September 5 Noah Obeyed God 6

September 12 Abraham Was God’s Friend 11

September 19 Lot’s Escape 16

September 26 The Coat and the Deep Pit 22

October 3 Joseph in Prison 29

October 10 Joseph’s Rule 34

October 17 Joseph Shares with His Brothers 39

October 24 Joseph’s Family 45

October 31 Elijah and Baal 52

November 7 Elijah and the King 57

November 14 Daniel and the King’s Food 62

November 21 Daniel Delivers Bad News 67

November 28 Deborah 72

Primary TeacherFall Quarter, 2021

God Leads His People in thePath of Goodness

God’s People Obey Him

God Cares for HisPeople

BraveServants of God

Quarterly Objective: The learner will hear and do activities to under-stand that obedience to God’s Word brings real joy.

Volume 3, No. 1, Fall Quarter, 2021Writer: Lena Case

Editor in Chief: Kyle Elkins, kyle.elkins@bogardstore.org

Business Manager: Dean Grigsby, dean.grigsby@bogardstore.org

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Bible curriculum helps children construct practical life application and personal meaning from every Bible lesson. It pulls third- and fourth-graders like a magnet into learning activities. Their involvement prompts them to think more deeply about God and His way of dealing with people. It all results in better Christian education for today’s eight- or nine-year-olds. Children need spiritual stamina. We know that. They may even be called upon to stand alone rather than compromise Bible principles. But it is only after accepting God’s Word as the final authority for their lives that they will have the strength of convictions needed for that challenge. Only those with a stable faith will be able to stand against the assortment of obstacles they will encounter in life. Building Christian character in young lives must be the predominant goal of Christian education. The foundation of salvation is the base for structuring a life, but without follow-up experiences of living in Christ, the life becomes shallow. This Bible curriculum helps children develop concepts and learn truths essential to becoming productive Christians. They learn to think more deeply about God’s will. Actively involved learners remember what they experience. Allow adequate time for learners to plunge into discovering Bible truths through doing. Involve the body, mind and spirit of all your learners in unfor-gettable learning experiences. God Leads His People in the Path of Goodness (the theme of this quarter) uses examples of great heroes of Bible history to model obedience, courage and the providence of God in accomplishing His work among men.

The teacher’s guide provides ideas for involving learners in each session from the arrival of the first eager learner through the entire schedule. Every activity suggested relates to the lesson theme. And learning Bible verses by memory is easier with the active involvement ideas given in the Bible Insight section of each unit.

The learner’s manual has stimulating Scripture-related exercises to encourage deeper thinking about God’s Word. Doing them helps prepare children for living in the twenty-first century when wisdom about spiritual matters will be crucial. Always featured on the first page of each lesson is a Bible story summary. The remaining pages concentrate on uncovering the true meaning of the Scriptures. A Bible Insight verse appears on the third page of each lesson.

The make and take book offered with this course has ready-to-use projects learners make themselves. Early Time Activities often use the make and take pages for learners to do upon arrival to introduce the theme for the session. The projects are a resource well worth using.

The visuals give various types of interesting illustrations for the Bible stories and also include other teaching resources. Use them as directed in this teacher’s guide or follow your own creative promptings for exciting learning experiences. Christian education is entirely too passive in most churches. We resist change as if it is a sin. Yet, God wants to change each of us into the image of His dear Son. “Maximum learning results from maximum mean-ingful involvement.” That is a law of teaching that we better recognize and accept if we are to see vibrant learners come away with a vital faith in the living Christ.

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CelebrateLEARNING

Learning has never been so meaningful or so much fun!

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Names and Faces—Know Your Learners

Perhaps, the single most meaningful aspect of your teaching ministry is knowing your learners. General characteristics of third- and fourth-graders give an overview of what to expect with primaries, but it is too generic to give you a good working relationship with those in your class. You need to know everything humanly possible about each child you have under your direction each week. Start with names and faces. Ask permission to take snapshots of the boys and girls on the first week of the quarter. Tuck your camera into your teacher’s tote bag each week to catch those who may come just now and then. Another option would be to take pictures of them at home or school. Have two sets of prints made—one for a teacher’s notebook and one for a classroom display of eager learners. Cut one set of the photos into circles to mount at the top of leaf shapes personalized with names. Make a teacher’s notebook from a 1'' size three-ring binder. Mount a picture of each learner on a separate page. Write the child’s full name and the name that he prefers you to use. See the sample teacher’s notebook entry on page 4. Read the sample to see how well you could know a person through such a project. The sample entry has, of course, a fictional name and person, but you can see how information sheets like this could guide the direction for a teacher who wants to reach girls and boys with practical Bible teaching. As you discover other personal characteristics that impact your teaching, add a note to the sheet about that person. Though you will not include anything personally damaging or intrusive in the private life of the learner, use your notebook

