Week 11
Week 11: Red Sea/ Wilderness
Tonight, learned about the Red Sea & Wilderness.
The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for over 400 years! We know that some remembered God and prayed that He would deliver them.
God did hear their prayers and came up with a plan to save them!
Moses—the man who ran away from Egypt—would be the one God would use to save these people. I bet the Israelites would have never guessed that this would be the man to help save them. God would give Moses powerful signs to impress Pharaoh but Pharaoh wouldn’t be impressed at all. God would send 10 plagues.
Each plague was meant to make the gods and goddesses of Egypt look small and the real God of Israel look big. God would then bring His people out in a really big way!
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000724705037
Review Questions:
What was Pharaoh’s response to God’s command to let His people go? No! His hearts was hard and refused to let them go.
What happened when He refused to obey? God sent 10 plagues
How did the 10 plagues show God was more powerful than Pharaoh and that He controls all creation? God uses the plagues to show He is more powerful than the gods and goddesses of Egypt and control all creation.
What happened the Israelites put the blood of the Lamb on the doorpost? The firstborn were saved from death
How is Jesus like the lamb in our story? The blood of Jesus saves us from sin and death. He is the perfect Passover Lamb
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
How did the plagues show God’s power over Pharaoh and all creation?
What happened when the blood was put on the doorpost? How does this point us to Jesus?
Week 10
Week 10: Slaves in Egypt/ Moses
Tonight, we learned about the slaves in Egypt & Moses!
The book of Genesis ended with the story of Joseph. Remember that messy story that had a happy ending? Things worked out for Joseph because God was with Him. God used the bad in his life for good.
The book of Exodus starts with a sad note. In Exodus 1, we learn that Joseph and all his brothers die. The Israelite people grew and grew until there were so many of them. (Remember the promise God gave Abraham? Remember the stars promise? It’s coming true!)
Remember how the old Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all of Egypt? The new Pharaoh didn’t even know who Joseph was. The memory of the hero of Egypt quickly faded. The new Pharaoh only cared for the Egyptians. He made the Israelites his slaves.
God would raise up a man named Moses to help deliver his people out of this land to a new land He promised to them!
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000723690166
Review questions:
What was the name of the women that help saved the babies of the Israelites? Shiprah and Puah
How did God protect baby Moses? He protected him from drowning and wild animals. He brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter who took care of him.
How did God show up to Moses in the desert? In a burning bush
What name did God give Moses to tell Pharaoh who He was? I AM THAT I AM
How was Jesus even better than Moses when He came to earth? Jesus would deliver people from sin and death by dying on the cross for us.
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
When Shiprah and Puah obey God instead of Pharaoh, what does that tell us about who they feared more— God or Pharaoh? How should we be like these brave women?
How did God protect baby Moses? God protects his people. How do you feel knowing that God protects you?
What does it mean that God calls Himself “I AM THAT I AM”? How is that different from anyone else in the world?
Week 9
Week 9: Joseph
This week we learned about Joseph. Joseph was the favorite son of Jacob.
We’ve heard a lot about Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but did you know that one of the longest stories in the Bible is about Joseph? He must be a pretty important person!
When Joseph was a teenager, his father Jacob made him a special robe.
It wasn’t a choir robe.
It wasn’t a bathrobe.
It was a robe of many colors.
Jacob gave it to Joseph because he was his favorite son.
That very quickly made Joseph the least favorite brother.
Joseph’s life would be a lot of bad then good then bad again, then really good! Joseph loved and served God.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000722773879
Review questions:
What are some of the hard things that happened to Joseph? He was sold by his brothers, put in prison, accused of things he didn’t do.
How did God use those hard things for good? God brought Him to Egypt, put him in charge of helping feed all the people.
What mean things did Joseph’s brothers do to him? Threw him in a pit and sold him
How did Joseph act towards his brothers when he saw them again in Egypt? He said all the bad things were used for good.
Like Joseph, Jesus was treated very badly by others. In fact, he was killed. How did God use Jesus’ death for good? to save the world!
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What are some hard things that happened to Joseph and how did God use them for good? What does that show us about God?
What do you think that Joseph was thinking when he was in the pit or in prison? How does Joseph’s story give us confidence that God is with us and at work even during the hard times?
What can we learn from how Joseph responded to his brothers in Egypt? How would you have responded to them after the many awful things they did?
