Today's class began with a brief review of last week’s lesson, ‘Attitudes and Actions - The Story of Cain and Abel’. Also, one student was asked to recite the Emphasis verse from September, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. That verse was then used to review the discussion from two weeks ago about standing firm in the faith, in the face of ridicule, and even in the event of persecution.
Then the introduction to Lesson 7 was started, intending to use a short Sunday School that Clicks video and then discussing how the lead character took action to stand up for what he believed, even though he was misunderstood and put in a position where he would have to violate his beliefs. Because of a technical difficulty, the video could not be viewed. This would have been used to then transition into describing Noah. After taking time to try to correct the problem, unsuccessfully, we then had to begin studying using the Bible Adventures materials.
There will be a separate Blog Post published to cover the “Clicks” video and the material that would have been discussed, so parents and students can still go over this if they wish.
Lesson 7 from Bible Adventures studies Genesis, chapter 6 and 7. It covered Noah, the evil that was in the world at that time, God’s great sorrow over that evil, and that Noah was the exception -- he had found favor in God’s eyes. Noah was called by God to build a huge boat, the Ark. The Spirit of God and the angels directed the animals to Noah’s location. Noah obeyed God, and God declared “I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.” Noah then loaded the animals onto the Ark as God directed, then on the day the rains started, Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives, all entered the Ark. God closed the ramp of the Ark to shut them all in, and thus they were saved, as the rain fell for forty days, water sprung up out of the earth, and the earth was flooded up to the level above the mountaintops. Every living thing on the earth was destroyed, except for Noah and all who were with him. The water remained and the earth stayed flooded for 150 days, but Noah, his family, and the animals remained safe.
Sin grieves God, but following God (“on the Right Path”) pleases Him. God responds to the faith of His people. Noah had faith in God Almighty, and he obeyed God’s instructions. God was pleased with Noah’s faith and obedience, and He saved Noah and his family from being destroyed in the Flood.
Written Homework was assigned for next week. Page four of Bible Adventures (titled: “Hard to Follow”) is to be completed and turned-in next week.
The Memory Verse assigned this week is Psalm 145: 17. We also are continuing the assignment of Revelation 3: 19 as a weekly verse, and if the student says the full verse (not just the first half of the verse) they will get an extra Achievement Point. Jeremlah 29: 11. is the Emphasis Memory Verse -- for the month of October and continuing to November 4th. This verse can also be said for Achievement Points credit. So, next week a student could say up to three verses for Achievement Points credit.
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