Memory Verse 2:

The law of the LORD

is perfect.
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Psalm 19:7 BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 1

THE BIBLE IS GOD’S

WORD FOR US
T he Bible is the most special book in the world. It is a book
from God to people.
God wrote about Himself in the Bible. He wants us to know who
He is and what He is like. He tells us many things about Himself
in the Bible. God also tells us about us, about
where we came from and why we are
here.
God used many men to write the
words in the Bible. He inspired
men what to write, and they wrote
what God wanted. We call the
Bible God’s Word
because it is our
book from God.
We call God’s
Word the Holy
Truth To Remember: Bible because it is
different from any
The Bible Is God’s Holy Word. other book or letter
ever written.
Holy means separate for a righteous purpose to God or for God.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God never lies. God is perfect. His Word, the Bible, is perfect too.
Even though the Bible was written many years ago, it is still Everyone is afraid sometimes. Do you know what to do when you
perfectly true. It always has been and always will be perfectly are afraid? God’s Word says, Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in
true. You (Psalm 56:3). God tells us in His holy book, the Bible, to trust
Him when we are afraid.
God wants people to read the Bible. God wants you to read the
Bible. He cares about you very much, and He knows everything But that is not all. God tells us what to do when we are angry,
about you. He knows how tall you are and what you like to eat. lonely, or happy. He tells us what is right and what is wrong. He
He knows what makes you happy or sad. He even knows how tells us how we can go to heaven when we die.
many hairs are on your head! He knows all about you because Anytime you have a question or a problem, look in God’s Word.
He made you. And He gave you the Bible so you could know God has the truth for all your problems in His Word! When you
about Him! read the Bible, He shows you what you should do.
What a wonderful letter God has written to us! Read God’s Word
every day so you can learn about God.

DO YOU REMEMBER?
1. Is God perfect?
a. Yes
b. No

2. God’s Word is perfectly true:

a. Sometimes
b. Always Memory Verse 1:

3. Write 3 things God knows about you: Your word is truth.

1. Psalm 119:160

2.

3.
Memory Verse 2:

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;

His understanding is infinite.
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YEAR 1 LESSON 2

WHO IS GOD?
T he Bible is God’s book for us. In the Bible, we learn who God
is and what He is like.
The Bible tells us that God is eternal. That means that He
was never born and He will never die. He has always been. That
is hard for people to understand because people are born and
people die.
But not God. No one has been here
forever but God. We believe He is
eternal because He says so in His
Word. This is called faith. Faith
is believing what God says
even when we can’t see it with
our own eyes. We believe
because we know God
never lies.
God’s Word also tells us
Truth To Remember:
what God is like.
God is all-powerful.
God Is Eternal, All-Knowing, There is nothing
All-Powerful, And Loves Me! God cannot do.
God is everywhere. THINK ABOUT IT:
He sees everything and He knows everything.
That is how He knows all about you. God never changes. He has always been all-powerful. He is all-
He knows all about everything! powerful now. He always will be all-powerful. God has always
God is perfect. known all things. He knows all things right now. He always will
He is perfectly holy and has no sin. know all things. God is and always will be perfect. God never lies.
He never has lied before, and He never will.
God is love.
God loves people very much. God loves you! God says in His Word that He loves you. That means He always
has loved you and He always will love you!
God is good.
Everything He does is right. He gave us the Bible so we can People sometimes change. Maybe you had a friend who decided
know Him. What a wonderful, powerful God He is! Let’s thank not to be your friend anymore. Or someone promised to give you
Him for giving us His Word. something but then that person changed his mind. You may think
that since the Bible was written so long ago, maybe God has
changed since then.
DO YOU REMEMBER? You never need to be afraid of that. God never changes. He says
so in His Word, and God never lies. He says He loves you, so you
1. God is eternal. That means that:
can be sure He always will love you. He says He will never forget
a. He will die when He is very old. you. That will never change.
b. He was never born and He will never die.
God is eternal. He never changes.
2. What is believing what God says even when we can’t see
it with our own eyes?
a. Faith
b. Fear

3. Circle the ones that are true.

Memory Verse 1:
God is all-powerful.

God is everywhere.
From everlasting to everlasting,
You are God.
God is sinful.
Psalm 90:2
God knows everything about me.

God does not love people.

Memory Verse 2:

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,

and cannot look on wickedness.
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 3

WHERE DID EVIL

COME FROM?
From Isaiah 14:12-15; Luke 10:18

G od lives in heaven. He does not live alone in heaven. There

are many angels that live there also. God created angels to
serve Him and praise Him.
But one angel did not want to serve God or praise
God. This angel wanted to be God. This
angel’s name was Lucifer, or Satan.
Lucifer was very proud. He wanted
to be lifted up with the glory
that only belongs to God. He
wanted God’s power and
position.
No one is worthy to be
lifted up with all glory
but God. God is
the ruler over all
Truth To Remember: things because
He is eternal and
There Is Only One True God. He is perfect.
God will not share His power and position as the Most High God
with any created thing. He is the only God.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Lucifer and his angels chose to go against the perfect God. They When we disobey God, that is called sin. When we sin, we are
chose to disobey God. This is called sin. going against God.
God hates sin. He is holy and has no sin in Him at all. Because When Satan fought against God, that was the first time anything
God is all-powerful, Lucifer could not win. Lucifer and the angels God created had disobeyed God. That was the very first sin. That
who followed him were defeated. God cast Lucifer and his angels was when evil began.
out of heaven. Heaven is a perfect place. No sin can be in heaven.
Anytime we choose to disobey God, it is sin.
God made a huge lake of fire called hell to punish Lucifer and his
God is holy and He hates sin. He wrote about sin in His Bible.
angels. God judged them because they had sinned. Now there
He wrote this so we could learn what sin is and why God hates it.
are angels who serve God and there are angels who serve Satan.
One group of angels obeys God and one group fights God. God did not make evil. He did not make sin. God is perfect and
everything He does is perfect. Sin began when Satan tried to
take God’s place and be God. There is only one God. He is all-
powerful. He will not share His place with any created thing.

DO YOU REMEMBER?
1. Who is the angel that fought against God?
a. Michael
b. Lucifer
2. What is another name for Lucifer?
a. Satan
b. Adam
3. Circle the ones that are true. Cross out the ones that
Memory Verse 1:
are false. You alone are God.
Lucifer was very proud. Psalm 86:10
Lucifer defeated God.
No one can defeat God. He is all-powerful.
No sin can be in heaven.
Hell is a lake of fire made for Lucifer and his demons.
Memory Verse 2:

For by Him all things were created that are

in heaven and that are on earth … through
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Him and for Him. BIBLE STORY SERIES
Colossians 1:16
YEAR 1 LESSON 4

GOD CREATED
THE WORLD
From Genesis 1:1-2:3

T here was a time when there were no people. There were no

trees, no sky, no sunshine. There was no world. There was
only God.
God wanted to create a world. The Bible tells us about it. The
very first words of the Bible are, “In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.”
God began by making the world. It was covered in darkness.
Then God said, “Let there be light.” And
light was suddenly there! Just by
speaking, God made it happen.
What a powerful God He is!
Next, God separated the
light from the darkness. God
named the light Day and the
Truth To Remember: darkness He named Night.
This was the very first day
God Created All Things. and the very first night in the
new world God had made.
On the second day, God made the sky.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God created dry ground on the third day. He named it Earth. He
named the waters Seas. God also made plants and trees to grow “In the beginning” means the very beginning of time. Do you know
on the land. what it was like before there was a world? Do you know what it
The fourth day, God made the sun and the moon and the stars. was like before there was a sky, moon, or time? No one can tell
He put them in just the right places so we could have days and you what it was like because no one was there! There were no
months and years and seasons. people. Only God was there.

Birds and fish were made on the fifth day. God blessed them and God is eternal. God is the One who created the beginning. That
told them to fill up the skies and the oceans. is when time began. No one was there to see it, so God wrote
about it in His Word, the Bible. How wonderful that God tells us
On the sixth day, God created all the other animals. He made about the beginning of the world in His book, the Bible. If He had
cows and tigers and elephants and all other animals that live on not done that, we would never know the truth about how God
land. God also made people on this day. created all things. God expects us to believe it. He wants us to
God looked at the beautiful world He had made. Fish were have faith and believe what He says.
swimming. Birds were flying. Trees and plants were growing in God does not want you to believe what He says because someone
the sunshine. God saw that all of His world was very, very good. saw it. He wants you to believe it happened because He says it
The seventh day, God rested from all the work that He had done. did!
He did not rest because He was tired. He rested because the It is not hard to believe what God says, because we know that
work was finished and it was all good. God never lies. Everything He says in His Word is perfectly true.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

Write the things God created on each day.

1. Day 1 ____________________________________ Memory Verse 1:

2. Day 2 ____________________________________ In the beginning God created the heavens

3. Day 3 ____________________________________ and the earth.
4. Day 4 ____________________________________ Genesis 1:1

5. Day 5 ____________________________________
6. Day 6 ____________________________________
7. What did God do on the 7th day? _____________
Memory Verse 2:

He gives to all life, breath, and all things … for in

Him we live and move and have our being.
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YEAR 1 LESSON 5

GOD MAKES
MAN AND WOMAN
From Genesis 1:26-27; 2:15-25

G od had made a wonderful world, full of plants and animals.

But one thing was missing. There were no people for God to
know and love. God said, “Let Us make man.”
Then God did something very special. God reached down and
took some dirt in His own hands. He shaped it until it was a man.
But the man was not alive.
God breathed life into the man, and man became a living soul! God
named him Adam. Adam was created in a special way because
he was special to God. God made man in His own likeness.
God put Adam into a beautiful garden and gave him a job. Adam’s
job was to rule over the earth. Adam was busy taking care of
God’s world and naming all the animals.
But God saw that Adam was alone. God said that was not good.
Truth To Remember:

God Created People To

Fellowship With Him.
He decided to make a helper just right for Adam.
THINK ABOUT IT:
One day, while Adam was sleeping, God took out one of Adam’s
ribs. He used that rib to make a woman. God’s Word says that everything was created by God and for
God brought the woman to Adam and he was very glad. Adam God. Everything on the earth was made to please God and to
named the woman Eve. praise God. Look around you. What do you see? You may see
trees or birds or flowers. All the things you see were made by
Of all the things God had made, people were the most special. God and for God. They show us how wonderful God is.
Only people were created in God’s image.
We look at the things God created and are amazed at how
Adam and Eve were very happy in God’s new world. God would powerful He is. Look at how beautiful colors are. Feel the soft fur
come and talk to them and they could talk to God. It was a of a baby animal. Watch the sunset. Listen to the sounds animals
wonderful time. make. God’s creation praises Him. The sun gives light. The wind
blows. Fish swim. Birds sing. Flowers bloom. Everything does
what God created it to do.
But what about people? Did you ever want to know why you
were born or why you are here? Why did God make us? People
DO YOU REMEMBER? were made for a special reason. Men and women were made to
fellowship with God.
1. God created the world just by speaking. How did God create To have fellowship with someone means to be together. We
man? fellowship with our friends when we talk with each other and
a. He sang. spend time with each other. God made us to praise Him and to
b. He shouted. spend time with Him. We talk to God when we pray. He talks to
c. He used His own hands. us through His Word when we read the Bible.

2. How did Adam become alive? How wonderful it is that God wants you to know Him! He loves to
a. Adam made himself come alive. hear you talk to Him. He is happy when you read and obey His
b. An explosion brought him to life. Word. What an amazing God!
c. God breathed into him.
3. What did Adam do in the garden?
a. He hunted animals
Memory Verse 1:
b. He took care of God’s world and named the animals.
4. Who was the helper just right for Adam? Your hands have made me and fashioned me.
a. Eve Psalm 119:73
b. Mary
Memory Verse 2:

For there is not a just man on earth who does

good and does not sin.
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Ecclesiastes 7:20
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 6

GOD GIVES ADAM

AND EVE A CHOICE
From Genesis 3:1-13

G od’s world was perfect. There was no evil in it. Adam and
Eve were very happy in God’s world. There was no sadness
or anger or pain or death.
God made a beautiful place for Adam and Eve to live called the
Garden of Eden. God told them that they could eat fruit from
any tree in the garden except one—the Tree of the Knowledge
of Good and Evil. God said that if they ate the fruit from that one
tree, they would die.
One day, Satan disguised as a serpent
came to Eve. He asked her if God really
said they couldn’t eat from every tree
in the garden.
Eve told the Serpent that
God said they
could eat from
Truth To Remember: the trees of the
garden. But if they
All People Have Sinned. ate from the tree
in the middle of
the garden, or even touched it, they would die.
THINK ABOUT IT:
“You will not surely die,” the Serpent lied. He told Eve that God
did not want them to eat the fruit because it would make them as God created a perfect world. There was no sin in it. But God
wise as God. gave man and woman a choice. This choice was to obey God or
Eve did not know what to do. Should she obey God? Or should disobey God. Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s rule. The world
she believe what the Serpent said? Eve looked at the fruit. It did has never been perfect again. And no people are perfect either.
look good. Eve took a piece of fruit from the tree and took a bite. The Bible says that all people have sinned. Everyone has
Then she gave some to her husband, Adam. He ate some too. disobeyed God’s commands. No one is perfect without any sin.
Adam and Eve suddenly realized they were naked. They sewed Think about your life. You may try to do good, but then something
fig leaves together to try to cover themselves. When God came happens and you get angry. Or maybe you find something
to talk with them, they hid from God in fear and shame. that does not belong to you and you steal it. You have sinned.
God knew what had happened because God knows all things. Everyone has sinned.
But still He called to Adam and asked, “Where are you?” God is holy and He is perfect. He has never sinned, but we have
Adam told God he was hiding because he was afraid. all sinned. We cannot make our sins go away by ourselves. We
cannot be holy without God’s help.
God knew that Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit. He knew they
had disobeyed and done wrong. Adam and Eve had sinned.
What would God do?

DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. What would happen if Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of
the Knowledge of Good and Evil? Memory Verse 1:
a. They would be happy.
b. They would die. For all have sinned and fall short of the
2. Who lied to Eve? glory of God.
a. The Serpent Romans 3:23
b. God
3. Who sinned?
a. Adam
b. Eve
c. Both Adam and Eve
Memory Verse 2:

... and thus death spread to all men,

because all sinned.
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Romans 5:12b
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 7

GOD GIVES ADAM

AND EVE A PROMISE
From Genesis 3:14-24

G od had given Adam and Eve one rule to obey. They disobeyed
God and ate the fruit. That was the very first sin in God’s
perfect world. It was not perfect anymore.
Sin changed the world forever. Sin brought in fear and shame
and anger and pain. Now, animals would hunt and kill other
animals. Plants would wilt in the sun. And everything would get
old and die.
God came to the garden to find Adam. He asked Adam if he
had eaten fruit from the tree that God told
him not to eat from.
Adam blamed Eve. Eve
blamed the Serpent.
Because God is holy,
He must punish sin.
Truth To Remember:
First, He punished
the Serpent. He cursed the
God Promised A Savior. Serpent and said he would have to
crawl on his belly with no legs forever.
God then had to punish Adam and Eve because they had sinned.
Men would have to work very hard to get food to eat. Women
THINK ABOUT IT:
would have pain when they have babies.
All those terrible things happened after Adam and Eve sinned!
And everyone would get old and die.How terrible Adam and Eve They must have been very sad they had disobeyed God. But
felt. God sent them away from the beautiful garden He had made they could not change it. They could not go back and undo what
for them, and they could never come back. They could not talk they had done. They could not give anything or do anything to
with God like they did before. What could they do to make things make the sin go away. God had given them a choice and they
perfect again? chose to do wrong.
They knew they could not do anything. They had disobeyed God God must punish sin because He is holy. Adam and Eve were not
and their sin had changed everything in God’s perfect world. able to spend time with God as they did in the beautiful garden.
Would they ever fellowship with God again like they did before?
But God loved Adam and Eve. They had sinned, but God still
cared about them. God knew that Adam and Eve would sin. He knew that everyone
would sin. Sin comes from Satan. Now that people had sinned,
God was merciful. He told them about His plan. God promised Satan had power in their lives.
that one day Someone special would come and crush the head
of the Serpent. That Someone would win the fight over evil in the Satan hates God. He tries to get people to go against God. He
world. Adam and Eve now had hope again. God would do what wants people to disobey God and follow him instead.
He promised. But God had a plan of salvation. God made this plan so people
would be able to fellowship with Him like He created them to do.
He made a plan that would win the fight over Satan.
DO YOU REMEMBER? This plan was a Savior who would win over evil. The Savior
would break Satan’s power over man.
1. Who did Adam blame?
a. Eve God hates sin, but He does not hate people. Even though we all
b. The Serpent sin, God loves people very much. He loves you. Thank Him for
His plan of salvation.
2. Who did Eve blame?
a. Adam
b. The Serpent
Memory Verse 1:
3. Why did Adam and Eve have to be punished?
a. Because God did not love them anymore. Through one man sin entered the world,
b. Because God is holy.
and death through sin …
4. What did God promise Adam and Eve?
a. To send Someone to win over evil. Romans 5:12a
b. To make a new garden for them.
Memory Verse 2:

