Themes for Christian Studies Level 7 Age 11
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Themes for Christian Studies Level 7 Age 11 Contents God is Creator 4 God is Pure 53 God is Love 15 God is Patient 58 God is Wise 23 God is a Servant 63 God is Protector 29 God is Life 71 God is Powerful 37 God is Provider 79 God is Truth 43 God is Peace 86 Related resources Songs from the following Beacon Media recordings: All Creation Sings Sing a Joyful Song Couldn't Be Finer Jesus First - a guide to character development (Beacon Media) © Cheryl Reid Beacon Media, Australia [email protected] Biblical Overview www.beaconmedia.com.au 1 God is Creator - God is a perfect Creator The Creation and fall (Gen. 1,2 & 3) The flood (Gen. 6-8) Accepting God's word with faith (Heb. 11:6) God is Love - Our love for God The woman with the alabaster jar of perfume (Luke 7:36-50) The precious jar of ointment (John 12:1-8) Mary's love for Jesus (Luke 10:38-42) Love the Lord with all your heart (Mark 12:29-30) Sharing God's love (Mark 16:15-18) A call from Macedonia (Acts 16:6-15) God is Wise - The wisest choice Ask God for wisdom (James 1:5) Only the Lord gives true wisdom (Prov. 2:6-10) Noah relied on God's wisdom (Gen. 6-8) People of Babel relied on their own wisdom (Gen. 11) The rich young ruler's choice (Matt. 19:16-29) A choice between the true God and false gods (Jos. 24:14-16) God is Protector - God is our shelter God is a shelter for us (Ps. 17:8; 27:5; 32:7) God's protection of the Israelites entering the promised land (Jos. 2-6) Protection of the Jews through Esther (Esther 1-10) God is Powerful - God is a source of power God gave power to Samson (Judges 13-15) The miracles of Jesus (an overview) A man with demons ((Mark 5:1-19) The Vine (John 15:1-5) The disciples receive power (Acts 1:8; Acts 2) Demonstration of power by Peter and John (Acts 3) and Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:4-12) God is Truth - Those who seek the truth will find it Ask, seek, knock (Luke 11:9-10) Seek first God's kingdom (Matt. 6:33) The pearl of great price and the hidden treasure (Matt. 13:44-45) The road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) Thomas (John 20:24-29) People are without excuse because of the evidence of God in the creation (Rom. 1:20 & Acts 14:17) The truth shall set you free (John 8:32) God is Pure - What happened to God's perfect creation? The creation and fall (Gen. 1-3) Sin came into the world through Adam ((Rom. 5:12) The flood was an act of judgement (Gen. 6-8) Jesus did not tolerate sin (Matt. 21:12-13) God is a righteous, and just judge (Rev. 20:4; Ps. 7:11; Ps. 96:13; Acts 17:31) Jeremiah at the potter's house (Jer. 18) God's forgiveness (1 John 1:9) Walk in the light (1 John 1:5-10) Salt and light (Matt. 5:13-15) God is Patient - God is patient with us The lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son (Luke 15:1-32) Jesus stands at the door and knocks (Rev. 3:20) God is slow to anger (Ps. 103:8-18) God forgives us (Luke 23:34; 1 John 1:9) www.beaconmedia.com.au 2 God is a Servant - Jesus, the sacrificial servant Jesus sacrificed His life (Matt. 27; Heb. 10) Jesus served at the last supper (Matt. 18:18) The greatest sacrifice for our sins (1 John 2:2 & 4:10; Heb. 7:27 & 9:28; Heb.4:15-16; Is. 53:3) The extra mile (Matt. 5:41-42) Give and it shall be given (Luke 6:38); More blessed to give than receive (Acts 20:30) Serving and following Jesus (John 12:23-26); Take up your cross (Luke 9:23-26) God is Life - God is the sustainer of life Life is more important than food (Matt. 6:25-34) Man shall not live by bread alone (Matt. 4:4) God sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus) Jesus, the Vine (John 15) Trees by a stream (Ps. 1:1-3) Abundant life (John 10:10) God is Provider - God expects us to share His provision Be generous and share your food (Prov. 22:9; Ps. 112:5); Share food with the hungry (Is. 58:7-11) Loaves and fishes (John 6:1-14) I was hungry and you gave me food (Matt. 25:35-40) Give and it shall be given ((Luke 6:38) The widow's gift (Mark 12:41-44) God is Peace - God wants us to be peace-makers Blessed are the peace-makers (Matt. 9:5) Make peace with your brother (Matt. 5:21-23) Reconciliation to God (Rom. 5:9-10; 1 Tim. 2:4-6) Joseph forgave his brothers (Gen. 37-47) Peace with one another (Mark 9:50; 1 Thess. 