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Teaching Bible Skills - The Old & New Testaments
I believe that Bible skills are important. I believe that it is part of our job as children’s ministry volunteers and leaders, as Sunday School teachers to teach our kids Bible skills.
There are 2 major goals when teaching Bible skills.
#1 – That kids will become comfortable and familiar with their Bibles.
#2 – That kids will be able to navigate their Bibles.
We want kids to be comfortable and familiar with their Bibles and to be able to navigate their Bibles so that they will read their Bibles.
The purpose of teaching Bible skills is not simply knowledge or a means of keeping kids occupied. We teach Bible skills so that kids will read their Bibles!
But more than just reading their Bibles, we want kids to love the God of the Bible and choose to follow Him.
So far in this series, we have covered finding books in the Bible and understanding the reference. Now I want to talk about the Old and New Testaments.
What is a Testament?
The word testament means covenant. A covenant is a promise. So we have the old promise and the new promise.
In 1 Corinthians 11:25, Paul writes regarding the Lord’s Supper,
“In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it in remembrance of me.”
Jesus talks about a new covenant. If there is a new covenant, there must be an old covenant. In the Old Testament, we read of Moses going up to meet with God on Mount Sinai. There a covenant was agreed between God and the people Israel. They would follow Him and He would make them His treasured possession.
God always keeps His promises. In the Bible, we read about what God has done and the promises He has made.
The Old Testament
The Old Testament is the first part of the Bible. It has 39 books. The Old Testament tells what happened from the time God created the world until the time of the prophet Malachi (about 400 years before Jesus was born.
The New Testament
The New Testament is the second part of the Bible. It has 27 books. The New Testament tells about the life of Jesus, the early church, and the Christian faith.
Here are some game ideas to get you started teaching kids about the Old and New Testaments.
