1st Quarter
Hymn: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
1 My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Refrain: On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.
2 When darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace; in every high and stormy gale my anchor holds within the veil. (Refrain)
3 His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. (Refrain)
4 When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found; dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. (Refrain)
Bible: Proverbs 3:1-12
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.”
Bible Sound off
Who made you? God.
What else did God make? God made all things.
Why did God make all things? For his own glory.
Why do things work as they do? God has so decreed it.
How do we learn about God? God reveals Himself.
What is God? God is the first and best of all beings.
Where is God? God is everywhere.
How long has God existed? He has always been.
How does God relate to creation? God is the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe.
What is God like? God is a spirit, is eternal, and is a personal Being. He is perfect in holiness and is all-powerful and all-knowing.
2nd Quarter
Hymn: Man of Sorrows! What a Name
1 Man of Sorrows! what a name for the Son of God, who came ruined sinners to reclaim: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude, in my place condemned he stood, sealed my pardon with his blood: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
3 Guilty, vile, and helpless, we; spotless Lamb of God was he; full atonement! can it be? Hallelujah! what a Savior!
4 Lifted up was he to die, "It is finished!" was his cry: now in heav'n exalted high: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
5 When he comes, our glorious King, all his ransomed home to bring, then anew this song we'll sing: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Bible: Jonah 2:1-10
“Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying,
“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.”
Bible Sound Off
Is there more than one true God? No. There is only one true God.
In how many persons does this one God exist? In three persons.
Name these three persons. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
How can you glorify God? By loving him and doing what he commands.
Why are you to glorify God? Because he made me and takes care of me.
What is sin? Disobedience to God’s law.
How did sin enter the world? Adam and Eve disobeyed God.
Do any perfectly keep the law of God? “There is none righteous; no, not one.”
What is the penalty of sin? Death of the body and of the soul.
3rd Quarter
Hymn: Take My Life, and Let It Be
1 Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise, let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2 Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love. Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee, swift and beautiful for thee.
3 Take my voice, and let me sing, always, only, for my King. Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee, filled with messages from thee.
4 Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect, and use ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose, ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose.
Bible: Colossians 3:12-17
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Bible Sound Off
Who is Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
How good a life did Jesus live? Jesus obeyed all of God’s commandments and followed God’s will for His life perfectly.
What kind of death did Jesus die? The painful and shameful death of the cross.
What happened after Jesus died? He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples.
What happened after Jesus’ resurrection? Jesus went back to heaven and is now exalted to the place of honor and power.
How did Jesus redeem His people? Jesus kept the whole law for His people and suffered the punishment their sins deserved.
What did Jesus accomplish for His people? Jesus conquered sin and death.
What does it mean to have faith in Christ? True faith is to trust in Christ alone for salvation.
How do we recognize true faith? True faith yields good works.
How may we be saved from sin and death? Only through Jesus Christ!
4th Quarter
Hymn: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
2 Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; oh, how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms. (Refrain)
3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms. (Refrain)
Bible: John 10:7-15
“So Jesus again said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.'"
Bible Sound Off
What does it mean that God is immutable? God cannot and will not change.
What does it mean that God is transcendent? God exists outside of space and time.
What does it mean that God is incomprehensible? God cannot be fully known.
What does it mean that God is infinite? There is no beginning or end to God and nothing can contain Him.
What does it mean that God is omnipotent? There is no limit to God’s power.
What does it mean that God is omnipresent?
God is present everywhere.
What does it mean that God is omniscient? God knows all things.
What does it mean that God is sovereign? God governs all things.
What does it mean that God is holy? God is set apart from all other beings. He is perfect and pure.
What does it mean that God is just? God acts in perfect conformity to his own character.
What do we mean when we say God is a Trinity? God expresses Himself in three Persons— Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.