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BIBLE EDUCATION STUDY GUIDE Grade 7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS LESSON ELEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 5 PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 YEAR PLAN ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 UNIT 1: God cares for us and teaches us ...................................................................................................... 10 LESSON 1: God is the most important ..................................................................................... 10 LESSON 2: God is our Father and we are His children ........................................................... 12 LESSON 3: God takes care of us ............................................................................................. 14 LESSON 4: We must obey God................................................................................................ 15 LESSON 5: The law of God ...................................................................................................... 16 LESSON 6: We must love our fellow man ................................................................................ 18 LESSON 7: God helps us in need ............................................................................................ 19 LESSON 8: The Psalms ........................................................................................................... 20 LESSON 9: Jesus teaches people to pray ............................................................................... 22 LESSON 10: God always helps ................................................................................................ 23 LESSON 11: The story of Gideon ............................................................................................. 25 LESSON 12: Do you choose Jesus? ........................................................................................ 26 LESSON 13: All you need to do is to pray, the Lord does the rest........................................... 27 LESSON 14: God does extraordinary things for ordinary people ............................................. 28 LESSON 15: Believe in that which you ask of the Lord ............................................................ 30 LESSON 16: The Lord helps us in the storms of our lives ....................................................... 31 LESSON 17: Nothing is impossible to God .............................................................................. 33 LESSON 18: We must do what God asks of us ....................................................................... 35 LESSON 19: Do not seek help in people.................................................................................. 36 LESSON 20: Miracles happen everyday .................................................................................. 37 LESSON 21: Your prayer can make God change his plan ....................................................... 39 LESSON 22: We must tell other people of God’s miracles ...................................................... 40 LESSON 23: God takes care of the necessities ....................................................................... 41 LESSON 24: God gives food and water ................................................................................... 42 LESSON 25: God provides us with more than we need ........................................................... 44 LESSON 26: Only God can perform miracles .......................................................................... 45 LESSON 27: Jesus is Lord of nature ........................................................................................ 46 LESSON 28: Jesus’s last miracle ............................................................................................. 47 LESSON 29: Balaam’s donkey ................................................................................................. 49 LESSON 30: The miracles of the first congregations ............................................................... 50
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UNIT 2: God cares for His Creation ................................................................................................................ 52 LESSON 31: God takes care of plants and animals ................................................................. 53 LESSON 32: God knows your heart and everything belongs to the Lord ................................ 54 LESSON 33: Noah’s Ark ........................................................................................................... 56 LESSON 34: Life after the flood................................................................................................ 59 LESSON 35: I want to praise the Lord! ..................................................................................... 60 LESSON 36: Job and the animals: The ostrich ........................................................................ 61 LESSON 37: The Lord cares for strong animals, as well as the weaker ones ......................... 62 LESSON 38: Job and the animals: The crocodile .................................................................... 63 LESSON 39: God was pleased with all the animals and people .............................................. 64 LESSON 40: The Creation........................................................................................................ 67 LESSON 41: God blesses man and animal.............................................................................. 67 LESSON 42: God creates man ................................................................................................. 68 LESSON 43: The Garden of Eden ............................................................................................ 70 LESSON 44: Man’s responsibility in the Garden of Eden ........................................................ 71 LESSON 45: Man in disobedient .............................................................................................. 73 LESSON 46: God punishes disobedience ................................................................................ 74 LESSON 47: God makes new relationships ............................................................................. 76 LESSON 48: Enjoy life and learn that God takes care of you .................................................. 77 LESSON 49: Make God’s name known.................................................................................... 78 LESSON 50: We must thank God............................................................................................. 79 LESSON 51: God provides food ............................................................................................... 80 LESSON 52: Give all your worries to God ................................................................................ 82 LESSON 53: God takes care of us because we are His children............................................. 83 LESSON 54: The Lord helps the poor ...................................................................................... 84 LESSON 55: The Lord sees our tears ...................................................................................... 86 LESSON 56: Our eyes and hearts should be on God .............................................................. 87 LESSON 57: God gives health ................................................................................................. 89 LESSON 58: It is wrong to be jealous ...................................................................................... 90 LESSON 59: Pray! God listens ................................................................................................. 91 LESSON 60: The Lord heals .................................................................................................... 92 LESSON 61: God keeps us healthy ......................................................................................... 94 LESSON 62: You may not lie.................................................................................................... 95 LESSON 63: Jesus heals a paralysed man.............................................................................. 96 LESSON 64: Jesus raises the boy from death ......................................................................... 97 UNIT 3: God is love ........................................................................................................................................... 99 LESSON 65: We thank God for water ...................................................................................... 99 LESSON 66: God looks after His children and is patient with them ....................................... 101 LESSON 67: The story of Samson ......................................................................................... 102