discreetly anyway. It is for your benefit in getting to know the learners and not for public knowledge. Pray over these pages. Have these pages before you as you arrange your teaching plan each week. By knowing your learners in such a personal way, you will have a growing excitement about what God is going to do in their lives each week. Take personal interest in your learners outside the class setting. Seeing you at her piano recital would thrill Jennilee (the sample entry learner) and make her more open to your friendship and spiritual leadership. By investing yourself in their lives, you will see eternal rewards. Knowing your learners involves having fun with them. A “friendship outing” unifies the group and develops a growing loyalty to the church family. Invite learners to choose a mutually interesting activity for a quarterly fun meeting. Let them plan as much as they can handle of the details, but you are the adult who must follow through with making sure plans materialize. Call to remind volunteers of their assignments. Be ready to take up the slack, if possible, so no one gets embarrassed or put down if he cannot do what was promised. The child will feel bad enough without making an issue of it.

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9-1-21 Jennifer Leigh Coston

(Jennilee)

2736 Herstreet

Wherever, ST 87103

Phone 543-2198

Age 8 Birthday: May 15, 2013

Grade 3 - Moody Elementary

Parents: Carol and Mark Fikes (here)

Jim Coston (in Newtown)

Brothers: Matthew Coston (12—lives w/dad)

Timothy Fikes (first grade)

Sister: Lauren Fikes (3 months)

Jennilee “has to” visit dad one weekend monthly.

Likes school. Memorizes quickly.

Hobbies: playing softball, reading

Activities: piano lessons, Praise Kids Choir

Favorite color: blue

Physically: tall for age, average weight, good health, makes friends easily

Spiritual needs: salvation

Tends to go along with the crowd. Challenge her to think

for herself about the best actions to choose.

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“Toobeyisbetterthansacrifice.”Busy-ness in doing good is worthless if we ignore and, therefore, disobey God’s commands.Godwantsobediencewithoutreservations,agoalwithintheabilityofeveryone.

Unit Objective

Learners will identify men in the Bible who obeyed God. Learning about the adventures of Bible characters will help children learn that God is faithful to those who love Him. Learning about these adventures will develop a sense of confidence in God’s care whatever the circumstances. Learning about these adventures will help the children to seek a more meaningful rela-tionship with the Lord.

This Unit and Your Learners

Obedience to an unseen being sounds unre-alistic to humanistic thinkers in our world today. Almighty God, however, is the one true living God who deserves our allegiance and worship. Children in public schools may hear misconceptions about their individual rights without regard for God, but those who grow up in church should have a firm foundation for faith in the supreme ruler of the universe. They know obedience to God is not an option. Children may not understand about obey-ing God, but all can relate to obeying parents, grandparents or others in auth ority over them. Choosing to obey God is doing what He says as obeying parents is doing what they say. The godly people featured in these Bible stories serve as examples for today. Children can learn to walk paths of righteousness (right living) to enjoy God’s best for their lives. In a time when ignoring all authority is so prevalent among youth, boys and girls must accept God’s standards to develop spiritually as He desires. Learning obedience and submission better equips them to be mighty in spirit to defeat Satan’s attacks through worldly enticements.

Overview of Bible LessonsNoah Obeyed God Learners may know the familiar story of Noah’s

ark, but do they understand the enormous faith of this man who by his godly life stood alone in his world? His belief made him want to obey, and God kept Noah’s family safe.

Abraham Was God’s Friend Abraham’s great faith to believe the covenant promise God gave motivated him to obey God’s direction for his life.

Lot’s Escape God protected Lot and some of his family from destruction in Sodom. Learners discover they cannot violate Bible principles for separated living without experiencing the consequences.

The Coat and the Deep Pit Joseph remained faithful to God in the most difficult circumstances. God changed the evil intent of Joseph’s brothers to work for the good of God’s people.

