The Children’s Ministry blog of Penn Valley Church, Telford Campus

February 26, 2014

God's Provision for Israel


God's Provision for Israel
Wednesday, February 26th & Sunday, March 2nd

Key Passage: Exodus 13:17-17:7

Basic Truth: God wants mankind to see His glory

Memory Verse: "I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"

Think about it: 
God delights in miracles - those demonstrations of His glory and power that go far beyond our expectations.  Instant healings, supernatural strength, huge temporary overrides of what we consider to be the “laws of nature” -- each done in a manner to reveal His power and love.

A sudden emergency may cause us to cry out for God’s power and glory to be seen, then and there, or those who love Him and trust Him may pray for deliverance for months or even years.  Our all-wise God releases His amazing answers at the precise moment when the glory will be His—not ours.  We can never force His hand, but we can worship and praise Him when the special provision comes.  “I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols”  (Isaiah 42:8)

Pray that God’s glory will be revealed through His Word.

Ask it:

All Levels
Q: Is anything too hard for God?
A: No! Nothing!!!

Grade 1-2
Q: What do God's miracles reveal about Him?
A: God's miracles show the indescribable greatness and excellence of the God who can do anything!


Grade 3-4
Q: How does God's grace reveal His glory?  
A: God's indescribable greatness and excellence are revealed by His faithful kindness to sinners who repeatedly rebel and reject Him. 


Grade 5-6
Q: Why does God reveal His glory to mankind? 
A: God wants us to see how great He is so we will trust Him as the only true God.


Family Activities:
1) Discuss: How does God show His indescribable greatness and excellence to you? Record in your journal a specific time when God has revealed His glory to you.
2) Put several inches of water in a tub and try to separate the water to make a dry section across the middle of the tub.  

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February 5, 2014

Nine Plagues


Nine Plagues
Wednesday, February 5th & Sunday, February 9th

Key Passage: Exodus 5-10

Basic Truth: God is the one and only true God.

Memory Verse: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." Proverbs 1:7

Think about it: 
“Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. 
All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 
For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. 
Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.”
(Psalm 86:8-12)

Ask it:

All Levels
Q: What does it mean to fear the LORD?
A: To fear the LORD means to be overwhelmed with a sense of awe and deep respect when we see His greatness. 

Grade 1-2
Q: How did God prove His control over the plagues? 
A: The disasters came and went at His command and sometimes not to the Israelites.


Grade 3-4
Q: Why did God send the plagues of Egypt? 
A: God would use the plagues to show HIs power over the false gods of Egypt. God wants everyone to know that He is the ONLY true God. God was carrying out His plans to free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. 


Grade 5-6
Q: What choice do we need to make when God reveals Himself? 
A: God gave mankind the ability to choose whether or not to accept Him as the only true God who is worthy to be the center of our lives. 


Family Activities:
1) Discuss: How does God show that He is the only true God? Share examples from the Bible and personal experience of things that only God could do. Record personal examples. 
2) Worship God together with a song or Psalm. 

To see all of Lesson 20 click the links below: