PowerPoints: A Bible Study Guide for Juniors

Think of a time you were really afraid. When have you ever felt that you were allalone and there was no one to help you? Remember when you prayed and weresurprised by the answer to your prayer?

Think of a time you were sick andcouldn’t go outside for several days. What did it feel like to have to stay insideyour house all that time? How did youfeel when you finally felt well enoughto go to school or outside to play? Aftermany months inside the ar

Q3 Lesson 03 - God's Rescue Plan

Debbie’s parents divorced when she was6. All her life she’d gone to church—sometimes with her mom, sometimeswith her dad, because they had differentfaiths. Most of the time, however, hermom just didn’t go to church. After afew years both her parents remar

Have you ever tried to make a modelor follow a pattern and the instructionshave not been very clear? How did youfeel? When God asked Noah to buildan ark, Noah didn’t have any problemfollowing God’s plan.

Do you remember feeling terrified ofbeing left alone, or afraid on the firstday of school? Or do you rememberwhen you were scared to jump into deepwater? Or scared to try something new? If so, you have experienced separationanxiety.

Close your eyes and picture the mostbeautiful rainbow you have ever seen. Keep that picture in your mind as youread what happened to John as the HolySpirit took him through the open doorinto heaven.

Have you ever been traveling along aroad thinking you were going in the rightdirection and then found that you weregoing in the totally wrong direction? That is exactly the experience of one ofthe churches in our lesson today.

Imagine that you are at the OlympicGames and have just won the 100-meterrace. You are standing on the winner’spodium listening to cheering crowds. Inreal life you may not win the Olympics,but if you follow the guidelines God hasfor your life, you will alw

Q2 Lesson 09 - An Island Dream

Have you ever been in a totally darkplace, perhaps deep in a cave or in adark room? Is that someplace you’dwant to spend a lot of time? How canyour life of service shine brightly to thepeople around you?

Have you ever dreamed about being amissionary pilot, or a missionary doctor,or a teacher? There are many ways youcould serve as a missionary today. Let’sdiscover more.

Have you ever thought about runningaway from home? Onesimus was in thatposition. He had run away from his masterand was a poor, hungry fugitive whenhe met Paul.

Imagine what it would be like if you hadno choice about when you got up in themorning, no choice about what you ate,where you went, or what you did? Howdo you think you would feel? That wasjust what it was like to be a slave in Bibletimes.

Have you ever helped repair something? Did it look OK when it was mended? Isaiah says that we are repairers of awall when we show kindness to others. Imagine this conversation between a fatherand his son in biblical times.

Imagine what it would be like to have afriend who was always there, no matterwhere you were, what happened, or howyou felt. This friend would encourageyou, help you, and show you the rightthing to do. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Jesus promised everyone who

Have you ever known someone whoneeded to share someone else’s home fora while? Have you ever been in that position? Jesus’ mother was in that positionwhen He died. Jesus’ beloved disciple,John, opened his home and took her in.

Have you ever been persuaded to dosomething that you think will be awfuland then afterward you were really gladthat you did it? That was just the situationSimon found himself in.

Did you hear about the man in NewYork City who offers to sell the BrooklynBridge to a rich tourist? When the touristcan’t decide if he wants to buy, the manadds the Titanic to the deal! Of course,it’s a hoax. Doubters say the resurrectionis a hoax too. Ye

Have you ever put your faith in afriend and felt sure that that personwould come through for you? Howdid you feel when the person let youdown? Would you trust that personagain? Mary and Martha knew theirfriend so well that they trusted Hislove—even when H

Have you ever experienced the deathof someone you loved dearly? Did youturn to Jesus for comfort? Even when wecan’t understand why He is allowing usto go through the pain, we can trust thatHe has a plan, and we can focus on Hispower.

Everyone has some friends who saylighthearted things that are easy tounderstand. But there are other friendswho are deep thinkers. When thesefriends say something, you sometimesend up scratching your head becauseyou are not sure what they mean. Jesuswas o

Think back to when you were learning toride a bicycle. Did you manage it the firsttime? No? Some things take time to learnto do. In the same way we need to practiceusing our talents. The more we practicethe better we will be and the more wecan do to serve

Have you ever been so caught up insomething that you forgot all about thetime? You were so engrossed that youforgot to eat anything, and suddenly yourealized how hungry you were. That isjust what happened to a crowd of peopleone day as they were listening

Have you ever had the measles orchicken pox and were so sick that youthought you would never get well? Maybe no one came to see you for fearthat they might catch whatever you had. Maybe you went to a hospital for a longtime. Can you imagine what it wouldbe