Bulletin Board

❏ Materials Needed: timepiece cut-outs, bright colored poster board, stapler, scissors, construction paper, pencil, bulletin board pattern on page 80

Use a bright color background to display a variety of timepieces. Use cata-log or advertisement pictures or make them from poster board or construction paper. (School supply stores sell bulletin board sets of timepieces printed in full color.) Cut letters for the message from a bright contrasting color of paper. Arrange and attach to the board as shown in the sketch. Use the bulletin board pattern on page 80 to make colorful contrast.

God’s People Obey HimUnit 1 Lessons 1–4

Lesson September 5, 2021

Noah Obeyed GodGenesis 6:5—9:17

Because of Noah’s faith, God kept his family safe from the flood.

Lesson Objective: Learners will discuss how Noah and his family were kept safe in the ark because Noah had faith to obey God.

Bible Principle: God protects and blesses those who have faith to obey Him.

Bible Insight: “Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” Proverbs 29:25

Life Application: I will trust God to do what is best for me when I obey His Word in my life.

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The Great FloodGenesis 6:5—9:17

Adam and Eve’s sin in Eden began the course of man disobeying God. As the population grew, so did evil. God planned a flood to destroy the world and the extreme wickedness filling it. Noah, the only obedient man, received protection by acting in faith. God’s command to build a large ship on dry land, fill it with animals and take on board enough food to last a year must have seemed strange to Noah. He responded, however, by beginning work right away. He had faith in the commander who gave the order. God protected Noah and his family from the flood because of Noah’s faith.

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KNOW GOD’S WORD

Today’s moral issues are strikingly similar to the problems in Noah’s day. It was a time of rampant violence, crime, moral corruption, degenerate marriage and family life with no con-cern for God’s will. The extreme wickedness in the world displeased God. Noah was a man who reverenced God, choosing to live by God’s principles. God decided to cleanse the earth of the degenerate people, and, because of Noah’s faith, God chose him to pre-serve life on earth. God told Noah His plans. He gave detailed instructions for building an ark for shelter during the coming flood. He gave Noah specific dimensions and design for the construction of it. He even specified what to take on the ark when Noah finished building it. Noah believed God was going to send a flood of water on the earth. His faith that God would do what He promised made Noah do “according to all that God commanded him.” He spent one hundred twenty years building the huge structure that was four hundred fifty feet long, about one and one-half times the length of a football field. It was seventy-five feet wide and forty-five feet high, taller than a four-story building. Noah’s three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, more than likely, helped with the construction of the ark. The Victor Handbook of Bible Knowledge says their births came after Noah began working on the ark. The sons married before the flood, and they and their wives came on board the ark with Noah and his wife. Eight people, a pair of each kind of unclean animal, seven pairs of clean animals (used for sacrifices), and seven pairs of male and female birds went into the ark. The three levels of stalls and living quarters on the huge ark were spacious enough for everything God wanted preserved during the flood. Then, God opened all the water sources, underground and from the sky and deluged the earth until the tallest mountain

was more than twenty-two feet under water. All life on earth perished. Everything—people, animals, insects, birds—died. On the ark, God kept Noah and his family safe from the destructive forces of the flood. The ark had no navigation devices for Noah to control. They trusted God’s hand to guide the ark and to protect them from danger. Noah and his fam-ily committed themselves totally to God’s direction. They depended on God to take them wherever He chose. At last the ark stopped moving when it grounded atop Mount Ararat. It took several months for the water to disap-pear, making the earth livable again. God told Noah when it was time for everyone and everything to leave the ark. What a glorious day it was for people and animals alike! How they must have rejoiced in the fresh environment of an earth cleansed from wickedness. Noah built an altar to worship the Lord with burnt-offerings. God blessed Noah and promised never to destroy the earth with floodwater again. The rainbow is a symbol of God’s covenant, a continuing reminder that He is faithful to do what He says. Hebrews 11 records Noah’s great faith as an example for present-day saints. We can trust God with all of life and depend on Him to keep us in the most difficult circumstances. By hav-ing confidence that God in His wisdom is continually aware of us will help us to trust Him in the good times as well as trials. One may have an apparently strong faith when life is going well—good health, job security, true friends and joyful service in a true church. The real test comes during not-so-positive experiences. A truly strong faith makes one draw near to God and rely on His faithfulness during a financial crisis when rela-tionships disintegrate and when the future looks bleak. Faith puts God’s power to work. Faith keeps looking at God’s ability and love rather than crashing under adversities. Trust in God is a positive experience that results in more happi-ness for living. One must obey God’s commands immediately to experience the greatest joy.

