when Moses grew up, God spoke to him from a burning bush; Samuel heard the voice of God when he went to bed; David shepherded sheep and was very brave). Use bright pictures to remind children of these stories. You can reward the children with small prizes, first to those who answered, and then to all the remaining children.

COLORING: Give children the David with a Sling coloring book. Show the finished sample to make it easier for children to color.

CRAFTS: Make a “Defeat of Goliath” craft with your children. You will need helpers to help children fold the paper as needed. You can involve older children in this work. Ask a child to talk about David and Goliath as they work.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 24

Section: Children in the Bible. SOLOMON

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Solomon from whom we can learn. We want to get to know You more and more. We ask you for wisdom. We know that You always give wisdom to those who ask You. Thank you. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Make a simple mosaic in the shape of a crown from bright paper, on which is written the golden verse “We are now children of God” (). The children will have to put together the pieces of the puzzle, after which you will read the golden verse to them. Ask the children to repeat the verse after you. If it's difficult for them. Let them repeat not the whole verse, but in parts. Tell the children that these words are written in the Bible and are the words of God. Therefore, it is very important for us to know them and learn them by heart.

BIBLE STORY: THE WISE KING

King David had a son named Solomon. When David grew old, he appointed Solomon king, although he was still very young. Solomon loved God very much. One night God spoke to Solomon in a dream and said to him, “Ask for what to give you.” Solomon could have asked God for lots and lots of money to buy whatever he wanted. He could ask God for a long, happy life. He could ask the Lord to help him defeat all his enemies. But he didn't ask for it. He was very young, and so he asked God for wisdom. And the Lord heard him and gave him wisdom and even what Solomon did not ask for.

One day two women with one child came to King Solomon. One said that it was her child, and the other that it was hers. No one could determine which of these women was telling the truth and which was lying. But God gave King Solomon wisdom and He was able to make the right decision. When all the people heard about this, they realized that the Lord was helping Solomon.

REPETITION: Show the children pictures of biblical characters (Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David and Solomon). Give the pictures to the children, give them time to look at them carefully and ask them to tell a story from the life of these characters. Praise the children and reward them with small prizes.

COLORING: Give children the Solomon and the Queen of Sheba coloring book. Show the finished sample to make it easier for children to color.

CRAFTS: Make a “Crown of Solomon” craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. Ask a child to talk about Solomon when they have finished crafts.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 25

Section: Children in the Bible. JOSIAH

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Josiah from whom we can learn. We want to love You and serve You. Please help us to always love Your Word - the Bible. Thank you for everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Make several small “bibles”: fold a small paper rectangle in half, write “BIBLE” on the outside and paint it dark; On the inside, write one of the words of the golden verse (“We are now the children of God.”). Ask the children to find some “bibles” around the room that have “accidentally gotten lost.” When the children find them, put them in the correct order and read the golden verse. Explain to the children that these words are written in the Bible and are the words of God. That's why we call this verse golden - it is very important to us.

BIBLE STORY: THE LITTLE KING

Josiah was only eight years old when he became king. (Show the children how old Josiah was on their fingers and ask them to show you eight fingers.)

He loved the Lord very much and tried to live in such a way as to please God. When Josiah became older, he decided to repair the temple of God. The priest, while cleaning the temple, found the book of the law. (You can show the children this situation: You are putting things in order or sweeping the floor, when suddenly you discover a book and are very surprised.) The Book of the Law was brought to King Josiah, and when it was read to him, he was very upset and even tore his clothes. He was sad because he did not know God's laws before and therefore did not keep them. From that time on, the king began to study the law himself (show the children the Bible) and taught the commandments of God to all the people. The Lord loved Josiah and helped him in everything.

REPETITION: Ask the children if they remember the name of the king we talked about last time. What did King Solomon ask God for? Josiah was also a wise king because he loved God and studied His law.

CRAFTS: Make the “Crown of King Josiah” craft with your children. Ask older children to help you make a craft for the little ones. After the children have completed their crafts, ask one of them to talk about King Josiah.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 26 Section: Children in the Bible. JOHN and JACOB PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for John and James and for the other disciples from whom we can learn. Help us to be obedient to You just as these two brothers were obedient to You. Thank You for Your help. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: Show the children a drawing of fishermen with fish glued to it. The fish are glued on only one edge (for example, the tail) in such a way that by bending back the edge that is not glued, you can read part or a word of the golden verse (“We are now the children of God.”). For greater clarity, you can stick a piece of bandage over the fish like a net, but in such a way that you can bend the fish back. Ask the children if they remember why we call this verse golden. BIBLE STORY: OBEDIENT BROTHERS Brothers John and Jacob were fishermen. Almost every day they fished with their dad. One day, while they were washing their nets on the shore, Jesus came up to them and said: “Follow Me.” They immediately left their father and followed the Lord. They walked with Jesus for three years, hearing all the stories Jesus told and seeing all the miracles Jesus performed. Jesus loved John and James very much and often took the two brothers and Peter with Him where He did not take the other disciples. One day Jesus took John, James and Peter to a high mountain where He was praying. Suddenly the disciples saw how Jesus changed: His clothes became white, white as snow. The prophets Moses and Elijah appeared next to them and talked with Jesus. John and James saw many of Jesus' miracles. John even wrote several books in the Bible. REPETITION: Show the children the two crowns - crafts they made in the previous two lessons. Ask them what was the name of the king to whom the Lord gave much wisdom, and what was the name of the king who began to reign when he was very young (8 years old). CRAFTS: Make a “Boat and Fishermen” craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. ENDING:

Lesson 27

Section: Children in the Bible. BOY WITH FIVE LOaves

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for the boy who trusted You and did not spare His food for You. We ask You to help us trust You too. We love you. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Make cards out of paper in the form of five loaves and two fish, on which the words of the golden verse and the place of Scripture where this verse is located (“We are now children of God” will be written). Number the cards on the back. Show the children, one by one, the numbers (1-7) drawn on the loaves and fishes, calling them out loud. Then ask the children to put the cards in order. The children may need your help. Laying out the cards one by one, let the children count out loud themselves. When the cards are in the correct order, turn them over and read the golden verse to the children. Can one of the children repeat the verse after you?

BIBLE STORY: FIVE LOaves AND TWO FISHES

“Can I, mom? Can? Well, please, can I?”

“I'm busy, Pavel. (Use the name of one of the boys in your class whose attention is most difficult to hold.) Can I have something?”

“Can I go down the road to see Jesus?”

“Where is He and who is He?”

“He is now near the lake and He talks very interesting stories. I want to listen to Him. Everyone has already left. Is it possible, mom?”

“It will be lunch time soon, and you might get hungry. Let me prepare some food for you to take with you.”

Mom put five loaves of bread (show five fingers), small loaves of bread, and two small fish (show two fingers on your second hand) in Pavel’s bag.

"Of course! Here, take it all and give it to Jesus."

Jesus picked up the food, looked at the sky, prayed and suddenly - a miracle of miracles happened! Suddenly there was enough bread and fish to feed five thousand men and all the women and children who were there. There are still twelve baskets left.

CRAFTS: Make a “Boy’s Basket” craft with your children. Ask older children to help you.

COLORING: Give the children the coloring book “The Boy with Five Loaves.” Show the finished sample to make it easier for children to color.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 28 Section: God of miracles. THE SEA HAS OPENED PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Moses, who led the people of Israel out of Egypt. We thank You for all the miracles You do. Thank you for the miracle of the sea. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The verse for this section is found in Psalms 104:5 – “Remember His wonders.” Explain the verse to the children in your own words. We must remember the miracles that God has done that are recorded in the Bible, and the miracles that God does in our lives. With children, you can memorize the words “Remember the wonders of God.” These words are easier for children to understand. Maybe one of the children can name some miracles that God has done. BIBLE STORY: THE WATER IN THE SEA PARTED The people of Israel suffered greatly in Egypt. The Egyptians bullied the Israelites by forcing them to work hard. The people prayed to God and asked to save them from the evil Egyptians. The Lord heard and sent Moses to Egypt. Moses brought out the people of Israel and led them to a good country. But Pharaoh (king of Egypt) decided to catch up with the Jews and bring them back. Pharaoh's army has almost caught up with the people of Israel. People heard the tramp of horses and the noise of chariots. They are about to die or be taken back into slavery. It seems that nothing and no one can help. But nothing is difficult for God! The Lord sent a wind that blew so hard on the Red Sea that the waters of the sea parted to the sides. The people of Israel walked along the bottom of the sea as if on dry land, and the water stood like two walls on both sides. As soon as Moses and his people reached the seashore, the waters closed again. The people of Israel passed through the Red Sea, and none of them drowned or suffered, because the Lord was with them. REPETITION: Remember with your children all the heroes of the previous section (Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, Solomon, Josiah, John and Jacob, the boy with the five loaves). Beautiful, bright pictures will help you. COLORING: Give the “Moses Leading the People of Israel” coloring page to children who did not color it. Show the children the finished sample. CRAFTS: Make an Exodus craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. Ask one of the children to talk about the miracle of the sea when they have finished their crafts. ENDING: Finish with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 29

Section: God of miracles. GOD FEEDS THE WIDOW AND HER CHILDREN

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for taking care of us, feeding us and clothing us. Thank you for being our dad. We love You and want to serve You. In the name of Jesus. Amen"

GOLDEN VERSE: The verse of this section is “Remember His wonders” (). We will memorize the words “Remember the Wonders of God” to make it easier for children to remember. We give the children 4 inflatable balloons, on which one word of the golden verse and a place of Scripture are written with a marker or felt-tip pen. Children blow up balloons. After this, one of the children bursts the balloons with a pin, having first “read” the word on the balloon. All other children repeat the words of the verse after him.

Ask the children what miracles they remember from the Bible. Maybe one of the children will be able to tell about some miracle that the Lord did in the life of their family.

BIBLE STORY: THE MIRACLE OF OIL

Tell the children that you will tell them the story of the tree. Most likely, children do not know what oil is. Therefore, explain to them that oil is an oil similar to the one their mothers use to fry delicious pancakes and pancakes.

One woman's husband died and she was left alone with two children. She came to Elisha and began to cry. “Elisha, you are God's prophet. You hear the words that the Lord speaks. Help me and my children. My husband died and I am now a widow." She cried and cried. “A neighbor came to us and demanded that we give him the money that my husband lent. But I do not have money. This man wants to take away my two children for debts. What should I do?"

Elisha thought and asked, “What do you have in your house?” “I have nothing but one jug of oil (oil),” answered the widow. Suddenly Elisha heard God say something to him. He told the woman, “Go to all your neighbors and ask them for empty jugs. When you have taken many, many jugs, go into the house with your sons and pour oil into the empty jugs.” The woman obeyed Elisha and did everything he said. She asked all her neighbors for empty jugs, brought them home and began pouring oil into them. When the jug was full, her children would put it aside and give her another. They filled one jug, then a second, a third, a fourth... They already lost count. There are so many jugs, and each of them contains expensive oil.

(You can show the children what this miracle looked like by pouring a drink from a bottle into glasses. Your assistant “barely has time” to hand you the next empty glass. Tell the children that the only difference is that the oil in the jug did not decrease. The drink will be ready give to children after the story during snack time.)

When all the jugs were filled, the oil stopped flowing. The joyful widow found Elisha and told him about the miracle that the Lord had done. “Go sell the butter. Then you will be able to pay off the debt to your neighbor, and with the rest of the money you and your children will be able to live,” Elisha told her.

REPETITION: Remember with your children what a miracle the Lord performed with the sea when Moses led the Israelite people. Show the children the pictures.

CRAFTS: Make a “Jug of Oil” craft with your children. When the children have finished working, ask them to retell the story.

ENDING: Finish with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 30 Section: God of miracles. THE CHILD IS RISEN PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Elisha, who obeyed You. We also want to see such miracles as Elisha saw. Help us to be obedient to You in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen" GOLDEN VERSE: The verse for this section is found in Psalms 104:5. We will teach the words “Remember the Wonders of God.” These words are easier for children to understand. You can teach a verse with children using a doll that pronounces the verse and the children repeat after it. First, one word at a time. Then it went completely silent. Change the speed of pronunciation, volume, voice. Ask the children to be careful to repeat exactly as the doll says. When the children learn the verse, you can compete to see who is faster - the doll or the child? BIBLE STORY: THE CHILD IS ALIVE AGAIN! One boy got sick. He sat in his mother's arms until he died. The mother took her child to the room where Elisha lived, laid her son on the bed, and she went to see God’s prophet. Elisha often came to visit this family because they had prepared a room for him in their home where he stayed when he was in this city. When Elisha learned that the child had died, he went to take the child’s mother to their home. He went up to his room. There was a little boy lying on his bed. Elisha closed the door. He knelt down and prayed to God. Elisha believed in God, and something miraculous happened. Small child moved. He sneezed! He sneezed seven times! (Ask the children to sneeze seven times.) Then he opened his eyes. He looked at Elisha and smiled. The little boy was alive and well again! Learn the following words with movements: This little boy was healthy. (Raise thumb up) He could walk. (Make a “walk” motion with your fingers) He could jump. (Show your fingers jumping) He could run. (Show the “run” motion on your fingers) And climb trees. (Make a “climb up” motion with your thumb and forefinger) This little boy is sick. (Put your finger on your other hand) Help came from Heaven. (Look up) Elisha prayed. (Fold your hands) The boy sat down. (Thumbs up) He sneezed - not just once - but seven times! (Sneeze seven times) REPETITION: Ask the children what other miracle the Lord performed through Elisha (the miracle of the oil that did not decrease). CRAFTS: Make the “Elisha’s Room” craft with your children. Glue wooden sticks (matches) onto the table, and a piece of fabric onto the bed. Use fabric with a different pattern to make small curtains for the window. ENDING: Finish with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 31

Section: God of miracles. THE ENEMY IS BLIND

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Elisha, from whom we can learn to trust You. We thank You for your protection and protection. Help us not to be afraid of anything or anyone. We love you. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The verse for this section is found in Psalms 104:5 – “Remember the wonders of God.” You can play the game “Pass the Bundle” with your children. You prepare a bundle in advance, consisting of several bundles (newspaper held together with adhesive tape), inside of which there are cards with the words of the golden verse. In the last package, along with the card, put some small prize (candy, lollipop, etc.). Children sitting in a circle pass each other a package in turn to music. When the music stops (if it is not possible to use music, the teacher, standing with his back to the children, can simply clap his hands from time to time), the child who is holding the package unfolds the top layer and takes out a card. Place the card on the floor and read the word of the verse. Let the children repeat after you. Turn on the music and the game continues. The surprise will go to the one who unfolds the last layer. After this, repeat the entire golden verse together.

BIBLE STORY: ENEMIES SEE NOTHING

One day a large army of Syrians surrounded the city where Elisha lived because Syria was at war with Israel. God's prophet woke up in the morning to the screams of his servant. He ran around the room and screamed in fear. Elisha was not afraid or worried, because he knew that God was stronger than all his enemies.

He prayed to God and said: “Strike them with blindness.” Suddenly all the soldiers went blind and stopped seeing. They didn't know where to go. And Elisha said to them: “Let me take you to the city where you need to go and to the person you are looking for.” The soldiers followed Elisha, who led them to the king of Israel. God's prophet prayed that God would open the eyes of the Syrians. The Lord answered this prayer and they were able to see again. The king was very happy and wanted to kill his enemies. But Elisha told him: “Don’t kill them, but rather feed them and let them go.” After that, these people went to their homeland in Syria and never fought with the Israelis again.

REPETITION: Children already know three stories about Elisha and the miracles that God did through him. Let them retell these stories. You can help them by giving them the Children's Bible, open to pages 199, 195, and 205.

CRAFTS: Make a craft “The Lord opens and closes people’s eyes.” You can help the children, but it’s better that they learn to cut, glue, and draw themselves. Place the sample in front of the children so everyone can see. As you work, remember the story again. Let the children try to tell themselves what they remember.

