| Projects and Activities |
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Role Play Different Scenes that Lead to Forgiveness |
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Create a Forgiving Tree For Your Class |
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Joseph's Coat - An activity on forgiveness and trust for young children |
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Review the Stories of Joseph (Gen 37-50 ) and the Prodigal Son ( Luke 15:11-32) with the Theme of Forgiveness |
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Questions About the Importance of Forgiveness (Matt 18:21-22) |
| Puzzles, Mazes, Coloring, etc. |
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Find the Hidden Message - Follow the path and find the message of forgiveness |
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Map Fun - Follow the route Jacob takes when he leaves home |
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Birthright Stew Maze - Read the story of Esau trading his birthright for Jacob's stew then find your way through the maze of steam |
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What Is It? - Decode the numbers and discover what a birthright meant |
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Jonah and the Great Fish Maze - Read the story then find your way to Jonah inside the belly of the great
fish |
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Jonah Wordsearch - Circle the words from the story of Jonah |
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A Vital Message in Code - Use the grid to find out what Jonah said in the belly of the great fish |
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Repent or Be Destroyed - Break down the code and find out what the king
of Nineveh declared |
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Oh No, Jonah (maze) - Help Jonah find his way to Joppa. Don’t let him go
to Tarshish. |
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Out on a Limb - Match the leaf shapes to find out what Jesus did for Zacchaeus |
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Luke 19:2-8 - Connect the dots to find out who's in the tree |
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Stephen's Hidden Friends - Circle the names of Stephen's friends |
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Be Like Joseph - Color the squares to find out what Joseph did when his brothers needed his help in Egypt. |
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Adding It Up - For those who like math problems, this a fun exercise that helps kids figure out Joseph’s Jingle about forgiveness |
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Prodigal Son - Read the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 and
then place the pictures in order |
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Forgiveness - Angry men put Jesus on the cross eventhough he did no
wrong. Use the code to uncover Jesus' prayer. |
| Bible Stories and Discussion Questions (read online and lookup in your Bible) |
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Jesus’ Message on Forgiveness
Read Matt 18:21-22
• Discussion Questions |
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Jacob and Esau
Read Genesis 25:20-34; 27:1-46; 28-29; 32-33
• Esau and Jacob (younger children)
• Jacob Gets the Blessing (younger children)
• Jacob’s Dream (younger children)
• Jacob Gets Married (younger children)
• A Big Family (younger children)
• How Jacob Stole His Brother’s Blessing (older children / teens)
• A Midnight Wrestling Match (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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God Forgives Jonah
Read Jonah 1 and 2
• Inside a Fish (younger children)
• The Prophet Who Tried to Run Away From God (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Jesus Forgives Zacchaeus
Read Luke 19:2-10
• A Very Short Man (younger children)
• Little Zacchaeus (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Stephen is Stoned
Read Acts 7
• Stephen with the Shining Face (younger children)
• The Preacher Who Was Stoned to Death (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Joseph’s Forgiveness
Read Genesis 42-45
• A Surprise Visit (younger children)
• A Lost Brother Found (older children / teens)
• From the Land of Famine to the Land of Plenty (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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The Prodigal Son
Read Luke 15:11-32
• The Story of the Lost Son (younger children)
• A Boy Comes Home (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
| Listen to Bible Stories (online) |
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The Story of Jonah (told by four-year-old Katie) |
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Listen to a story told by Genelle Austin-Lett about Jesus’ love, forgiveness, and courage during the week leading up to his resurrection. |
Parenting with the Bible |
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Why should I forgive? |
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Forgive and Forget? |
| Living with the Bible |
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Immaculée Ilibagiza – Genocide Survivor – The Triumph of Forgiveness |
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The Power of Forgiveness by Marjorie Eddington |
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Rob Miller discusses his career as a screenwriter and the theme of redemption and forgiveness in his movie, "Three Days." |
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Rob Miller prays with forgiveness and trust as challenges arise in getting his movie produced |
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Maya Dietz, a Diplomat in the Foreign Service, explains why forgiveness is essential in reconciliation |
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Two
brothers reunited- the story of Jacob and Esau by Marjorie Eddington |
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“Do-Over!”
by Marjorie Foerster Eddington |
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A Police Officer Learns Love and Forgiveness |
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Teenager Heather Lindstrom shares that turning to God enabled her to forgive her friend who had betrayed her |
| Teen Time - Make a Difference |
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For Teens - Prisoners Can Change and Become Successful Citizens. The SUMMIT program proves it. |
| Teen Time - Questions and Answers |
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How do we forgive people who have hurt us? |
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How or why do you forgive someone who doesn’t seem to deserve forgiveness? |
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What does the Bible say about forgiveness? Is it important to forgive? |
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How do you deal with anger? Should you forgive and forget? |
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How do you deal with betrayal? |
