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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 21THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

(Luke 2)

Imagine you are working for the Roman government and helping to arrange the census described in verses 1-5.

On your clipboard, record Joseph’s details.

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Follow the red line (ignoring each x) to see what Mary did after she had wrapped up her newborn son.

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Now imagine that you are Joseph trying to find somewhere to stay in Bethlehem. Why do you think the town was so busy?

Why was it so urgent that you find somewhere to stay?

Where did you and Mary eventually have to prepare for the baby’s birth?

Name:

Usual home town:

Place of birth:

Family line:

Other members of family:

PRAYER SPOTAs well as praying for the UK, pray for those all over the world who have still never even heard the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray that the good news will reach them soon.

People to pray for this week:

missionaries all over the world,

missionaries’ children away at boarding school,

those who celebrate their birthdays this week.

Now add the names of those you especially want to pray for between now and next Sunday.

KEY VERSE‘Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.’ (Psalm 47:1)

What did the shepherds do on their way back to work? (v 17)

Can you think of anyone that you could speak to about the Lord Jesus?

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Turn each word round to see what happened.

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JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 22THE MURDER

OF THE INFANTS(Matthew 2)

Where did they go? (v 1)

What guided them there? (v 2)

Who were they looking for? (v 2)

Why did they want to find him? (v 2)

Some wise men fromthe east (we don’tknow exactly where)set out on a longjourney.

What happened when they got there?Number the boxes to put the facts in the right order.

King Herod heard about them and ordered them to come to him.

The wise men found Jesus.

An angel told Joseph to take Mary and Jesus to safety in Egypt.

Herod’s wise men studied to see where the Saviour would be born.

There was weeping all around Bethlehem.

An angel warned them to go home without going back to King Herod.

Herod ordered all baby boys less that two years old to be killed.

Herod told the wise men to find the baby and then tell him where he was.

The wise men went home by another way.

They worshipped Jesus and gave him precious gifts.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Shawbost, Coigach and Dingwall. Remember to pray for the older people in these congregations too.


any who are moving home or school,

those moving into secondary school next summer,



An _ _ _ _ _ told Joseph to take his family

to _ _ _ _ _.

They stayed in Egypt until they heard that

King _ _ _ _ _ had _ _ _ _.

An _ _ _ _ _ told Joseph that it was safe

to go _ _ _ _ to Israel.

When they went back to Israel they went to

the town of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

That’s where _ _ _ _ _ grew up.

Shawbost

Dingwall

Coigach

Fill in the missing words to show how God kept Jesus safe. (v 13-23)

Write a short prayer for those who are sad today because they have lost a child. Ask God to comfort them.


KEY VERSE‘Clap your .............., all you nations; ............ to God with cries of ........’ (Psalm 47:1)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 23

2. The angel told ...

3. Mary said ... 4. Mary went to see ...

1. God sent the angel Gabriel to a town called ...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

Tell how Mary was told that she would have a baby who would be the Saviour. Use the words you are given to begin the sentences.

Draw Elizabeth and Mary sitting talking outside Zechariah’s home.

Try to answer these questions without looking up the verses if you can. Where did Joseph live and where did he have to go to be counted? (Luke 2:4)

Who were the first visitors to see the newborn Jesus? (Luke 2:15-20)

Who had told them about the Saviour’s birth? (Luke 2:8-12)

What did the shepherds do on their way back to their sheep? (Luke 2:17)

Decode the questions and answer them.

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Itmf pup ftqk nduzs iuft ftqa?

Itmf pup Wuzs Tqdap emk?

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Itmf fqddunxq ftuzs tmbbqzqp?

Ita ime wqbf emrq?


KEY VERSE‘Clap your .............., all you nations; ............ to God with cries of ........’ (Psalm 47:1)

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the adults, young folk and chi ldren in Scalpay in Harris, Bracadale in Skye and Acharacle on the far west of Scotland.


children who have to travel a long way to school,

those who have a new baby in the family,



Scalpay

Bracadale

Acharacle


Why were Paul and his companions in Philippi?

Where did they go on the Sabbath day and who did they meet there?

What did the Lord do to Lydia?

Transfer the columns into their places in the grid to read Paul’s story.

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PAUL AT PHILIPPI

(Acts 16:11-40)

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Glenelg, Fort William and Perth. Pray for the older folk too!


children who are unhappy at school,

those who have tests to sit,



Draw arrows to show what is true and what is false in the jailer’s story.