ENDING: Finish with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 32 Section: God of miracles. GOD SAVES DANIEL PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Daniel. Teach us to trust You as much as Daniel did. Thank you for the miracle you did in his life. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The verse in this section is “Remember the wonders of God.” With your children, make a little book with the words of the golden verse and the scripture where it is found. To do this you will need a binder, four strips of paper and pens (markers) of different colors. Write one word on each strip (the last one is a Scripture) and let the children, under your supervision, bind the strips together using a binder. When the book is ready, tell the children that Daniel was very smart and read a lot of books. Children can take the books home so their parents can help them learn the verse. At the next lesson, you can award small prizes to those who know the golden verse by heart. BIBLE STORY: DANIEL THROWN INTO THE LION'S DEN When telling this story, you can use the book “Daniel and His Very good friend" When showing the children the picture, tell them what is drawn there. King Darius was a very good friend of Daniel. Some bad people did not want Daniel and King Darius to be friends. They persuaded King Darius to issue an order that everyone should pray to the king. Daniel violated the king's command because he prayed only to God and to no one else. Because Daniel disobeyed the order, King Darius had to throw him into a den of large, hungry lions. Daniel prayed to God and asked Him to protect him from large hungry lions. God heard Daniel's prayer and sent an angel to protect him from the lions. King Darius could not sleep that night because he felt sorry for his very good friend. The next morning, King Darius hurried to the ditch where large hungry lions sat. King Darius was very happy and glad when his good friend Daniel was taken out of the ditch. He was so pleased that he rescinded his decree and ordered everyone to pray to the God of Daniel. Daniel and King Darius remained very good friends and worshiped God together for the rest of their lives. REPETITION: Have the children retell the Bible story, taking turns using the book Daniel and His Very Good Friend. COLORING: Give children the Daniel and the Lions coloring page. Show the finished sample to make it easier for children to color. CRAFTS: Make a “Daniel” craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. Ask one of the children to retell a story they heard today. ENDING:

Lesson 33

Section: God of miracles. AN ANGEL BROUGHT PETER OUT OF PRISON

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for the miracles You do. Please teach us to trust You as Peter did. We want to see Your miracles in our lives. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this section is “Remember the wonders of God.” You can make small crafts for children by cutting out the outlines of two warriors and Peter from paper. After gluing two pieces of thread, connect the three figures so that the Peter figure is in the middle. On one side, write on the figures - “Remember”, “miracles”, “God”; and on the other - “Psalm”, “104:” and “5”. Let the children take the crafts home.

BIBLE STORY: PETER IS FREE AGAIN

King Herod was a very evil man. He ordered the execution of one of Jesus' disciples, James, the brother of John. (Several lessons ago, the children learned about two brothers - James and John. Ask them if they remember what the professions of the brothers were before they became disciples of Jesus. You can show children craft - Fishing Boat.) When King Herod saw that some people liked it, he decided to execute another of the Apostles. This time, Herod's soldiers captured Peter and put him in prison. But at this time it was Easter, so they decided to execute Peter in a few days. And then the night came, which was to be Peter’s last. The next morning he was supposed to be killed. To prevent Peter from running away, a large guard was posted near his cell. In the same cell slept two soldiers, to whom Peter was chained with two chains. It was simply impossible to escape. When suddenly... A bright light shone in the dark gloomy chamber! So bright, as if the sun had mixed up the time and began to shine at night. Peter woke up and saw an Angel who said to him: “Get up and follow me.” Peter stood up and followed the Angel through the heavy iron doors, which opened by themselves. When they left the prison on the street, the Angel suddenly disappeared, and only now Peter realized that it was not a dream. God Himself sent His Angel to save him.

REPETITION: Reminisce with the children about how God saved Daniel. You can use the book “Daniel and His Very Good Friend” for this. Tell the children that our Lord is Almighty. He saved Daniel, and it was not difficult for Him to save Peter.

SCENE: You can put on a short skit with the children based on the Bible story that the children heard today. You will need five people to play Peter, Angel, Herod and two soldiers. You can use ropes instead of chains.

CRAFTS: Make the “Liberation of Peter” craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. Ask one of the children to retell a story they heard today.

ENDING: Sing a few songs and end the lesson with a prayer.

Lesson 34

Section: God of miracles. PETER RESURRECTED A WOMAN

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Peter and for all the miracles You did in and through his life. We want to believe in You just as Peter believed. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The verse for this section is found in Psalm 104, verse 5 – “Remember the wonders of God.” Use a marker to write the words of the verse on balloons for the children to take home with them after class. Label each ball and put it somewhere so that the children are not distracted.

BIBLE STORY: TABITHAH IS ALIVE AGAIN

Tabitha was very good people. She always helped poor people with food and money. But besides this, she herself sewed very beautiful clothes, which she used to help those in need. But then one day she got sick. She lay at home one day, two, three, but did not recover. And a few days later she died. The people living in this city loved her very much and they sent two disciples to Peter to ask him to come to them. When Peter arrived, the people with tears in their eyes showed him the shirts and dresses that Tabitha had sewn. Peter went into the room, knelt down and prayed. And after that he turned to the body and said: “Tabitha, stand up!” She opened her eyes and, seeing Peter, sat up. Tabitha was alive again, and all the people glorified God for this miracle. Tabitha did a lot of good things and sewed a lot of beautiful clothes for needy people in her city.

REPETITION: Let the children remember the miracle that happened to Peter. You can show them a picture from the Children's Bible. Let the children tell the story themselves.

CRAFTS: Make a Tabitha craft with your children. Cut out two dresses for each child. Use a hole punch to make holes along the edges of the dresses, placing both dresses together (kids will have a lot of fun trying this out on their own). Give each child a piece of thread that the children will use to “sew” the two pieces together. Attach the ends of the thread with tape on the reverse side. You can write “Tabitha is alive again!” on the dress.

While working, you can sing a song with the children or talk about those good deeds that they can do.

Lesson 35 Section: God of miracles. PAUL SAVED IN DAMASCUS PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Paul, who at first did not believe in You and then did. Help us to obey You and hear Your voice. Thank You for every miracle You have performed. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE:“Remember the wonders of God (Psalm 105:5)” is a memory verse. Make a little golden verse craft with your kids. To do this, you will need two strips (one should be slightly wider than the second, but about half as long). On a narrower strip, write the words of the golden verse, and on a wider strip, cut two vertical slits at a distance so that the second one can move freely in the slits and so that one of the words can be seen. By moving the strip, you can read the entire verse. Glue the edges of the narrow strip together to make a ring. BIBLE STORY: SAUL TRUSTED IN JESUS Paul's former name was Saul. He really disliked people who believed in Jesus. When he learned that there were many disciples of Jesus in the city of Damascus, he took soldiers with him and went to this city. He wanted to capture all Christians and put them in prison. As Saul was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven shone around him. Saul even fell to the ground and immediately asked: “Who are you?” He heard in response: “I am Jesus, whom you persecute.” From that moment on, Saul went blind and did not see anything for three whole days (Ask the children to show you three fingers). But three days later the Lord told the disciple, whose name was Ananias, to come to Saul and pray for him. Ananias did not want to go right away, because Saul was a very evil man and did a lot of bad things to Christians. But later he agreed to come and when he prayed, Saul began to see again. Saul believed in Jesus and never again persecuted believers. He began to preach himself and tell people about Jesus. REPETITION: Ask the children what two miracles God performed in Peter's life (the release from prison and the resurrection of Tabitha). Let the children explain more using the Children's Bible or pictures. CRAFTS: Make the “Conversion of Saul” craft with your children. You will need helpers to make the craft. Ask older children to help you. Ask one of the children to retell a story they heard today. ENDING: End the lesson with a prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 36

Section: God of miracles. GOD FREED PAUL AND POWER

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for Paul, for changing him. We want to preach about You as Paul preached and see miracles like he saw. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The verse in this section is “Remember the wonders of God” (Psalm 104:5). Make a small craft with your children that will look like a prison building. Cut a hole in the door and stick a sheet of white paper on the bottom with the words of the golden verse so that when you open the door you can read the golden verse (no need to glue the door).

Give small prizes to those children who learn the golden verse. Label the crafts on the back so that each child can take theirs home.

REPETITION: Let the children remember the story of Paul's (Saul's) conversion to faith. Show them books and crafts. Explain to the children that after Saul believed in Jesus, he was called Paul instead of Saul.

BIBLE STORY: PAUL AND POWER

(Wave your finger menacingly.) “Are you ever going to stop talking about Jesus? If not, you will regret it." This is what the people told Paul.

But Paul continued to talk and tell others about how wonderful Jesus was. Paul was not afraid at all because he knew that God would take care of him. Besides this, Paul was a good missionary.

But soon people captured Paul and his friend Silas. They grabbed them, tore their clothes and beat them. And then they threw them into prison and said to the jailer: “Put them in prison in a place where they cannot tell others about Jesus.”

The jailer ordered Paul and Silas to be taken to the farthest cell. To prevent them from escaping, their feet were shackled in blocks. “Now let’s see how you get out of here and tell others about Jesus,” said the jailer, slamming the door and closing it twice.

Paul and Silas began to sing. (Sing the chorus of a song that goes with the story.) The other prisoners heard Paul and Silas singing about Jesus and began to listen. Suddenly - Boom! Hurry! — a big earthquake happened. The walls of the prison shook and all the doors opened. All prisoners could now escape from prison. The jailer woke up and saw what had happened. He took out his sword and was ready to kill himself because he thought Paul had escaped when he heard a voice: “Do not harm yourself. We didn't run away. We're still here." It was Paul's voice.

The jailer ran up to Paul and said, “Please, Paul, tell me about your Jesus. He is truly a wonderful friend. I want Him to become my friend too.” The jailer and his entire family believed in Jesus from that time on.

CRAFTS: Make the Life of Paul craft with your children. Briefly tell the children a few stories from Paul's life. One day God saved Paul from evil people, who were guarding him at the gates of the city, in a very interesting way. Paul was lowered from the city wall in a basket.

ENDING: End the lesson with a prayer and sing a song. Remind the children to remember to bring crafts with them.

Lesson 37 Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​IS THE SON OF GOD PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for giving us Your Son – Jesus Christ. Thank you that we know You and believe in You. Help us with everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse that children will learn throughout this unit is found in Matthew 16:16: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” We'll change this verse a little to make it easier to remember. Children will learn the following words: “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God.” BIBLE STORY: MARY AND THE ANGEL Israel was captured by the powerful Roman Empire, ruled by an emperor, or Caesar. One day Caesar said: “I need money: I want to build myself a new palace. I need money: I want to update roads and build new ships. I need money for my warriors, who help me rule over many countries..." The people of Israel were very unhappy: “Caesar wants more and more more money." But they were afraid. Roman troops were stationed throughout the country. Sometimes the Israelis were filled with powerlessness, sometimes with sadness. “Can’t anyone really help us?” But some people said, “Do not be sad and do not be afraid. We have the Holy Scriptures, which say that God will send a Deliverer to His people. We are His people, God will help us." (The teacher shows the children a figurine of Mary.) At this time, in a small Israeli town there lived a young girl named Maria. She had a fiancé and, while helping her parents with housework, she often thought about Joseph. “Soon Joseph will become my husband. We will have our own home and I will help him in everything.” Suddenly Maria heard: “Greetings, Maria. The Lord is with you. God sent me to you." Maria was even a little scared. (The teacher places a figurine of an Angel next to the figurine of Mary.) “Mary, you will give birth to a Son. Call Him Jesus, because He will save people from their sins." Maria asked in surprise: “I’m not married yet. How can I give birth to a Son? “The Father of this Child will not be Joseph, but the Lord. He promised to send Israel a Deliverer who would save the people.” Mary replied, “I don’t quite understand how this will happen, but I will obey God.” The angel disappeared (hide the angel), and joyful Mary ran to tell Joseph everything. CRAFT AND REPEAT: Make a figurine of Mary and an Angel with the children, which they will first decorate with crayons or pencils. Let the children tell the Bible story for this lesson themselves. ENDING: End the lesson with a prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 38

Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​LOVES CHILDREN

PRAYER:“Dear Lord, we thank You for Your love for us and for all children. Help us love other people just as much. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The children will continue to learn the following verse: “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God” (). The teacher shows the children a picture drawn on cardboard (thick paper) depicting Jesus. Next to Jesus, there are slots made in the cardboard into which figures of children are inserted. There is a golden verse written on the back of the figures. “Turning the child figures over to the other side, you will see the words that God wrote in the Bible. This is a golden verse. Now we will turn the figures over again. You see that the children loved Jesus and were always close to Him. They believed that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God."

BIBLE STORY: JESUS ​​AND THE CHILDREN

Every time Jesus came to a city or village, many people gathered around Him. The news about Him spread quickly: “Jesus is in town! He heals the sick and talks about God!” One woman takes her daughter by the hand and says: “Let’s go, let’s listen to what He tells us.” Other mothers also call their children, some take their babies in their arms and go to where Jesus is. It's a fun crowd. Children jump and rejoice.

The disciples of Jesus are surprised: “Why did the mothers bring their children with them?” One of them says: “Jesus is busy. Children still don’t understand anything. They just get in the way. Go away and don't make any noise."

The women and children were saddened. They turned around and were getting ready to go home, when suddenly they heard: “Let the children come to Me. Why do you forbid them? The Kingdom of God belongs to them."

Jesus rejoiced and rejoices today when children come to Him.

CRAFTS: Make a “Jesus Loves Children” craft with your children. Let the children color the sheet first, and then cut it and fold it over.

REPETITION: Show the children the figures of Mary and the Angel. Have them tell the story of the previous lesson. Ask the children who Jesus' dad is.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer and sing a song.

Lesson 39

Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​HEALED THE BOY

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for all the miracles You have performed. We thank You for every person healed. We love you. Bless us in Jesus name. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Children will learn the words “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God” (). To do this, they will make “beads” with a golden verse. You will need six paper rectangles (can be made from colored paper) measuring approximately 3 by 4 cm, on which you need to write the words of the verse and the scripture. Glue the rectangles together with a tube and thread them. Boys can give their “beads” to their mothers or sisters.

BIBLE STORY: THE BOY RECOVERED

In the city of Capernaum there lived a boy who fell ill. He visited many doctors, took different medications, but nothing helped him. His dad served in the royal palace. But even the king could not help.

Suddenly the boy's father heard that Jesus was nearby. He heard a lot about Jesus Christ. “Jesus is the only one who can help us,” thought the boy’s dad and went to look for Jesus. He searched for the Lord for a long time, asked different people, but finally found him. The boy's father ran to Jesus and said, “Jesus! Come with me, please. My son is very sick. I ask You to heal him. Come with me while my son is still alive."

Jesus did not go with him, but said, “Go home. Your son is healthy! This man thought, “If Jesus said it, then it must be so.” He obediently went home. He was in a hurry to find out how his son was feeling. Suddenly he saw his servants running towards him. They had already started shouting from afar: “Sir! Mister! Your son is healthy! My father was happier than ever in his life. He asked the servants about the time when his son got well and realized that it was when Jesus told him: “Go home. Your son is healthy! And the boy’s father, and the boy, and the whole family believed after this that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God.

CRAFTS: Make paper dolls with your children that fit on your fingers. When you make crafts with your children, remember the biblical story again, showing it with the help of dolls. Let the children get involved too, using their dolls. Show the father doll first. Then show the Jesus doll on the other hand. And then take off the Jesus doll and put the joyful boy doll on your finger.

REPETITION: Show the children the Jesus Loves Children craft from last lesson. Let the children remember the topic of the previous lesson. You can help them remember by asking leading questions.

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Lesson 40 Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​RESURRECTED A GIRL PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for every miracle You have performed. You even resurrected a girl who died, because nothing is difficult for You. We love You and ask you to help us in everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: We continue to teach the children the verse: “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God” (). You can learn this verse with the help of a doll in the following way: the doll pronounces the golden verse, and all the children repeat (first one word at a time, and later several words each). BIBLE STORY: THE GIRL IS ALIVE! One day a man named Jairus came to Jesus and asked the Lord to help him. He had one only daughter, whom he loved very much. She was only 12 years old, but she became very ill and no one could help. The doctors were powerless. So this girl's dad came to Jesus. Jesus immediately went to Jairus' house to heal his daughter. But on the way they met people who came from Jairus's house and brought unpleasant news. “Don't bother the teacher, Jairus. We are very sorry, but your daughter has already died. The doctors did everything they could." Jairus felt his legs give way from grief. “I don’t have children anymore. The only child I had, but died, is my beloved daughter,” thought the unhappy father. But at that moment he heard the words of Jesus: “Do not be afraid, just believe, and your daughter will be saved.” When they arrived at Jairus's house, all the people were already crying and sad music was playing. Jesus took with Him three disciples and the girl's parents and entered the room. The girl was no longer breathing. But Jesus took her hand and said, “Little girl, get up!” At that moment, the girl opened her eyes, began to breathe again and sat up in bed. The parents were happy and surprised at the same time. Their girl was alive again! Jesus loved people and always helped them. REPETITION: Ask the children what similar story they already know (see previous lesson). Discuss with the children how these stories differ (one tells about a boy, the second about a girl; the boy was sick, but did not die, and the girl died, but was resurrected, etc.). IMAGES: Show the children large pictures of the story. Ask the children to tell you the Bible story themselves. CRAFTS: Make the “The Girl Is Alive Again!” craft with your children by coloring the picture and gluing a piece of fabric instead of a blanket. Don't forget to sign each work. ENDING: End the lesson with a prayer of gratitude for every miracle of the Lord.