Has the LORD as great delight in burnt

offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the
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voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
1 Samuel 15:22 YEAR 1 LESSON 8

CAIN AND ABEL GIVE

GOD A SACRIFICE
From Genesis 4:1-16

A dam and Eve had 2 sons. One son was named Cain and
the other son was named Abel. Cain was a farmer. He grew
fruits and vegetables. Abel was a shepherd. He took care of the
sheep.
Cain and Abel each gave an offering to the Lord. Cain brought
an offering of fruits that he had grown. Abel brought a
lamb from his flock.
God was pleased with
Abel’s offering. Abel
had given his offering
the way God wanted. God
was not pleased with Cain’s
offering.
Cain became very angry. God
Truth To Remember: said, “Why are you angry?” God
told Cain that if he did right, he
People Can Only Come would be accepted. But if he did
wrong, sin was waiting to get him.
To God God’s Way.
One day, when Cain and Abel were out in the field, Cain attacked
his brother and killed him!Then God came and asked Cain,
THINK ABOUT IT:
“Where is Abel your brother?”
Have you ever been angry at someone because they did
“I do not know,” Cain lied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” something right and you did it wrong? Cain was. Cain hated Abel
But God knew that Cain had sinned. God knew Cain hated his because Abel obeyed God. Abel did things God’s way. Cain tried
brother and murdered him. God hates sin and has to judge it. to please God by doing things his own way.
Cain was sent away from home and could not come back. But people cannot please God by doing things their own way.
Adam and Eve were very sad. How could God keep His promise God only has one way. To do right you must do things God’s way.
to send a Savior if one son was dead and the other had to go Abel did what was right.
away? When you get angry at someone because they did things the
But God had not forgotten His promise. God gave Adam and Eve right way, remember what God said to Cain. God told Cain that if
another son. Eve named him Seth. Adam and Eve had many he did right, he would be accepted.
more sons and daughters. God also told Cain that sin wanted to have power over him, but
he must not let it.
Sin and Satan want to have power over you too. Satan wants you
to obey him. When you do wrong, you are serving Satan.
God wants you to obey Him. When you do right, you are serving
God.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
If we want to be accepted by God, we must come the way He
1. What did Abel offer to the Lord? says is right.
a. Fruit
b. A lamb
2. What did Cain offer to the Lord?
a. Fruit
b. A lamb
Memory Verse 1:
3. Whose offering pleased the Lord?
a. Cain’s Be sure your sin will find you out.
b. Abel’s Numbers 32:23
4. What did Cain do?
a. He helped his brother.
b. He killed his brother.
Memory Verse 2:

But without faith it is impossible to please Him,

for he who comes to God must believe that
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He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
Hebrews 11:6 YEAR 1 LESSON 9

A FLOOD COVERS
THE WHOLE WORLD
From Genesis 6:1-9:17

M ore and more people were born. Soon there were many
people on the earth. The people were very sinful. They did
things their own way. They did not serve God. They were full of
wicked thoughts. God planned to punish the people by sending a
great flood over the whole earth.
But there was one man who did right. His name was Noah. God
chose to keep Noah safe.
God told Noah that great rains would come. The whole earth
would be flooded. Noah did not even know what rain was!
It had never rained on the earth before.
But Noah believed God. When God told Noah
to build a huge ship, Noah obeyed.

Truth To Remember:

Have Faith In God.

He built this ship exactly as God told him to build it. It was called
an ark.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God then told Noah to take 2 of every kind of animal on the ark. What would you do if God told you a flood over all the earth was
Those animals would not die in the flood. That is why Noah’s coming? This would be hard to believe, especially if you had
ark had to be so big! After the animals were all inside the ark, never seen rain before!
God told Noah and his family to get into the ark. The flood was
Noah could have asked God, “What is rain?” or “What is a flood?”
coming. Noah and his family obeyed. No one else got into the
Noah could have asked God why he should build such a big boat.
ark. Then God shut the door.
Noah did not ask questions. Noah obeyed what God said because
It started to rain, and it kept raining. It rained for 40 days and 40
he had faith in God. He believed that everything God says is
nights. The rains flooded the whole earth. The water covered the
perfectly true.
highest mountain. All the people on the earth died.
It was not easy. People probably laughed at Noah and made
But God took care of Noah and his family. When the water had
fun of him. They did not believe in God or what He said. They
gone down, Noah and his family left the ark. God had saved them
did not have faith in God. They thought they could take care of
from the flood.
themselves.
God also gave Noah a special promise. God put a beautiful
But they were wrong. When the rains came and the earth flooded,
rainbow in the sky. God promised that He would never again
they were afraid. No one could save them but God! But they had
destroy the whole earth with a flood. Whenever Noah saw the
not listened to God. They had not obeyed.
rainbow in the sky, he was reminded of God’s promise. Noah
thanked God and praised God for taking care of them. Noah and his family were saved because they believed what
God said. God took care of Noah and his family. God blessed
them because they had faith and believed in Him.
When you tell people about God and His Word, sometimes people
DO YOU REMEMBER? may laugh at you or make fun of you. If they do, just remember
Noah. He obeyed even when people did not believe him. God will
1. Who obeyed God’s command to build a huge ship?
help you to obey Him even if it is hard.
a. Adam
b. Noah
2. How long did it rain? Memory Verse 1:
a. 40 days and 40 nights By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things
b. 4 days and 4 nights
not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared
3. What did God put in the sky when He made His promise to
never destroy the earth with a flood again?
an ark for the saving of his household.
a. A dove Hebrews 11:7
b. A rainbow
Memory Verse 2:

God has power to help and to overthrow.

2 Chronicles 25:8
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 10

GOD MAKES
MANY LANGUAGES
From Genesis 11:1-9

A fter the flood, Noah’s sons and their wives had many sons
and daughters. Many people were born and were living on
the earth again.
All the people of the world spoke the same language. One day,
they got together and decided to build a great city. The people
began to make bricks to build this great city.
They decided to build a tall, strong tower.
This tower would show man’s greatness
and power. The people wanted to
be important and powerful. They
wanted their tower to reach all
the way to heaven.
God looked down on
earth. He did not like
Truth To Remember: what the people were

No One Is More Powerful Than God. doing. God is the only

One who is all-mighty
and all-powerful.
He is the only God and Ruler of all. God will not share His
greatness.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God decided to come down and confuse the language of mankind The people building the Tower of Babel were proud people. They
so the people would not be able to understand each other.God thought they could do anything. They did not think they needed
changed man’s language that day. Suddenly, one group of God. They wanted to do things their own way.
people could not understand what another group was saying!
They did not even ask God what His way was!
People were speaking many different languages. They could not
work together anymore. They stopped building their great city What about you? Do you want to do things your own way without
and their big tower. The people began to move away from each God’s help? Do you think you do not need God? That is called
other. People who spoke the same language stayed together in pride.
a group. God teaches us in His Word that no one is more powerful than
The tower they tried to build was named the Tower of Babel. God (2 Chronicles 20:6).
Think back to the lesson about Satan. He wanted to be as
powerful as God. His sin was pride. When we are proud, we are
not following God. When we are proud, we are following Satan.
DO YOU REMEMBER? God does not want us to follow Satan. God knows that Satan’s
way leads to shame and death. He wants us to live His way
because that is the only way for us to have real joy.
1. Before God confused the languages, how many languages
did the people speak? God will help us do things His way if we ask Him.
a. Ten
b. One
2. The people wanted their tower to reach all the way to:
a. Heaven
b. The clouds
3. What made the people stop building their city?
a. They did not have enough money. Memory Verse 1:
b. They could not understand each other.
The heart is deceitful.
4. The tower was called:
a. The Tower of Eden Jeremiah 17:9
b. The Tower of Babel
Memory Verse 2:

For the LORD your God is with you

wherever you go.
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Joshua 1:9
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 11

ABRAM LEAVES HOME

TO FOLLOW GOD
From Genesis 12:1-9, 13:1-18

O ne day, God talked to a man named Abram. God told Abram

to leave his country and his friends and family. God was
going to show Abram a new land. Abram did not know how to get
there, but God did.
So, Abram packed up his things and left. His wife and his nephew,
Lot, went with him. They traveled until they got to the place where
God wanted Abram to live. It was called Canaan.
Abram and his nephew, Lot, both became very rich in this new
land. They had many animals. In a few years, they had so many
flocks and herds that they needed more room. The land was
getting too crowded and the people in charge of the animals
were getting angry with each other.
Truth To Remember:

God Takes Care Of Those

Who Obey Him.
Abram was wise. He told Lot that they should separate. But he
did not want to fight over the best land. Abram said that Lot could
THINK ABOUT IT:
choose first. If Lot went to the left side, Abram would go to the
God told Abram to go away from his home and his family.
right side.If Lot went to the right side, Abram would go to the left.
God told him to go to a place he had never seen before!
Lot looked all around him. He saw that one place was beautiful
and green. The other place was a mountain. It would be hard to Abram’s friends and relatives probably did not understand why
live there. Lot chose the easy, beautiful place to live. Abram went Abram was leaving. They did not believe in the one true God. It
to the mountain to live. did not make any sense.
Abram may have been afraid to go, but he trusted God. Abram
God came to Abram and blessed him. God promised that all
had faith in God. He believed God would take care of him.
the land Abram could see would one day be his. God promised
that Abram would have so many sons and grandsons and great- And God did. God was with Abram and took care of Abram. God
grandsons and their descendants, no one would be able to count kept His promise.
them all. God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, which means Sometimes God may want you to do something that does not
“father of a multitude.” seem to make sense. Other people may not understand. If they
Abraham believed God. He built an altar and praised God. do not believe in God, then they will not understand why you
want to obey Him.
But do not let that make you afraid to obey God. God always does
DO YOU REMEMBER? what is best for the people who love and obey Him (Romans
8:28). He took care of Abram, just as He promised.
1. Who knew the way to the new land?
a. Abram God will take care of you too. He always keeps His promises.
b. Lot
c. God
2. Why were the people in charge of the animals getting angry
with each other?
a. They did not speak the same language.
b. The land was too crowded. Memory Verse 1:
3. Which place did Lot choose for his own? So then those who are of faith are blessed
a. The beautiful and green land
b. The mountain with believing Abraham.
4. What did God promise Abram? Galatians 3:9
a. That he would always be rich.
b. That he would have so many descendants, no one would
be able to count them all.
Memory Verse 2:

Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the

heavens and the earth by Your great power
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and outstretched arm. There is nothing
too hard for You.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
Jeremiah 32:17 YEAR 1 LESSON 12

ABRAHAM HAS
THREE VISITORS
From Genesis 18:1-15

M any years passed after Lot moved away. God appeared to

Abraham one day while he was sitting near some trees by
his tent.
Abraham looked up and saw 3 men. He quickly
went to them and invited them to sit under
a tree and rest. He offered them water to
wash their feet, and some bread.
Then Abraham hurried and found
Sarah his wife in the tent. He told
her to make some food quickly for
the visitors.
Abraham stood nearby as the
men ate. The men asked
Abraham, “Where is Sarah,
Truth To Remember: your wife?”
“In the tent,” Abraham
Nothing Is Too Hard For God. answered.
Then the Lord told Abraham that one year later, Abraham and
Sarah would have a son.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Sarah was inside the tent listening. She laughed inside herself Do you believe God’s promises?
when she heard this. She and Abraham were very old.
Sometimes God promises to do things that seem impossible.
Sarah was too old to have a baby. Sometimes it is hard to believe that God can keep His promises.
The Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh …? Is anything But God can. He is all-powerful. Nothing is impossible for Him.
too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, Sarah did not believe God at first. She laughed when God told
according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” her she would have a baby. She was too old to have a baby. It
Sarah was afraid. She lied and said, “I did not laugh.” was impossible!

But the Lord said, “No, but you did laugh!” God had to remind Sarah that nothing is impossible for God.
When you remember all that we have learned about God in His
Word, it should be easy to believe that God can do anything.
God created all things. He created the world just by speaking!
God is all-powerful. He knows everything. He sees everything,
everywhere. He knows all about us and what we need. He is
DO YOU REMEMBER? perfect.
1. Where was Sarah when the visitors came? Think of how wonderful and powerful God is. When you do, it is
a. Out in the field. not hard to believe that nothing is impossible for God!
b. Inside the tent. Look at your memory verses. God wrote these in His Word. He
2. What did the Lord tell Abraham? wrote these to remind you that nothing is impossible for Him.
a. That he and Sarah would have a son.
b. That he and Sarah would move away.
3. What did Sarah do when she heard?
a. She prayed inside.
b. She laughed inside.
4. Fill in the blank with what the Lord said. Memory Verse 1:

“Is anything too _________________ for the LORD?”

The things which are impossible with men
are possible with God.
Luke 18:27
Memory Verse 2:

You who love the LORD, hate evil!

Psalm 97:10
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 13

SODOM AND GOMORRAH

ARE DESTROYED
From Genesis 18:16-19:29

W hen Lot moved away from Abraham, he went to live in a

nice, green land. It was pretty, but it was not a good place.
Lot had moved close to a very bad city. This city was called
Sodom. The people there were very wicked.
Lot did not move away from the bad city. Instead, he moved closer
and closer. Then he moved inside this
wicked city.
God told Abraham that He was
going to destroy Sodom and
another city called Gomorrah
because the people were so
wicked. Abraham asked God
not to destroy Sodom if He could
find 50 people in the city who
were not wicked.
Truth To Remember:
God said, “If I find in Sodom 50
God Is Merciful. righteous within the city, then
I will spare all the place for
their sakes.”
What if there were only 45? God said He would not destroy it for
45. Abraham then asked about 40, then 30, then 20, then all the
THINK ABOUT IT:
way down to 10. God said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of 10.”
God could have destroyed Lot and his family when He destroyed
But there were not even 10 people in the city who obeyed God. the wicked city. Lot should not have moved there. He should
But God still loved Lot. He sent 2 angels to Lot’s house. They have stayed far away from that evil place.
told Lot to get his family out of the city because God was going
to destroy it. But God was merciful to Lot. Mercy is doing good to others when
they do not deserve it. Lot had done wrong. He deserved to be
Lot went to his daughters’ husbands. He told them what the punished. But God had mercy and saved Lot’s life.
angels said. They did not believe Lot.
God is merciful to us too. Many times we do wrong. We do not
God was going to destroy the city with fire very soon. The 2 deserve God’s forgiveness. We do not deserve God’s plan of
angels took Lot and his wife and his 2 daughters out of the city. salvation.
The angels said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you.”
God did not make His plan of salvation because we deserved it.
Lot and his family left the city. But Lot’s wife stopped. She looked
God made this plan because He loves us.
back. Right then, Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt. She should
have obeyed God. But we must follow God’s way. Lot’s wife disobeyed. The angels
told them not to look back. She looked back and turned into salt.
But Lot and his daughters were safe because they obeyed. God
was merciful to them.

DO YOU REMEMBER? Imagine that you saw someone drowning. You go to help them.
You hold out your hand and shout, “Grab my hand!” The person
1. What was the name of the wicked city? does not want to die, but if he does not grab your hand, he will
a. Sodom drown. If he tries to save himself his own way, he will drown. He
b. Canaan must do what you tell him to do.

