1ST GRADE

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COLL EGE PARK CHUR CH SUND AY SCHO OL LESS ON O VER VIE

2016 -2017

CURRICULUM: The ABCs of God, published by Children Desiring God

WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN OVER THE YEAR

The ABCs of God purposefully presents the delight that God has in Himself as the source,
the reason, and the purpose of all things. This is not a collection of stories and moral
themes, but rather, a theology of God for children. Each lesson is designed to present the
material, including Bible stories, in a way that displays the greatness and worth of God.
Genuine faith knows, loves, trusts, and enjoys the incomparable greatness and worth of
God (His glory), more than anything else. That truth is the amazing message of the gospel:

our deepest happiness is found in treasuring this glorious God! Children and adults alike
will find true happiness and satisfaction only in seeing God in all of who He is as He has
revealed Himself in His Word. Bring glory to His name.

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever!
Amen. Romans 11:36

DATE

LESSON

MEMORY VERSE

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

KEY THEMES

8/21/16

Questions

For I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is

none like Me. Isaiah 46:9b

Isaiah 46:9b, Deuteronomy 6:4-5

- The most important questions are: Who

is God? What is God like? How should I act
toward God?
- The Bible gives us the true answers to the
most important questions.

8/28/16

Incomprehensible

God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things

that we cannot comprehed. Job 37:5

Isaiah 46:9b; Job 37:5, 38:4-5a, 18a,

19, 35, 36, 39:1, 19, 26, 42:3b; John
20:31; Psalm 145:2-3

- God is more than we can fully understand.

YHWH (Yahweh)

I am the Lord; that is My name. Isaiah 42:8a

Exodus 3:4b-6a, 13, 15; Isaiah 42:8;

Psalm 9:10a

- Yahweh is Gods personal name.

- God desires to make His Name known.

9/4/16

And those who know Your name put their trust in You. Psalm
9:10a
9/11/16

Eternal

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you

had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to
everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2

Psalm 90:1, 2, 93:2; Deuteronomy

33:27a; Isaiah 26:4, 46:9b; Jeremiah
10:10a

- God has no beginning or end.

9/18/16

Creator

I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out
the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.
Isaiah 44:24b

Psalm 90:2; Genesis 1; Isaiah

44:24b

- God made everything.

DATE

LESSON

MEMORY VERSE

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

KEY THEMES

9/25/16

Glorious

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above
proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1

Romans 1:20a; Psalm 19:1, 72:19a,

78:4b; Exodus 15:1, 6-7, 10-11

- God shows His greatness and worth.

Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be

filled with His glory! Psalm 72:19a
10/2/16

Wise

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you

made them all. Psalm 104:24a

Genesis 28, 37, 39-45; Psalm 104

- God causes everything to work out perfectly.

10/9/16

Almighty

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the
earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm!
Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17

Isaiah 40:26; Genesis 17:1b;

Exodus 3:9-10, 5:1-2, 7:5, 8-12,
9:15-16Jeremiah 32:17

- God is all-powerful.

10/16/16

Sovereign

Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

Psalm 115:3

Exodus 13:17a, 18, 21, 14:21b-22;

Psalm 115:3

- God has the right and the wisdom and power

to do all he pleases.

10/23/16

Provider

...he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and

everything. Acts 17:25b

Acts 17:25b; Genesis 3:7, 21, 6;

Exodus 16:13-15, 17:5-6; II Kings
4:1-7; Acts 10:43b

- God meets the needs of His creation.

10/30/16

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11/6/16

Self-Sufficient

...nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed

anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath
and everything. Acts 17:25

Acts 17:24-25; Isaiah 44:24b

- God does not need anything.

11/13/16

Understanding

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD

shows compassion to those who fear Him. For he knows our
frame, he remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:13-14

Genesis 2:7-9a, 15-17, 3:17-19;

Psalm 103:9-10a, 13-14

- God remembers that we are weak.

11/20/16

Attentive

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears are
toward their cry. Psalm 34:15

Hebrews 1:3b; Psalm 3:5, 15:3,

34:15; I Kings 18:26a, 27, 29b,
36b-39

- God constantly sees, hears, and acts in the

world.

11/27/16

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

12/4/16

Faithful

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

I Thessalonians 5:24

Joshua 23:14; Matthew 1:21

- God always does what He says He will do.

12/11/16

Trinity

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, The LORD is one.

Deuteronomy 6:4

Luke 1:35b; Colossians 1:15a, 19;

Hebrews 1:3a; Matthew 28:18-19;
Deuteronomy 6:4

- God is three persons in one God: Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Matthew 28:19
12/18/16

Love

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life. John 3:16

Luke 19:1-10; John 3:16, 15:9, 11

- God gives of Himself for the joy of others.

