God's Covenants Fulfilled

10/22/2024

Copy of How Can We Get to Heaven? by Jennifer Tolbert

This lesson is focused on review. Through all of the stories in this study, there is a common theme: God keeps His promises! Even when His people couldn't fulfill their side of the agreement. Through every story, we see God weaving together a special plan to fulfill the very first promise he made to Adam and Eve--a helper is coming and God has a plan to fix this mess of sin!

If age appropriate, consider introducing the word "covenant" to your children. If younger, the word "promise" or "make a deal" may be better. A covenant is an agreement in which two sides agree to terms. It's like a contract!

Key Themes:
1. God keeps His promises!
2. Heaven is our goal!
3. God has a special plan to overcome sin so that we can be with him again!

Memory Verse

12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

Ephesians 2:12-14

or (for younger kids) Numbers 23:19 ‘Whatever God promises, He does.”

Songs

Books of the Old Testament
Books of the New Testament
God Told Noah
God is so Good
Blue Skies and Rainbows
Do Lord
You're the One
Standing on the Promises*
*for older kids

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Making a Promise or Covenant
Supplies: a Treat such as candy or snack
SAY: Let's make a covenant or promise today. I have a special treat. I promise to give you the special treat at the end of class if YOU promise to be very good and quiet during class. Is that a deal. (Allow kids to agree). So, let's review the terms of our covenant. I promise to: (allow kids to answer) IF you (allow the kids to answer). Okay, then it's a deal! We just made a covenant. Today, we are going to review the covenants or promises that God made throughout the Bible.

2. Pledges and promises: Come up with a list of vows or pledges that people recite. This could include things like the Pledge of Allegiance, a scouting oath, or wedding vows. Discuss what it means to say such things, and how important it is to stick with your word.
(Source: Ministry to Children.com)

READ the story God Keeps His Promises.
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