Starting June 1st our children will be
studying the rich story of ancestors Abraham, Sara and Isaac
in conjunction with the worship lectionary readings.
Through Art, Drama, Cooking,
Games, Music, Science, and Video they will learn to:
*Name that the story is found in the first book of the Old
Testament, Genesis.
*Locate the story in the Bible.
*Define a covenant as a promise or agreement.
*Identify the covenant God made with Abram (& with all of
us). God promises to bless us.
*Tell in their own words the story of Abraham & Sarah –
their call to leave home to travel to a distant land, the promises God made to them, their
name change, the incident of the three visitors, the birth of the promised son Isaac, and
God’s test of Abraham.
*Discuss how illogical God’s promises seemed.
*Recognize that with God all things are possible.
*Draw parallels between Abraham & Sarah’s journey and their
own faith journey.
Children will meet in a
different center each week. The schedule will be posted in
the courtyard and the doors will be decorated for each
center.
The youth will also be
studying the stories of Abraham and Sarah, a story that
covers Genesis chapters 12-22. We will focus on parts of
this complex story: about God’s call, God’s promises to
Abraham and God’s test of Abraham’s faith.
