Scope and Sequence of Lessons
Scope and Sequence of Lessons
January Creation Week Creation, days 1-5 (Gen 1:1-23) Creation, days 1-6 (Gen 1:1-25) 10 plagues (Ex 3:1-10, 6:28-10:29)
Grace (Gen 1:1-2:3) Creation, day 6 (Gen 1:24-2:31) Adam & Eve (Gen 1:26-2:23) Passover (Ex 12)
The Sabbath (Gen 2:1-3) The Sabbath (Gen 2:1-3) Exodus (Ex 13:17-22; 14)
Adam & Eve hide (Gen 3:1-21) Adam & Eve hide (Ge 2:8,9,16,17) 10 Commandments (Ex 20:1-17)
Golden calf (Ex 31:18-32, etc)
February Noah (Gen 6-9) God warns Noah (Gen 6:11-18) Moses' early life (Ex 1, 2) Wilderness sanctuary (Ex 25:1-9)
Worship Animals come in (Gen 6:19-7:24) Burning Bush (Ex 3) Bezaleel the builder (Ex 31:1-11)
God protects ark (Gen 7:6-24) First 9 Plagues (Ex 7-10)
Rainbow promise (Gen.8:20-9:17) Last plague; Passover (Ex 11-12) Solomon's temple (I Kings 5-7)
Water from the Rock (Ex 17:1-7) Dedicating temple (I Kings 8)
March Baby Isaac Moving from Ur (Gen 12:1-9) Jesus calls disciples (Mt 4:18-22) Jonah in the boat (Jonah 1)
Community (Gen 18:1-16; Abram's altars (Gen 12:7-9) Matthew called (Mt 9:9-13) Jonah in the whale (Jonah 1-2)
21:1-8) Abram and Lot (Gen 13) Jesus & children (Lk 18:15-17) Jonah in Ninevah (Jonah 3)
Abram rescues Lot (Gen 14) Zacchaeus (Lk 19:1-10) Jonah & gourd (Jonah 4)
Sarah's baby (Gen 18:1-15)
April Breakfast by the Who is first? (Mk 9:33-10:45) The Last Supper (Jn 13:1-17) Paul & Barnabas (Acts 14:8-20)
Service sea Peace, be still (Lk 8:22-25) Simon carries cross (Mt 27:27-32) Paul to Macedonia (Acts 16:9-15,40)
(Jn 21:1-13) Woman at the well (Jn 4:1-42) The Crucifixion (Mt 27) Paul in Athens (Acts 17:15-34)
Miraculous catch of fish (Jn 21) Resurrection (Mt 27:57-28:10) Eutychus’ fall (Acts 20:5-12)
Feed My Sheep (Jn 21:1-17)
May Jesus in church Jesus prays often (Mk 1:35-38) Noah builds a boat (Gen 6) Sabbath (Gen.2:1-3, Ex 20:8-11)
Worship (Lk 4:16-30) Jesus in church (Lk 4:16-22) Animals enter ark (Gen 7)
Just a touch (Mk 5:21-32) Waiting in the ark (Gen 8:1-14) Daniel prays (Dan 6:1-16)
The Ten Lepers (Lk 17:11-19) Rainbow promise (Gen 8:15-22) Daniel & the lions (Dan 6:10-28)
Widow’s offering (Lk 21:1-4) Daniel out of den (Dan.6:25-28)
June Feeding 5000 Water to wine (Jn 2:1-11) Manna (Ex 16) Jesus' baptism (Mt 3:1-17)
Community (Mt 14:13-21) Calling disciples (Lk 5:1-11) Bronze snake (Num 21:4-9) Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37)
Nicodemus (Jn 3:1-21, 7:45-53) Moses’ Last Words (Dt 4-6, 28) Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-32)
Feeding 5000 (Mt 14:13-21) Balaam & Donkey (Num 22-24) 10 Bridesmaids (Mt 25:1-13)
Sheep & Goats (Mt 25:31-46)
July Young Samuel Samuel—surprise baby (I Sam 1) Matthias replaces Judas (Acts 1) Fishers of men (Mt 4:18-22, etc)
