GOD LOVES YOU. Carmel R. Field. Prayer Poems L. Jeter Walker. Developed in Cooperation With the Global University Staff

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1 GOD LOVES YOU Carmel R. Field Prayer Poems L. Jeter Walker Developed in Cooperation With the Global University Staff Global University 1211 South Glenstone Avenue Springfield, Missouri USA 1

2 Address of the local office in your area is: Scripture quotations from the following sources are used by permission: The Holy Bible, The New Berkeley Version in Modern English, 1969, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Living Books of Moses, 1969, Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois Today s English Version of the New Testament, American Bible Society First Edition 1972 Second Edition 1976 Third Edition 1978 Fourth Edition ICI University, E0600E-90-4ed a division of Global University All Rights Reserved ISBN

3 Table of Contents Page Dear Student Letter... 4 Lesson 1 God Knows You and Loves You God Made the World You Live In God Made You God Will Help You Be Good God Cares How You Treat Others God Will Take You to Heaven God Will Save You God Will Take Care of You God Hears Your Prayers God Will Lead You God Sent His Lamb to Save You God Will Forgive You and Help You God Will Be With You You Can Know God Better Student Record Your Friends

4 Dear Student, Welcome to the Global University family! Boys and girls in many countries are studying these same lessons. So are many of their parents and older brothers and sisters. Why? Because they all like to read about these great men and women who lived long ago. And because it is fun to look at the pictures and to do the things that you are asked to do in each lesson. Most of all you will like these lessons because of what you will learn about God. God loved the people you will read about. He did many wonderful things for them. You will see how God loves you too and does wonderful things for you. The lessons are easy to understand. They are about people that you can read about in the Bible. The verses from the Bible in these lessons are from the translations that are easiest to understand. A Student Record is included in the back of this book. 4

5 After you study each lesson in God Loves You, go to your Student Record. Do what it tells you to do for that lesson. Your Student Record tells you how you can receive a beautiful certificate. If you are studying in a class, the teacher will tell you what to do. Your whole family may want to study this book. In your Student Record is a part called Fun-to-Do. There is something there for everyone: children, young people, and adults. Just do the part you like in the section Fun-to-Do. If several are going to use this book, write your answers on paper instead of in the book. If you have any questions about the lessons, write them down. Send them to me when you send the pages from your Student Record. I will be glad to help you. Sincerely, Your Teacher 5

6 Lesson 1 GOD KNOWS YOU AND LOVES YOU Learn this about God: God has a book called the Bible or the Holy Bible. God tells you the truth about Himself in the Bible. God always has been and always will be. God can do anything. He made the world. God is everywhere and knows everything. God made you. He knows you and loves you. God is good. When you know Him, you will love Him. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. God is love. We love because God first loved us. 1 John 4:16, 19 (TEV) Can you do this? Fill in the letters that are missing in each answer. 1. Why do we love God? Because He f l us 2. What book tells you the truth about God? The Holy B

7 Answers: 1. first loved 2. Bible Are these the words you wrote in the blanks? To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. The Bible tells you what God is like. God always has been and always will be. Before there was a world, before there were sky and clouds, before there were sun, moon, and stars, there was God. God can do anything. God made the world. God made the rocks and mountains. God made the lakes and rivers. God made the trees and flowers. God made the animals and people. God made you. 7

8 The Bible tells you God is everywhere. God is all around you like the air that you breathe. You can t see the air. You can t see God. But God can see you. God can hear you. God can talk to you. God knows you and loves you. The Bible tells you God knows everything. God sees everything you do. God hears everything you say. God knows everything you think and feel. God knows what is best for you. God knows the truth about everything. God tells you the truth in the Bible. God loves you just the way He made you. Some people have freckles. Some people have curly hair. Some people have straight hair. Some people are short and fat. Some people are tall and thin. This does not matter. God loves you just the way you are. Write your name in the blank. God loves... 8

9 The Bible tells you God is good. God wants to help you. God wants to make you well and happy. God wants to make you wise and strong. God wants to make you good and helpful. When you know God, you will love Him. God wants you to love Him like He loves you. These lessons are to help you know God and love Him. Do you want to know God?... Do you want to be well and happy?... Do you want to be wise and strong?... Do you want to be good and helpful?... You can talk to God. God is right there with you and will hear you. Talking to God is prayer. Learn this prayer and say it to God. Prayer I would like to know You, God, And love You too, like You love me. So, help me learn these lessons, please, And make me what I ought to be. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 1. 9

10 Lesson 2 GOD MADE THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN Learn this about God: God can do what no one else can do. God can create, make something out of nothing. God made the world in six days. God made a good world for you to live in. God made six days for work and one day for rest. God tells you in Genesis how He made the world. Genesis is in the first part of God s book, the Bible. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 (BV) Can you do this? Write the letters that are missing in the answer. 1. What can God do that no one else can do? God can c , make something out of nothing. 2. Where does God tell you how He made the world? In G , the first part of the B