Lesson 41 Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​HEALED A BLIND MAN PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for the miracles of sick people becoming healthy. You are our God, and we ask You to heal our family and friends so that no one gets sick. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: Our golden verse is “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God” (). Sit the children in a circle (on the floor, for example) and ask them to close their eyes. “You now understand how blind people feel.” Place numbered cards in front of the children with the words of the golden verse written on them. Let the children find them without opening their eyes. After this, the children can open their eyes, put the words of the verse in order and read it aloud to the children. Let them repeat after you. BIBLE STORY: THE BLIND SEES AGAIN! In one city, Jesus saw a blind man asking for money. This man was born blind and had never seen beautiful flowers, beautiful clouds, or a sunset in his life. He didn't even see his parents. The students immediately asked their Teacher who was to blame for the fact that this man was blind: his parents or himself. Jesus replied that no one was to blame for this - neither his parents nor himself, but through this God would be glorified. After this, the Lord spat on the ground and, mixing the saliva with the earth, anointed the eyes of the blind man with the resulting mud. “Now go and wash in the pool of Siloam.” (You can explain to the children that this word means “Sent” in Hebrew and we remember that Jesus was sent by God the Father.) The blind man went to the pool, although he did not understand why Jesus smeared his eyes and told him to go wash . He had heard from other people that Jesus healed sick people and hoped that maybe this would help him. Although all the people said that never before had a person blind from birth become sighted. When he arrived at the pool, he scooped up water with his hands and began to wash his eyes. A bright light, which he had never seen in his life, hit his eyes. Overjoyed, he ran home to tell others about this miracle that Jesus performed. But all the neighbors could not immediately believe in this miracle and thought that it was another person. A man who was born blind but was healed by Jesus believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of the Living God. CRAFTS: Make glasses for a blind person from black cardboard. Ask the children to show the craft to other family members at home and tell them the Bible story. BOOKS AND PICTURES: Show the children today's story in the Children's Bible and the large pictures of the healing of the man born blind. ENDING: Sing a song and end the session with a short prayer.

Lesson 42

Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​LOVES EVERYONE

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You that You love all people. You love adults and children. You love even bad people because You believe that they can change and become good. Thank you. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: You can play the game “Pass the Bundle” with your children. You prepare in advance a package consisting of several layers, inside of which there are cards with the words of the golden verse. In the last package, along with the card, put some small prize (candy, lollipop, etc.). Children sitting in a circle pass the package to each other in turns. When the teacher, standing with his back to the children, claps his hands, the child holding the package unfolds the top layer and takes out a card. Place the card on the floor and read the word of the verse. Let the children repeat after you. After this, the game continues. The surprise will go to the one who unfolds the last layer. After this, repeat the entire golden verse together.

BIBLE STORY: ZACCHEAUS

One day Jesus came to the city of Jericho. There were always crowds of people around Jesus. Some people couldn't even see Jesus because of the crowd, let alone hear what He was talking about with others. In this city lived a man named Zacchaeus. He was very short, but he was very rich. Zacchaeus did not have a single friend. People didn't like him because he cheated others for money. Zacchaeus really wanted to see Jesus, but the crowd wouldn't let him in. People pushed Zacchaeus away and called him Shorty. All the people were sure that Jesus would not even want to talk to Zacchaeus. “Who knows, Jesus knows what kind of person Zacchaeus is!” - people thought. No matter how hard Zacchaeus tried, he could not get one step closer to the Lord. But suddenly he smiled to himself and ran along the street along which Jesus was walking. Having overtaken the crowd, Zacchaeus saw a tree. Quick as a cat, he climbed up the fig tree and began to wait for Jesus to come. Now no one will stop him from seeing Jesus Christ, about whom people talk so much. Or maybe even Jesus will come closer to the tree, and Zacchaeus will even be able to hear Him. Suddenly he saw a crowd of people, among whom Jesus was walking. People were supposed to walk next to Zacchaeus, but suddenly the crowd went straight to the fig tree on which the short rich man was sitting. Jesus walked up to the fig tree, looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, get down from the tree because I need to come visit you.” Zacchaeus almost fell from the tree in surprise. Nobody loved him, he had no friends, not even just comrades. And suddenly Jesus wants to come visit him. Zacchaeus changed, became good and began to help poor and needy people.

CRAFTS: Make a Zacchaeus on a Tree craft with your children.

BOOKS: Show the children today's story from the Children's Bible.

ENDING: End the session with a short prayer.

Lesson 43

Section: Jesus. JESUS ​​IS WITH US NOW

PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for always being there for us. You will never leave us alone. We love You and thank You for everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: This is the last lesson from the Jesus Section. Have the children recite the golden verse (“Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God.”). Give rewards for memorizing the verse. Give the opportunity for children who came for the first time, or were absent from previous lessons, to learn the verse.

BIBLE STORY: JESUS ​​IS ALWAYS WITH US

This happened immediately after one of the biggest Jewish holidays - Passover. Jesus was executed on the cross. The disciples gathered in the house, where they cried and sobbed. They felt sorry for their Teacher, and they were afraid. All the doors and windows in the house were locked. They remembered how Jesus told them that on the third day after His death He would rise again, but they did not believe. But suddenly someone knocked on the door of the house. Maybe they are soldiers? They carefully looked through the crack in the door and, seeing that they were two of Jesus' disciples, they opened the door. The two people were joyful and smiling. “Why are you rejoicing? Don’t you know that Jesus was killed, and we too can be captured at any moment and executed?”

“We know that Jesus was nailed to the cross, but we know something else. As we walked from Jerusalem to a certain village, we met Jesus, who spoke to us. Don’t you remember how Jesus told us that he would rise again after death?”

It was hard for the disciples to believe, but suddenly Jesus appeared in the room. All the doors and windows were closed, but the Teacher Himself stood in the middle of them. Everyone was immediately afraid, but Jesus said: “Do not be afraid, it is I.”

Jesus told His disciples, “I will always be with you, wherever you are.” Therefore, we never need to be afraid of anything, because we are not alone.

CRAFTS: Make a paper heart with your children, consisting of two identical parts, inside of which the words “I am with you always until the end of the age ()” will be written. Explain to the children that Jesus is always with us, even when we are afraid and cannot see Him. He is inside our heart. He is close to help us and give us courage.

BOOKS AND PICTURES: Show the children a Children's Bible and other pictures of the risen Jesus.

REPETITION: Let the children remember the story of Zacchaeus. You can show them a craft from a previous lesson to help them remember.

ENDING: Sing a song and end the session with a short prayer.

Lesson 44

Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON MOSES

PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for the Holy Spirit, which You have given to those who believe in You. We thank You for Moses, from whom we can learn to trust You. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this section is “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” (). Make small tablets out of paper on which the golden verse will be written. Explain to the children what tablets (two flat stones) are. God himself wrote the words of the law (10 commandments) on stone tablets and gave them to Moses.

BIBLE STORY: WONDERFUL LIGHT

One day God told Moses: “Make two tablets out of stone and go up to Mount Sinai. There I will talk to you and write My commandments for you on tablets.” Moses did just that. He hewed two tablets out of stone and early in the morning ascended the mountain.

God spoke to Moses and explained the commandments to him, and the entire Israeli people waited for their leader. Moses was on the mountain for a very long time: more than a month, forty days and nights. And when he began to descend from the mountain, he had in his hands two flat stones (tablets), on which God wrote very important words for His people. People looked at the mountain every day and thought: “When will Moses return? The Lord probably tells him very important words for us. I wonder what he will tell us when he returns? Suddenly they noticed a man coming down the mountain. “This must be Moses,” they thought. “Very similar to our leader.” As Moses came closer, the people noticed that he had something in his hands for them. These were two flat stones (tablets) with the law that God wrote for them.

But what is it with Moses' face? Why does it glow so brightly? Like a sun!

Moses didn't even know that his face began to glow while he was talking to the Lord. When he came down from the mountain, he did not understand why people were afraid of him. Therefore, Moses covered his face with a veil when he spoke to people, and when he spoke to the Lord, he took off the veil.

BOOKS: Show the children the picture of Moses with the tablets of the law in the Children's Bible.

CRAFTS: Have the children cut out a Moses figure, paint the face yellow, and glue the golden verse tablets that the children made at the beginning of the lesson to the figure.

ENDING: End the lesson with a song and prayer to make our faces shine with God's light.

Lesson 45 Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON SAMSON PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for every blessing You have given us. And thank You for the greatest blessing - the Holy Spirit, Whom You gave us. We love You, Holy Spirit, and we want to hear Your voice always. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this lesson is found in the book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 61, verse one: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me.” You can give small prizes to children who remember the golden verse. BIBLE STORY: CITY WITHOUT GATES The Lord has always loved and loves His people. But when people turned away from God and stopped believing in Him, serious problems came into their lives. This story happened many years ago. The people of Israel forgot God and did evil. Therefore, very soon they were attacked by enemies - the Philistines. People suffered and cried. When things got really bad, they prayed to God and asked Him to help. The Lord heard the prayers of His people and sent deliverance. In one family a boy was born who was named Samson. Already from childhood, the Spirit of the Lord descended on Samson, and miracles happened. Samson was very strong, and his strength lay in his hair. That's why he didn't cut his hair and had long hair. One day, enemies came to Samson and tied him with two new ropes. (At this point, your assistant can tie the hands of one of the children or all the children with a thin thread. Ask the children not to tear the thread yet.) But when the bound Samson was led, the Spirit of the Lord descended on him, and he tore the ropes like thin threads. (Children can now break the thread to pretend to be Samson.) One day Samson came to the city of his enemies. The enemies waited all night for Samson to leave the city to capture him. They locked the gate and thought that now Samson would not be able to escape. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, he tore out the gate and placed it on his shoulders. (You can emotionally show the children how Samson did this.) Only in the morning did the Philistines find the gate of their city on the top of the hill. It took many people to bring the gates back to the city. But Samson did it alone, because the Spirit of the Lord was on him. REPETITION: Show the children the craft from the previous lesson and remind them of the story of Moses. CRAFTS: Make a small craft with your children that will look like a city gate. Write "Gaza Gate" on the doors. Tell the children that Gaza is the city where the enemies of the Israeli people lived - the Philistines. ENDING: End the lesson with prayer.

Lesson 46 Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON DAVID PRAYER:“Father God, thank You for the Holy Spirit Whom You have given us. Holy Spirit, You are always with us, so we can be bold like David and not be afraid of anything. We love You and thank You for everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse is “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” (). Let the children make a “horn of oil” from a strip of paper. Explain to the children that oil is oil that has been pressed from olives. The most important person in the country in ancient times was the king. The king was anointed with oil. This is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. A small piece of paper with the golden verse written on it can be inserted into the horn so that children can learn it at home with their parents. BIBLE STORY: SAMUEL ANOINTED DAVID David's parents had a lot of sons - eight. (Have the children point out this number on their fingers.) David was the youngest, which means he had seven older brothers. One day, God's prophet Samuel came to their home. Samuel heard the voice of God and did what the Lord told him. He came specifically to anoint one of the brothers as king. In ancient times, the prophet poured oil (oil) on the head of the person who was to become king. When Samuel saw his older brother David, he thought: “This is the future king! He’s tall and strong!” But the Lord told him: “It’s not him.” Samuel approached the second brother, but the Lord said again: “And it is not he.” Samuel approached the seven brothers one by one, but realized that God had not chosen them to reign. Dad didn’t call David because he was still very young and was tending sheep. When Samuel found out that there was another brother, the youngest, whom they forgot to call, he realized that God did not choose the strong and tall one, but the one who loved the Lord very much. Samuel poured oil from the horn on David's head, and from that time on the Holy Spirit was always on David. Therefore, he was never afraid of anyone: neither a lion, nor a bear, nor Goliath. And the Lord helped him in everything. BOOKS AND PICTURES: Show the children the Children's Bible and other pictures that show Samuel anointing David to be king. SCENE: If you have enough boys, you can show the Bible story. Choose your own David little boy. Finally, explain to the children that God does not look at our age, height, or strength. It is important to Him that we have pure heart who loves Him. REPETITION: Show the children a craft from last lesson and remind them of the story of Samson. You can tie the hands of one of the children with a thin thread so that he can show how Samson broke the two new ropes. ENDING: Sing a song and end the session with a short prayer.

Lesson 47 Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON JESUS PRAYER:“God the Father, we thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You that the same Holy Spirit lives in us as was on Jesus. We thank You for everything. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse for this lesson is “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” (). Give five children who are not afraid of loud noises balloons containing notes with the words of the golden verse ("Spirit", "Lord", "God", "on Me" and ""). Children need to burst the balloons by stepping on them with their feet. After that, unfold the notes and make a golden verse from the words. Let the children repeat the words of the verse after you several times until they memorize it. BIBLE STORY: DOVE FROM THE HEAVEN Jesus was thirty years old (show the children on your fingers what thirty years is). He also worked as a carpenter, i.e. carved furniture and various objects from wood. He has not yet cured a single person, he has not performed any miracle. But one day Jesus heard God the Father tell Him to go to the Jordan River. In this river John baptized all the people. People came to him and asked God for forgiveness for their wrong actions. As soon as John saw Jesus, he realized that Jesus is the Son of the living God, whom God the Father sent as Savior for all people. Therefore, John did not want to baptize Jesus. “Jesus, it is I who need to be baptized by You, not You by me!” But Jesus answered him: “You must baptize Me.” Then John baptizes Jesus. As soon as Jesus came out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended from heaven on Jesus in the form of a dove. And all the people heard a voice from heaven that said: “This is My beloved Son, who will do My will.” Everyone was amazed when they looked at Jesus. After this, Jesus performed many signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. REPETITION: Show the children a craft from last lesson and ask how many of them remember what the teacher talked about last time. CRAFTS: Make a “Baptism of Jesus” craft with your children. Have one of the children (or all the children take turns) tell a Bible story. Tell the children that this same Holy Spirit is upon us today to help us, encourage us, teach us, and do miracles. ENDING: End the lesson by praying that God would fill us with more of His Spirit every day and that we would always hear His voice.

Lesson 48

Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON 120 DISCIPLES

PRAYER:“Lord, we are grateful to You for everything You give us. And especially for your Holy Spirit, which you poured out on us. Help us to be bold and speak about You always and to all people, as the Apostles and your disciples did. In the name of Jesus. Amen".

GOLDEN VERSE: Golden verse - “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” (). Give the children small cards with one letter written on one side and line(s) of different colors on the other side. The first word of the golden verse can be folded by laying out three cards in the correct sequence, on which one of the letters of this word is written on one side, and on the other side red dashes are drawn (the first letter is one dash, the second is two and the third is three). The word “Gentlemen” will be written on seven cards, on the back of which there will be blue lines, etc. Let the children write the golden verse, repeat it and try to learn it if they haven’t already.

BIBLE STORY: FIRE OVER YOUR HEAD

This story took place shortly after Jesus was crucified and He was resurrected. In Jerusalem, in a house, in an upper room (i.e. on the second floor) the Apostles and disciples gathered. There were one hundred and twenty of them all (several times more than there are us here in the room!). They were praying together, when suddenly... Everyone heard a noise that can be heard when it blows very hard. strong wind. Nobody understood anything. And suddenly everyone saw that flames appeared above the heads of everyone present. Someone already wanted to run for water to put out the fire. But they soon realized that this fire did not burn. It was the Holy Spirit, whom God the Father sent upon His children. At that moment, all one hundred and twenty people began to pray in other languages ​​that they had not learned before. And all the unbelievers who heard this noise were amazed and glorified God. After this, the disciples preached and spoke about God with power, and were not afraid of anything. God performed miracles and healed many sick people.

REPETITION: Reminisce with the children about the story of the last lesson. Let them tell you, and then show them the Baptism of Jesus craft.

CRAFTS: Give the children a sheet of paper with pictures of students praying. Fold a sheet of red paper several times and cut out tongues of fire. You will get several at once, which the children will glue above the students’ heads. Write “120” at the bottom of the picture.

ENDING: End with a prayer and song of worship.