The jailer didn’t have Paul beaten. He welcomed Paul and Silas to the prison. He had the prisoners guarded. TRUE He was scared they had escaped. He encouraged them to run away.

He was going to kill himself.

He was angry they didn’t escape.

He asked how he could be saved. FALSE The jailer became a Christian. He was kind to Paul and Silas.

Whenthe jailer believed inJesus .....

...... he became a

different kind of man.

Fort William

Perth

Glenelg

Do you believe in the Lord Jesus?

Does that make you behave differently?

What kind of things do you try to do?

What kind of things do you try not to do?


KEY VERSE‘Clap your .............., all you nations; ............ to ........ with cries of ........’ (Psalm 47:1)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 25TO LIVE IS CHRIST

(Philippians 1)

Unscramble the words to show what Paul was writing to his friends.

Read what Paul explained to his friends and then find the red words in the grid.

Paul wanted his friends to know that even the hard things that had happened to him had helped to spread the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Because he had been in prison the palace guard had heard about Jesus.

Also Paul’s courage in prison had encouraged other Christians to speak about the Lord more openly.

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Point in Lewis, Fortrose on the east coast, and Gairloch and Kinlochewe on the west.


children who are expecting a baby in the family,

those who are missing someone who lives a long way away,



Point

Fortrose

Gairloch &Kinlochewe


What were some of the bad things that happened to Paul in Philippi? Describe two of them.

Acts 16:22

Acts 16:23

Paul knew that hard things might happen to the new Christians too. What advice does he give them? (v 27)

Happy and sad things happen in all our lives. God uses them both to teach us. Can you think of a sad situation that has taught you a lesson?

KEY VERSE‘How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!’ (Psalm 47:2)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 26LEARN OF ME

(Philippians 2)

Paul’s letter to the Christians in Philippi was written nearly 2,000 years ago. But God has kept it safe in the Bible as he means it as a letter to us too! Fill in the missing words from Philippians 2 and then fit them in the grid. The grid numbers are given.

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Paul says that his joy will be complete if those who believe in Christ love each another.

He tells them:‘Do nothing out of ................... (18a) ..................... (12d) or .......... (15a) ................... (2a), but in humility consider others ................ (6a) than ....................... (1d). ........... (5a) of you should look not only to ........... (9a) ......... (10a) interests, but also to the interests of .................. (3d). Your attitude should ..... (17d) the ............. (14d) as Christ Jesus...’

He then goes on to show that Jesus was ................ (8d) enough to ................ (11a) his .............. (7d) in heaven and become a .......... (4d) in order to ........ (16a) on the ................ (13a).

What does the word humble mean? Talk about it with you teacher.

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Glenurquhart, Fort Augustus and St Andrews. The congregation in St Andrews is just a few years old.


children and young people who are feeling unwell,

those looking forward to going to camp this summer,



Glenurquhart

Fort Augustus

St Andrews

Paul teaches us to copy Jesus.

Jesus served God first. He served God by serving others. And he put himself last of all.

Try to list some ways in which you can follow his example.

What do those who follow Jesus in this way have in their lives?


PUTTING JESUS FIRST

PUTTING OTHERS NEXT

PUTTING OURSELVES LAST

KEY VERSE‘How ..................... is the ......... Most High, the great ......... over all the .............!’ (Psalm 47:2)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 27RUNNING FOR THE PRIZE

(Philippians 3:1-14)

Decode the questions and then answer them from Philippians 3. The first answer is in verse 1, the second in v 1, the third in v 8, thefourth invs 12-14 and youhave to thinkabout the lastone yourself.

even though paul was in prison

what did he ask his friends to do

why did paul write a

second letter to philippi

what was most important in pauls life

what does paul say he is doing

how can we follow pauls example

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Maryburgh, Ardnamurchan and Livingston. Also remember those who have gone away from home to study and work.


children who find schoolwork difficult,

those who come to church and Sunday School,



THE CHRISTIAN RACE

HOW DO WE START THE RACE?See John 3:16.

HOW DO WE RUN THE RACE?See Philippians 3:13

HOW DO WE CONTINUE THE RACE?See Philippians 3:14

WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR AT THE END OF THE RACE?

See Philippians 3:14

WHAT IS THE PRIZE?



HAVE YOU BEGUN THECHRISTIAN RACE?

Your teacher will talk about this with you.

