GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA. PATRIARCHS #2 Abraham s Gift of His Son Genesis 21:1-8; 22:1-14

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1 GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA PATRIARCHS #2 Abraham s Gift of His Son Genesis 21:1-8; 22:1-14 WEEK OF: MAIN THRUST: You should obey even when it is hard. TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE: 1. Greet the children; make them feel welcome. 2. Take attendance. 3. Listen to previous week s memory verse. 4. Have children put money in missions bank. 5. Have children put candy corn in their team s container according to the number of points earned. PRE-SESSION ACTIVITY: 1. OLDER CHILD: Helping Others to Persevere 2. YOUNGER CHILD: God Tests Abraham SONG: (2 minutes) PRAYER: (4 minutes) 1. Prayer song: 2. Ask the children to share any Thank You Prayers or Please Prayers they have. 3. Lead the class in Thank You Prayers and Please Prayers. MEMORY VERSE: (7 minutes) Romans 8:32 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely gives us all things? (The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize. See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.) Statues After reading the verse from your Bible, explaining what it means, and repeating it at least two times, you may begin this drill. When you give the command statues, the children choose a pose and stay in that position while saying the verse. Repeat several times. HYMN FOR PATRIARCHS: (2 minutes) BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes) PATRIARCHS #2 Abraham s Gift of His Son (See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for ways to involve the children in the Bible lesson.) COUNSEL TIME: (If you have a helper, hostess, or Teacher Junior Grade, let them do the review time while you counsel those who responded to the invitation. Otherwise, at the end of club, be sure to remind them to stay for a few minutes so you can counsel them.)

2 QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK /TAKE TIME REVIEW: (1 minute) Highlight what was learned from last week s Quiet Time. Ask the children to do one per day before the next club. Remind them that they must show you their QT Notebook next week to earn points for the contest. LEARNING ABOUT THE BIBLE & THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS: (5 minutes) Teach information for Week #4. MISSIONARY TIME: (13 minutes) 1. Sing God s Way while child comes to look in the Go and Tell Box. 2. Share missionary information for Week #6 using the Go and Tell Box. (See attached page.) 3. Pray for the missionaries. (See attached page.) 4. Show goal chart and mention the amount given so far. 5. Missions song: 6. Story: No Darkness at All. Teach the part of the story for Week #6. REVIEW ACTIVITY: (6 minutes) Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game from Involvement Helps for Younger Children. Indians and Pilgrims Back the Pilgrim hats and Indian headdresses for the flannelboard, and then cut out. (See attached page.) Also, you should print the number of points they can earn (100, 200, 300, 400, or 500) on the back sides. Divide your class into two teams. Place the Pilgrim hats and Indian headdresses on the flannelboard in random order. When a child correctly answers a review question, he may choose any hat or headdress to see how many points he has earned for his team. Continue playing until all the hats and headdresses have been removed. Give and Take, November Review questions for PATRIARCHS #2: 1. Name the place Abraham was told to go. (Mt. Moriah.) 2. How many servants did Abraham take with him? (Two.) 3. How many days did it take to get to Mt. Moriah? (Three.) 4. What animal did Abraham take on the trip? (Donkey.) 5. What did Isaac carry up the mountain? (Wood.) 6. Who carried the knife up the mountain? (Abraham.) 7. What animal did Isaac think they should have brought? (Lamb.) 8. What did Abraham build on Mt. Moriah? (Altar.) 9. Whom did Abraham tie up and put on the altar? (Isaac.) 10. What animal did they find in the thicket? (Ram.) 11. Who provided the ram? (God.) 12. Quote Today s memory Verse. (Romans 8:32 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? ) 13. Tell me about when it is hard for you to obey? (Allow them to share personally. Then pray for the children again to obey.) *COUNSEL TIME: (*Only if you did not counsel with the children earlier.) SEND HOME WITH THE CHILDREN: 1. Pre-session papers for the older and younger child 2. Memory verse token 3. Quiet Time Guide # 4. Take Time to Review CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA

3 PRE-SESSION, Older Child PATRIARCHS #2 Helping Others to Persevere Value Builders, Loving & Persevering, Copyright 1995 David C. Cook Publishing Co.

4 PRE-SESSION, Younger Child PATRIARCHS #2 God Tests Abraham He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all...? Romans 8:32 Copyright 2000 Communication Resources, Inc.

