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Weekend Lesson Guide
to continue the conversation at homelesson 1— March 15
WONDER TRUTH: God Made Us in His Image
SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1–2
GOD’S BIG STORY: God creates the world and everything in it. His most precious creation is people, who He created in His image to look after the earth and to be in relationship with Him.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What did God make in the first five days of creation? (light, day and night, planets, stars, sun, moon, plants, water, sky, etc.)
What’s your favorite part of creation?
What did God create on the sixth day of creation? (people; Adam and Eve)
Who were the first people God created? (Adam and Eve)
What did God do on the seventh day of creation? (rested)
What do you think it means to be made in God’s image?
Because we’re made in God’s image, what is special about us? What makes us unique and different from the rest of creation?
lesson 2— March 22
WONDER TRUTH: God Never Gives Up on Us
SCRIPTURE: Genesis 3
GOD’S BIG STORY: Adam and Eve disobey God, believing the serpent’s lie over God’s truth. Still, God calls to them, cares for them, and promises that one of their descendants will someday defeat Satan once and for all.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What did God tell Adam and Eve they were not allowed to do? (eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil)
What lie did the serpent use to trick Eve? (eating the fruit would make Adam and Eve like God)
What did Adam and Eve do after they sinned? (hid from God)
What did God do for Adam and Eve? (made them leave the garden; provided food and clothes for them; promised to send a Savior)
What is one way we can remember God will never give up on us?
How does Jesus help us with our sin?
What does this story and Wonder Truth show us about God? (If kids need help, offer ideas such as: He is loving; He forgives; We can trust Him; He wants to be close with us.)
lesson 3— March 29
WONDER TRUTH: Jesus Showed His Love by Dying for Us
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 27
GOD’S BIG STORY: Jesus is crucified on a cross to defeat sin and fix the relationship between people and God. His sacrifice demonstrates His amazing love for us!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What did Jesus do first when He was in the garden after the meal with His disciples? (He prayed.)
What happened to Jesus in the garden after He prayed? (He was arrested.)
Had Jesus done anything wrong? (no)
What happened to Jesus, even though He hadn’t done anything wrong? (He died on a cross.)
Why do you think Jesus was willing to die even though He didn’t deserve it? (If kids need help, offer ideas such as: Because He loves us; so we can be saved.)
How can you thank Jesus for His love and for dying on the cross? (If kids need help, offer ideas such as: praying and telling Him we love Him; telling God, “Thank You.”)
How do you feel knowing Jesus loves you so much He chose to die to rescue and forgive you?
lesson 4— April 5
WONDER TRUTH: Jesus Is Alive!
SCRIPTURE: Luke 24
GOD’S BIG STORY: Three days after Jesus’ death, God raises Him from the dead. Jesus is no longer dead! He is alive!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Where did Jesus die? (on a cross)
Where was Jesus’ body put after He died? (a tomb)
How many days was Jesus’ body in the tomb? (three days)
What happened to Jesus after the three days? (He came back to life.)
Who found the tomb empty first? (the women)
How do you think Jesus’ friends felt when they found out Jesus was alive?
How do you feel knowing Jesus is alive now?
lesson 5— April 12
WONDER TRUTH: Jesus Makes Us New
SCRIPTURE: Romans 5
GOD’S BIG STORY: God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die, so we can be forgiven. Because of Jesus, our relationship with God is healed, and we are made new!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What do you think it means for God to make someone new? (He changes us; He forgives our sins.)
How have you changed from when you were a baby?
How has God changed you or someone you know?
How does the Holy Spirit help us? (The Holy Spirit lives in us when we trust in Jesus and makes us more like God and helps us obey God.)
What is sin? (anything we say, think, or do that isn’t what God wants; the wrong things we do)
What is the good news about Jesus? (Jesus died so that we can be saved and forgiven; Jesus helps us be close with God.)
What is our role in being made new? (putting our faith in Jesus; choosing to follow Jesus)
Each week we read/watch GOD’S BIG STORY.
GOD’S BIG STORY teaches us a new WONDER TRUTH.
The WONDER TRUTH points us back to THE WORD OF WONDER.
THE WORD OF WONDER is our unit memory verse.