Lesson 49 Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON PHILIP PRAYER:“Lord, we thank You for the Holy Spirit, which You have given to all who obey You. We want to always be obedient to You, just like Philip. Help us with this. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: Children continue today to learn the verse “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” (). Make a set of cards with the word of the golden verse written on one side and the serial number on the back. Ask two children to hold the thread or string, and let the third child, who knows the numbers, use clothespins to hang the cards on the thread in the correct order. Read the verse to the children, and let everyone repeat after you. Now ask the children to “read” on their own. BIBLE STORY: AN UNUSUAL MEETING One day the Angel of the Lord told one of Jesus’ disciples, Philip, to go to a deserted road leading from Jerusalem. Philip was very surprised: “Lord, I don’t understand why I need to go to this road, which almost no one walks or drives on. Maybe I just heard it or was I mistaken? No, if the Lord said it, then I must obey Him.” So Philip obeyed and walked onto the deserted road. He walked, glorified the Lord and prayed, when suddenly... he heard some noise. “Strange,” thought Philip, “what is that noise?” Soon he saw a chariot approaching him. A man was sitting on it and reading something. The Holy Spirit told Philip to come to the chariot, and Philip heard that the eunuch (the servant of the Queen of Candace) was reading the Bible. Philip asked: “Do you understand what you are reading?” “No, I don’t understand anything, but I would really like someone to explain it to me.” Then Philip began to tell him about Jesus and what God had done for every person. The eunuch believed in Jesus and right on the way, when they reached the water, he accepted water baptism. When they came out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended on the eunuch, and the Angel of the Lord carried Philip to the city of Azoth, where he preached about Jesus to the inhabitants of this city. The eunuch went home joyful, glorifying God for the Holy Spirit, which descended on him, and for the salvation that the Lord had given him. CRAFTS: Let the children use matches to make a chariot in which the eunuch rode on the road from Jerusalem. Make the wheels out of cardboard. When they have finished, have the children retell the Bible story from today's lesson. SCENE: Prepare a skit with your children based on today's lesson. Distribute the roles of Philip, Angel, and eunuch among the children. Let a child say the words of the Spirit, hiding from the other children. ENDING: End the lesson with a song and prayer.

Lesson 50 Section: Holy Spirit. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON JOHN PRAYER:“Lord, thank You for Your Word, which You have given us, and for the Holy Spirit, Who teaches and helps us. Holy Spirit, help us to understand everything that is written in the Bible. Teach us as You taught John. In the name of Jesus. Amen". GOLDEN VERSE: The golden verse of this section is found in the book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 61, verse one (“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me”). Make a mosaic from a strip of paper by writing the words of the verse on it and cutting it so that the children can guess which pieces are adjacent. BIBLE STORY: ON THE ISLAND OF PATMOS John, one of Jesus' disciples, lived on the island of Patmos. The emperor exiled John there because he preached about Jesus. But John did not stop believing in God and continued to preach to those people who lived on this island. One Sunday, John was praying and suddenly heard a voice behind him. A loud voice said, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last." John turned to see who was speaking to him and saw Jesus. As soon as he saw the Lord, He fell at His feet as if dead. But Jesus put His hand on John and said, “Do not be afraid.” The Lord said to His faithful disciple: “What you see, write in a book and send to the churches.” God revealed the future to John and told him what would happen before Jesus returned to earth again. And today we can learn about this from the Bible. Much of what is written in the book of Revelation has already been fulfilled or is now being fulfilled. Therefore, we can be sure that Jesus will soon come to earth again for the second time. REPETITION: Let the children remember and tell the story they heard in the last lesson. CRAFTS: Make a small craft with your children that will look like a scroll with a seal. Wrap a piece of paper around a pencil several times. Glue the thread and a plasticine stamp to the thread. Write the words of the golden verse on the scroll. At the end of the lesson, be sure to remind the children to take their crafts with them. ENDING: Sing a worship song, pray, and reward children who memorize the golden verse.

A new scenario has appeared in the "Sunday School" section - an introductory lesson on the subject "The Law of God" or "Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture." The scenario is called "Creation of the World" and is intended specifically for first graders.

Artists (grades 2-3) are located on both sides of the WORLD PICTURE.

Spectators (1st grade) sit on benches in the hall. First-graders have in their hands guessing toys—animals and luminaries.

Dear first graders! You have come to study at a school where, along with general education subjects, you will study the “Law of God.” We have prepared a performance for you, and you will find out what you have to do in class " Orthodox culture" Listen carefully, because you are not just spectators, but participants in our performance.

Dear children! You know how everything goes dark at night when all the lights are off. Now close your eyes. Dark? Open.

(Draws attention to the picture of the world, black fabric)

The whole world was once in such darkness. Then there was no grass, no trees, no beautiful flowers, no birds, not even sky and earth, but the whole universe was darkness and chaos. There was only one Merciful GOD.

He wanted peace to appear, or, as they say more simply, light. And he created angels first. Angels are incorporeal and therefore invisible spirits, immortal, like our souls. They are endowed with intelligence, will and power. The word “angel” translated into Russian means “messenger”. Angels are wonderfully sung in a children's song, which will be performed by children in grades 2 and 3.

(Sounds like “Song about Angels,” words by I. Yazykova, music by Katya Pasternak)

(A girl dressed as an angel appears against a dark background)

Then he created the heavens and the earth on which we live. But there was still terrible darkness everywhere. The dark water was agitated deep below, and the Spirit of God hovered over the water. The earth did not immediately appear in the form in which you now see it, but GOD arranged everything on it in six days.

On the first day GOD created light. And it became light and light on the earth. And the Lord divided light and darkness. And God called the light day and the darkness night.

(Light appears in the picture of the world)

On the second day GOD created the firmament. At the word of God, the vast blue vault of heaven opened, which you see above you when you walk.

(A blue sky appears in the picture of the world.)

On the third day, the Lord GOD commanded that the water on earth be collected in special places. And suddenly streams, rivers and lakes formed. Where there was no water, there was dry land on which large and small mountains arose. But if there was bare earth everywhere, if you didn’t see a single green leaf, a flower, or a tree anywhere, what do you think: would it be beautiful? - Yes, that would be very ugly and boring. And on the third day the Merciful God said: let the earth grow herbs, vegetables and flowers. And let every plant bear a seed so that new plants can spread from it. Let trees grow on the earth and bear fruit. And at His command, tender herbs, beautiful flowers, a variety of bushes and trees grew from the ground.

(Land, bodies of water, and vegetation appear in the picture of the world).

Now you can understand that the earth has become more beautiful and more fun than it was at first.

On the fourth day, God said: “Let luminaries appear in the firmament of heaven that would illuminate the earth and by which people could distinguish day from night, count months and years and notice spring, summer, autumn and winter.” And countless luminaries immediately shone in the firmament. Among many luminaries, two seem to us greater than others. The Creator commanded that one of them should shine during the day, and the other at night.

Grade 2 prepared riddles about the fourth day of creation. 1st grade guesses.

(The sun, moon and stars appear in the picture of the world).

Now it was very beautiful on earth. Flowers bloomed below and streams gurgled. Clouds floated across the sky above, and a huge sun shone above them. But not a single living creature has ever lived on earth. Not a single bird has ever flown in the air. There were no butterflies on the flowers, no ladybugs on the leaves. Not a single worm crawled on the ground, and not a single fish swam in the lakes and rivers. Therefore, everything was quiet and dead.

So, on the fifth day, God said: “Let fish live in the water, and birds fly through the air.” And what? Large and small fish swam across the water. Frogs jumped and snakes crawled, crayfish retreated. And among them is a large dinosaur.

(A dinosaur appears in the picture of the world).

These are not all the living creatures that the Lord created on the fifth day. Now the children in grades 2 and 3 will sing about it themselves.

(A “Merry Song” sounds. Birds, insects, amphibians and fish appear in the picture of the world.)

Thank you guys, we now know that on the fifth day birds, insects, amphibians and fish appeared on earth.

On the sixth day, God created animals and beasts of the earth - those that cannot live in water and cannot fly. And according to the word of God, animals appeared, in pairs of each kind, so that they could multiply.

About the sixth day of creation, the 3rd grade children prepared riddles about animals.

And you, first graders, be careful. If you have the answer in your hands, boldly run onto the stage and attach it to the picture of the world.

Do you know how to recognize me?

I am a horse with a long neck.

You, my friend, are right, of course.

Did you understand that I... giraffe .

Do you hear the mighty stomping?

Do you see the long trunk?

This is not a magical dream!

This is African...elephant .

Here's another animal

He carries a wallet in his bag,

Agilely jumps long

Australian...kangaroo .

Whose antics are effortless

Is the child repeating?

Who lives among the vines?

A pack of wild... monkeys .

Long ears, fast legs,

Gray, but not a mouse.

Who is this?... bunny .

Who sucks their paw in winter?

He also loves honey.

Can roar loudly

What's his name? ... bear .

Branches crunch in the forest,

Here and there.

Looking for acorns... boar .

On the lawn for an hour

runs playfully

striped mattress

with a ponytail and mane.

Zebra .

So now there were plants and animals. But one more creation was missing. Who else do you think was missing? There were no people yet.

And so God was pleased to create man. “I want to create man,” said God, “let him be master over all the animals and the whole earth. Let us create man in our image and likeness.”

Now listen to how the Merciful GOD created the first man. He took a piece of earth and from it he created the body of a man and breathed into him a rational soul. The name of the first man is Adam. And he placed man at the head of all His creations.

The Lord blessed all His creatures and commanded them to multiply and fill the earth. He gave the fruits of trees to humans as food, and greens, grass and leaves to animals.

So in six days the whole world was created. And when GOD once again examined everything that he had created, he saw that everything was beautiful.

The final song plays from the TV screen.

The bird has feathers

Fish have fins.

Animals have fur

Claws and fangs.

Who is sad, who is happy

Who loves darkness, who loves light

We all live together

on the best of planets.

We are all earthlings.

The end and glory to God!

SONG ABOUT ANGELS

Angels live in the high sky,

They sing glory to God Almighty,

People's prayers are raised to heaven,

Sweet dreams of children.

My Lord, open your heart,

My Lord, open your heart,

I know that You are the living God.

God sends angels from heaven

To proclaim God's miracles,

They bring faith and joy,

Messengers of God's love.

My Lord, open your heart,

Let me hear the choir of angels!

My Lord, open your heart,

I know that You are the living God.

FUNNY SONG (FIFTH DAY)

Little frog

Sat on a stump

A funny song

He sang like a frog.

Song with butterflies

This one is spinning

And on my violin

She sank quietly.

Chorus: Ti-li-li...

On a green branch

The cockchafer was sitting

A humming song

I sang to myself and sang.

With the wind that song

Made friends quickly

And to my tune

She sank quietly.

Chorus: Doo-doo-doo...

nightingale

I sat down on a birch tree,

A song about the sun

He sang affectionately.

Happy summer this song

I immediately became friends

To my heart

Gently sank down.

Chorus: La-la-la...

SONG ABOUT THE SIXTH DAY OF CREATION

On the sixth day of Creation

The sky was bright.

In our field of vision

Hare lion and elephant.

On the blooming shore

100 hearts beat:

The animals rejoice -

The Creator created them

As if for gifts

Head up,

Looking into the bright sky

Zebra and giraffe.

The animals are stupid

Jumping in a crowd

created by God

This is the sixth day.

Boars under the branches

They dig here and here,

With a bag with the kids

A kangaroo is jumping.

On the ground under the sun

Happiness and peace -

Everything around is filled

Marvelous beauty!

WHO CREATED THE SEA AND THE LAND (POEM)

Who created the sea and land?

Who gave you life and soul?

The whole universe

And you - God's hands creation!

Isn't it a miracle of miracles:

Does God send rain from heaven?

Look at the grass

Rejoices: I live!

The grasshopper will jump out of the grass -

Knees above your head

He will unfurl his wings and take flight.

And he is a small, earthly creature,

And dear to God!

Butterfly!

How light is her flutter!

God gave her breath.

Caterpillar

On a green leaf and not visible,

But God needs it!

Ladybug

He sits on his finger - he’s not afraid!

Quiet, harmless creature

In God's universe.

Dragonfly –

Air Wanderer -

Heaven's messenger.

Firefly your flashlight

Lights up in the evenings.

All nature is God's temple!

Lessons for children

In children's Christian camps

Lesson 1. God is the Author of the Bible

1. What is the Bible?

A. The Bible is an amazing book, both similar and different from others.

1) It was written over 1600 years.

2) 40 people were scribes recording the words of God.

3) The Bible consists of two sections

Old Testament

New Testament

4) For constant use of this book, it was necessary not only a table of contents with page numbers, but also an easy way to find every single sentence and word in the Bible. (Chapters, verse numbers)

5) Footnotes, various supporting materials

B. The Bible is the most read book in the world.

Q. It has been translated into many languages ​​and dialects.

G. She changed the lives of many people, pointed them to God, and gave them faith.

READ: 2 Tim. 3:16 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.”

A. God communicated to men called "prophets" what He wanted written down for the people.

2) Sometimes He spoke to them in visions

3) Sometimes He simply put His message into their minds.

B. God caused the prophets to write down exactly what He told them.

If several people standing nearby talk about some incident, they will all tell it differently.

But the Bible, written in different eras with different cultural traditions, different people, is one whole.

The only answer to explain the unity of the Bible is that it the author is God!

3. For whom was the Bible written?

A. The Jews were the first recipients of God's Word, since God chose this people through them to learn about God.

However, throughout biblical history, the people of Israel did not have all the books of the Bible collected in one book. Because at that time God himself spoke to them through the prophets, and Moses (the Torah) wrote the history from the Creation of the world. They read this book in the temple.

The Bible as one book was collected much later. But, despite the different dates when the books were written; all books remain accurate - after all, they are the Word of God. (example about a boy who found scrolls in caves)

B. We are the possessors of the complete Word of God, despite the fact that we were not eyewitnesses of Biblical history.

4. Why does God want me to read this book?

A. The Bible will introduce me to God.

B. The Bible will show me the way to heaven.

Q. God speaks to me through the Bible.

1) The Bible will teach me how to live correctly

2) If I sin; The Word of God will convict me.

3) When I don’t know what to do in a given situation Words Holy Scripture will show me the right choice.

4) When I'm in trouble, the Bible will encourage me.

Lesson 2. God is one

Golden Verse: Ps. 89:3 “Before the mountains were born, You formed the earth and the universe, and from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”

The purpose of the lesson: Explain that God existed before everything came into being. God is the ruler of the world.

Timeless Truth: The Bible says there is only one God.

Lesson Introduction: The Bible - The Historical Account of God

Who is God?

What is He like?

How can we recognize Him?

We will learn about God from God Himself.

His essence and character are revealed in His actions and events recorded for us in His Word.

How great is God?

How big is He?

Did He have a beginning?

Will He have an end?

Where did He come from?

What does He need?

Let's look at how God answers these questions in the Bible.

A. God alone is eternal. Everything else has its beginning.

READ: Gen. 1:1

1) God gave us these words so that we know that everything that is on Earth had a beginning.

Didn't exist before the beginning

Neither the universe

No angels

Neither the devil

No plants

No animals

2) The Bible tells us that God has neither beginning nor end. God is eternal (to explain this point, you can draw a straight line on the board and explain its infinity, that it can last without end, and on it you can mark the point where the Earth was created)

Before anything came into being, God existed

(Make a table like this and go through it gradually)

READ: Ps. 89:3

There was never a time when God did not exist.

He had no beginning.

He was not created.

He always lived.

He has always been and will be the same.

God will never die.

B. God Triune

Let's read Genesis. 1:26" And God said: Let us create man according to image Our, in the likeness Our..." Who else was there at the creation of the world? The plural "we" is used here. As we study the Bible further we learn that God is one, and at the same time there are three personalities of God.

Tue 6:4b The Lord our God is one Lord

Throughout biblical history, God has revealed himself to us in three persons:

- God the Father, revealed in the Old Testament

- God the Son; John 14:10 - The Father is in the Son, and the Son is in the Father.

- God the Holy Spirit, The Comforter who abides in the hearts of people who believe in God after Christ’s ascension into heaven (John 14:16-17)

We have a great advantage over the people who believed in God in ancient times, we have the complete revelation of God through His Word, the bible. Even the disciples of Christ did not have this, although they knew the Old Testament Scriptures. Now that we have read the entire Bible, we can understand how God has miraculously revealed himself to people throughout history. And in the light of the whole Bible we define God, we use the word "Trinity" to designate these three persons who are one eternal God. (I tried to explain where our doctrine of the Triune God came from. This explanation is most likely only for teachers, so that they themselves know what it is and how to explain to children if questions arise. Children just need to be told who God is, without going into more details. Or it will depend on the age of the children. I have highlighted in bold the key words that should be used when telling this point of the plan.)

