Sample Lesson - Knowing God
This sample lesson is an example of daily reading through a book of the Bible one chapter (or portions of a chapter) at a time with your family.
This sample lesson is an example of daily reading through a book of the Bible one chapter (or portions of a chapter) at a time with your family.
Monday
Read: Deuteronomy 4:1-14
Write: Deut. 4:2
Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you.
Truths from this verse:
Corresponding verse:
1 Samuel 15:22
Pray:
Make a prayer from your list of truths using "thank you" or "help me" statements.
Language Lesson:
Tuesday
Read: Deuteronomy 4:15-31
Write: Deut. 4:29
And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
Truths:
Corresponding verses:
Psalm 119:162
Matthew 6:21
Pray: Use the truths to guide your prayer.
Language Lesson:
Wednesday
Read: Deuteronomy 4:32-40
Write: Deut. 4:39
So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
Truths:
Corresponding verses:
Revelation 1:8
Matthew 22:37-38
Pray.
Language Lesson:
Thursday
Read: Deuteronomy 5:1-33
Write: Deut. 5:29
Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
Truths:
Corresponding verses:
Proverbs 4:27
Matthew 5:48
Pray: Use the list of truths as a guide.
Language Lesson:
Friday
Read: Deuteronomy chapter 6
Write: Deut. 6:5
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Truths from the verse:
Corresponding verses:
Matthew 22:37
Mark 12:30
Luke 10:27
Pray. Use the truths from the verse as a guide.
Language Lesson:
Read: Deuteronomy 4:1-14
Write: Deut. 4:2
Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you.
Truths from this verse:
- God’s Word is complete.
- God wants us to obey without making excuses.
- God wants us to represent him accurately to others. We shouldn’t make new Believers think there are a bunch of extra requirements to being saved.
Corresponding verse:
1 Samuel 15:22
Pray:
Make a prayer from your list of truths using "thank you" or "help me" statements.
Language Lesson:
- Subject = understood you, Predicate = do
- singular and plural - “commands” is plural “command” is singular. Make a quick list of other singular words and make them plural. Some have a special ending.
- Proper nouns are capitalized. Identify the proper nouns in this verse.
- Writing Prompt: Describe a time when you chose to obey God’s will over doing what you really felt like doing instead.
- Read your writing to your family.
- Spelling words for this week - commands, careful, obey, covenant, foreign, ancestors, observe, listen
- Spelling for today is to write the words in alphabetical order.
Tuesday
Read: Deuteronomy 4:15-31
Write: Deut. 4:29
And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
Truths:
- Take time to get to know God and his commands by reading the Bible.
- Getting to know God well is not automatic.
- God promises to be found, that is, make himself known to us.
- God is NOT hiding!
Corresponding verses:
Psalm 119:162
Matthew 6:21
Pray: Use the truths to guide your prayer.
Language Lesson:
- This sentence is a dependent clause joined together with an independent clause separated by a comma. Can you tell which is the independent clause? (the second half is) Remember an independent clause could stand as a sentence all by itself. The word “if” is a dependent maker word.
- The subject is ‘you’ and the predicate is ‘will find’
- Make your own sentence with a dependent clause in it using one of the following dependent maker words: because, unless, while
- Writing prompt: Write about a subject or an object you heavily researched and studied. What was the result of your effort?
- Read your writing to your family.
- Spelling today is to write your own synonym for each spelling word
Wednesday
Read: Deuteronomy 4:32-40
Write: Deut. 4:39
So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
Truths:
- God is the ultimate authority.
- There is not person or thing greater than God.
- Don’t live like there is - like money or a certain person is as important to you as God is.
Corresponding verses:
Revelation 1:8
Matthew 22:37-38
Pray.
Language Lesson:
- The sentence following a colon always begins with a capital letter.
- The subject of this sentence is the understood ‘you’ and the predicate is compound - ‘remember’ & ‘keep’
- ‘firmly’ is an adverb modifying ‘keep.’ Think of a sentence with an adverb in it.
- Writing Prompt: Describe something you think that is one of a kind with no duplicate or equal. Make sure you read your writing aloud to your family.
- Spelling for today is to write an antonym for each spelling word.
Thursday
Read: Deuteronomy 5:1-33
Write: Deut. 5:29
Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
Truths:
- Make it a priority to remember and obey God’s Word every day.
- Don’t stray from following the Lord.
- By following God daily, we also benefit others!
Corresponding verses:
Proverbs 4:27
Matthew 5:48
Pray: Use the list of truths as a guide.
Language Lesson:
- Interjections are usually placed at the beginning of a sentence and separated by a comma or exclamation point. Identify the interjection in the verse (Oh,).
- The second sentence of this passage is another dependent clause. Can you identify the dependent clause maker word? (‘If’)
- So what would the subject and predicate of that sentence be? Remember, they will be found in the independent clause of the sentence. (Compound subject ‘they’ & ‘descendants’ - predicate is ‘would.’
- Writing prompt: Write about a time you did something for yourself that ended up benefiting others as well. Remember to read your writing aloud to your family when you’re done.
- Spelling for today is to write each word backwards.
Friday
Read: Deuteronomy chapter 6
Write: Deut. 6:5
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Truths from the verse:
- God doesn’t want us only partially committed to him.
- My heart is what I treasure. My soul is the real me that my skin covers up. My strength is all the stuff I can physically do.
- God doesn’t want me to just love him by good intentions.
Corresponding verses:
Matthew 22:37
Mark 12:30
Luke 10:27
Pray. Use the truths from the verse as a guide.
Language Lesson:
- Words in a list are separated by commas.
- Identify the proper nouns.
- Subject is ‘you’ predicate is ‘must love’
- Writing prompt: Jesus added to love God with all your mind to the list. How do we love God with our minds? Read your writing aloud to your family when you’re done.
- Spelling test!