11 Answers: 1. create 2. Genesis, Bible To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God made the world in six days. God planned a wonderful world for people to live in. At first the earth did not have any shape. The earth was as dark as the darkest night. Then God moved, and the earth took shape. God spoke and there was light. Every time God spoke, something was created. Imagine you are watching God create the world. The story of creation is from Genesis in the first part of the Bible. The first day God said, Let there be light. God made the day and night. The second day God said, Let the vapors separate to form the sky above and the earth below. God separated sky from water. 11

12 The third day God said, Let the water beneath the sky be gathered into oceans. God made land, sea, trees, and flowers. The fourth day God said, Let there be bright lights in the sky. God made sun, moon, and stars. The fifth day God said, Let the waters teem with fish and... skies be filled with birds. God made all fish and birds. The sixth day God said, Let the earth bring forth every kind of animal. God made all the animals. God said, Let us make man someone like ourselves. God made the first man and woman. 12

13 God made a good world for you to live in. God looked at everything He had made. Everything was very good. The world was beautiful. God was very happy. The seventh day God made six days for work and one day for rest. On the seventh day God rested. He made the seventh day a day of rest. God made the day of rest for us. Six days a week we work. The seventh day we rest. We go to God s house on our day of rest. Do you go to God s house? In God s house we talk with God and learn about Him. We talk with God at home too when we pray. Are you glad God made this beautiful world? Have you thanked God for making you? Learn this prayer and say it to God. Prayer Thank You, God, for all the world, For making all the things I see, For days of work and a day of rest; And thank You, God, for making me. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 2. 13

14 Lesson 3 GOD MADE YOU Learn this about God: God made the first man and woman like Himself. God wanted them to be His children. God loves His children and takes care of them. God made you too and wants you to be His child. You will be happy doing what God wants you to do. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. The Lord God formed a man s body from the dust of the ground and breathed into it the breath of life. And man became a living person. Genesis 2:7 (LBM) Can you do this? Write the letters that are missing in the answer. 1. What did God use to make the body of the first man? The d of the g What does God want you to be? His c

15 Answers: 1. dust, ground 2. child To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God made the first man like Himself. God made the first man from the dust of the ground. God breathed His life into the man God named the first man Adam Adam was like God in many ways. Adam could see and hear. Adam could walk and talk. Adam could work and play. Adam could think and feel. Adam could love God like God loved him. Adam was God s child. God loved Adam and took care of him. God made a beautiful garden home for Adam. He called the garden Eden. There were shady trees and bright flowers. Green fields and rivers of cool water. Beautiful birds and friendly animals. There were good fruits to eat. Everything that God had made was good. Adam lived in a perfect world. 15

16 God gave Adam work to do. God gave him work for his hands. Adam took care of the beautiful garden. God gave Adam work for his mind. Adam named all the animals and birds. God helped Adam do his work right. Adam was very happy doing what God told him to do. Adam wanted to please God, and he did. Every day God came into the garden. God and Adam talked to one another. God and Adam loved one another. Adam liked the friendly animals. Adam liked the pretty birds. Adam liked to talk with God. But Adam needed something else. God knew what Adam needed. God always knows what His children need. God made Adam go to sleep. From Adam s side God took a rib. From the rib God made a woman. She would help Adam and make him happy. God woke Adam up and showed him the woman. Adam loved the woman God gave him. Adam called her Eve. Eve became Adam s wife. Adam and Eve were the first people in the world. 16

17 Adam and Eve were happy together in Eden. They loved their beautiful home. They loved one another. They loved God. Together Adam and Eve walked and talked with God. God made you too and wants you to be His child. God didn t make you full-grown like He made Adam. God made you a baby first. He gave you a father and mother to take care of you. God loves you as much as He loved Adam. God wants to be your Father too. God wants you to be happy too. You too have work to do work for your hands and mind. Try to do your work well. Try to please God like Adam did. You will be happy doing what God wants you to do. Do you want God to help you in your work? Memorize this prayer and say it to God every morning. Prayer Thank you, God, for work and play. Help me in my work, I pray. Help me please you, God, today, In all I do and all I say. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 3. 17

18 Lesson 4 GOD WILL HELP YOU BE GOOD Learn this about God: God teaches His children to do what is right. God s enemy tries to make people sin. Sin separated Adam and Eve from God. God still loves those who have done wrong. God tells you what to do in the Bible. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. The Lord God charged the man: You may eat freely from every tree in the garden; but do not eat from the tree of knowing good and evil; for the day you eat from it you will certainly die. Genesis 2:16, 17 (BV) Can you do this? Draw a circle around the right answer, like this: 1. What does God want His children to be? good bad 2. What separated Adam from God? love sin 3. Does God still love those who do wrong? yes no 18

