Lent/Easter Season Teaching Goal: Follow Jesus in every part of your life. Scriptures: Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 1 Peter [...]
Teaching Goal: Our value comes from God. Scriptures: Romans 5:8 But God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, [...]
Teaching Goal: Count our blessings. Scriptures: Jeremiah 22:16 “He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord. Luke 12:48 From everyone who has been given much, much will [...]
Teaching Goal: Sacrificial gifts are important to God. Scripture: Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and [...]
Teaching Goal: We cannot meet every need, but Jesus calls us to meet some needs. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7&11 “You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion…Each man should give what he has decided in his heart [...]
Teaching Goal: Don’t allow money to become a barrier between you and God. Scripture: Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You [...]
(To be completed over the course of two lessons, a week apart) Teaching Goal: God provides the money we have and has plans for its use. Scripture: Exodus 12:35-36 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold [...]
Teaching Goal: You cannot take material possessions to heaven. Scripture: Matthew 19:23-24 Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel [...]
Teaching Goal: The food we eat is from God, and we should show our appreciation for the food He provides. Scriptures: Numbers 11:4-10 God provided the Israelites with manna from heaven as they traveled away from Egypt. The Israelites were not grateful for the food [...]
Teaching Goal: Teaching stewardship of money. Scripture: Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing. Materials: Apples Sharp knife Optional: Caramel or other fruit dip Play theme song Pray Review [...]
Teaching Goal: God values service, perseverance, faith, and giving, not gold and money. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-7 Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which [...]
Teaching Goal: Recognize our blessings so we can share with others. Scripture: Matthew 25:35-40 For I {the Lord} was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink…Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed [...]
Teaching Goal: God loves us for who we are, not what we do.