JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 21 SAUL ACCEPTED BY THE CHURCH (Acts 9:26-31) Saul had a terrible reputation. Imagine that you are a reporter writing an article on what was known about him before he became a Christian. List the main points on your clipboard. K T O O X S A R X H U C H U R E C E S X L A H X D E L X T X E H X O T Start Follow the red line (ignoring each x) to see how one man treated Saul. The man’s name was Barnabas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Now imagine that you are with three friends and you are all in the church in Jerusalem when you hear that Saul is being brought to join you. Write down what you think your reactions might be. SAUL - THE FACTS
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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 21SAUL ACCEPTEDBY THE CHURCH
(Acts 9:26-31)
Saul had a terrible reputation.
Imagine that you are a reporter writing an article on what was known about him before he became a Christian.
List the main points on your clipboard.
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Follow the red line (ignoring each x) to see how one man treated Saul. The man’s name was Barnabas.
Now imagine that you are with three friends and you are all in the church in Jerusalem when you hear that Saul is being brought to join you. Write down what you think your reactions might be.
SAUL - THE FACTS
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the adults, young folk and chi ldren in Scalpay in Harris, Bracadale in Skye and Acharacle on the far west of Scotland.
People to pray for this week:
children who have to travel a long way to school,
those who have a new baby in the family,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
KEY VERSE‘Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. ’ (Acts 13:38)
Scalpay
Bracadale
Acharacle
Barnabas was an encourager. We all need to be encouraged. Write down a way in which you could encourage someone you know.
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 22THE CHURCH SENDS PAUL
ON A MISSION(Acts 13:1-12)
While the Christians in Antioch were worshipping God, the Holy Spirit spoke to them. What did he say? (v 2)
The believers placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul (whose name was changed to Paul) and then sent them off to be missionaries.
What do missionaries do?
The two of them, sent by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
What happened when they got there?Number the boxes to put the facts in the right order.
The proconsul, Sergius Paulus, was interested in hearing about the Lord Jesus.
They met a sorcerer whose name was Bar-Jesus.
The sorcerer was blind for a time.
Paul called the sorcerer a child of the devil and said he would become blind.
They travelled all over the island of Cyprus till they came to Paphos.
They preached in the synagogues.
Bar-Jesus tried to turn Sergius Paulus against the Lord Jesus.
The proconsul saw what happened to Bar-Jesus and believed in the Lord.
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Shawbost, Coigach and Dingwall. Remember to pray for the older people in these congregations too.
People to pray for this week:
any who are moving home or school,
those moving into secondary school next summer,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
What does the Bible have to say about sorcery and about people who try to make contact with spirits? Fill in the gaps from Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
There are some things sold todayas games, like tarot cards and ouija boards, that are evil and weshould have absolutely nothing to do with them. God forbids them.
‘Let no-one be found among you who
practises ......................... or ....................,
interprets ..............., engages in ............
..................., or casts ..................., or who
is a ........................ or .............................. or
who consults the ..................
Shawbost
Dingwall
Coigach
KEY VERSE‘Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.’ (Acts 13:38)
Sergius Paulus believed when he saw the works of God. Draw a sketch of some-thing God has made to show how great he is.
Tell how Saul became a Christian in four sentences. Use the words you are given to begin the sentences.
Now draw what happened when Ananaias did what God told him to do andwent to see Saul.
Try to answer these questions without looking up the verses. Where did Barnabas take Saul? (Acts 9:26)
Who did he take him to meet? (v 26)
What did he tell them? (v 27)
Where did Saul go to next? (v 28)
PRAYER SPOTBIBLE TRANSLATIONThere are still many people in the world who don’t have Bibles written in their own languages.
Many other people just have the New Testament, or short parts of the New Testament, in a language they can read. Imagine not being able to read the Bible for yourself!
Pray for those who are translating God’s Word so that men and women, boys and girls can read it for them-selves.
Pray for those who have recently been given the Bible in their own language for the very first time.
Pray for all those, like millions of people in our own country, who could read the Bible but who never bother to do so.
And pray that God will help you to read and understand the Bible day by day.
Decode the questions and answer them.
