JuniorLearner’s Manual
Spring Quarter, 2014
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UNIT 1 Developing the Concept of Kindness
From God’s Heart 2 1 March 2 The Apple of God’s Eye 3 2 March 9 David Plays for Saul 7 3 March 16 Jonathan’s Warning 11 4 March 23 David Returns Kindness to Jonathan 15
UNIT 2 Developing the Concept of Forgiveness 5 March 30 Stephen Forgives His Enemies 19 6 April 6 Laborers in the Vineyard 23 7 April 13 Jesus Forgives Those Who Crucify Him 27 8 April 20 A Forgiven Man Responds 31
UNIT 3 Developing the Concept of Christian Generosity 9 April 27 Abigail Shares 35 10 May 4 Elisha Gives His Service 39 11 May 11 God Is a Generous God 4312 May 18 Generously Give, 47 Generously Receive 13 May 25 Sharing Is a Blessing 51 Answer Page 55
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From God’s Heart
To My HeartName: ___________________________
To OthersColor or place a sticker on a heart each week you attend Sunday School.
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Junior Learner’s ManualMarch 2, 2014
3 Lesson 1
Love Songs to God
Psalms 17:7-9; 36:7-10; 63:1-9; 117:2; 119:76
Loving-kindness is God’s goodness, mercy
and grace. God chooses to love us even
when we are unlovable. He is willing to for-
give us when we ask Him. David described
the loving-kindness of God in many of the
psalms he wrote. Many of David’s psalms
were love songs to God. He praised God for
His loving-kindness He ex pressed toward
him.
In Psalm 17:7 David said God’s loving-
kindness is marvelous when He saves His
children from those who would harm them.
David asked God to keep him as the apple of
His eye. He wanted God to hide him under
the shadow of His wings—God’s safe place.
David wanted God to protect him in His safe
place in the way a hen spreads her wings
over her baby chicks to protect them.
David said in Psalm 36:7 that people
put their trust in God because His loving-
kindness is excellent. He loved us before we
loved Him. He gave His only Son to die for
our sins. His way of salvation is excellent.
In Psalm 63:3 David vowed to praise God
because having His loving-kindness was bet-
ter than having life on earth. God’s love and
kindness will last forever. God saves us to
live with Him forever in Heaven, not on the
earth.
In Psalm 117:2 David encouraged others
to praise the Lord because God’s loving-
kindness is great toward us. We can speak
our praise in prayer and testimony to others.
David prayed to God in Psalm 119:76 and
asked God to let His merciful kindness com-
fort him. We can get comfort from knowing
God loves us and is watching over us.
The spiritual relationship that honors God
the most in your life is your personal rela-
tionship with Him. He is interested in your
welfare. He takes close notice of where you
are, what you are doing and saying. He is
watchful over you to see that you are safe.
He loves you and is gracious toward you.
You, too, are the apple of God’s eye!
LessonObjective
I will describe the loving-kindness of God.
BiblePrinciple
God’s people should praise Him because of His loving-kindness.
ParallelPassage
A Praiseworthy GodPsalm 145:17-21
Memory Verse:“My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord.”
Psalm 145:21
The Apple ofGod’s Eye
A Love Letter to God God’s loving-kindness is His goodness, mercy and grace. He loves us even when we are unlovable. We cannot understand why God loved us enough to give His Son to die for us. We are not good. We do not deserve His love. But we can be happy He did love us and is kind to us anyway.
Choose words from the Word List. Use the words in a letter of praise to God for His loving-kindness toward you.
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WordList
excellent super good kindness great marvelous better loving gracious
“Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee . . . . Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.”
Psalm 17:7, 8
Dear Father,
Love,
Imitating God’s Kind ness We often have opportunities to show kindness to others. We can say kind words. We can do kind deeds. We show our appreciation to God for His loving-kindness to us by being kind to others. The things you do in your life tell if you are imitating God’s kind-ness toward others. To imitate means to copy or follow an example to be like someone or something else. What do your actions tell about you?
Write the kind words you might say to a new per-son in your classroom.
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Write the acts of kindness you might do if you know someone in your class is having a problem.
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5 Lesson 1
“For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.”
Psalm 117:2
Lesson 1 6
I know God protects me be cause of His love. I will praise and serve Him.
Unscramble the letters on each egg. You will discover an attribute of God. Write the words on the blanks.
Egg Scramble
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Daily Bible Readings
Monday: Psalm 138:2 Thursday: James 5:8Tuesday: Psalm 139:14 Friday: Titus 3:1, 2Wednesday: Psalm 89:7 Saturday: Romans 12:10-13
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