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Holy Week Teaching Resources

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When it comes to covering the life of Jesus, a lot of the gospels spend a lot of time on his last week. In fact, more than 30% of the four gospels cover just the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. The book of Mark has the highest percentage covering the Holy Week, with 36% of the book dedicated to recounting those eight days. With so much happening that week, it can be difficult to keep the events straight. That is why I created these resources. Having a grasp of the order of the events helps students understand the context of each event, explaining the how and the why of what happened. This bundle of resources focuses on teaching what events happened each day. The free sample includes several versions of the Timeline of Holy Week and Reading Plans that are great resources for teachers. The first reading plan option is reading the events of each day of Holy Week on that day. The second reading plan spreads those events out more evenly over those eight days with about 150 v...
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Gospel Verses Phone Lock Screens

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Are you looking to memorize Bible verses that tell the good news of salvation? Or maybe have your phone's lock screen start a conversation about salvation? Some of these verses discuss our need for a Savior and others talk about how we are saved from sin and death. Try one of these phone lock screens below. Feel free to download the picture and use it for your phone. Also, feel free to share this page or the image. However, these images is not for commercial use. Thanks! More Bible Verse Lock Screens: Click on the images below for more lock screens or you can go on   my Google drive   and find all of my Bible verse lock screens and download as many as you would like to your phone. I put all of my lock screens in a folder on my phone so I can easily find them to switch between them. 
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Faith Bible Study

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  Faith, a foundational aspect of the Christian walk, serves as the bedrock upon which our relationship with God and Jesus is built. It is the unwavering trust in the promises of the Almighty, the assurance of things hoped for, and the conviction of things unseen (Hebrews 11:1-2). In a world fraught with trials and uncertainties, nurturing and strengthening our faith in God becomes not only a pursuit but a lifeline, leading us closer to a stronger relationship with God and the eternal treasures of heaven. To aid in this endeavor, use this downloadable Bible study focused on unraveling the truths and treasures of faith through God's Word. In this downloadable Bible study , we study the topic of faith rooted in the timeless truths of Scripture and illuminated by the word of God. Through a selection of Bible verses, we explore different topics about faith as it pertains to our relationship with God and Jesus, its manifestation in the lives of believers, and its transformative power i...
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Easter Basket Scavenger Hunt 3

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  If your children enjoyed my previous Easter basket scavenger hunt, here is our latest version. Two years ago, we used Bible verses about the story of Jesus' death on the cross. Last year, we used Bible verses about the story of Jesus' resurrection. This year, I use ideas from the story of Jesus' resurrection without actually using Bible verses. Now, let's celebrate the joyous occasion of His resurrection with a new set of clues.  Here's how to get started:  Download and print this PDF.   Cut out each clue.  Place the first clue in an egg, ready to be handed to your eager little hunters. Alternatively, you can leave it on the bottom step for a fun surprise as they come downstairs. Place the second clue inside an egg and hide it at the location written on the bottom of the second clue (a hamper). Continue the hunt by placing each subsequent clue inside eggs and hiding them at the location indicated in the bottom right corner of the clue. Finally, hide your chil...
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Old Testament Eras Teaching Resources

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  In my college classes on education, I remember my professor constantly pushing that students needed a framework on which they could hang their knowledge. If they only shoved information in their brains without any organization or connection, it wouldn't be retained or understood. Think of a pile of facts about someone's ancestors compared to an illustration of their family tree. The visual framework is much easier to understand and helps them retain information about their ancestors. Instead, we need to provide students with a framework, so that they see how it connects to other information and can see the big picture. This educational philosophy has always stuck with me. As I saw my children learn about the Bible at church, camp, and home, it dawned on me that they are learning many Bible stories but don't really have a framework on which to hang this knowledge. They knew about Samson but didn't know what judges were or why Israel had them. They knew about Daniel but...
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Books of the Bible Memory Aids

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I was teaching my own kids the Books of the Bible but saw a need for some resources. There are some decent flashcards, but I was looking for something that coordinated colors and symbols across flashcards, signs, and other processing activities. As a Sunday School teacher and parent, I recognized the need for engaging resources to teach the Books of the Bible to children and teens. In response, I created a set of coordinated flashcards, signs, and worksheets.   Flashcards The great things about flashcards are all of the ways that you can use them. Obviously, they can put the cards in order, but that is just the start. One thing that teachers do to help students is to "chunk" information into smaller groups so that students only have to process that smaller amount of information. So you can pull out only one section of the Bible. For example, pull out the OT History books) which is easy since the cards are color-coded by section so all the OT History cards are turquoise. Then,...
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More Free Birthday Images with Bible Verses

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10 Free Birthday Images  with Bible Verses I created some more birthday greeting images to send to friends through social media or email.  I created the images on Canva  using their free images and adding the Bible verses and other elements. You are welcome to use these images for non-commercial purposes (where the end product is not for sale).  Also, if you share them on a blog or website, please post a link back to this page.  Feel free to share them in emails or on social media to wish someone a Happy Birthday without any attribution.  Also, cards and gifts for personal use do not require attribution.  Please do not remove the watermark.  Enjoy! To save the image, click on it to view the larger image.  Then, right-click on it and choose "Save Image As...". Can't find what you're looking for? Check out my other Free Birthday Images .
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Bible Reading Chart

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Hopefully, you have a plan to read the Bible as we start this upcoming year. I have used many different reading plans. The Bible in a year (both Genesis to Revelation and chronologically), with a little of Psalms and Proverbs each day (or not), a "harmony" of the Gospels, just one book, and topical plans. I have several other shorter reading plans you could use as well.  This year, we decided to encourage my 12-year-old son to read through the Bible and that my husband and I would read with him. We thought that it would be too much pressure to read it through in one year, so we settled on reading one chapter a day.  I made this Bible Reading Chart so we could keep track of what chapters we have read. All you have to do is put an x over the number of each chapter as you read it. That way you can read at your own pace. You don't even have to do them in order. So, print this out here  and start your 2021 with a resolution to read God's Word. 
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Bible Verses for What A Beautiful Name

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While I initially resisted this song due to its repetitive chorus (basically epitomizing the 7-11 stereotype of modern Christian worship), it won me over.  First of all, the verses are powerful, filled with references to God's Word.  Second, the choruses are true.  The name of our Lord is beautiful, wonderful, and powerful.  Finally, the psalms are filled with songs that are very repetitive.  (I wonder what critics of modern worship think of Psalm 136 and all those "For His love endures forevers?") What A Beautiful Name by Ben Fielding and Brooke Ligertwood Verse 1: You were the Word at the beginning One with God, the Lord Most High. John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Hebrews 1:1-2  God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom als...
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