Unclear? Yes, this is incomprehensible to us!

God is much greater than we can imagine.

The Trinity is beyond our understanding.

B. Lord Almighty

God controls everything in heaven and on Earth. No one can tell God what He needs to do. He himself is the Lord of everything. He cares for all creation and man. Even though God has given us the right to choose, He wants you to put your life at His disposal. Is. 44:6.

D. God is Omniscient - God knows everything.

God doesn't need anyone to teach Him.

He knows everything.

READ: Ps. 146:5 “Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and His understanding is immeasurable.”

Rome. 11:33-34

God knows everything, but what about us?

Could we be born without parents?

Could we survive in infancy without care?

Could we become scientists if no one taught us?

What about our body?

How long could we live without food and water?

How long could we last without oxygen?

How many days could we go without sleep?

How long would we live without protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays?

D. God is Spirit.

Note: I’m somehow trying to reconcile everything that we have said about God so far. It seems to me that this point should be omitted for now, as you explain Jesus as God now in the flesh - all this is too confusing for the first time. Well, after thinking about it, I decided to give you the right to choose, if you want, leave this item, if in doubt, remove it for now.

READ: John 4:24 "God is Spirit."

God does not have flesh and bones like humans, animals, birds and reptiles.

God does not have a material body, therefore He has no bodily needs.

We cannot comprehend One who does not have a material body and has such properties.

But God is not just a "power" as some describe Him.

He is God who has personally given us His Word so that we can know Him.

We are very limited in our understanding.

We are very limited by our bodily needs.

God is not constrained by such restrictions.

E. God is everywhere at the same time - God is Omnipresent.

Where is God?

Where was He when nothing existed?

We will not be able to know about it unless He Himself says so.

As we study the Bible, we learn that God is everywhere.

God fills the universe.

READ: Jer. 23:23-24

He is everywhere on earth.

Only God can be everywhere at the same time.

Is there a place where you can hide from God?

God sees everything you do and hears everything you say.

READ: Ps. 138:7-12. Is. 45:5

QUESTIONS:

1. Was there ever a time when God was not? ( No)

2. What does God need for His existence? ( Not with anything).

3. Does God have a body? ( No).

4. How many Gods are there? ( One)

5. Who are the three persons who are one God? ( God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit)

6. Is there such a remote place on earth, in the galaxy and universe, where God is not present? ( No)

7. What do we mean when we call God Most High? ( That He is a Ruler, Sovereign, Lord of the highest rank).

Lesson 3. Who are angels?

Basic truth: Angels were created by God to serve and worship Him.

Golden verse: Bless the Lord, all His angels...who do His word...(Psalm 102:20)

Notes for Teacher:

To conduct this lesson, it would be a good idea to prepare pictures in advance with the stories mentioned in the lesson. Since several stories will be involved in this lesson at once, pictures or other visual aids are essential to understanding the lesson, especially since the stories will only be mentioned briefly in the lesson and not fully taught.

Another visual aid could be: on a large piece of paper, or on the board (if there is one in the class in which you are going to teach the lesson), draw clouds of different sizes, in the center of the sheet in the cloud write the word "ANGELS", and then as you tell the lesson, write in the other “clouds” the key words of the lesson, such as created, Lucifer, etc.

Lesson text

(Point to the word ANGELS on the board and ask)

What do you think about when you read this word? Who are angels in your opinion? Maybe you remember a beautiful picture with a drawn angel, he is in snow-white clothes, with two wings on the back, a beautiful, kind face? Where did they come from and do they even exist in real life? The Bible gives us clear answers to all these questions.

Many people today do not read the Bible and have come up with many different stories about angels. But the Bible is the Word of God, it can tell us the whole truth about angels.

(1) Angels are mentioned more than 300 times in the Bible.

(2) Angels were created by God. The Bible says: For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible... (Col. 1:16) Angels live in heaven, but God has a special work for them on earth.

(3) Angels do not have a body - they are spirits - invisible to us. When God wants people to see angels, He gives them bodies.

(4) What do you think angels are doing in heaven? The Bible says they glorify God. The angels joyfully shouted praise to God when He created the Earth. (Job 38:4-7) This praise must have been very loud; because the Bible says that there are many of them, and it is difficult to count. (Rev. 5:11) Angels do not die. They don't get married and they don't have little angels. All the angels that God created in the beginning still live.

(5) We know the names of only three angels: Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer.

Angels who disobeyed God

The Bible doesn't tell us when this happened, but one day an angel named Lucifer decided that he wanted to be like God. He wanted all the other angels to worship him. And then the third part of all the angels decided to follow him. They turned away from their Creator (Rev. 12:4, 9)

(1) Our Almighty God cast Lucifer and all his angels out of heaven. Since then, Lucifer has been Satan; The devil, the enemy of God.

Sin has entered the world

Satan wanted the people God created to worship him. He came to the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve lived. Satan spoke to them through the serpent, "Has God truly said, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden?' In fact, he said, “Go, try, and you yourself will become like God.”

(2) Eve obeyed Lucifer. Adam listened to Eve. They disobeyed God. Disobedience to God is sin. Adam and Eve sinned; and after that, everyone who is born into this world is a sinner. The Bible says: “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world,” and death through sin, so death spread to all men, because all sinned.” (Rom. 5:12) Disobedience to God seems like a small sin, but for There are no small sins of God. All sins separate us from God, because He is holy. God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden so that they would eat the fruit of the tree of life and live forever in their sin. drove them out of the garden God promised that He would send someone who could free them and all people who would believe in him from the punishment of sin.

God placed two cherubim at the entrance to heaven. They had flaming swords in their hands so that Adam and Eve could not return to the garden.

Adam and Eve learned that God does not leave sin unpunished.

The Promised Savior.

Many years have passed since God promised to send a Savior. And although God reminded of his promise; many people forgot about God and began to worship other gods. One day, 2000 years ago, an angel appeared on the field in front of the shepherds, and then many angels. This angel brought joyful news to Earth that the promised Savior was born. (Luke 2:11) And all the angels sang a song of praise “Glory to to God on high, and there is peace on Earth..."

The shepherds hastened to go to the place where the Savior was born. In the cave, among the sheep, they found Mary, Joseph and little Jesus, who was the Son of God sent from heaven to later save people from sin.

However, Herod, the king of that country, heard about the birth of Jesus and decided to kill him. He sent his soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all the little boys. But an angel appeared before Joseph in a dream and told him to hurry to hide from the treacherous Herod and save little Jesus. (Matt. 2:13)

God's plan for our salvation.

God protected his son from evil people. Jesus grew up, and when He was 30 years old, He chose 12 disciples. Jesus performed many miracles, He taught people and His disciples about God, about heaven, and that He is the promised Savior, whom God sent to save the world from sin. He told the disciples that He would die and then resurrect after 3 days, but they did not understand Him. The day of death was approaching, and Jesus went with his disciples to the mountain to pray. The disciples fell asleep, and Jesus prayed; it was very difficult for Him, since He knew that He would soon die. And then an angel appeared who encouraged and consoled Him. That night Jesus was in a very difficult time. Soon after He prayed, soldiers came to take Him. Jesus asked them why they came with weapons, because if He wanted He could call all His angels and none of the people could defeat them. But Jesus didn't do this because He knew that everything that was happening was God's plan for him.

God allowed His Son to be nailed to the cross for my sins and yours. Again, Jesus could have called upon His angels to free Him. But He didn't do it. On the cross, Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” This was because all the sins were laid on him, and God the Father, a saint, could not be where there was sin.

Jesus died for our sins, not his. He was the perfect Son of God without sin. He suffered the punishment for us.

Friends buried Jesus in a tomb. But no one remembered that Jesus said He would rise on the third day

On the morning of the first day of the week, the women went to anoint the body of Jesus. They were worried who would roll away the stone from the tomb when they arrived.

When the women went, they met Jesus. And many believers saw Him in the next few weeks.

Jesus returns to heaven.

One day Jesus and his disciples gathered on a mountain. Jesus reminded the disciples that they must tell other people about Him so that people can believe in Him. Suddenly, Jesus began to rise on a cloud into the sky. The students stood and watched, not understanding what was happening. And then again two angels in white robes appeared before them and said: “Why are you standing and looking at heaven? This Jesus, who has ascended from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him ascending into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) The Bible says that Jesus the snob will come to earth with his angels.

Invitation.

Are you ready to meet Jesus?

Did you believe in him? Etc.

Lesson 4. Creation of the world

Timeless truth: God created heaven and earth

Golden Verse: Life 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

The purpose of the lesson: Explain that God created the heavens and the earth, and that He created them out of nothing.

Introduction.

There are many theories about the formation of the earth and the origin of life.

(For older children, I think it is useful to simply remind them of the theories they study in school, show the absurdity of these theories, and direct children to the biblical story. To review previous lessons, remember the reliability of the bible, which gives us a reason to believe in God.

For young children, it is important to tell the Bible story itself, without adding any extra stories or questionable questions; since children still take things for granted, and careless words can cause harm.)

Nowadays many people do not believe in God and do not believe the Bible. Scientists are trying to somehow explain the origin of the world, and many theories have been proposed. Many people believe that a long time ago, many billions of years ago, there was a big explosion in space. From this explosion many different types of gas emerged, from which stars and planets were formed. The Earth turned out to be one of those planets on which, in their opinion, life originated. This life developed over many, many years, transforming from simpler forms into more complex ones, and finally, as scientists suggest, man developed from a monkey.

God loves us and left us a record in the Bible of how everything really happened. Unfortunately, people don't want to believe the Bible. The story of the creation of the world is written on the first pages of the Bible. God knows the history of creation, because He Himself is the Creator of all living things. He always existed when there was nothing in the universe; God existed forever. Later, God commanded his prophets to write down the story of creation in the pages of the Bible. So we read:

A. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Gen.1:1

God Almighty! The Bible says that God created everything with His Word. God spoke and it became so! 2 Peter 3:5

If we want to build a house, what do we need for this? Will it be enough that we say “Build a house?”

What do you need to bake a cake?

Is it possible to come up with something that doesn’t require any materials?

Life 1:2

The earth was formless and empty - there was no life on earth.

The earth was covered in darkness

Try to imagine that there is no light anywhere. Have you ever been in a dark cave?

The earth was covered with water.

Day one: light is created. Life 1:3-5

Only God could create light by simply commanding the Word to become light.

If we wanted to create light with a word, would we succeed?

When we see the light of the sun, moon and stars, turn on the electric light, light a match or a flashlight, let us remember that it was God who created light at the beginning of the creation of the world.

READ: Gen. 1:5

God separated the light from the darkness

He called the light "day" and the darkness "night".

B. Second day - the firmament was created. Life 1:6-8

On the second day God created the air and the sky. What is the firmament? From the content we understand that the firmament is not only the atmosphere, but the entire outer space.

Above this “firmament,” God placed part of the water from the world He created.

Look at the expanse of heaven. We see only a small part of what surrounds the earth. And God simply spoke and created the entire atmosphere of the earth.

B. Third day: land, ocean and flora were created. Life 1:9-13

God gathered waters and seas, and dry land appeared.

READ: Ps. 94:5

Only God, who created the waters of the earth, can control them.

God created the entire plant world.

The more scientists study plant life, the more complex it appears to them.

Endlessly wise God created the entire plant world, each species of which is in perfect harmony with the rest of the earth's systems he created.

God created plants in such a way that they produce seeds for reproduction.

God created plants and trees for man, whom he was about to create.

God created plants to provide us with food.

Produced oxygen for the air we breathe.

They gave us wood for construction.

God could have made everything black and white, but He created the colors that man's eyes would see.

Everything could be tasteless. God created diversity of taste and the ability to sense it.

He did the same with smells and aromas.

D. Fourth day: the sun, moon and stars were created. Life 1:14-19

Over the past decades, man has learned more about the universe than he learned in all previous generations. Powerful telescopes, controlled radio beams, electronic devices, space flights - all this appeared in our century. People have been to the moon.

But the only thing we've really learned is that we know very little about our solar system, in which the Earth is located. We know even less about our galaxy.

READ: Gen. 1:14-19

God spoke and the sun, moon and stars appeared.

READ: Isa. 44:24

Like the plants he created, the universe reflects the work of the Great Artist.

Distance is not a problem for God.

Scientists are only discovering the laws established by God from the very beginning.

D. Fifth day: the sea world and birds were created. Life 1:20-23

Imagine the beauty that suddenly filled the waters and sky!

Having created the plant world, God created numerous species of sea animals and birds, innumerable colors and shapes.

The more scientists explore the depths of the ocean and remote corners of the earth, the more new species of fish and birds they find.

E. Sixth day: creation of the animal world. Life 1:24-25

God created an incredible number of different animals

Some animals are very close to us; they are part of our daily life.

We can see some at the zoo.

God created animals in such a way that each has its own properties that are unique to it.

Dogs have puppies.

Cats are kittens.

Man has never created and will never be able to create animals.

G. Every living thing that God created from the first to the sixth days was good.

After each day of creation, God looked at his handiwork and said, “All is well.” Why do you think God said this? Maybe God was praising himself for his work?

Thinking about the crown of His creation, man, God knew in advance that the earth He created was a wonderful place for human life. And there is complete harmony in all creation. Without water, all living things would die. If the sun were a little further from the earth, everything would freeze; closer, everything would burn. There is enough oxygen on earth for everything to live and develop. God created rivers and seas - he gave water for the life of people and animals. All of God's creation is truly beautiful, and we never cease to be amazed when we get to know nature better, or when we learn how miraculously our body works. How can a person, seeing all this perfection, say that everything came from nothing?!

QUESTIONS:

1. Who created the heavens and the earth at the beginning of the world? (God).

2. What did God use to create the heavens and earth? ( He made everything out of nothing)..

3. What was the earth like when God began preparing it for people? (She was formless and plunged into darkness; there was no land, no life).

4. What did God do to create all things? ( He said the Word and everything appeared)..

5. Why did the Lord create everything beautiful, and why did He create all kinds of vegetables and fruits for food? ( He did this because He is loving and kind. He has prepared everything on earth for us.)

6. What did the Lord say about all that He created? ( He said it was good).

Lesson 5. God created man and placed him in Eden

Golden Verse: Gen 1:27" And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created Him.”

The purpose of the lesson: Show the uniqueness of man among all God's creations. Show God's original plan for man - to make him the master of the earth. Establish that the wages of sin is death.

Introduction:

(Revisit the topic of the previous lesson again and briefly talk about the creation of the world to show the connection between the past and the lesson today. Say that the creation of the world did not end with the creation of animals)

God created heaven and earth with a word.

He created light.

He created the waters above the earth, the space between them, the dry land and the oceans.

He created plants, trees and flowers.

He created the sun, moon and stars.

He filled the sea with living creatures and the sky with birds.

He created all animals.

Read the opening words of Gen. 1:26 “Let us make man” and discuss why the word “let us make” plural? This will be a good review of the lesson on the Trinity.

A. God's plan to create man in His image. Life 1:26 What does this mean?

First, the difference between man and the rest of creation. Let's think together about how humans differ from animals?

A person can think, talk, he has different emotions, a person can even come up with something new every time, etc.

The Bible calls the invisible part of us our soul and our spirit.

The human body was created as a “container” for this invisible part - the soul and spirit.

God intended that the invisible part of man would have mind, feelings and will.

When God breathed the breath of life into man, it was not an ordinary breath with which we, like all living things, breathe, the Breath of Life given to a person- this is our spirit. Only the spirit of man can have a need for God, seek Him and can know God.

The Bible shows that God has emotions. He is compassionate and loving, He is angry at injustice.

God loves, hates, grieves, feels joy and happiness.

God Himself has emotions, so He endowed them with man.

God wanted to love man, and He also wanted man to love Him.

Human will is the ability to choose.

Every morning you decide what to wear. You decide whether you will eat it or not, whether you will go somewhere or not. Do your clothes give you advice on whether to wear them or not? Does food give you advice? No! You do it yourself.

God could have created man to fulfill everything without question, such as the sun and the moon. God created them so that they do the same thing every day, every month and every year. But God did not want to create man as a robot, and He decided to endow man with a will so that he could choose.

God intended to create man in such a way that he could independently decide to love and obey Him, and that man would make this choice consciously, knowing that God is his loving, kind and wise Creator.

