The mission of the GraceLink Sabbath School curriculum is to help children joyfully experience God's grace and respond by showing love to God (worship), Showing love to family and friends (community), Serving others in their world (service) as productive members of God's family now and always.
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God helps me love my Christian family.“ ‘Love each other as I have loved you’ ” (John 15:12, NIV).
God helps us when we are in trouble. “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them” (Psalm 34:7, NIV).
God cares about all my problems.“ ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find’ ” (Matthew 7:7, NIV).
God’s grace is for everyone. “From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another” (John 1:16, NIV).
God gives me blessings, more than I can ask or imagine. “[He] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20, NIV).
We serve God when we take care of others. “Again Jesus said,. . . ‘Do you truly love me? . . . Take care of my sheep’ (John 21:16, NIV).
I serve Jesus when I help to meet others’ needs. “ ‘Give them something to eat’ ”(Matthew 14:16, NIV).
Jesus is everyone’s Friend. “ ‘Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst’ ” (John 4:14, NIV).
“I follow Jesus and share Him with others. “ ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men’ ” (Matthew 4:19, NIV).
Taking care of those in need is like taking care of Jesus.“ ‘Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me’ “ (Matthew 25:40, NIV).
People in God’s family can always be ready for Jesus to come. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour” (Matthew 25:13, NIV).
People in God’s family never stop caring for each other. “This son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found” (Luke 15:24, NIV).
Everyone is included in God’s love.“ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart’ . . . and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ ”(Luke 10:27, NIV).
I tell others I belong to God’s family when I choose to be baptized. “ ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased’ ” (Matthew 3:17, NIV).
When I worship God, others see His love and power. “For he is the living God and he endures forever” (Daniel 6:26, NIV).
I worship when I pray and wait for God’s answers. “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions” (Daniel 6:22, NIV)
I worship God when I give Him first place in my life. “Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God” (Daniel 6:10, NIV).
I worship God when I enjoy His weekly gift, the Sabbath. “And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy” (Genesis 2:3, NIV).
I serve God by helping people in urgent situations. “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways” (Psalm 91:11, NIV).
I serve God when I tell others about Him. “God . . . is not far from each one of us” (Acts 17:27, NIV).
I serve God when I share my home with others.“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for . . . some people have entertained angels without knowing it”(Hebrews 13:2, NIV).
We serve God when we help others. “Carry each other’s burdens, and . . . you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2, NIV).
I am happy when others join God’s family. “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1).
God will help me share His message of salvation with others. “[God] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish” (2 Peter 3:9).
God helps me admit my mistakes and make them right. “If we confess our sins, he . . . will forgive us” (1 John 1:9).