19 Answers: 1. good 2. sin 3. yes Words for you to learn Sin means to disobey God or to do wrong. Sins are bad things a person does or says. Evil means bad. The devil is God s enemy who tries to make people sin. Satan is another name for the devil. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God teaches His children to do what is right. Adam and Eve lived in a perfect world. Everything that God had made was good. Adam and Eve were good. God had made them good like Himself. God told Adam and Eve what to do. God told them what they should not do. God told them not to eat the fruit of a certain tree. He warned them that if they did eat it, they would die. God loved Adam and Eve. He wanted them to do right. God didn t want them to die. 19

20 God s enemy tries to make people sin. God has an enemy called the devil or Satan. God is good, but the devil is bad. God helps people to be good and do what is right. The devil tries to make people do wrong. One day the devil came into the Garden of Eden. The devil used a snake to talk to Eve for him. The snake showed Eve the fruit that God had told her not to eat. The devil told Eve a lie. Eat that fruit, the devil said, and you will not die. You will be as wise as God. Eve knew that she should obey God. But she listened to the devil s lie. Eve ate some of the fruit that God had told her not to eat. Eve gave some to Adam, and he ate it too. Both Adam and Eve sinned. Then something terrible happened! Sin separated Adam and Eve from God. Adam and Eve had always loved God, but now they were afraid of Him. They knew they had done wrong. They tried to hide from God. They were naked and ashamed. They made themselves clothes of leaves. But the clothes were no good. 20

21 God still loves those who have done wrong. No one can hide from God. God saw what Adam and Eve had done. But God still loved them. He made them clothes from animal skins. God talked with Adam and Eve about their sin. God had to punish them for doing wrong. God punished them to teach them to do right. They had to leave their beautiful home in Eden. Their sin brought sickness and death into the world. But God told Adam and Eve that a Savior would come. The Savior would make things right again. God tells you what to do in the Bible. God tells you what is right and what is wrong. Have you done things that you knew were wrong? God still loves you and wants to help you. Tell God you are sorry. Ask Him to help you be good. Then do what God says, and you will be happy. Say this prayer to God before you go to bed. Prayer I m sorry God, for all the times That I ve done wrong instead of right. Please help me do what You tell me to. And now take care of me tonight. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 4. 21

22 Lesson 5 GOD CARES HOW YOU TREAT OTHERS Learn this about God: God helps parents take care of their children. God knows how you feel toward others. God punishes those who treat others wrong. God wants you to be good to others. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. But Cain had words with his brother Abel... and killed him. Then the Lord asked Cain: Where is your brother Abel? Genesis 4:8, 9 (BV) Can you do this? Draw a circle around the right answer. 1. What will God do to those who treat others wrong? forget bless punish 2. Does God know when you are angry at others? yes no sometimes 3. Who killed his brother? Adam Abel Cain 22

23 Answers: 1. punish 2. yes 3. Cain Words for you to learn An offering is something that people give to God. A sacrifice is a living thing given to God as an offering. To bless is to do something good for a person. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God helps parents take care of their children. Adam and Eve had many children. Their first son was Cain. Their second son was Abel. Cain and Abel were the first children, the first brothers in the world. Adam and Eve had to work hard to take care of their children. God helped them in their work. They had to plant a garden. They took care of it and gathered the food to eat. They raised sheep and goats for milk and cheese and clothes. They taught all their children to work. And they taught them about God. 23

24 God knows how you feel toward others. Cain gave an offering to God of food that he had grown. Abel gave God an offering too, a lamb to die for Abel s sins. God loved both Cain and Abel. God showed them the way to come to Him. They should bring a sacrifice for sin just as Abel had done. God blessed Abel and forgave his sins. Cain didn t want to listen to God. Cain wanted to do things his own way. He was angry at God for blessing Abel. Cain was angry with Abel. God knew how Cain felt. God knew that if Cain stayed angry, he would do something bad. God talked with Cain and asked him, Why are you angry? But Cain would not listen to God. Cain hated his brother Abel. God punishes those who treat others wrong. Out in the field one day, Cain killed his brother Abel. That was a terrible sin. God saw what Cain had done. God had to punish Cain. God wouldn t let Cain stay at home with his family. Cain and his wife went away to live by themselves. 24

25 God wants you to be good to others. It is a sin to hate other people. This sin makes people want to hurt others. This sin makes them argue and fight and kill. Sin separates people from one another. Sin breaks up homes. God wants to forgive our sins and to make us good. God wants to take away our bad feelings and give us love for one another. Then we will always be happy. Do you ever get angry at other people? Do you ask God to take away the angry feelings? Do you want to get along better with others? Memorize this prayer. Prayer O Lord, don t let me be like Cain. Help me treat others as I should. Forgive my angry thoughts and words. And make me loving, kind, and good. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 5. 25

