Oliver creek church of christ FIELD GUIDE Lessons 1-5 Hey there, neighbor! If you're reading this o!cial Explorers Club message, that means you have answered the call and coura- geously committed to making God's kingdom and His Way of life your heart's greatest desire. We're excited to join you on this adventure and can't wait to explore the treasure of God and His Kingdom together! Welcome to the club! Now let's get to exploring! THE EXPLORERS CALL I hereby accept the Explorers Club call to love God with all I've got, love my neighbor as myself, and explore God's Word and world, deep and wide, to become more like King Jesus! Signature: WEEK ONE: GOD IS CREATOR Before God created, NOTHING else existed. Only God (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) existed. Then, He created! With just His Words, God created everything that exists. It was very good! But God’s good creation was soon broken by sin. Thankfully, brokenness! In Jesus Christ, God is making all things new again. Praise God for being the creator of EVERYTHING! EXPLORERS QUIZ What do you think it was like to live in the good garden God created? How did God’s good creation become broken? What is sin? What is God’s plan for His creation, including us? WEEK ONE: GOD IS CREATOR Draw a picture of your favorite part of God’s creation! Use your magnifying glass to discover this weeks TRUTH from God’s Word... Gensis 1:1 “In the beginning, God CREATED the Heavens and the Earth.” WEEK ONE: GOD IS CREATOR EXPLORERS ASSIGNMENT 1. Go on a nature walk with your family. Take your binoculars and see how many of these parts of creation you can discover! Mushroom Bird Spider on a Web Yellow Flower Brown Leaf Squirrel Ant Green Leaf New Bloom Water Stick 2. At dinner this week, spend time identifying where each type of food on your plate came from. Which plants/animals did God create and grow so that you could have food for tonight? Thank Him for giving you all that you need! Songs to Sing this week: Doxology Blue Skies and Rainbows Prayer this week: “God, you are the Creator. Help me to remember that every- thing comes from you. You are Creator of all things.” WEEK ONE: GOD IS CREATOR PARENT CORNER: Before bed this week, choose one of the following: • Spend time reading the story of creation in the Jesus Story- book Bible (pg. 18). • Have your child close their eyes as you read Genesis 1. Ask them to imagine each part of creation as you read. • Watch “God’s Story: Creation” together on YouTube. Talk about God as Creator! When you are driving in the car, watching TV, doing homework, or playing a game... spend time pointing out creation and tying it to God as Creator of all. When you see a beautiful sky, play with you pet dog, eat a snack, or go grocery shopping... use these as opportunities to point out God as Creator. Vocabulary word: Eternal - to be eternal means to last forever and ever - to have no beginning and to have no end. Only God is eternal. WEEK two: GOD’s word is true To Abraham, God’s promise seemed too good to be true. But did you know that God’s words are always true? They are! A baby when he was almost 100 years old? Crazy! That's older than your grandparents! But when God says it, it happens! Everytime! If God was able to give Abraham a huge family (the Isrealites) even when he was really old, what awesome things can He do in your life? If you want to know what God says and the promises He has made, then pull out your Bible! It is God’s word for us and it is TRUE! EXPLORERS QUIZ The world was a sad place full of sin, but God had a plan. What God told Abraham about His secret rescue plan and He made him a promise. What was God’s promise to Abraham? Why was it hard for Abraham and Sarah to believe what God said? God promised to send another baby into Abraham’s family who would heal the whole world. Who is this special baby? WEEK two: GOD’s word is true Draw a picture of how you think Abraham and Sarah’s faces looked when God told them this plan. Abraham Sarah EXPLORERS ASSIGNMENT 1. Let's explore scripture to see some of the amazing promises God has made to those who follow Him! (and remember… they are all TRUE!) Hebrews 13:5 - “I will never ___________ you nor forsake you.” Psalms 136:1 - “His steadfast ________ endures ___________.” Rev. 22:7 - “I am ___________ soon.” Acts 2:38-39 - “You will receive the gift of the ______ _______.” Matthew 28:20 - “I am _______ you __________.” John 3:16 - “Whoever __________in him should not perish but have __________ ________. WEEK two: GOD’s word is true 2. At dinner this week, spend time talking about some of the lies Satan might tell you about who you are and what you have done (ex. I am not smart enough, nobody likes me, I always mess up, I am too shy, nobody cares about me). Then talk about what God’s true word says about those things. Help each Use your magnifying glass to discover this weeks TRUTH from God’s Word... Ps. 33:4 “For the WORD of theLord is right and TRUE; He is faithful in all He does.” Songs to Sing this week: - Doxology - God is so Good (add this verse: God’s Word is True…) Prayer this week: “My Father, Thank you that everything you say is true. Some- times it's easy to believe Satan’s lies. Sometimes it's easy to think that your promises are too big or too wonderful to and to trust that you will always do what you say. I love you. ” WEEK two: GOD’s word is true PARENT CORNER: Read the “Son of Laughter” (pg. 56 of the Jesus Storybook Bible) together. Watch God’s Story: Abraham and Sarah by Crossroads Kids Club on youtube Watch Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 18 &21) by Saddleback Kids on YouTube Spend time helping your child imagine he/she is each of the characters. section. Spend 3 minutes in silence together as a family, repeat- ing the promise in your mind again and again. Vocabulary word: WEEK THREE: WE TRUST GOD What is the craziest thing you can think of doing? Something so wild that you would never actually do it! Now, imagine that God spoke to you and asked you to do that super crazy thing? WHAT??? Abraham must have been so shocked and confused. After all, this is the child that Abraham and Sarah waited on for years and years (and years)! Isaac was an extra special gift from God, and Abraham knew that God had promised to make a HUGE family through Isaac. So why did God want Isaac to die? It was a test. God wanted to know if Abraham trusted Him. The good news is that Abraham trusted that God was good, and he obeyed Him even though he didn't understand. And guess what? God proved to Abraham that He was worthy of trust! He stopped Abraham from killing Isaac. He provided a ram to be trust Him to provide what we need, just when we need it. And most of all, this story points to the one and only Son of God, whom God gave for us. You can trust God to rescue us through His son Jesus! EXPLORERS QUIZ TRUE FALSE God wanted Isaac to die. TRUE FALSE WEEK THREE: WE TRUST GOD God wanted to know if Abraham would trust Him and obey Him. TRUE FALSE Abraham chose not to kill Isaac and disobeyed God. TRUE FALSE God provided a ram as a substitute for the son. TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE If we want to be a follower of God, we must trust Him. TRUE FALSE Draw a picture of a time where you had to trust God to care for you and to give you what you needed. WEEK THREE: WE TRUST GOD Use your magnifying glass to discover this weeks TRUTH from God’s Word... Prov. 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own EXPLORERS ASSIGNMENT 1. Pray that God will show you where you need to trust Him Him. (ex. I will trust God when I feel scared at night.) I will trust God ________________________________________ I will trust God ________________________________________ I will trust God ________________________________________ Now, pray that God will help you trust Him in each of these ways! 2. At dinnertime this week, let each family member share ways they’ve learned to trust God. You can each start by saying: I’ve learned to trust God when ________. WEEK THREE: WE TRUST GOD Songs to Sing this week: Doxology He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Where He Leads Me, I will Follow Step by Step Prayer this week: Pray Psalm 23 together PARENT CORNER: Watch “The Story of Abraham & Isaac Bible Story” by Kids on the Move on YouTube Worship together with “We Trust in the Name of the Lord - Lyrics Acapella” by Family Life Channel on YouTube give up for Him. Make a plan to give up something (as individuals or a family) for a period of time to grow your trust in God.