From Creation to The Gift of Isaac
1. God Creates our World from Nothing-Could be two parts: Days 1-3; 4-7. Genesis 1-2:15
2. God Gives Good Gifts to Adam-Genesis 2:15-24
3. Adam and Eve Believe the Words of the Snake instead of the Words of God-Genesis 3:1-7
4. God Punishes Adam and Eve and Makes a Promise-Genesis 3:8-24
5. God Shows Mercy to Murderous Cain-Genesis 4:1-16
6. God Floods the World-Genesis 6:5-23
7. The Rainbow Covenant-Genesis 8-9:17
8. God Calls Abram to Move-Genesis 12:1-9
9. Covenant Promises, New Names, and a Birthday-Genesis 15: 1-6; 18-20; 17:1-8; 15-17; Genesis 21:1-7
10. God Asks Abraham to Return the Gift of Isaac-Genesis 22-1-14
11. The Golden Thread: Creation to the Sacrifice of Isaac
Advent Lessons
Usually, these are combined depending on the number of days you have for Advent lessons. However in theory you have 5 lessons.
Adam Leads Us to Bethlehem-Genesis 1-3
Noah Leads Us to Bethlehem-Genesis 6-9
Abraham Leads us to Bethlehem-Genesis 15, 17, 21
Isaac Leads us to Bethlehem-Genesis 22: 1-14
Christmas: Christ is Born-Luke 2:1-8
Jacob to The Giving of the Law
1. God’s Covenant Passes to Jacob-Genesis 28 (Jacob’s Ladder)
2. God Prospers Jacob-Genesis 29-30
3. Favoritism, Jealousy, and a Ticket to Egypt-Genesis 37
4. Farther from Home but Closer to God-Genesis 39-41
5. Weeping Turns to Joy: Salvation in a Foreign Land- Genesis 43-50:26
6. The Golden Thread: Adam-Jacob/Story of Joseph
7. A Redeemer is Born/God Rescues Baby Moses-Exodus 1-2:10; 2:11-25; Hebrews 11:21-24. Acts 7:20-24
8. When Bushes Won’t Burn: God Calls Moses to Rescue His People-Exodus 2: 11-25, Acts 7: 20-24
9. Moses Obeys God and Demands Freedom for the Hebrew people-Exodus 5; 7
10. God Brings Death and Freedom (Plague of First Born)-Exodus 11-12
11. God’s Grand Rescue-Exodus 13-14
12. Children Celebrate the Passove-Exodus 12: 1-28 This is a different type of lesson. The class tastes the items on the Passover plate.
13. Bread From Heaven: God Provides Food and Water to His Grumbling People-Exodus 16-17: 1-7
14. God’s Commands for His People (Ten Best Ways to Live-adapted from Godly Play)-Exodus 19; 20: 1-21
15. The Golden Thread: Adam-Moses
Lent, Easter, Eastertide:
1. The Crowds Welcome Jesus as their King-Matthew 21:1-11;
2. Jesus Serves His Last Supper-Matt 26: 14-30; Mark 14: 12-26; Luke 22:14-24; I Corinthians 11: 23-26
3. Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet-John 13: 1-20
4. The Crucifixion of Jesus-Matthew 27: 1-55; Mark 15; Luke 23: 1-43; John 19
5. Jesus is Alive! Matthew 28: 1-10; Luke 24: 1-12; John 20
6. The Road to Emmaus-Luke 24: 13-35
7. Jesus Shows Himself to Thomas-John 20:24-29
8. Jesus Ascends to Heaven-Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11
9. Pentecost: The Church’s Birthday-Acts 2