B. Creation of Adam and Eve Gen 1:27, 2:7

First God created man

God named the man Adam, which means "man."

After God created the human body, there was still no life in it.

He had everything with him, but he was dead.

His body did not breathe, since the part created in the image of God did not yet live in him.

Only when God breathed life into man did he become a living person who could know, love and obey God.

Man is different from everything created by God. He is the crown of all His creations.

Adam is the progenitor of all people, regardless of race, culture or country.

READ: Gen 1:28-30.

God gave man responsibility for the earth and everything on it.

He also commanded Adam to call all the animals by name.

However, while walking the earth, Adam did not find a life partner.

Marriage was ordained by God .

READ: Gen. 2:23-24

God created woman for man so that they could live together and have children.

Eve was a gift from the Lord to Adam, he was pleased and loved her very much.

Marriage was given to man by God.

Millennia have passed since Adam and Eve became husband and wife, but God does not change His opinion about marriage. It is holy and no one should destroy it.

God commanded them to be fruitful and multiply to fill the earth with people.

C. On the seventh day God rested from His labors.

READ: Gen. 2:2-3

How many days did it take God to create all things? Just six days.

God rested from His labors because He saw that everything He planned to do was done.

G. Garden of Eden, the place of residence of Adam and Eve.

READ: Gen. 2:7-8.

God planted all the vegetables and fruit trees in this garden

It is simply impossible for us to imagine what the Garden of Eden was really like. There were no weeds growing there, there were no snails or any caterpillars, everything was fine.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil also grew in the Garden of Eden

READ: Gen. 2:9, 16-17.

God spoke to Adam and commanded him that he must not eat fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , otherwise he will definitely die.

D. Death is the punishment for disobedience to God.

Until this time, Adam experienced only good things because God gave him everything.

But now God has made it very clear that if he wants to be independent of God and disobeys Him by eating the forbidden fruit, he will know what evil is.

Adam will die.

What did God mean when he said Adam would die?

Separation from God - death to relationships.

Remember what happened to Satan and his demons when they sinned?

They have lost God's love and His friendship.

They were separated from God.

They were expelled from heaven, and God prepared for them a place of terrible punishment, where they would remain forever.

Separation from the body - death of the physical body.

God did not mean that Adam would die physically on the same day he ate the forbidden fruit.

God meant that on that day Adam would be separated from God.

What happens when a branch is cut from a tree? It remains green for some time and looks exactly the same as other trees. It is separated from the tree and will very soon wither and die.

Having eaten the fruit, Adam would have immediately been cut off from God, from the source that fed his life. As a result, his physical death would become inevitable.

Eternal excommunication in the lake of fire - the end of all the joys that God intended for Adam.

Adam's disobedience would mean that he chose Satan's "reward" over all the wonderful things God had in store for him.

The wages of sin is death

1. Separation from God

2. Separation from the body

3.Eternal separation from God in the lake of fire

QUESTIONS:

1. For whom did God prepare the earth? ( For a person).

2. What is the difference between the creation of man and the creation of animals? ( God created man in His image.)

3. How many men and women did God create in the beginning? ( God created only one man and one woman.)

4. Who is your and my very first ancestor? ( Adam).

5. Why don’t Satan and demons have the right to rule the earth and everything on it? ( Because God never gave them the right to rule. God gave the whole earth to man.)

6. What was everything on earth like at the beginning of the creation of the world? ( Wonderful. Everything was perfect).

7. What did God do on the seventh day? ( rested).

8. For whom did God plant the Garden of Eden? ( For Adam).

9. From which trees was Adam allowed to eat fruit? ( From all but one).

10. What was the name of the tree whose fruit Adam was not allowed to eat? ( Tree of the knowledge of good and evil).

11. What would happen to Adam if he ate fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? ( He would have died).

12b. What did God mean when he said man would die?

A) Man will be immediately separated from God, the source of his life.

B) His body will die when his soul and spirit leave him.

IN) Human body, the soul and spirit will be forever separated from God and placed in the place prepared by God for Satan and his demons.

Lesson 6: Adam and Eve Disobeyed God

Golden Verse: Rom. 6:23" For the wages of sin is death..."

The purpose of the lesson: Show how God, through His wisdom and love, gives us what we need.

Show that Satan is the enemy of God and the enemy of people.

Show the terrible consequences of sin.

A. Life in the Garden of Eden.

Life in the garden for Adam and Eve was pleasant, everything around them was perfect.

They had everything they needed.

God was their friend, he loved them, and they were happy.

God gave Adam and Eve plenty of trees, fruits, and vegetables to eat.

They never argued or offended each other.

Since Satan hated God, he wanted to destroy man and woman whom God had created.

B. Satan used the serpent to hide himself and deceive Eve.

READ: Gen. 3:1

Satan entered the serpent to deceive Eve.

The serpent was smarter than all other animals created by God.

Satan is a deceiver.

In In. 8:48 says that Satan is a liar and a murderer.

He tries to make evil seem good.

He tries to suggest that God deceives, but he knows too well that everything God says is the absolute truth.

This is exactly what Satan did to Eve; he deceived her by appearing to her in the form of a snake.

C. Eve ate the forbidden fruit and gave it to Adam.

Satan deceived Eve and she believed him.

She believed that Satan was telling the truth.

She believed that she would become wise, like God.

Although Adam knew that God forbade eating the fruit, he deliberately disobeyed God's command.

D. The Fall of Adam and Eve separated them from God.

READ: Gen 3:7

What did God mean when he said “you will die”?

They did not fall lifeless after tasting the forbidden fruit.

They kept moving.

They made themselves aprons from fig leaves.

Does this mean that God's Word has not been confirmed?

No! Having eaten the fruit, they were immediately separated from God.

God always does what he says.

He never changes.

Why did this sin separate them from God?

READ: Isa. 59:2 “BUT YOUR INDIQUENCES HAVE MADE A DIVISION BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GOD, and your sins have turned His face away from you, so that you will not hear it.”

Because God is holy and righteous, He will not maintain friendship with those who do not obey His commands.

To Rome. 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death.”

Adam and Eve's living connection with God was interrupted.

D. Signs of separation from God.

Their relationship with their own bodies immediately changed.

Before they disobeyed the Lord, they were naked, but this did not bother them.

Their minds became sinful and their relationship with their bodies changed.

They tried to provide for their own needs.

Before this, they turned to God and He took care of them.

Now they were trying to do something themselves.

They covered themselves with fig leaves.

They no longer trusted that God would give them what they needed.

They tried to live independently of God.

Perhaps they reasoned that if they got dressed, God would not notice what had happened.

Sin—disobedience to God—brings fear and causes people to turn away from God.

When God created Adam and Eve, they were not afraid of anything.

Disobeying God is the reason we experience fear.

For example: Disease

Enemy attacks

Were Adam and Eve warned about the consequences of sin?

Yes! God warned them clearly

Could Adam and Eve hide from God?

No! God saw Adam and Eve when they hid behind the trees.

Can anyone hide from God? No!

When people do something that they know is wrong, they try to do it when no one is looking. People commit crimes in the dark. But God always sees and knows everything.

Application: Satan is still deceiving people.

Very often Satan deceives people by influencing their minds with outright lies.

When Satan comes to people and speaks to them, he tries to hide the fact that it is he who is speaking to them.

People believe that such thoughts are their own reasoning.

Satan himself can only be in one place at one time. But you probably remember that many angels joined him and became demons. They still wander the earth and act against God, trying to destroy man.

Satan may even suggest to you the question, “Why should I believe the Bible?” He doesn't want people to know and believe in God.

IN Lately began to hear about the worship of Satan and other cults.

Beware the one who forces you to turn not to God, but to another force in order to get answers to the questions of life.

one who exalts evil and embellishes it.

Games, music, films or other entertainment that exalts murder, lying, theft, profanity, debauchery.

Someone who denies the existence of God or does not believe in the Bible.

It all comes from Satan.

Satan invited Eve to rebel against God

QUESTIONS:

1. What did Satan use to hide his appearance when he spoke to Eve? ( Snake).

2. Is Satan still trying to deceive and seduce people? ( Yes).

3. Does Satan still speak to people today? How?

A) He and his demons can directly influence the minds of people.

B) He speaks through other people.

4. Does Satan want you to listen to and believe the words of God? (No).

5. Why doesn't Satan want people to listen to and believe God's words?

A) He hates God.

B) He hates all people and wants them all to burn in eternal fire.

6. God said that Adam and Eve would die if they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan said they would not die. Who told the truth? ( God).

7. Satan is very powerful. Wasn't it because of him that Adam and Eve sinned? ( No. Adam and Eve chose the path of sin. God warned them clearly. He loved them. He gave them the will so that they could make their choice, they chose disobedience).

8. Adam and Eve did not die immediately when they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God said that because of disobedience they would die. What did He mean?

A) They will immediately be separated from God, the source of their life. Their relationship with God will immediately cease.

B) Their bodies will die because of their disobedience.

C) They will be forever separated from God - their body, soul and spirit will go to the lake of fire.

9. What did Adam and Eve do when they realized their nakedness? ( They made aprons for themselves from fig leaves because their attitude towards the body had changed. They tried to take care of their own needs in order to ask the Lord for help.

10. What did Adam and Eve do when they heard that God had come to them? ( They hid. They were ashamed and afraid).

11. Is it possible to hide from God? ( No! God is everywhere and lucky

Lesson 7: God's Promise and Curse

Golden Verse: Pr. 9:10" The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."

The purpose of the lesson: Explain that God knows everything and punishes every sin.

Explain that God will not allow Satan to have a permanent victory in causing man to sin, and He will send a Savior who will defeat Satan and deliver mankind from Satan's power.

Show the terrible and eternal consequences of sin.

Explain that a person cannot save himself from sin.

A. God called to Adam.

READ: Gen 3:9

Adam and Eve hid from God; they knew that they had disobeyed God, and therefore they were afraid of meeting Him.

B. Adam and Eve tried to deflect blame from themselves.

READ: Gen. 3:10-13

Adam placed the blame on Eve.

Eve blamed the serpent.

But God knew what happened. Nothing is hidden from Him.

C. God cursed the serpent, the woman, the man, and the earth.

READ: Gen. 3:14, 16-19

God cursed the serpent and said that from now on he would crawl on his belly.

God spoke to Eve and told her that because she had disobeyed Him:

She and all future mothers will suffer to give birth to children.

Her husband will dominate her.

Adam will earn his bread by the sweat of his brow

The consequences of the Fall affected not only Adam and Eve, but also the entire earth that God gave them.

We live in the world and constantly suffer from this curse.

We are constantly faced with illness, pain, weakness. Through hard work, hurricanes, pests, weeds, sadness, grief and death.

None of the above existed before the Fall of Adam and Eve.

D. The Lord made a special promise that one day there will be someone in the world who will save people from sin and defeat Satan. (Gen. 3:15)

Immediately after Adam and Eve disobeyed God and followed Satan's advice, they were separated from God and fell under the power of Satan. Since Adam and Eve were the first people on earth, our first parents, through them all people became sinners, the Bible says that even newly born children are already sinners. Sin is inherited, so we all need someone who would free us not only from hereditary sin, but also from the sins that we all constantly commit.

(Talk about what sin is. Using everyday examples from the lives of children, show that they themselves are sinners and need a Savior. If the children were previously familiar with the biblical story, remind them of Jesus Christ, how He came into the world and suffered for our sins because He loves us.)

When we read about defeat “to the head,” we are talking about the defeat of the authorities.

When the head is affected, the body is unable to survive.

The one whose “heel” is affected survives, despite the wound.

The Promised Savior will overthrow Satan and free mankind from Satan's power so that man can once again be united with God.

READ: Ps. 144:8

Grace and mercy are two beautiful words.

“Mercy” is when good is done to us, although we do not deserve it.

“Mercy” is delivering us from deserved punishment.

We already know that God always punishes sin, but in His great love He promised to send a Savior so that man could be freed from the punishment he deserves.

D. God made clothes for Adam and Eve from animal skins. Life 3:21.

God killed the animals.

Animal blood was shed.

E. God drove Adam and Eve out of the garden, from the tree of life.

READ: Gen. 3:22-23.

This is what God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit said.

Everything God gave for food was good. God even gave them to eat from the tree of life.

Now, because they disobeyed God, He forbade them to eat from the tree of life

QUESTIONS:

1. Can anyone hide from God? ( No, God always sees us, no matter where we are).

2. What curse did God place on the serpent? ( From then on he had to crawl).

3. Whom did God promise to send? ( Savior).

4. How would this Savior appear? ( to be born).

5. Why did God promise people to send a Savior? ( Because God loves all people).

6. Who are the ancestors of all people? ( Adam and Eve).

7. Why are all people mortal? ( Adam disobeyed God, so all his descendants are mortal).

8.Why did God kill animals to give Adam and Eve clothes? (He reminded that the penalty for sin is death.)

9.Why did God expel Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden? ( Lest they eat of the tree of life and remain in sin forever).

10.Can anyone outwit or deceive God? ( No).

11. Who gives life to every person? ( God).

12. Why are we born sinners? ( Because Adam and Eve are our ancestors.).

Lesson 8. God condemned the world through the flood.

Golden Verse: Ezek. 18:32 “For I do not want the death of the dying, says the Lord God; but turn and live!”

The purpose of the lesson: To show that God saves those who believe in Him and come to Him in His way.

Show that there is only one way to God.

Show that only God can save.

A. From Adam to Noah.

From Adam to Noah there were 10 generations; the Bible tells us that people lived on earth for a very long time. The average human lifespan was about 900 years. During this time, many people were born on Earth, but they did not want to live according to God's standards. They forgot God and were completely mired in sin.

They were consumed by depravity.

They had no idea how they should please God.

READ: Gen. 6:5,11

They enjoyed sinning and deliberately abandoned God.

In verse 5 we read that “every intent of the imagination of their heart was only evil continually.”

They constantly quarreled and fought with each other.

They were cruel and many were even murderers.

They constantly lied, deceived and betrayed each other.

They constantly gossiped and slandered behind others' backs.

Do you think we are similar to them now?

B. When God saw how corrupt the man He created was, God regretted having created the world.

READ: Gen. 6:6-7

People were so sinful and vicious that the Lord said that He would destroy them and everything that He had created for them on earth.

Do you think that God will actually destroy everyone? Yes, God keeps His word.

C. Noah was the only man who walked righteously and blamelessly with God. Life 6:9

D. God warned Noah of his intention to destroy people and everything on earth and gave instructions to Noah.

READ: Gen. 6:13-21

God told Noah that He would send to the earth great flood, and water will cover the earth.

God also commanded Noah to build a great ship so that all who believed in Him could be saved.

Noah had to fulfill God's command.

He gave Noah all the dimensions to build the ark.

D. Noah obeyed God.

READ: Gen. 6:22

Noah believed God.

He trusted and believed in God, hoping that the Lord would save him and his family from the flood.

Remember that before this time there was no rain in the world.

The world was watered by steam that rose from the ground.

No one has ever seen rain.

However, Noah believed God. He obeyed Him and built the ark as God commanded.

E. God commanded Noah to bring his family, animals and birds into the ark.

READ: Gen 7:1-5

Noah warned the people of God's coming judgment.

But the people did not listen to Noah or God.

They refused to agree with God that they were wrong and deserved to be punished.

They did not believe that God would destroy the world with a great flood.

God gave people 120 years (the time of building the ark) for them to turn to Him.

It's time to punish them.

Before the rain began, God commanded Noah to take his family and a couple of animals each into the ark he had built.

God saved Noah because he believed in Him.

G. God closed the door behind them.

After everyone had entered, God closed the door.

It started to rain. People probably got scared and ran to the ark.

When God closed the doors, it was already too late.

They screamed and begged outside the door, but could not enter the ark.

Noah couldn't let them in because God had closed the door.

They had no way to escape.

Those inside the ark were saved because God closed them.

Z. God destroyed everyone who remained outside the ark.

READ: Gen. 7:17.23

Having closed the door of the ark, God sent rain.

God rules over all the earth, rain, wind, sun, moon, stars and everything in the world.

He created all this and has authority over His creation.

There was so much water that it covered the entire earth, even the highest mountains.

Everything on earth perished.

Application of the lesson:

Salvation by faith. Noah believed God and acted according to His statutes.

God today calls all people to believe and turn to Him, only God can forgive all our sins and give us eternal life.

Only with God's help can we do the right thing even when everyone around us is committing sin.

Be obedient to God like Noah.

QUESTIONS: 1. How did people live in Noah's time? ( They were mired in debauchery, selfish and cruel. They did not seek to know God.)

