KINDER - 4th GRADE
LESSON 4: WORSHIP ONLY GOD (DEUTERONOMY 1; 3:23-4:40)
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 34:10 And He said, “Behold I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.” (ESV)
FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS
What did Moses say about remembering God’s commands?
Who is like God?
How can you show God that you love Him?
5TH GRADE
LESSON 7: UNITED KINGDOM
MEMORY VERSE: Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS
This week we explored the kings of Israel and Judah. The first three kings: King Saul, King David and King Solomon, ruled over the united kingdom of Israel.
How was Samuel proven to be a true prophet to Israel?
Why did God reject Saul as King?
King David also sinned against God, but how did he respond differently when he was confronted by the prophet?
6th GRADE
LESSON 5: WHAT SHOULD I WORSHIP?
MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 22:36-38
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.”
FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS
This week, we researched what other worldviews worship. As a family, read the summary of each worldview.
Islam: If you use the Islamic map as your worldview map, you worship Allah. You believe Allah is the one and only God. He is not three persons in one. Allah is simply one. You think that when Christians say Jesus is God’s Son it means they worship two different Gods. Allah is not the same as the God Christians worship. Because Allah is one, he needs people outside of himself in order for him to have relationships. As a Muslim, you believe that a man named Mohammed was Allah’s best and final prophet (messenger). You do not worship Mohammed, but you study the Quran. The Quran is a book that Mohammed told others came from Allah.
Postmodernism: If you use the postmodern map as your worldview map, you think things are much too blurry to know what is True or even what is real. But you do not think that it is important to know the Truth. All you care about knowing is what is important to your community. Whatever your community believes is what you will believe. Different communities believe different things and that is okay. Your community is what is most important to you.
As a family, discuss what each worldview worships. How might worshiping these different things affect your choices and behaviors?
Spend some time thanking God for creating you to worship Him. Ask that God would be at work in the hearts and minds of those who follow Islam and postmodernism, showing them that they were designed to worship Him.
7th - 8TH GRADE
LESSON 6: GOD GIVES HIS PEOPLE THE PROMISED LAND (JUDGES)
MEMORY VERSE: MEMORY VERSE: Joshua 24:15 “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
What are some ways we are tempted to do what is right in our own eyes?
What are some examples of our culture living this way?
What are the dangers of deciding for ourselves what is right for me or right for you?