Preschool: God’s Promises: Session 2—Abraham and Sarah (November 9)

1s & 2s— Carry the Bible

Bible Story: Abraham and Sarah Genesis 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; 18:9-15; 21:1-7
Life Point: God cares about people.
Weekly Verse: Good news! God keeps His promises. Acts 13:32

Materials: Bible, small backpack or tote bag, paper strip

• Use the paper strip to mark the Weekly Verse in the Bible. Tuck the Bible into the backpack or the bag.
• Offer the bag to a preschooler to carry. Help her discover the Bible in the bag. Comment that we read in the Bible about Abraham and Sarah. Say that God cared for them and promised them a baby. God kept His promise!
• Help a child open the Bible to the marked. Point to the words as you say the verse.

3–Pre-K—Pack and Move

Bible Story: Abraham and Sarah Genesis 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; 18:9-15; 21:1-7
Life Point: God cares about people.
Weekly Verse: Good news! God keeps His promises. Acts 13:32

Materials: Medium-size boxes, toy dishes, dress up clothes

• Place the boxes in a homeliving area with dishes and clothes. Display the teaching picture.
• Comment that God told Abraham to move to a new land and Abraham listened to God. Suggest the children pack the boxes and pretend to move to a new home.
• Continue to tell the Bible story. Look at the teaching picture with the children. Remind the boys and girls that God made a promise to Abraham because He cares about people.

Kindergarten—Make a People Collage

Bible Story: Abraham and Sarah Genesis 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; 18:9-15; 21:1-7
Life Point: God cares about people.
Weekly Verse: Good news! God keeps His promises. Acts 13:32

Materials: Teaching Picture 10, pictures of people cut from catalogs or magazines, paper, glue sticks, markers

• Write the Life Point on a paper for each child. Display the teaching picture with the art materials.
• Tell the Bible story as the children make their collages. Comment that God made a promise to Abraham about his future children before he had any children; God kept His promise because He cares about people.
• Look at the teaching picture together and talk about what the kids see. Lead kids to say the Weekly Verse as they work.