Maryburgh

Ardnamurchan

Livingston


The early church, like the church today, was made up of ordinary people. Euodia and Syntyche were two women in the Philippian church. What did Paul tell them to do? (v 2)

What must they have been doing for him to give them that advice?

REAL ADVICE TO REAL PEOPLE

The Bible does not apply to those who are perfect - they don’t exist! The Bible is God’s Word for ordinary people like us. Put the teaching in these verses into very simple words that you can apply to your own life. For example, you could say ‘Pray rather than worry’ for verse 6.

verse 4

verse 5

verses6 and 7

verse 8

verse 9

What ispromisedin verse7?

GUIDANCE FOR LIVING

(Philippians 4:2-19)

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Lochbroom, Kilmallie and Bishopbriggs, both those who go to church and those who do not.


children who find it difficult to make friends,

those who are bullied at school,



Kilmallie

Lochbroom

Bishopbriggs



Make a list of words that show what Paul had been through in his life. (v 12)

What had God taught him through theseexperiences? (v 11)

Are you content?

What makes you content?

What do you think God is saying to you about contentment?

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 29BIBLE QUIZ

TEST THE TEACHER!

Answer all these questions on a sheet of paper, checking your answers in the Bible. You could do this as a group. Then use the questions as a quiz for your teacher and see if he or she knows all the answers!The blue answers are found in Acts 16:11-40.

Where did Paul and his friends go on the Sabbath day?Who did they meet there along with other women?What was opened to the message about the Lord Jesus?Paul and Silas met a poor girl. What was her job?What happened to her?Where were Paul and Silas put?What happened at midnight that night?What did the jailer ask Paul?Who did Paul tell the jailer about?What did the jailer and his household do?

The yellow answers are found in Philippians 1 & 2.

How did Paul feel when he thought about the Philippians?What did Paul pray that they would be full of?Who was in chains?What had happened because Paul was in chains?Who did Paul say that we should copy?Who humbled himself and came to die on a cross so that those who believe in him should go to heaven?At whose Name should every knee bow?Who should shine like stars in the world?How should Christians do everything they do?

The orange answers are found in Philippians 3:1-14, 4:2-19.

What did Paul think was a loss?What did he think was the greatest of all things?What did he press on to do?What did Paul hope to win at the end of his life?What were Euodia and Syntyche told to do?What are we to do always?What are we to do instead of worrying?What kind of things are we to think about?What did Paul learn to be whatever the circumstances?Who gave Paul strength to cope with everything?

KEY VERSE‘And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.’ (Philippians 4:19)

Fill in the blanks or look in the grid for the answers.

God used Paul to teach us some important

things. We should _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at all times.

We should pray rather than _ _ _ _ _.

If we do that, _ _ _ will guard our hearts and

_ _ _ _ _.

We should _ _ _ _ _ about good things.

We should be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ whatever happens.

You’ve made your teacher work hard today in answering the quiz. Thank your teacher for helping you to learn about the Lord Jesus.

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Applecross and Lochcarron, Kiltarlity and Campbeltown,


children who love playing sports, that they will play fairly,

those who aren’t sporty at all,



ApplecrossLochcarron

Campbeltown


Kiltarlity

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 30ISAIAH’S CALL

(Isaiah 6)

Unscramble the words to tell the story of Isaiah.

ISAIAH - THE MAN

eH aws a rphpteo reom htan 700 eysra ebfroe Jesus aws obnr.

ISAIAH’S VISION

Isahia ahd a visnoi fo God ni lgyro eignb revsde yb wgndei rcearuset.

ISAIAH’S REACTION

God’s lgyro sohdew sIaiah ihs nsi.

GOD’S FORGIVENESS

God fgrvaeo hsi ssni. sIaiha cuodl nto amek hmisefl lcaen.

ISAIAH’S CALL

God acllde sIiaha ot atek aemssgae ot hte epolpe.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children in Poolewe and Aultbea in the north west, and Coatbridge, which is near Glasgow.


children who live in unhappy homes,

those who don’t go to Sunday School,



Poolewe&

Aultbea

Coatbridge


Write down God’s question to Isaiah and the prophet’s answer. (v 8)

God has a job for everyone who believes in him. That means you have to ask yourself a very big question?

Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ?

If you do, ask God to show you what your job is.

There’s one job that EVERY Christian has to do - that’s tell others about Jesus!

