What We Teach
Bible
Memory Verse
“The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.”
–Psalm 19:7
Bible Truth
Because we can trust God, we can trust the Bible.
Big Idea
Even though many books tell about God, the Bible is the only book that has God’s words to us, so it is where we find the truth.
References
2 Samuel 7:28, Mark 2:25, Mark 7:10, Mark 10:3,4, Galatians 1:8-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:13
Big Idea
The Bible is true; it has no lies or mistakes.
References
Big Idea
Because the Bible is always true, we should always obey what it teaches.
References
Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:22, John 14:5,, 23-24, James 1:22
God
Memory Verses
“‘To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?’ says the Holy One.”
–Isaiah 40:25
“I am God & there is no other; I am God, & there is none like me.”
–Isaiah 46:9b
Bible Truth
There is no one like God, no one more important or more wonderful to know.
Big Idea
God is perfect; God cannot sin; God is always good.
References
Exodus 15:11, Leviticus 20:26, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 136:1, Isaiah 6:3, 1 John 1:5
Big Idea
God cannot do evil or consider the evil that we do as okay.
References
Big Idea
God knows all things & sees all things; He sees our hearts & knows that we are sinful.
References
Sin
Memory Verses
“For all have sinned & fall short of the glory of God.”
–Romans 3:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
–Romans 6:23
Bible Truth
Because God is holy, He hates my sin.
Big Idea
Sin is living to please myself instead of living to please God. Sin separates me from God.
References
Big Idea
God, in His holiness, saw that wickedness on the earth had become so great that it grieved His heart. Noah was a righteous man, so God provided a new beginning with Noah & his family.
References
Big Idea
God gives us the Holy Spirit to help us be holy like He is holy.
References
Jesus
Memory Verse
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
–2 Corinthians 5:21
Bible Truth
Jesus lived a perfect life & took the punishment I deserve.
Big Idea
Because Jesus is God, He is perfect & never makes mistakes.
References
Big Idea
Because Jesus is perfect, his death paid the penalty for our sins.
References
Big Idea
We need to follow Jesus’ teaching & example.
References
Salvation
Memory Verse
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ & believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe & are justified, & it is with your mouth that you profess your faith & are saved.”
–Romans 10:9–10
Bible Truth
Jesus died to take the punishment I deserve so I can be forgiven.
Big Idea
Because of God’s gift, not because of anything I can do, I am offered forgiveness.
References
Big Idea
Because of God’s gift, not because of anything I can do, I am offered forgiveness.
References
John 10:28-29, Romans 8:16, Romans 10:9-10, 13, 2 Corinthians 6.2, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 2 Timothy 3:15, Titus 3:4-5, 1 John 5:13
Christian Life
Memory Verse
“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.'”
–1 Peter 1:15–16
Bible Truth
Living for God means becoming more like Jesus.
Big Idea
Being a Christian means that I am a child of God & can talk with Him through prayer.
References
Big Idea
Jesus showed us what it means to live a holy life that honors God.
References
Psalm 25:5, Micah 6:8, Psalm 143:8, Philippians 1:6, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 5:9