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Ita pup tq eqzp rad? (v 7)
Ita pupz ’f xuwq ftmf? (v 8)
Itmf pup Bmix emk fa tuy? (v 11)
Itmf tmbbqzqp fa Qxkyme? (v 11)
Itmf pup Eqdsuge Bmgxge pa? (v 12)
KEY VERSE‘Therefore, my ..................., I want you to know that through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the forgiveness of .......... is proclaimed to ..........’ (Acts 13:38)
Paul and his companions were missionaries. What is a missionary?
Have you ever met a missionary? If so, what work did he or she do?
Can you name any famous missionaries from the past?
Transfer the columns into their places in the grid to read Paul’s story.
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PAUL BRINGS THE GOSPELTO EUROPE(Acts 16:6-15)
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Point, Fortrose, Gairloch and Kinlochewe. Pray for the older folk too!
People to pray for this week:
children who are unhappy at school,
those who have tests to sit,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Draw arrows to show what is true and what is false in Lydia’s story.
Lydia shopped on the Sabbath. Lydia went to the riverside to pray. She met with other men and women. TRUE She was a seller of purple cloth. Lydia did not listen to Paul’s words.
She already worshipped God.
God opened Lydia’s heart.
Lydia did not believe what Paul said. FALSE She believed in Jesus. Lydia was baptised.
Lydia met with others to
worship God.
God spoke to her
that day at the riverside.
Is it important to meet with others to worship God?
KEY VERSE‘Therefore, my ..................., I ......... you to know that through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the ...................... of .......... is proclaimed to ..........’ (Acts 13:38)
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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 25GOOD NEWS AT EPHESUS
(Acts 19:8-10, 18-20, 23-41)
Unscramble the words to show what happened in Ephesus.
Read the story and then find the red words in the grid.
In Ephesus a silversmith named Demetrius stirred up trouble. He said that if people became Christians they wouldn’t want to buy their idol statues. He was quite right! He caused such a riot that Paul and his friends were in danger of their lives! The City Clerk told the trouble-makers to make their complaint in the correct way and not to cause a riot. The riot lasted for two whole hours before the crowd went home.
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Glenelg, Fort William and Perth. Pray for their schools and their teachers too.
People to pray for this week:
children who are expecting a baby in the family,
those who are missing someone who lives a long way away,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Read Acts 19:32. It tells us that most of the people involved in the riot didn’t even know why they were there!
Remember that when you are watching the news and see vast crowds of people demonstrating about something. Of course, there will be those who believe in what they are doing. But there will also be many who are just there for the action.
Have you ever joined in with something just because you wanted to be the same as every-one else? Write about it.
It takes courage to be different and Christians sometimes have to take a stand for what is different. Can you think of an example?
Have you asked the Lord to be your Saviour? It is only he who can give you the courage to be different from the crowd.
KEY VERSE‘We a lways thank God for a l l of you , ment ion ing you in our prayers . ’(1 Thessalonians 1:2)
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 26THE GOOD NEWS IN ROME
(Acts 28:11-31)
Find the words that fit the spaces and then put them in the grid, matching the word numbers with the grid numbers. All the answers are in the Acts 28:11-31.
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1Paul and his friends were taken on an ..... (1) ship. They were blown along by a ... (14) wind. At Puteoli they found some ... (11) to speak to. From there they went to ... (12) Some believers travelled to the .... (9) Taverns to meet them.
The Romans kept Paul under house arrest with a ... (16) keeping ... (8) over him.
Paul called together the ... (2 across). They had not had any ... (2 down) about Paul. They sa id that . . . (5 ) everywhere were talking about this ... (3). They went to the ... (6) where Paul was staying to ... (4) to him.
Paul told them ... (13) the ... (10) ... (7) had spoken through Isaiah about people who w o u l d h e a r a n d n o t understand what God was saying. Their eyes were shut so they could not ... (15).
Although Paul was a prisoner, God was still totally in control of all that was happening to him. And God does not make mistakes.
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Glenurquhart, Fort Augustus and St Andrews. The congregation in St Andrews is just a few years old.
People to pray for this week:
children and young people who are feeling unwell,
those looking forward to going to camp this summer,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Glenurquhart
Fort Augustus
St Andrews
Make a list of the reasons you can think of that God allowed Paul to be taken to Rome and kept there as a prisoner.
Do you see things happening in the world around you that sometimes make you wonder if God really is in control? Write down one of them.
It is often easier to see God’s control when we look back at things that have happened rather than at the time they are happening.
