Tag: Explorer Journal
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Armor of God Exploring Bible History New Testament Lessons 5
This past Sunday was a very FUN day of learning. The kiddos were soooo excited to learn about the Helmet of Salvation. Prior to going into the lesson I showed them pictures of various types of hats. For example, a football helmet, hockey helmet, baseball bating helmet, motorcycle helmet, hard hat, bike helmet, combat helmet,…
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Armor of God Exploring Bible History New Testament Lessons 4
This past Sunday we did our lesson on the Shield of Faith. We focused on the fact that if we BELIEVE ALL of GOD’S promises then we have Faith. We talked about how Faith helps protect us from the Devil and his tricks. We talked about how the Devil wants us to believe lies and…
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Armor of God Exploring Bible History New Testament Lessons 3
We are continuing our lessons on the Armor of God. This past Sunday we added “Sandals of Peace” to our Belt of Truth and Breastplate of Righteousness. We learned that God wants our feet to be SHOD with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace. I wanted the kiddos to realize that when we teach…
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Armor of God Exploring Bible History New Testament Lessons
Today was the beginning of our new “Theme.” We are Exploring the Armor of God. Paul wrote the Letter to the brethren in Ephesus. They lived under the Roman Government and were completely aware of the Armor a Soldier wore. The kiddos were excited to get started with this new topic. However, I was asked…
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Samson the Strong Judge
The children LOVED the lesson about Samson. It is amazing how excited they get when learning about Samson and his AMAZING STRENGTH. For their “Take Home” activity the kiddos made a Samson Puppet. It was made by coloring a face and MUSCLED arms and gluing them to a tongue depressor. They then glued on 7…
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Deborah a Judge of Israel
This past Sunday we continued in our lessons on the Judges! The children were greeted by BIG blow up palm trees. They knew they were in for an exciting lesson. We talked a bit about Shamgar…he killed 600 Philistines with an OX goad. He was a brave man! However, after he died the Hebrews returned…
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Joahua Takes A Stand….”As for Me and My House…”
This week we are learning the story of Joshua’s Farewell Address to the Hebrews. He is wanting them to remain FAITHFUL to God. He tells them that they must make a choice. He reminds them of all the blessings God had blessed them with. He reminds them that God had always been with them. Joshua…
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Jericho
This past Sunday we learned about the story of the conquering of Jericho. We made the “Rams” horns as our “Take Home” Activity. The horns were made before class (see previous post). During class the children added the chenille stick around the mouth piece and were allowed to color and decorate their horn any way…
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Memorial Stones
This past Sunday we learned about the story of the Memorial Stones. The stones were picked up from the midst of the Jordan River, from the place where the Priest feet had stood. Joshua picked 12 men (one from each tribe) to pick up a rock out of the Jordan and carry it on his…
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Crossing the River Jordan
This week we are learning about the Hebrews Crossing the Jordan River. This is such an AMAZING story. God stops the Jordan River from flowing…allowing the Hebrews to safely cross on dry ground. For a visual this week I am using my paper dolls from makingfriends.com and home made “Ark of the Covenant.” I made…