Unless the Bible is relevant to the everyday life of a child and unless the child develops a meaningful relationship with God, the Bible stories he or she has been taught may eventually be equated with fables and childhood stories.
The importance of making the Bible exciting and real to a child cannot be overemphasized. But let's find out what happened next." In this way, children will keep listening and associate events in the life of the Bible character with their own lives. He wants us to trust Him even when we don't know how things are going to work out. You could say something like, "Can you imagine what Gideon must have been thinking? We can't know for sure what was going through his mind but we do know that he believed and trusted God. The application of the written Word makes it the livingWord because it changes us and leads to life (Hebrews 4:12).Īlways try to creatively weave in the application with the story rather than tagging it on at the end with a phrase like, "Now what can we learn from Gideon today?" To keep children from 'switching off' at the end of the story, highlight a specific truth or make a quick detour to a relevant application as you tell it. At this stage of their lives it is important to link the spiritual truths (lessons) from the Bible to their everyday lives. The application of the truth makes the lesson practical by drawing attention to the purpose of the story - (see examples Luke 10:36-37 / John 13:12-14).įrom the age of 7 or 8, children develop a spiritual awareness and a growing consciousness of right and wrong. The roof makes the house practical by completing the purpose for which it was built. Spiritual truths can be taught to children from their preschool days. These lessons are spiritual truths which lead to Life and godliness. “ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” 2 Timothy 3:16-17.įrom the lives of people, and God’s dealings with them, we learn about God’s character, about our nature and about our relationship with God. As such, every event and teaching in the Bible has been included for a reason.
The Bible is far more than a historic record of events-it is God’s Word to us. The Bible is true-it is not just another story book.)Ī solid foundation without a house built on it has no real purpose. it is important to let them know that everything they hear from the Bible actually happened.
(At a young age when children are not yet able to differentiate between fact and fiction. The ' Who, What, When and Where' are the facts of a Bible story. Bible knowledge does not ensure salvation but it does give children the opportunity to build their lives on the foundation of Truth.įacts from the Bible can be taught from the earliest years of a child because these relate to the characters and events that make up the many well-loved stories. Without Bible knowledge there is little to build on and our hearts become the construction ground of false teaching and worldly philosophies and because these are not based on the truth of God's Word, our spiritual lives stand on shaky ground. Relating this analogy to our spiritual lives, the facts we learn from the Bible are the foundation stones upon which our spiritual insight is based.
KIDS BIBLE STUDY CRACK
When teaching the Bible one can use three progressive steps:Īpplying the truths of God's Word to everyday life.įacts, Truths, and Application build on each other as the child progresses from infancy to adulthood.Ī house without a foundation is unstable and, eventually, it will start to crack and crumble. Every story helps us to get to know what God is like, what we are like, and the way God wants us to live. There is no specific order in which stories need to be told.
Bible teaching planĪ child is never too young to hear about creation, about God's love, about Jesus, and about the many wonderful Bible stories. They easily learn new songs and Bible verses, and they love to listen to stories.īut where does one start, and is it enough to keep telling children the same Bible stories? Although children have the same Holy Spirit who indwells adults, and although God’s Word is as powerful in their lives as it is in ours, a structured plan will go a long way to helping them ‘fit the pieces together’-not just getting the Bible stories in the right order, but realizing how the truths of the Bible form part of their everyday lives. They believe the miracles in the Bible without question and find it easy to talk to their unseen friend Jesus. Children are also keen to discover and learn new things. Because it is so important to shape and guide children, God has given them the capacity to receive and understand spiritual truths from an early age.Ĭhildren are trusting by nature and will believe whatever adults tell them-be it fairy tales, fascinating facts or Bible stories.
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