26 Lesson 6 GOD WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN Learn this about God: God took Enoch to heaven without dying. God has a wonderful home for you in heaven. Walk with God. He will take you to heaven. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him. Genesis 5:24 (BV) I... saw an open door in heaven. And the voice... said, Come up here. Revelation 4:1 (TEV) Can you do this? Draw a line to the place where each word on the left belongs, like this: God is God s wonderful home. Enoch wants you to walk with Him. Heaven can walk with God and go to heaven. You went to heaven without dying. 26

27 Answers: God is God s wonderful home. Enoch wants you to walk with Him. Heaven can walk with God and go to heaven. You went to heaven without dying. Words for you to learn Heaven is God s wonderful home, where you will live after you die if you walk with Him. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God took Enoch to heaven without dying. Adam had many sons and daughters. And they had many sons and daughters. There were many, many people. God loved all the people. God wanted to walk and talk with them. God wanted to take them to heaven. But many people did not love God. They did not pray and talk with God. They were like Cain. They wanted to have their own way. They would not do what God told them. They would not walk with God. Their sin separated them from God. 27

28 But Enoch loved God. Enoch came to God as Abel did, with a lamb to die for his sins. God forgave the bad things that Enoch had done. God took away Enoch s sins and made him good. Enoch talked with God every day when he prayed. Enoch walked with God every day when he did what God told him to do. Enoch was on his way to heaven when he walked with God. God and Enoch loved one another. God let Enoch help Him in His work. Enoch told his neighbors about God. God told Enoch what to say. Enoch tried to get others to walk with God. Most of them would not listen. They were terrible sinners like Cain. People who walk with God go to heaven when they die. But God took Enoch to heaven without dying. God took Enoch home with Him to His beautiful, wonderful home where everything is perfect and everyone is happy. 28

29 God has a wonderful home for you in heaven. There won t be anything to hurt you there. You will be perfectly well and happy always. You will never get sick or go hungry or be cold. Everyone will have everything he or she needs in heaven. You will have many wonderful friends in heaven. Best of all, you will be with God who loves you and wants to take you there. Walk with God. He will take you to heaven. God sent the Savior to take your sins away. The Savior is God s Son Jesus. You can t see Jesus, but He is there. Jesus came to help you walk with God. Ask Him to forgive your sins. Take Jesus as your Savior. Talk with God every day in prayer. Do what God tells you to do in the Bible. This is the way to walk with God. He will take you to heaven. Learn this prayer. Jesus, come and be my Savior. Please do take my sins away So that I can go to heaven. Help me walk with God each day. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 6. 29

30 Lesson 7 GOD WILL SAVE YOU Learn this about God: God gets rid of everything bad. God wants to save people. God saves all those who obey Him. God will save you. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. God... said to Noah,... Make a boat.... I am going to cover the earth with a flood.... But I promise to keep you safe in the ship. Genesis 6:12-14, 17, 18 (LBM) Can you do this? Fill in the letters that are missing. 1. God saves all those who o Him. 2. God told Noah to build a b God will get rid of everything

31 Answers: 1. obey 2. boat 3. bad Words for you to learn The ark is the name of the boat that Noah built. To obey is to do what someone tells you to do. The flood means the water that covered the earth. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God gets rid of everything bad. What would you do if you found rotten potatoes among good ones? You would throw away the rotten potatoes and save the good ones. If you didn t, the rotten potatoes would make the good ones go bad. God had to do something like that one time. God had to clean up His world before it was all bad. He had to get rid of the fighting and killing, the lying, cheating, ugly words, and other sins. God was going to have a clean, new world. Everyone in it would be good. 31

32 God wants to save people. After Enoch went to heaven, the people got worse and worse. They did bad things all the time. Noah and his family were the only good people left in all the world. God made Noah His helper. God told Noah: Build a boat. I am going to send a flood. The people in the boat will be saved. God loved the people and wanted to save them. He had Noah tell the people about the flood. Only Noah s family believed what Noah told them. Noah s wife and three sons and their wives believed God and helped Noah get the boat ready. While Noah built the boat, the people laughed. They said, You are a fool to obey God. Noah told the people they too should obey God. The people laughed and laughed again. When the ark was finished, God told Noah to put food in it: food for people and food for animals. God was going to save the animals too. Noah and his family did all that God told them to do. 32

33 God saves all those who obey Him. Pairs of animals and birds came from everywhere. Great elephants tramped the ground. Noisy monkeys chattered. Big birds squawked and screeched. Tiny birds flew into the ark. Cats and dogs ran in together. Chickens strutted in. Noah and his family went in. And God shut the door. Rain began to fall. The flood came. Everyone outside the ark drowned. Those who had obeyed God were safe in the ark. God will save you. Now the world is full of sin again. God will get rid of everything bad. But God will save you if you obey Him. Ask God to save you and your family. Prayer Please help my family and friends Believe You and be saved from sin. Help us obey as all those did Who saw the ark and entered in. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 7. 33