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6 INVOLVEMENT HELPS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN by Linda D. Ruth MEMORY VERSE: Shortened verse PATRIARCHS #2 Abraham s Gift of His Son Romans 8:32 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all... Can be sung to tune of Yankee Doodle. Underlined syllables go together. He that spared not His own Son, but de livered Him up for us all... (Repeat both lines.) BIBLE LESSON HELPS: Throughout Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Each time the word obey is used in the Main Thrust, have the children make a large O in the air. Say the word Obey together. Have children give a happy laugh as Abraham and Sarah did. Put a joyful expression on faces. Pretend to move with Abraham to find new grassland. Pack up tent. Move the animals along. Prepare for journey. Saddle donkey. Gather wood. Tie it into bundle. Load onto donkey. Pack sleeping mats, blankets, and food. Let one hand represent days, the other nights. Everyone puts up appropriate fingers as count, 1 day, 1 night, 2 days, 2 nights, 3 days. Have several children act as Abraham and say to the others, who are servants, Stay here. We will worship and come back. Half the group, as Isaac, asks with a puzzled expression, Where is the lamb? Other half, as Abraham, replies seriously, God will provide the lamb. Then switch roles. BIBLE LEARNING GAME: Sheep in the Bush Have children form a line across one end of room. Choose one child to sit at other end of room with his back to group. When you say, God, children in line begin to slowly move toward seated child, as if they are Abraham and Isaac climbing mountain. At some point, seated child calls out, Stop! Sheep in the bush! Everyone freezes. Seated child gets up and tags someone. That person becomes new one to sit. Others run back to starting line. Say, For Abraham and Isaac, God provided a sheep. For you and me, God provided His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross. Play again. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA

7 LEARNING ABOUT THE BIBLE & THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS WEEK #4 (Place figure #1.) This week, we will review the 27 books of the New Testament. We will begin with the Gospels. (Place figure #21.) Let s say them together: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. (Place figure #22.) The Gospels tell us about Jesus special birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection. After the Gospels, we have one book of History. (Place figure #23.) What is the name of this book? Acts. (Place figure #24.) The book of Acts records some of the activities of the disciples and the ministry of God the Holy Spirit. The next section of the New Testament is called Paul s Letters. (Place figure #25.) Paul was an apostle and missionary to many places, and God used him to write 14 letters. Let s see if we can remember all of them: Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First and Second Thessalonians, First and Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews. (Place figure #26.) These letters were written to help the believers know how God wanted them to live. After Paul s Letters, we have the General Letters. (Place figure #27.) James, First and Second Peter, First, Second, and Third John, Jude. (Place figure #28.) These letters also tell us how to live for God. The last book in the Bible is called a book of prophecy. (Place figure #29.) It is Revelation. (Place figure #30.) This book tells about things that will take place in the future. I hope you will continue to practice saying the books of the New Testament. Next week, we will start on the books of the Old Testament. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA

8 GO AND TELL BOX Week #6 Information About the Snavelys INFORMATION (Suggested item to put in the Go and Tell Box a small stuffed, wild animal.) What do you think this little animal has to do with going and telling? (Let the children share their ideas.) There are many animals like this in other countries where missionaries go to serve the Lord. Mr. Mike Snavely was born and raised in South Africa, where his parents were missionaries. As Mr. Mike was growing up he had many animals as pets, including monkeys, birds, chameleons, and snakes. At one time, he had 13 snakes; two of them were cobras. Mr. Mike is married to Mrs. Carrie, who was born and raised near Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Show their picture.) They continue to live in their home in the Hershey area. Mr. Mike and Mrs. Carrie are serving the Lord as missionaries by sharing with children and adults, the truth about how the world was made. They teach about creation, as written in the Bible, just like we studied earlier this year in club. They speak at many schools, camps, and churches. Some of our missionary offering will be sent to help this missionary couple tell others about how God created the world. We will learn more about them later. PRAYER THANK God that Mr. Mike is helping people understand that God designed His wonderful creation and that evolution is not possible. ASK God to encourage many people to pray for the Snavelys and to give of their money so Mr. Mike and Mrs. Carrie can continue to serve the Lord. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA

9 Review Game: Indians & Pilgrims

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11 patriarchs #2 You should obey even when it is hard.