5:13) Peace for nations (Ps. 2; Eph. 2:22; Rom 10:12-21) Don't take revenge (Rom. 12:17-21; Matt 5:38-42) Love your enemies (Matt. 5:43-48) Jesus set the example (Matt. 26:50-56; Luke 23:34) Modern day stories and biographies The Beginning of the World: Man's idea Mike (Patient 7.1) (Creator 7.1) We are Sorry (Patient 7.2) When Wonjuna Made the Great Flood The Christmas Gifts Servant 7.1) (Creator 7.2) The Faithful Shepherd of Eyam (Servant 7.1) The Mice in the Piano (Creator 7.3) Simpson and his Donkey (Servant 7.2) Korea's First Missionaries (Love 7.4) Father Damien, Friend of Lepers (Servant 7.3) God's Smuggler (Protector 7.2) Keryn's Story (Life 7.1) Fifth Man in the Flight (Protector 7.3) George Muller (Provider 7.1) Miracles in Indonesia (Powerful 7.2) Panov's Christmas Story (Provider 7.2) How Pearls are Formed (Truth 7.1) Peace Maker, Henry Williams (Peace 7.1) How Can I Find the True God? (Truth 7.1) Peace Maker, Mary Slessor (Peace 7.1) Where's the Gold? (Truth 7.2) Martin Luther King (Peace 7.2) A King Discovers the True God (Truth 7.3) www.beaconmedia.com.au 3 God is Creator Level 7 (age 11) Subtheme God is a perfect Creator. You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set. Psalm 104:19 (GNB) Integrated topics for Christian Education The great flood; fossils; bones; archaeology; dinosaurs and other extinct animals Other • light • plants • animal life; ecosystems • human biology; myself • solar system • air • water • technology; inventions • ecosystems; nature's perfect balance; effects of the fall on the creation. Character development (see Jesus First ) • confidence • creativity • flexibility • resourcefulness Christian Life Our response to God is Creator • standing in awe of the Creator • praising Him for His great works • believing in a six day creation, (not millions of years). www.beaconmedia.com.au 4 God is Creator 7.1 Subtheme God is a perfect creator Focus God's word gives us the only true account of the origin of the universe. Bible references Genesis 1 & 2 The Creation Introduction What ideas do people have about the way the world began and the beginning of life? Story 1: The Beginning of the World: Man's Idea Some people believe in the 'big bang' theory. That is, that somewhere out in space, billions of years ago, there was a big explosion of particles coming together. This led to the formation of the universe as we know it. For those who believe in it, the big bang was an explosion of energy, marking the beginning of space and time. These people believe that life happened by accident. By accident, a living cell was formed. Eventually, the single cell divided in two then in two again and a new living thing was formed. As cells kept dividing and changing over millions and millions of years, more and more new living creatures were made. Believing that the world began this way, is believing in the theory of EVOLUTION. A theory is an idea, which has yet to be tested and proved. It is not scientific fact, and yet so many people accept it as fact. Have you ever watched programs on T.V., or read books, which claim that rocks or fossils are millions of years old? This information is based on evolution. The theory of evolution is very different from the account on creation written in God's history book, Genesis. The person who invented the theory was a man called Charles Darwin who lived in England over a hundred years ago. At that time, people in Britain believed that God created the universe. However, as Darwin studied the similarities between animals he came up with a new idea. Instead of each species being created after their own kind, as the Bible says, maybe one form of life developed into another, and that one developed into another and so on. It would take a long, long time for this to happen, so we would have to say then that the animals as we know them took millions and millions of years to form, and not just 6 days as the Bible says. It also meant that instead of a perfect creation, as God made it in the beginning, the creation would have been imperfect, because a lot of death and suffering had to be involved.