34 Lesson 8 GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU Learn this about God: God takes care of those who obey Him. God is happy when we say, Thank You. We give offerings to God to say, Thank You. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. The rain came down... for forty days and nights. Until finally the water covered all the high mountains.... Leaving only Noah alive, and those with him in the boat. Genesis 7:12, 19, 23 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds as a sign of my promise... that never again will the floods come and destroy all life. Genesis 9:13, 15 (LBM) Can you do this? Draw a circle around the right answer. 1. How many days did it rain? four ten forty 2. How many people were left alive outside the ark? all ten none 3. What sign did God give Noah? rainbow stars 34

35 Answers: 1. forty 2. none 3. rainbow To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God takes care of those who obey Him. As the flood waters rose, the ark rose too. It floated on the waters that covered the earth. Noah and his wife with his three sons and their wives were safe in the ark. The animals were safe too. They had food to eat: grass and hay, seeds and nuts, grains and berries. God and Noah took care of the animals. It rained for forty days. Then God sent a great wind to dry up the earth. The waters began to go down. The ark settled down on top of a mountain and stayed there. 35

36 Noah and his family stayed in the ark until the land was dry. They stayed in the ark for a whole year. God took care of them in the ark. Finally the earth was dry. Noah opened the door. Everyone came out of the ark into the sunshine, Noah and his family, all the animals and birds. The elephants trumpeted for joy. The monkeys chattered louder than before. The lions roared and chased their tails. Everyone was glad to be safe and out of the ark. Think about this: Have you ever been afraid in a storm? Who was there to take care of you? Who helped Noah save his family and the animals? Who will help your parents take care of you? Who makes the food grow so that you can eat it? Do you thank God for your food, or for taking care of you when it storms? or for keeping you safe every day? 36

37 God is happy when we say, Thank You. The first thing Noah did was to say, Thank You, to God. Noah thanked God for taking care of him and his family and of all the animals and birds. Noah thanked God for the clean, new world to live in. Noah gave a sacrifice to God to say, Thank You. God was happy because Noah said, Thank You. God promised Noah: I will never destroy the earth again with water. The rainbow is a sign of God s promise. When you see a rainbow, remember: God will take care of you. We give offerings to God to say, Thank You. We take our offerings to God s house. Learn this prayer to say to God when you give Him a Thank You offering. Prayer I thank You, God, for all your care, For home and food and clothes to wear. Accept this little gift I bring To give you thanks for everything. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 8. 37

38 Lesson 9 GOD HEARS YOUR PRAYERS Learn this about God: Lord is another name for God. Some people make their own gods. The Lord is the one true God. God wants you to pray to Him. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. The Lord our God is one Lord, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4, 5 (BV) Can you do this? Draw a line under the right answer. 1. To whom does God want you to pray? gods made by people the Lord God 2. How should you feel toward God? love Him be afraid of Him forget Him 3. What is another name for God? Lady Lord Unknown One Principal 38

39 Answers: 1. the Lord God 2. love Him 3. Lord To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. Some people make their own gods. After the flood Noah s sons had many children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There were many people on the earth again. Noah and his sons told the people about God. But the people did not love God like Noah did. They wanted to do everything their own way. They did not want to listen to their parents, to their grandparents, or to God. A man named Nimrod made himself king. He wanted people to obey him not God. Nimrod led the people away from God. He taught them to pray to the sun and the moon and to make their own gods. The people made bricks to build a city and a high tower. 39

40 God saw what the people were doing. He knew that they were doing wrong. God let the people have their own way for a while. Then God stopped them. God didn t send another flood. He just made the people talk in different languages. The people could not talk together. They could not understand one another. They could not work together. So they stopped building the tower. They called the place Babel. Babel means confusion. The people left Nimrod and Babel. They went in every direction. Families lived together, then groups of families. They built their own cities. They forgot about the one true God. Wherever the people lived, they made their own gods: big gods and little gods, gods of wood and stone, gods of silver and gold. They prayed to the gods they had made. 40

41 The Lord is the one true God. The gods the people had made could not hear. The gods they had made could not speak. They could not see. They could not love the people like the true God did. They were not real, true gods. The Lord is the only true God. He hears and speaks and sees. The people had forgotten the true God. But God had not forgotten them. God still loved them and wanted to help them. God hears your prayers. You cannot see the one true God, but He is right there with you. When you talk to the true God He hears you. God wants you to talk with Him. God loves you and wants to help you. Ask God for what you need. God will hear and answer your prayers. Learn this Prayer You see me and hear me and love me, dear God. For You are the true God. You always are near. I ll pray to You, Lord, and not to the gods That never can love me or see me or hear. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson 9. 41

42 Lesson 10 GOD WILL LEAD YOU Learn this about God: God called Abram to follow Him. God leads and blesses those who follow Him. God leads you by His book the Bible. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. After the death of Abram s father, God told him... Go to the land I will guide you to. If you do, I will cause you to become the father of a great nation; I will bless you.... and you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:1, 2 (LBM) Can you do this? Draw a circle around the right answer. 1. Whom did God promise to bless? Abram Nimrod Cain 2. What would Abram become the father of? a small tribe a great nation a family 3. What does God use to lead you? stars Bible 42

