VIDEO SET ONE: How to Teach Children, the Deaf, the Blind, and the Illiterate the Bible and Life Values with Very Little Preparation and Effort.

     Also have a look at Video set TWO: What can I learn from the life of Noah to Grow my Faith and Teach me Life Values

Also have a look at Video set THREE: What can I learn from the life of Abraham to Grow my Faith and Teach me Life Values

Also have a look at Video set FOUR: What can I learn from the life of Jacob to Grow my Faith and Teach me Life Values

Also have a look at Video set FIVE: What can I learn from the life of Joseph to Grow my Faith and Teach me Life Values

What can I learn from the lives of Adam and Eve to Grow my Faith and Teach me Life Values
 

    Welcome to this innovative way of teaching the Bible. Although this is aimed at children, deaf, blind, and illiterate people, we have found that many adults also benefit from this style of teaching. In this blog, we present you with training on how to present this program. Then you get the first set of videos loaded with Bible-based training together with questionnaires, which you can use to emphasize the information the videos have provided.

    The questions below each video are designed to discuss what the viewer has seen in the video and to guide the presenter of this video in ministering to the audience after the video was presented to them. The idea is to

    ·         test how they have listened, 

    ·         re-emphasize important truths to solidify it in their minds and spirits, and

    ·         create a foundation for the Holy Spirit to minister to them through the                presenter as the facilitator.
     
    Children of older than ten years of age would be able to do these videos with the questions on their own, but it's generally more fruitful if the parent/worker sits with the children to discuss the video and teach children the Word of God. As you would see in the training as well as on our completed videos, discussing the questions creates an opportunity for the facilitator to present additional relevant teaching as guided by the Holy Spirit. See this presentation by Aunty Jewels as an example of how we do it. 

Feel therefore free to make use of this opportunity to speak into the children’s lives on the topic the video has highlighted.

The questions are designed to bring over a pertinent point and it is preferable that you stick closely to them.

    Training is available here 

Download from HERE the printable training document and the questionnaires for the videos below.  When you present the videos via a laptop computer on a television set, you can use the printed questionnaires to guide you in the discussions (see how to do it in the training at the link above and in the printed download).

1. Creation 

                           

Note: The questions are written for the attention of the facilitator who should ask them in their own words or clarify it to the learner.

     Creation Questions:

Genesis 1 and 2, John 14:21, 23

Intended Outcome:

By the end of the presentation, the listeners should have learnt that

·         Everything was created by God.

·         Father God is madly in love with you and me and created you with care              (Psalm 139).

·         Father God wants to be with us, His creation, all of the time.

Questions

    1.   Q: How do we know it was six 24 hour days in which the earth was

          created?
      A: (The Bible says every time it was evening and it was morning.

   Only a 24 hour day has a morning and an evening. Facilitator to

   stress that it could therefore not have been evolution.)

    2.   Q: Apart from people, how did God make everything?                                        A: (He only spoke words saying: ‘let there be... light’ etc.)

    3.   Q: How did the Lord then make the first man, Adam?

          A: (He formed him lovingly from the dust with His own hands.

  The facilitator may dramatize the process to make it visual and

  indicate the Lord’s amazing love for people – refer to Psalm 39.                      Emphasize how special God has made every individual and the                         care He took and still takes to develop people in their unique gifting                   and purpose.)

    4.   Q: How did the Lord make this man alive?

          A: (He breathed His breath into man’s nose. Facilitator to

   emphasize the significance of God’s life we received.)

    5.   Q: What did God use to make Eve from?

          A: (He put man asleep, removed his rib, and formed Eve lovingly

   from the rib.)

    6.   Q: The Lord God was excited when He made the first people. How

          do we know the Lord God is excited about each one of us?

      A: (Because He still takes time to make you better, if you allow Him

            to.)
7.   Q: Who did the Lord trust to rule over the earth?

      A: (Adam. The Lord trusted people enough to work along with Him

            to rule over the earth.)

    8.   Q: What did the video say the Lord wanted people to do?

          A: (Love Him back and spend time with Him.)

