Preschool Children
• 4 Teaching Guide Sessions
• 12 Resource Pages
• 4 Leaflet Pages
• 3 Visual Pak Items
1. Isaiah 11:1-10
2. Matthew 11:2-11
3. Matthew 1:18-25
4. Matthew 2:13-23
FaithSteps curriculum materials seek to help teachers plan a healthy, creative, and effective bible study time with children. Preparing for the Journey is Bible study for teachers. Finding the Child’s Place helps teachers understand how developmental issues affect the child’s approach to the Scripture passage for each session. Guiding the Journey contains the unit introduction, session plans, resource pages. Teaching pages are included when applicable.
This unit focuses on people who helped prepare the way for the coming of Jesus. Isaiah, John the Baptist, and Joseph are featured. The unit climaxes with the matthean Christmas texts, which highlight Joseph and his role in the story of the birth of Jesus.
Key Verses:
1) Isaiah 11:1-2
2) Matthew 11:4-5
3) Matthew 1:21
4) Matthew 2:15b
Key Concepts:
1) God’s spirit will bring forth new life out of death through a new leader for peaceful world.
2) The actions of Jesus fulfilled the expectations of Isaiah, anticipating something far greater than John could ever have imagined.
3) Jesus was a descendant of King David because of his earthly father, Joseph. Joseph was a faithful servant of God.
4) In the face of human jealousy and cruelty, God acts to protect Jesus.
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