2. Is life today similar to life in Noah's time? ( Yes, a lot of. People do the same thing.)

3. What did God promise to do if people did not repent? ( God said that he would destroy all living things from the face of the earth).

4. What did God command Noah? ( God ordered Him to build an ark.)

5. Did God allow Noah to build the ark at his discretion? ( No, he had to build it exactly following God's instructions)

6. Did Noah build the ark as God commanded him? ( Yes).

7. What else did Noah do while building the ark? ( He told people about God's message and warned them that God was going to send rain and destroy the whole world with a flood).

8. Have people seen rain before? ( No, there was no rain before that time).

9. Did the people believe what Noah said and come to their senses? No, they refused to believe and agree with God).

10. How long did God wait for them to agree with Him and believe His Word? ( 120 years).

11. Who closed the door behind them? ( God).

12. Why did God close the door? ( So that those who entered the ark would be saved, and those who remained outside would not have the opportunity to enter and be saved).

13. Can someone hide from God when He decides it is time to punish for sins? ( No).

14. Did anyone escape death who was outside the ark? ( No, everyone died).

Lesson 9. God remembered Noah and everyone on the ark.

Golden Verse: Isa. 45:18 " For thus says the Lord, who made the heavens...I am the Lord, and there is no other.”

The purpose of the lesson: Show that God does not forgive pride and disobedience to Him.

See that the Bible represents the actual history of mankind.

A. God remembered Noah and all those in the ark.

The Bible is an amazing book. It contains answers to life's most important questions.

Have you asked yourself why people speak different languages?

The Bible answers this question as well.

READ: Gen. 8:1-4, 14-17

Noah, his family, and all the animals on the ark were saved by God.

None of them died.

God remembered them and stopped the rain.

God has control over rain and wind.

God never changes, He never forgets anything.

He did not forget about Noah and the others in the ark.

He said He would save them, and He did it.

B. God gives Noah instructions and promises.

READ: Gen 9:1-2.

God gave Noah and his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth authority over all animals, birds and fish. He dealt with him the same way as with Adam at the beginning of the world.

The world and everything that fills it belongs to God.

But God entrusted man with the care of all things.

C. God gives the rainbow as His sign.

READ: Gen. 9:12-15

The rainbow was given as a sign from God that God would not destroy the earth with a flood.

Many millennia have passed since the flood.

God kept His word.

When you see a rainbow, remember that God gave it to us as a sign that He would never again devastate the earth with a flood.

God can be trusted.

D. Disobedience and pride of people.

READ: Gen. 11:1-4

Many years have passed since God saved Noah's family from the great flood.

People multiplied and populated the earth.

Most of Noah's descendants soon forgot about God's terrible judgment and the flood.

People refused to accept His will.

They were under the control of Satan and thought like him.

They wanted to be great and elevate themselves.

They heard about the flood and knew that God was their Creator.

They deliberately turned away from the truth they knew about God and became increasingly vicious and reckless.

Satan doesn’t care who we worship, as long as it’s not God. He offers different horoscopes, captivates us with fortune telling or drugs. Many people still worship the sun.

People gathered to build Tower of Babel to leave behind a monument.

READ: Gen. 11:6-9

The Lord made people speak different languages.

People no longer understood each other, so they separated into families and went to different parts of the earth.

It is advisable to devote the rest of the lesson to repeating everything that you have heard and learned during these days.

Lesson 10. God Forms a New Nation

Golden Verse: Gen. 15:6 "Abraham believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness."

The purpose of the lesson: To show that a person must believe and obey God no matter what others do.

A. The period from the Tower of Babel to Abraham.

How many of you know the name of your great-great-grandfather?

Today we will talk about a man who lived about 4000 years ago and who is remembered by his descendants.

Why is he remembered?

He is remembered because he believed in God.

READ: Gen. 12:1

There were already many people on earth, but they did not believe God and led a very sinful lifestyle. They worshiped idols.

And again God finds one man who, seeing the lives of people, was languishing.

God turns to Abraham and invites him to leave his people.

He promises to create a new people from him.

At the time Abraham lived, the Bible had not yet been written, so God communicated with him directly.

God now speaks to us through His Word, the Bible.

The only source from which we can learn about God and His message to us is the Bible.

Was Abraham a sinner?

Yes. Like all the descendants of Adam.

But Abraham believed in God and His promises.

B. God's promises to Abraham.

Our ancestors, the descendants of Noah, deliberately turned away from God and the truth.

They worshiped what God had created rather than God Himself, their Creator.

READ: Gen 12:2-3

Even though Abraham and Sarah had no children, God promised Abraham that he would become the father of a great nation.

Let's look closely at the last words of verse 3: "And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Remember how we studied how in the Garden of Eden God promised to send a Savior into the world who would destroy Satan?

Despite the fact that everyone around him was sinning, Abraham believed God.

The city left by Abraham, Ur of the Chaldeans, was a center with houses and temples. Abraham was a rich man, but in obedience to the commands of God he must go on a journey and live in tents.

Abraham understood that God deserved his absolute trust.

C. God promised that Abraham and Sarah would have a son.

READ: Gen. 17:15-17

It seemed impossible that Abraham and Sarah would have a son.

Abraham was already 100 years old.

Sarah is 90.

But God's promises do not depend on human weakness.

God made a promise, and He is omnipotent.

Nothing is impossible for God. He can do whatever he wants.

As God promised, Sarah had a son.

Abraham and Sarah named him Isaac.

D. People of Israel

It is difficult to imagine how a nation can come from one person.

God promised Abraham that he would make him a nation.

Abraham became the father of the Israelite people.

God watched over this people and kept them because from this people God promised to send a Savior.

When Abraham's family numbered 70 people, they moved to Egypt.

READ: Ref. 1:7-11

The people of Israel prospered in Egypt.

Their numbers multiplied quickly

They became very rich

They had many cows, goats and sheep.

Pharaoh was very kind to them, but he died, and another took his place.

Soon everything changed.

Who do you think guided Pharaoh in his evil plans?

Satan. Satan hates God and man.

Why did Satan want to destroy the people of Israel?

Satan knew that God had promised to send a Savior who would defeat him and deliver people from Satan’s power.

Satan knew that the Savior would be a descendant of Abraham.

D. The Birth of Moses and His Mother's Plan

READ: Ref. 1:22, Ex. 2:1-4

Moses' parents believed that God would take care of their child.

READ: Ref. 2:6-10

God used Moses' brave sister and even the daughter of Pharaoh himself to protect Moses.

God planned to use Moses to save the Israelites from slavery.

God knew that Moses would be safer in Pharaoh's house than anywhere else.

He also knew that Moses would be able to learn a lot that would be useful to him in his future activities as the leader of his people.

Moses grew up and tried to deliver his people from slavery, but he failed. He was forced to flee into the desert.

Another 40 years passed and God told Moses that he had chosen him to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and into the land that God had promised Abraham.

E. Exit from slavery.

God brought the people of Israel out of slavery to Pharaoh in an amazing way.

He sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians.

All nations learned that there is a living God, whom no wizards can resist.

When the people of Israel approached the sea, God commanded the water to part before the people.

People crossed in the middle of the sea as if on dry land. They believed God.

The Lord saved them because he loved them and because he promised to save them.

And the Egyptian army that chased them drowned because they did not believe God, but did as the Israelites did.

READ: Gen. 14:23-25

God always watched over His people and protected them in order to save all mankind from the power of Satan, sin and death.

Since then, God has spoken to people through His prophets, but few have listened to them.

People, not wanting to hear about sin, threw the prophets into prison and brutally killed them.

Each of the prophets reminded that God promised to send a Savior.

QUESTIONS: 1. Did God give up His plan to send a Savior to mankind after people rebelled against Him and built the Tower of Babel? (No).

2. What did God do to ensure the birth of the Savior? ( God chose and called Abraham to become the ancestor of the Savior).

3. What did God command Abraham? ( God commanded Abraham to leave his country and go to the place where He promised to take Him.)

4. How many children did Abraham and Sarah have at the time God told Abraham to go to another country? ( They didn't have children)

5. What did God promise to Abraham?

God said that Abraham's descendants would become a great nation.

God promised that He would protect and protect Abraham.

God said that all the nations and tribes of the world would be blessed through one of Abraham's descendants.

6. Who will this descendant of Abraham be? ( He will become the Savior, the one who will overthrow Satan and make possible the unity of people with God).

7. God spoke to Abraham directly, but how does he speak to people today? ( Through the Bible).

8. Did God choose Abraham because he was not a sinner? ( No, all people are sinners).

9. What did Abraham do when God made His promises to Him? ( Abraham believed God. He left his country and went where God led him.)

10. Did God give a son to Abraham and Sarah? ( Yes).

11. Why Egyptian pharaoh made the Israelites slaves? ( Because there were more of them than the Egyptians and the pharaoh was afraid that they would unite with the enemies of Egypt, rebel against him and take over Egypt).

12. Who gave Pharaoh his evil plans? ( Satan).

13. Why did Satan want to destroy the Israelites? ( Satan knew that God had promised Abraham that one of his descendants would be the Savior.)

14. Why did God allow Pharaoh's daughter to adopt Moses? ( Because God planned to use Moses to free the Israelites from slavery).

15. Can Satan, any other spirit, man, or anyone else prevent God from carrying out His plans? ( No, God does everything he wants to do)

Lesson 11: God Foretold the Birth of John and Jesus

Golden Verse: Luke. 1:37 “For with God no word will fail.”

The purpose of the lesson: Show that Jesus is God the Son.

Show that Jesus is the promised Savior.

A. The Beginning of a New Era

Today we will open a part of the Bible called the New Testament.

The events described in the New Testament took place 2000 years ago. It was with the birth of Jesus Christ that a new countdown of time began on earth, and our time is called the New Era.

Many people have backslidden from God and cared about nothing but themselves.

They sinned and no longer believed that the promised Savior would ever come.

But there were those who read the Bible, which had already been written at that time, and were eagerly awaiting the Savior.

B. God promised that Zechariah and Elizabeth would have a son.

READ: Bow. 1:5-6

Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were Jews who trusted in God and believed His Word.

READ: Bow. 1:7-15

Both Zechariah and Elizabeth were already old. They had no children.

Zechariah was one of the priests.

An angel of God promised Zechariah a son and told him to name the baby John.

How would you behave if an angel suddenly appeared to you? Would you be scared? Would you believe him?

God knew everything about Zechariah's son even before he was born.

C. God promised Mary a son.

READ: Bow. 1:26-31

The time has come for God to fulfill all His promises about the Savior.

God sent an Angel to inform a virgin named Mary that the Lord had chosen her to be the mother of the Savior.

Mary was just an ordinary woman who, although a sinner, believed that God would send a Savior.

The baby was to be named Jesus, which means “Savior” or “Deliverer.”

God has not forgotten His promise to send a Savior.

God loved the world and wanted sinners to escape the punishment they deserved.

READ: Bow. 1:32

Mary's son had to be not only her son, but also be the Son of the Most High, i.e. Son of God.

Six centuries earlier, God informed His prophet Isaiah about this.

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, unlike people, never had a body. But the Savior had to be a man like us, except that He had to be sinless.

Please note, God did not send the Angel to the royal palace or to those who had a lot of money, but sent it to a simple, inconspicuous girl who believed God.

D. The Savior Jesus did not have an earthly father.

READ: Bow. 1:35

Mary could not understand how she could give birth to a child who had no earthly father.

The angel told her that God the Holy Spirit would perform this miracle.

Since Jesus was born without an earthly father, he was born sinless.

Every person in this world has inherited Adam's sin.

We are all sinners because Adam's sin was passed on to us.

But Jesus' Father was God

God is perfect, holy and sinless.

READ: Bow. 1:38

Mary believed in God and realized that by the will of God she was destined to become the mother of the Savior.

D. John was to prepare Israel to believe in the Savior.

READ: Bow. 1:76-77

John said that when the Savior came, He would explain to His people how their sins could be forgiven.

The punishment for sin is eternal separation from God.

How then can one atone for sins?

How can sinners be forgiven and saved from eternal punishment?

For this a Savior was needed.

E. The Angel of God explains everything to Joseph.

READ: Matt. 1:18-21

Mary, who was to become the mother of Jesus, was already betrothed to a man named Joseph.

Joseph was a good man who believed in God.

He, too, was a sinner, but he came to God the way He indicated.

God wanted Joseph to take Mary as his wife and for Jesus to have a good earthly father.

Jesus was born into this world to save sinners from God's punishment for their sins.

G. The Magi are looking for Jesus.

READ: Matt. 2:1-18

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, as God's prophets predicted many years ago.

Herod was afraid of losing his royal power when the baby grew up and became an adult.

The high priests and scribes, like us, read in the writings of the prophet Micah about the place in which the Savior would be born.

Did the Magi do the right thing by worshiping Jesus? The Lord wrote in the Law that He gave to Moses that only God should be worshiped. Do you think that God was angry with these wise men for their worship of Jesus? No, Jesus is God, so they did the right thing by worshiping Him. Jesus is both God and man.

God told Joseph to take Jesus to Egypt, where he would be safe and Herod would not be able to destroy him.

Jesus grew up and became a wise man.

God was pleased with Him and people loved Him.

He was holy and sinless.

He always kept His word.

He was faithful in everything he did.

He was a perfect Righteous One.

QUESTIONS: 1. What should Zechariah name his son? ( John).

2. What work did John have to do? ( Prepare people to accept and believe in the Savior).

3. What should Mary's son have been named? (Jesus)

4. What does the name "Jesus" mean? ( "Jesus" means "Savior" or "Deliverer".

5. Was Jesus just a man? (Jesus was the Son of God and a man).

6. Is Jesus the promised Savior? ( Yes, Jesus is exactly the Savior that God promised to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden).

8. Are there many Saviors in different parts Sveta? ( No, God sent only one Savior to the whole world).

9. What does the name "Christ" mean? (It means "Anointed One" or "Messiah", the word is Greek.

10. What does the name "Emmanuel" mean? ( It means "God is with us." Jesus was God who came to earth and lived among people).

11. In what country was Jesus born? ( In the land of Israel).

12. In what city in Israel was Jesus supposed to be born? ( in Bethlehem).

13. Did the Magi do the right thing by worshiping Jesus? ( Yes, because Jesus was God the Son).

14. To what country did God tell Joseph to take Jesus to save Him from Herod? ( In Egypt).

15. Why was Jesus born into this world? ( To become a deliverer of sinners - to save people from the power of Satan, sin and death).

16. Although Jesus was like other people, what made Him different from them? ( Jesus was both God and man).

17. Did Jesus do anything wrong? ( No, Jesus was born sinless and He never thought, said or did anything that displeased His Father.)

18. Was any man sinless like Jesus? ( No, everyone inherited Adam's sin and violated God's laws).

Lesson 12: God Sent John to Teach and Baptize

Golden Verse: Isa. 9:6 “And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

The purpose of the lesson: Show the need for repentance.

Show that people are powerless to save themselves.

Show that Jesus is the promised Deliverer.

A. John was God's messenger to Israel

READ: Matt. 3:1-2.

John's message to the people was simple, he called on people to repent, i.e. stop sinning. However, repentance is not only the public recognition of oneself as a sinner, but also the decision of the heart not to sin, i.e. change your actions, thoughts and words.

If people do not repent of their sins, God will judge them in eternal judgment and they will go to hell.

He urged them to prepare for the coming of the promised Savior.

John was the one who, according to the prophet Isaiah, would precede the promised Savior.

READ: Matt. 3:3-4

B. Many people believed God's message because of John's preaching.

READ: Matt. 3:5-6

When a person was baptized, it was a clear sign to everyone that he agreed with God that he deserved to die for his sins. But that he trusts in God, who will send the Deliverer to save him.

Baptism implies the establishment of identity. The word baptize means to immerse; in English (baptaise), comes from Greek (baptizo). This is where our Russian word (Baptist) comes from.

One of the meanings of this word was used to describe the process of dyeing fabric. When a piece of fabric was immersed in dye, the fabric took on its color.

Just as the cloth was identified with the dye and took on its color, so the Jews were identified with John's call to repentance. Their baptism was an outward act that testified to internal repentance and faith in John's preaching. They identified themselves with the truth that God was giving them through John.

Baptism will not make us acceptable to God. The ritual side of baptism in the eyes of God does not wash away our sins from us. The wages of sin is death. Baptism is simply a sign to show others that a person accepts God's message and trusts that only God will save him.

C. The words of John, with which he addressed the proud and unrepentant.

READ: Matt. 3:7-8

Most of the temple representatives were proud people.

