Teaching Goal: Christians are called to be light in a dark world. Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and [...]
Teaching Goal: Teach about the persecution of the early church. Scripture: Acts 8: 1-3 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him but Saul began [...]
By N.K. Thomas Teaching Goal: The light of Jesus shines in the lives of Christians. Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill that cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put [...]
Teaching Goal: Christian faith today is founded on Jesus and the lives of Christians who lived before. Scriptures: John 10:7 Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate {door KJV} for the sheep…I am the gate {door KJV}; whoever enters through me will be saved. [...]
Teaching Goal: God’s power allows us to work together as believers, for His glory! Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:14-27 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many…If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the body were an [...]
Teaching Goal: Christians are called to share the good news of Christ at home, in the community and around the world. Scripture: Acts 1:8 You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. Materials: Target (included with this [...]
Teaching Goal: Jesus calls us to be "salt" in this world. Like salt in water, we are to provide support for friends and others. Scriptures: Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make [...]
Teaching Goal: Jesus calls us to be “salt” in this world. Salt melts ice as Christians can melt cold hearts. Scripture: Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. Colossians 4:5-6 Be wise in the way you act toward (non-Christians); make the most of every opportunity. Let your [...]
Teaching Goal: Jesus calls us to be “salt” in this world. Salt gives flavor and is used to preserve. Scriptures: Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. Colossians 4:5-6 Be wise in the way you act toward (non-Christians); make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation [...]
Teaching Goal: Self-control is a spiritual gift available to Christians. Scriptures: Joshua 6:18 Keep away from the devoted things so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Joshua 7 Achan takes forbidden treasure--a robe, silver and gold--from the city of Jericho. The [...]
Teaching Goal: Christians are called to share the Good News of Christ at home, in the community, and around the world. Scriptures: Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my [...]
Teaching Goal: Christians are called to share the Good News of Christ at home, in the community and around the world. Scripture: Acts 1:8 You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Materials: Pen or Marker Glow [...]
Teaching Goal: Remember what God teaches us. Scriptures: Numbers 15:37-40 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come, you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. You will have [...]
Teaching Goal: How do I know that there is a God? How do I know our God is the true God? Scriptures: Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Psalm 50:6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself [...]
By Sue Summers, www.MediaAlert.org Teaching Goal: Learn to evaluate what we hear, see, and read. Scriptures: Romans 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Philippians 4:8 Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, [...]
(One of fifteen activities included in the book, “Keep the Siblings and Lose the Rivalry.” Written by Dr. Todd Cartmell. Find out more at drtodd.net.) Teaching Goal: You are specially designed by God. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:14-26 Now the body is not made up of one part but of [...]
Teaching Goal: Believers have different abilities and gifts, but we are all part of the same body. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one [...]
Teaching Goal: When we become a Christian we are changed. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the [...]
Teaching Goal: In the Old Testament, access to God was through the priest. In the New Testament, God tells us that we are a Royal Priesthood, which means that we can approach God directly through prayer, and that we can read the Bible. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9 But you [...]
Teaching Goal: Christians are the fragrance of Christ in this world. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:15-16a For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an [...]
Teaching Goal: Sometimes we are a remnant. A remnant is a small group of people who continue to serve God in a culture that does not follow God. Scripture: Esther 3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. Daniel 3:12 [...]
Multiple Family Activity Teaching Goal: We need to surround ourselves with friends who lift us up instead of those who pull us down. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good morals.’” 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership [...]
Teaching Goal: Slow down, enjoy, and be refreshed by God’s creation. Scripture: Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of [...]
Teaching Goal: As Christians, our target is to live a holy life. God gives us the Bible, the Holy Spirit, and the example of Jesus’ life to help us live a holy life. Scripture: The Bible: Psalm 119:9-11 “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living [...]
Teaching Goal: God wants us to have a hot, not lukewarm faith. Scripture: Revelation 3:15-16 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out [...]
Teaching Goal: Jesus cares about us when we are lost. Scripture: Luke 15:4-7 Suppose one of you has a 100 sheep and loses 1 of them. Does he not leave the 99 in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he [...]
