The main thing that changes each year is the homework they do. Find out what year they are on and copy it into the appropriate section on the Sunday School page.
2014 - 2015 2017 - 2018 Year 1
2015 - 2016 2018 - 2019 Year 2
2016 - 2017 2019 - 2020 Year 3
Then start over again. Go to the end of the page for the 3 year rotation of songs we sing during church!
Year 1 Homework
Below are the 15 Bible stories to read at home on your own time. These are stories that are NOT usually told during Sunday School to give you a broader understanding of the Bible and hopefully a hunger and thirst to learn more. Enjoy these stories and please record your answer in your Sunday School journals.
After you read each story, please answer these two questions for all of the stories:
1. What was your favorite part of the story?
2. What is one thing you learned from the Bible story today that you did not know before?
Story 1
What Disobedience Brought to Aaron's Sons
Read Leviticus 10: 1- 11 or read the story found on page 111 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 2
The Story of a Wedge of Gold
Read Joshua 7:1 to 8:35 or read the story found on page 149 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 3
How Saul Saved the Eyes of the Men of Jabesh
Read 1 Samuel 11:1 to 12:25 or read the story found on page 215 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 4
The Brave Young Prince
Read 1 Samuel 13:1 to 14:46 or read the story found on page 217 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 5
The Shepherd Boy's Fight with the Giant
Read 1 Samuel 17:1-54 or read the story found on page 228 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 6
How David Spared Saul's Life
Read 1 Samuel 23:1 to 27:12 or read the story found on page 240 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 7
The Cripple at the King's Table
Read 2 Samuel 8:1 to 9:13 or read the story found on page 255 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 8
The Voice that Spoke to Elijah in the Mount
Read 1 Kings 19:1-21 or read the story found on page 306 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 9
Elijah's Chariot of Fire
Read 2 Kings 1:1 to 2:15 or read the story found on page 318 in the Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 10
The Pot of Oil and the Pot of Poison
Read 2 Kings 4:1-7; 4:38-44; 6:1-7 or read the story found on page 324 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 11
How a Little Girl Helped to Cure a Leper
Read 2 Kings 5:1-27 or read the story found on page 329 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 12
What the Lepers Found in the Camp
Read 2 Kings 6:24 to 7:20 or read the story found on page 335 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 13
The Little Boy who was Crowned King
Read 2 Chronicles 21:1 to 24:27 or read the story found on page 357 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 14
The Writing Upon the Wall
Read Daniel 5 or read the story found on page 395 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 15
The Right Way to Give and the Wrong Way
Read Acts 4:32 to 5:42 or read the story found on page 583 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Year 2 Homework
Below are the 15 Bible stories to read at home on your own time. These are stories that are NOT usually told during Sunday School to give you a broader understanding of the Bible and hopefully a hunger and thirst to learn more. Enjoy these stories and please record your answer in your Sunday School journals.
After you read each story, please answer these two questions for all of the stories:
1. What was your favorite part of the story?
2. What is one thing you learned from the Bible story today that you did not know before?
Story 1
The Tower That was Never Finished
Read Genesis 10:1 to 11:9 or read the story found on page 15 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 2
The Angel by the Well
Read Genesis 16:1 to 17:27 or read the story found on page 25 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 3
The Rain of Fire That Fell on a City
Read Genesis 18:1 to 19:30 or read the story found on page 27 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 4
The Boy Who Became an Archer
Read Genesis 21: 1-21 or read the story found on page 32 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 5
How an Angel's Voice Saved a Boy's Life
Read Genesis 22: 1 to 23:20 or read the story found on page 35 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 6
The Story of a Journey After a Wife
Read Genesis 24:1 to 25:18 or read the story found on page 38 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 7
A Midnight Wrestling Match
Read Genesis 30:25 to 33:20 or read the story found on page 50 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 8
The Scapegoat in the Wilderness
Read Leviticus 16:1-34 or read the story found on page 112 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 9
The Cluster of Grapes from the Land of Canaan
Read Numbers 13:1 to 14:45 or read the story found on page 115 in the Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 10
How the Long Journey of the Israelites Came to an End
Read Numbers 20:1 to 22:1 or read the story found on page 119 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 11
What a Wise Man Learned from a Donkey
Read Numbers 22:2 to 25:18; 31:1-9 or read the story found on page 123 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 12
How Moses Looked Upon the Promised Land
Read Numbers 26:1-4; 63-65; 32:1-42; Deuteronomy 31:1 to 34:12 or read the story found on page 130 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 13
The Stranger at the Well
Read Matthew 14:3-5; Mark 6: 17-20; Luke 3:19, 20; John 3:22 to 4:42 or read the story found on page 457 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 14
The Story of a Boy in Capernaum and of a Riot in Nazareth
Read John 4: 46-54; Luke 4: 16-31 or read the story found on page 461 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 15
A Dancing Girl and What was Given to Her
Read Matthew 11: 2-19; 14: 1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 7: 18-35 or read the story found on page 491 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Year 3 Homework
Below are the 15 Bible stories to read at home on your own time. These are stories that are NOT usually told during Sunday School to give you a broader understanding of the Bible and hopefully a hunger and thirst to learn more. Enjoy these stories and please record your answer in your Sunday School journals.