43 Answers: 1. Abram 2. a great nation 3. Bible Words for you to learn Ur is the city where Abram lived. Canaan is the country to which God led Abram. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God called Abram to follow Him. Some of the families who left Babel built the city of Ur. Abram was born in Ur. Abram s father prayed to many gods. Abram s people prayed to many gods gods that could not see or hear. They did not know the one true God. They did not have the Bible to tell them about the one true God. Abram didn t know the true God. But God knew Abram and loved him. God called Abram and told him: Leave your home and country. Leave your father s gods. Follow me to the land I will show you. 43

44 God leads and blesses those who follow Him. God promised Abram: If you follow me, I will bless you and make you great. I will make you the father of a great nation. I will bless you and you will be a blessing. Abram knew that the one true God had called him. Abram believed what God had told him. Abram s wife, Sarai, believed God s promise too. Abram and Sarai left the city of Ur. They left the gods that people had made. They followed the one true God. Abram and God were good friends. Abram talked with God. God talked with Abram. God went with Abram and showed him which road to take. God led Abram to the land of Canaan. Wherever Abram and Sarai lived, Abram built an altar to God. He offered sacrifices to God like Abel, Enoch, and Noah had done. Abram was a blessing, or help, to many people. He told them about the true and living God. 44

45 God always does what He promises to do. God blessed Abram and made him rich. But Abram became old and still had no children. Still he believed God s promise. And God was happy because Abram believed Him. God changed Abram s name to Abraham. Abraham means father of many. God changed Sarai s name to Sarah. Sarah means mother of princes. God gave Abraham and Sarah a son called Isaac. And a great nation came from him. God leads you by His book the Bible. In the Bible God calls you to follow Him. He promises to lead you and bless you. He tells you what to do. Follow God, and He will lead you to heaven. No matter what you have to give up, follow God, like Abram did. God will help you and show you what to do. Prayer Abraham left his own country and friends And followed You all of his days. Let me follow, too. Let me walk close to You And please You in all of my ways. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson

46 Lesson 11 GOD SENT HIS LAMB TO SAVE YOU Learn this about God: God sent a lamb to save Isaac. God sent His Lamb to save you. You must accept God s Lamb to be saved. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. Isaac said... Here are the fire and the wood; but where is the Iamb for the burnt offering? Abraham answered, My son, God will provide Himself the lamb. Genesis 22:7, 8 (BV) The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said: Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 (TEV) Can you do this? Write the answer to each question. 1. Who said, Where is the lamb? Who said, God will provide the lamb? Who said, Here is the Lamb of God?... 46

47 Answers: 1. Isaac said, Where is the lamb? 2. Abraham said, God will provide the lamb. 3. John said, Here is the Lamb of God! Words for you to learn Sacrifice for sin means an animal or person that takes the punishment for the person who has done wrong. A burnt offering is a sacrifice that was killed and then burned on an altar. An altar is a place where a sacrifice was offered. Many altars were made of a heap of stones. Hell is a terrible place where people who sin (who don t love and obey God) will live after they die. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God sent a lamb to save Isaac. One day God said to Abraham: Take your son Isaac. Go to the mountain. Sacrifice Isaac to me. Abraham did not know why God told him to do this. Abraham did not know that God was testing his love. And God was going to teach Abraham and Isaac. God was going to teach us too about His sacrifice for sin. 47

48 Abraham went sadly up the mountain. Abraham loved Isaac. But Abraham was going to obey God. Isaac helped carry the wood. Isaac asked: Where is the lamb for the burnt-offering? Abraham answered: God will provide Himself the lamb. Abraham and Isaac built an altar. Abraham put Isaac on the altar. Isaac was going to have to die. But God loved Isaac too. God did not want Isaac to die. God had another sacrifice that would die in Isaac s place. Abraham lifted his knife to kill Isaac. But just then God called to Abraham from heaven. Abraham! Stop! Don t hurt your son! Now you have proved that you love me! Then God showed Abraham a sheep caught in the bushes. God had sent the sheep to take Isaac s place. The sheep died on the altar. Isaac was free and could live. 48

49 God sent His Son Jesus to save you. People who sin cannot go to heaven. When they die, they go to hell a terrible place. We have all sinned and were going to hell. But God loved us and wanted to take us to heaven. God sent His Son Jesus to die in our place, as He sent the sheep to die in Isaac s place. Jesus is the Lamb of God who died to take away the sins of the world. Afterwards He came back to life again. You can t see Jesus, but He is right there. Jesus loves you and wants to help you. You must accept God s Son to be saved. You don t have to offer a sacrifice on an altar now. You must just accept God s Son as your sacrifice. Jesus will be your Savior the one who saves you. Jesus will take your sins away. Take Jesus as your Savior and you can go to heaven. Use this prayer. Then talk to God in your own words. Prayer I now accept Your Son who died for me A sacrifice to take my sins away. With Jesus as my Savior, now I m free. I thank You, God, for saving me today. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson

50 Lesson 12 GOD WILL FORGIVE YOU AND HELP YOU Learn this about God: God s blessing is worth more than food. God forgives and blesses Jacob. God has made a way for you to go to heaven. God will help you say, I m sorry. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. I am the Lord.... I am with you and I will watch over you wherever you go. Genesis 28:13, 15 (BV) Jesus answered him: I am the way. John 14:6 (TEV) Can you do this? Some of these questions are over past lessons. Answer as many of them as you can. 1. Who went to heaven without dying? Who built the ark? Who killed his brother? What is worth more than food?... 50

51 Answers: 1. Enoch 2. Noah 3. Cain 4. God s blessing To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. God s blessing is worth more than food. Isaac s wife was Rebecca. Isaac and Rebecca loved God. God gave them twin sons: Esau and Jacob. Esau was a hunter. Esau was born before Jacob. He had the right to receive a special blessing from God. This was the birthright of the oldest son. But Esau was more interested in food than in special blessings from God. Esau did not love God. He just loved himself. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. Later Esau was sorry he had sold God s blessing (his birthright). God s blessing is worth more than all the food there is. God forgives and blesses Jacob. Jacob did some very bad things to his family. He lied to his father and cheated his brother. He bought Esau s birthright and stole his blessing. But God loved Jacob anyway. 51

52 Esau wanted to kill Jacob. Jacob had to go far away from home to escape from Esau. On the way God spoke to Jacob in a dream. Jacob saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven. God promised to bless Jacob. When Jacob woke up, he was happy. God still loved him. God would forgive him for the bad things he had done. God would go with him and help him do right. Jacob knew that if he followed God, God would take him to heaven some day. God has made a way for you to go to heaven. Jesus is the way to heaven. Jesus died to save you. Follow Jesus all your life, and He will take you to heaven. God took care of Jacob. Jacob became a shepherd. He had many sheep and goats. God gave Jacob a family too. 52

53 God helps Jacob say, I m sorry. Finally God told Jacob to go back home. But Esau still wanted to kill Jacob. Esau came out with 400 men to meet Jacob. Jacob was sorry for what he had done to Esau. Jacob wanted his brother to forgive him. Jacob prayed to God for help. God forgave Jacob and named him Israel. God helped Jacob show Esau he was sorry. God helped Esau forgive Jacob. Then the brothers were good friends again. God will help you say, I m sorry. Do you ever feel sad because you have been bad? Maybe you have treated someone wrong. You want God to forgive you and bless you. You must tell God you are sorry. But you must say, I m sorry, to the person you have hurt too. God will forgive you and help you. He will help you be friends again with others. Memorize this Prayer The wrongs that I have done to others Please forgive me, Lord, I pray. Help me tell them, I am sorry. Make us friends again today. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson

54 Lesson 13 GOD WILL BE WITH YOU Learn this about God: Some people try to hurt those who love God. God will be with you wherever you are. God will work everything out for your good. God will help you forgive those who hurt you. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. Joseph s master... put him in the prison.... But the Lord was with Joseph. Genesis 39:20, 21 Joseph said... You planned evil against me, but God planned it for good. Genesis 50:19, 20 (BV) Can you do this? Draw a circle around the right answer. 1. Who was put into prison? Isaac Joseph Jacob 2. Who was in prison with him? Jacob Isaac God 3. What will God help you do to the people who hurt you? forgive them hurt them 4. Who works things out for your good? you God 54

55 Answers: 1. Joseph 2. God 3. forgive 4. God To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. Joseph s brothers try to hurt him. Joseph was one of Jacob s twelve sons. Jacob loved Joseph. He gave Joseph a beautiful coat. This made his brothers jealous. They hated Joseph. God loved Joseph and talked with him. God showed Joseph in dreams that he would be a great ruler. Joseph believed what God told him. He told his dreams to his brothers. This made the brothers hate Joseph more. Joseph s brothers planned to kill him. They put him in a pit. They sold him as a slave instead. Then they made Jacob believe that a wild beast had killed Joseph. God is with Joseph. The men who bought Joseph took him far away. They sold him as a slave to Potiphar. But God was with Joseph in Potiphar s house. God helped him do all his work just right. God was pleased with Joseph. So was Potiphar. 55

56 Potiphar s wife tried to make Joseph sin. Joseph would not sin. He loved God. Potiphar s wife told lies about Joseph. Potiphar put Joseph in jail. But God was still with Joseph. God works everything out for good. One day the king sent for Joseph. God had spoken to the king in a dream. But the king did not understand what it meant. God told Joseph what the dream meant. There would be seven years of good crops, then seven years of hunger no crops. Joseph told the king what the dream meant. The king made Joseph governor. The seven years of plenty came. Joseph stored up the extra food. The seven years of hunger came. People came to Joseph for food. God helped Joseph save many lives. God helps Joseph forgive his brothers. Joseph s brothers came for food. God had helped Joseph forgive the bad things they had done to him. Joseph gave them food and a good place to live. He loved them. God worked everything out for good. Whatever happens to you, keep on loving God and praying to Him. Forgive the people who hurt you. God will work everything out for you. 56