12 -... Now, I know you fear God PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 10 (Remove figs. P34 P36, place figs. P25,P22) - Abraham turned around, Isaac, look, a ram, caught by its horns in a bush (Remove fig. P33, place P34 on altar) - Isaac surely thanked God for ram, died in his place - Abraham took the ram, laid it on altar & lit the wood with the fire (Place fire on fig. P14) - Many years later Jesus, the Lamb of God, gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins on the cross - Noone there to take His place (Place P13 above altar) P, E Rom. 8:32 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (M.V.) - What a wonderful thing God had done, provided a ram as the animal sacrifice - Perhaps you have never understood until today how He took your place, we should have died for our own sin. INVITATION John 3:16 For God so loved the world (that s you and me), that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whosoever (you) believeth in Him (trust Jesus) should not perish, but have everlasting life. (forever in Heaven with Jesus one day) S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE - Already received Jesus, He will help you obey G - Go over Main Thrust YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD R - Review PAS verse Heb. 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you... as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not grief... O - Overview PAS examples W - Will you do it? PATRIARCHS #2 Genesis 21:1-8; 22: Have you ever had a hard test? Not all tests are putting answers on paper in school - Dale promised his dad would help clean basement Saturday - But his friends asked him to go swimming instead on Saturday; what a test for Dale! - You and I have test too - Listen to see how you can pass tests like this PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 1 (Place figs. P17,P16) - God allowed Abraham to have tests too, in the Bible - One was about the son God had promised - Abraham was 100; Sarah 90 when their son was born (Place figs. P18,P19) - They called the baby Isaac, meaning laughter - Abraham and Sarah both laughed that a son would be born to them in old age PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 2 (Remove fig. P19, add fig. P20) - Bible says Abraham had a big party when Isaac was very young; how happy he was! (Remove figs, P16,P20 Place P21,P22) - Isaac grew up in an interesting family; lived in tents, moved around a lot - When cattle ate the local grass, Abraham moved flocks on to another area - God protected Abraham because God loved him G PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 3 (Place figs. P23,P24) - Abraham taught Isaac about God and how to worship God - Abraham certainly would have taught him to sacrifice; how to build an altar how to lay an animal on that altar & kill it; animal dying as a sacrifice for our sins - Perhaps you are thinking about your sins S, PAU Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

13 After blood of animal was given at altar, sacrifice was burned; family thanked God (Add fire) PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 4 (Remove figs P17,P18,P21,P22, Place fig. P13) - Today, we don t worship God this way; the lamb was a picture of something that was going to happen in the future with the Lord Jesus O - One time Isaac saw God provide in a miracle way - It began early one morning - Abraham, Isaac, get up. God asked us to go to the mountains and worship Him We must go early; it is a three-day journey (Remove all figs.) PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE5 ( Place figs. P17, P22, P25 P29 - Isaac probably went with his father many times before to worship God at Mt. Moriah - Abraham busy splitting wood, got sleeping mats and blankets - Perhaps Sarah prepared food, but she wasn t going; two servants went along PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 6 (Remove fig. P17) - Usually, Abraham enjoyed talking as they traveled - Isaac may have wondered why father was sad... so quiet - Isaac didn t know God had spoken to father the night before - God, Abraham, take Isaac, your only son offer him on Mt. Moriah as burnt offering - No wonder Abraham was sad; he didn t argue with God, this was a hard test MT YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD - But God had planned something special all planned - One day, two days, three days; they saw Mt. Moriah - Abraham, You servants wait here with donkeys; WE will sacrifice and return to you (Remove all figs.) PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 7 (Place figs. P30, P27, P31) - Abraham though he knew special plan of God - Abrah. placed wood on Isaac s back; Abraham took the knife & coals of fire to burn sacrifice - As they walked to the place of sacrifice, Isaac questioned his father - Isaac, Father, here is the wood and fire, but where is the lamb? - It must have been difficult to answer his son, Isaac, but he did: God will provide the sacrifice - Those words showed Abraham s faith in God MT, PAS YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD Heb. 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you... as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief (Remove all figures) PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 8 (Place figs. P23,P32, P33, P22,P25) - Finally, they reached top; began to build altar; laid wood on it - Abraham, God has asked me to offer you as burnt offering; I don t know what God will do but I know we can trust Him; I love you, son, but I must obey God - Listen God does have special planned PATRIARCHS #2, SCENE 9 (Remove fig. P25, place fig. P34) - Abraham tied Isaac s hands and feet & then laid him on the altar - As Abraham raised that knife to kill Isaac, he heard, Abraham, Abraham (Remove fig. 22 Place figs. P35,P36) - Angel, Lay not thy hand on the lad. You did not hold back your only son from Me...