2. Did Lot move away from the bad city? God has made a way to give mercy to all people. He tells us in
a. Yes, he went far away. His Word how we can be forgiven of our sins. He made His plan
b. No, he moved closer and closer. of salvation so we could be saved from sin. His mercy is there
for us if we will take it. When we come to God His way, we are
3. Were there even 10 righteous people in Sodom? saved.
a. Yes
b. No Memory Verse 1:
4. Who looked back?
a. Lot
A wise man fears and departs from evil.
b. Lot’s wife Proverbs 14:16
Memory Verse 2:

Whoever trusts in the LORD,

happy is he.
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Proverbs 16:20
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 14

GOD ASKS ABRAHAM

TO GIVE UP HIS SON
From Genesis 22:1-18; Hebrews 11:17-19

G od had made a special promise to Abraham that his

descendants would be more than anyone could count.
God had given Abraham and Sarah a son, just as He promised.
His name was Isaac. Abraham loved Isaac very much.
But one day, God gave Abraham a test. He told Abraham that He
wanted a sacrifice. God told Abraham to take his only son, Isaac,
and sacrifice him to God.
Early the next morning, Abraham and Isaac
and 2 servants went to the mountain God
had chosen. When they got to the mountain,
Abraham told his servants to wait there.
He said that he and the boy would go
and worship God, and then they would
come back.
Truth To Remember: Isaac carried the wood and Abraham
carried the knife and the fire for the
God Blesses Obedience. offering.
Isaac saw that they had no lamb to sacrifice and asked his father
where the lamb was.
THINK ABOUT IT:
“My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt Why did God test Abraham? Why did God ask Abraham to give
offering,” Abraham said. up the one thing he loved most?
When they got to the top of the mountain, Abraham built an altar. When Abraham put Isaac on the altar and picked up the knife, he
He put the son he loved on the altar. He lifted the knife to kill his showed God that he valued and loved God more than anything,
son. Then he heard a voice say, “Abraham! Abraham!” even his only son. He showed he would trust God even when he
Abraham stopped. The Lord told Abraham not to sacrifice his did not understand.
son. Abraham had passed the test. He looked up and saw a ram God had promised that Abraham would have many sons,
caught in the bushes. He sacrificed the ram as an offering to grandsons and great-grandsons. If Isaac died, God would have
God. Abraham praised God. He named the place, to do a miracle. God would have to raise Isaac from the dead if
He was going to keep His promise to Abraham. Abraham had to
The Lord Will Provide. believe that God would keep His promise. He did not know how
God blessed Abraham because he obeyed God. God would, but Abraham still believed.
God did not want Isaac to die. He wanted to know if Abraham
would have a holy and reverent fear of God that meant obeying
no matter what. Abraham obeyed, and God gave him a ram
DO YOU REMEMBER? as a substitute sacrifice. God blessed Abraham for obeying.
God promised that the whole earth would be blessed because
1. What was the name of the son God had promised to Abraham obeyed. God was still working His plan of salvation for
Abraham and Sarah? a Savior to come. Abraham and Isaac were part of the plan.
a. Isaac
b. Lot
2. What did Isaac notice was missing for the offering?
a. The wood
b. The fire Memory Verse 1:
c. The lamb
3. What did Abraham sacrifice as an offering to God? God will provide for Himself the lamb.
a. Isaac Genesis 22:8
b. A ram caught in the bushes
4. What did Abraham name the place?
a. The Lord Will Provide.
b. The Lord is Good.
Memory Verse 2:

Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD

for His goodness, and for His wonderful works
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to the children of men!
Psalm 107:8
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 15

ISAAC NEEDS
A WIFE
From Genesis 24

A
braham was getting very old. His son, Isaac, had grown up.
It was time for Isaac to have a wife.
Abraham called his most trusted servant to him. He told his
servant to go find a wife for Isaac from people who believed
in God. He told him to go back to the
land where Abraham was from and
bring back a wife for Isaac.
The servant packed up many good
things. He put them on top of 10
camels and left on his trip. Finally, he
got to the land Abraham had come
from. He sat down near a well to
rest. It was in the evening when
the women were coming to get
water from the well.
Truth To Remember: The servant began praying
to ask God to show him who
God Cares About You. would be Isaac’s wife.
He told God that he would ask a girl for a drink of water. If she
said she would give him some water, and also get water for all his
THINK ABOUT IT:
camels, then that would be the woman God had chosen to marry
God cares about what you are doing each day. He is watching
Isaac. Before he even finished praying, a girl named Rebekah
over you each minute.
came to the well. She was carrying a jar on her shoulder. She
was very pretty. God was watching over Isaac. He knew Isaac needed a wife.
God was also watching over Rebekah. He knew that Rebekah
The servant asked her for a drink. She quickly gave him some
would come to the well just when she did. God knew that the
water. “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have
servant would be there too. God worked everything out for Isaac
finished drinking.”
to marry Rebekah. He had everything planned out before the
The servant knew God had answered his prayer. Rebekah was servant even prayed.
the wife God had chosen for Isaac. The servant praised God for
Did you know that God has a plan for your life too? God is
being so good. Then he took Rebekah back to Isaac. Isaac loved
watching over you. He knows what you need. He knows what is
her very much.
going to happen to you in the future.
You can be like Isaac’s servant. You can pray to God and ask
God to help you. God wants to provide for those who believe
DO YOU REMEMBER? in Him. We need to trust God, believe Him, and obey what He
says, because He has a plan for each of us. What a great God
1. Why did Abraham send his servant on a trip? we have!
a. Because Isaac needed more food.
b. Because Isaac needed a wife.
2. What kind of wife did Isaac need?
a. One who was pretty.
b. One who believed in God.
3. When did God answer the servant’s prayer? Memory Verse 1:
a. Before he had finished praying.
b. A long time after he prayed.
The LORD led me.
Genesis 24:27
4. What did Rebekah offer to do for the servant?
a. To sell water to him.
b. To give water to him and his camels.
Memory Verse 2:

You shall not … lie to one another.

Leviticus 19:11
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 16

JACOB STEALS
THE BLESSING
From Genesis 25:23-34, 27:1-45

Isaac and Rebekah had 2 sons. The first son was named Esau.
The second son was named Jacob. Isaac loved Esau most, but
Rebekah loved Jacob most.
Since Esau was born first, he would someday get his father’s
inheritance. This was called the birthright. But one day, Esau was
so hungry that he traded his birthright to Jacob for some stew.
When Isaac was old and could no
longer see, he called Esau to him.
He told Esau to go
and cook his favorite
meal. Then Isaac
would give Esau the
birthright and blessing
before he died.

Truth To Remember: Rebekah heard what Isaac

had said. She quickly
Tell The Truth. cooked Isaac’s favorite
food. While Esau was out
hunting, Rebekah told Jacob to take the food in to his father.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Jacob knew that Isaac, his father, would know he was not Esau.
He said, “Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth- Have you ever made someone believe what is not true? That
skinned man.” So, Rebekah put the skins of goats on the backs is called deceit. Deceiving is not good. It is lying. You may not
of his hands and on his neck. have said the lie with your mouth, but you did something to make
Isaac could not see if it was Jacob or Esau. He asked who was people believe a lie.
there. Jacob said, “I am Esau your firstborn.” Jacob deceived his father. If God had wanted Jacob to have the
Isaac felt the hairy skin on Jacob and thought it was Esau. He blessing, God could have given it to him. But Jacob did not wait
gave Jacob the blessing. Jacob had deceived his father. Jacob for God to give it to him. He got the blessing by deceiving his
had made his father think something that was not true. father.

When Esau came back with the food, Isaac had already given his If Jacob had waited for God, maybe he would not have had to
blessing to Jacob! leave his home and run away.

Esau was very angry. He was so angry he wanted to kill Jacob. It is the same with you. Maybe there is something that you want
Jacob had to run away. He had to leave his family. very much. You want it so much that maybe you even want to lie
or deceive to get it.
Would Jacob ever be able to come back home again?
Deceiving is sin. Do not lie or deceive. Pray to God instead. Tell
God all about it. If God wants you to have that thing, He will make
a way for you to have it without deceiving. If He does not make a
DO YOU REMEMBER? way for you to have it, He has a good reason why you should not
have it. Trust Him and do what is right.
1. What was the name of Isaac and Rebekah’s second son?
a. Esau
b. Jacob
2. Who traded his birthright for some stew?
a. Esau Memory Verse 1:
b. Jacob
3. What did Rebekah use to cover Jacob’s hands and neck?
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
a. The skins of goats but those who deal truthfully are His delight.
b. The wool of sheep
Proverbs 12:22
4. How did Jacob get the blessing?
a. He deceived his brother, Esau.
b. He deceived his father, Isaac.
Memory Verse 2:

I will not leave you until I have done what

I have spoken to you.
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Genesis 28:15
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 17

JACOB HAS A DREAM

From Genesis 28:10-22

J acob had run away from his home and his family. He was
going far away. He was going to live in the place where his
uncle lived.
It was a long trip. At night, Jacob was tired. He stopped to rest.
Jacob found a stone and used it as his pillow. He fell asleep.
Jacob had a dream. He dreamed of a long ladder. The bottom of
the ladder was on earth, and the top went into heaven. Angels
of God were walking up and down this ladder. The Lord stood at
the very top.
The Lord spoke to Jacob. He told Jacob that He was the God
of his fathers, Abraham and
Isaac. He told

Truth To Remember:

God Never Forgets His Promises.

Jacob that He had chosen to bless him.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God was going to give Jacob and his sons and grandsons and
great-grandsons the land He had promised Abraham. God was God chose to bless Jacob even though Jacob did not deserve it.
giving the same promise He gave to Abraham because Jacob God had mercy on Jacob.
was Abraham’s grandson. God also told Jacob that He would be
Do you remember the promise God gave to Abraham? God told
with him. God promised He would watch over him all the time.
Abraham that all the earth would be blessed by his descendants.
Jacob woke up. He knew God had talked to him. He took the That is the same promise He made to Abraham’s grandson,
stone that had been his pillow and used it to make an altar to Jacob!
worship God.
God had not forgotten His promise. God never forgets His
Jacob made a promise to God. He said that if God did watch promises.
over him as He said He would, then God would be Jacob’s God
Jacob made a promise too. He said if God really did keep His
always.
promise to him, then he would worship God as his God always.
Most of the people in Jacob’s land, even some of his family,
worshipped idols. Idols are statues of wood or gold or anything
that people worship instead of God. Jacob was saying he would
DO YOU REMEMBER? not pray to those idols, these false gods. He would only worship
the one true God.
1. What did Jacob use for his pillow? You already know that God keeps His promises. You have seen
a. His coat it in the Bible many times. Maybe it is time for you to make a
b. A stone promise to God, that God will be your God always.
2. What did Jacob dream of?
a. A long ladder
b. A large stone
3. Where did the top of the ladder reach?
a. To a cloud Memory Verse 1:
b. To heaven
The LORD our God we will serve, and
4. Who spoke to Jacob from the top of the ladder? His voice we will obey!
a. An angel
b. The Lord Joshua 24:24

5. What did Jacob do with his stone pillow?

a. He used it to make an altar.
b. He took it with him.
Memory Verse 2:

A good name is to be chosen rather

than great riches.
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Proverbs 22:1
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 18

JACOB GETS A
NEW FAMILY
From Genesis 29-33

J acob found his uncle’s house. His uncle, Laban, let him stay
there and gave him a job.
Laban had 2 daughters. The older daughter was Leah and the
younger daughter was Rachel. Jacob loved Rachel. Jacob
told Laban he would work 7 years to get
to marry Rachel. Laban said that was
good. Jacob worked 7 years. The years
seemed like only a few days because he
loved Rachel so much.
Finally, the wedding came. Jacob
was married. The next morning,
Jacob woke up and saw that he
had married Leah!

Truth To Remember: Jacob was angry. He went to

Laban and said, “What is this
God Can Change People you have done to me? Was
it not for Rachel that I served
If They Let Him. you? Why then have you
deceived me?”
Laban told Jacob that the oldest daughter must get married first.
Laban told Jacob he could work another 7 years to marry Rachel.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Jacob did. Then he had 2 wives. Leah and Rachel were jealous Jacob had deceived his father and his brother. When he moved
of each other. to Laban’s house, Laban deceived him! Laban deceived Jacob
After 20 years, Jacob left Laban. He took his 2 wives and his in getting him to marry Leah. Later, Laban deceived Jacob again
many children. He took his many animals. He was going to go in his work. Jacob learned how bad it felt to be deceived. He
home. learned why God does not like it when we deceive people.

On the way, Jacob stopped for the night. God came to him and Jacob’s name means “deceiver.”
blessed him. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. But God loved Jacob very much. God blessed Jacob and changed
Jacob’s brother, Esau, came to meet Jacob. Jacob was afraid, his name. He changed his name to Israel. Now he would not be
but Esau had forgiven Jacob. He hugged his brother. Jacob was called “deceiver” anymore.
very glad he had finally come home. Do you sometimes deceive people? Are you a deceiver? Any
time we deceive others, we are serving Satan. The Bible calls
Satan a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44). He deceives people
whenever he can. Satan wants us to deceive others.
Satan is a liar, but God is truth. God never lies. He wants us to be
DO YOU REMEMBER? truthful too. When we are truthful, we are serving God.
If you have deceived people before, but now you want to do what
1. Which daughter was the oldest? is right, talk to God about it. God can help you to be truthful. God
a. Leah wants what is best for you. God wants you to trust Him. God can
b. Rachel change you if you will let Him.
2. Which daughter did Jacob love?
a. Leah
b. Rachel
3. Were Leah and Rachel happy being Jacob’s wives?
a. Yes, they worked together.
b. No, they were jealous of each other. Memory Verse 1:
4. What did God change Jacob’s name to? Create in me a clean heart,
a. Israel
O God.
b. Laban
Psalm 51:10
Memory Verse 2:

God is our refuge and strength, a very present

help in trouble.
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Psalm 46:1
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 19

JOSEPH IS SOLD
BY HIS BROTHERS
From Genesis 37

J acob had many sons. His favorite son was named Joseph.
Jacob gave Joseph a very special tunic of many colors.
Joseph’s brothers were jealous because their father loved Joseph
more than them. They hated Joseph.
One day, Joseph told his brothers about a dream he had. He
dreamed that the sun, moon, and 11 stars bowed down to him.
Joseph’s brothers and his father did not like the dream. Did it
mean that one day Joseph’s father, mother, and 11 brothers
would bow down to him? Joseph’s brothers hated Joseph even
more because of his dreams.
Jacob sent Joseph
one day to find
his brothers.
Truth To Remember: They had
taken the
God Is Always Watching flocks and
herds to
Over You. a place
far away.
When Joseph’s brothers saw Joseph coming, they said, “Look,
this dreamer is coming.” They decided to kill him!
THINK ABOUT IT:
They planned to kill Joseph and say a wild animal had gotten It was probably very dark in the hole the brothers threw Joseph
him, but one brother said they should not. This brother told them into. There may have been bugs in it, or rats, or worse. Joseph
to throw Joseph into a big pit. This brother planned to come back was probably afraid. His brothers wanted to kill him! He did not
and take Joseph out of the pit and back to his father. know what was going to happen to him.
The brothers threw Joseph into the pit. They sat and thought of And then suddenly Joseph was on his way to a different country.
what they could do to Joseph. Then some men on camels came He was going to be a slave. Joseph did not want to be a slave.
by. They were going to a country far away called Egypt. Joseph’s Now there was even more to be afraid about.
brothers decided not to kill Joseph. “Let us sell him,” they said.
But Joseph knew what to do when he was afraid. He trusted God.
Joseph’s brothers sold Joseph as a slave. Then his brothers Joseph knew God would take care of him. God could take care
dipped Joseph’s coat in goat’s blood and took it to their father. of him at home. God could take care of him in Egypt. God could
Their father thought a wild animal had killed Joseph. He was very take care of him even when he was a slave.
sad.
Are you ever afraid? Every person is afraid sometimes. But now
But God was watching over Joseph. He was sold as a slave to an you know what to do. When you are afraid, trust God. God can
important man named Potiphar. Potiphar saw that God took care take care of you, no matter what is happening. God wants you to
of Joseph and that Joseph did what was right. He made Joseph trust Him, because He is always watching over you.
ruler over his whole house.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. What did Joseph dream? Memory Verse 1:

a. That he would be sold.
b. That the sun, moon, and 11 stars bowed to him. Whenever I am afraid, I will
2. What did Joseph’s brothers decide to do with Joseph? trust in You.
a. Sell him as a slave.
b. Apologize and take him back home. Psalm 56:3

3. Where was Joseph taken?

a. Canaan
b. Egypt
Memory Verse 2:

And we know that all things work together for

good to those who love God, to those who are
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the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 20

JOSEPH IS PUT
IN PRISON
From Genesis 39-41

J oseph was doing very well in Potiphar’s house. He was in

charge of everything.
But Potiphar’s wife was an evil woman. She wanted Joseph to do
a wicked thing. She tried to trick Joseph, but he told her that he
would not do this sin against God. This made her angry. She told
a lie about Joseph, and Potiphar put Joseph into prison.
But God was watching over him in prison. The keeper of the
prison saw how God took care of Joseph and blessed him. He
put Joseph in charge of all the people in
prison!
One day the Pharaoh, who
was the king of Egypt, sent
Truth To Remember:
2 of his servants to prison.
God Is In Control Of Everything Joseph saw their sad faces.
When he asked them what
That Happens To Us. was wrong, they told him
about dreams they had.
With God’s help, Joseph
told them what the
dreams meant. One servant would go back to work. The other
would die. Everything happened just like Joseph said.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Two years later, Pharaoh had a dream. He was worried and Just when things were going well, something bad happened
wanted to know what the dream meant. The servant remembered again! Why did God let Potiphar put Joseph in prison? Joseph
Joseph. He told Pharaoh how Joseph had helped him when he did not do anything wrong. Didn’t God care about Joseph?
was in prison. Pharaoh quickly called Joseph.
Yes, God cared about Joseph very much. God watched over him
Pharaoh told Joseph he dreamed of 7 fat cows and then 7 skinny in prison. God used bad things to teach Joseph to trust Him.
cows. The skinny cows ate up the fat cows.
Joseph did trust God and he did what was right. It seemed that
Joseph told Pharaoh that only God could tell what the dream everything was going wrong, but Joseph knew that God was with
meant. God helped Joseph understand the dream. him.
Joseph said the dream meant that for 7 years there would be Bad things happen sometimes. You may get sick. Maybe you
plenty of food to eat. Then for 7 years after that, there would be do not have enough food to eat. Maybe, like Joseph, someone
no rain. There would be no food. Joseph told Pharaoh to save lies about you and you get unfairly punished. Bad things happen
food during the good years. He told Pharaoh to put someone even when you do what is right.
wise in charge of saving food.
The next time bad things happen to you, remember Joseph.
Pharaoh thought that Joseph was the best man to do this job. Think about how God had a plan for Joseph, even in the bad
Once again, God had taken care of Joseph. Now Joseph was the times. Trust God and do not be afraid. God does not want you to
most important man in Egypt except for the Pharaoh. be afraid.
God is watching over you. He is in control, and He can turn bad
DO YOU REMEMBER? things into good.

