Bible, Glitter and Glue

Send us Fan Mail Abraham wanted his son to marry a woman who worshipped the “true and living God,” so he sent a servant back to the land of his relatives to find a wife for Isaac. Rebekah and her family believed in God. She left her home and her family and travelled back to Canaan to become Isaac’s wife. Isaac married her and loved her, and they followed God together. Bible verses used in this epi...

Send us Fan Mail Abraham’s faith was tested when the Lord asked him to sacrifice Isaac on an altar. Abraham had a strong faith in God’s earlier promise that he would have many descendants, so he set out to prepare an altar and kill his only son. Abraham displayed this willingness to obey God unconditionally. At the last moment, an angel stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son. Are we willing to g...

Send us Fan Mail Upon learning that the Lord was about to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham bargains with God to spare the city if he can find just ten righteous people. But only one man, Lot, was found righteous, and the cities were destroyed. As Lot and his family fled the city, Lot’s wife turned and looked back at the city despite being warned not to. She turned into a pi...

Send us Fan Mail God changed Abram and Sarai’s names to Abraham and Sarah. When they hosted three visitors, they were told that God would give them a child within the year. The promise was fulfilled when Sarah gave birth to a son, Isaac, one year later. Abraham was 100 years old, and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born. Bible verses used in this episode: Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 Outline: Abraham and S...

Send us Fan Mail Abram and his nephew, Lot, both prospered while living in the land of Canaan. Their servants began to argue over whose flocks and herds should have the small amount of grass that was available. To solve the problem, Abram told Lot to choose an area for himself. Abram would take what was left. Lot chose the more fertile land and moved near a place where very bad people lived. Abram...

Send us Fan Mail God chose one man, Abram, to be the beginning of a new nation called God’s People. He told Abram to leave his home and relatives and set out travelling. Abram, his wife, Sarai, and nephew, Lot, left home. He began to travel and live in tents. The Lord also told Abram that his name would be great and the whole world would be blessed through this new nation. Abram believed in God an...

Send us Fan Mail After Noah and his family left the ark, God planned for them to spread out over the whole earth and repopulate it. Instead, in their pride, they gathered in one place and began to build a tower. To intervene, the Lord confused and stopped their plans, causing everyone to speak different languages. Once again, people began to move away and spread all over the earth. When teaching,...

Send us Fan Mail When Noah, his family, and the animals entered the ark, the rains began and continued for forty days. The whole earth was covered in water. Even after the rains stopped, the ark continued to float for a total of 150 days until it was grounded on top of Mt. Ararat.  While the water receded, Noah sent a raven and a dove out from the ark to see if they could find dry land.   Eventual...

Send us Fan Mail As time went by, people became more and more evil. Only Noah was obedient and pleased God. God gave Noah special instructions to build a huge boat (ark). This ark would keep Noah and his family safe from the floods that were about to cover the earth. The ark was also big enough to carry enough animals to repopulate the earth when the flood was over. Noah believed in God and obeyed...

Send us Fan Mail Two of Adam and Eve’s sons were Cain (a farmer) and Abel (a shepherd). Abel was faithful and offered the best meat from the best lamb in his flock to God as a sacrifice. Cain offered some produce from his crops as his offering to God. God was pleased with Abel’s sacrifice but not with Cain’s. This made Cain so angry that he killed his own brother, Abel. In punishment, God exiled (...

Send us Fan Mail Adam and Eve were happy in the Garden of Eden, where God provided for all of their needs. God gave them only one rule: do not eat from the tree in the middle of the garden. The serpent came to Eve, tempted her with lies, and convinced her to eat from the tree. Then, Eve gave some of the fruit to Adam, and he also ate it. They both realized their sin and guilt for disobeying God at...

Send us Fan Mail After spending six days creating the world, God considered the seventh day a special day to rest. God did not rest because He was tired; He did not become exhausted or run out of energy. God’s work of creation was perfect, and the seventh day was a day to reflect on what He had completed.  God also wants us to rest and consider His work and how He takes care of us. Bible verses us...

Send us Fan Mail On the last day of creation, God created animals. After this, it was finally time for God to create man and woman. There was something special about this last creature of creation. God created man and woman in His “own image.” As seen in Adam and Eve, people are distinct from animals and have a have a special relationship and partnership with God. Bible verses used in this episode...