Teaching Goal: In hard times, stand firm for God. Scripture: Daniel 1 Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego take a stand not to eat from the king's table. God blesses all four. Daniel 3 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are thrown into the fire for not praying to the king's idol. [...]
Teaching Goal: Only God knows who will be in heaven. Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, 13:36-43 Parable of the Wheat and Weeds. 1 Samuel 16:7 The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. Materials: Bible [...]
Teaching Goal: Have a target—goal and purpose—for life. Scripture: See Activity #4 below. Materials: Paper, pen Garbage can or pail 3x5 note cards or special paper Materials to decorate the cards: Color markers, pictures, stickers NOTE: For a more detailed process read: “How to Develop a Family Mission Statement” [...]
Teaching Goal: Being a Christian can be the most exciting thing in life. Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts and the [...]
Teaching Goal: Being a follower of Christ is not always easy or popular. Scriptures: John 14:5-6 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one [...]
Teaching Goal: Be thankful for the Pilgrims and the sacrifice they made, so that we can worship freely. We need to be separate in our actions, but still be a part of the world so that we can reach out to others. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:17a “Therefore, come out [...]
By Karen Noal Teaching Goal: God wants a personal relationship with us. Scripture: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into [...]
By Michele Stamn Teaching Goal: Christians are called to “shine like stars” in a dark world. Scripture: Philippians 2:14-15 “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like [...]
Teaching Goal: Eternity is a long time. Scripture: Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Galatians 6:8 The one who sows to please his sinful [...]
Teaching Goal: The Bible is filled with God’s promises. Scripture: Psalm 33:4 Deuteronomy 31:6 John 14:26 Acts 2:21 John 14:2-3 Titus 1:2 Proverbs 3:5-6 2 Chronicles 7:14 Watch Video Materials: Paper (1 piece per person) Colored pens, pencils Scissors Glue stick or clear tape [...]
Teaching Goal: Teach the Gospel. All have sinned, but when we believe in Jesus as our Savior, He takes the sin away. Jesus then lives inside of us and shines out to others through our lives. Scriptures: Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory [...]
By Karen Noal Teaching Goal: Who and what we hang around effects us. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” 1 Corinthians 5:6 …Don’t you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? Matthew 16:6 “Be careful,” Jesus said [...]
Teaching Goal: The Christian life involves making some unpopular choices. Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 10:23 Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Daniel 1:8 Daniel would not eat the royal food. Daniel 5:1 Daniel did not participate in King Belshazar’s party - getting drunk and making fun of God. [...]
Teaching Goal: The Spirit and God’s Word bring balance to our busy lives. Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at [...]
Teaching Goal: God is the power behind our different skills. Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-20 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know…{God’s} incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 3:20 Now to {God} who is able to do immeasurably [...]
Teaching Goal: God wants us to have a hot, not lukewarm, faith. Scripture: Revelation 3:15-16 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth. [...]
Teaching Goal: Better times are coming for those who believe in God. Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel's vision in the Valley of Dry Bones. Materials: Packing peanuts (must be corn starch based, craft stores sell them as "Magic Noodles") Sponge, moistened Play theme song Pray Review last lesson Lesson and [...]
Teaching Goal: Have compassion for those who don’t know Jesus. Scripture: Luke 19:41-42 As He (Jesus) approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.” [...]
Teaching Goal: Christians need Christian friends. Scripture: Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another. Daniel 3: The story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend [...]
Teaching Goal: God is the foundation of our family. Scripture: Psalm 127:1a Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Materials: Paper and marker Clear plastic water bottle (12 ounces or less). Cut off the top. (Should hold 4 ping-pong balls but small enough so that [...]
Christ is the foundation of our lives, we can stand firm. Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27 Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew [...]
Multiple Family Activity-This activity works best with three or more families. Teaching Goal: God keeps a book filled with the names of every Christian. Your name must be in this book to enter heaven. Scripture: Revelation 20:15, 21:27 Your name must be in the Book of Life to get [...]
Idea from Kendra Smiley Teaching Goal: God needs to be in every part of our life. Scripture: John 12:3-6 Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray {Jesus}, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor?”...He did not say this because he cared about the [...]
Teaching Goal: God loves us for who we are, not what we do.