Prepare Your Room ❏ Materials Needed: colored paper, make and take attendance record and bird sticker, Wind Sock Room Decoration

(visuals), crepe paper

Make the Wind Sock Room Decoration for this quarter from the design in the visuals. Trim the margin from around the wind sock and glue the ends where directed to form a cylinder. Cut five 2' lengths of fall colors of crepe paper streamers. Staple them to the inside bottom of the cylinder and tie a 40'' length of string to the top for a hanger. Hang the wind sock from the ceiling where air currents will move the streamers. Make it low enough for children to see the message easily, and so it will not be a challenge to try to touch the streamers. They will touch to learn through feeling, but if a streamer gets detached, just staple it back in place. Leave the wind sock up for the whole quarter to teach the quarterly objective that obedience to God’s Word brings real joy. From colored paper cut giant letters for OBEY to display in your room during Unit 1, God’s People Obey Him. Learners need the positive reinforcement that obeying God is the thing to do if they love Him. Remove the attendance record pages from each learner’s make and take book and write each child’s name on his. Attach them to a wall where they can stay for the quarter. Place them low enough for the shortest child in class to reach easily. Take the bird stickers for each attendance record from the sticker page in the middle of the make and take book. Put each set in a separate envelope with a child’s name on it. The learner will choose a sticker from his envelope to add each week that he comes. If you prefer, let each child remove a sticker from the sticker page weekly to add to the poster upon arrival.

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EARLY TIME ACTIVITIES

❏ Materials Needed: Scripture Poster, Item 1, cardboard easel, newsprint paper, art supplies, make and take project 1, oiled paper

Bible Insight Verse Art—Display the Bible Insight verse, resource Item 1 from visuals. Set it on a cardboard tabletop easel in the worship center or attach it to the wall with Plasti-Tak. Have 12'' × 18'' pieces of newsprint paper, pencils, markers, crayons or watercolor paints and brushes ready for learners to use. Have the boys and girls read the Bible Insight verse aloud to you. Then, ask them to draw a situation to illustrate it. God knows when we feel anxious or afraid. He is more powerful than any trouble. He wants us to depend on Him to keep us safe. He will make sure that our trust is not in vain. Confidence in the Lord gives ser enity in times of stress. Ask learners to think of ev ery day circumstances which may be frightening. Have them re peat the Bible Insight verse and tell how they can turn the scary incidents over to the Lord to handle for them. Let each child share his drawing and tell what it illustrates. It should be a time when he would put his trust in the Lord to keep him safe.

Stained Glass Windows—During the week remove project 1 from the make and take books. With a cotton ball dipped in baby oil, cooking oil or mineral oil, paint the picture lightly. The paper will become more translucent so that light shines through it. Place the oiled pages on paper towels. Overnight drying helps the oil soak into the paper making it easier to handle and color. Place paper towels between the pages as you stack them. Put them in a brown grocery bag to carry to your classroom. Lay newsprint paper over the work area. Give each child a prepared project page. Have vivid colored cray ons for the

learners to use to color the different sections of the design. Point out the letters for FAITH at the bottom of the window pattern. Learners should color the objects pictured in the stained glass so that they stand out in the picture after coloring the other areas around them. The rainbow colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet in descending order. Use these colors to fill in the rainbow design. Use a permanent fine point marker to letter each child’s initials at the lower right of his window. The letters are not to be significant, yet, identify the work. Display them in your classroom window during class time.

WORSHIP TIME DEVOTIONALWhen Trouble Comes, Psalm 59:16

❏ Materials Needed: balloon, transparent tape, straight pin, Bible references on notepaper

No matter who we are, troubles come. We get sick, something happens to make us sad or other problems come into our lives. What are some troubles that you had this week? (Allow learners to share.) How do you feel when trouble comes? (Wait for responses.) (Blow up a balloon and tie a knot to keep it inflated.) We may feel sad about troubles, but we need not despair. We have a special friend who is always with us. When we ask Jesus to forgive our sin and be our Savior, He makes us God’s children. The Holy Spirit comes to live within us when we accept Jesus as Savior. He never leaves us. God’s Spirit is continually with every person who receives Him. We cannot see Him, just as we cannot see the air in this balloon. He is there as surely as there is air in the balloon now. (Put a piece of transparent tape on the balloon.) We will let the balloon represent a Christian’s life. This tape is like the Holy Spirit that is within all believers. (Show the pin.) We will let this pin represent trouble. (Stick the pin into the balloon through the tape. It will not pop. Remove the pin.)

