Dear friends, Possible Themes for the sections of the Lesson:
Responsive Reading: Fear not! for I am with thee!
Section I: I Am that I Am, indestructible substance of God
Section II: God is infinite
Section III: God is unchangeable and immutable
Section IV: "With God, nothing is impossible" the WORKS
Section V: God is All-in-all!
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Here are some research ideas for this week's Lesson.
Research: Deut. 6: 4,5 (the shema)
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"Priestly Blessing" found in Jerusalem: read the articles below by clicking on the links:
Links Priestly blessing Num 6_24-26
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Notice the position of Samaria on the map:
map of palestine (click here for a printable map)
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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:
OLDER Children:
SHEMA for students SHEMA with answers
Ideas to work with to learn the seven synonyms:
These ideas can be adapted to any age child and used at home or in Sunday School. I’m giving you a list of attributes of all seven synonyms, but know that you can add to them eternally. They can be used for little booklets, charts to list them for class, on rings or on beaded necklaces to take home, on a train for a bulletin board with places to put the attributes on in the train cars, etc. etc.
Here are two sheets with qualities and attributes of the synonyms. Just know there are infinitely more of them. Working with small children, you can begin with just the names of the synonyms, (even making flash cards of the names for God) and then add one or two qualities as they are able, and then build on them up through high school.
page 1 list of synonyms and attributes
page 2 synonyms and attributes
Sometimes it is helpful to think about the synonyms and what they free us from. Here is a chart that might support that idea. This chart can be duplicated for each child and played like a game. Draw a card (compassion, intelligence, substance, flexibility, etc.) and place the card under the correct synonym. Or it can be made into a large wall chart and discussed that way. Or it can be made individually with one synonym on each chart. (This chart comes from www.biblosfoundation.org in the Teaching Section.)
7 syn chart pdf (click here for a chart to print)
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FLASHCARDS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN:
Hope these ideas are helpful!
With love,
Kathy