Here is what we learned on December 13, 2009:

Happy Birthday, Jesus!  Today we learned of a very special birthday, the reason we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus.   God loves us and He showed His love for us by giving us the best gift of all, Jesus.

What can we learn from the Grinch?  A lot!  Today we learned that Christmas is more than gifts and giving.  We learned that gifts were given on the very first Christmas day.  Getting and giving gifts make the holiday fun but Christ is the reason for the season.

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ATTENTION, ALL 4th, 5th, and 6th graders!!!! Mark your calendars now for one of THE best SuperStarts to date.  On March 12-13, we will be heading to Mason Church of Christ.  This year we will be doing things a little different.  We will be staying at Great Wolf Lodge on Friday night.  Our plug ‘n play will be back at Great Wolf and then we will also be playing at Great Wolf until 10:00 p.m.  Are you excited yet?  Yeah, me too!!!

The cost for the whole weekend is $70 which includes SuperStart registration, lodging AND your wristband for the water park! That is a WHOLE lotta stuff for $70.

Deadline for sign-ups and money is January 31.

Here is what we learned December 6, 2009:

Today we learned of a special gift.  A special baby was coming to the earth .  An angel visited Mary to tell her that she was going to play a special part in the God’s love story.  How can we tell God loves us?  God sent us Jesus!

Today marked the end of Quarter 1, and the study of Abraham.  We celebrated with our auction to spend our Bible bucks. The girls came out the winner of the Be A Berean Contest so they were served ice cream sundaes by the boys.  We also made ornaments and decorated our tree.

1.  What did Abraham build, and what did he put on it?

2.  What did he do with Isaac?

3.  Who called to Abraham and what did he say?

4.  The angel said he knew Abraham loved God more than anything else.  How did he know that?

5.  What was caught in the bush?

6.  What did Abraham call that place?

7.  What does Jehovah-Jireh mean?

Here is what we learned November 29:

Today’s Bible story was about how God finished creating the world and everything in it.  He saw that it was all good.  Today we had a Creation Celebration.

Today we concluded our study on Abraham.  Abraham was convinced that God would fulfill His promise through Isaac.  He was willing to sacrifice Isaac knowing God would raise him up again.  However, God provided a different sacrifice by presenting the ram.  God always has a provision (a supply) for whatever we need.

Abraham passed the test.  He offered back to God what he loved most, the son of Promise.  In Hebrews 11:17-19, it says Abraham knew God could even raise Isaac from the dead.  Abraham’s first priority was serving God through faith and obedience.  As a result of this, Abraham was a blessed man through covenant with God.

1.  What did Abraham answer when God called him?

2.  What did God ask Abraham to do?

3.  Why was this such a hard test?

4.  Did Abraham take a while to think about it?

5.  Who went with Abraham?

6.  Why was it important for Abraham to tell the servants that both he and Isaac would be back?

7.  Whom did Abraham say would provide the lamb for the sacrifice?

Here is what we learned on November 22, 2009:

We are continuing to learn about God’s creation.  This Sunday we learned about the Garden of Eden.  God provided good things for Adam and Eve, all that they would ever need.  God provides good things for me too!  Who makes good things?  God makes good things!

We are on week #11 of our study of Abraham.  Today we learned that God tested Abraham’s priorities.  Priorities are what we prefer and rank highest or most important in our life, the things we make time for.  God challenges all of us to see what our first love is.  Sometimes the very thing we pray for and receive can take God’s place.  God will test our priorities to see where our heart is toward Him.

1.  Was God late with Abraham’s son?

2.  What was Sarah’s response?

3.  What did Sarah want everyone to do with her?

4.  What 2 things did God give her?

5.  What did Abraham do after Isaac grew?

6.  Do promises always come to pass when we think they should?

7.  What do we need to do regardless of how long it takes?

Here is what we learned on November 15, 2009:

Today we learned that God created people on Day 6.  We have made it through all days of creation.  ”God saw all that He had made and it was good.”  Genesis 1:31

God’s timing is perfect!  We learned that God’s promises will be fulfilled no matter how much time passes.  His timing is not necessarily our timing.  We can trust God to fulfill His promises!  Our Bible story was about Isaac’s birth when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90.  They had waited a long time for the promise of an heir but God fulfilled His promise.  The Israelites had to also wait a long time for the promise of a Messiah to be filled.  We must learn to wait patiently and trust God and His timing!

1.  What did the two angels do when they were in the city?

2.  What did they tell him?

3.  What did Lot want to do?

4.  How did the sons-in-law react?

5.  Who actually left the city?

6.  What happened to Lot’s wife?

7.  What did Abraham see that was left in Sodom?