biblecurriculum

With other believers and the help of the Holy Spirit, begin to build a new life based on the plans outlined in God's words to us, in the Bible.

After completing the Gospel studies, the next subjects to look at are as follows:

FOUNDATIONS: Hebrews 6:1-2, the Sermon on the Mount, basic teachings: the Lord's prayer, forgiveness, the Lord's supper, the origin of sin, temptation, the putting aside of selfish desires, giving - serving - honouring others, the guideline principle of giving a tenth to God, man being created for good works, the kingdom of God, the spiritual world, man and God being in three parts, what is grace, the Ten Commandments, love fulfilling all good laws, the return of Jesus, and the end of this world...

MINISTRY GIFTS: Learning about them, learning to practise them, working with them to overcome difficulties and problems in one another, finding and doing the special work God has for each person.

ONGOING BIBLE STUDIES and other topics such as local and overseas missions, church history

SUITABLE FOR ADULT STUDY PROGRAMME, JUNIOR CHURCH, AND CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
[Five teaching sessions a unit, 7 -10 units per year, 5-7 years in total]

UNIT [1] Creation/ Fall/ Cain & Abel/ Enoch/ Generations to Noah -death of Lamech & Methusaleh just before flood.
From Creation to the Flood

Audience: Families, Sunday schools, home educators
Age range: All ages (questions scale naturally)
Format: One extended session or 5–7 shorter lessons

This resource is designed to be:
• Read aloud together
• Discussed using open-ended questions
• Adapted by leaders according to age and time available

Children can respond with observations or drawings; adults and older students can engage theological depth.

Biblical Scope:
Creation → Fall → Cain & Abel → Enoch → Generations to Noah → Lamech & Methuselah → Flood

Key Themes:
• God’s good design
• Human choice and consequence
• The spread of sin
• Faithfulness within corruption
• Judgment and grace held together

Discussion Questions
• What does the description “very good” suggest about God’s intentions?
• What might it mean to be made in God’s image?
• How do you imagine relationships looked before sin entered the world?
• What responsibilities do humans appear to have in creation?

Discussion Questions
• What do you think the serpent is offering?
• Why might the fruit have seemed desirable?
• What changes do you notice after Adam and Eve eat?
• What kinds of “death” seem to begin here?
• How does this story help explain the world we live in now?

Discussion Questions
• What differences do you notice between Cain and Abel?
• What seems to be happening in Cain’s heart?
• Why do you think God speaks to Cain before he acts?
• What does the image of sin “crouching at the door” suggest?
• How does this story build on what happened in the Garden?

Discussion Questions
• What stands out about Enoch in this chapter?
• What might “walking with God” look like in daily life?
• Why do you think Enoch’s story is included here?
• How does his life contrast with the repeated phrase “and he died”?

(Years counted from Creation, using the biblical text)
Patriarch | Born | Age at Son | Age at Death | Year of Death
Adam 0 130 930 930
Seth 130 105 912 1042
Enosh 235 90 905 1140
Kenan 325 70 910 1235
Mahalalel 395 65 895 1290
Jared 460 162 962 1422
Enoch 622 65 365 987 (taken)
Methuselah 687 187 969 1656
Lamech 874 182 777 1651
Noah 1056 500 950 2006

Timeline Discussion Questions
• What patterns do you notice in this genealogy?
• What surprises you about the lifespans?
• What might the repeated phrase “and he died” be emphasizing?
• What does it mean that Adam overlaps with later generations?
• How does knowing Methuselah dies the year of the Flood affect how you read the story?
• What does Lamech’s death shortly before the Flood suggest?

Discussion Questions
• How would you describe humanity by this point?
• What does it mean that God is described as grieved?
• Why do you think judgment comes at this stage?
• What is the significance of the phrase: “But Noah found favor with the LORD”?
• What does faithful living look like in a corrupt world?

Create a long horizontal timeline and mark:
• Creation
• Enoch taken
• Death of Lamech
• Death of Methuselah
• The Flood

Reflective Questions
• How does seeing overlapping lives change your understanding of this period?
• How close does the Flood feel when you see it visually?
• What might people have known — and ignored?

CLOSING REFLECTION
• What themes repeat from Creation to the Flood?
• Where do you see both judgment and mercy?
• What kind of God is revealed in these chapters?
• Where do you see hope in this story?