8 Noah Obeyed God Lesson 1

Vocabulary Wordsgrace—favor, kindness, mercyfaith—unquestioning belief in God;

complete trustobedience—the act of obeying a

command, restriction or law; sub mission to authority

Lesson Set

❏ Materials Needed: steel measuring tape

Take learners outside to measure with a steel tape the ark’s dimensions. Scholars tell us the ark was 450' long, 75' wide and 45' high. Start at the wall of the church building and go out 450'. Drive a stake or put some kind of marker at the spot. Then, measure 75' for the width. Station a learner at each of the four corners to mark the ark’s size. Compare the height of the church building or some other landmark to the height of the ark. It took a lot of faith for Noah to build the huge ark when there had never been rain on the earth. The Bible story tells about Noah’s obedience.

The Holy Spirit is our “invisible shield.” Listen to God’s Word. (Read Psalm 59:16 and Psalm 46:1.) God is more powerful than any trouble that comes. He will bless and protect us as a shield. (If time allows, have these references written on notepaper for learners to find and read aloud: Psalm 5:12; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 9:9; Psalm 33:18, 19; Psalm 34:17; Psalm 37:39, 40 and Psalm 121:1-8.) Satan will continue to attack us as long as we live. We do not have to “pop” when Satan pricks us with trouble. Faith is the victory. (Point to the tape on the balloon.) We can choose to trust God to be with us in every time of trouble. If you do not have God’s Spirit within you, you do not have the protection of the “invisible shield” for your life. The verses we read about God’s help in trouble are for those who trust and obey Him. (Stick the pin into the balloon at a place not protected by the tape. It will pop.) God is a shield for everyone who receives Jesus as Savior. You can do that by repenting of your sin, asking God to forgive you and accepting Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for your sin penalty. Then, trust Him to give you eternal life and make Jesus Lord of your life. “Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (Proverbs 29:25).

BIBLE STORY

❏ Materials Needed: Accordian-folded Story Strip Visual 1-1—1-8

What prompted God to plan to destroy the earth with a flood? (Let learners share their ideas or tell what they remember from hearing the Bible story before.) The Bible record of the flood event gives the exact reason. Find it in Genesis 6:5. (Ask the first one to find the reference to read the verse aloud. Show scene 1-1 of visual.) Man’s great wickedness made God very sad. What did God say He would do? (Ask a learner to read verse 7.) With one exception, none would escape God’s cleansing of the earth. (Unfold scene 1-2 beside scene 1-1 while holding others folded to the back.) Verse 8 says, “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” Grace is good favor, kindness or mercy given. Why did Noah find grace in God’s sight? (Encourage learners to think and share reasons why Noah was special.) Noah did right and walked in the ways of the Lord. During the time of an ungodly society, Noah honored God with worship and sacrifices at an altar. Because of Noah’s character, God chose him to preserve life. God gave Noah the plan for the ark with specific dimensions (in Lesson Set) like those we measured earlier. (Show scene 1-3. Fold scenes 1-1 and 1-2 to the back on the right side so that the strip does not become too heavy on that side.) The ark would have three decks for housing all the animals and the food which God told Noah to take on board the ark. Noah obeyed God’s instructions exactly. He did everything just the way God commanded. He believed God could

