GRADE 2-5
GOD’S COVENANT WITH PEOPLE
God created the world and people to bring Him glory.
“I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you
and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God
and the God of your descendants after you.” Genesis 17:7
WEEK 1: 9th MARCH
GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
Genesis 12:2-3, 15:1-21, 17:1-9
Big Picture Question for kids: Why did God choose Abraham?
Big Picture Answer for Kids: God chose Abraham to be part of His covenant plan to
send Jesus to earth to bring us salvation.
Christ Connection:
God chose Abraham to be the father of the
nation in which Jesus would be born. In
this way, Abraham would bless all nations,
as God had promised. God also saw Abraham’s faith in God’s promises and counted
it as righteousness. It is our faith in Jesus’
perfect righteousness that brings salvation to God’s people.
Family Activity:
As a family draw your own family tree,
include brothers, sisters, parents, aunts,
uncles, cousins, grandparents, and great
grand parents. See how far back in history
you can trace your family line.
Once you’ve completed your family tree
spend some time thanking God for your
whole family.
WEEK 2: 16th MARCH
THE SONS OF ABRAHAM
Genesis 16:1-16, 17:15-22, 21:1-7
Big Picture Question: Who always keeps His covenant?
Big Picture Answer for Kids: God is always faithful to keep His covenant, people should
always trust God.
Christ Connection: God fulfilled His promise to Abraham by giving him a son. Isaac
was the hope of Abraham and Sarah for
a future and a legacy. God fulfilled His
promise to the world by giving us His Son.
Jesus ultimately fulfilled God’s promise to
Abraham, and He is the hope of the world
for salvation and redemption.
Family Activity: Clothesline statements
Cut a piece of paper into long strips. On
one side of the strip write down why you
think God always follows through with
what He says He will do. e.g. God loves us,
God always tells the truth, God is faithful,
God knows the future. On the other side
of each strip write down how sometimes
people do the opposite, e.g. People sometimes reject us, sometimes people lie etc.
Share some examples of when people
have let you down and how it made you
feel. Pray together that you will remember
God’s promises and trust in His plans for
your life.
WEEK 3: 23 MARCH
GOD TESTED ABRAHAM
Genesis 22:1-19
Big Picture Question for Kids: How can we show we believe God’s plan?
Big Picture Answer for Kids: We obey God even when He asks us to do things we don’t
understand.
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Christ Connection: Abraham showed his
faith in God when he was willing to sacrifice Isaac. Isaac also showed he was ready
to do what his father said. This is a clear
picture of God who was willing to sacrifice
His only Son and of Jesus who was willing
to do what was necessary for God’s plan
for salvation. Isaac’s life was spared because God provided a substitute. We needed a perfect sacrifice as our substitute for
sin. God provided a perfect sacrifice in His
Son, Jesus Christ.
Family Prayer: Aren’t you glad that God’s
plan was to send Jesus so that we could
be saved from our sin? Sometimes it’s
hard to understand God’s plan. We don’t
see the big picture. Parents share stories
with your kids about a time God asked you
to do something and you didn’t know how
it would it all work out. How did it make
you feel? Spend some time praying asking
God to help each of you to obey God 100%
and trust in His plans for your life.
PARENT
CUE
MARCH
Age 2 - 7
SMALL
TALK
MEMORY VERSE
“The crowds were amazed at his teachings.”
Matthew 7:28, NIV
KEY QUESTION
Who came to do
amazing things?
BASIC TRUTH
Jesus Wants to Be
My Friend Forever
BOTTOM LINE
Jesus came to do
AMAZING things.
WEEK 1: 2ND MARCH
LUKE 2:41-50
Jesus teaches in the temple at 12 years old and amazes the people.
WEEK 2: 9TH MARCH
MARK 1:1-11
Jesus lets John baptize Him to show everyone how much He loves God.
WEEK 3: 16TH MARCH
JOHN 2:1-11
Jesus miraculously turns water into wine.
WEEK 4: 23RD MARCH
THE GOSPELS
Jesus chooses 12 men to become His disciples and share in the amazing
things He did.
WEEK 5: 30TH MARCH
MATTHEW 6:5-11
Jesus teaches us how to pray.
PARENT
CUE
MARCH
Age 2 - 7
PLAY TIME
Play “school” with your child. Gather
some paper, pencils, books, and crayons . . . whatever school supplies you
may have. Let him be the teacher as you
play together. Review letters, numbers
and colors. Let him “read” a book to
you. Talk about how Jesus really was a
teacher when He was only 12 years old.
That’s AMAZING!
CAR TIME
Jesus did a lot of AMAZING things when
He was on earth. The MOST amazing was
making a way for us to be with God forever.
God loves us and wants to hear from us...
anytime, anywhere, about anything.
As you and your child are driving, take time
to talk to God. You can talk to Him before
you drive away, before you go in a store,
when you see an ambulance go by, when
you see His amazing creation out of the
window, etc. Look for things you and your
child can talk to God about. He’s always
listening and will love to hear from you!
BATH TIME
Take some empty plastic containers to
bath time. Let your child fill them with
water and pour them out as you bathe
him. Talk about how Jesus told the
people to fill the jars with water when
the wedding party ran out of super fancy
party drink. Then Jesus did something
AMAZING! He turned the plain old water
into super fancy party drink!
PARENT TIME
Jesus came to do AMAZING things!
That’s what we want our preschoolers to know this month. Not only do we
want them to know about Jesus and the
amazing things He did, we want them
to be able to share about Him with their
friends and family.
We all know that just talking about
Jesus to everyone we meet doesn’t help
others know Him better. However, when
we are in relationships with people, they
are more likely to listen when we discuss the awesomeness of our Savior.
Relationships are key to spreading the
love of Jesus. We can help our preschoolers learn one of the foundations
of relationships as early as birth. When
preschoolers learn to tell the truth and
expect to hear the truth, they are developing a virtue that will help them their
entire lives. When we are truthful with
one another, relationships can grow.
To hear more about honesty keeping
relationships authentic, visit Parent CUE
Live at www.OrangeParents.org.
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle up with your child and pray.
“Dear God, thank You for [name of
child] and for all of his special friends.
I am so thankful he has such good
friends. And thank you for His MOST
special friend, Jesus. I am so glad Jesus wants to be his friend forever.
We love You, God. In Jesus name,
amen.”