    9.   Q: How can we love the Lord God back? 
          A: (Through obedience. Can you think of a few examples of

      obedience:

·         Obey your parents,

·         Obey your teachers,

·         Obey the law,

·         Help people,

·         Give money and gifts to those who need it,

·         Use your talents,

·         Tell people about Jesus’ love for them.)

Memory Verse:

Mark 12:30: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

2. Sin Began

                         

Sin Began Questions

Genesis 2:16, 17 and 3:1-7

Intended Outcome:

By the end of the presentation, the listeners should have learnt that

  ·         This break in the relationship could be fixed by us starting a new innocent relationship with Father God through Jesus, the new Adam, who bought us back from Satan through His death on the cross.

  ·         This is an opportunity to present the gospel to the audience

Questions

    1.   Q: The Lord God did NOT want them to eat from the tree of the

           knowledge of good and bad… Why was that?

      A: (He wanted them to trust Him and obey Him. If they knew too

           much, they would rely on themselves. They would also want to

           do the bad things – facilitator to explain.)

    2.   Q: Can you remember who God said must rule the earth?

      A: (Adam with Eve as his helper.)

    3.   Q: Why did Satan tempt Adam and Eve to disobey?

      A: (He wanted to rule the world.)

    4.  Q: What plan did Satan make to get this done?

     A: (If he could get them to disobey the Lord, and their innocent

          relationship with God died as a result, the earth would

          be his – facilitator to explain.)

    5.  Q: Did Adam and Eve fall over and die when they ate of the fruit?

     A: (No)

    6.  Q: Was Satan then right?

     A: (No. Even though they still lived, their relationship with the Lord

          was actually dead. Without that they were as good as dead.

          As a result they could not be near Him anymore and therefore

          have His wisdom to rule the earth – facilitator to explain.)
7.   Q: What was this called?

      A: (Sin. The definition of sin is to miss the mark set for you –

           facilitator to explain.)

    8.   Q: What was their actual sin?

    9.   A: (Disobedience)

Memory Verse:

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

3. Sin's Effects

                      

Sin’s Effects Questions:

Genesis 3:14-24, 1 Corinthians 15.

Intended Outcome:

·         Satan will always try to lie to you to get you not to trust in Jesus. As you grow older you must work hard at learning how to know when he lies to you. Then you can ignore him and rather listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

    ·         This is an opportunity to help willing members of the audience get Jesus into their hearts by committing their lives to Him.

Questions

1.     Q: Why did Adam and Eve hide in the garden?

A: (Because they were scared for they were aware of their sin of

      disobedience.)

2.     Q: Why was Adam scared?

A: (Because he felt ashamed that he disobeyed the Lord and ate of

     the tree he should not have.)

3.     Q: When God asked Adam whether he ate from the tree he was

              told not to, what did Adam do?

A: (He blamed Eve and Eve blamed the snake.)

4.     Q: Why should we not blame people?

A: (We should take responsibility for what we have done.)

5.     Q: Who became the people’s biggest enemy?

A: (Satan.)

6.     Q: What is Satan trying to do in the lives of people?

A: (He tries to stop people from knowing and obeying Jesus. He

     steals our peace, joy, relationships etc.)

7.     Q: Who outsmarted Satan?

A: (Jesus.)

8.     Q: If Jesus lives in our hearts, what do we have?

A: (Jesus’ power to outsmart Satan. His power to overcome all the

     challenges we face.)

Memory Verse:

John 10:10: Jesus said: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

4. The Second Adam

                  

The Second Adam Questions

Romans 3, The first five books of the Old Testament about sacrifice (you can search the word ‘sacrifice’ online), Hebrews 7-10, Hebrews 2, 4:14-16, Acts 2:22-24, 1 Corinthians 15:45-49.

Intended Outcome:

·         Jesus understands when we are tempted to sin because He was there Himself.

    ·         It is important to understand that in Jesus we are set free from all kinds of religious rules and regulations. Our behaviour is controlled by our love for Jesus in response to His love for us.

    ·         This is an opportunity to invite the audience to accept Jesus’ sacrificial gift and invite Him to come and live in their hearts.

Questions

1.     Q: All people that are born since Adam had sinned are born in...?

A: (Sin. They were born sinners and could not be like God and be in

     friendship with Him.)

2.     Q: What is it that stands between people and God?

A: (Sin.)