Ask your Sunday School teacher if he or she can give you an example of that from personal experience.
KEY VERSE‘We a lways . . . . . . . . . . . God for . . . . . . of you , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you in our . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’(1 Thessalonians 1:2)
The first four books of the New Testament are accounts of the life ofJesus. Most of the others are letters and many were written by Paul.
Crack the code to find out more about them.
paul wrote to churches
he wrote to individuals
p a u l w r o t e t o t e a c h
he wrote to encourage
paul wrote to correct wrongs
god led paul in his letters
they were written for long ago
they were written for today
god speaks through these letters
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Inverness and Campbeltown. Also remember those who have gone away from these places to study and work.
People to pray for this week:
children who find schoolwork difficult,
those who come to church and Sunday School,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
TEACHING
What is Paul teaching in his letter to the Romans chapter 6 verse 23?
ENCOURAGING
What is Paul encouraging his readers to do in Ephesians chapter 5 verse 1.
CORRECTION
What wrong thinking is Paul correcting in 2 Thessalonians chapter 3 verse 6.
The letters in the Bible are God’s letters for you. Please read them.
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KEY VERSE‘We a lways . . . . . . . . . . . God for . . . . . . of you , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you in our . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’(1 Thessalonians 1:2)
Look up the index of your Bible and write a list of New Testament letters that were written to individuals. You’ll know which they are because they are called by people’s names.
PAUL’S LETTERSTO INDIVIDUALS
PAUL’S LETTER TO PHILEMON
This letter tells a story. Fill in the spaces to complete the story.
Onesimus was a _ _ _ _ _. P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was his master. Philemon was a friend of P _ _ _. Paul thanked God in his prayers for Philemon’s _ _ _ _ _ in Jesus and _ _ _ _ for other Christians.
Onesimus had run _ _ _ _. He went to Paul. Paul calls Onesimus his _ _ _. That means that God had used Paul to help Onesimus become a Christian.
Paul wrote to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ asking him to take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back into his home. Paul asked his friend to take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back as a _ _ _ _ brother. What do you think would usually happen if a slave ran away and was caught and returned? ..................................................................................................
Paul knows that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will do what he asks. He tells Philemon that he hopes to come and _ _ _ him. He asks his friend to get his _ _ _ _ ready.
Onesimus means _ _ _ _ _ _ . Paul tells Philemon that now Onesimus is a Christian his name suits him. That’s because God changes lives.
Now look up these letters and, in the second box, write a list of those written by Paul.
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Lochbroom, Kilmallie and Bishopbriggs, both those who go to church and those who do not.
People to pray for this week:
children who find it difficult to make friends,
those who are bullied at school,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Kilmallie
Lochbroom
Bishopbriggs
The story of Onesimus is really interesting. But does it teach us anything that can help us today. Can you find three lessons in Philemon that God is teaching you.
Three clues are given to help you.
What does the letter say about forgiving people who do us wrong?
What does the letter say about giving people a second chance?
What does the letter say about the difference God makes in the lives of those who trust in him?
Have you asked the Lord Jesus to forgive your sins and to be your Saviour?
KEY VERSE‘We a lways . . . . . . . . . . . God for . . . . . . of you , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you in our . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’(1 Thessalonians 1:2)
Answer all these questions on a sheet of paper, checking your answers in the Bible. You could do this as a group. Then use the questions as a quiz for your teacher and see if he or she knows all the answers!The blue answers are found in Acts 16:6-16.Who led Paul and his friends on their missionary travels?What happened to Paul during one night?What did the man in the vision say to him?What did Paul and his friends do right away?Where did they go in Philippi?On what day did they go there? Name a woman they met there?What did she do for a living?What wonderful thing happened to Lydia?
The yellow answers are found in Acts 19:8-10, 18-20, 23-41.Where did Paul teach when he first went to Ephesus?Where did he teach after that?How long did he teach there?What did some sorcerers do?What did Demetrius do for a living?Why was he angry about what Paul was preaching?What did he say would happen if people believed him?What happened then?How long did the riot last?
The orange answers are found in Acts 28:11-31.Where did the ship come from that took Paul to Rome?Where did the Roman Christian brothers meet Paul?What did he have to guard him there?Where did Paul say he was arrested?What had not been sent from Judea?What did the Roman Jews want to do?How did they react to what they heard Paul say?For how long did Paul stay there teaching and preaching?What did he teach and preach about?
