Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Top Secret Tuesday, Exodus Lesson 3

Greetings! Your mission is to complete one of the following:


Pre-School: Print out two copies of this page.  Cut apart (and color?) the squares, and play a game of memory, matching up two of the same plague.


School Age: Print off one copy of this page, cut apart each square, and get ready to play some Plague-Charades!  Take turns picking from the pile, and see if the other people in your family can guess which plague you are acting out.  Get creative- this could be a riot!

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Exodus Memory Verses

Here are the verses that we will be learning as we study the book of Exodus.

Some weeks have shorter versions for little ones in italics.

Lesson 1 – Jan 3rd
Exodus 2:24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

Lesson 2- Jan 10th
Exodus 4:11 “The LORD said to him, ‘Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

Lesson 3 – Jan 17th
Exodus 6:7 “I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”

Lesson 4 – Jan 24th
Exodus 12:27 “It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when He struck down the Egyptians.”

Lesson 5 – Jan 31st
Exodus 15:2 “The LORD is my strength and my song, He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

Lesson 6 – Feb 7th
Exodus 16:8b “He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we?
You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.”

Lesson 7- Feb 14th
Exodus 19:5a Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My Treasured possession.

Lesson 8- Feb 21st
Exodus 25:8 “Have them make a sanctuary for Me, and I will dwell among them.”

Lesson 9 – Feb 28th
Exodus 34:6 “And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.’”

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Top Secret Tuesday, Advent Week 4

Greetings! Your mission is to complete one of the following:


Advent Week 4

Light all 4 of your candles on your advent candleholder and read about the coming of the Magi from Matthew 2:1-12.  Answer the following questions, and complete one activity below:
How did the Magi find Jesus?
What gifts did they bring him?
Why did they come to Jesus?
Option #1 (older kids):  Check out some neat info about the 3 gifts that the Magi gave Jesus:

Pictures of Myrrh and Frankincese (scroll down for pictures)
Picture of Frankincese Tree (and crazy botanical info too)
Very Cool Frankincense Tree
















Option #2 (young ones): Complete the Magi Maze worksheet.


Have fun!!

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Top Secret Tuesday, Advent Week 3

Greetings! Your mission is to complete one of the following:

Advent Week3

Light 3 of your candles on your advent candleholder and read about the birth of Jesus from Luke 2:1-20.  Now, your task is to complete a game of “Guess who I am?” 
Take turns acting out the characters and settings from this sheet, while other members of the family try to guess who you are, and which part of the story you are trying to tell. 

Have fun!!

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

ABC #13

Action:
From Prisoner to Prominence

Bible Verse:
Genesis 50:19-20 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in
the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for
good to accomplish what is now being done,
the saving of many lives.”

Character:
Joseph and Pharaoh

Younger kids can just learn verse 19.

Top Secret Tuesday, Advent Week 2

Greetings! Your mission is to complete one of the following:

Advent Week 2
Light 2 of your candles on your advent candleholder and read from Luke 1:26-37 and From Matt. 1:18-24.  Answer the following questions, then choose one of the following activities:

How did God tell Mary the Good News about Jesus?
How did God tell Joseph?
What are some things that were promised about Jesus?

Option 1 (older kids):  Use and NIV (or NAS) Bible to complete the "Mary's Song of Praise" crossword.

Option 2 (youngin’s):Using stuffed animals, puppets, dolls, or nativity figures act out Gabriel's conversation with Mary, and Joseph's dream from God.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Top Secret Tuesday, Advent Week 1



Greetings!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to complete one of the following tasks:


Advent Week 1

You will be making an advent candleholder to help celebrate the coming of Christmas.  To make your holder, use ½ of a paper towel roll, cut lengthwise.  Poke 4 holes into the top for the candles.  Before placing the candles in, feel free to decorate any way you like (stickers, glue/glitter, markers, etc.).  Place the candles in, light the 1st one and read about the birth of Jesus’ cousin, John from Luke 1:5-25. 

Have a parent cut out (and mix up!) the eight different pictures on this page.  Then your task is to sort out the order of  these events.  Have fun!!





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