OT 35 Moses Defeats Amalek

Reference: Exodus 17:8-17

Big Idea: God sent Jesus to defeat sin for us.

Verse: Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
God - point up
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Defeat - punch your palm
Sin - two thumbs down
Us - point to yourself with two thumbs

Motions for the Verse:
What then - Shrug your shoulders, tilt your head, and hold out your hands
Say - touch your lips
God - point up
For us - point to yourself with two thumbs
Who - place a hand above your eyes as if looking for someone
Against - punch your palm

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

• Who attacked the Israelites? // The Amalekites
• Who did Moses send to fight the Amalekites? // Joshua
• Why was Moses’ staff special? // Because it was the one God told him to use
• What kinds of things did God do with Moses’ staff? // Turned it into a snake, split the Red Sea into two parts
• Who were the two men who helped Moses? // Aaron and Hur
• When Moses held his hands up high, what happened? // The Israelites were winning
• When Moses lowered his hands, what happened? // The Amalekites were winning
• How did Aaron and Hur help Moses? // Gave him a rock to sit on and held up his arms
• Who won the battle and why did they win? // The Israelites. God helped them.
• When we sin, who are we fighting against? // God
• Who did God sent to beat sin for us? // Jesus
• What is today’s big idea? // God sent Jesus to defeat sin for us
• What is today’s Bible verse? // Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (ESV)

Google Docs Links:
Lesson | Resources

OT 40 Achan’s Sin

Reference: Joshua 7

Big Idea: Confess your sin to God and he will forgive you.

Verse: 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Confess - make your hand talk like a puppet
Sin - two thumbs down
God - point up
Forgive - hold left palm up, brush it off twice with the fingertips of your other hand*
*This is the ASL sign for “forgvive.” See a video here.

Motions for the Verse:
Confess - make your hand talk like a puppet
Sins - two thumbs down
He (God) - point up
Forgive - hold left palm up, brush it off twice with the fingertips of your other hand*
Cleanse - rub your hands together as if you are washing them
All - gesture your arms widely around you
Unrighteousness - two thumbs down
*This is the ASL sign for “forgvive.” See a video here.

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Which city was bigger and stronger: Jericho or Ai? (Jericho.)
What were the Israelites supposed to do with the treasures of Jericho? (Give them to God.)
What was Achan’s sin? (He stole some of the treasures of Jericho.)
How many army men did Joshua send to Ai? (About 3000.)
What happened at the first battle of Ai? (The Israelites lost and were chased away.)
Why didn’t God help the Israelites win the first battle of Ai? (Because Achan stole treasures  from Jericho.)
What did Achan do with his treasures? (Hid them under his tent.)
Instead of hiding our sins, what does God want us to do? (Confess our sins.)
What did Jesus do so our sins could be forgiven? (Died on a cross to pay our punishment, then rose from the dead.)
What is today’s big idea? (Confess your sin to God and he will forgive you.)
What is today’s Bible verse? (1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - ESV)

Google Docs Links:
Lesson | Resources

EX 04 What is Marriage?

Reference: Gen. 2, Matt. 19:1-9, Eph. 5:22-31

Big Idea: Marriage is when one man and one woman promise to love each other until they die.

Verse: Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her... (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Marriage - clasp your hands together in front of you*
One - hold up one finger
Man - pretend to stroke your beard
One - hold up one finger
Woman - pretend to toss back long hair with one hand
Promise - place your palms together in front of you and bow slightly
Love - hold your hands over your heart
Die - cross your forearms over your chest
*This is the ASL sign for “marriage.” You can watch a video demonstration here.

Motions for the Verse:
Husbands - strike a manly pose, with your fists on your hips
Love - hold your hands over your heart
Wives - use your fingers to make the letter “W”
Christ - form a cross with your forearms
Loved - hold your hands over your heart
Church - intertwine your fingers on the palm side, point them upward and wiggle them for “people”
Gave - cup your hands together and gesture away from you
Up - point up

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. How did God create Adam? // Formed a man from dust and breathed life into him
2. How did God create Eve? // From one of Adam's ribs
3. Why did God create Eve? // To be a helper for Adam, so he wouldn't be alone
4. The Bible says that when a husband and wife come together, they become...? // One.
5. What is the husband's job in marriage? // Lead and love his wife.
6. What is the wife's job in marriage? // To follow and help her husband.
7. What is marriage supposed to remind us of? // How Jesus loved the church and died for her
8. Why did Jesus die for the church? // Wash away their sins, save them from sin
9. What is marriage? // When one man and one woman promise to love each other until they die
10. How do we love other people? // Love them like we love ourselves
11. How do we love God? // Doing what he says
12. How did God show he loves us? // Sent Jesus to die for our sins
13. What is today's Bible verse? // Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her... (ESV)

Google Docs Links:
Lesson | Resources

OT 39 Battle of Jericho

Reference: Joshua 6


Big Idea: Faith is believing God’s Word is true.

Verse: Psalm 20:7 - Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:Faith - tap your temple with a finger, then tap the fist of that hand on top of another fist*Believing - fold your hands together God’s - point upWord - pretend to open a bookTrue - make the letter “T” with your hands*This is the ASL sign for faith. See here to watch a video.

Motions for the Verse:Trust  - tap your temple with a finger, then tap the fist of that hand on top of another fist*Chariots - pretend to steer a steering wheelHorses - pretend to hold the reins of a horseWe - point to yourselfName - hold out the first two fingers on each hand; tap one set of fingers on top of the other**God - point up*This is the ASL sign for faith, which is a synonym of trust. See here to watch a video.**This is the ASL sign for name. See here to watch a video.

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

• What was the name of the city the Israelites need to take over? // Jericho
• What were the Israelites supposed to do the first six days? // March around the city of Jericho.
• What did the seven priests carry? // Trumpets made from ram’s horns
• What else was carried around the walls of Jericho? // The ark of the covenant
• How many times did the people march around on the seventh day? // Seven times
• What did Joshua tell the priests and the people to do after they marched around seven times? // Blow trumpets, shout
• What happened after the priests blew their trumpets and the people shouted? // God knocked down the walls
• Who won the battle of Jericho, God and the Israelites or the people of Jericho? // God and the Israelites
• Who are we supposed to have faith in? // Jesus, that he died and rose again to save us from sin
• What is today’s big idea? // Faith is believing God’s word is true.
• What is today’s Bible verse? // Psalm 20:7 - Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. (ESV)

Google Docs Links:
Lesson | Resources