March 21, 2010.pptx
March 21, 2010 older kids.pptx
WHERE’S THE PROOF?
MEMORY VERSE: Ecclesiastes 12:13
“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (NIV)
“Fear God. Do what He tells you.” (The Message)
“Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.” (NLT)
Hey everyone? How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. This weather has been pretty crazy! I mean, it was getting warm, then it got cold, then it got warm, then it snowed, then it got warm, now it is cold again. What crazy weather!
Something that is not crazy is the Bible. Yeah, there are some stories in the Bible that are quite strange, but the Bible is TRUTH. Did you know that the Bible not only tells things that have happened in the past, but about things that will come? In the Old Testament, there are 17 books, known as the books of prophecy, which talk about what will happen in the future, including the birth and life of Jesus. Man, God really knows what he is doing.
So, do you know all seventeen books? 1. Isaish 2. Jeremiah 3. Ezekiel 4. Daniel 5. Hosea 6. Joel 7. Amos 8. Obadiah 9. Jonah 10. Micah 11. Nahum 12. Habakkuk 13. Zephaniah 14. Haggai 15. Zechariah 16. Malachi 17. ? NOT REALLY SURE Can you say them? Some of them are hard names to say. Some of them are easy.
These books told the Israelites what they needed to expect for them. For example, in Jeremiah, there was the prophecy about the destruction of Israel, which happened. Joel talks about the Holy Spirit. Isaiah talks a lot about the coming of Jesus.
There is also another book of the Bible that has prophecy in it. It is the book of Revelation. This book, Revelations, tells about Jesus coming back. It hasn’t happened yet, but with God, we can take faith that it will.
Let’s Pray!
Dear God,
Thank you for this day. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for the Bible. Help me listen to your Word every day.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
WANT PROOF?
MEMORY VERSE: Ecclesiastes 12:13
“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (NIV)
“Fear God. Do what He tells you.” (The Message)
“Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.” (NLT)
Hey everyone? How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. This weather has been pretty crazy! I mean, it was getting warm, then it got cold, then it got warm, then it snowed, then it got warm, now it is cold again. What crazy weather!
In the Bible, there are seventeen books which are known as “the books of prophecy.” So, do you know all seventeen books? 1. Isaish 2. Jeremiah 3. Ezekiel 4. Daniel 5. Hosea 6. Joel 7. Amos 8. Obadiah 9. Jonah 10. Micah 11. Nahum 12. Habakkuk 13. Zephaniah 14. Haggai 15. Zechariah 16. Malachi 17. NOT REALLY SURE Can you say them? Some of them are hard names to say. Some of them are easy.
Now, prophecy means “the future told by God through prophets.” This is a lot different from psychics and fortune tellers. A prophet gets a direct message from God and it always comes true. A fortune teller….well, we don’t know where he or she gets the message and it doesn’t always come true. So, prophecy is always true. Now, these books give prophecies about a lot of things. For example, Jeremiah talks about the destruction of Israel. Which happened. Haggai and Zechariah talk about how the Israelites are going to rebuild the temple. These books even talk about Jesus, many years before he was born. For example: Isaiah 7:14 says “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.” As we all know, Mary, Jesus’ mom, was a virgin and he was named Immanuel. Micah 5:2 says that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. Where was Jesus born? That’s right. He was born in Bethlehem. Zechariah 11:12 says that he would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver. Judas did just that. There are many, many more. You just have to read for yourself. When someone asks you, “how can Jesus be who he says he is?” You can point them to the different books of prophecy and show them.
There is also another book of the Bible, at the very end of the New Testament. Do you know what it is? It’s the book of Revelation. It was written by John. It was revealed to him. This book talks about the return of Jesus. Isn’t that exciting? Knowing, almost 2000 years ago that we were told Jesus would come back. And, because, it is from God, we know it is true.
When the prophets hear from God and tell us, we know we can trust it because it never fails. Just like God. He never fails.
Let’s Pray!
Dear God,
Thank you for this day. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for the Bible. Help me listen to your Word every day.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
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