You may copy, share, and adapt this material freely for:
• Churches
• Sunday schools
• Families
• Home education

UNIT [2] *The life of Christ: Birth-12/ Temptation/ Ministry outline/ Death/ Ressurection.
UNIT [3] Man's condition preflood/ *Noah builds ark/ flood/ aftermath/ tower of Babel.
UNIT [4] First teachings: Temptation & consequences of flesh, world & devil/ salvation/healing/ freedom(deliverance)/ confession, repentance & forgiveness.
UNIT [5] Abraham: Goes out/ Lot/ Sarah & Haggai/ Sodom & Gomorrah/ Ishmael/ tests....
UNIT [6] Early Missionaries: eg.Carey, Hudson Taylor, William Burton, Amy Semple Mcpherson/ David Brainerd.
UNIT [7] God's Love: 1 Cor 13 & others
UNIT [8] Isaac/ Rebecca/ Jacob & Esau/ Jacob's wives & 12 children of Israel/ other Jacob stories.....
UNIT [9] *Ministries of Jesus: Healings/ miracles/ women & children, poor/ journeys/ stories.
UNIT [10] *Joseph: Coat & dreams/ jealous brothers/ Egypt/ Famine & visit of brothers/ Family reconciliation.
UNIT [11] The Christian Family: God, our Father/ chain of care & command/ honouring parents/ obeying parents/ how to appeal.
UNIT [12] Moses: a) Birth to Passover (Parallel becoming a new Christian) UNIT [13] b) Red Sea to Sinai (Christian growth, Baptism in water & the Spirit).
UNIT [14] c) Wilderness to Promised Land (Trials, temptations, preparation for ministry).
UNIT [16] How we got the Bible - Moses to new translations.
UNIT [17] *Parables in depth {Craft & discussion unit}
UNIT [18] Church history: Acts/ Rome/ reformation/ missions/ Pentecostal, charismatic revivals..
UNIT [19] Ten commandments/ other laws & promises/ priests/ tabernacle/ feasts. {Competition unit + real feast!}
UNIT [20] Communion
UNIT [21] Modern missions: eg. McGavran/ Townsend/ Peace Child/ Bruchko/ Through Gates of Splendour(Eliot).
UNIT [22] *Giving
UNIT [23] *Joshua: Explores Canaan/ call(Deut 1:38) & succession(Josh 1:9)/ Jericho/ Ai & Gibeonites/ conquest & partition of land.
UNIT [24] Famous Revivalists:- Luther/ Wesley/ Spurgeon, Finney/ Owens(Welsh revival)/ Billy Sunday, Billy Graham.
UNIT [25] *Judges: Israel's condition post Joshua/ Deborah/ Gideon/ Jephthah & lesser known's/ Samson & after...
UNIT [26] Our enemies; the flesh, the world, the devil.
UNIT [27] More Old Testament women: Sarah/ Miriam/ Ruth/ Esther/ Hannah (Illustrating patience and God's timing)
UNIT [28] The life of Peter.
UNIT [29] Samuel & Eli/ Israel chooses a king / Saul's rebellion & David/ Goliath, Jonathan/ Saul & Samuel's death.
UNIT [30] *Evangelism for & by children.
UNIT [31] David in the desert.
UNIT [32] *Spiritual warfare -The Christian's Armour
UNIT [33] The Psalms: Overview/ Psalms 1, 23 & other 'specials'/ Ps 119 -The Word/ themes of safety/ sorrow & joy...-a memorizing unit -using different methods (eg.act out)
UNIT [34] *Praise and worship.
UNIT [35] King David's reign.
UNIT [36] The three Basics; prayer(air)/ Bible reading(food)/ fellowship(love).
UNIT [37] Solomom's Temple & Life.
UNIT [38] Home Missions; Salvation Army/ OAC/ George Muller/ Gideons/ Love link & similar.
UNIT [39] Proverbs [x3]/ Ecclesiastes/ Song of Solomon.
UNIT [40] *Allegories -Pilgrim's Progress/ The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.
UNIT [41] Kings after Solomon good & bad (NB.-all Israel's bad).
UNIT [42] Life of Paul: Pre-conversion/ conversion/ preparation & suspicion/ missionary journeys/ later self testimony
UNIT [43] Elijah
UNIT [44] Mission Societies: YWAM/ Asian Outreach/ World Vision/ World Outreach/ Wycliffe Bible Translators.ETC
UNIT [45] Elisha
UNIT [46] Church Life and Ministries.
UNIT [47] Daniel
UNIT [48] Foundations of our Faith from Hebrews 6;1-2
UNIT [49] Return of the Exiles, Ezra & Nehemiah.
UNIT [50] Forgiveness & the Lord's Prayer.
UNIT [51] The prophetic books (except Daniel)
UNIT [52] End times prophecies & promises.

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