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INSTANT BIBLE LESSONS FOR PRETEENS: ROCK SOLID FAITH

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Contents •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• How to Use This Book .......................................... 5

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Verse Challenge Poster ........................................ 50 Memory Verse Kitchen Set .... ............... ............... 51 Emergency Light Kit ............................................52 What Others Should See ...................................... 53 Light Catchers ...................................................... 54 Journal .................................................................... 56

More Than a Building ............................................8

ID Tags .................... .............. .................................. 10 Scripture Hunt ...................................................... 11 We Are the Church ................................................ 12 Construct-a-Puzzle ................................................ 13 Door Greeting ........................................................ 14 Journal .................................................................... 15

Chapter 2: True Faith .................. 11 Examples of Faith ................................................ 18 Impossible! ............................................................ 20 What We Do Not See ............................................ 22 Faith Flower Pot .................................................. 23 Guess and Win ......................................................24 Journal .................................................................... 26

Chapter 3: Faith Chatlges

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A Changed Man .................................................... 28 New Life Plate ................................................ ...... 31 Changed for Christ ................................................ 32 Changed Attitude ................... ............................... 33 Big Changes ........ .................................................. 34 Journal .................................................................... 35

Chapter 4: Teachillg the Trllth .. 31 On T:rial ..................................................................38 Only in the Name ... ............................................... 40 Answering the Challenge ................................... .41 Step with Courage ............................................... .42 What We Have Seen ..............................................43 Standing Up for Truth ......................................... .44 Journal ............................... ........... .......................... 46

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See for Yourself ................................................... .48

Chapter 6: Servittg with Humility .B1 Hands-on Lesson .................................................. 58 Wheel of Example ................................................ 59 Serve with Humility .............................................. 60 Because ............................. .......... ........................... 61 Humility Zone ........................................................ 62 Serving One Another ............................................ 63 Journal .................................................................... 64

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Mural Story ............................................................ 66 Examine yourself .................................................. 68 Remember .............................................................. 69 Remembrance Banner .......................................... 71 Which Are You? .................................................... 72 Journal .................................................................... 74

Chapter 8: Givittg My AD. fur JesllS ..m Put It in Order ...................................................... 76 Journal .................................................................... 79 All for Jesus .......................................................... 80 I'll Give My All ...................................... .... ............ 81 Big Sponge Pointing Finger ................................ 82 Leave Everything ........... .......................................83

Chaptep 9: Mope Activities ..................8S crIp Art .................................................................. . 85 Graffiti Wreath ...................................................... 88 Sand Capsule ....................... ................................... 90 Morse Code Neck Chains .................................... 91 Journal Cover ........................................................ 92 Themed Checkers ................................................ 93

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Introduction Let's face it: the preteen years are a struggle. Bodily changes, emotional highs and lows, and hormones run amok are just some of the challenges of this age. The world bombards our preteens with unsavory messages at every turn. They need encouragement and opportunity to put God's Word into their hearts and minds. The best tools we can give our preteens to survive in the world today are God's Holy Word and our guidance. In Rock Solid Faith, preteens will learn how to develop faith that will help them navigate life's challenges, both great and small. Each of the first eight chapters includes a Bible story, a memory verse, alternative means of learning the lesson theme, and a variety of activities to help reinforce the truth in the lesson. The ninth chapter contains miscellaneous projects that can be used anytime during the study, or at the end to review the lessons. The most exciting aspect of Instant Bible Lessons for Preteens is its flexibility. You can easily adapt these lessons to a Sunday school hour, a children's church service, a Wednesday night Bible study, or family home use. Because there is a variety of reproducible ideas from which to choose, you will enjoy creating a class session that is best for your group of students, whether large or small, beginning or advanced, active or studious, all boys/all girls/co-ed. The intriguing topics will keep your students coming back for more, week after week.

*' How to USe This Book *' Each chapter begins with a Bible story. You may simply tell the story from the story page, or use the first activity to discover the lesson in a more involved way. To prepare for each lesson, duplicate the story page. Read the Bible Scriptures and the story written on the page to get a good background of the lesson you will teach your students. Jot down any thoughts that will help you teach the Bible story. Use the discussion questions to spark conversation.

