Isaac the Promise - Part 1 - Is anything too hard for God?

Key Concepts:

• Trust in God
• Is anything too hard for God?
• Stars & Sand

Opening Activity:

• Trust jump for under 4 yrs.
• Log pass school age and above

Large Group:

• Visit from Sarah: telling story from Sarah’s perspective (Lisa)
• Explain how kids can trust God with their future (Larry)

Memory Verse: Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for God
18:11

Craft:

• School age: Sand art in baby food jars. Tell the promise of Abraham’s children as the sand of the seashore. Each student will write or have written what they are believing God for in their lives. Then paper will be inserted into the sand as the jar is filled. Hot glue lids onto jars when filled. (Ann lead teacher)

Preschool: Make a picture of colored glitter stars younger children telling story or the promise of God. (Lisa & Sherry)

Swordtraining: as needed

Materials:

• Baby food jars with lids (25) Marie
• Hot glue gun – Jimmy & Marie
• Colored sand – Ann
• Black Construction paper – Lisa
• Bottles of glue – Lisa
• Pans for glitter - Ann
• Vacuum Cleaner
• Shower curtains
• Paper strips
• Pens

Abraham & the Promise

Lesson 10

Key Concepts:

• God’s Promises Dominion, Protection, Greatness/Blessing
• God keeps his word
• Patience
• Obedience
• Covenant
• Family

Sign-In: Divide into 3 mixed age groups (Elyse)

Opening Activity:

• Father Abraham Song Ann
• Flag Game Josh/Jimmy
• Ones with Bibles Blessed – give Blessed tickets-no time outs with flag pulled
• All others sit out very still for one minute before returning to game

Large Group: Obedience = blessing Marie

• Timeline: Review of memory verses
• Adam blessed with dominion. Obedience
• Noah blessed with protection. Obedience
• Abraham blessed with greatness. Obedience

Memory Verse:
Genesis 12:2b, 3b And thou shalt be a blessing: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Small Group Activities:

• Your Are a Family
• Stand up 2-4-6- build up to whole group if possible
• Pryamid continue until one large group
• Lap sit

Swordtraining

Supplies:

• Tape big square for flag tag
• Flags-Elyse
• Another colored flag for ones who are Blessed
• Memory Verse poster

*Please note that we need two colors of flags

God Needs a Man/ Abraham is Chosen

Opening Activity: Celebration Center (Cha-cha slide)

Review Rules: (optional)

Lesson Concepts: God Needs a Man

• God made Adam – he disobeyed. People became wicked.
• God chose Noah and saved him & his family – People again disobeyed and became wicked.
• God chose Abram and called him to obey.

Lesson In Action:
Facilitator: Ann
Timeline Review – Three visiting Characters

• Adam–(Jimmy) God made me and was my friend. I failed him and disobeyed.
• Noah-(Larry) Man was very wicked. God called me to build an ark to save the animals and my family. After the flood man became wicked and disobeyed God.
• Abram–(Josh) After the flood, Noah and his sons had many children. After many years there were many people on the earth again. They built cities and became very busy with their lives. Most of them became very wicked and disobeyed God. But not me. I loved God. I remember how he saved Noah and his family and when the other kids became wicked and disobeyed God, I did not. One day, God called me and told me to leave my family and my friends and go to a far away land that He would show me. I had to decide if I loved God more than my family and my friends, I had to choose to obey God or to disobey him.

Memory Verse: By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place. Heb. 11:8

• How about you? Will you obey God? Do you love God enough to obey Him?

Altar Call

• Individual Counseling for Salvation – (Sherry & Jimmy)
• Deeper commitment-for ones remaining.

Father Abraham Song

Sword training-

• Put names in Bibles
• Look up memory verses to this point

Materials:

• Candy for Bibles (to be given getting off bus)-Marie, Ann
• Willie George Salvation Materials- Sherry
• Cha-cha Slide/CD player – Ann