KEY VERSE‘And my ........ will meet all your ................ according to his glorious ................ in Christ Jesus.’ (Philippians 4:19)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 31HEZEKIAH - A GOOD KING

(Isaiah 37:1-20, 36-38)

Assyria was at war with King Hezekiah. The King of Assyria sent a message to say that Hezekiah should just give in and make peace with him because no gods were strong enough to defeat Assyria.

What pride!



Hezekiah knew what to do with a message like that!

Crack the code to show what happened.

he asked gods prophet for help

god said do not be afraid

god confused the king of assyria

the king of assyria was killed

god will not be mocked

Write down King Hezekiah’s prayer. You’ll find it in verse 20.

The King of Assyria’s message was bad news. From time to time we all hear bad news. Circle the things about which you’ve sometimes heard bad news.

PRAYER SPOTThe Free Church of Scotland has two congregations in England. One is in London and the other in Cobham. Pray for the people there today.


the children in these churches who often live far from each other,

those who attend who come from other parts of the world,



CobhamLondon

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KEY VERSE‘And my ........ will meet all your ................ according to his glorious ................ in ............. Jesus.’ (Philippians 4:19)

FAMILYHEALTH

FRIENDS

SCHOOLTHE WORLD

God gave advice to Hezekiah through the prophet Isaiah. To whom would you go for advice about your worries? Write the answers in the coloured boxes.

King Hezekiah did two things. He asked for wise advice and he prayed to God.

Write a short prayer about something thatis worrying you today.


Hezekiah was a good king, but he was not perfect. Fill in the blanks to see both sides of his nature. Even good people make mistakes and need God to forgive them. Fit your answers into the grid.

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HEZEKIAHAND ISAIAH

(Isaiah 38:1-8, 21, 22, 39:1-8)

Hezekiah became ill and was at the point

of _ _ _ _ _. The prophet

_ _ _ _ _ _ went to him. He said, ‘Put

your _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ because

you are going to die.’ King Hezekiah

_ _ _ _ _ _ his face to the _ _ _ _

and _ _ _ _ _ _ to God.

God heard Hezekiah’s _ _ _ _ _ _ and

saw his _ _ _ _ _. He said the king

would get _ _ _ _ _ _. God gave a sign.

The sun would go back ten _ _ _ _ _ on

the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Ahaz. Then the

sunlight went _ _ _ _ the ten steps it

had gone _ _ _ _. After the king was

better the _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ _ _ _’s

son came to visit King _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The king was not wise. He showed his

visitor all his _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _

his fine oil and s _ _ _ _ _. Isaiah was

not at all pleased.

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PRAYER SPOTAsk your heavenly Father to bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Plockton and Kyle and Tarbert.


children who have heard about Jesus all of their lives,

those who have never even heard the name of Jesus,



Plocktonand Kyle

Tarbert



Colour the words that you think best describe King Hezekiah.

WISE POWERFULA SHOW-OFF

A MAN WHO PRAYEDA COWARD

A GOOD KING

KEY VERSE‘And my ........ will meet all your ................ according to his glorious ................ in ............. Jesus.’ (Philippians 4:19)

What does the Bible say about those who think that they are good? (1 John 1:8)

What does the Bible say about those who know they are sinners and are sorry? (1 John 1:9)


Imagine that you are a missionary in a faraway land. You don’t know the language very well but you are good at drawing. So you draw very detailed pictures of the lessons you want to teach. Read Isaiah 1:1-20 very carefully and then draw the verses you are given in as much detail as you can.

Now use you illustrations to tell Isaiah’s message to your class.

ISAIAH’S MESSAGE

(Isaiah 1:1-20)

v 3

v 11

v 7

v 5-6

v 13

v 10

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Duirinish, South Uist and Knockbain.


children who don’t have many friends,

those who could befriend them,



SouthUist

KnockbainDuirinish



What does God want us to do? (v 17)

Can you think of any ways you do that?

Even if we do all we can to help others, we

are still sinners.

What wonderful promise does God make in verse 18?

KEY VERSEJonah said, ‘In my .............. I called . . . . the . . . . . . . . . . , and . . . . . ............... me’ (Jonah 2:2)

That promise is for you. Put your name in the blank space and then read the following verse over and over again.

‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that __________believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ (John 3:16)


Over 700 years before the Lord Jesus was born on earth, God told the prophet Isaiah about him. See how accurately the Saviour is described.