1. Was Potiphar’s wife a good woman or an evil woman?

a. Good
b. Evil
2. What was Joseph’s job in the prison?
a. He was in charge of all the people.
b. He cleaned the floors. Memory Verse 1:
3. Who helped Joseph interpret the dreams? Fear not, for I am with you.
a. Potiphar
b. Pharaoh Isaiah 41:10
c. God
4. How many years would have no rain?
a. 1
b. 7
Memory Verse 2:

Do not say, I will recompense [return] evil;

wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
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Proverbs 20:22
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 21

JOSEPH’S BROTHERS
COME TO EGYPT
From Genesis 42-45, 50:15-21

J oseph was a good leader. He told the people to bring in some

of their food each year to save. He helped build huge storage
buildings to keep the food in. When the time of no rain came,
there was plenty of food to eat in Egypt.
Outside Egypt, other people were hungry too.
They heard that there was food in Egypt. They
came to buy food so they would not die.
Joseph’s father and brothers were suffering
with hunger because of the famine. Jacob
told his sons to go to Egypt and buy food.
When they got to Egypt,
Joseph saw them and
knew they were his
brothers. But
Truth To Remember: the brothers
did not know
God Can Turn Even Bad Joseph.

Things Into Good.

He looked very different now.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Joseph wanted to see if his brothers had changed. Joseph said,
“You are spies!” The brothers were afraid. They might be put What would you do if you saw the brothers who hated you and
in prison! Joseph told them to prove that they were not spies. sold you as a slave? What would you do if they asked you to give
Joseph ordered them to go home and bring back the youngest them something? Would you give them what they needed?
brother, Benjamin.
Joseph did not hate his brothers. He did not send them away.
Finally, they came back to Egypt with Benjamin. When Joseph Joseph forgave them. He knew that it was really God who had
saw his younger brother, he was glad. But he still did not want sent him to Egypt. If Joseph had not come to Egypt, many people
them to know who he was. would have died when there was no food.
When the brothers left this time, Joseph secretly put his silver cup God had made the bad things that happened to Joseph turn into
into Benjamin’s sack. Then he sent soldiers to look for his cup. good.
The guards found the cup in Benjamin’s sack. Now the brothers
Think of one time someone did something bad to you. The first
were very afraid. They said God was punishing them for their sin
thing you wanted to do was do something bad back to them,
against their other brother Joseph so long ago.
right? If someone hits you, you want to hit them back. If someone
Finally, Joseph told his brothers who he was. He said that says mean things about you, you want to say mean things back.
he forgave them. God had turned the bad thing they did into
It is easy to get angry when people do wrong to us. It is easy to let
something good, saving many people’s lives by making Joseph
the anger control us. But when we let the anger control us, and
a leader in Egypt. Jacob’s whole family moved to Egypt to live
we do bad things back to that person, we are not serving God.
with Joseph. Joseph got to see his father again. They were very
This is not what God wants.
happy.
God wants you to forgive people who do wrong to you. To forgive
is to stop being angry or bitter about what someone else has
DO YOU REMEMBER?
done to you. That is hard to do. It may have been hard for Joseph
1. What did Joseph say to his brothers? to forgive his brothers. Think of the terrible things they did to him!
a. “You should be punished for selling me.” But he knew God used everything for good. God can use the bad
b. “You are spies!” things for good in your life too.
2. What did the brothers say when the silver cup was found in
Benjamin’s sack? Memory Verse 1:
a. To take Benjamin as a slave.
b. That God was punishing them for sinning against Joseph But as for you, you meant evil against me; but
so long ago. God meant it for good, in order to bring it about
3. Who had turned the bad thing into good? as it is this day, to save many people alive.
a. God
Genesis 50:20
b. Joseph’s father
Memory Verse 2:

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom

shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life;
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of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 22

BABY MOSES IS PUT

IN THE RIVER
From Exodus 2:1-10

M any years went by. More and more Israelites were born in
Egypt. There were hundreds of them, then thousands, then
many, many thousands.
The ruler of Egypt was afraid.
Pharaoh knew there were so many
Israelites that they were becoming
powerful. The Israelites were
slaves to the Egyptians, but
if they decided to rise up and
fight, the Pharaoh was not sure
who would win.
Pharaoh decided to make a law. He
told the Israelites that any baby boy
born to them must be thrown
into the river to die. Many
Truth To Remember: babies died.

Obey God Over Man.

One lady had a baby boy. She did not want her baby to die. She
hid him for 3 months.
THINK ABOUT IT:
When she could hide him no longer, she made a basket and put Moses’ mother was very brave to keep her baby. If Pharaoh
the baby in it. found out, she could have been killed! But God’s law was more
Then she put the basket in the river. It floated! Her daughter, important than Pharaoh’s law. She knew that it would be wrong
Miriam, followed the basket to see what would happen to the to kill her baby.
baby. Pharaoh’s daughter had come down to the river to take She believed God would take care of her and her baby. When
a bath. She saw the basket and had one of her servants get it. she put Moses in the basket and set him on the river, she had to
When they opened the basket, she saw the baby. He was crying trust God. Only God could take care of him out on that big river.
and she felt sorry for him.
God did take care of baby Moses. God had a special plan for him.
Just then, Miriam came out from where she was hiding. She How surprised the mother must have been when Miriam told her
asked if Pharaoh’s daughter wanted her to get a woman to take that Pharaoh’s daughter wanted to keep the baby. He was going
care of the baby. Pharaoh’s daughter said yes, and Miriam ran to live, and he would grow up in the Pharaoh’s house.
and got her mother. The baby’s mother took care of him until he
She trusted God, and God took care of her and her baby.
was old enough to live with Pharaoh’s daughter. He became her
son. He grew up in Pharaoh’s house. Pharaoh’s daughter named It is never right to do wrong. God wants us to obey the laws. But
him Moses. if there is a law that tells us to sin against God, we should not do
it. A law a person gives is never greater than God’s laws. If you
DO YOU REMEMBER? have to choose to either obey God’s laws or man’s laws, obey
God. God is greater. His laws are perfect. Obey Him and trust
1. How long did Moses’ mother hide Moses? Him to take care of you.
a. 3 months
b. 3 years
c. 3 days
2. What was the name of Moses’ sister? Memory Verse 1:
a. Ruth
b. Esther
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean
c. Miriam not on your own understanding; in all your
3. Who found Moses in the river? ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct
a. Pharaoh your paths.
b. Pharaoh’s daughter
Proverbs 3:5-6
4. Who got to take care of baby Moses?
a. Pharaoh’s servants
b. Moses’ mother
c. A prophet
Memory Verse 2:

You did not choose Me, but I chose you.

John 15:16
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 23

MOSES SEES A
BURNING BUSH
From Exodus 2:11-4:17

M oses had grown into a man. He was outside one day and
saw one of the Israelites being beaten. He wanted to help
one of his own people. Moses killed the Egyptian who had hurt
the Israelite.
Pharaoh found out and wanted to kill
Moses. Moses was afraid and ran away
to the desert. He spent many years in a
different land as a shepherd.
Once when Moses was walking, he
saw a strange thing. It was a bush.
The bush was on fire, but it did not
burn up. Moses stopped to look at
this. He moved closer.
Truth To Remember: The Lord called to him,
“Moses! Moses!”
God Will Give You Everything “Here I am,” Moses said.
You Need to Obey Him. God told Moses to take
off his sandals
because he was standing on holy ground. He told Moses that He
was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
THINK ABOUT IT:
God said, “I have surely seen the oppression of My people.” God God had chosen Moses. But Moses did not want to be chosen!
had heard their cry and cared about their suffering. He was afraid to go back to Egypt. He told God that he did not
God told Moses He had a plan. God said, “I will send you to know what to say. He asked God to find someone else.
Pharaoh, that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, Moses was not a perfect man. He was not a hero. God did not
out of Egypt.” choose Moses because of any great thing he had done or any
Moses was very surprised. “Who am I?” he asked the Lord. He great power that he had.
was afraid. He said he did not speak well. He asked God to send But God had made His choice. Moses was the one He would use
someone else. to set the Israelites free. God told Moses He would be with him
But God had chosen Moses. He told Moses He would be with and show him what to do. He gave Moses all that he needed to
him. God said, “Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth, do this hard job.
and teach you what you shall say.” You may think God can never use you. You are not a hero. You
have not done great things. Look at the memory verse below.
God said He made you as you are. Whatever He wants you to do,
He will give you all you need to do it.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. What was on fire?

a. The ground
b. The bush
2. Who called out to Moses and said his name?
a. The Lord Memory Verse 1:
b. A ghost
c. His friend Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes
3. Why did God tell Moses to take off his sandals? the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind?
a. Because his feet were dirty Have not I, the LORD?
b. Because he was standing on holy ground
Exodus 4:11
4. Why was Moses afraid to go to Pharaoh?
a. He did not speak well.
b. He was too old.
Memory Verse 2:

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and

arrogance and the evil way and the perverse
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mouth I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 24

PHARAOH WILL NOT

LET THE PEOPLE GO
From Exodus 4:27-7:25

M oses obeyed God and went back to Egypt. His brother,

Aaron, went with him to help him. Moses and Aaron went
to the Pharaoh, who was the king of Egypt. Moses told Pharaoh
that God had sent him. He told Pharaoh that God wanted him to
let the Israelites go.
Pharaoh did not believe in the one true God. He was angry. He
said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel
go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
The Israelites had been making bricks for the
Egyptians. Pharaoh was so angry that he
said the Israelites could not have straw
to make the bricks. They had to go find
their own straw. But Pharaoh said they
still had to make as many bricks as before!
Truth To Remember:
The next time Moses and Aaron went
God Resists The Proud But to Pharaoh, God allowed Aaron to
do an amazing thing to show
Gives Grace To The Humble. Pharaoh God’s power.
Aaron threw down his staff, and it became a snake!
THINK ABOUT IT:
Pharaoh told his magic men to do this. They threw down their
staffs and they became snakes also. But then Aaron’s snake ate God is all-powerful. He is mighty and He is holy. He is to be
up all the other snakes! Pharaoh did not change his mind. He obeyed.
made his heart hard to God. He would not let the Israelites go.
Pharaoh did not fear God. He did not think God was all-powerful
God told Moses to go to the river the next morning. The Egyptians and all-mighty. He did not listen to God or obey God. God
worshipped the Nile River. Moses told Aaron to hold his staff over punished Pharaoh and all the Egyptians because they did not
the water. All the water turned to blood! The water in the river and fear God.
streams and ponds all became blood. The fish died and the river
God is to be feared. To fear God is to have a holy reverence,
smelled terrible. The Egyptians could not drink the water.
or respect, for Who He is. Yes, He loves people very much and
But Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go. God knew that takes care of the people who love Him. But God is holy. His Word
Pharaoh would have a hard heart and not obey. God would do must be obeyed. He is perfect and any disobedience must be
more things to show Pharaoh and all of Egypt that He is the only punished.
God and He is to be obeyed.
Pharaoh was proud. He thought he was so powerful that he did
not have to listen to God. Pride is sin.
God hates pride. He says in His Word in Proverbs 29:23 that, “A
man’s pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain
honor.”
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Proverbs 16:5 says that, “Everyone proud in heart is an
1. What happened when Aaron threw down his staff? abomination to the Lord: though they join forces, none will go
a. It made a loud noise. unpunished.”
b. It became a snake. And 1 Peter 5:5-6 says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace
2. What did Aaron’s snake do to the magic men’s snakes? to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty
a. It ate them up. hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.”
b. It slithered away from them.
3. What did the Nile River turn into?
a. Salt
b. Fire Memory Verse 1:
c. Blood
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty
4. Whose power did these miracles? spirit before a fall.
a. Aaron’s
b. God’s Proverbs 16:18
Memory Verse 2:

For the LORD is the great God, and the

great King above all gods.
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Psalm 95:3
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 25

GOD SHOWS
HIS GREAT POWER
From Exodus 8-11

G od had shown Pharaoh mighty things. He had let Aaron’s

staff turn into a snake. Then God turned the water of the Nile
River into blood.
But Pharaoh was proud. He had a hard heart and would not let
the Israelites leave Egypt as God commanded.
God sent more mighty miracles to show Pharaoh and all Egypt
that He is the one true,
all-powerful God. He sent
thousands of frogs.
Frogs were
everywhere,
even in their
beds and
Truth To Remember: ovens! People
were stepping
God Is The Only True God. on them.

He Is Above All Gods. Pharaoh told

Moses to ask
God to
stop this terrible thing. God made all the frogs die. But even when
the frogs were dead, Pharaoh would not let the people go. He
THINK ABOUT IT:
would not humble himself before God.
The Egyptians worshipped many, many idols. They had idols in
Next, God sent gnats. Gnats were everywhere, on the people the shapes of people and animals. They even worshipped the
and on the animals. Pharaoh’s magic men tried to do this also, sun and the river. They were very religious people.
but they could not.
But their religion did not help them. None of their gods could keep
They told Pharaoh that God was doing these powerful things. these bad things from happening to them. None of their idols
But Pharaoh would not listen. He would not let the people go. He could stop God from showing His great power. None of the things
would not obey God. the Egyptians worshipped did anything to help them. Pharaoh’s
God sent more terrible things. He sent flies that ruined the land. magic men could not do what God did. Even they finally said that
He sent a disease on their animals and the animals died. He sent these things were coming from God.
boils on the people. He rained hail down from the sky. He sent God is not an idol, a statue, or a carving. He is the living God. He
millions of locusts, and then He sent a terrible darkness. cannot be put into a statue for He is everywhere. He cannot be
Pharaoh still would not listen, and he would not obey. God had made into an idol for He is a Spirit. He is greater than the carvings
one more thing He would do. After that, God knew Pharaoh would people make. Idols cannot answer prayers or help people. God
let the Israelites go. showed the Egyptians that they were wrong.
God showed all of Egypt and all of Israel that He is the one
true God. He is above all gods. Only the Creator God is to be
worshipped. No one and nothing else. God defeated the idols of
DO YOU REMEMBER? the Egyptians and showed that He has all power.

Name 3 terrible things God sent to change Pharaoh’s mind.

1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________

Fill in the blanks.

Memory Verse 1:
4. The magicians told Pharaoh that _____________ was
doing these powerful things. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD.
Psalm 112:1

5. Pharaoh would not ___________________ himself

before God.
Memory Verse 2:

Without shedding of blood there is no remission

[forgiveness].
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Hebrews 9:22
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 26

THE VERY FIRST

PASSOVER
From Exodus 12:1-30

P haraoh had not obeyed God. He had not listened to God’s

command to let the Israelites go. He did not fear God even
when God gave Egypt much trouble.
One terrible thing was coming. God was going to
judge all of Egypt because they did not fear Him.
God told Moses that the angel of death was
coming on a certain night. The oldest son in
every family would die. But God had a plan for
the Israelites to be saved from this death. He
told Moses to tell this plan of salvation to all
the people of Israel.
Moses told the Israelites to get a lamb.
Truth To Remember: One lamb for each family. On this
certain night, they were to kill the
The Passover Is A Small Picture lamb. Then they were to put some
Of God’s Big Plan Of Salvation. of the lamb’s blood on the sides and
tops of the doors of their houses.
After they put the blood on the
doors, they would cook the
lamb and eat it.
THINK ABOUT IT:
The angel of death would come that certain night to kill every
oldest Egyptian son. But if he saw the blood on the door of a There are many times recorded in the Bible where God had people
house, he would pass over that house. Their oldest son would do something special as a symbol or a picture of something else.
not die.
The Passover was one of these times. The Israelites were
Every Israelite who believed what God said obeyed. They killed miserable. They were slaves. Only God could set them free. God
a lamb and put its blood on the sides and top of the doors of sent judgment on every person who did not obey. But He saved
their houses. The angel of death came and killed the oldest son every person who did obey. It did not matter how many good or
of every Egyptian family. But the Israelites had been saved, bad things they had done. All that mattered was if they had the
because the angel saw the blood and knew they had obeyed blood on the doors. The blood saved them from death. It showed
God. their faith.
Now all of Egypt knew that God was the only true God and He This was a picture of God’s plan of salvation. All people on earth
was all-powerful. Pharaoh called for Moses. He told him to take are slaves to sin. No one can set us free from sin but God.
all the Israelites and leave Egypt. God had saved the Israelites
God would send the Perfect Lamb one day as a sacrifice for sin.
from slavery. They were free! God told the Israelites to keep this
This Lamb’s blood saves anyone who believes. It does not matter
Passover celebration every year to remember how God saved
how many good or bad things you have done. What matters is
the Israelites and set them free from the Egyptians.
if you turn from your sin, believe, and accept the blood of the
Perfect Lamb of God to pay for your sins. The perfect One to
DO YOU REMEMBER? come and give salvation was called the Messiah, which means
God’s Anointed One. The Passover lamb was a symbol of the
1. After all God’s miracles, had Pharaoh humbled himself Perfect Lamb, the Messiah, whom God would send to save
and obeyed? people from their sin.
a. Yes Just like with the Passover, every person who obeys God’s plan
b. No is saved for all eternity. Every person who does not obey God’s
Fill in the blanks of what the Israelites had to do plan will be judged and punished for all eternity.