Week 8
Week 8: Jacob
Tonight, we learned about Jacob. Jacob was one of the twin son’s of Issac and Rebekah. He was quite the trickster. He tricked his twin brother out of his birthright and tricked his father into giving him a blessing instead of his brother. What a mess? Do you think any of this surprised God? Even these twins couldn’t mess up God’s plan.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000720861293
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000721778205
Review questions:
What were some ways that Jacob was sneaky? He tricked his brother out of his birthright and tricked his dad into giving him the blessing
What did God tell Rebekah before the twins were born? The younger would serve the older
What did Esau’s name mean? “hairy”
What did Jacob’s name mean? “he cheats or trickster”
What did Jesus’ name mean? “Savior”
Why is it good news that Jesus is our Savior? He saves us from our sins.
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What were some ways that Jacob was sneaky? Did he deserve God’s blessing?
What did God tell Rebekah before the twins were born? Did God change his mind in using Jacob because he saw him cheating his brother? What does that tell us about God?
What did Esau’s name mean? What does Jacob’s name mean? Do you remember what Jesus’ name means? Why is is good news that Jesus is our Savior? Esau: hairy, Jacob: he cheats or trickster, Jesus: Savior
Week 7
Week 7: Isaac
Remember, Abraham and Sarah from last week? Abraham and Sarah waited and waited and waited for a son.
When Sarah heard she was going to have a baby in her old age, she laughed. She thought she was way too old to have a baby. But she would be reminded that NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is impossible for God.
When God makes a promise, He keeps it.
When Abraham was 100 years old God finally fulfilled His promise and Sarah had a son named Isaac.
After all those years, the father of many nations had a son of his own. Just like God promised. Right on time, at least according to God’s watch.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000719764865
Review questions:
What primes did God make to Abraham that made Sarah laugh? God promised she would have a son in her old age
What crazy command did God give to Abraham? To sacrifice his only son
Why did Abraham choose to obey God? He trusted God.
Did Abraham sacrifice Isaac? What happened instead? No! God provided a ram instead.
What does this story remind us of what Jesus did for us? He died for us. He sacrificed his life so we could live and not die.
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Why did Abraham choose to trust God?
How does this story show us how God will provide?
What is the punishment for sin? God provided the ram to save Isaac’s life. Who did God provide to save our life from death?
Week 6
Week 6: Abraham
Tonight, we learned about Abraham. Abram (God would later change his name to Abraham) came from a place called Ur. God set His love on this person and His family. Abraham would be the man to carry out the next step of God’s plan. Abram wasn’t necessarily a great guy. In fact, he and his family worshipped false gods. He had a wife named Sarah, who couldn’t have any children. Here was a man, a long way off in Ur, worshipping the wrong gods, with a wife who couldn’t have a baby. And you know what God did? He told Abraham the hardest, strangest, most amazing thing he had ever heard. In Genesis 12:1-3, God gives Abram some pretty amazing promises!
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000716452032
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000717488615
Review questions:
What did God as Abraham to do? Leave his home country and go to a place He would show him.
What did God promise Abram? To make him a great nation. All nations would be blessed through him. He said that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Why was this promised hard for Abram to believe? He was already 75 years old and had not children.
How does Abraham’s example help us trust God when it is hard? Like Abraham, we should believe that God keeps his promises
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What are some ways that God has kept His promises so far in the story of the Bible?
How does the way that Abraham responded to God show us how we should respond to God?
How does Abraham’s example help us trust God when it is hard?
Week 5
Week 5: Tower of Babel
Tonight, we learned about the Tower of Babel. At one time, there was only one language and everyone spoke it. Everyone lived in one place. If we remember what God told Adam & Eve, then we know that God told them to go all over the earth, not just to stay in one place.
Genesis 11 tells us that there was a group of people who wanted to make themselves as great as God, instead of showing everyone how great God is. The nations came up with what they thought was a great idea. They decided to try to build a tower all the way up to heaven, so that everyone would see how amazing they were!
God doesn’t have a problem with tall buildings, but He does have a problem with people who think they are bigger than Him.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000715406126
Review Questions:
Why did the people want to build a tower? to make their name great
Why was God angry with the people for building a tower? They were prideful. Wanting glory for themselves.
After God scattered the people and confused their language, what good plan did He have for these nations? As a part of God’s good plan, through Jesus, God will save people from every nation and language
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What are some ways that you put yourself first before God like the people of Babel?
Is it better to make ourselves look good or to show how great God is?
What are some ways that you can show people how great God is?
Week 4
Week 4: Flood
Tonight, we talked about the Flood.
Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Very Good.
Remember those words? God said them at creation.
But ever since Adam and Eve ate from the off-limits tree, we might say that the words bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, and very bad best describe what has happened.
It was bad that Eve got tricked by the serpent. Bad that Adam disobeyed God.
Adam & Eve had their first child, Cain. He ended up killing his own brother, Abel.
Things have gotten really really bad in a short amount of time. Genesis 6 tells us that they only did bad things ALL THE TIME. God would send the flood to wipe the earth clean and start again. Only one righteous man named Noah and his family would be safe.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000714471926
Review questions:
How did the people act when Noah was alive? Did they love God? No! They did evil all the time.
Why did God choose Noah to build the ark? Noah loved and served God.
How many years did it take Noah to build the ark? 100 years.
What did God promise to Noah after he got off the ark? To never flood the earth again
What does He gives as a sign of this promise or covenant? A rainbow
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What were some words to describe the people when Noah was alive? How did God feel about this? They were doing evil all the time. God loved the world He had made but He didn’t love what the people had become due to sin.
How does it make you feel to know that God sees everything you do and think?
What would have happened if Noah didn’t trust God and His promises? How should we respond to God’s word?
Week 3
Week 3: Promise
Before Adam and Eve even leave the garden, God already gives them a promise. In Genesis 3:15, He tell them that from Eve someone will come who will one day crush the head of the snake. The Snake Crusher will come to make all things right again.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000713388332
Review questions:
What is a promise? Promise: a special agreement or vow to definitely do (or not do) something. It is a “for sure”. When you promise, you are saying it will happen, no excuses.
What promise did God make to Adam & Eve after they disobeyed? Someone would come who would crush the head of the snake.
How did God keep this promise? He would send His son Jesus to die on the cross and defeat the snake!
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Does God keep His promises?
How do you think Adam and Eve felt when they heard this promise of a Snake Crusher?
If God was faithful to keep this promise, will He keeps His promises to us?
Week 2
Week 2: Fall
Tonight, we talked about how Eden was such a good place then the bad news of Genesis 3. Sin entered the world when Adam & Eve chose to eat from the testing tree. When Adam & Eve disobeyed, it was like they were saying they didn’t trust the “boss” anymore. They didn’t want Him in control of their lives. It was a very bad day, but next week we will talk about the good news of a promise that God gave about a Snake Crusher who would come one day to defeat the serpent.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000712405184
Review questions:
After God gave Adam & Eve a command not to eat from one special tree, what did the snake say to Eve to try to get her to disobey God? He tricked her into believing his lies and questioning what God had said.
What do you think Adam and Eve should have done instead? Listened to God’s voice and trusted Him instead
When Adam & Eve ate the fruit, who were they choosing to believe? the snake
What happened to the whole world as a result of Adam & Eve’s sin? Sin, suffering and death came into the world.
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What should Adam & Eve have done instead when the snake tried to get them to disobey God?
Why do you think it’s important that we really know the truth of who God is and what the Bible says?
When we sin or disobey God, how does that damage our relationship with God?
Week 1
PARENTS!
We are so excited to be back with your kids this semester. We will be learning all about the Story of the Bible. After the fall & spring, your child will be able to tell you 40 major events of the Bible. We will be using a song to help us learn these. We will learn a different story each night and will end our time with a gospel connection that leads us to Jesus.
Each Wednesday night, you can scan the QR code to bring you to what we learned that night. Here you will find a short recap, a podcast that tells the story, and some review questions that you can ask your child!
We pray this leads to gospel conversations in your home and planting God’s Word deep in their hearts.
Can’t wait to study God’s Word together!
Biggest Storybook Bible:https://a.co/d/00RhQ4az
Week 1: Creation
Tonight, we are talking about the beginning of all things! In Genesis 1-2, God creates all things.
Listen to this podcast for a recap of tonight’s lesson:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biggest-story/id1690377386?i=1000711130653
Review questions:
How did God create the world? He spoke.
Who created God? No one! He has always been and will always be.
What was Adam and Eve’s job? To reflect God like a mirror. They were to rule over creation and grow a family that would go everywhere and also show what God was like.
What did God do on the 7th day? He rested.
God made us in His image. Our job as image bearers is to show how good God is. What are some ways we can do this?
PRETEEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
God made us in His image. Our job as image bearers is to show how good God is. What are some ways we can do this?
On the 7th day, God rested. What are some ways that you can set aside time to rest and worship Jesus?