Service (I Sam 3:1-10) God's helper (I Sam 1:20-28) Upper rm: Tongues of fire (Acts 1-2) Two by two (Mt 10:1-16, etc)
Samuel hears God(I Sam 3:1-10) Pentecost (Acts 2) Samaritan woman (Jn 4:1-42)
Samuel as judge (I Sam 7) The early church (Acts 2:42-47) 5000 fed (Mt 14:13-21, etc)
The seven deacons (Acts 6:1-7)
August Elijah & ravens Elijah & ravens (I Kings 17:1-6) Saul’s conversion (Acts 9:1-9) Elisha & Shunemmite (2 Ki 4:8-37)
Grace (I Kings 17:1-16) Widow's oil/flour (I Ki 17:7-16) Saul's blindness (Acts 9:10-19) Naaman (2 Ki 5:1-16)
Widow’s son raised (I Ki 17) Barnabas believes (Acts11:19-26) Floating axehead (2 Ki 6:1-7)
Elijah translated (2 Kings 2:1-18) Paul, Barnabas to Cyprus (Acts 13:1-12) Elisha, invisible army (2 Ki 6:8-23)
September Shunammite’s son Elisha & widow (2 Kings 4:1-7) Isaac's wife (Gen 24) Joseph sold (Gen 37)
Community (2 Kings 4:8-37) Shunammite's son (2 Ki 4:8-37) Jacob & Esau (Gen 25:19-34) Potiphar’s wife (Gen 39)
Elisha, poison stew (2 Ki 4:38-41) Jacob deceives (Gen 27:1-45) Joseph rules Egypt (Gen 40, 41)
Angels at Dothan (2 Ki 6:8-23) Jacob's ladder (Gen 28:10-22) Joseph forgives (Gen 42–45)
Joseph’s family (Gen 45:16–47:12)
October Jairus’s daughter Jairus' daughter (Mk 5:21-43) Rachel at the well (Gen 29:1-14) Priscilla & Aquila (Ac 18)
Service (Mk 5:21-43) Mother-in-law (Lk 4:38-44) Laban cheats Jacob (Gen29:15-28) Titus (2 Cor 2:12, 13, etc)
Jesus heals paralytic (Lk 5:17-26) Jacob leaves (Gen 30:24-43) Onesimus, Philemon (Philemon)
Jesus heals blind man (Jn 9:1-38) Jacob, Esau reunited (Gen 32-33) Timothy (2 Tim)
Widow’s son raised (Lk 7:11-17
November Good Shepherd The Lost Lamb (Lk 15:4-7) Nicodemus (Jn 3:1-21) Isaiah’s vision of throne (Is 6)
Grace (Lk 15:4-7) The Lost Coin (Lk 15:8-10) Walking on water (Mt.14:22-36) Hezekiah healed (Is 38:1-21)
Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-2) Widow's son raised (Lk 7:11-17) Jeremiah & potter (Jer 18:1-6)
Mustard Seed (Mt 13:31, 32) Parable of feast (Lk 14:15-24) Nehemiah rebuilds (Neh 1-4, 6)
Crippled man healed (Jn 5:1-15) NT & OT prophecies (Mic 5:2, etc)
December Baby Jesus Jesus' birth (Lk 2:1-7) Angels & shepherds (Lk 2:8-15) Zechariah & angel (Lk 1:5-23, etc)
Worship (Lk 2:1-20) Shepherds/angels (Lk 2:8-14) Shepherds worship (Lk 2:15-20) Mary & Gabriel (Lk 1:26-56)
Shepherds visit (Lk 2:15-20) Magi worship (Mt 2:1-12) Angels & shepherds (Lk 2:1-14)
The wise men (Mt 2:1-11) Worship in heaven (Rev 7,21,22) Shepherds give news (Lk 2:15-20)
MONTH/THEME BEGINNERS KINDERGARTEN B PRIMARY B PRIMARY D
January Jesus as a boy Child Jesus (Lk 2:39, 40) Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9) Speck/plank parable (Mt 7:1-12)
Service (Lk 2:21-51) Growing Jesus (Lk 2:51,52, etc.) First in the kingdom (Mt 20:20-28)
Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:41-50) Abraham Ur to Canaan (Gen 12:1-7) Through the roof (Mt 9:1-8)
Child Jesus is kind (Lk 2:51, 52) Abraham & Melchizedek (Gen 14) Jesus heals the blind man (Jn 9)
Sodom & Gomorrah (Gen 18:20-33)
February Zacchaeus Jesus & children (Lk 18:15-17) Samuel speaks for God (I Sa 12) Lost sheep (Mt 18:12-14)
Grace (Lk 19:1-10) Zacchaeus (Lk 19:1-10) Jonathan's victory (I Sa 14:1-23) Lost coin (Lk 15:8-10)
Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37) David, shepherd (I Sa 16; 17:34-5) Jesus calms the storm (Mt 8:23-27)
Lazarus raised (Jn 11:1-44) David shares victory (I Sa 30:1-25) Do good on the Sabbath (Mt 12:1-13)
March The Triumphal Entry Triumphal Entry (Lk 19:28-40) House on the rock (Mt 7:12-29) Gethsemane (Mt 26:36-56)
Worship (Lk 19:28-44) Last Supper (Jn 13:1-17) Jairus' daughter (Mt 9:18-26) Jesus on trial (Mt 26:57-27:2, etc)
Jesus' arrest, Peter denies (Lk 22-23) 10 lepers (Lk 17:11-19) Crucifixion (Mt 27:15-66, etc)
Death/resurrection (Lk 23:13-24:12) Transfiguration (Mt 17:1-13) Resurrection (Mt 28:1-15, etc)
Heaven (1Ths 4:16-17;Rev 21,22) Paul & Silas (Ac 16:16-34) Ascension (Lk 24:50-53, Acts 1)
April David the shepherd Samuel anoints David (I Sa 16:1-13) Forgive 70x7 (Mt 18:21-35) Peter’s denial (Mt 26:31-35, 69-75)
Community (I Sa 16:7,11,12) David/Jonathan (I Sa 18:1-5; 20) Vineyard Workers (Mt 19:27-20:16) Pentecost (Ac 2)
David spares Saul (I Sa 24:1-22) Mary's Perfume (Lk 7:36-50) Cornelius & Peter (Ac 10)
Mephibosheth (I Sa 20:15, etc.) Lazarus’s Death/Resur. (Jn 11) Peter escapes prison (Ac 12:1-19)
May Daniel & the lions Daniel & 3 friends (Dan 1) Moses/Red Sea (Ex Creation (Gen 1, 2)
Worship (Dan 6:1-23) King's dream (Dan 2:1-28; 46-49) 13:21,22;14:19,20) Creation of man (Gen 1:26-30, etc)
Fiery Furnace (Dan 3:1-30) Bitter waters (Ex 15:22-27) The Sabbath (Gen 2:1-3)
Daniel & the lions (Dan 6:1-27) Aaron's rod buds (Num 17) Cain & Abel (Gen 4)
Moses strikes rock (Num 20:1-13) Enoch (Gen 5:21-24)
June Joseph (Gen 37-46) Joseph’s colorful coat (Gen 37) Elijah fed by ravens (I Ki 17:1-6) Second Coming (Jn 14:1-3)
Grace Joseph sold as slave (Gen 37) Widow of Zarephath (I Ki 17:7-24) Heaven (Rev 21:1-6, Is 11:1-9)
Joseph in jail (Gen 39:20-40:23) Elijah on Mt. Carmel (1 Ki 18) Tree, River of Life (Rev 22:1-5, etc)
Joseph & Pharaoh’s dream (Gen 41) God’s still, small voice (I Ki 19) Songs of praise (Rev 5:11-13, etc)
Joseph forgives (Gen 45:1-15) Elijah taken in fiery chariot (2 Ki 2)
July Joash, the boy king Joash the prince (2 Ki 11:1-21) Peter & Jn, Sanhedrin (Ac3-4:33) Moses' song (Ex 15; Ps 106:1-12)
Community (2 Kings 11, 12) Temple repaired (2 Ki 12:1-16) Peter & Jn escape prison (Ac 5:17-)
Queen Esther (Esther 1, 2:1-18) Stephen (Ac 6:1-8:4) Josiah restores worship (2 Ki 22)