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Building a Solid Foundation The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. AeTg 11:26

"* No Hammers Required "* The book of Acts tells about the beginning of the church. After Jesus returned to heaven, His disciples were ready to begin building God's church. No, they didn't gather together materials to stock a building with robes, communion trays, and the other items that we see when we attend worship services. Why not? Because the church is not a building. The church is God's people worshipping, serving, and witnessing. And that's just what the disciples began to do. The disciples gathered together on the day of Pentecost. That's when they received the promised gift of the Holy Spirit to help them go into the world to tell others about Christ. Then Peter began to preach the Word of God and tell about the life and sacrifice of Christ. Large crowds gathered. As people heard about God's love for them and Jesus' sacrifice for their sins, they believed and repented. Thousands were added to God's family in just one day! The perfect example of a church is in Acts 2:42-47. In early church days, all the believers shared everything they had with one another. They sold their possessions for food and other supplies. The believers met together in the temple courts, and even in each other's homes. Each day, more people joined God's church. Antioch is just one of the many towns where the believers preached. Everywhere the Word was taught, more and more people believed and became part of God's family. And it's still happening today as people learn about Jesus and come to believe in Him as their Savior.

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Many people today say they "don't need" God or church. What kinds of things can we do to get people interested in Jesus and the church? 20 Why do you think the early believers sold their possessions and shared everything? Would you be willing to do that today in order to spread the Good News?

l*More group _._.Yeu nEED • pages 8 and 9, duplicated • scissors • glue • construction paper

WI-tAT T0 D0 1. Cut the construction • paper into thirds. Then cut out each phrase from the pattern pages and glue onto a paper strip. 2. Give each student at least one phrase : . strip. : : 3. Say, The early : church was a : group of people, : not a building. Even today, we are still the church by what we do, not where we go. The church is the people who worship and serve there. 4. Have the students take turns reading the phrases from the phrase strips. They should read them in order, calling out the number and letter of each one.

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lA. The believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching. (Acts 2:42) lB. My family attends church every Sunday to hear the pastor's sermon.

Ie. I attend Sunday school to learn from God's Word. 2A. The believers devoted themselves to the fellowship. (Acts 2:42) 2B. I get involved with youth activities for my age. 2C. Our family attends the fellowship activities at church. We have fellowship with others in their homes and in ours. 3A. The believers devoted themselves to the breaking of bread. (Acts 2:42) 3B. We take part in communion at church. 4A. The believers devoted themselves to prayer. (Acts 2:42) 4B. Our church prays for others. 4C. My family keeps a prayer list to pray for friends, our church family, and our country's leaders. 5A. The believers were in awe of wonders and signs. (Acts 2:43) 5B. Our church rejoices when God answers a prayer. 6A. The believers had everything in common. (Acts 2:44) 6B. We share our struggles and joys with each other.

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7A. The believers sold their possessions to give the money to anyone in need. (Acts 2:45) 7B. Our church takes food donations for those in need of food. 7C. My family helps others we know are in need, without bragging to others or embarrassing the needy family. SA. The believers met together every day in the temple courts. (Acts 2:46) SB. Our church meets together for worship, for Bible studies or small groups, and for other meetings to learn more about God. 9A. The believers met together in homes, broke bread and ate together with glad hearts. (Acts 2:46) 9B. My family sponsors a Bible study, where we share the Word and fellowship together. 9C. My family invites our new neighbors to church. lOA. The believers praised God together. (Acts 2:47) lOB. Praising God is natural to my family. We don't hide that we are Christians. 11A. The Lord added to their number daily. (Acts 2:47) lIB. It is always a special occasion to see someone accept the Lord. Our church welcomes new Christians. 11C. My parents send "welcome" cards to new members of our church. We often invite the new members to our home. l2A. The disciples were called Christians flrst at Antioch. (Acts 11:26) l2B. I am proud to call myself a Christian. l2C. Our pastor says a Christian is one who follows Christ. That's me!

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Acts 16:5 Acts 20:28 Romans 16:1-16 1 Corinthians 4: 17 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 14: 12 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 16:19 Ephesians 5:23 Colossians 1: 18 Colossians 1:24 1 Thessalonians 1: 1 2 Thessalonians 1:1 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Timothy 5: 17

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pattern page and fasten it onto a bulletin board. : 2. Take pictures of the students doing : things in the church, such as : listening, singing, : praying, preparing : communion, cleaning, doing group activities, etc. 3. Fasten the pictures to the bulletin • board. : 4. Have the students : make labels for the pictures that give the students' names and what they are doing in the pictures, then attach the labels to the board.