57 You have learned many things in these lessons. You have learned how God loves you. You have learned that God is great and good. God made you and wants you to be His child. God is good and wants His children to be good. God wants you to be kind to other people. God sent His Lamb, Jesus, to die for your sins. God wants to forgive you and bless you. God wants you to live in heaven with Him. God will take care of you anywhere. God wants you to pray to Him and not to other gods. God wants you to follow Him. God always tells the truth. If you love God and obey Him, He will make everything come out all right. May God bless you as you walk and talk with Him each day. Prayer I know that You speak to me, God, through the Bible. You took care of Joseph. You blessed Abraham. You walked and You talked with Adam and Noah. You love me. You re with me wherever I am. You ve forgiven my sins like You once did for Jacob. Like Isaac, I m saved by the death of Your Lamb. You ll take me, like Enoch, to live up in heaven. I m your child. I will love You wherever I am. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson

58 Lesson 14 YOU CAN KNOW GOD BETTER Learn this about God: The Bible will help you know God better. Jesus will help you know God better. God s Spirit will help you know Him better. God s people will help you know Him better. You will know God better in heaven. These words are from the Bible. Read them aloud 5 times. The Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. 1 John 5:20 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. John 3:16 Can you do this? Draw a line to the place where the words on the left belong. 1. God s Son is will help you know Him. 2. God loved will have eternal life. 3. Everyone who believes in Jesus Jesus Christ. 4. God s Spirit the world. 58

59 Answers: 1. God s Son is will help you know Him. 2. God loved will have eternal life. 3. Everyone who believes in Jesus Jesus Christ. 4. God s Spirit the world. To do as you read and study this lesson Ask God to help you understand what you are reading. Think about the meaning of each underlined sentence. The Bible will help you know God better. The Bible teaches you many things about God. Read the Bible every day to know God better. God will speak to you through His book. Jesus will help you know God better. God is three Persons in one God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If one is with you, all three are with you. Jesus became a man to help us know God. Jesus mother was a good woman named Mary. Mary s husband was named Joseph. But Joseph wasn t Jesus father. Jesus Father was God. When Jesus was born, angels sang praise to God. They told some shepherds the Savior was born. The shepherds were happy when they found Jesus. God had sent His Son to be their Savior. God had come to be with the people in His Son. 59

60 When Jesus grew up, He told people about God. He showed them what God wants to do for people. He touched blind people and made them see. He healed the sick, the crippled, the deaf. He made sad people happy and bad people good. He even brought dead people back to life. He did everything God told Him to do. Jesus died on a cross to save us from sin. He was buried but came back to life again. Later His friends saw Him go to heaven. He is coming again for those who love Him all who have accepted Him to be their Savior. Those who have died will come back to life. Jesus will take us to heaven with Him. God s Spirit will help you know Him better. God has sent His Spirit to live in His people. When you accept Jesus into your heart, God s Spirit comes to live within you. God is with you in the Holy Spirit. Jesus is with you in the Holy Spirit. God s Spirit helps you talk with God in prayer. Talking with God will help you know Him better. Ask the Holy Spirit to come and live in you. He will help you live for God and know Him better. 60

61 God s people will help you know Him better. God wants His people to help others know Him. Those who know Jesus tell others about Him. They meet to study God s Word and pray. They tell people what God has done for them. Meet with God s people to learn more about Him. Tell your friends what you know about God so they can be saved and go to heaven too. You will know God better in heaven. When you go to heaven, you will see God. You will hear Him talk to you. You will understand many things then that you can t understand now. You will see how wonderful God is. You will know God better and love Him more. And you will live with Him forever. Prayer Thank You, God, because You love me And some day Your face I ll see. Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Come and live your life in me. Help me tell my friends about You. Help them know You too, I pray, So that they can go to heaven When You come for us some day. Now fill in your Student Record for Lesson

62 God Loves You Student Record To be used with Student Book 62

63 HOW TO USE YOUR STUDENT RECORD Open your book God Loves You. Read the letter titled Dear Student at the beginning. Study Lesson 1. Do whatever it asks you to do. Now open to your Student Record. Do whatever you want to do in the Fun-to-Do section. Print clearly your name and address. Answer the questions about the lesson. If you cannot answer a question, read the lesson again in God Loves You until you find the answer. Then write it in your Student Record. When you finish Lesson 1 in your Student Record, go to Lesson 2 in God Loves You. Do it and all the lessons the same way you did Lesson 1. If you study in a group, your teacher may want to look at your work one lesson at a time and comment on it. It will then be promptly returned to you. 63