Heroes of the Faith, Part 1Sample

Please God

Hero: Enoch - Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5-6

Theme verse: John 14:23

Welcome back to Heroes of the Faith! We learned to believe in God and to give Him our whole hearts. We are going to take it a step further. Have you ever pleased your teacher, your dad, or your mom? It feels really good when someone tells you you did a good job, doesn’t it? The good feeling swells up inside you until you have a huge smile on your face. Let’s learn about a man who pleased God and learn how we can please God, too.

A long, long time ago, there was a man named Enoch. We do not have much information about him, but what we do know is super cool. “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away,” Genesis 5:24. God liked him so much that he took him! How special! One day, we will meet him in heaven, and we can all spend time together. In Hebrews 11:5-6 we read that “he was commended as one who pleased God.” Could you imagine what it was like for him to see God? Enoch must have had the biggest smile ever!

We can please God by believing in His Word and walking with Him, like Enoch. Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” We believe in God, and we seek Him by believing and acting on His Word, the Bible.

The Bible is the Word of God to us. We believe that the Bible is the infallible Word of God. (That has no errors) This way we can read it and believe that what it says is true. Not only that, but the Bible is the living Word of God!

How can it be alive? The Word of God is alive and effective (Hebrews 4:12). Have you ever read the Bible and the words almost jumped off the page with exactly the right words you needed that day? Christians all over the world have that happen all the time. John 1:14 says that when Jesus Christ came, it was like the Bible became a person and walked with us humans! When we read and believe the Bible, it’s like we’re walking with God, just like Enoch!

I want to please God, so I believe in the Bible, that it has no errors and is my book of instructions for the Christian life.

Questions:

1. Is it true that God wrote the Bible?

2. Why am I not perfect?

3. How can we please God?

Application to Life:

Your assignment this week is to read some stories in the New Testament and watch for Jesus walking with you. Write about times when you think he helped you or helped others because you asked him to. Sometimes he gives us ideas, too, so you can write down ideas Jesus may have given you. Check with your teacher to make sure the ideas agree with the Bible.