KEY VERSE‘Here my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come to you.’ (Psalm 102:1)
Fill in the blanks or look in the grid for the answers.
Paul wrote many _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Some of them
were written to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Others were
written to individual people.
God helped Paul to write his letters. God still
speaks to those who read them _ _ _ _ _.
God speaks to _ _ through Paul’s letters.
You’ve made your teacher work hard today! If there is time, tell your teacher about the letter Paul wrote to his friend Philemon about Onesimus, the slave who ran away.
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Applecross, Lochcarron and Kiltarlity.
People to pray for this week:
children who love playing sports, that they will play fairly,
those who aren’t sporty at all,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 30ELIJAH FORETELLS THE DROUGHT
(1 Kings 16:29 - 17:1)
Sometimes bad situations get better. The bad situation with evil King Ahab just got worse and worse. It was like going down a set of steps, each step reaching a more terrible depth than the one before.
Unscramble the words to show just how bad things became.
hAba idd veli ni teh yese fo hte Lord.
God was angry with King Ahabbecause of all the terrible things he did.
eH idndt’ htnik ti amtderet hwneeh ocmimttde issn
eH armeidr eJezebl hwo aws a vyrecikwde ownam
hAba ebnag ot whspior reh dilo gdo aBla
eH ubtli a etlpem ofr aBal nad amed na aatrl ni ti
wTo fo hAba ssno ddei ebuaesc fo ahtw eh ddi
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Poolewe and Aultbea in the north west, and Coatbridge, which is near Glasgow.
People to pray for this week:
children who live in unhappy homes,
those who don’t go to Sunday School,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Poolewe&
Aultbea
Coatbridge
KEY VERSE‘Hear my .............., O Lord; let my ....... for help come to ........’ (Psalm 102:1)
Into this awful situation came one of God’s good men.
What was his name?
God sent Elijah with a message for King Ahab. Read chapter 17 verse 1 and write out the message in your own words.
Things were truly terrible but God was still in control.
Sometimes bad things happen around us but colour the words and remember -
GOD IS IN CONTROL.
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 31GOD PROVIDES FOR ELIJAH
(1 Kings 17:2-16)
The Bible is the Word of God and God cannot tell lies. That means that the Bible is true, even if parts of it seem unlikely to us. Did ravens feed Elijah? Yes, they did. God says so!
Let’s imagine that Elijah kept a diary of events.
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Crack the code to tell what happened.
god told me to go to kerith
he said ravens would feed me
i was to drink water there
i did what god said
the ravens did feed me
Verses 7 to 11 give the next diary snapshot. Write what happened.
The last diary entries tell a very dramatic story. Put it into your own words.
(v 12)
(v 13-14)
(v 15)
At the beginning of the story God told Elijah that he would look after him? Did that mean he never had any problems?
Did God provide for Elijah despite the problems?
God provides for all those who trust in him, whatever difficulties they face. What is Jesus’ great promise to all believers? (Matthew 28 and the end of verse 20)
PRAYER SPOTThe Free Church of Scotland has two congregations in England. One is in London and the other in Cobham. Pray for the people there today.
People to pray for this week:
the children in these churches who often live far from each other,
those who attend who come from other parts of the world,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
KEY VERSE‘Hear my .............., O Lord; let my ....... for help come to ........’ (Psalm 102:1)
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 32
After all that Elijah, along with the widow and her son, had gone through, they still have one great challenge to face. Fill in the blanks and then fit the words into the grid.
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(1 Kings 17:17-24)
Some time _ _ _ _ _ the son of the
woman who _ _ _ _ _ the house became
ill. He grew worse and _ _ _ _ _, and
finally _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breathing. She
said to _ _ _ _ _ _, ‘What do you have
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ me, man of God? Did
you come to _ _ _ _ _ _ me of my sins
and kill my son?’
‘Give me your son,’ Elijah _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
He took him from her, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ him
to the _ _ _ _ _ room where he was
_ _ _ _ _ _ _, and laid him on his bed.
Then he cried out to the Lord ... and
stretched _ _ _ _ _ _ _ out on the
boy _ _ _ _ _ times and cried to the
Lord, ‘O Lord my God, let this boy’s life
_ _ _ _ _ _ to him!’
