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Boys and Girls Welcome to SUNDAY SCHOOL ONLINE Today we finish our journey through the book of At the end of the lesson you will find out where we go from here! But first . She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:26-31 From all of us in the Children’s Ministry: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD ! Parents are welcome and even encouraged to teach this lesson to your kids! “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. YOU shall TEACH them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by What an awesome privilege and the way and when you lie down responsibility you have as parents! and when you rise up.” And not only does this benefit Deuteronomy 6:6,7 your kids, but YOU as well! Let’s begin today’s lesson by talking to God in prayer! “. My house shall be called a house of Pray and thank prayer for all the God For: nations . .” Mark 11:17 Calvary Chapel Downey Wisdom, Blessing and Protection for Pastors, Staff and Congregation RAIN (Don’t for get to thank Him for the rain!) All who are in authority (President, Leaders, Teachers, Police, PARENTS, etc.) “This is good and acceptable in the sight of God, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of truth.” I Timothy 2:1-4 END THE CORONA VIRUS Pray for people who are sick! Pray that the unsaved will seek after God! Strong in faith Grounded in God’s Word and prayer Provide for them and their family Healing Love their persecutors “And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 Pray for our missionaries that God would bless, protect, provide, encourage, give strength and bold- nes, and lead many lost people to Christ. Pray for whatever is on your heart. Make your own list. Family members who do not know Jesus! Kids, every Sunday morning in ”Big Church,” Pastor Jeff has all the people in the service read a Psalm together with him before preaching. So let’s do that as well before we get into the lesson. If you have your Bible, you and your parents can read Psalm 67 and see how it applies to today’s lesson. If you don’t have a Bible, you can read the following: Psalm 67 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine on us— 2 So that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise You, God; may all the peoples praise You. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. 5 May the peoples praise You, God; may all the peoples praise You. 6 The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. 7 May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear Him. Review From the Previous Lesson on Nehemiah In case you missed it! AS YOU GO THROUGH THE LESSON, YOU WILL SEE A SERIES OF PICTURES WITH A SCRIPTURE VERSE AND A QUESTION. FIRST, READ THE VERSE, STUDY THE PICTURE THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. What did Nehemiah’s enemies do Nehemiah 6:1,2 to lure him away from the city? THANK YOU PARENTS FOR GOING THROUGH THIS WITH YOUR CHILD BEFORE YOU START, PRAY IN CASE THEY HAVE AND ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT QUESTIONS. TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND! Nehemiah !Walls ! See the wall? It's "knee-high" to help you remember this book called Nehemiah ("Knee-High-Miah"). Nehemiah wasn't really a giant in size. But he did a giant job! He led the Jews in rebuilding the Walls around Jerusalem. ! They had already built a new temple. But the city where the temple was, Jerusalem, wasn't safe. Back then a city was only safe if it had a high wall around it, like a fort. (Have you ever built a fort out of sticks or sand?) Walls around cities kept enemies from coming in. So without a wall, Jerusalem was in trouble! ! God knew that. So He had Nehemiah come from the faraway land called Persia (the Persians captured it from the Babylonians) where most of the Jews had been living in exile. The Persian king let Nehemiah lead another group back home to Jerusalem. ! When they got back home, they started right away to build the wall. Nehemiah was in charge. Even though some enemies were against rebuilding the high wall, it was finished in only 52 days! The city was safe! And the Jews were happy that God brought Nehemiah to build the wall. Book of Key Word: WALLS NEHEMIAH Nehemiah 5:1-5 Why were the people in Jerusalem so upset? What did the nobles and the Nehemiah 5:6-8 rulers say to Nehemiah after he chewed them out? Nehemiah was bold and not afraid to confront the nobles. He was Nehemiah 5:9,10 PRAYED UP!!! What was the response of Nehemiah 5:12 the nobles and leaders? Nehemiah 5:15 What did Nehemiah have that the other leaders did not? Nehemiah 6:1,2 Nehemiah received a message from his enemies, but how did he know it was a trick? Nehemiah 6:3 – What was Nehemiah’s reply? The enemy will lie and make up stories Nehemiah 6:5-7 to disrupt the work of God. And who do you think is behind all this? And Nehemiah knew the source of his strength: “ . The joy of the LORD is your strength!” (Nehemiah 8:10) Nehemiah 6:14 What does Nehemiah always do when facing a challenge? This Weeks Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “Oh that man would praise the Lord for His wonderful works to the children of men.” Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “Oh that man” . You and me! Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “Would praise the Lord” . Honor Him through word and song! Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “For His goodness” . “For His being kind and loving and His provision and protection” Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “And for His wonderful works” For all he has done Memory Verse: Psalm 107:8 “To the children of men” . To the people of the earth! Psalm 107:8 “Oh that man would praise the Lord for His wonderful works to the children of men.” This Week’s Lesson: Nehemiah – Pt 5 “”The Leader With a Thankful Heart” Lesson Scriptures: Nehemiah 6:15,16; 7:1-6; 8:1-18; 11:1,2; 12:27-43 Chapter 6 Whenever you start a project that seems overwhelming at first, remember Nehemiah . Take one day at a time covered with PRAYER ! WHAT A MIRACLE! Nehemiah 6:15 The wall was built in only how many days? Kids, GOD is still in the “Miracle-Making” business today . Learn from Nehemiah that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is impossible with GOD! Nehemiah 6:15 Can you imagine how encouraging it was for the Israelites to see what GOD did? Who else was amazed that the work Nehemiah 6:16 had been completed so fast? The people knew exactly why they were able to build it so fast! And what did Nehemiah 6:16 state, that not only did Israel’s enemies recognize that the work was accomplished with the help of the GOD of Israel . But because of that, the enemy lost their confidence! They knew they would be stupid to try to go up against Nehemiah and his GOD! Nehemiah 7:1 Nehemiah 7:1. Besides the Gatekeepers, who else did Nehemiah appoint? Now you can see why we pray for “all those is authority” every week! “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” I Timothy 2:1-4 They believed God was the one true God, And they had a holy reverence toward Him! Can others say that about YOU? Boys and girls, take a minute right now to pray for our leaders, that they would be like Nehemiah’s brother and would be faithful and that they would fear GOD! How did Nehemiah decide Nehemiah 7:3,4 who would guard the gates? Nehemiah 7:5,6 God told Nehemiah to make a list of the nobles who returned from Babylon. Ask your parents what a genealogy is. Now that the walls were rebuilt, Nehemiah still wanted to see how he can be a blessing to the PEOPLE OF GOD and the CITY OF GOD. He noticed that the population was low and there were many abandoned houses.