12/25/16

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

DATE

LESSON

MEMORY VERSE

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

KEY THEMES

1/1/17

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

1/8/17

Refuge

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man

runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10

I Peter 5:8b; Proverbs 18:10;

Psalm18:2, 34:22, 46:1, 59:16b,
61:3, 62:7; John 10:9a

- God is a place of safety for His people.

Psalm 102:25-27; Malachi 3:6a;

Hebrews 13:8; Proverbs 18:10;
John 10:9a

- God never changes.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 46:1
1/15/17

Unchanging

For I the LORD do not change. Malachi 3:6a

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8

1/22/17

Omniscient

... he knows everything. I John 3:20b

Isaiah 40:12, 46:9b-10a; Psalm

44:21b, 139:2-4, 13, 16b; Matthew
10:30; I Corinthians 2:11b

- God knows everything.

1/29/17

Jealous

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other,

nor my praise to carved idols. Isaiah 42:8

I Samuel 5:2-5; Isaiah 42:8; Exodus

34:14

- God will not share His glory, or the honor and

praise He deserves.

...for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose
name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Exodus 34:14
2/5/17

Righteous

Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules. Psalm
119:137

Psalm 119:137; Ephesians 6:1;

Psalm 145:17; Luke 4:1-13

- Everything that God thinks, says, and does

is right.

2/12/17

Wrathful

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all

ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Romans 1:18a

John 2:13-16; Romans 1:18a,

3:10b, 23; Genesis 19:24-25, 27-28;
Nahum 1:6b

- God is very angry at sin, and is right to punish

sinners.

2/19/17

Patient

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count

slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any
should perish, but that all should reach repentance. II Peter 3:9

Genesis 6:5; II Peter 3:9

- God is slow to anger and slow to punish.

2/26/17

Merciful

The LORD is gracoius and merciful, slow to anger and

abounding in steadfast love. Psalm 145:8

Luke 15:11-20; Psalm 145:8-9

- God is kind to undeserving sinners.

3/5/17

Zealous

The LORD goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war
he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows
himself mighty against his foes.

Isaiah 42:13; Luke 19:30, 35-38a

- God acts with his whole heart.

3/12/17

Deliverer

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance,

that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
I Timothy 1:15a

Isaiah 1:4a; Romans 3:10b, 23;

Psalm 6:4, 39:8a; I Peter 2:24a

- God saves His sinful people from the

punishment they deserve.

3/19/17

Victorious

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory
and the victory... I Chronicles 29:11a

Matthew 27:57-60, 28:2-9; I

Corinthians 15:54b-57; I Chronicles
29:11a

- God always wins, even over Satan, sin, and

death.

3/26/17

King

For God is the King of all the earth... God reigns over the
nations; God sits on his holy throne. Psalm 47:7a, 8

I Samuel 8:5-22; Psalm 47:7,8,

146:10

- God rules over everyone.

DATE

LESSON

MEMORY VERSE

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

KEY THEMES

4/2/17

eXalted

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are
exalted far above all gods. Psalm 97:9

Genesis 11:1-5,7-9; Isaiah 33:5a,

57:15a; Psalm 99:2, 148:13b, 97:9,
138:6a; Job 37:23a

- God ranks far above everything else. He is the

Most High.

4/9/17

Holy

To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him?
says the Holy One. Isaiah 40:25

Isaiah 40:25, 46:9b, 6:1-5

- God is like nothing else. He is perfect and is

separate from sin.

4/16/17

Easter Sunday Break

Easter Sunday Break

Easter Sunday Break

Easter Sunday Break

4/23/17

Never-tiring

...The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of

the earth. He does not faith or grow weary. Isaiah 40:28b

Isaiah 40:28-31; Psalm 3:5, 121:3b4; Matthew 11:28-29

- God never gets tired and never sleeps.

Luke 18:10-14; Romans 10:13;

Jeremiah 29:13

- Seeking God means experiencing a

desperate need for Gods forgiveness and
calling out to Jesus to save you.

... he who keeps you will not slumber. Psalm 121:3b

4/30/17

Seeking God

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your
heart. Jeremiah 29:13
... everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 10:13

5/7/17

Loving God

Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on

earth that I desire besides you. Psalm 73:25

Deuteronomy 6:5, 30:6; Matthew

22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27;
Ezekiel 36:26-27; Psalm 73:25

- Loving God is knowing, feeling, and treating

God as your greatest treasure.

5/14/17

Enjoying God

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there

is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11

Psalm 34:8, 92:4, 126:3; Jeremiah

15:16; John 16:24b; J ames 1:2-3;
Revelation 21:3b-4

- Those who trust in Jesus can experience the

great and lasting joy of being Gods children
and enjoying Him forever.

5/21/17

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