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LESSON 68: The Lord helps when we are in trouble ............................................................. 103 LESSON 69: We may not think we are better than others ..................................................... 104 LESSON 70: People who know Jesus .................................................................................... 105 LESSON 71: God controls nature ........................................................................................... 106 LESSON 72: Our obedience ................................................................................................... 107 LESSON 73: God punishes sins ............................................................................................. 109 LESSON 74: Lot’s wife is disobedient .................................................................................... 110 LESSON 75: We can hide nothing from God ......................................................................... 111 LESSON 76: You may not serve any other gods; only the Lord ............................................ 113 LESSON 77: We are absolved by Jesus ................................................................................ 114 LESSON 78: The Lord punished those He loves ................................................................... 115 LESSON 79: God forgives our sins ........................................................................................ 116 LESSON 80: The Lord is merciful ........................................................................................... 118 LESSON 81: God takes care of His people in the desert ....................................................... 119 LESSON 82: We are absolved by Jesus ................................................................................ 120 LESSON 83: The Israelites make an idol ............................................................................... 121 LESSON 84: Jesus is offered for our sins .............................................................................. 122 LESSON 85: We should live the right way ............................................................................. 123 LESSON 86: The city of Nineveh............................................................................................ 124 LESSON 87: The temple of God............................................................................................. 126 LESSON 88: We may not gossip ............................................................................................ 127 LESSON 89: The Bible teaches us to live the right way ......................................................... 128 LESSON 90: Keep on praying ................................................................................................ 129 LESSON 91: The prodigal son................................................................................................ 131 LESSON 92: The lost sheep ................................................................................................... 132 LESSON 93: Our faith should help other people .................................................................... 133 LESSON 94: The parable of the sower .................................................................................. 133 LESSON 95: We may not be jealous ...................................................................................... 135 LESSON 96: God is the God of love and peace..................................................................... 136 LESSON 97: Nothing can separate us from the love of God ................................................. 137 LESSON 98: God is true love ................................................................................................. 138 LESSON 99: We must pray for other believers ...................................................................... 139 LESSON 100: We have Eternal Life through Jesus ............................................................... 141 LESSON 101: We must live in God’s love .............................................................................. 142 LESSON 102: God is a faithful God ....................................................................................... 143 LESSON 103: God can do everything .................................................................................... 144 LESSON 104: Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead ............................................................... 145 LESSON 105: Jairus’s daughter ............................................................................................. 146 LESSON 106: Jesus removed any separation between God and man ................................. 148
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LESSON 107: Jesus’ disciples perform miracles ................................................................... 149 LESSON 108: God is stronger than death.............................................................................. 151 LESSON 109: God renews us ................................................................................................ 152 UNIT 4: We must serve God .......................................................................................................................... 153 LESSON 110: The church is the house of the Lord ............................................................... 153 LESSON 111: Money for the temple ...................................................................................... 154 LESSON 112: Jeremiah warns the people ............................................................................. 156 LESSON 113: The temple should be hallowed ...................................................................... 157 LESSON 114: Jesus in the temple ......................................................................................... 158 LESSON 115: We are God’s temple ...................................................................................... 159 LESSON 116: Jesus dies for us ............................................................................................. 160 LESSON 117: Using Communion ........................................................................................... 161 LESSON 118: Jesus was the last sacrifice............................................................................. 162 LESSON 119: Judas betrays God .......................................................................................... 162 LESSON 120: The meaning of the Holy Communion ............................................................ 163 LESSON 121: Paul reminds the congregation to use Communion ........................................ 164 LESSON 122: Communion should be used correctly ............................................................. 166 LESSON 123: Self-exaltation is a sin ..................................................................................... 167 LESSON 124: Baptism as a sign ............................................................................................ 168 LESSON 125: Jesus is baptised ............................................................................................. 169 LESSON 126: The disciples must baptise people .................................................................. 170 LESSON 127: The baptism of suffering.................................................................................. 171 LESSON 128: Paul baptised 12 people on his own in Ephesus ............................................ 173 LESSON 129: We must only live for God ............................................................................... 174 LESSON 130: The voice of the Holy Spirit ............................................................................. 175 LESSON 131: Thank-offering ................................................................................................. 176 LESSON 132: The people promise their tenths to God.......................................................... 178 LESSON 133: Jesus uses a miracle to pay temple tax .......................................................... 179 LESSON 134: The widow and the thank-offering ................................................................... 180 LESSON 135: Hypocricy is a sin ............................................................................................ 181 LESSON 136: We are not allowed to lie ................................................................................. 182 LESSON 137: We must help other people ............................................................................. 184 LESSON 138: Spread the Gospel .......................................................................................... 185 LESSON 139: We must never stop working for God .............................................................. 186 BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………... .................................................................................................................. 188
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YEAR PLAN Do your year planning in this table. You can choose how you set out your Bible lessons.
