The Great King

In the beginning, God made our world and everything in it and around it. This makes God the Great King of our world.

The great sin

God puts the man and woman he made in a beautiful garden to live. God tells them to eat anything they want in the garden, except the fruit from one tree. But Adam and Eve disobey God. It’s a sad, sad day.

The great promises

Before Abraham was called Abraham, his name was Abram. God made some great promises to Abram. God promised to give Abram a big family and a place to live. Abram worshipped God, the Great King.

The great rescue

Abraham’s family grows and grows. They move to Egypt and then become the slaves of the Egyptians. But God, the Great King, has a great plan to save his people. God brings them out of Egypt and through the sea. For Israel, this is the great rescue.

Israel meets God, the Great King

The people of Israel were slaves in Egypt. But God, the Great King, rescued them from Egypt. God brought Israel through the sea and then God brings them to Mt Sinai. This is where Israel will meet with God.

The promised land

After the Israelites meet God at Mt Sinai, God brings them to the Promised Land. But even though God rescued them from Egypt and brought them through the Red Sea, the Israelites are scared. They will not go into the Promised Land.

Israel asks for a king

God rescued Israel from Egypt. God brought Israel through the sea. God made special promises to Israel. But Israel wants a king they can see. Saul is chosen to be Israel’s first king.

Israel breaks

King Saul is the first king of Israel. Then comes King David. Then David’s son, Solomon becomes king. After Solomon, the people of Israel start fighting. Israel breaks in two. One part is still called Israel. The other part is called Judah.

God’s people are sent away

The people of Israel and Judah were unfaithful to God, the Great King. They worshipped other gods. They did not listen to God’s Words. They did not do what God said. God sent his people away from the promised land, first Israel, and then Judah.

God’s people come back

God’s people were sent away from the Promised Land. They lived in another land for many years. But one day, God’s people come back to the Promised Land.

The faithful one

How do we know what a faithful person looks like? We look in the Bible. Psalm 1 tells us how faithful people live.

The Great Shepherd

God, the Great King, takes special care of his people. He cares for them just like a shepherd cares for his sheep. King David wrote a poem that shows how God cares for his people.

The Great King who knows me

Even though God is the Great King of heaven and earth, he still cares about the people he has made—that’s you and me! God watches us and watches over us. He knows us and loves us.

How wisdom begins

What is wisdom? And how do we get it? The great news is that the Bible has lots to say about wisdom and how we should get it.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

When we are learning how to be wise, one important thing to do is to not think that we can make ourselves wise. Only God, the Great King, is able to make us wise.

There’s a time for everything

In our world, God has made a time for everything that people do.

What Isaiah says

When Israel is unfaithful, God sends messengers with words of judgement and punishment. But he also gives the messengers words of love for his people.

What Jeremiah says

When Israel is unfaithful, God sends messengers with words of judgement and punishment.

What Hosea says

When Israel is unfaithful, God sends messengers with words of judgement and punishment. But he also gives the messengers words of love for his people.

What Jonah says

In God’s Old Words, the Old Testament, God doesn’t just send messengers to his people. God also sends messages to other countries. God sends Jonah to the city of Nineveh to give them a message.

Expecting a baby

Mary and Joseph are expecting a baby. But this baby is very special. And there are other people who are expecting him too.

Getting ready for the Promised King

After the amazing story of Jesus being born, there is a big gap. But after many years, the amazing things start happening again. And it all begins with John the Baptist, who is getting people ready for the coming of the Promised King.

John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the Promised King. Some of John’s followers started following Jesus. The disciples followed Jesus everywhere he went.

Nicodemus is a religious leader who comes to see Jesus. But when Jesus speaks, he tells Nicodemus something that’s a little bit strange.

Jesus did many amazing things. He healed many people. Some were blind. Some were deaf and some had dark spirits. Jesus also healed a man who couldn’t walk.

So far, we have learnt that Jesus speaks words that teach people about God, the Great King. Jesus also heals people who are sick. In this lesson, we will learn about how Jesus forgives people for the wrong things they do.

We have learnt that Jesus teaches people about God, the Great King. He also heals people and makes them better and forgives people for the wrong things they have done. But can Jesus feed a crowd when there isn’t enough food?

Jesus came into our world and did many amazing things. But Jesus is going to die. He will die for his people. But before he dies, Jesus prays to God, the Great King.

Jesus dies

After Jesus prays, he is arrested. The religious leaders think that Jesus is pretending to be God and they want him dead. It is a sad, sad day when Jesus dies on a cross.

Jesus lives

Jesus died on the cross. Jesus was buried in a tomb. Is this the end for Jesus? No! Jesus does not stay dead. Jesus comes alive again.

Jesus goes up

After Jesus dies and is raised to life, Jesus goes around to everyone showing that he really is alive. But then another amazing thing happens. Jesus goes away in a very surprising way.

God's Holy Spirit comes down

After Jesus is taken up into the sky, the disciples wait in Jerusalem, just like Jesus told them to. Jesus has told them that God the Father is going to give them a gift. No one knows what this gift is until the day when another amazing thing happens.

What Peter says

After Jesus is taken up into heaven, the disciples receive the promised gift of the Holy Spirit and amazing things happen. All the people around them don’t understand what is going on. Peter speaks to the crowd to tell them what’s going on.

More faithful followers of Jesus

After Jesus is taken up into heaven, the disciples receive the promised gift of the Holy Spirit and amazing things happen. The people in the crowd listen as Peter tells them the Very Good News that Jesus is the Promised King. Many, many people become followers of Jesus. God is growing his people.

Philip tells a man from Africa about Jesus

Jesus’ faithful followers spend their time praying, listening to the apostles teaching them about Jesus, hanging out together and eating together. They are also very thankful for everything God has done. Jesus’ faithful followers tell others the Very Good News about Jesus.

Saul = Paul

The church grew and grew. More people recognised and received Jesus as their King. But some people were not happy about this. Some people made life very difficult for Jesus’ faithful followers. One person who did not like Christians was a man called Saul.

Paul goes

When Paul becomes a follower of Jesus, he starts telling people the amazing news about Jesus straight away. God has a special plan for Paul. God wants Paul to go and tell the whole world about Jesus. And this is what Paul does.

Churches, churches everywhere

When Paul becomes a follower of Jesus, everything changes. He used to put faithful followers in prison. Now, Paul travels to different places so that he can tell people about Jesus. The people who follow Jesus meet together as the church. There are churches everywhere.

What Paul says

God tells Paul to go and tell people about Jesus. Paul goes and many churches start because of Paul’s work. But Paul is put in prison because he is a faithful follower. While Paul is in prison, he writes letters to help the churches keep on being faithful.

What John says

John was an apostle. This means that John had the special job of telling other people about how Jesus died and came alive again. John wrote some books in God’s New Words, the New Testament. He wanted people to keep on faithfully following Jesus.