The Lord _ _ _ _ _ Elijah’s cry, and
the boy’s life _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to him,
and he _ _ _ _ _. Elijah _ _ _ _ _ _ up
the child and carried him down from the
room into the _ _ _ _ _. He gave him to
his _ _ _ _ _ _ and said, ‘Look your son
is alive!’
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What was the woman’s reaction when Elijah gave her back her son alive and well? PRAYER SPOT
Ask your heavenly Father to bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Plockton and Kyle, Nairn and Tarbert.
People to pray for this week:
children who have heard about Jesus all of their lives,
those who have never even heard the name of Jesus,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Imagine that you have just been appointed as head illustrator in a publishing company. Your first job is to create a full-colour version of this story. You are thrilled as there are so many interesting details. Try to incorporate as many of them as you can into your illustrations.
ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL
(1 Kings 18:16-40)
v 18-19
v 32-36
v 25-29
v 20-24
v 37-39
v 30-31
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Duirinish, South Uist and Knockbain.
People to pray for this week:
children who don’t have many friends,
those who could befriend them,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
What did the people say when God sent fire? (v 39)
The people had a choice and you too
have a choice to make.
Are you going to ask the Lord Jesus to forgive your sins and be
your Saviour?
That’s the most important choice you will make in all of your life.
Choose to ask him now and you will never regret it.
KEY VERSE‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice ...’ (1 Samuel 15:22)
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 34
Elijah had just had an utterly amazing experience on the top of Mount Carmel. He was shattered! He was so exhausted that his joy and excitement left him and the only thing he could think about was that he was afraid of evil Queen Jezebel.
THE GENTLE WHISPER
(1 Kings 19)
WHOtold Jezebel what
Elijah had done? (v 1)
WHATdid Jezebel say? (v 2)
HOWdid Elijah feel? (v 3)
WHATdid Elijah do?
(v 3-4)
WHATdid Elijah pray? (v 4)
WHATdid the angel tell Elijah
to do? (v 5)
WHATdid the angel tell him
to do next? (v 7)
HOWdid Elijah feel then?
(v 8)
WHAThappened next? (v 8)
WHOspoke to Elijah in the
cave? (v 9)
Write what happened in code and ask a friend to crack the code.
E l i j a h f e l t a l o n e .
G o d s a i d , ‘ G o o u t . ’
A g r e a t w i n d b l e w .
T h e r e w a s a n e a r t h q u a k e .
A f i r e r o a r e d .
G o d w a s n o t i n t h e m .
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Portree, Cumbernauld and Urquhart.
People to pray for this week:
the children of missionaries who are living abroad,
those children who have to go away to school,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
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KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)
Do you ever feel ‘different’ because you go to Sunday School?What does this story say to you?
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 35
If you were going away for a year, list five things you would want to do before you left.1
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ELIJAH IS TAKENTO HEAVEN(2 Kings 2:1-15)
Now list five things that you would really like to do while you are still here on earth.1
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Elijah knew that it was nearly time for him to go home to heaven. Before that he wanted to visit people in three places. Put their names at the corners of the triangle.
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Who went everywhere with Elijah as he visited these places?
What did Elisha know but not feel able to speak about?
Put the conversation between Elijah and Elisha in your own words.
Elijah said (v 9)
Elisha answered (v 9)Elijah said (v 10)
What happened then was truly amazing. Each word is written backwards. Turn them round to tell the story.
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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Urray and Strathconon and Raasay.
People to pray for this week:
children who are sad or unwell,
those who help care for them,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
KEY VERSEJesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’(Matthew 6:11-13)
Write down the names of some people who have spoken to you about Jesus.
The time had come for Elisha to take over from Elijah. If you trust in Jesus, has the time come for you to tell someone about him?
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 36ALL ABOUT ELIJAH
After you’ve done this page you can test your teacher’s memory!
ELIJAH AND THE POOR WIDOW
Write four short sentences from 1 Kings 17:7-16
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THE RAISING OF THE DEAD BOY
Write four short sentences from 1 Kings 17:17-24
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ELIJAH FED BY RAVENS
Write four short sentences from 1 Kings 17:1-6
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Fill in the spaces and then find the words in the wordsearch.