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UNIT 1: God cares for us and teaches us LEARNING AIMS After completing this unit, you must know the following: That God loves you. That God cares for you. You do not need to worry, just trust in God. God looks after nature. We should only love God. We should obey God. God still performs miracles today.
INTRODUCTION The most important things we must know and learn in life are the things that God teaches us. Nothing is more important than God: not school work, money, sport, or playtime or work. In the Bible we learn how God has worked with people through the ages and how God also work with us in this way every day. We must learn everything that God wants us to do. We learn these things in the Bible. God talks to us through the Bible. He uses the Bible to teach us. The Bible is the most important book you must read and learn from. We get important values by studying the Bible. You are never too young to start studying the Bible. Read your Bible on a daily basis. In this way God teaches you and you get to know Him and love Him.
LESSON 1: God is the most important Scripture: Psalm 5 Focus: Psalm 5:9 Make thy way straight before my face. This Psalm, especially verse 9, asks the Lord to help us to live in the right way, the way He asks of us. It isn’t always easy to live in the right way. We do wrong every day. It is not that we want to, but it is our sinful nature. God knows that we are sinners and therefore He is prepared to forgive us if we have true remorse for our sins. We must also ask God to help us to not be sinful again. We learn something every day. When you were little, you had to learn to speak and walk. © Impaq
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Later you had to learn to read and write. In the same way you learn how to live in the right way: Your parents teach you to say: “thank you” and “please”; it is good manners. To live in obedience to the Lord, is faith. During the course of the following year the Lord will teach us how to live in the right way. Psalm 5 was written by David. Here he asks God to listen to him and to teach him how to live in the right way. David was also a sinner, just like us. Yet God loved David very much. We must always remember that God loves us very much, even if we do sin. We must also, like David, long for God’s presence. We can ask for God’s will in our lives and pray for wisdom and leadership. It is important to only focus on God in our lives. God must have the most important place in our lives. Nobody and nothing else must be placed before God in your life. If there are things that are more important than God, that object or person is an idol.
PRAYER: Our Father, thank you that I can know that You love me. Thank you that I can learn to live in the right way. Help me to do Your will. This year, bless my family and me, in everything we do. Help us to be obedient to You. Amen.
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ACTIVITY 1 Make a list of five ways God cares for you and your family every day. Also draw a picture to describe every item you write down. 1.
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LESSON 2: God is our Father and we are His children Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14 Focus: Ephesians 1:5 Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. Your parents take care of you. They buy you clothes and see to it that you sleep in warm beds and that you have enough food to eat. They give you everything you need because they love you. We also have another father: the Lord. He sees to it that we are safe. He gives us a father and mother to take care of us. He loves us very much; we are His children. That is why we call Him ‘Father’ when we speak to Him. © Impaq
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When we read the scripture we can see that God has chosen us as His children. When Jesus died on the cross, we became part of God’s Kingdom. Therefore we are children of our Lord, the King. We must praise God for this. It is only through his grace that we can be His children. We do not deserve it, but God loves us so much that we wants us to be His children and live with Him one day in His House.
PRAYER Lord, today I want to express my gratitude to You and I want to praise You, our Father and the Father of our Lord, Jesus. It is so wonderful to know that You knew, even before the world was made, that You would make me, give me faith and bless me. By the blood of Jesus, our Lord, I am Your child and under Your grace I live. Lord I bless, praise and thank You. Amen. ACTIVITY 2: Draw a colourful picture of your family below.
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LESSON 3: God takes care of us Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34 Focus: Matthew 6:32 ... for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. One of the most important lessons we have to learn is not to worry. Worrying does not change circumstances. The Lord knows what we need and He knows what troubles we have in our lives. Nothing is a secret to God. It is good to plan and to ask the Lord for help. Trust in the Lord and ask Him to help you. Therefore prayer is important because we talk to God through it and we let Him know of our worries and desires. In the scripture we read that God looks after nature so well and therefore we can ask ourselves why God does not take care of us even better. God gives us what we need every day. Unfortunately a lot of people think that God’s care means that we receive a lot of money and objects. God takes care of us on a deeper level. He gives us inner strength and faith.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me not to worry about things. Help me to remember that You take care of everything; the plants, animals and all the people. Please take care of my family and me, by giving us Your love, peace and mercy. Amen.