2. Get one _________________ for each family.

3. Kill the lamb and put some of its __________________ on
the sides and tops of the doors of their houses.
Memory Verse 1:
4. Cook the lamb and ______________ it.
5. Why did the people obey?
When I see the blood,
a. Because they wanted to kill the lamb. I will pass over you.
b. Because they believed what God said.
Exodus 12:13
Memory Verse 2:

What god is there in heaven or on earth who

can do anything like Your works and Your
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mighty deeds?
Deuteronomy 3:24
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 27

THE ISRAELITES CROSS

THE RED SEA
From Exodus 13:17-14:31

T he Israelites had been set free! God had delivered them. They
packed up their things and left Egypt. There were 600,000
men, plus all the women and children. Moses was the leader of
all these people. God showed them where to go. God led them
by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night.
When someone told Pharaoh the Israelites had left, Pharaoh
changed his mind and said,
“Why have we done this, that
we have let Israel go from
serving us?” He got his
army together and chased
the Israelites.
It was not long before the
Israelites could see the
huge army coming.
Truth To Remember: They were very
afraid.
God Is Never Afraid Of Any Problem. The Israelites were
trapped at the sea!
Pharaoh and his army were behind them. There was no way
to escape. They told Moses they should have stayed and been
THINK ABOUT IT:
slaves. Now they were going to die in the wilderness.
Would you have faith in God if an army was behind you and you
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and were trapped at the sea? It would be hard to trust God then. But
see the salvation of the LORD, which he will accomplish for you that is what God told the Israelites to do. God wanted to show
today.” He told the people that the Lord would fight for them. them that He is all-powerful. He wanted them to know that only
God hid the Israelites from the Egyptian army that night. God God could save them.
told Moses to stretch his hand over the sea and all that night They had no place to run. They had no place to hide. All they
God sent a great wind. In the morning, the sea was divided! The could do was wait to see what God would do. All they could do
Israelites walked across on dry ground with a wall of water on was trust God.
their right and on their left.
Can you think in your mind what it must have looked like when
When the Egyptian army followed them, God told Moses to the ocean divided and the waters came up on 2 sides? What a
stretch out his hand again. When he did, the waters crashed wonderful miracle!
back together and the Egyptian army died.
God showed the Israelites that He is a mighty God. God showed
The Israelites praised God for His great deliverance. them that He is more powerful than any army. No man can stop
His plan.
Sometimes things happen in your life and you do not know what
to do. You have no place to run away from the problem. You have
no way to fix the problem. You are like the Israelites trapped at
the sea. You are worried because you cannot do anything. All
DO YOU REMEMBER?
you can do is trust God.
1. Who delivered the Israelites? But that is the best thing you can do! God is not afraid of the
a. Pharaoh problem. It is not too hard for Him. Pray and ask God to deliver
b. Moses you. Then wait to see what wonderful things God will do!
c. God
2. How many Israelite men left Egypt?
a. 600 Memory Verse 1:
b. 6,000
c. 600,000 Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the
3. When they were trapped at the sea and afraid, what did salvation of the LORD …. The LORD will fight
Moses tell them?
a. “Run away!”
for you.
b. “Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD.” Exodus 14:13-14
Memory Verse 2:

Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for

His goodness, and for His wonderful works to
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the children of men!
Psalm 107:8-9
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 28

GOD TAKES CARE

OF HIS PEOPLE
From Exodus 16:1-17:7

T he Israelites traveled in the desert for a long time. They were

tired and hot. They complained to
Moses. They said they were starving.
They said they wished they were back
in Egypt.
The Lord told Moses that He would
make it rain. It would rain bread! God
would give them rules about the bread to
see if they would obey.
Moses gathered the people together.
He told them that God had heard
their grumbling. Moses said,
Truth To Remember: “Your complaints are not against
us but against the LORD.”
Trust God To Give You What Moses gave the people God’s
You Need And Be Thankful. rules. When the bread came, they
should only take what they needed for
one day and nothing more.
They were not to keep any extra for the next day.
THINK ABOUT IT:
In the morning, there were flakes all over the ground. God had
rained down bread from heaven! They called it manna. What a terrible thing had happened!
Everyone took what they needed for one day. God had done miracles to set the Israelites free. God had divided
But some people disobeyed.They kept some until the next the ocean for the Israelites to walk through on dry land. After all
morning. When they got up, the bread was full of bugs and it these wonderful things, they grumbled and complained because
stank. they didn’t have any food.

On the 6th day of the week, God’s rules said to take enough They did not remember to have faith in God. They forgot that God
bread for 2 days so they could rest on the seventh day as God could take care of them.
had said. No manna came to the ground on the seventh day. All The Israelites saw God do great big miracles, but then they did
the Israelites who obeyed and kept some had food to eat. There not think God would take care of their everyday needs in the
were no bugs in it. desert. The Israelites needed to trust God in all things, not just
God took care of the Israelites. He also gave them water. He the big things.
gave them quail to eat. He protected them and provided for them God does not like complaining. Complaining does not honor God
all the time they were in the desert. or lift God up.
God has done so much for you. You should not grumble and
complain about what you do not have. Think of all you do have!
You can be glad for sunshine and flowers and your heart beating
DO YOU REMEMBER? and lungs breathing air. You can thank God for your friends and
your family.
1. Who did Moses say the people’s complaints were against?
We should be so glad for what God has done for us that we do
a. The Lord not even think about complaining.
b. Moses
God promises to give you everything you need. He has never lied
2. What did God promise He would do for the people? before. You can trust Him to keep this promise too.
a. He would give them money to buy food.
b. He would rain bread.
3. How much should the people take?
Memory Verse 1:
a. Enough for a whole week.
b. Enough for only that day. Do all things without complaining
4. What happened when some people disobeyed? and disputing.
a. Nothing. The bread was fine.
Philippians 2:14
b. The bread was full of bugs and stank.
Memory Verse 2:

All that the LORD has spoken

we will do.
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Exodus 19:8
BIBLE STORY SERIES
Write some of God’s 10 Commandments on the tablets.
YEAR 1 LESSON 29

GOD GIVES
TEN COMMANDMENTS
From Exodus 19-20

T he Israelites came to a mountain called Sinai. God told Moses

to go up the mountain. He was going to give Moses the laws
for the Israelites to obey. Moses told the people and the people
said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do.”
Moses went up Mount Sinai and God talked with him. God
gave Moses 10 Commandments for the people
to obey. God told Moses:
“I am the LORD your God,
who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage [slavery].”
Here are God’s 10
Truth To Remember: commands:

Everyone Has Broken God’s 1. Do not have any other

gods except me.
Law And Needs God’s Grace. 2. Do not make any idols.
3. Do not use the name of
 the Lord your God in an unholy way.
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4. Remember the Sabbath day. Keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother. You may be thinking that no one could keep all those laws.
Everyone is going to break one of the laws sometime.
6. Do not murder.
You are right.
7. Do not commit adultery.
God gave the law and the law must be perfectly obeyed. But
8. Do not steal. no one can perfectly obey all the laws God gave to us. That is
9. Do not lie about your neighbor. because no one is perfect.
10. Do not covet. You are not perfect. Even if you break only one commandment,
you are not perfect. Even if you only do one bad thing your whole
life, you are a sinner.
God talked with Moses about many things. God wrote His 10
God wanted the Israelites to know that they could never be good
Commandments on 2 stone tablets. He gave them to Moses.
enough. They could never be perfect like God. He knew the
Israelites were sinners, but now they knew it too. They saw the law
and knew they could not keep it. If we break one commandment,
we have broken the law. We must keep the law in the things we
think and the things we do. It is impossible! There is no way we
can please the Holy God.
DO YOU REMEMBER? That is why all people need God’s mercy. We need God’s help,
but we do not deserve God’s help. The Bible calls this grace.
Fill in the blanks from God’s commandments. Grace is love and care from God that we do not deserve. Grace
1. Commandment 2: would come in God’s perfect plan of salvation. God gave us the
Do not make any _____________________. law to show us that we need God’s grace.

2. Commandment 5:
Honor your ________________________
and your __________________________.
3. Commandment 8: Memory Verse 1:
Do not ___________________________.
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
4. Commandment 9:
Do not __________________________ John 14:15
about your neighbor.
Memory Verse 2:

The LORD Himself is God in heaven above and

on the earth beneath; there is no other.
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Deuteronomy 4:39
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 30

THE PEOPLE WORSHIP

A GOLDEN CALF
From Exodus 32

M oses had been up on the mountain for a long time. The

people came to Aaron, Moses’ brother. They told Aaron
to make them gods to lead them. They didn’t know what had
happened to Moses.
Aaron told the people to give him all their gold jewelry. He used
the gold to make a golden calf. He told the people this was their
god who had brought them out of Egypt.
The Israelites worshipped the golden calf. They danced around
it and sang.

Truth To Remember:

Never Put Anything In God’s Place.

Moses was coming down the mountain when he heard the
singing. Then he saw the golden calf and the people dancing
THINK ABOUT IT:
and running wild around it. He was very angry.
While God was giving His law to Moses, the Israelites were
He threw the stone tablets down and they broke into pieces. He making a god out of gold! This was the very first law God gave
took down the golden calf and ground it into powder. He put the to Moses. God said He was the only true God. They were not to
powder into the water and made the Israelites drink it. have any other gods. God’s second law was to never make any
Moses called out, “Whoever is on the LORD’s side—come to me!” idols. The Israelites broke that law too. They dishonored God by
making an idol. They mocked God by worshipping this golden
One of the tribes, the Levites, stood with Moses. Moses told the calf.
Levites to go kill people with their swords. About 3,000 people
died that day. What they did was very evil.

God also made the people sick because they worshipped the What would you have done if you had been an Israelite? Would
golden calf. you have worshipped the golden calf because everyone else
was? Or would you tell them that there is only one true God and
Then God called Moses back to the mountain. He gave him 2 He is the only One to be worshipped? Which do you think would
more stone tablets with the 10 Commandments on them. Moses please God?
was on the mountain with God for 40 days and 40 nights.
Sometime in your life, you will be around people who are doing
things that are wrong. You need to decide if you will do what the
others are doing, or if you will say no. Think right now of some
DO YOU REMEMBER? things people around you might do: lying, stealing, cheating. You
can think of others. Do any of your friends do these things? If
1. What did the people give Aaron to make an idol with? you did these things with them, it would mean you care more
a. Their money about what others think than about what God thinks. You would
b. Their gold jewelry. be putting someone or something in God’s place. The Bible says
2. What did Aaron make with the jewelry? in Proverbs 1:10 that if sinners tempt us, we should not give in.
Do not spend time with people who are on an evil path. Stay on
a. A golden calf
God’s path.
b. A golden altar
God wants each of us to follow Him with our whole heart. That
3. What did Moses do when he saw the people dancing and means that we follow Him even when no one else does. This is
running wild around the calf? pleasing to God.
a. He danced with them.
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b. He became very angry.
4. What did Moses do with the golden calf? You shall have no other gods
a. He kept it. before Me.
b. He ground it into powder and made the Israelites drink it.
Exodus 20:3
Memory Verse 2:

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just

to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from
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all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 31

GOD TELLS MOSES TO

MAKE A TABERNACLE
From Exodus 40

G od told Moses to make a special place. It would be called

the Tabernacle. It was a place where people could come to
worship God. God’s presence would be there.
God gave Moses exact plans for this Tabernacle. Each item in the
Tabernacle was designed by God and had important meaning.
There would be priests at the Tabernacle.
Priests were men who spent their lives
serving God. That was their job.
Whenever anyone sinned, he could bring
a sacrifice to the Tabernacle. The priests
would sacrifice the animal to God, and the
person would be forgiven.
Truth To Remember:

The Lamb Of God, The

Messiah, Would Be God’s
Perfect Sacrifice For Sin.
The Tabernacle was the place where people could come to ask
forgiveness and to pray. God had been leading the Israelites
THINK ABOUT IT:
by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night.
Do you remember that the Passover was a picture of the Perfect
When the Tabernacle was finished, the cloud stopped above the
Lamb who would save us from sin? The Tabernacle is a picture
Tabernacle.
too.
When the cloud stayed, Israel stayed in one place. When the
People had to sacrifice an animal at the Tabernacle to get
cloud moved, it was time for the Israelites to move. They followed
forgiveness for their sin. They went to a priest who helped them
the cloud. They took the things for the Tabernacle with them.
offer the sacrifice exactly as God commanded. The sacrifice was
When the cloud stopped, they set up the Tabernacle again.
a picture of something to come.
This was how God led the people.
The sacrifice was a picture of the Messiah. When the Lamb of
God came, He would be the Perfect Sacrifice for sin. People
would not have to sacrifice animals for forgiveness anymore.
They would not need a priest to help them be right with God. The
Messiah would be the mediator between God and man. He would
DO YOU REMEMBER? open the way for anyone to have God’s grace and righteousness.
He would be the way to eternal life in heaven!
1. Whenever anyone sinned, what would he bring to the
Tabernacle?
a. Money
b. A sacrifice
2. Circle the things people could do in the Tabernacle.

Ask forgiveness. Memory Verse 1:

Play games. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you
should go; I will guide you with My eye.
Sleep. Psalm 32:8

Pray.
Memory Verse 2:

Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with

all your heart; for consider what great things
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He has done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 32

TWELVE MEN
SPY ON THE LAND
From Numbers 13:16-14:24

T he Israelites were getting close to the land God had promised

to give them. The land was called Canaan. God had promised
this land to Abraham many years before. God was keeping His
promise.
Moses sent 12 men to look over the land.
They were to see what it was like and
what kind of people lived there. When
the men came back, they had a
bunch of grapes. The
bunch was so big, it had
Truth To Remember: to be carried by 2 people!
They said that the land
God Rewards Those Who was very good, just as
God had said.
Have Faith In Him. But 10 of the men told
the Israelites that they
should not go into this
land. They gave a bad
report. They said all the
people there were like giants. They told the people, “We were
like grasshoppers.”
THINK ABOUT IT:
The Israelites cried and complained. They complained about The Israelites did it again. God had given them food and water.
Moses. They complained about God. They wanted to go back to He had saved them from the Egyptians. He had led them to this
Egypt. great land. And they still did not think God would take care of
But 2 of the spies gave a good report. They told the people that them!
God would lead them into the land. God would take care of them. God had promised to give them the land. If they believed God,
But the people did not believe the 2 spies. They even talked they would not have been afraid to go into the land. They would
about killing them! have had courage because they had faith.
God punished the Israelites for not having faith in Him. God But they did not have faith. They were afraid. By not going in, they
made them walk in the desert for 40 years. Only the 2 spies who were showing God that they did not believe God was powerful
believed God’s promises would be able to go into the land. enough to protect them.
The Bible says that if we do not have faith, we cannot please God
(Hebrews 11:6). God punished them for not having faith in Him.
What about you? Do you cry and complain when you do not get
DO YOU REMEMBER? what you want? Do you get angry with God when things don’t
1. How many men went to look over the land? happen the way you want them to happen? Do you become
a. 2 afraid and doubt God, even though God has promised to watch
b. 10 over you and be with you?
c. 12 That is sin. God is perfect and He keeps His promises. We need
to have faith and believe that He will do what He says.
2. How many men gave a bad report?
a. 2
b. 10
c. 12
3. The men who gave a bad report said the people were like
giants and the Israelites were like what? Memory Verse 1:
a. Elephants
b. Grasshoppers The LORD is with us. Do not fear them.
4. How many men gave a good report and said God would Numbers 14:9
take care of them?
a. 2
b. 10
c. 12
Memory Verse 2:

There is no wisdom or understanding or

counsel against the LORD.
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Proverbs 21:30
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 33

THE DAY A
DONKEY TALKED
From Numbers 22-23

W herever the Israelites went, God protected them. He

made all the people in the lands around them afraid of the
Israelites.
One man named Balak saw how God was defeating the Israelites’
enemies. Balak was the king of Moab, and he was worried. He
did not want the Israelites to defeat him.
He called to a man named Balaam. He
told Balaam to come and put a curse
on the Israelites, so they could not
hurt him.
Balaam got on his donkey and
rode to see King Balak.
On the way, God sent an
Truth To Remember: angel to stop him. The
angel stood in the road.
Ask God For Wisdom And Guidance. The donkey saw the
angel and turned away.
Balaam hit the donkey.
The angel still stood in the way. Balaam’s donkey ran into the
wall on the side of the road. Balaam hit his donkey again.
THINK ABOUT IT:
When the angel stopped them again, the donkey lay down in the A donkey talked! God had done a miracle!
road. Balaam was very angry. He started beating the donkey.
Balaam must have been very surprised when his donkey talked
God opened the donkey’s mouth and she talked! The donkey to him. He probably also felt sad, because he had beaten his
said, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these 3 donkey when she was trying to help him. He must have felt
times?” shame that God was angry with him.
Then God let Balaam see the angel. Balaam knew that the God would not let Balaam curse Israel. God did not let Balaam
donkey had saved his life. The angel had a sword. He would stop His plan. Even Satan cannot stop God’s plans. God used
have killed Balaam! The angel told Balaam to go see Balak, but Balaam to do a good thing instead. He used him to bless the
Balaam must only say what God told him to say. Israelites.
Balaam met with King Balak. Balak told him to curse the Israelites, Balaam was not a wise man. It seems Balaam made his decisions
but he blessed them many times instead. Balak was angry, but based on what he wanted instead of what God wanted.
Balaam said, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘All that the LORD speaks,
God wants to help us make decisions. He wants to show us the
that I must do’?”
best way to do things. He will help us, if we ask Him.
When you must make a decision about something, pray to God
about it first. Ask God to give you wisdom. Then read God’s Holy
DO YOU REMEMBER? Word. God will guide you. God will watch over you. No decision
is too hard to make with God’s help!
1. Who did King Balak call to come put a curse on the Israelites?
a. Balaam
b. Jacob
2. What did God send to stop Balaam?
a. An angel Memory Verse 1:
b. A storm
Though Balak were to give me his house full of
3. What did the donkey do after Balaam had beaten her 3
times? silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word
a. She ran away. of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
b. She talked!
Numbers 22:18
4. Did Balaam curse the Israelites?
a. Yes, he cursed them.
b. No, he blessed them instead.
Memory Verse 2:

The LORD your God is He who fights for you,

as He promised you.
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Joshua 23:10
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 34

THE GREAT WALLS OF

JERICHO COME DOWN
From Joshua 5:13-6:23

T he gates of Jericho were tightly closed because the people

were afraid of the Israelites. No one could come in and no
one could go out.
But God told a man named Joshua that He was going to give the
Israelites that city. He told Joshua to tell the Israelite army to go
to Jericho the next day. He told them to march around the city
one time and then come home. They were
to do this for 6 days. Then on the seventh
day, they were to march around the city 7
times.
Joshua believed God and did what He
said.
The next morning, the army went to
Truth To Remember: Jericho.

