Saturday, February 22, 2014

"Noah Obeyed God" Teaching Ideas

I love teaching my children about people who obeyed God.   The daily work my husband and I do to teach our daughters to obey their parents is put in the greater context of how we are all to obey God.  I get reminded and encouraged myself to work on listening and obeying.


Theme Verse: “Noah did all (spread hands out wide) that the LORD (point up) had commanded him (cup hands around mouth). Genesis 7:5 ESV    

Song: 
God told Noah to build an arky, arky. x2
Built it out of (clap) gopher barky, barky. 
Children of the Lord


So rise and shine and give God the glory, glory x2
Children of the Lord

Parent Preparation: Genesis 6-8, Hebrews 11:7

Supplies: Bible, print out of teaching
 
Day 1

  • Noah lived a long time ago. 
  • God told Noah (read Genesis 6:14a)
  • Noah had to hear what God said.  (help your child find ears to hear).  And then he had to obey and do it.
  • If Noah made the ark out of pine wood would he be obeying?
  • Noah built the ark how God told him to. (have child pretend to build the ark)  Noah listened and obeyed. 
  • (say theme verse together with actions)

Day 2
  • (read Genesis 6:17a)  A flood is where water covers everything. 
  • God told Noah “Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood.” Genesis 6:19 NLT
  • If Noah brought 4 elephants because he liked elephants, would that be obeying God?  If he didn’t like giraffes and didn’t bring them, would that be obeying God?
  • Noah heard (find ears) and obeyed.  (have child pretend to bring all the animals onto the ark. 
  • (say theme verse together with actions)

Day 3 
  • (read Genesis 7:12)  This was for almost 6 weeks!  It rained and rained, and the next day it rained.  The whole earth was covered with water! 
  • (read Genesis 7:17-20)
  • When the earth was dry God told Noah (read Genesis 8:15-17)
  • Lets see if Noah obeys God (read Genesis 8:18-19)
  • He did! (have child pretend to take animals out of the ark)
  • Noah heard (cup ears) and obeyed.
  • (say theme verse together with actions) 
  • We also need to obey God.  Both children and adults obey God.  We hear what He says and obey it. 

Additional Activities:
  • Act out Noah Listening and Obeying: Read the following verses.  Have child listen to the verse and then act as Noah obeying what God said. Genesis 6:14a, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 8:15-17 
"Obeying God" Series 
1. Noah Obeyed God
2. Abram Obeyed God
3. Joshua Obeyed God
4. Joseph Obeyed God
5. Jesus Christ Obeyed God
6. Peter Obeyed God

7. Children Obey Your Parents  
© Brigette Hill, 2014

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Begining of Knowledge Proverbs 1:7 - A Parents Heart



Made by Katie Zitelli

Starting with "Baby Einstein" as parents we constantly face suggestions of how our children should gain wisdom and knowledge.  These decisions often involve how our family will spend time and money.  This is why I am so excited about the meditating on Proverbs 1:7 this month.  God's Word has such great guidance for us as parents.

True wisdom and knowledge starts with the fear of the LORD.  Fear, or awe and reverence for the LORD Jehovah, the most high God Who created the heavens and earth.

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." Proverbs 9:10 
Any wisdom or knowledge that will truly help our children starts with an awe and reverence for God.  

About a year ago I made a goal for my daughter, who was two years old at the time, to have awe and reverence for God.  I didn't know exactly how to teach this to her, but I added it to my prayer list for her.  It has been wonderful to see God show my husband and me how to teach her awe and reverence.  As we taught her about how big God is, and how He is the Creator, we saw her have a reverence for Him.  Now as a three year old, she loves to point out things God made, and is excited by a beautiful sunrise. When talking about how big an object is, she often adds "But God's bigger!"

Print out the verse (half page) (full page), and post it somewhere that you can meditate on it this next month.  While a short verse, it has great guidance for us raising our children during every stage. 

Related Posts:
14 Bible Verse For Parents in 2014 
God is Big Teaching Ideas 
God is the Creator  Teaching Ideas


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Friday, February 14, 2014

"God Looks at the Heart" Teaching Ideas

 Theme Verse:
“the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 NASB
Motions: “LORD” point up, “looks” make circles with fingers and look through them, “heart” put hands on heart

Monday, February 3, 2014

"Praise God With My Whole Heart" Teaching Ideas


Theme Verse: “…I (point to self) will praise (clap hands) the LORD (point up) with my whole (move hands to complete a circle) heart (hands on heart)…” Psalm 111:1

For the motion for "whole" refer here.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

February 2014 at Humble Hearts





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What to Look For This Month:

  • Continuing the Heart Teaching Series with "Praise God With My Whole Heart" and "God Looks At the Heart" teaching ideas.
  • Starting a new teaching series about people who obeyed God in the Bible.
  • For a parent's heart, verse of the month is Proverbs 1:7.
  • Ideas for how to make and use visuals when teaching children.
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