God: His Son, His Book, His Home

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Children's Visualized Bible flipchart introduction to New Testament.

Description

This flipchart book has four lessons. The lesson titles are:

• #1 God (1 Kings 18:17-39)
• Idols cannot hear or answer prayer (1 Kings 18:17-39)
• The living God hears prayer (1 Kings 18:36-37)
• The living God answers prayer (1Kings 18:38-39)
• God the Creator is eternal, holy, and He is love ( Genesis 1:1-31; Psalm 90:2; Leviticus 11:44; 1 John 4:8, 16)
• #2 The Son of God
• The Son of God came to earth as a baby (Luke 2: 1-12)
• The Son of God died, taking all our sins on Himself (1 Peter 2:24)
• Christ proved He is the Son of God by rising from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
• Christ went up in the clouds to be with God the Father (Acts 1:9-11)
• #3 The Book of God
• How we got our Bible, the Book of God (2 Peter 1:21)
• The Book of God forgotten (2 Chronicles 34:1-7)
• The Book of God is found (2 Chronicles 34: 8-15)
• The Book of God obeyed (2 Chronicles 34: 16-32)
• #4 The Home of God
• Jesus returns to God in Heaven (Acts 1:9)
• Heaven is a beautiful place (Revelation 4:1-6; 5:11-13)
• People from every nation will be in Heaven (Revelation 7:9-12)
• Everything is perfect in Heaven (Revelation 21:1-4;25)

The memory verse to be learned is 1 Thessalonians 1:9.

Considerations

• The teaching text for this flipchart book is available in the following translations: Arabic (Classical), Arabic (Moroccan), Baoule, Bengali, Cebauno, Creole, Dutch, French, German, Hausa, Hindi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Indonesian, Japanese, Kishwali, Korean, Lao, Malayalam, Mandarian, Marathi, Persian, Portuguese, Setswana, Shqip, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Telegu, and Thai.
• You can buy the English book and use the pictures from it with the different translations.
• The script for the translations costs $1.00 (US).
• The English translation gives permission to enlarge and copy pages 11 and 12 for each child.
• These two pages have black and white drawings. These can be colored and taken home to help remember the lessons. These are the same as the colored drawings used in the lessons.
• If the colors that are used mis-communicate, which may be the case in some cultures, then the black and white drawings can be enlarged and colored appropriately.
• The English translation has activities for each lesson. They may not be useful in all cultures.
• The final page of the English booklet tells how to believe and become a follower of Jesus.

Limitations

• Some of the pictures show only parts of people and scenes. Please make sure that they communicate with people that are not picture literate.
• Some of the pictures are symbolic and will need explanation.

Guidelines for Use

• This flipchart book could be used in Sunday School, church, schools, Bible clubs or camps.
• The pictures could be made into a filmstrip, power point or other presentation.
• The story could be recorded and be presented together with the visuals (CD or cassette tape with flipchart or computer generated presentation.

Where to Obtain

Link to Producer or Source Organization

Bible Visuals International

Cost

The script for the translations costs $1.00 (US).

Producer/Owners

Author/Artist/Producer

Author: Ruth B.Greiner

Artist: Francis H. Hertzler

Computer graphic artist: Ed Olson

Current copyright owner

Bible Visuals International

Other Information

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Reviewed by

Durk, VMS

Date

October 20, 2008