Obey God No Matter What

Other People Think Or Say.
Joshua told them not to say anything while they marched. They
marched around the big walls of the city. The priests blew their
THINK ABOUT IT:
trumpets, but the soldiers did not say one word. Then they went
How do you think the people inside Jericho felt when they saw
home.
the Israelites marching around their city? They were probably
They did this the next day and the next. They did it for 6 days. On afraid at first. But the Israelites did not fight. They did not even
the seventh day, the Israelites obeyed what God had said and talk. They just marched and went home.
marched around the great city 7 times. When they had finished,
Perhaps after the second and third days, the people of Jericho
Joshua yelled, “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!”
were not afraid anymore. Maybe they laughed at the army and
The priests blew their trumpets and the army shouted a great called them bad names. Maybe they threw things at them.
shout. When they shouted, the walls of Jericho fell down! The
Some of the Israelites may have become angry. It would have
army walked right into the city. Now Jericho belonged to the
been easy to stop and yell in anger. Some of them may have
Israelites.
wanted to give up and go back. It would have been easy to run
God had helped them win a great victory! away. But God would not have been pleased.
The Israelites did not yell at the people or give up and go back.
They did not understand why they were marching, but they
obeyed.
DO YOU REMEMBER? Maybe you are doing something God taught you is right, but
other people are laughing at you and making fun of you. They
1. What city was tightly closed up? may even say bad things about you and about God.
a. Israel
b. Jericho It would be easy to get angry at them and say bad things back. It
would be easy to give up. But this would not please God.
2. Who did God command to tell the army what to do?
God wants you to obey Him no matter what other people think or
a. Moses
say. What God thinks and says is the most important.
b. Joshua
The Israelites obeyed, and God gave them a great victory.
3. How many times were they commanded to march around
the city on the seventh day?
a. 7
b. 6
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4. What happened after the Israelites obeyed God’s commands
and then shouted on the seventh day? Through God we will do valiantly.
a. The people of Jericho laughed at them.
b. The walls of the city fell down. Psalm 60:12
Memory Verse 2:

God is faithful, who will not allow you to be

tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
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temptation will also make the way of escape,
that you may be able to bear it.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
1 Corinthians 10:13 YEAR 1 LESSON 35

ACHAN SINS
AGAINST GOD
From Joshua 7

T he Israelites defeated the city of Jericho. Joshua told the

army not to take things from the city because everything in
it belonged to the Lord. But a man named Achan disobeyed.
He took a beautiful robe, some silver, and a large block of gold.
Achan buried the things in the ground under his tent.
Their next battle was with a city
called Ai. It was a very small
city. The Israelites were
not worried. They went
to fight Ai. They did not
ask God if He wanted
them to do this.
The Israelites
did not win the
battle that day.
Truth To Remember: Ai defeated them
and 36 of their
God Sees All Things. men were killed.
Joshua prayed to God. He asked why God let this happen.
Joshua could not understand.
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God told Joshua, “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? Achan stole what belonged to God. Then he hid what he stole.
Israel has sinned.” God told Joshua that sin was the reason they No one had seen him. He thought no one would know.
lost the battle. Someone had stolen things from Jericho when
But God saw. God knew. Achan could not hide from God.
God said not to take anything.
God knows all things. He sees you all day long and all night too.
God showed Joshua who had sinned. It was Achan.
He knows what you do when no one else is there. He even knows
Achan said, “I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel.” what you think.
Achan told Joshua that he had seen the rich things, wanted
If you steal something, God sees you. If you lie to your parents,
them, and took them.
God knows. If you love God and do right, He knows that too.
Achan had disobeyed God. He and his family died that day
God does not give you rules to keep good things out of your life.
because of Achan’s sin.
He does it because He wants what is best for you.
Joshua and the Israelites fought another city after Ai. This time,
God said they could take the good things of the land and keep
DO YOU REMEMBER? them. Achan should have waited! If he had waited for God’s
timing, he could have had many wonderful things.
1. Who disobeyed and took things from Jericho? When Satan tempts you to do something wrong, think about
a. Joshua Achan. He did what Satan tempted him to do, and he was
b. Achan punished. But if he had waited for God’s time, he could have had
many good things and not have had to hide them.
2. What did Achan do with the things he stole?
a. He buried them under his tent. When Satan tempts you, do not give in. Do what is right and
b. He wore the robe and spent the money. remember that God wants what is best for you.
3. Why did God say the Israelites lost the battle with Ai?
a. They were too weak.
b. The people of Ai were giants.
c. Israel had sinned.
Memory Verse 1:
4. Fill in the blanks of what Achan told Joshua he did.
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping
He had seen the rich things, _________________
watch on the evil and the good.
them and ___________________ them. Proverbs 15:3
Memory Verse 2:

Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away

the sin of the world!
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John 1:29
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 36

GOD’S PERFECT
LAMB
From Genesis 3:15; Exodus 20; Isaiah 53

A s many years passed, God took care of the Israelites, the

descendants of Abraham. God gave them rules to follow.
God said that when they obeyed the rules, He would be pleased
and they would be blessed.
Many times, the Israelites disobeyed God’s rules. God sent them
prophets, men to tell them that they needed to turn around and
do right. Sometimes, the people changed. Many times, they did
not. Some even hurt God’s prophets for preaching the truth.
God knew the Israelites would sin. All people sin.
Sin must be punished.
God says the
punishment for
Truth To Remember: sin is death.
That is what
Only Someone Perfect He told Adam
and Eve
Could Pay For Sin. back in the
beginning.
Remember the Tabernacle and the sacrifices God required? God THINK ABOUT IT:
chose a lamb sacrifice as the payment for sin. In God’s system,
when a person sinned, they could offer a lamb to pay the price of No animal sacrifice can truly take away sin. The Bible says so.
their sin. This lamb had to be perfect, with no spots or marks.But No animal can pay the full price for us to be right with God again.
the Israelites knew that a lamb could not really take away their The animal sacrifices were just a picture.
sins. Only someone perfect could make things right between Since God is perfectly holy, the true Lamb of God who could pay
God and man again. But no person on earth is perfect. Israel had the penalty for sin had to be perfect. He had to have never sinned.
to trust in God’s promise.
Many years passed, and still the Messiah did not come. Some of
God promised to send a Savior. God promised that this Perfect the Israelites probably asked God if He had forgotten His promise.
One would take the punishment for sin and then people could Some of them probably asked if God had changed His mind.
fellowship with God again. This perfect Someone was the
Messiah, the Lamb of God. But God never forgets His promises. He never changes. He knew
He would send the Savior from the very beginning. He would
The Israelites waited for this Savior, this Perfect One. When send Him when it was the right time. The Israelites had to wait
would He come? Would He really be able to pay for sin? and have faith.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. In the Tabernacle, what kind of sacrifice did God choose for

the payment for sin?
a. Money
b. A lamb
2. Could a lamb really take away their sins?
a. Yes
b. No Memory Verse 1:
3. Who did God promise to send to take the punishment for sin? For it is not possible that the blood of bulls
a. A Savior
b. An angel and goats could take away sins.
4. What was the perfect Someone called? Hebrews 10:4
a. The Messiah
b. The Lamb of God
c. The Messiah and the Lamb of God
Memory Verse 2:

But He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was bruised for our iniquities.
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Isaiah 53:5
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 37
Write one of God’s prophecies in the book.

GOD GIVES
MANY PROPHECIES
G od’s Word tells us about the promised Savior, the Messiah.
God told things about the Messiah before He came. This
is called prophecy. People who tell about things before they
happen are called prophets. God could give true prophecies
through His prophets because He knows everything. He knows
all things before they happen.
Some of the things God said about the Messiah are in
these verses:

Isaiah 7:14 The Messiah would be born of a virgin woman.

Micah 5:2 He would be born in a town called Bethlehem.
Isaiah 11:2 He would be very wise.
Psalm 41:9 A friend would turn against Him.
Truth To Remember: Zechariah 11:12-13 He would be arrested for 30 pieces of silver.
Psalm 69:4 Many people would hate Him for no reason.
God Made Many Promises About Psalm 22:16 His hands and His feet would be pierced.

The Messiah Before He Came. Isaiah 53:5 He would take the punishment for our sins.
Of course, the people did not understand all of these things. Why
would the Messiah be hated? What did it mean that His hands
THINK ABOUT IT:
and feet would be pierced? Why would people hurt Him?
Sometimes people read the Bible and try to change what it
Many people thought the Messiah would start an army and take means. Sometimes they ignore parts or only believe certain parts.
over the government. Sometimes they try to put new things in. The Israelites found
God did not explain everything to them. God knew that when the verses about the Messiah’s great kingdom. They read about the
Messiah came, He would explain the truth to them. Then each Savior’s might and power. They decided it meant that He would
person would have to choose if they would believe Him or not. come to take over the government.
The Israelites wanted that very much. Their rulers were not kind
rulers. They wanted the Messiah to be their new ruler. But God
wanted more for people. Taking over the government may have
helped their country right then, but it would not fix the real problem.
The real problem was their sin. They needed much more than a
political leader. They needed a Savior to forgive their sins and
DO YOU REMEMBER? make it possible to be right with God.
Many, many years had gone by since God made His first promise
Fill in the blanks. to Adam and Eve. But God had not forgotten. God knew when
the perfect time was. The Messiah would be coming soon.
1. Micah 5:2: The Messiah would be born in a town

called __________________.

2. Zechariah 11:12-13: He would be arrested

for __________________ pieces of silver. Memory Verse 1:

3. Psalm 22:16: His hands and His feet I know that Messiah is coming (who is called
Christ). When He comes, He will tell us all things.
would be __________________.
John 4:25
4. Isaiah 53:5: He would take the

punishment for our __________________.

Memory Verse 2:

The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all

flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the
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LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 40:5
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 38

ZACHARIAS SEES
AN ANGEL
From Luke 1:1-15, 57-80

Z acharias was a priest. He and his wife loved God and did
what was right. They had lived for many years but had no
children.
One day, Zacharias was working in the Temple of God. Suddenly,
he saw an angel! Zacharias was afraid.
“Do not be afraid, Zacharias,” the angel said, “for your prayer is
heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you
a son, and you shall call his name John.
And you will have joy and gladness, and
many will rejoice at his birth.”
The angel told Zacharias that
the new baby would make
Truth To Remember: things ready for the Lord to
come.
God’s Plans Always Happen Zacharias told the angel that
In His Perfect Time. he and his wife were old. How
could he believe this would
happen?
The angel told Zacharias the message was from God. He told THINK ABOUT IT:
Zacharias that he would not be able to speak until his son was
born, because he did not believe. Zacharias could not speak for The people were all amazed when John was born. They knew
many months. God had a special plan for him. They listened when Zacharias
Just as the angel had said, a baby was born to Zacharias and his praised God. Zacharias said, “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
wife. When it was time to name the baby, the relatives wanted to for He has visited and redeemed His people … for you will go
name him Zacharias. But Zacharias wrote on a tablet, “His name before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge
is John.” of salvation to His people by the remission [forgiveness] of their
sins” (Luke 1:68, 76-77).
As soon as he wrote this, he could speak again! He praised God.
The people were all amazed. God had done a miracle. They Zacharias was saying that John would prepare the way for the
wondered what kind of man this baby would be. Lord to come. Did he mean the Messiah they had all been waiting
for? Zacharias talked about God’s promise to Abraham. He
John grew up to be a great man, as the angel had said. He told talked about salvation. He talked about forgiveness of sin. Did
people that the Lord was coming soon. this mean the Messiah was coming soon?
The people had been waiting for hundreds of years. But many
still believed. They still had faith that God would do what He
DO YOU REMEMBER? promised. Do you have faith in God’s promises? Do you believe
God will do what He says He will do?
1. Where was Zacharias working?
a. Out in the fields.
b. In the Temple of God.
2. Who came to give him a message?
a. An angel
b. His wife Memory Verse 1:
3. Why didn’t Zacharias believe the message?
a. He did not want to have a baby.
Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has
b. He and his wife were old. visited and redeemed His people.
4. What was the baby’s name? Luke 1:68
a. John
b. James
5. What did John tell people when he grew up?
a. To not be afraid.
b. That the Lord was coming soon.
Memory Verse 2:
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
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saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and
bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” BIBLE STORY SERIES
which is translated, “God with us.” YEAR 1 LESSON 39
Matthew 1:22-23

AN ANGEL
VISITS MARY
From Luke 1:26-38

G abriel, an angel of God, came to a city called Nazareth to the

home of a girl named Mary. Mary was engaged to marry a
man named Joseph. The arrangements had all been made.
The angel said, “Rejoice, highly favored one,
the Lord is with you; blessed are you
among women.” Mary wondered what
kind of greeting this was.
Gabriel told Mary not to be afraid.
He told her that God had a surprise
for her. She would have a son.
His name would be Jesus. He
would be the Son of the Most
High God.

Truth To Remember: “How can this be?”

asked Mary. She
The Name Jesus Means Savior. had not married
Joseph, or been
together with him
like a wife and husband. She could not have a baby. THINK ABOUT IT:
The angel told her that the Holy Spirit of God would do this
miracle. Nothing is impossible with God! He created the whole earth. He
could certainly make a virgin have a baby.
He told her that this baby would not be the son of a man but the
Son of God.The angel told her that nothing is impossible with The good news had finally come! For so many years the Israelites
God. had waited for the Savior, the Perfect Messiah, to come. The
Bible had promised hundreds of years before in Isaiah 7:14 that
Mary told the angel, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it this Messiah would be born of a virgin. Now it was finally time.
be to me according to your word.”
But God did not announce this great news to the whole world. He
Then Gabriel left. Mary sat alone, thinking about this wonderful did not light up the sky and show everyone that a baby would be
promise. born. Instead, He sent Gabriel to tell one girl the news.
Mary’s baby would be called the Son of the Most High God! This
baby was to be named Jesus, which means Savior!
Mary did not know everything that would happen, but she trusted
DO YOU REMEMBER? God. She knew God was keeping His promise to send a Messiah.
How happy Mary must have been that God chose her to be the
1. Who did the angel come to visit? mother of the Promised One. Later, she praised God for being so
a. Anna good to her.
b. Mary
2. What did the angel tell Mary her baby’s name would be?
a. Jesus
b. Joseph
3. Who would this baby be?
a. The son of Joseph Memory Verse 1:
b. The Son of the Most High God
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall
4. Who would do this miracle?
a. The Holy Spirit of God call His name JESUS, for He will save His people
b. The angel Gabriel from their sins.
Matthew 1:21
Memory Verse 2:

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is

given … and His name will be called Wonderful,
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Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
Isaiah 9:6 YEAR 1 LESSON 40

JESUS IS BORN
From Luke 2:1-20

I t was almost time for Mary’s baby to be born. The government

said everyone must pay a tax. People had to go back to their
hometowns. Mary and Joseph were from a city called Bethlehem.
They traveled a very long way. When they finally got to Bethlehem,
it was full of people.
They went to an inn, but it was full. There was no room for them.
Finally, the innkeeper let them stay in a stable.
That night, out in the stable, Jesus was born. Mary wrapped him
up in cloths and laid him in a feeding box called a manger.
Out in the nearby fields, there were shepherds watching their

Truth To Remember:

Jesus Was Born For All People.