Esther saves Jews (Es 8:1-17) Simon the Sorcerer (Ac 8:9-25) Josiah & revival (2 Ki 22; 2 Chr 34)
Josiah & Passover (2 Ki 23:21-25)
August Naaman’s Little Maid Captive maid (2 Kings 5:1,2) Peter heals lame man (Ac 3:1-26) Esther becomes queen (Es 1, 2)
Service (2 Kings 5:1-17) Captive maid, cont (2 Kings 5:1-8) Healing in the streets (Ac 5:12-16) Esther pleads for Jews (Es 2:19-4:17)
Naaman cured (2 Kings 5:9-14) Philip & Ethiopian (Ac 8:26-39) Esther's banquet (Es 5-7)
Naaman accepts God (2 Ki 5:15-) Dorcas (Ac 9:32-42) Esther saves her people (Es 7, 8)
September Baby Moses Baby Moses (Ex 1, 2) Moses cannot enter Canaan (Dt 6) Satan tempts Jesus (Mt 4)
Worship (Ex 1, 2) Cloud/fire (Ex 13:21-2; 14:19,20) Moses dies; Joshua leads (Dt31-34) Jesus heals; prays (Lk 5:12-16, etc)
Bitter waters (Ex 15:22-27) Joshua meets the Lord (Jos5:13-15) Timothy, Eunice, Lois (2 Tim 1)
Manna (Ex 16:1-5, 14-26) Cities of Refuge (Dt 4:41-43, etc.) Paul & Silas in prison (Ac 16:16-40)
Ten Commandments (Ex 19, 20 Offerings build Tabern.(Ex 35:4-36:7) Bereans study Scripture (Ac 17:1-14)
October Peter & lame man Early church (Ac 2:42-47; 4:32-35) 12 spies (Num 13:1-3, 17-33) Deborah & Barak (Judges 4, 5)
Community (Ac 3:1-10) Deacons care for needs (Ac 6:1-7) Rahab helps the spies (Josh 2) Gideon (Judges 6, 7)
Peter’s strange dream (Ac 10) Israelites crossing Jordan (Josh 3;4) Samson (Judges 16)
Peter in prison (Acts 12:1-19) Jericho falls (Josh 6) God calls Samuel (I Sa 3)
November Paul and the shipwreck Dorcas (Acts 9:36-43) Boy Jesus in Temple (Luke 2) Daniel taken to Babylon (Dan 1:1,2)
Service (Ac 27, 28) Saul’s sight restored (Ac 9:1-22) Jesus’ childhood (Lk 2; Mat 13:55) Daniel & friends (Dan 1:3-20)
Saul/Paul; Lydia (Ac 16:6-15) Jesus, wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-11) Daniel & Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 2)
Paul, Silas in prison (Ac 16:16-34) John the Baptist (Mk 1:1-12, etc.) Nebuchadnezzar exiled (Dan 4)
Paul shipwrecked (Ac 27:13-28) Daniel & Belshazzar (Dan 5)
December Shepherds’ view of God's Word (Ac 8:26-40) Gabriel visits Mary (Lk 1:26-38, etc) Zechariah, Joseph, Mary (Lk 1:5-38)
Grace Christmas (Lk 2) Angel visits Mary (Mt 1:18-25) Angel messgs:Zach/Mary/Shep (Lk 1-2) Birth of Jesus (Lk 2)
Baby Jesus (Lk 2:8-14, Mt 2:1-11) Birth of Jesus (Lk 2:1-7) Shepherds visit Baby Jesus (Lk 2)
Jesus dedicated (Luke 2:21-38) Angels' Song (Lk 2:8-20) Magi; escape to Egypt (Mt 2)
Baby Jesus’ dedication (Lk 2:21-38)
Lucifer’s Fall-Creation-Tower of Babel-Noah
Abraham-Isaac-Esau-Jacob-Joseph
Moses-Joshua-Exodus-Canaan
Judges -Saul-David-Solomon
Elijah-Ahab-Elisha-Naaman-Kings
Esdras-Nehemiah-Esther-Jonah-Job-Prophets
Jesus’ Miracles-Parables
Jesus’ Death-Resurrection
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