TruthQuest
In Search of the ONE and ONLY Truth!
In a world where everyone has their own "truth," and claims that whatever you want to believe can be "your truth," and what I want to believe can be "my truth," we're after the One and Only Truth - understanding that there can only be ONE TRUTH. Truth is truth. What is Right is Right. And God is the Author of what is True and Right.
Dads, Moms, Kids - use this page together to review or further explore what was learned at church, or if you weren't able to get to church today, then you can learn and live it out at home! After all, the Church is wherever you are! LET'S GO!
This month we are introducing kids to basic questions and answers related to understanding and defending their Christian faith—the study of apologetics. While apologetics is often used as a witnessing tool, its proper place is to strengthen the faith of believers. Nonbelievers will rarely be argued into coming to Christ. Everyone must come to Christ by faith. However, apologetics can be used to show that Christianity is reasonable and that trusting Christ does not require abandoning reason and logic. Our faith makes sense; there are answers to the tough questions nonbelievers ask and that come up naturally even to Christians as we think about what we believe. While most children don’t consciously worry about these issues, it is important to help prepare them for these questions and to teach them that having questions is okay. Children need the confidence that when they think logically and search God’s Word, He will provide His answers!
This month we are introducing kids to basic questions and answers related to understanding and defending their Christian faith—the study of apologetics. While apologetics is often used as a witnessing tool, its proper place is to strengthen the faith of believers. Nonbelievers will rarely be argued into coming to Christ. Everyone must come to Christ by faith. However, apologetics can be used to show that Christianity is reasonable and that trusting Christ does not require abandoning reason and logic. Our faith makes sense; there are answers to the tough questions nonbelievers ask and that come up naturally even to Christians as we think about what we believe. While most children don’t consciously worry about these issues, it is important to help prepare them for these questions and to teach them that having questions is okay. Children need the confidence that when they think logically and search God’s Word, He will provide His answers!
OUR LESSON THIS WEEK:
The BIBLE is our GUIDE to TRUTH!
God gave us HIS WORD is a Guide to Truth! The most reliable book in history! It has stood the test of time and proven itself to be not only accurate and true, but inspired by God!
THE BIBLE IS AN AMAZING BOOK!
It was written by over 40 authors, over 1600 years, on 3 continents, in 3 launguages and yet is ONE clear consistent message of God's Love for His creation.
How to find verses in the Bible!
Ever have a hard time finding verses in the Bible? In this video, Gus explains how to find verses in the Bible with the "Bible Reference."
HOW CAN WE KNOW THAT GOD EXISTS?
Meet Professor O who explains one of the ways we can understand how we know God exists. You'll even learn a really big cool word! "Ontological!"
TALK ABOUT IT!
What did you learn in this video? How would YOU explain the Ontological Argument for the Existance of God to someone?
GET YOUR BIBLES OUT!
Time to Look Up and Learn from God's Word!
READY? SET? GO!
TIME TO GET YOUR BIBLES OUT AND RACE TO LOOK UP THESE BIBLE VERSES AND THEN TALK ABOUT THEM AS A FAMILY! How to they relate to the lesson and how can you apply them to you LIFE this week?
- 2 Timothy 3:16–17
- John 17:17
- Isaiah 40:8
- Hebrews 4:12
- 2 Peter 1:20–21
- Psalm 119:105
HIDE IT!
THIS IS OUR THEME VERSE FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES! Work on memorizing this as a family. You have the whole month to work on it. Think of a reward for your family when you all have it memorized!
TRUTH!
Get out the BIGGEST PAPER MONEY BILL YOU CAN FIND. Maybe dad has a $20! How do you know whether it is real or not? What evidence do you have that it is real? How do they know for sure it is a good bill?
How would you train a banker or a federal agent to recognize counterfeit money? This might surprise you, but the truth is, in order for bankers or agents to learn how to recognize counterfeit ney, they must study the real thing for many years; they must know it inside out and backwards. They don't study the fakes, they study the REAL DEAL.
If you have time, with parents permission, look up some online facts on how to tell if a bill is real. Experts don’t study counterfeits; that would take too long because there are too many! Instead, they simply study the real thing; then they can spot a fake! The same is true for us. If we want to be able to recognize when lies are being offered to us, we have to know the truth (the Bible) so well that the false statements are really obvious.
TALK ABOUT IT:
1) Why would studying the real money be a better plan than studying counterfeit money?
2) Should we study Scripture the same way we might study money?
3) What does it mean to study the Bible?
4) What benefits are there to memorizing Scripture?
5) Who are people we can ask if we don’t know an answer about the Bible?
How would you train a banker or a federal agent to recognize counterfeit money? This might surprise you, but the truth is, in order for bankers or agents to learn how to recognize counterfeit ney, they must study the real thing for many years; they must know it inside out and backwards. They don't study the fakes, they study the REAL DEAL.
If you have time, with parents permission, look up some online facts on how to tell if a bill is real. Experts don’t study counterfeits; that would take too long because there are too many! Instead, they simply study the real thing; then they can spot a fake! The same is true for us. If we want to be able to recognize when lies are being offered to us, we have to know the truth (the Bible) so well that the false statements are really obvious.
TALK ABOUT IT:
1) Why would studying the real money be a better plan than studying counterfeit money?
2) Should we study Scripture the same way we might study money?
3) What does it mean to study the Bible?
4) What benefits are there to memorizing Scripture?
5) Who are people we can ask if we don’t know an answer about the Bible?
LIVE IT! Application...
Reading the Bible keeps us spiritually healthy. As we read it, we learn and grow and correct things that are wrong in our lives. But when we aren’t reading the Bible, we lean on our own ideas and understanding and start to make mistakes and sin, and things start to go badly. Then, just like we go to a doctor when we get sick, we can realize, “Oh, I’ve not been reading my Bible! That’s why things aren’t going well. I need to get back to the Book!”
You've heard the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Well, a chapter of the Bible a day can keep sin away!
You've heard the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Well, a chapter of the Bible a day can keep sin away!