Jesus Was Born For You And Me.
sheep. Suddenly, the angel of God came, and the glory of God
shone brightly around them. The shepherds were very afraid!
THINK ABOUT IT:
But the angel said, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good Jesus was born into a poor family. He was born in a humble
tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to place, in a stable. He shared His first night on earth with animals.
you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
But could the shepherds come to see Jesus if He had been born
And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in
in a palace? No! When God sent the Savior, He sent Him to all
swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
people, rich and poor, powerful and weak. He was born in a place
Then suddenly there were many angels! They praised God, so humble, even the poorest people would not be afraid to come
saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill see Him.
toward men.”
God knew just what He was doing. No rich king could be proud
The shepherds were so excited. They said, “Let us now go to that Jesus was born in his palace. No one could talk proudly
Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the about giving the Savior a nice place to stay or a soft bed to sleep
Lord has made known to us.” in.
They found Mary and Joseph and the baby. The baby was God did not want people to believe Jesus was the Savior because
wrapped in cloths and lying in the feeding box, just as the angel He was rich or powerful. God wanted them to believe by faith.
had said. God’s plan was perfect.
The shepherds praised God. They told people about the wonderful Those shepherds were so happy! They had seen angels. They
things they had seen and heard. had seen the Promised Savior. What a wonderful night that was!
As they went back, they praised God for how wonderful He is.
DO YOU REMEMBER? They thanked Him for letting them see the promised Messiah.
They knew Jesus had come for them.
1. Where was Jesus born?
a. In the inn But Jesus did not come just for them. The angel said the good,
b. In the stable joyful news was for all people. Jesus came for everyone!

2. Who did the angels visit with the good news?

a. Shepherds Memory Verse 1:
b. The king
Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid,
3. Who would this baby be? for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy
a. The son of Joseph
b. The Son of the Most High God which will be to all people. For there is born to
4. Fill in the blanks for what the angel said. you this day in the city of David a Savior, who
“I bring you good tidings of great _____________ is Christ the Lord.”
which will be to _____________ people.” Luke 2:10-11
Memory Verse 2:

I am God, and there is none like Me. I have

purposed it; I will also do it.
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Isaiah 46:9,11
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 41

SIMEON AND ANNA

SEE JESUS
From Luke 2:21-40

T here was a man in the Temple named Simeon. Simeon

loved God very much. He had been waiting for the promised
Messiah for a long time.
The Holy Spirit of God had told Simeon that before he died he
would see the Lord. Simeon was very old.
Would God keep His promise?
When baby Jesus was just a few days
old, Mary and Joseph took Him to the
Temple. Simeon held the baby in
his arms. He knew that
God had kept His
promise.
He praised
Truth To Remember: God. He said,
“Lord, now You
Jesus Is The Promised Savior. are letting Your
servant depart in
peace, according to
Your word;
For my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared
before the face of all peoples.”
THINK ABOUT IT:
Mary and Joseph were amazed. Simeon had great faith in God. Even though he was very old, he
They had not told Simeon who Jesus was. But Simeon knew. still believed God would do what He had promised.
God had told him. And God did. Simeon knew that the tiny baby Mary had was not
A lady named Anna was also in the Temple. Anna had served an ordinary baby. This baby was very special. This baby was the
God in the Temple for many, many years. She was very old. One they had waited for!

She came up to Mary and Joseph and gave thanks to God for Things God said hundreds of years before were coming true.
the Savior. Mary and Joseph had not told Anna who Jesus was Jesus was born of a virgin as the prophet Isaiah prophesied in
either. But Anna was a prophetess who served God by fasting Isaiah 7:14. Even though Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth,
and praying day and night. God had shown Anna that this was God worked it out so Jesus would be born in Bethlehem, as the
the Savior God had promised. prophet Micah had prophesied in Micah 5:2.

After Mary and Joseph left, Anna told people about Jesus. The God was working out His plan of salvation just as He said He
Bible says that she “gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to would.
all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” Isn’t it wonderful that God showed the Savior to people who loved
Anna and Simeon were very happy that the Messiah had come. Him and were waiting in hope for Him to fulfill His promise? And
Anna did not keep this wonderful news to herself. She told others
DO YOU REMEMBER? about the Savior sent by God.
When you have good news, you want to tell other people, don’t
1. What had the Holy Spirit of God promised Simeon that he
you? Jesus the Savior coming here to earth, sent by God for us,
would see before he died?
is the best news of all!
a. Heaven
b. The Lord
2. Who told Simeon who Jesus was?
a. God
b. Mary and Joseph Memory Verse 1:
3. Who was the prophetess who served God by fasting and We beheld His glory, the glory as of the only
praying?
a. Mary begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
b. Anna John 1:14
4. After Mary and Joseph left, what did Anna do?
a. She died.
b. She told people about Jesus.
Memory Verse 2:

My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Psalm 13:5
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 42

MEN FROM THE EAST

COME TO SEE JESUS
From Matthew 2:1-12

H erod was the king who ruled when Jesus was born. One day
wise men from far away in the
East came to the king. They asked
King Herod where the new King was.
They said they had seen His star and
wanted to worship Him.
King Herod got worried when he
heard this. He did not want a new
king to take his place. He asked the
experts who studied God’s law
where the Christ was to
Truth To Remember: be born. They told him
that the prophets

Jesus Christ Is The Savior God had said

would be born in
He

Promised Through His Prophets. Bethlehem.

Herod called
the wise men to
him.
He told them to go to Bethlehem. “Go and search carefully for the
young Child,” Herod said, “and when you have found Him, bring
THINK ABOUT IT:
back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
God was spreading the Good News. God sent an angel to tell
The wise men left. They followed the star they had seen. The star shepherds that Jesus was born. God told Simeon and Anna that
led them to where Jesus was. The men were very happy. the Messiah had come. Now He used a star to show men very far
They went inside and saw Mary and Jesus. They bowed down away that the Christ had been born.
and worshipped Jesus. They brought Him precious gifts from the Christ is another word for the Anointed One, just like Messiah.
East of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
God is so wonderful! He used many ways to show people about
God warned the wise men not to go back to king Herod. Herod Jesus. It was not hard for God to do these things. God can do
did not want to worship Jesus. He wanted to kill Him. The wise anything. He showed people about the very special baby that
men listened to God and went home another way. had come to the world. These people believed God and got to
see God’s promised Savior.
The wise men traveled far to see Christ. They knew this child was
very special. He was the Savior that had been promised for many
years. That is why they worshipped Him.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
God’s promise to Adam and Eve years and years ago had been
1. What did the wise men say they had seen? kept.
a. A star
b. A prophet
2. How did King Herod feel when he heard about the new king?
a. He was happy.
b. He was worried.
3. Where did the prophets say the new king would be born?
a. In a palace
Memory Verse 1:
b. In Bethlehem
c. In the East For the grace of God that brings salvation has
4. When the wise men saw Jesus, what did they do? appeared to all men.
a. They bowed down and worshipped Jesus.
b. They told King Herod so he could kill Him. Titus 2:11
Memory Verse 2:

And we have seen and testify that the Father

has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
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BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 43

JESUS TALKS IN
THE TEMPLE
From Luke 2:41-52

J esus was growing up. When He was 12 years old, his parents
took Him to Jerusalem for a holy day. They did this every year.
There was a great feast. After the feast, the group that Mary and
Joseph were with left Jerusalem. Jesus was still in Jerusalem,
but Mary and Joseph did not know this. They traveled for a whole
day.
In the evening, Mary and
Joseph started to look for
Jesus. They asked their
relatives and friends,
but no one had seen
Him. They could not
find Jesus anywhere.
Truth To Remember:
Mary and Joseph had

Jesus Is The Son Of God. to go back. They went

back to Jerusalem and
looked and looked for
Jesus.
After 3 days, they found Jesus in the Temple. He was sitting
with the great teachers of the Law. He was listening to them and
THINK ABOUT IT:
asking them questions.
Do you understand what Jesus meant? He said He had to be
All the people around were amazed. This boy was so wise! He doing His Father’s business. He was not talking about Joseph.
had great understanding and His answers were very good. His Jesus was in the Temple. The Temple is Whose house? The
parents were surprised too. Mary went up to Jesus. She said, Temple is God’s house. Jesus was saying His Father is God.
“Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I
That is what the angel had said too. When Gabriel told Mary she
have sought You anxiously.”
would have a baby, he said Jesus would be called “the Son of the
“Why did you seek Me?” Jesus asked. “Did you not know that I Highest” (Luke 1:32). He also said that the Holy One to be born
must be about My Father’s business?” would “be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35).
They did not understand what He was saying, but Mary wondered We know from what the angel said that Jesus being God’s Son
about these things in her heart. does not mean God is an earthly father who had an earthly
Jesus went home with them and submitted to them. The Bible baby. The relationship of God the Father and Jesus the Son is a
says He grew not just taller physically but also in wisdom. People heavenly relationship.
liked Him. Jesus was in heaven with God before God sent Jesus to earth
(John 1:1-2). In fact, Jesus is eternal along with God the Father.
The Bible calls Jesus the Creator (Colossians 1:16). Remember
in the beginning, in Genesis 1:26 when God said, “Let Us make
DO YOU REMEMBER? man”? Jesus was there!
1. How old was Jesus when He stayed in Jerusalem?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 15
2. How many days did Mary and Joseph look for Him?
a. 1
Memory Verse 1:
b. 2
c. 3 But when the fullness of the time had come,
3. Where did they find Jesus? God sent forth His Son.
a. In the Temple
b. In a field with sheep Galatians 4:4

4. What did Jesus say He was doing?

a. Telling the teachers stories
b. His Father’s business
Memory Verse 2:

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him,

and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes
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away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 44

JOHN BAPTIZES JESUS

From Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:26-34

T he baby born to Zacharias and his wife was now grown. John
was a great man who made things ready for the Lord, just as
God said.
John told people about the coming Messiah. He told them that the
Messiah was so important that John was not
important enough to untie His sandals!
Many people believed what John
said. They told God they were
sorry for their sins and John
baptized them in the river.

Truth To Remember:

Jesus Deserves The Highest Honor.

One day Jesus, who was now a grown man, came to the river to
be baptized. John did not want to baptize Jesus. He told Jesus
THINK ABOUT IT:
that it was Jesus who should baptize John!
When John started teaching, some people thought he might be
But Jesus told him that this was the way it must be. John baptized the Promised One. They wanted to know if he was the Messiah.
Jesus in the water. Suddenly, the clouds opened and the Holy
John could have lied. He would have been famous. He would
Spirit of God came down. He looked like a dove.
have been powerful and important.
A great voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, in
But John did not want to be those things. He told everyone right
whom I am well pleased.”
then that he was not the Messiah. But the Messiah was coming
John told other people about Jesus, saying, “Behold! The Lamb soon!
of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
When Jesus did come, John told people about Him. John wanted
those who had followed John to go follow Jesus and listen to Him.
John said in John 3:30, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
He also said in verse 31, “He who comes from above is above
all.” John wanted Jesus to have the highest honor because Jesus
DO YOU REMEMBER? is the Son of God.
1. Who did John tell people about? What about you? When you do good things, do you want other
a. Joshua people to look at you instead of God? Do you want them to praise
b. The coming Messiah you more than you want them to praise God?
John knew that this was not what God wanted. John did not want
2. John said the Messiah was so important that:
people to praise him and say he was very special and important.
a. John was not important enough to untie His sandals.
John wanted people to praise Jesus.
b. John was going to make Him king.
We should be like John. We should want people to praise Jesus
3. What did Jesus want John to do? instead of us.
a. Baptize Him.
b. Go on a trip with Him. Give the highest praise and honor to Jesus, because Jesus is the
Son of God. He deserves all praise!
4. When the Holy Spirit came down, what did He look like?
a. A lion
b. A dove
Memory Verse 1:
5. What did John call Jesus?
a. The Lamb of God I have seen and testified that this is the
b. The Lion of God
Son of God.
John 1:34
Memory Verse 2:

You have the words of eternal life. Also we

have come to believe and know that You are
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the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 6:68-69
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 45

JESUS CHOOSES
HIS DISCIPLES
From Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51

J esus was teaching people by the lake. There were so many

people! He got in a boat and asked the owner, named Peter,
to sail out a little so He could talk to the crowd.
When He had finished teaching, He told Peter to sail out into
deep water. Then He told Peter to let
down his nets to catch
fish.
Peter told
Jesus,
“Master, we
have toiled
all night and
caught nothing;
nevertheless at Your
Truth To Remember: word I will let down
the net.”
Jesus Has The Power To Do Miracles. When Peter
let the nets
down,
they caught so many fish that the nets started to break!
THINK ABOUT IT:
Peter was amazed. Jesus had done a miracle! The people who
worked with him were amazed too. But Jesus said, “Do not be Peter must have been so surprised! They had fished all night and
afraid. From now on you will catch men.” not caught any fish. He did not want to fish again. He may have
Peter and his brother pulled their boat up on land. They left even frowned and complained a little when he pushed the net
everything and followed Jesus. over the other side to obey Jesus.

Then Jesus saw 2 other brothers, James and John. They were in And then … Peter could not believe it! There were hundreds of
a boat too, and had seen the wonderful miracle. Jesus called to fish, probably more than he had ever seen at one time. He knew
them. Right then, they left their boat to follow Him. Jesus had done a miracle. Jesus had done something no other
person could do.
Jesus called other men to follow Him also. He chose 12 to be
His special followers, called disciples. They went with Him Peter left his fishing job to follow Jesus and learn from Him. He
everywhere and learned from Him. Jesus taught them many knew Jesus had been sent from God.
things. How exciting it must have been to have Jesus as their We should want to learn about Jesus too. He is the Son of
teacher! God. We can read about His life in the Bible. We can read the
wonderful things Jesus teaches about God and about Himself.
We can learn what Jesus wants us to do. Whatever Jesus wants
us to do, we should obey and do it. Do not wait or complain. Do it
DO YOU REMEMBER? right away, and with a happy heart.
Jesus deserves our obedience. He is greater than any person
1. Whose boat did Jesus use to sail out and talk to the crowd? who ever lived. No man has ever been as great as Jesus. We
a. Peter’s should want to obey Him because He is the Son of God.
b. John’s
2. What did He tell Peter to do?
a. Cross the river.
b. Let down his nets to catch fish.
3. What did Jesus say after the great miracle? Memory Verse 1:
a. “From now on you will get rich from fishing.”
b. “From now on you will catch men.” Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will
4. How many disciples did Jesus choose? make you fishers of men.”
a. 12 Matthew 4:19
b. 2
Memory Verse 2:

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?

And not one of them is forgotten before God.
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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear therefore; you are of more value
BIBLE STORY SERIES
than many sparrows. YEAR 1 LESSON 46
Luke 12:6-7

JESUS TEACHES US
NOT TO WORRY
From Matthew 6:25-33; Luke 12:6-7

D id you know we can learn about God from birds and flowers?
We can. Jesus talked about them in the Bible. He used birds
and flowers to teach us about God and about ourselves.
Jesus taught the people how not to worry about things. Jesus said
to look at the birds. Birds are small and not worth much money,
but God watches over them. They do not plant food or gather
food into barns for later, but
God gives them food.
When one little bird falls
down, God knows it. Jesus
said, “Are not five
sparrows sold for
two copper coins?
Truth To Remember: And not one of
them is forgotten
Do Not Worry. Trust God. before God. But
the very hairs of
your head are all
numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than
many sparrows.”
THINK ABOUT IT:
Then Jesus said to look at the flowers. The lilies do not work Sometimes it is hard not to worry. People worry about what might
all day to make beautiful clothes. But God takes care of them. happen. What if they do not have food? What if they do not have
Jesus said that even the great and rich King Solomon did not clothes? What if bad things happen to them?
have clothes as beautiful as the lilies.
Jesus knew people worried about these things. That is why He
Jesus says that our heavenly Father gives food to the birds and told them to look at the birds and the flowers. He wanted them
takes care of the flowers. He will take care of us too. We should to see that God takes care of the little things in the world. He will
not worry. He values us more than birds and flowers. We can certainly take care of His people too. It is not hard for God to give
trust Him to take very good care of us. people what they need.
Jesus said to stop worrying and have faith. Next time you are
outside, stop to look at some flowers. See how beautiful God
made them. He gives them sunshine and rain to help them grow.
DO YOU REMEMBER? They cannot get what they need by themselves. But they have
what they need because God gives it to them.
1. What animal did Jesus say God watches over even though
they are small and not worth much money? Listen to the birds singing. They sound so happy. They do not
a. Lizards sound worried. They praise God with their songs.
b. Birds You should not worry either. God can take care of you, just like
2. What did Jesus say that God clothed more beautifully He takes care of the flowers. You can have a song in your heart
than rich King Solomon? each day, just like the birds do.
a. Flowers Today, spend time reading God’s Word and praying. Praise God
b. Birds for the wonderful things He has given you. Tell God you trust
3. Why does Jesus not want us to worry? Him. God will take care of you.
a. God will give us birds and flowers.
b. God will take care of us like He takes care of the birds
and flowers.