ISAIAH - THE SAVIOUR FORETOLD

(Isaiah 53, Matthew 27)

WHOis being talked

about in Isaiah 53:2?

WAShe going to look

different from ordinary men? (Is. 53:2)

HOWwas the Saviour going

to be treated? (Is. 53:3)

WHOSEsins was the Saviourto be punished for?

(Is. 53:4-5)

WHYdo we need a Saviour?

(Is. 53:6)

WASit a terrible accident

that Jesus died? (Is. 53:10)

WHATwill the Saviour not do as

he is taken to die? (Is. 53:7)

WHATDid Jesus say at his trial? (Matt. 27:14)

WASJesus treated as God told

Isaiah? (Matt. 27:27-31)

WHOwas forsaken in order

that we can be forgiven and go to heaven? (Matt: 27:45-46)

Write a short prayer thanking the Lord Jesus for dying on the cross so that you can go to heaven one day. Write your prayer in code and then ask one of your friends to decode it.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Portree, Cumbernauld and Urquhart.


the children of missionaries who are living abroad,

those children who have to go away to school,



Portree Urquhart

Cumbernauld



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Do you ever feel ‘different’ because you go to Sunday School?What does this story say to you?

KEY VERSEJesus said, ‘I am the ..................... and the ........ He who ................. in me will ......., even though he ........’ (John 11:25)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 35MEMORY TIME!

After you’ve done this page you can test your teacher’s memory!

KING HEZEKIAH’S ILLNESSAND HIS VISITOR.

Write four short sentences about Isaiah 38:1-8, 21, 22, 39:1-8

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ISAIAH’S MESSAGEWrite four short sentences about

Isaiah 1:1-20

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KING HEZEKIAH AND THEASSYRIAN ATTACK.

Write four short sentences about Isaiah 37:1-20, 36-38

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PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Urray and Strathconon, Raasay and Dumbarton.


children who are sad or unwell,

those who help care for them,



Raasay

Urray andStrathconon

Dumbarton



KEY VERSEJesus said, ‘I am the .............................. and the .......... He who ..................... in me will ........., even though he ............; and whoever ........ and ................ in me will never ............’ (John 11:25-26)

Think how much the Lord Jesus has done for his people. Then write as many words as you can to say how great he is. The challenge is to find twenty! The biggest one of all could be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

It might be more interesting to do this together as a class.

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 36THE PILGRIM FATHERS

IN ENGLANDFill in the missing words

In 1607 Sir W _ _ _ _ _ Raleigh sailed to America.People in E _ _ _ _ _ _ began to hear about A _ _ _ _ _ _.

Around that time Christians were having a hard time. It was against the l _ _ to go to any other c _ _ _ _ _ but

the Church of England.

Christians who wanted to live according to the B _ _ _ _ found life very hard. They were persecuted for their faith.

IN THE NETHERLANDSWrite each line backwards!

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The Christians who went to America were called

the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

They set sail from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in England.

They sailed on a ship called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The Pilgrim Fathers called the place they landed

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Fill in the spaces and then find the words in the wordsearch.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

wanted to set up a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

community where everything would be

run according to the _ _ _ _ _. Life

was very hard for them in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The native American people were _ _ _

always friendly. The part of America

they settled in became known as _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _. Descendents of the Pilgrim

Fathers now live all _ _ _ _ America.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in Clyne, Dumfries and Sleat and Strath on the Isle of Skye.


children who attend Sunday School every Sunday,

those who never come at all,



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KEY VERSEDaniel prayed, ‘We do not make ................ of you because we are ......................., but because of your great ...................’ (Daniel 9:18b)

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 37THE FIRST AMERICAN MISSIONARIES

After the Lord Jesus rose from the dead, he told his followers to go and spread the good news about him all over the world. In the Book of Acts we read about how the church started and spread. And it has never stopped spreading. People are still hearing about the Lord Jesus for the first time today!

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Illustrate the story of the hidden Bible. PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families Elgin and Dunblane. Please remember the schools there too.


children who are often blamed for things they haven’t done,

those who share the good news about Jesus with others,



Dunblane

Elgin



KEY VERSEA prophecy about the birth of Jesus:‘The . . . . . . . . . . . walking in .................. have seen a ........... ............; on those .............. in the .......... of the .............. of ........... a ............. has dawned.’ (Isaiah 9:2)

Adoniram was translatingthe New Testament into

Burmese.The Spotted Faces cameand took Adoniram away.