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ACTIVITY 3: It is not good to worry about things. It can physically make you sick. Write down what you think the EMOTIONAL and PHYSICAL consequences are if you worry too much. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
LESSON 4: We must obey God Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Focus: 1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance. The Lord is Holy. If we say that something is holy, it is something in which we fully believe. It is something you feel strongly about. We must feel like this about God. We must also live our lives holy. We must strive to not do the wrong things. The best example we can follow is Jesus. Jesus loved everyone very much and never gave in to evil. We should try to live like this. As children of God we must live our lives completely devoted to God. We must make good decisions in life and always ask God to help us. We must pray to God to lead us in our decision-making and change our thoughts to only focus on the plan that God has for our lives. If you give your life to God, you change your life. You do not do the wrong things of the past anymore. You strive to do the right things and to become more like God. 15
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PRAYER: Lord, You are holy, Make me holy, so that I can live in the right way and glorify You in this way. Amen. ACTIVITY 4: In the Bible we often read words that we do not know the meaning of. Look for the meanings in a dictionary of definition and fill in the meanings below.
Obedient: ___________________________
Holy: _________________________________
Mercy:________________________________
Advent:____________________________
Desires: _____________________________
LESSON 5: The law of God Scripture: 1 John 2:28-3:10 and Exodus 20 Focus: 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God. God is our Father. We became His children by the offer of Jesus, when He died on the cross for the redemption of our sins. Now we know that a wonderful future awaits us at the Lord’s side. Until then we can call the Lord 'our Father' and try not to commit sin. Do not commit sin. God asks us to not sin anymore. God shows us His love by calling us His children. If we read the scripture thoroughly, we can see how much God condemns sin. God calls sinners “lawless”.
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The Lord gives us certain guidelines to live by. The guidelines are called “The Ten Commandments” and are given in the Old Testament in Exodus 20. Jesus have briefly summarised in the New Testament as follows: • •
Love the Lord, your God. Love your fellow man.
If we do these two things, we will follow God’s law. If you love God and no other gods, and you love your fellow man, you will not lie, steal, desire or murder. God gives us His unconditional love and faithfulness and all God asks of us, is obedience.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to love You. Help me to love Daddy and Mummy. Help me to love other people. Show me how I can mirror Your love. Amen. ACTIVITY 5: Read Exodus 20 and write down The Ten Commandments below. You can also draw pictures if you want to. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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LESSON 6: We must love our fellow man Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5 Focus: 1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. God is our Father. That makes us part of His family. All the other people that also believe in God as their Father, are our brothers and sisters. This means that we are never alone and that God is always with us and fellow-believers are also part of our lives. Towards other believers we have to behave in the same way we behave towards our own families. This is what God expects of us. This is part of The Ten Commandments – that we must love our neighbours like we love ourselves. We can however ask: Who is our neighbours? Your neighbours are any people that cross your path and needs your help. We read of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. Jesus tells us this parable to explain how our love to our neighbours should be. The Samaritans and the Jews were enemies in Biblical times, they hated each other. Yet the Samaritan did not think of himself for one moment. He helped the wounded man and made arrangements for him to stay at the inn where he would be taken care of. He did not care if the man was the same culture or race as he was. He helped unconditionally. This is how God expects us to treat other people. Without judgement or doubt. We must do to others as we want them to do to us.
PRAYER: Thank you Lord, for a big family. Thank you that we can all be Your children. Help me to be an example of Your love. Amen.
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ACTIVITY 6: Write down as many things possible that you can do for other people to show God’s love to them. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
LESSON 7: God helps us in need Scripture: Isaiah 63:7-16 Focus: Isaiah 63:16 ... Thou, O Lord, art our Father ... The Prophet (the messenger of God) tries to encourage the people. Although it is not going well with them at that moment, he reminds them of all the wonderful things the Lord has already done for them. Then he also talks to the Lord to remind Him that He is their Father and Saviour, in other words the only One that can help them in this very difficult time. In troubled times we forget how well God takes care of us. We are entrapped in our own hardship and we forget to put our trust in God. God has given us signs through the ages that he stands by His children in difficult circumstances. Isaiah takes us to the time of Moses and how God lead His people through the desert and how He took care of them. Yet the people still grumbled. Are we not like this as well? We complained about everything when all we really have to do is to trust in God. If you go through difficult times, remember to turn to God. Give your problems to Him and keep on praying. God will offer a solution.
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PRAYER: Thank you Lord that You care for me. Today, especially help and protect Daddy, please. Please let Daddy have peace in his heart. Thank you for Daddy and Mummy that love You and that also teach me to love You. Today, help me to be obedient. Amen. ACTIVITY 7: Describe any bad situation you went through. Describe how you solved the problem. Also describe how your faith helped you during the difficult time. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
LESSON 8: The Psalms Scripture: Psalm 2 Focus: Psalm 2:7 The Lord hath said unto me; thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee. The Psalms are poems. A lot of people think that the psalms were written by king David. There were, however, many other writers (poets): • Psalm 42 – 49 is a poem by the sons of Korah. • Psalm 50 ,73, 74 – Asaph • Psalm 72 – Solomon • Psalm 89 – Poem by Ethan • Psalm 90 – Prayer by Moses © Impaq
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