The Birth of Moses

Reference: Exodus 1 - 2:10

Big Idea: Don’t worry. God will take care of you.

Verse: Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week:

Why was the king of Egypt worried? // The Israelites were growing and they might attack him.
What was the king’s first plan? // He made the Israelites into slaves.
What was the king’s evil plan? // To throw all the Israelite boys into the water.
When the woman couldn’t hide the baby, what did she do? // Float him in a basket in the river.
Who hid and watched the baby float in the river? // His sister
Who found the baby? // The king’s daughter.
Who did the sister find to take care of the baby for the king’s daughter? // The baby’s mother.
When he grew up, where did the baby live? // With the king’s daughter.
What did the king’s daughter name the baby? // Moses.
What is today’s big idea? // Don’t worry. God will take care of you.
What can we do when we’re worried? // Pray to God.
What is today’s Bible verse? // Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)

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Joseph Forgives His Brothers

REFERENCE: Gen. 41:41-45:15

BIG IDEA: Forgive others like God forgives you.

VERSE: Colossians 3:13b “ as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (ESV)

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

What was Joseph's job? // To collect the extra food for Egypt.
Why did Jacob send his sons to Egypt? // They had run out of food.
Who did the brothers see when they went to buy food? // Joseph
Did the brothers know it was Joseph? // No.
Why did Joseph call his brothers spies? // To see if they had changed.
Who did Joseph send his brother to go get? // Their brother, Benjamin.
Did Joseph decide to get revenge on his brothers? // No, he forgave them.
Why did we have to be forgiven by God? // We disobeyed his commands.
What is today's big idea? // Forgive others like God forgives you.
What is today's Bible verse? // Colossians 3:13b “ as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (ESV)

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Pharaoh's Dreams

Reference: Genesis 41:1-40

Big Idea: Don’t worry, God knows the future.

Verse: Jeremiah 29:11a- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord... (ESV)

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week:

- Who was Pharaoh? // The king of Egypt
- How many dreams did Pharaoh have? // Two
- What kind of animal was in Pharaoh’s first dream? // Cow
- Describe Pharaoh’s first dream. // Seven sickly cows ate seven fat cows
- Describe Pharaoh’s second dream. // Seven sickly heads of grain ate seven fat heads of grain
- What did Pharaoh ask his people to do after he had his dream? // Tell him what it meant.
- Who told Pharaoh about Joseph? // The wine taster
- Why was Joseph able to tell Pharaoh what his dream meant? // Because God helped him.
- What did Pharaoh’s dreams mean? // There would be seven good years then seven bad years
- What did Joseph tell Pharaoh to do? // Find someone to save the food during the good years
- Who did Pharaoh put in charge of the food? // Joseph
- What is today’s big idea? // Don’t worry, God knows the future.
- What are some things we can do instead of worry? // Pray, read our Bibles
- What is today’s Bible verse? // Jeremiah 29:11a- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord...

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How Faith Kids Works - 2011

What is the Bible?

REFERENCE: 2 Tim. 3:16-17

BIG IDEA: The Bible is God’s word to us.

VERSE: 2 Tim. 3:16a - All Scripture is breathed out by God... (ESV)

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

- The Bible is people’s word to us. // F, People’s should be God’s
- The Bible teaches and trains us to follow God. // T
- The Bible has three halves called Testaments. // F, Three should be Two
- The most important person in the Bible is Moses. // F, Moses should be Jesus
- The Bible is 66 smaller books made into one. // T
- It’s not important to read our Bibles. // F, We need to read our Bibles to know God’s word.
- When we read from our Bibles, we should ask, “What does this verse teach me about airplanes?” // F, Airplanes should be God
- Today’s Bible verse is “All scripture is breathed out by God...” // F
- God has breathed death into all of scripture. // F, Death should be Life
- Everything in the Old Testament happened before Jesus was born. // T

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