3.     Q: What did the Israelites have to do to come near to God again?

A: (They had to sacrifice a perfect lamb to God.)

4.     Q: There was only one way for God to be friends with people again.

             What was that?

A: (He had to find a man that was without sin to be sacrificed for

     everybody’s sin.)

5.     Q: Who was that man?

A: (His own son Jesus!)

6.     Q: Apart from being the sacrifice for our sin, what did Jesus come

              to show us?

A: (He came to show us how Father God wants us to live and how

     to do what He tells us to do.)

7.     Q: Did Satan tempt Jesus as well?

        A: (Yes, Jesus was tempted just like us, which is why He

              understands what we are going through.)

8.     Q: Did He ever sin?

        A: (No, never.)

9.     Q: What did Jesus do on the cross?

A: (He gave His life to set us free. Facilitator to emphasize that His

     life was given and not taken.)

10.    Q: He set us free to do what?

A: (To love Father God again and be in friendship with Him.)

11.    Q: Why did Jesus not stay dead, but became alive again?

A: (Because He had no sin.)

Memory Verse:

The facilitator may teach the children either of these scripture verses:

Galatians 1:4 He gave Himself to die for our sins. He did this so we could be saved from this sinful world.

Hebrews 7:27(NLT): Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.

Hebrews 10:10(NLT): For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.

5. Covered by Gods glory

                               

Covered by God’s Glory Questions

Genesis 1:27, Genesis 3, 1 Peter 4:8, 2 Corinthians 8:9, John 10:1-21, and more.

Intended Outcome:

·         Focus on those affected by shame due to adult behaviour.

·         Remind them that in Jesus they are cleansed of anything from the past.

·         Confirm to them that the Lord loves them just as they are, and works at helping them feel better and healing them if they ask Him. Pray for your audience in a group, not individually, and ask God to heal hurtful memories of shame and sin and guide them into forgiving themselves and those that sinned against them.

Questions

    1.   Q: Why did Adam and Eve not see they were naked?

      A: (They were covered by God’s glory for they were just like God.)

    2.   Q: What happened after they had sinned?

      A: (God’s glory left them for the Lord cannot be in the presence of

           sin.)

    3.   Q: What did they then see?

      A: (All the wrong things. Because they received the knowledge of

           good and evil through eating the fruit, they knew the evil as well

           as the good, and had to live with it. In the garden they only

           knew the good.)

    4.   Q: When God killed an animal to make them clothes, it was the first

          of something. What was it?

      A: (It was the first blood sacrifice for sin.)

    5.   Q: What was the end result of their sin?

      A: (A hard life.)

    6.   Q: If you accept Jesus’ sacrifice for your sin, what happens then?  
          A: (The love and glory of Jesus cover your shame and you don’t

          have to feel ashamed of your life anymore. Even though people

          may be nasty, you will always have Jesus to go to for love and

          peace.)

Memory Verse:

1 Peter 4:8: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

6. Give your Best

            
                              

Give your Best Questions

Genesis 4, Colossians 3:23, Colossians 4:5-6

Intended Outcome:

   ·         Read the Bible to learn how to do things right.

   ·         Decide to follow the Bible’s advice and not to listen to your own sinful                 desires.

   ·         Choose to accept Jesus to help you with all this.

Questions

    1.   Q: Why did God not accept Cain’s sacrifice?

      A: (Cain did not do his best. He did not do it God’s way. He did not

           do it the right way.)

     2.   Q: When you don’t give your best, or don’t do things the right way

            you actually _______?

       A: (You sin.)

     3.   Q: If you are tempted to give your second best, what should you

          do?

       A: (Not listen to it, but give your best. This applies to things you do

            for your parents, teachers, your employer, and for the Lord.)

     4.   Q: Did Cain listen to the Lord’s advice to try for a second chance?

       A: (No.)

     5.   Q: Why do you think he killed Abel?

       A: (Because he was jealous and angry and thought it would

            make him feel better.)

     6.   Q: What must you do to be happy and successful?

       A: (Always do your best and do things the way the Lord likes it

            done.)

     7.   Q: What should you NOT do?

       A: (Listen to the temptation to do wrong.)

Memory Verse:

Colossians 3:23: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for people.