Salvation
This is the third part of a syllabus designed for 5 to 8-year-olds. In this set of units, lessons are linked together under one of the key themes of the Bible:‘Salvation’. The lessons show how God worked in Paul's life, changing him from a persecutor of believers to a believer himself. Later on, the lessons focus on how the theme of Salvation relates to Easter and Christmas.
In the Old Testament, children look at how God worked through Elijah, and how God sent Jonah to preach to the Ninevites. They also look at salvation personally, studying a children's version of the gospel.
The other two years covered in this 5-8 year age group are ‘Promises’ and ‘Kingship’.
If your Sunday School has this age group (5-8 years or te first three years of school) together in one class, then the three-year syllabus can be covered cyclically over the three-year period while children are in the class (‘Promises’ one year, ‘Kingship’ the next, ‘Salvation’ the next and then back to ‘Promises’). Each child will cover the three years of the syllabus in a different order depending on when they join the class. If the children are in separate classes for each year of school, then the first year of school can do ‘Promises’, the second year of school ‘Kingship’ and the third year of school ‘Salvation’.
In all three years, there are lessons on God's word, prayer, living God's way, and missionaries.
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Syllabus
Unit 1: Paul
| 1. The first believers | Acts 1,2,4 |
| 2. Stephen and Saul | Acts 6, 7, 8 |
| 3. Something special happens to Saul | Acts 9:1-19 | Sample this lesson (PDF) |
| 4. Saul the believer | Acts 9:19b-25, 17:1-4 |
| 5. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra | Acts 14:6-18 |
| 6. What happened next at Lystra | Acts 14:19-23 |
Unit 2: Easter—God's Salvation
| 1. Jesus heals the paralysed man | Luke 5:17-26 |
| 2. Jesus is going to die | Luke 23:13-43 |
| 3. Jesus' death and resurrection | Luke 23:44-47, 24:1-12 |
| 4. Jesus is alive! | Luke 24:13-53 |
Unit 3: Elijah
| 1. King Ahab | 1 Kings 16:29-33 |
| 2. Elijah and the drought | 1 Kings 17:1-9 |
| 3. Elijah, the widow and her son | 1 Kings 17:8-24 |
| 4. Elijah and the prophets of Baal | 1 Kings 18:1, 16-39 | Sample this lesson (PDF) |
| 5. Rain comes | 1 Kings 18:39-45 |
| 6. Elijah—revision | 1 Kings 16:29-18:45 |
Unit 4: Jonah
| 1. Jonah chapter 1 | Jonah 1 |
| 2. Jonah chapter 2 | Jonah 2 |
| 3. Jonah chapter 3 | Jonah 3 |
| 4. Jonah chapter 4 | Jonah 4 |
Unit 5: God saves ...
| 1. God saved Noah and his family | Genesis 6:5-9:17, Psalm 68:20 |
| 2. God saved the Israelites | Exodus, Psalm 68:20 |
Unit 6: Living God's way
| 1. God made | Genesis 1, Psalm 24:1 |
| 2. God knows | Genesis 2, Psalm 100:3, 139:1-24 |
| 3. People disobey | Genesis 3, Romans 3:23 | Sample this lesson (PDF) |
| 4. God loves | John 3:16, Psalm 145:8, Romans 5:8 |
| 5. God forgives | 1 Corinthians 15:3 |
| 6. Jesus is alive | John 3:16, Acts 2:32-33 |
| 7. Two men go two different ways | Psalm 37:3, Matthew 19:16-22, Luke 19:1-10 |
| 8. Living God's way | Acts 4:12, 1 Timothy 1:15-17 |
Unit 7: Living as a Christian
| 1. God's book, the Bible | Romans 15:4 |
| 2. Living to please God | Romans 12:1-2, 9-13 |
| 3. Who we are | Romans 1:7, 5:10, 8:15, 12:9-13, 14:8, 15:2 |
| 4. Serving in love | Romans 12:10 |
| 5. Praying | Romans 12:12 |
| 6. Praying for missionaries | Romans 1:1-17, 10:13-17 | Sample this lesson (PDF) |
Unit 8 : Learning from Psalm 100
| 1. Sing to the LORD | Psalm 100 |
| 2. Thanking God for who he is | Psalm 100 |
Unit 9: Christmas—The Saviour
| 1. The Saviour is born | Matthew 1:18-25 | Sample this lesson (PDF) |
| 2. Shepherds see the Saviour | Luke 2:8-20 |