Send us Fan Mail God filled the oceans with all sorts of creatures on the fifth day. He also created birds on this day. Not only did He create these creatures, He made them with the ability to reproduce. Bible verses used in this episode: Genesis 1:20-23 Jesus said diversity in the Kingdom of God is like fish in a net ( Matthew 13:47 ) Jesus compared following Him to fishing for men ( Matthew 4:19...

Send us Fan Mail Before the fourth day, there was a type of light, but on this day, God created the sun to give a bright light that was called day. He also created the stars and moon we see in the night sky. Because of this, there could be seasons and time as we know it today. Bible verses used in this episode: Genesis 1:14-19 Psalm 19:1-2 Deuteronomy 4:19 Psalm 84:11 Job 9:9-10 Psalm 147:4-5 Phil...

Send us Fan Mail On the third day of creation, God separated land and sea and caused dry land to appear. God also created vegetation on the third day. The creation must have begun to take on beauty and majesty. The creation of our world was done in an orderly fashion, leading up to its completion. God was building a beautiful, healthy place that would eventually be ready for humanity. Bible verses...

Send us Fan Mail As this day began, we find that water covered the entire earth. On this second day of creation, God separated the water so that sky appeared above the seas. For the first time ever, the Earth would have experienced things associated with sky and water: clouds, wind, waves, etc. Bible verses used in this episode: Genesis 1:6-8 Job chapter 37 (God has complete power over all aspects...

Send us Fan Mail God created our world. Until this time, the earth was “formless and empty.” Darkness was everywhere.   There is so much we cannot comprehend about how our world came into existence, but in Genesis, God reveals what He wants us to know: He created.  On the first day of creation, God spoke, and light appeared. This was not the sun’s light because the sun was not created until the fo...

Send us Fan Mail One of the subjects Paul discussed in his letter to the churches of Galatia was a comparison of living with our “sinful self” and living “by the Spirit.” If a person lives out selfish desires, the ultimate result is a sinful life. Sin is the fruit. In contrast, when Christians allow the Holy Spirit to control their lives, they will do the good things that please the Holy Spirit an...

Send us Fan Mail The church in Corinth had many problems, and Paul addressed those in the two letters he wrote to them. He instructs that their internal bickering and selfishness could be solved if they practised one thing: LOVE. In this chapter, Paul gives practical advice on what love is and how to practice it. When teaching, emphasise that love is how you treat people and not just an emotional...

Send us Fan Mail During the Passover meal, Jesus gave new meaning to the unleavened bread and fruit of the vine. He told the disciples that from now on, they were to eat and drink it to remember the significance of his death on their behalf. We take the Lord’s Supper each week as a memorial celebration of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Bible verses used in this episode: 1 Corinthians 11...

Send us Fan Mail Paul wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus to help them understand God’s power and how He wants Christians to behave. To help them be “strong in the Lord”, Paul uses an example of a soldier’s battle armour to explain that God gives Christians spiritual weapons of strength to fight Satan. Bible verses used in this episode: Ephesians 6:10-18 Ephesians 1:21-22 James 4:7 1 Peter 5:8...

Send us Fan Mail From infancy and throughout his life, Timothy studied the Scriptures and learned about God.  His father was an unbelieving Greek, but his mother and grandmother were followers of God and taught him well.  As a young man, Timothy joined the Apostle Paul on missionary journeys and continued serving God in many ways over his lifetime.  He was like a son to Paul and one of his most tr...

Send us Fan Mail For the two years Paul was in Rome, he was allowed to live in his own rented house with Roman guards keeping an eye on him. While there, he often invited the Jews to come to his house and hear about Jesus. Some of them became Christians. From later writing we know Paul also spent time writing epistles (letters) to the churches he had visited. Many of these letters are the books we...

Send us Fan Mail Having been falsely accused and imprisoned, Paul was transported by ship to Rome under military escort.  During the storms, an angel told Paul that he and every man on board would be saved. Heavy storms blew the ship off course and caused it to break up near the island of Malta.  God's protection meant Paul finally arrived in Rome after surviving a storm, a shipwreck, and eve...