14 FLASHCARD Abraham turned around, Isaac, look, a ram, caught by its horns in a bush - There was sacrifice, God had provided the burnt offering - Isaac surely thanked God for ram died in his place - Called place Jehovah-jireh - Abraham took the ram, laid it on altar & lit the wood with the fire - Many years later Jesus, the Lamb of God, gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins on the cross - Noone there to take His place P, E Romans 8:32 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (M.V.) - What a wonderful thing God had done, provided a ram as the animal sacrifice - Perhaps you have never understood until today how He took your place, we should have died for our own sin. INVITATION John 3:16 For God so loved the world (that s you and me), that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whosoever (you) believeth in Him (trust Jesus) should not perish, but have everlasting life. (forever in Heaven with Jesus one day) S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE - Already received Jesus, He will help you obey G - Go over Main Thrust YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD R - Review PAS verse Heb. 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you... as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not grief... O - Overview PAS examples W - Will you do it? PATRIARCHS #2 Genesis 21:1-8; 22: Have you ever had a hard test? Not all tests are putting answers on paper in school - Dale promised his dad would help clean basement Saturday - But his friends asked him to go swimming instead on Saturday; what a test for Dale! - You and I have test too - Listen to see how you can pass tests like this - God allowed Abraham to have tests too, in the Bible - One was about the son God had promised - Abraham was 100; Sarah 90 when their son was born FLASHCARD They called the baby Isaac, meaning laughter - Abraham and Sarah both laughed that a son would be born to when they were so old - Bible says Abraham had a big party when Isaac was very young; how happy he was! - Isaac grew up in an interesting family; lived in tents, moved around a lot - When cattle ate the local grass, Abraham moved flocks on to another area - God protected Abraham and family as they moved about because God loved them G - Abraham taught Isaac about God and how to worship God - Abraham certainly would have taught him to sacrifice; how to build an altar how to lay an animal on that altar & kill it; animal dying as a sacrifice for our sins - Perhaps you are thinking about some of your sins S, PAU Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God

15 - After blood of animal was given at altar, sacrifice was burned; family thanked God - Today, we don t worship God this way; the lamb was a picture of something that was going to happen in the future with the Lord Jesus O - One day Isaac saw God provide in a miracle way - It began early one morning - Abraham, Isaac, get up. God asked us to go to the mountains and worship Him We must go early; it is a three-day journey FLASHCARD Isaac probably went with his father many times before to worship God at Mt. Moriah - Abraham/Isaac busy splitting wood, got sleeping mats and blankets - Perhaps Sarah prepared food for trip, but she wasn t going; two servants went along instead - Usually, Abraham enjoyed talking with his son as they traveled - Isaac may have wondered why father was sad... so quiet FLASHCARD Isaac didn t know God had spoken to father the night before - God, Abraham, take Isaac, your only son offer him on Mt. Moriah as burnt offering - No wonder Abraham was sad; he didn t argue with God; but he got up & started doing what God asked; - This was a hard test, he loved God and had learned to obey MT YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD - But God had planned something special all planned - One day, two days, three days; they saw Mt. Moriah - Abraham, You servants wait here with donkeys; WE will sacrifice and return to you - Abraham though he knew special plan of God FLASHCARD Abrah. placed wood on Isaac s back; Abraham took the knife & coals of fire to burn sacrifice - As they walked to the place of sacrifice, Isaac questioned his father - Isaac, Father, here is the wood and fire, but where is the lamb? - It must have been difficult to answer his son, Isaac, but he did: God will provide the sacrifice - Those words showed Abraham s faith in God MT, PAS YOU SHOULD OBEY EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you... as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief.... MV Finally, Abram. & Isaac reached top Mt Morah; began to build altar; laid wood on it - Next a hard part, but perhaps Abram said, God has asked me to offer you as burnt offering; I don t know what God will do but I know we can trust Him; I love you, son, but I must obey God - Listen God does have special planned - Abraham tied Isaac s hands and feet & then laid him on the altar FLASHCARD As Abraham spoke he raised the knife to kill Isaac, he heard, Abraham, Abraham - Isaac did not resist; he was younger and stronger; he obeyed and laid on the altar - Angel, Lay not thy hand on the lad. You did not hold back your only son from Me Now, I know you fear God