Scribes: All the writings of Moses and the prophets were written on scrolls. The people who transcribed God's words onto these scrolls were called scribes. They were also called "legalists" because they were supposed to know and be able to interpret true meaning Word of God.

Many scribes were proud of their knowledge. They considered themselves pleasing to God because they knew by heart and could explain the meaning of many parts of God's Word. They did not understand that it is more important to God that we believe and follow His Word.

Pharisees: Other spiritual leaders of the Jews were called Pharisees. The Pharisees tried to be pleasing to God by performing numerous rituals that they themselves established. The Pharisees added to the Word of God.

They did not consider themselves sinners like other people. They shunned anyone who was not a Pharisee. They were proud and considered themselves virtuous and thought that they were pleasing to God because they did good deeds.

Sadducees: There was another party called the Sadducees. The Sadducees visited the temple and declared that they worshiped the Lord. However, they did not believe much of what was written in the Bible.

For example, the Sadducees did not believe in the existence of angels, nor did they believe in the resurrection of the dead.

They were only interested in good relations with the Roman authorities and their position as leaders of the Jews. They didn't really believe in God with all their hearts.

Many of these religious leaders did not even admit that they were sinners.

They considered themselves virtuous enough to be accepted by God.

When we talk about our own pride, we mean such an attitude when a person says: “I consider my way to be the best and it doesn’t matter what the Lord says.”

Many people believe that they are always right, even when they know that they are wrong. They want people to think they are great, when in fact they know that they are sinners just like any other person.

In James 4:6 says, “God opposes the proud...” God does not accept those who disagree with Him.

But He promises to help and save those who admit that they are sinners and that only God can save them.

Some believe that they are automatically pleasing to God because of the faith of their parents.

God does not accept anyone because of the faith of his parents or his church upbringing. God judges each individual individually, not by his family, business, or church affiliation.

D. One day John saw Jesus coming to him and proclaimed: Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)

READ: Matt. 3:13-16

The people looked where John was pointing. There in the crowd stood Jesus Christ our Lord! With these words, John told the people that the Messiah, the promised Savior of Israel, stood before them. Jesus was the Lamb of God because He would later become the sacrifice for the sins of all people when He was crucified on the cross.

John considered himself unworthy to baptize Jesus, but agreed to do it according to the word of Christ.

Although Jesus was baptized, He did not accept it because He was a sinner and needed a Savior, like all the people whom John baptized.

Jesus was born perfect.

He lived in complete harmony with God.

Jesus was baptized because the Lord commanded so to all the Jews who accepted John as a prophet of God.

D. What came after baptism confirms the trinity of God.

READ: Matt. 3:16-17

The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus in the form of a dove

QUESTIONS: 1. What did John say to the people? ( John urged the people to repent and be baptized).

2. What does it mean to “repent”? ( Repentance is a change in the way you think about yourself, your sins and God. This means that we agree with God that we are sinners, that we break His laws and that we ourselves cannot become pleasing to God).

3. John prepared the people to receive whom? ( The Promised Deliverer, the Savior of people).

4. Who were the scribes?

A ) This there were Jewish religious leaders who rewrote the books of the Old Testament.

B). They were proud of their learning,

IN ) They did not understand that it is important not only to know the Word of God, but also to believe and fulfill it.

5. Who were the Pharisees?

A). It was a religious party of the Jews.

B). They tried to keep many of their own regulations, which they believed would make them acceptable to God.

IN). The Pharisees were filled with pride and believed that God would accept them because of their virtues.

6. Who were the Sadducees?

A). They, like the Pharisees, were a religious group of Jews.

B). They did not accept that the entire Old Testament is the Word of God.

7. Why did the priests and other religious leaders not accept John's teachings? ( They believed that they pleased God with their deeds). (They thought God would accept them because they were descendants of Abraham).

8. Should we be baptized in order to be saved from the power and punishment of sin? ( No. Baptism cannot deliver us from the power of sin or make us acceptable to God. Baptism, according to God, provides a way by which people prove that they truly agree with God.

9. What did God the Father say when Jesus was baptized?

A ). God the Father said that He was completely satisfied with Jesus.

B). God the Father told the disciples to obey Jesus.

IN). He called Jesus His Son.

Lesson 13. You Must Be Born Again

Golden Verse: John. 3:16 “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.”

The purpose of the lesson: To show that a person must be born again to be saved.

Understand that people cannot do anything to save themselves, as Jesus said, they must be born again.

A. Nicodemus comes to Jesus.

How many times were you going to start new life- and they never started it?

How many times have you intended to change your life and failed to do so?

Do you know that God does not expect you to be able to change it?

READ: John. 3:1-2

Nicodemus knew that the great miracles Jesus performed could only be accomplished through the power of God.

Most of the other Pharisees hated Jesus and said that He performed His miracles by the power of Satan.

Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He probably did not want the Jewish leaders to know about this meeting.

B. When Jesus answered, saying, “Unless a man is born again, he can see the kingdom of God,” Nicodemus began to have questions.

READ: John. 3:3

Nicodemus had never heard of being born again. Did this mean that the person had to become a baby again? No! When we are born physically we have a sinful nature. Sin is anything you think, say or do that is not pleasing to God. The Bible says (Rom. 3:10) that sin must be punished. The penalty for sin is separation from God forever. To be born again means to be "born again" - i.e. to become a member of God's family. This can only happen with the help of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Only God alone can completely change you and me from the inside out when we completely put our lives in His hands. When this happens, we are born into the family of God, and then we know that one day we will be with Him in heaven. Do you know that you must be born again in order for your sins to be forgiven? It was very difficult for Nicodemus to understand that it is not enough to just know about God - you need to start a new life through being born again.

READ: John. 3:6-7

Jesus told Nicodemus not to be surprised that he had to be born again.

God says that there are only two categories of people in the world:

Not rich and poor

Not bad and good

Not young and old

Born once and born twice

All those who are born only once are in the family of Satan.

All those who are born a second time are in the family of God.

Q. Still not understanding, Nicodemus asks Jesus how this can happen. (v.9)

Nicodemus still could not understand how a person could be born into the family of God.

READ: John. 3:14-15

Jesus explains this to Nicodemus, reminding him of this. What happened to his Jewish forefathers in the desert.

The Israelites sinned against God, so God sent them poisonous snakes who bit them, and they began to die. When the Israelites repented, i.e. changed their attitude towards God and admitted their sins, God told Moses to make a brass serpent and raise it as a banner. God promised that anyone who was bitten by a snake, if he looked in faith at the brass serpent, would be healed.

The Lord Jesus told Nicodemus that just as the bronze serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, so Jesus, the Son of God, must be lifted up. He meant His death for all people on the cross. Jesus never sinned, so He did not need to be punished for His sins. But God took our sins and laid them on his Son. (1 Peter 2:24) The Lord punished his Son in our place. How great is His love for us sinners! Now if we believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him into our lives, God accepts us into his family, we are, as it were, born again.

Nicodemus tried to keep God's laws. But he did not understand that with his own efforts he was completely unacceptable to God. He should have done what the Israelites did and simply put his faith in the Lord.

D. To further correct Nicodemus’ misunderstanding about God, Jesus tells him that God loved the whole world. (vv. 16-21)

All those who place their faith in Jesus receive eternal life from God.

READ: John. 3:16

Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son..."

Who has God entrusted to be the Savior?

Jesus was God's only Son.

There is no one like Him.

When a man, woman, or child believes in God's words and trusts in Jesus as their Savior, God will give that person new life.

The path of life and the path of death.

Jesus said that whoever believes in Him will not perish.

They will receive "ETERNAL LIFE."

READ: John. 3:17

That's how it is God's promise.

Yes! You and I read that the Lord exactly fulfilled everything he promised.

You and I have read that for thousands of years God has always kept all His promises.

No one should wait until he dies to find out whether God will accept him or reject him.

Those who reject the Savior will immediately be judged and rejected by God.

READ: John. 5:24

Those who agree with God and trust in the Savior Jesus Christ will not be cursed.

There is only one Savior sent by God to save sinners, and that Savior is Jesus Christ.

READ: John. 3:19-20

The reason people disagree with God and don't believe in him is because they love their own sinful ways.

They don't want to admit they're wrong.

They don't want God to change them.

They try to avoid God's truths so as not to reveal their sinfulness.

But God knows everything about everyone, so it is foolish to hope that sins can be hidden.

The Bible tells us that God desires for every person to become a member of His family.

That's why He sent His Son Jesus Christ!

Natalia Volkova
Lesson “Creation of the World and Man” for students of the senior (preparatory) group

Goals:

To develop in children the ability to see the beauty of the sky.

Learn to make discoveries by reasoning,

Develop creative imagination

Use visual arts to develop imagination.

Tasks:

Arouse children's interest in the world around them,

Develop memory, attention, speech,

- consolidate concepts: sky, earth.

The first, second and third days of creation.

Preliminary work: observing the sky, earth, footprints on the ground, etc. while walking; drawing and depicting the days of creation on whatman paper. Talk about holy book- Bibles. God created with a word. We show an empty Whatman paper and say that it is empty. In the conversation about the first day of creation, we paint half with a pale gray color and the other half with a pale yellow color. On the second day of creation - sky, clouds, rainbow, thunderclouds. Drawing the sky and clouds. We discuss that this is good.

Questions for children...

Sasha asked: “What does emptiness mean?”

Educator: The children closed their eyes, what do we see? We don't see anything. This is what emptiness is.

Educator: Children, what is the name of the book that talks about God and our world?

Children: Bible.

Educator: Children what God created on the first day?

Children: Day and night.

Educator: The first day

In the darkness God's Spirit moved,

There was chaos and darkness all around.

Suddenly a ray of hope appeared -

The first ray of life and warmth.

From the eternal darkness the dawn has come,

The Lord said:

Let there be light!

Let there be light

God separated the light from the darkness

We are very happy about the light!

create with the help of one single

words "And God said"

Educator: Remember, children, who saw the night sky?

Masha: “I saw and saw the stars, and also the moon...

Educator: What color is the night?

Misha: “Black, you can’t see anything if there are no lights...”

Educator, what color can you draw a day?

Children: Kate: "Pink, blue, purple..."

Educator: Maxim, did you go for a walk during the day? What is the difference between day and night?

Maksim: “During the day I see everything, but at night I can’t see anything, but the night is also interesting, when there are stars, they glow...

Educator: Children, remember how we depicted light? What color?

Children: Yellow...

Educator: Children are like God created on the second day?

Pasha: Sky clouds…

Educator: And what else?

Sonya: Air, rainbow, clouds.

Educator: Children, what is the sky for?

Christina: So that birds, planes, and balls could fly.

Educator:

Second day

God created on the second day

The vault of heaven, blue.

And God saw that it was good. With each of his creations, God showed his greatness, power, that he could create with the help of one single

words "And God said"

Educator: Children, we are going on a new journey and will talk about the third day of creation.

So here we go: turn on the music

Lyrics:

The road, the road leads from the threshold,

Goes from the threshold to the blue dream.

Even though the world is vast, it’s still nice,

When you walk back home.

It's good under the sky

Like in a boat with sails,

Together with true friends

Swim wherever your eyes take you.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

Roads, roads, like kind hands,

Like the kind hands of good friends.

The road gives us many new friends,

Walking with friends is much more fun.

It's good under the sky

Like in a boat with sails,

Together with true friends

Swim wherever your eyes take you.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

The road, the road is like a friend,

Looks like a friend you're always with.

Always interesting, and not even crowded,

Never on the narrowest path.

It's good under the sky

Like in a boat with sails,

Together with true friends

Swim wherever your eyes take you.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

On the road with the clouds

On the road with the clouds

I really like it when we

Let's go back.

Children move and position themselves on the carpet...

On the third day God created the earth(land, seas and oceans. Then he commanded to grow plants: trees, herbs, flowers. The earth turned green and became a beautiful garden. And God rejoiced at this.

Land. Seas and oceans. The land was located differently than it is now.

On whatman paper we draw land in half where there is light and in half where it is night and discuss that the earth is round and land can be anywhere.

Children draw themselves, on whatman paper, on the carpet.

Verse about the third day of creation

Day three

On the third day, Heavenly Father

Firmament of the earth created,

Fragrant fruits

He gave me the tree of life.

Greenery with bright carpets

Spreads all around.

Everything is in gardens, flowers, trees -

This is our home with you.

Then we move the Whatman paper to the place where it usually hangs with us.

Children sit on chairs.

Educator: What God created on the third day?

Tanya: seas, land.

Educator: How many of you have seen the sea?

Semyon: I went to the sea, swam, dived, there is algae there.

Educator: Is a lake water or land?

Anya: A lake is water, and it’s wet. And land means when it’s dry.

Educator: Yes, of course, land is land. But it is not very dry either.

Listen to this.

Rain is a traveler.

The big fluffy cloud had a little son. His name was Rain. He was obedient: He didn’t even throw the raindrops that collected on his shirt onto the ground. Mother Cloud did not allow him to look out. “What good will you do if you go to earth,” she said, “and we will never see you again.”

This is how day after day passed. The rain grew and grew. Nobody saw him. But then there was a drought on earth.

People prayed to God: "God! Forgive us our sins, let it rain on the earth.". They went out onto the field with icons and banners, praying and asking God for mercy. The Lord heard the tearful prayers, took pity on the people and sent His Angels to all directions of the world to find the Rain and send it to the people on earth.

Angels are flying, looking out. “Where is Rain? Where did he hide? “We looked into the cloud, and there Rain was sitting in the corner and was silent. And so much water had collected in it that large drops of their own accord rolled down the cheeks, like tears.

Why are you sitting here, rain? - ask the Angels of God. “People on earth are waiting for you, they need you there.”

“I’m afraid to be separated from my mother by a cloud,” answered Rain, “so I’ll leave her and never come back.”

You’re not smart, you’re not smart,” he says senior angel, - there is nothing better than helping others. Go, Rain, to the ground, people there will die without you.

Rain looked down. Looks: people stand on the ground, pray, stretch out their hands to the sky. He felt sorry for the people - the first drop fell from the cloud to the ground, followed by another. They began to fall and it was impossible to count them. People cried with joy, standing in the rain, holding up their hands and faces to him. Rain watered the earth, flowers and wheat - everything that grows in the fields. The earth swelled and gave a generous harvest to the people.

And Rain? You probably think that he just disappeared? And haven’t you seen your mother again? No, it wasn't like that at all. The sun came out, warmed the wet ground, and the rain began to rise above it in a light mist. He rose higher and higher until he saw his mother - a cloud who was smiling.

“I’m coming to you, mom, I’m coming,” Rain and Fog shouted joyfully. He was so happy that he met his mother again.

Many times he came to earth with rain, and returned back with fog. Winter has come. But our Rain couldn’t sit in a cloud even in winter. He went to see what people were doing. Mom put a fluffy cape on him, and Rain began to smoothly fall to the ground like a light snow. Rain looked in - there was snow in one window, in the second - and there people were sitting at the table, eating potatoes with cucumbers and cabbage, drinking tea with golden brown bread and sweet jam. And Rain, who helped them so much in the summer, is remembered with love and gratitude.

Educator: Children, what did people ask God for?

Kate: about the fact that it would rain.

Educator: name the mother of the rain.

Ilya: Cloud.

Educator: What is rain for?

Timofey: So that vegetables and fruits grow, so that flowers bloom and trees grow.

Educator: Name the transformations of rain. At what time of year does rain turn to snow?

Pauline: The rain first fell to the ground and poured on it, then in the sun it turned into fog, and rose high and returned to its mother.

Educator: Why do people thank the rain?

Alina: Because vegetables and fruits have grown, and bread has also grown.

And now we guys will play "I was born a gardener"…

Drawing by children on the topic classes first, second, third day of creation.

In conclusion, an exhibition of children's works is organized.

Well done guys, we learned a lot of interesting things. What did you learn new today?

All work is ready and we are returning home from the trip.

Program content:

Introduce children to Orthodox understanding peace as a good and beautiful creation of God; tell how it came about.

Development of observation skills, aesthetic skills perception: to see and hear beautiful things.

Attracting children's attention to the variety of colors and sounds in nature, to the variety of shapes in the environment peace, expediency and wisdom of its structure.

Development of creative abilities - the ability to reflect beauty in your works peace.

Give an idea of ​​the world in which he lives man as the tree of God to man. Summarize within subsequent classes to understanding the meaning of thanksgiving.

Upbringing moral sense of kind, caring attitude towards the creations of the environment peace.

Used literature:

Animals