Elijah and the prophets of _ _ _ _ went to Mount _ _ _ _ _ _. God answered Elijah’s _ _ _ _ _ _ and sent fire to _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. When Elijah was sad God did not speak to him in the _ _ _ _ or the earthquake or the _ _ _ _. He spoke to him in a whisper. When the time came for Elijah to go to _ _ _ _ _ _ God sent a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ to take him home. The God of Elijah then blessed _ _ _ _ _ _.
Write one lesson you’ve learned from Elijah.
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Clyne, Dumfries and Sleat and Strath on the Isle of Skye.
People to pray for this week:
children who attend Sunday School every Sunday,
those who never come at all,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
KEY VERSE‘Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 37THE REFORMATION
IN EUROPE
When we read history we are reading how God has worked in the world in the past. So the word HISTORY could be written as HIS-STORY.
In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries the church in Europe was in a mess. God made a number of things happen around the same time to make a huge difference. He brought a technical invention and a number of people together to create a new church that was based on the Word of God.
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KEY VERSEWhen Saul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.’ (Acts 9:20).
Name three things that were happening in the church in Europe at that time that are not in the Bible. The little pictures are clues.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THEMTurn the sentences round to see what the
Bible says about them.
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families in Dornnoch and Dunblane. Remem-ber the schools there too and the teachers.
People to pray for this week:
children who are often blamed for things they haven’t done,
those who share the good news about Jesus with others,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
Up until the 16th Century Latin was used in churches and people never heardthe Bible in their own language. John Wycliffe and others translated theBible into English between 1382 and 1395. Here is a verse of the Bible inLatin: Dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est luxWycliffe’s translation: And God seide, Be maad ligt; and maad is ligtToday’s translation: And God said, ‘Let there be light.’And that was the start of the great movement that became the Reformationin England.
Crack the code to see what happened.people read scripture in secret
king henry fell out with the pope
he broke off from the roman church
he set up a church in england
cranmer was his archbishop
cranmer was a reformer
he and others taught the bible
many died for their faith
cranmer was burnt at the stake
the reformation came about
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Tell the story of Thomas Cranmer. PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in East Kilbride and Bonar Bridge.
People to pray for this week:
children who live in remote places,
those who are teased because they go to church,
those who celebrate their birthdays this week.
Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.
What happened as he toured the country preaching the true Gospel?
Who was his bodyguard?
Describe what happened when he was put to death.
JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 3 - LESSON 40REMEMBER .....REMEMBER ...REMEMBER?
Over the year you have learned eight key verses. Fill in the blanks in your key verses to see how well you remember them. The Bible reference is given for each one just in case you have to look any of them up.
KEY VERSE 8‘Hear my .............., O Lord; let my ....... for help come to ........’ (Psalm 102:1)
KEY VERSE 1‘Does the Lord ................. in ............. ...................... and ..................... as .............. as in .................... the ............... of the Lord? To ... . . . . . . . is better than ..........................’ (1 Samuel 15:22)
KEY VERSE 2Jesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Our ................... in ..................., hallowed be your ..........., your ................. come, your ....... be done on ................. as it is in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9b-10)
KEY VERSE 3Jesus taught us to pray saying, ‘Give us . . . . . . . . . . ourdaily . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forgive us our . . . . . . . . . , as we also have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . our . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And lead us not into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , but deliver us fromthe . . . . . . . . . . . one. ’ (Matthew 6:11-13)
KEY VERSE 4‘Whoever ................. in his riches will ........., but the ....................... will thrive like a .............. leaf.’ (Proverbs 11:28)
KEY VERSE 5When Saul believed in Jesus, ‘At once he began to ............... in the ............................... that .................. is the ......... of God.’ (Acts 9:20).
KEY VERSE 6‘Therefore, my ...................,I want you to know thatthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the forgiveness of . . . . . . . . . . is proclaimed to . . . . . . . . . . ’ (Acts 13:38)
KEY VERSE 7‘We a lways . . . . . . . . . . . God for . . . . . . of you , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you in our . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’ (1 Thessalonians 1:2)
PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, all over the world.
Congratulations on reaching the end of the Sunday School year. From what you have learned this year try to think of one example to put in each box.
A SIN TO AVOID
A LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED
AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW
A PROMISE GOD HAS MADE TO YOU
This is a good time to ask yourself the most important question of all.
Have you asked the Lord Jesus to forgive your sins and to be your Saviour? You may wish to use the yellow box to write a prayer asking him to do that for you today.
