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Job
JOB
Home Activities
- Job was sick and in pain. Visit a hospital or nursing home. Sing or dance or give gifts or anything you can do to bring happiness.
- Visit a sick person at home and carol for Christmas. Don’t stay away from the old and sick or blame them like Job’s friends did!
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Read the story at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, help us to bring comfort to those who are suffering.
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Judges/Gideon
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Gideon – the meat offering, the fleece, the choosing of the men, and the battle.
- Children should understand the need to trust in God in all things.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Ruth
RUTH
Home Activities:
- Remind yourself of Ruth’s hard work at home and in the fields in this time of holiday labors.
- Do you know anyone who’s adopted? Send them a special “Ruth card” for Christmas.
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Read the story at bedtime, along with the story of Christmas.
Prayer: Lord, may we, like Ruth, serve You with joyful hearts at this joyful time.
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Job
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Job – his losses and his struggle with Satan.
- Children should know that Job did not curse God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Hannah and Samuel
SAMUEL
Home Activities:
- Sleep on a mat overnight as did Samuel, right next to your icon corner. Comfortable?
- Samuel had one coat each year; go through your coats and bring next Sunday for the children in Russia any that are too small.
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Color your comic strip and read it to the family.
- Read the story at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, let us hear Your voice in the quiet times, as did Samuel.
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Ruth
RUTH
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Ruth.
- Children should know that Ruth was from the tribe of Moab, not Israel.
- Children should know that Ruth was a direct ancestor of Jesus.
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Saul
SAUL
Home Activities:
- Read stories of kings, real or fairy tale; what makes a good king? A bad one? Compare with Saul.
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Visit the displays at the Walters of medieval kings and knights.
- Read the stories at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, help us to rule over our lives in obedience to You, unlike Saul.
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Hannah/Samuel
HANNAH/SAMUEL
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Samuel’s birth and his childhood in the temple.
- Children should understand that God spoke to Samuel and called him to his life work, and He will do the same for us.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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David and Goliath
DAVID AND GOLIATH
Home Activities:
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Saul
SAUL
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify Saul and the first king of Israel and Samuel who anointed Saul.
- Children should know the story of Saul’s disobedience to God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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