Memory Verse 1:

Casting all your care upon Him,

for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
Memory Verse 2:

We know that You are a teacher come from God;

for no one can do these signs that You do unless
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God is with him.
John 3:2
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 47

JESUS FEEDS
5,000 PEOPLE
From Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:11-17; John 6:5-14

J esus had been teaching a big crowd of people all day. They
were far away from any town. By the evening, Jesus knew
everyone was very hungry.
The disciples wanted Jesus to send
the people away to get food in the
villages.
Jesus told the disciples, “They do
not need to go away. You give them
something to eat.”
The disciples did not have any food.
They could not feed such a huge
crowd. There were about 5,000 men
there, plus women and children!
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The disciples did not know what
Jesus Can Use Little Things to do.

To Do Great Things. One little boy had some food.

He had 5 loaves of bread and
2 fish. He gave them to Jesus.
Jesus had the people sit down. He gave thanks to God for the
little bit of food the boy had given Him.Then He broke the bread
THINK ABOUT IT:
into pieces. He gave the pieces to His disciples and they gave
If you had been in that big crowd that day, would you have given
them out to all the people.
your food to Jesus? The boy only had a little food. It was probably
Everyone ate until they were full. When all the people had eaten, only enough for him to have one meal. It certainly could not feed
the disciples put what was left into baskets. The pieces left filled 5,000 people.
12 baskets!
But he gave his food to Jesus. He knew it was not much, but
Jesus had done a wonderful miracle! The people realized that maybe Jesus could use it. Jesus did use it. Thousands of people
Jesus must be the Messiah that God promised would come. ate from that little boy’s food.
Jesus can use even little things to do great things. He can use
you too. Maybe you think you are too small or too young to do
much for Jesus.
This little boy had only 5 loaves and 2 fish. He gave Jesus what
he had, and Jesus used it to do something wonderful.
You can give Jesus what you have, too. God has given you
DO YOU REMEMBER?
special talents. There are some things you can do well. You can
1. About how many men were in the crowd? use these talents for Jesus.
a. 500 You can give your time to Jesus. You do that when you take time
b. 5,000 to be kind and do good things for others. You can share what you
2. Who gave his food to Jesus? have for Jesus’ sake. You can also give Jesus your life, and tell
a. The disciples Him you will do whatever He wants you to do.
b. A man in the crowd You may not have 5 loaves and 2 fish to give to Jesus. But you
c. A little boy can give what you do have to Him. Even if what you give is little,
God can use it to do great things!
3. How many people did Jesus feed with the boy’s food?
a. One person
b. Some of the people
c. All of the people
4. How many baskets were left over? Memory Verse 1:
a. 12
b. 2
God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Memory Verse 2:

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have

turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD
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has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 48

JESUS IS ARRESTED
From Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 18:1-13

T he Pharisees and the Scribes were religious groups that

hated Jesus. They wanted to kill Jesus.
One of Jesus’ disciples was a man named Judas Iscariot. Judas
kept the money bag, but he was a thief. Sometimes he stole the
money and used it for himself.
Judas went to see the religious leaders. Judas told them he
would help them arrest Jesus.
The religious leaders were happy to hear this. The
priests gave Judas 30 pieces of
silver. After that, Judas planned
how he could get Jesus arrested.
Jesus took some of His
Truth To Remember: disciples up on a mountain
one night. He left them and
Jesus Is Eternal And One went to pray by Himself.

With God The Father. When He came back,

soldiers and a crowd of
people came.
The man in front was Judas. Judas had told the men that the One
he greeted in a special way was the One to take.
THINK ABOUT IT:
Judas walked up to Jesus and greeted Him. Jesus knew what Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him. Hundreds of years
Judas was doing, but He did not run away. He said, “Friend, why before, God said this would happen through His prophet Isaiah
have you come?” (Isaiah 53) and His prophet David (Psalm 41:9). In many, many
The soldiers were going to arrest Jesus! Peter, one of Jesus’ other places, like Psalm 22 by the prophet David, God gave very
disciples, pulled out his sword and cut off one man’s ear. But clear information about what would happen to His promised
Jesus told Peter to put his sword away. It was not the time to fight. Messiah.
If they fought, how could Jesus fulfill all that the Bible promised Jesus is one with God the Father and He knows everything.
must happen? Jesus healed the man’s ear. Nothing is a surprise to Jesus. He could have hidden in a place
The disciples were afraid of the soldiers. Even though they had where Judas could not find Him. He could have gone back to
promised to be with Jesus even to death, they all left Him and heaven and never been arrested. But He knew all along that this
ran away. was why God had sent Him to earth. He did not want to be hated
and arrested and suffer, but He did want to do God the Father’s
When the soldiers took Jesus away to the governor for trial,
will.
Judas felt bad for what he did. He went to the religious leaders
and said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” Jesus told His disciples that He would be betrayed before it
happened. In Luke 18:31-33, He told His 12 disciples, “Behold,
They said, “What is that to us?”
we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by
Judas threw the 30 pieces of silver down. He ran from there and the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
hanged himself. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and
Now one disciple was dead and the others were hiding. Jesus insulted and spit upon. They will scourge Him and kill Him. And
was on trial and His enemies wanted Him to die. What would the third day He will rise again.”
happen? Jesus knew about all the prophets for He is eternal and created
them! He knew what they had prophesied about the Messiah. He
DO YOU REMEMBER? knew this was God’s perfect plan of salvation, and He obeyed it
1. Who was the thief who agreed to betray Jesus? willingly.
a. Peter
b. Judas
Memory Verse 1:
2. How much did the religious leaders give Judas?
a. 30 pieces of silver He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He
b. 300 pieces of silver opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to
3. What did the disciples do when Jesus was arrested? the slaughter.
a. They stayed with Him like they promised.
b. They all left Him and ran away. Isaiah 53:7
Memory Verse 2:

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He

loved us and sent His Son … for our sins.
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1 John 4:10
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 49

JESUS DIES
FOR US
From Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19

J esus had done many wonderful things. He had done many

miracles. He healed sick people. He even brought dead
people to life again!
Many people believed that Jesus was the Son of God. They
believed that Jesus was the Messiah sent to earth. They believed
He had come to be the Savior of the world.
But some people did not believe.
These people hated Jesus. They
hated Him because He said He
was the Son of God. They hated
Him because He said that He was
one with God. They hated Him most
Truth To Remember: because that meant Jesus is God.
These people did not believe that Jesus
Jesus Is The Lamb Of God, God’s was the One the Bible called Immanuel.
Perfect Sacrifice For Sin. Immanuel means “God with us.”
Jesus’ enemies, with Satan in their hearts
and his lies in their minds, had Jesus
arrested and brought to trial. They lied about Jesus and said
many bad things about Him. They beat Jesus and made fun of
THINK ABOUT IT:
Him. They whipped Him and made a crown out of thorns to put
How could this happen? Jesus said He was the Son of God. How
on His head.
could He die? He said He was the Savior of the world.
After that, they crucified Jesus. They made 2 beams of wood into
Think back to what God said about His plan of salvation. Do you
a cross. Then they nailed Jesus to this cross.
remember that people had to sacrifice a lamb when they had
The people who loved Jesus could not understand. Jesus was sinned? Do you remember that no animal could really take away
the Savior! He was the Son of God! Why didn’t He call angels to sin, but only a Perfect One could pay the price for sin? The price
come down and fight these evil people? for sin is death. John had called Jesus “the Lamb of God who
But Jesus stayed on the cross. He prayed, “Father, forgive them, takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
for they do not know what they do.” Jesus could have stopped His enemies at any time. After Peter
The Bible says that “Jesus, knowing that all things were now cut off the man’s ear, Jesus said, “Do you think that I cannot now
accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled … said ‘It is pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve
finished.’” legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that
it must happen thus?” (Matthew 26:53-54).
Then Jesus died.
What looked like a terrible tragedy was the very reason Jesus
came. He had to die to fulfill God’s plan of salvation.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
But how could He be the Savior if He was dead? How could
God’s Son be dead?
1. Circle the things that really happened.
The disciples did not know what to think. They were very afraid.
Jesus’ enemies lied about Jesus. And they were very sad. Was their hope and faith for nothing?
What would happen?
After they beat Jesus, they let Him go.

They put a crown of thorns on His head.

Jesus was nailed to a cross.

2. What did Jesus pray?
a. “Father, forgive them.” Memory Verse 1:
b. “Father, punish them.”
So Christ was offered once to bear the
3. What did Jesus say just before He died?
a. “I’m innocent.”
sins of many.
b. “It is finished.” Hebrews 9:28
Memory Verse 2:

Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am

He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am
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alive for evermore. Amen. And I have the keys of
Hades and of Death.
BIBLE STORY SERIES
Revelation 1:17-18 YEAR 1 LESSON 50

JESUS LIVES!
From Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20

J esus, the Lamb of God, had died on a cross. After He was

buried, the people who hated Jesus put soldiers outside the
tomb where Jesus was. They guarded the tomb because Jesus
had said that after 3 days He would rise again.
On the third day, an angel came to the tomb. There was a great
earthquake when the angel rolled the stone away from the front
of the tomb. The guards were so afraid they fell
down like they were dead.
Later, 3 women came to the
tomb. They came to put
spices on Jesus’ body.
But when they got
there, Jesus was
not in the tomb! An
Truth To Remember: angel was there.
He told them,
Jesus Is More Powerful Than Death. “Do not be
afraid, for
I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here;
for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord
THINK ABOUT IT:
lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from
After Jesus rose from the dead, the guards went back and told
the dead.”
what had happened at the tomb. They told people a lie. They
The women rushed back to tell the disciples that Jesus was alive! said that while they were sleeping, the disciples came and stole
But the disciples did not believe them.Later, Jesus came to the Jesus’ body.
house where the disciples were hiding. They thought He was a What a silly lie that was! Guards are not allowed to sleep while
ghost. Jesus showed them where the nails had pierced His hands they are guarding. But this was the lie they told people. They did
and His feet. He told them to believe He was alive. Everything not want anyone to believe that Jesus rose from the dead.
had happened just as God said it would many years ago.
But the disciples knew He did. They had seen Him. They knew
The disciples were so happy. Jesus had risen from the dead! He now that Jesus had done just what God had planned. God’s plan
paid the price for sin by dying on the cross. Nothing could keep of salvation was that Jesus would be the perfect sacrifice for sin.
Him in the tomb. Jesus is more powerful than death! Jesus died to pay for our sins. But death could not win over Jesus.
What a wonderful day. Jesus lives! Jesus is more powerful than death. He rose again from the dead.
He proved that He is the Son of God. He really is the Savior!
Many other people saw Jesus after He had risen. Once, He talked
to a crowd of more than 500 people. They told many others that
Jesus had risen from the dead! He truly is the Messiah! He is the
Son of God! He died to pay the price for sin. He is God’s plan of
salvation.
DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. Why did soldiers guard the tomb?

a. The disciples wanted to steal the body.
b. Jesus said that He would rise again.
2. When the angel rolled the stone away, what did the guards do? Memory Verse 1:
a. They yelled.
b. They believed in Jesus. Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus
c. They fell down like they were dead.
who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen,
3. Who told the women that Jesus was risen? as He said.
a. An angel
b. A soldier Matthew 28:5-6
Memory Verse 2:

In My Father’s house are many mansions;

if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to
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prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come again and receive
BIBLE STORY SERIES
you to Myself; that where I am, there you YEAR 1 LESSON 51
may be also.

JESUS GOES
John 14:2-3

BACK TO HEAVEN
From Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53

A fter Jesus rose from the dead, He taught His disciples many
things. Then after 40 days, Jesus went back to heaven.
Before He left, Jesus told the disciples that they should tell the
whole world about Him. He told them that the Holy Spirit of God
would help them do this. Then they saw Him begin to float up
from the ground. They kept watching Him go up until a cloud

Truth To Remember:

Jesus Gives Eternal Life In Heaven To

Whoever Believes In Him As Savior.
came and they could not see Jesus anymore. Jesus had gone
back to heaven to be with God His Father.
THINK ABOUT IT:
As the disciples stared at the sky, 2 angels came. They asked The punishment for your sins has been paid. Jesus paid it on
the disciples, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the cross. He wants to forgive you of all your sins. If you ask
heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into Him for forgiveness, He will forgive you. He will be your Savior if
heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into you believe in Him. He will give you eternal life in heaven if you
heaven.”Jesus had gone to heaven, but they knew that someday accept this wonderful gift.
He would come back. He promised that when He came back, He
It is called salvation, because Jesus saves any person who
would take those who believe in Him to heaven.
believes on Him from eternity in hell separated from God forever
The disciples started to tell people about God’s plan of salvation. and ever.
They told people that everyone had sinned and the price for sin
Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe that He died for you? If
is death. They told them that God sent His Son to die for the sins
you were the only person on earth, Jesus still would have died to
of the world.
take away your sins. He loves you so much!
They told people that if they believed Jesus died for their sins,
If you want this wonderful gift called salvation, you can be saved
and that He rose from the dead, then they could go to heaven too!
today. You can pray right now. Ask Jesus to be your Savior and
Jesus gives eternal life in heaven to any person who believes in
He will.
Him as their Savior.
If you do not understand yet about salvation, here is how to be
saved:
1. Admit you are a sinner.
2. Believe that Jesus died for your sins and rose from the dead.
3. Ask Him to forgive your sins and save you.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
4. Accept His gift of salvation and eternal life.
1. How many days did Jesus stay on earth before He went back Jesus gives salvation to every person who believes in Him as
to heaven? Savior. If you have believed in Jesus, then you are saved forever.
a. 4 Now you can live for Him, and someday He’ll take you to heaven
b. 40 to live with Him forever.
2. Who would help the disciples tell the world about Jesus?
a. The Holy Spirit
Memory Verse 1:
b. The angel For God so loved the world that He gave His
3. What did the angel promise? only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
a. That Jesus would not care about them anymore.
b. The Jesus would come back again. should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
Memory Verse 2:

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no

other name under heaven given among men by
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which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12
BIBLE STORY SERIES
YEAR 1 LESSON 52

GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION

IS FOR YOU!

G od made His plan of salvation so people could have their

sins forgiven and live with Him forever in heaven. God was
thinking about all the people of the world when He made His plan
of salvation. That includes you! He wants you to live in heaven
with Him.
God tells us all about His plan in His book, the Bible.
No one can be good enough to go to heaven. No one can give
enough money. No one can make enough sacrifices. No one can
be perfect. There is only one way we can live forever in heaven
with God.
If you believe that Jesus, God’s Son,
died to pay for your sins, God gives
Truth To Remember: you a gift. That gift is living forever in
heaven with Him.
Jesus Wants To Be Your Savior And If you believe that Jesus paid for
your sins, you are forgiven. God
Live with You Forever In Heaven! looks at you and says that you
are clean (Isaiah 1:18; Hebrews 8:12). You can go to heaven
when you die. That is a promise. God always keeps His promises.
THINK ABOUT IT:
No one can do this for you. Your mother and father cannot do it Have you asked Jesus to be your Savior? If you have, then you
for you. Your teacher cannot do it for you. You must do it yourself. are God’s child. You never have to ask again because He will
If you have believed in Jesus, you are one of God’s children. always be your Savior.
God says He adopts you into His great family (Ephesians 1:5;
Romans 8:15).
If you have not asked Jesus to be your Savior, you can pray right
If you have not believed in Jesus, you can do it today! now. Do you remember the steps from the last lesson? Here they
God’s Words for you: are again:

For all have sinned and fall short of

1. Admit you are a sinner.
the glory of God. 2. Believe that Jesus died for your sins and rose from the dead.
But God demonstrates Romans 3:23
His own love toward us, 3. Ask Him to forgive your sins and save you.
in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. 4. Accept His gift of salvation and eternal life.
Romans 5:8 You can say something like this:
For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Dear God,
Jesus our Lord. Your Bible says that you love me and you sent Jesus to die for
Romans 6:23
my sins. I know I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus died and
For whoever calls on the name of the
rose again, and He is in heaven now. Please forgive me of my
LORD shall be saved. sins and make me clean inside. I want Your free gift of eternal
Romans 10:13 life, and I want Jesus to be my Savior. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

DO YOU REMEMBER? Memory Verse 1:

Fill in the blanks. That if you confess with your mouth the Lord
1. For the wages of sin is _____________, Jesus and believe in your heart that God has
but the ____________ of ____________ raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
is ____________ life in ____________

____________ our ____________.