The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible

These resources will introduce participants to the books, characters, and themes in the Historical Books of the Bible.

Adult Session	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible Full learning session for adults on the Historical Books of the Bible. This file includes the handouts to accompany a portion of the learning session for adults and the powerpoint presentation. • By Gayle Bueke		View all
Child Session	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible Learning session for elementary aged children on the topic of the Historical Books of the Bible and the themes of obedience, courage, and wisdom. • By Janet Elwer		View all
Facilitator Background	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible Doctrinal content and facilitator guidance for those leading learning sessions on the Historical Books of the Bible. • By Margaret Nutting Ralph, Ph.D.		View all
Home Activity	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible A guide to sharing the stories of the Historical Books of the Bible with your family. • By Jim Merhaut		View all
Prayers & Rituals	The Great Stories Table Prayer Use this table prayer to reflect on the virtues of some of the key characters from the Historical Books of the Bible. • By Jim Merhaut		View all
Inter generational Session	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible This learning session for all ages is designed to introduce participants to the books, characters, and themes in the Historical Books of the Bible. • By Margaret Krawczuk		View all
Movie Connection	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible Learning through Movies: The Hunger Games Watch the popular film The Hunger Games in light of a prominent theme from the Historical Books of the Bible • By Jim Merhaut		View all
Individual / Wider Community	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible Resource List Resource list for further individual learning on the Historical Books of the Bible. • By Jim Merhaut		View all
Youth Session	The Great Stories: Historical Books of the Bible This ninety minute youth ministry session focuses on the characters and themes of the Historical Books of the Bible. • By Marla Overholt		View all
Inter generational Session	The Responding Community • FIRE Convention at the Jordan: Conflicts Following the Death of Moses The purpose of this Scripture experience is to raise awareness in the group of some of the inner conflicts and rebellions that existed among the Chosen People and the crisis that must have been precipitated by the death of Moses and the arrival on the banks of the Jordan. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all
Inter generational Session	The Responding Community • FIRE Israel's War Stories: Joshua, Samson, Gideon, Deborah The purpose of this experience is to understand the futility of war and to become familiar with three of the famous people from this period in Israel’s history. It considers Israel’s understanding of itself: that when we are faithful to God we prosper; when we are unfaithful, there is war and destruction. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all
Inter generational Session	The Responding Community • FIRE Building the Kingdom: Israel Asks God for a King After the period of the Judges, there were no great leaders in Israel. The people asked God to give them a king and a kingdom like the surrounding nations. In this lesson we are going to experience some of the work that might have gone into the preparation of such a kingdom. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all
Inter generational Session	The Responding Community • FIRE David, the Man: The Lives of David & Solomon The purpose of this experience is to help us to understand the humanity of David and to recognize ourselves in his story. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all