After you read each story, please answer these two questions for all of the stories:
1. What was your favorite part of the story?
2. What is one thing you learned from the Bible story today that you did not know before?
Story 1
The Old Man Who Fought Against the Giants
Read Joshua 14:1 to 19:51 or read the story found on page 156 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 2
The Avenger of Blood and the Cities of Refuge
Read Joshua 20:1 to 21:45 or read the story found on page 159 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 3
The Story of an Altar Beside the River
Read Joshua 22:1 to 24:33 or read the story found on page 162 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 4
The Present that Ehud Brought to King Eglon
Read Judges 1:1 to 3:31 or read the story found on page 166 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 5
How the Idol Fell Down before the Ark
Read 1 Samuel 4:1 to 7:1 or read the story found on page 202 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 6
Saul's Great Sin and His Great Loss
Read 1 Samuel 15:1-35 or read the story found on page 221 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 7
Where David Found the Giant's Sword
Read 1 Samuel 21:1 to 22:23 or read the story found on page 237 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 8
The Last Days of King Saul
Read 1 Samuel 28:1 to 31:13 or read the story found on page 244 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 9
Absalom in the Wood; David on the Throne
Read 2 Samuel 17:24 to 20:26 or read the story found on page 268 in the Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 10
The Angel with the Drawn Sword on Mount Moriah
Read 2 Samuel 24:1-25; 1 Chronicles 21: 1-27 or read the story found on page 275 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 11
The Wounded Prophet and His Story
Read 1 Kings 20:1-43 or read the story found on page 310 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 12
How the Ten Tribes Were Lost
Read 2 Kings 15:8 to 17:41 or read the story found on page 348 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 13
The Lost Book Found in the Temple
Read 2 Kings 21:1 to 23:25; 2 Chronicles 33:1 to 35:27 or read the story found on page 371 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 14
The Scribe Who Wrote the Old Testament
Read Ezra 7:1 to 10:44 or read the story found on page 418 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
Story 15
The Speech on the Stairs
Read Acts 21:17 to 22:29 or read the story found on page 630 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old.
We sing during the church service three times each year.
Year 1
1. October - Fruit of the Spirit, Lords Army
2. March - My God is so Big, So strong and So Mighty
3. Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Year 2
1. October - Happy All the Time
2. March - New Testament
3. Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Year 3
1. October - Old Testament
2. March - Lord I Lift Your Name on High
3. Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Prize System
Below are the prizes that will be awarded the last day of Sunday School in May. We give points based on:
1. Sunday School attendance 1 point for each time you attend
2. Bring a Friend to Sunday School 1 point for each time and each friend
3. Memory Work 5 points for each memory work recited
4. Homework 5 points for each story read and recorded in journal
Grand Prize:
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old
The Grand Prize above will be given to the individual with the most points at the end of the year (and who has NOT received the Grand Prize in the past).
The Prize System below is given to those who:
1. Complete 12 of the 15 Memory Work items.
2. Complete all 15 of the Homework assignments.
3. Attend Sunday School 80% of the time.
The Prize System below are given to those (Grades 2 - 8) who work hard to learn the material and this is given as a reward for your hard work and dedication for you to spend some quality, FUN time with your family.
You will also receive a Certificate of Achievement Award with your accomplishments listed (Ages 3 - Grade 8).
Prize System:
$30 to Bowling for the family
$30 to Roller Skating for the family
$30 to SkyZone (indoor trampoline park)
$30 to ice skating for the family
$30 to your favorite restaurant to eat at
$30 to Crossroads for Bible Cover/necklace
After you have memorized it, tell it (or sing it) to a teacher after Sunday School and you will get to put your name on the wall of fame (wall of faith) during the next Sunday School time and add points to your total for the Prizes and your memory work will be listed on your award of accomplishment at the end of the year.