Ann wrapped up theNew Testament incloth and buried it!

The Spotted Faces didn’t find it. God kept it safe.

Have you ever told anyone about Jesus?

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 38EARLY BRITISH MISSIONARIES

WILLIAM CAREY

One of the first missionaries to go from Britain was William Carey. William, who was born in 1793, trained to be a shoemaker and then a teacher. Whenhe was teaching, he made a ball, rather like a proper football, out of bits ofleather sewn together. Then he drew a map of the world on the ball to make it into a globe in order to teach the children where different countrieswere! One day William and his family went to a very faraway country.Crack the code and read about it.

the careys went to india

william was good at languages

he translated parts of the bible

into indian languages

a printing press was set up

they printed bibles themselves

people queued to get bibles

the printing press printed bibles

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Draw William when he was a teacher showing his pupils the countries of the world on

his leather hand-sewn globe.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children, and their families, in East Kilbride and Bonar Bridge.


children who live in remote places,

those who are teased because they go to church,





BonarBridge

East Kilbride

KEY VERSE‘Clap your .............., all you nations; ............ to ........ with cries of ........’ (Psalm 47:1)

Missionaries are people who tell others about Jesus.

Do you need to go to a faraway country to do that?

If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you can be a missionary here and now by telling others about him.

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 39MODERN DAY

MISSIONARIES

Dimitry was born in CommunistRussia in the 1950s.

What was he taught at school about those who believe in Jesus?

Draw what Dimitry and his brothers used to enjoy doing with their dad on windy days.

Draw Dimitry packing Bibles in his suitcase to smuggle back into Russia where it was against the law to have a Bible.

When Dimitry was a young professor, where did he go

to study for a year?

Why was he not allowed to take hiswife and little daughter with him?

What to him happened when he was there?

What did Dimitry discover whenhe told his mum that he had

become a Christian?

What did his friends say when he gave them Bibles?

Draw Dimitry sitting in a prison cell speaking to prisoners about the Lord Jesus. Cells sometimes had more than 40 people in them!

Where were some of the places thatDimitry and his friends distributed

New Testaments?

Tell the story of Jura and the daddy-long-legs.

Dimitry works as a university professor, but God still uses him as a missionary.

PRAYER SPOTPray that God will bless the young folk and children and their families in Cross, Evanton and Trotternish.


children in countries where people suffer for their faith,

those who teach them about the Lord Jesus,






EvantonTrotternish

Cross

JUNIOR GRADE: YEAR 4 - LESSON 40REMEMBER .....REMEMBER ...REMEMBER?

Over the year you have learned eight key verses. Fill in the blanks in your key verses to see how well you remember them. The Bible reference is given for each one just in case you have to look any of them up.

KEY VERSE 8‘And my ........... will meet all your ................according to his glorious ....................... in ..................... Jesus.’ (Philippians 4:19)

KEY VERSE 1Jonah said, ‘In my ..................... I called to the . . . . . . . . . , and he ..................... me’ (Jonah 2:2)

KEY VERSES 2 & 3Jesus sa id , ‘I am the .......................... and the .......... He who ...................... in me will ........, even though he dies; and whoever .............. and ....................... in me will never ............’ (John 11:25-26)

KEY VERSE 4Daniel prayed, ‘We do not make ................ of you ......................... we are ......................., but ........................... of your great ...................’ (Daniel 9:18b)

KEY VERSE 5A prophecy about the birth of Jesus:‘The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . walking in ................... have seen a ........... ..............; on those .............. in the .................. of the ................... of ........... a ............. has dawned.’ (Isaiah 9:2)

KEY VERSE 6 & 7‘Clap your .............., all you nations; ............ to ........ with cries of ........ Hear my .............., O Lord; let my ....... for help come to ........’ (Psalm 102:1)

PRAYER SPOTThank God for those who brought the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ to this country.


missionaries all over the world;

those who are translating the Bible into other languages;

those who have still to hear about the Lord Jesus;

those who are celebrating their birthday this week;

and those you especially want to pray for.



Congratulations on reaching the end of the Sunday School year. From what you have learned this year try to think of one example to put in each box.

A SIN TO AVOID

A LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED

AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

A PROMISE GOD HAS MADE TO YOU

This is a good time to ask yourself the most important question of all.

Have you asked the Lord Jesus to forgive your sins and to be your Saviour? You may wish to use the yellow box to write a prayer asking him to do that for you today.

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