2-45: King Rehoboam – Choose Your Friends Wisely
Year 2 – Week 45 King Rehoboam – Choose Your Friends Wisely Overview Handouts Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview King Rehoboam – Choose Your Friends Wisely Series: OT – Kings of Israel Purpose/Intent: A character study of King Rehoboam, showing how strongly our friends can influence us, so we need to choose our friends wisely. […]
2-44: King Solomon – I Want To Be The Best!
Year 2 – Week 44 King Solomon – I Want To Be The Best! Overview Handouts Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview King Solomon – I Want to be the Best! Series: OT – Kings of Israel Purpose/Intent: A character study of King Solomon and how he wanted to be the best version of himself so […]
2-43: King David – Recovering From Mistakes
Year 2 – Week 43 King David – Recovering from Mistakes Overview Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview King David – Recovering from Mistakes Series: OT – Kings of Israel Purpose/Intent: Recovering when you mess up Materials: Laptop, projector, speakers, internet connection, PowerPoint associated with this lesson, broken colorful china pieces, wood frame, and white glue […]
2-42: King David – A Man After God’s Own Heart
Year 2 – Week 42 King David – A Man After God’s Own Heart Overview Handouts Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview King David – A Man After God’s Own Heart Series: OT – Kings of Israel Purpose/Intent: A character study of young David (1 Samuel 16 & 17), showing what it looks like to follow […]
2-41: King Saul – Folly of Relying on Yourself
Year 2 – Week 41 King Saul – Folly of Relying on Yourself Overview Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview King Saul – Folly of Relying on Yourself Series: OT – Kings of Israel Purpose/Intent: Case study of King Saul and the folly of relying on yourself instead of following God’s ways in all you do. […]
2-40: Loving God’s Word
Year 2 – Week 40 Loving God’s Word Overview Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview Loving God’s Word Series: Wisdom Purpose/Intent: Discuss the value of the Bible and how following it can help us to live well. Materials: Laptop, projector, speakers, PowerPoint associated with this lesson, masking tape, blindfold, various sized toys/stuffed animals/dog toys/shoes/etc to use […]
2-39: Healing for the Soul
Year 2 – Week 39 Healing for the Soul Overview Handouts Teacher Aid Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview Healing for the Soul Series: Wisdom Purpose/Intent: Highlight the value of confession and forgiveness. Inspire middle schoolers to desire honesty and, if needed, repair relationships in their own lives. Materials: Laptop, projector, speakers, internet access, PowerPoint associated […]
2-38: Life Can Be Hard
Year 2 – Week 38 Life Can Be Hard Overview Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview Life Can Be Hard Series: Wisdom Purpose/Intent: Using the story of Job to talk about how to trust God when life is hard Materials: Laptop, projector, speakers, internet connection, PowerPoint associated with this lesson, candy prizes for game Introduction (2-3 […]
2-36: A Life of Love
Year 2 – Week 36 A Life of Love Overview Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview A Life of Love Series: Growth in Character Purpose/Intent: Finish the growth in character progression shown in 2 Peter 1 with a focus on how love should permeate the way we live Materials: Laptop, projector, ladder poster (from lesson 2-32), […]
2-37: Meaningless!
Year 2 – Week 37 Meaningless! Overview Handouts Slide Deck Summary Comment? Overview Meaningless! Series: Wisdom Purpose/Intent: The emptiness of chasing after things (hi-level view of Ecclesiastes) Materials: Laptop, speakers, projector, internet connection, PowerPoint associated with this lesson, Whose Wisdom game sign (2 copies), candy for game prizes Introduction (2-3 minutes) [Slide 1] Opening prayer […]