Obedience

Sunday School Projects & Activities

• Balaam Facts for 3-8 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Balaam written specifically for 3-8 year old children.
• Balaam Facts for 9-13 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Balaam written specifically for 9-13 year old children.
• Making Hand Puppets to Teach the Ten Commandments - by Genelle Austin-Lett
• The Obedience of Joshua - Ask students to do five different things as a springboard for discussion on how difficult or easy is it to be obedient
• Teaching the Ten Commandments - by Barry Huff
• The Ten Commandments - The Making of the Covenant - by Mary Jane Chaignot

Fun & Games

• The 40-Year Journey - Find your way through the wilderness to the promised land
• Adam and Eve Disobey God - Read the story of Adam and Eve then find your way through the tree maze to the fruit
• Afraid of the Giants - Find your way through the grape cluster maze
• The Baby in a Basket - Read the story about Moses mother putting him in a basket to keep him safe and then find your way through the maze
• Coloring Page - Baby Moses
• Coloring Page - Balaam and the Donkey
• Coloring Page - Moses and Pharaoh's Daughter
• Coloring Page - Moses and the Brass Serpent
• Coloring Page - Moses and the Burning Bush
• Coloring Page - Moses and the Ten Commandments
• Coloring Page - Moses in the Nile
• Coloring Page - Moses Takes the Snake by the Tail
• Coloring Page - Moses' Concern for Hebrew Slaves
• The Miracle at the Red Sea - Read the story and then find your way to Moses and help him lead the people
• Moses - Help Moses and the Israelites plot their path to the Promised Land
• Obedience is Important - Read Jesus' parable of the two sons and then number the cards in the correct order
• Some Stats About Samson - Use your Bibles to find the answers to several questions about Samson
• A Talking Donkey - Use the dial-a-message code to find out what the angel told Balaam
• The Ten Commandments - Unscramble The Ten Commandments
• They Obeyed God - Circle the Bible characters who obeyed God
• What's Different: Balaam - Circle the differences in the 2 picture of Balaam and the angel
• Words in the Wall - A crossword puzzle about Joshua and the story of Jericho

Read a Story

Moses - Birth
Read Exodus 1- 2

• The Princess and the Baby (younger children)
• The Beautiful Baby Who Was Found in a River (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Moses - The Red Sea
Read Exodus 14-15

• How the Sea Became Dry Land and the Sky Rained Bread (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Moses - Food in the Wilderness
Read Exodus 16-19

• Manna, Quail, and Water (younger children)
• How the Sea Became Dry Land and the Sky Rained Bread (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Moses - Ten Commandments
Read Exodus 20

• Moses at Mount Sinai (younger children)
• The Mountain That Smoked and the Words That Were Spoken from It (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Moses - Fugitive and Burning Bush
Read Exodus 3-5

• The Burning Bush (younger children)
• The Burning Bush (younger children)
• The Voice from the Burning Bush (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Moses - Delivering Children of Israel from Egypt
Read Exodus 7-12

• Discussion Questions

Abraham's and Sarah's Journey
Read Genesis 11:27-13:18

• A New Land (younger children)
• A Man Who Heard and Obeyed God's Call (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Joshua - Choosing to Serve God
Read Joshua 1-2

• Lessons We Can Learn from Joshua (older children/teens)
• The Story of a Scarlet Cord (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Joshua - Jericho
Read Joshua 5-6

• The Fall of Jericho (younger children)
• How the River Jordan Became Dry, and the Walls of Jericho Fell Down (older children/teens)
• The Walls Fall Down (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Joshua - Signs from God
Read Joshua 6

• Discussion Questions

Joshua - Midianites Defeated
Read Joshua 7

• Discussion Questions

Samson - Birth
Read Judges 13

• The Story of a Strong Man Who Judged Israel (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Samson - Marriage
Read Judges 14-15

• Discussion Questions

Samson - Failure of Samson
Read Judges 16

• Samson and Delilah (younger children)
• How Samson Came to His Death (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Gideon
Read Judges 6:1-8:32

• Trumpets and Torches (younger children)
• Discussion Questions

Jesus' Parable of Two Sons
Read Matthew 21:28-32

• Obedience is Important (younger children)

Balaam and His Donkey
Read Numbers 22-24

• A Talking Donkey (younger children)
• How Balaam Tried to Please the King (older children/teens)

Listen to a Story

• Jonah and the Great Fish - (told by Peter Williams)
• The Story of Noah - (told by five-year-old Jacob)

Holy Land Tours

• Beersheba - The story of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael and Isaac, the story of Lot's wife and Sodom and Gomorrah, the story of David, Abigail and Nabal.
• The Jordan River - Joshua and Children of Israel carry the ark across the Jordan river and enter the promised land, Elisha asks Elijah for a double portion of Elijah's spirit, Elijah is snatched up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elisha heals Naaman of leprosy, Elisha prays and a lost axe floats to the top of the river, John baptizes Jesus
• Moab - Moses and the Children of Israel, Balaam and his donkey and the angel, Herod's sons, John the Baptist is imprisoned, Ruth and Naomi