accomplish what He said. Noah had great faith to build the ark on dry land when it had never rained on earth. It took one hundred twenty years for Noah to complete the building process. After he finished, God made animals and birds come to the ark for Noah to load. (Reveal scene 1-4.) Who were the people who entered the ark for safety? (Allow someone to name Noah, his wife, their three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth and their wives. If no one remembers, ask someone to read Genesis 7:13.) Who shut the door of the ark? (God shut the door, verse 16.) Seven days after closing the ark, God made the rain begin. (Unfold visual to show scene 1-5.) It rained, and it rained. Underground water sources broke loose to add to the torrential rain that came for forty days and forty nights. The flood covered the entire earth. According to Bible scholars, a cubit in Bible measurement equals about 18''. If water covered the mountains for fifteen cubits, how deep was the water? (Invite someone who likes math to multiply fifteen by eighteen to get the number of inches. Divide the results by twelve to change into feet.) The water was 22 ½'' above the highest mountain. The floodwater stayed on the earth for five months—one hundred fifty days. All living things on earth died. Absolutely nothing that moved upon the earth survived the flood except what was safely living on the ark (verses 21-24). Then, God sent a wind to evaporate the water. Slowly the waters decreased. The ark settled on the mountain of Ararat at five months. But the earth was not ready for living. Noah’s family and the animals had to wait until more water went away. Who remembers the tests that Noah did to see if the earth was ready for them? (Let a volunteer tell about Noah’s sending out a raven and then a dove to see if the waters were gone from the ground.) The raven had strong wings and just flew about until the water was gone. The dove flew out, could find no place to rest and returned to the ark. The next week, Noah sent the dove out again. It came back with a green leaf in its beak. What good news that must have been to everyone in the ark! (Change visual to show scene 1-6.) The next week, Noah repeated the test with the dove. It never returned to the ark, so Noah knew it had found a place to build a nest outside the ark. Noah removed part of the roof to examine conditions on the earth. The ground looked dry, but Noah waited for God’s command to leave the ark. At last God said it was time to leave the ark. (Show visual scene 1-7.) How good it must have felt to go out of the ark to a fresh clean earth. Noah’s family had lived over a year in an enclosed zoo. The animals scurried away to begin living in the renewed environment God provided. What was the first thing Noah did? (See Genesis 8:20. Hold visual scene 1-8 before the learners.) Noah led his family in worship by building an altar and giving sacrifices to God. Noah pleased God. A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. Have you seen a rainbow? The colors are so pretty as they appear in the sky. Do you know what a rainbow means? The Bible tells us in Genesis

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9:12-17. (Wait for learners to find the verses. Have them take turns reading aloud.)

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

Noah’s obedience to God made a happy ending to the flood story. Faith in God kept his family safe. (Set the story strip on the table or floor with slight folds to make it stand or attach the visual flat to the wall.) You can depend on God to do what is best for you when you obey His Word in your life. Obedience is the key to receiving God’s grace. God protects those who prove their love and faith in Him by obeying what He commands in His Word, the Bible.

BIBLE INSIGHT “Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (Proverbs 29:25). Divide the verse into sections according to the number of children you have. Assign single or multiple words of the verse to different learners. If you have more than eleven learners, assign words to teams. Then, have each learner saying his assigned word when it is his turn. Ask everyone to stand, move together in a tight group and spread out again to stand in correct order for saying the words of the verse. Have them repeat the verse twice with individuals saying assigned words. Then, have the group say the verse in unison twice. Invite individuals to say the words alone from memory. Call on an outgoing child to finish this sentence: “I will put my trust in the Lord and obey Him by . . . ” He completes the thought by suggesting a way third- and fourth-graders need to obey God. Repeat the process with another learner. Continue until everyone has a turn to add an idea.

Learner’s Manual Perforated pages in the learner’s manual make it easy to reinforce the Bible lesson with take home pages. Remove the four pages for Lesson 1 from each book and give a set to each child. Learners may want the Bible Insight verses list to use at home for the quarter. They can use it as a reference to learn the verse each week BEFORE coming to class.

The first page of the weekly lesson pages is the Bible story. Let learners take turns reading paragraphs of the story aloud. Children will remember the details of the Bible story permanently by following the words as they listen to others read and by hearing themselves read. Form four teams. (A team can be one person.) Learners on each team work together for the assignment on the second page of the lesson. Assign a picture to each team. They will look up the Hebrews reference first and, then, choose the reference printed on the open Bible which corresponds with the Bible story picture. Have learners report their results of identifying the men of great faith described and pictured. Have learners write the men’s names under the pictures as they hear the reports of other teams. The Bible Insight activity on the third page gives additional emphasis to practical life application of the Bible verse. Learners work individually to follow instructions printed there. The activity on the last page of the lesson further emphasizes the importance of obedience in receiving God’s blessings. Use the Bible verse references as a sword drill for practice in becoming familiar with locating Bible verses. After a learner reads a verse aloud, decide on a brief summary to write for it.

Make and Take The stained glass window project for Lesson 1 in the make and take activity book takes time to complete correctly. Begin it during presession time as described in Early Time Activities section. Try to allow time to finish it before learners leave the area.

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Express a sincere prayer that each child will obey God’s Word in his life and trust God to do what is best.

Saying Good-bye