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Te De : 1. Give each student a · duplicated puzzle : 2. Say, We are the church. It is a privilege to be called God's church.: We're going to make our own : puzzles with the : names of everyone : in our class. : : 3. Write all the students': : fIrst names on the : : chalkboard or :

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whiteboard so everyone knows the : correct spellings. : 4. Have the students write the names of all class members in their grids to form puzzles. 5. Remind the students that the names can go. any direction, as long: as they are in straight: lines. Using all capital: letters will make the puzzles easier to write and decipher. 6. Have the students trade puzzles with each other to solve.

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on colored stock 2. Say, Being a part of God's church is great! What a privilege it is to be called "the church." These hangers will remind us that the church is not T0 D0, a building, but Christians who e0nrinUED love and serve > to use construction the Lord. paper scraps to add 3. Have each student color to their • cut out a door churches. They can hanger, a cross, a also use markers or church door, and a : glitter to decorate their hole for hanging on : hangers. a doorknob. . 6. Have each student sign 4. Each student every other student's should glue the door greeting hangers. door and cross 7. Remind the students onto the church that each one of them building portion of is a part of God's the door hanger. church. Allow the students : >

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a journal page. 2. Say, It is a : privilege to be : called "God's church." Each of us has been called by God to be part of His church. Use the journal page to write your thoughts about how much God must love you to have called you to be part of His church. How can you show your appreciation and love to God? 3. In chapter 9, the students will make covers in which to keep their journal pages from the lessons in this book. :

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True Faith mEmeR,Y VER,SE () m Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not See. 11:1

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'* Heroes of the Faith '* We all need air to live. But if air is calm and not moving, how do we know we can still breathe? In the same way, on a cloudy night, how do we know that the stars are in the sky even though we cannot see them? We have faith. Faith is knowing that what we hope for is there. Faith is believing, even when we cannot see. Hebrews 11 gives examples of Bible-times people who had great faith. Noah built an ark and did all that God commanded him, faithfully working without question. Noah also had faith that God would keep his family safe in the ark. Abraham showed great faith when God told him to take everything and travel far away to a land he didn't know. Abraham had faith in God's promise to give him and Sarah a son, even in their old age. Abraham showed faith when he followed God's instructions to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, only to find that God had a plan in place and provided a ram for the sacrifice instead. Moses' parents had faith that God would protect their baby son as they placed him in a basket in the Nile. God caused an Egyptian princess to find the baby and keep him safe until he was grown. Other Hebrew baby boys were killed by order of the Pharaoh, but Moses was kept safe, through the faith of his parents. Under Moses' leadership, the people of Israel passed through the Red Sea on dry land through faith. Can you imagine crossing the sea with the water forming a wall on each side of you? Many others in the Bible showed faith, too. Christians need to remain confident that God will carry out His will. We show obedience by our faithfulness.

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1. Hebrews 11:1 What is faith?

2. Hebrews 11:3 We have faith the world was created by God. 3. Hebrews 11:4 Abel offered God an acceptable sacrifice, by faith. 4. Hebrews 11:5 By faith, Enoch was taken from this life without experiencing death . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Hebrews 11: 7 Noah built an ark in faith to save his family and two of every living creature . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6. Hebrews 11:8 By faith, Abraham left his home and made a new home in a foreign country, as God led him to do . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7. Hebrews 11:11-12 Abraham had faith in God's promise to give him and Sarah a son. God was faithful in the promise to make Abraham's descendants a great nation. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8. Hebrews 11: 17-19 By faith, Abraham followed God's instructions to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham was rewarded for his faith, when God provided a ram for the sacrifice.

9. Hebrews 11 :20 By faith, Isaac, in his old age, blessed his two sons, Jacob and Esau. 10. Hebrews 11:21 Jacob, by faith, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshipped God. 11. Hebrews 11:22 Joseph, by faith, spoke about the exodus of God's people from slavery in Egypt.

12. Hebrews 11:23 Moses' parents, by faith, saved him from being killed by Pharaoh, who ordered all Hebrew baby boys to be killed.

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13. Hebrews 11 :24-28 When Moses was an adult, he chose, by faith, to be mistreated along with his own people. He left Egypt by faith and kept the Passover, by faith .

14. Hebrews 11 :29 By faith, God's people passed through the Red Sea on dry land.

15. Hebrews 11:30 By faith, Joshua and God's army followed God's instructions to march around the walls of Jericho - then the walls fell. 16. Hebrews 11:31 Rahab, by faith, helped the spies from God's army, and saved her own family. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17. Hebrews 11:32 Others, through faith, did great things for God. 18. Hebrews 11 :39-40 All these people were rewarded by God for their faith. All things that happened were planned by God, who used those who had faith. 19

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