Preparing & Res to Ref- Unit 20

Preparing Hearts for His Glory


We talked this week about the spread of the gospel and how it is all a part of Gods big plan.

God equipped the apostles and they received the boldness of the Holy Spirit and preached throughout Jerusalem. People's hearts were changed. The apostles were imprisoned and beaten, but they continued to preach. 

We learned about the symbol of the ichthys and that it was one of the first ways to identify Christians.      The early Christians met secretly to protect themselves from persecution.  They would etch the walls and rocks with an ichthys to signal a meeting place.

We went light on this history weeks project.  I gave the kids a press and seal square with  a bit of applesauce.  They shaped out the ichthys and then gobbled it up!  I really liked this idea and we may use it for spelling words at some point!  ;)

In Grandpa's Box our reading was about Stephen who was martyred for his belief in the vision God showed him of Jesus sitting at the right hand of God.  Stephen was stoned to death.  Many Christians were persecuted and fled for their lives.  As they moved, this helped spread the gospel.

We read about Saul's journey to Damascus and how his eyes were opened after he was made blind.  He was baptized and God used Paul to spread the gospel. 

We taped an army man to our globe.  And used the guide to make our constellation in aluminum foil.

We learned that the stars appear to rise and set in the night sky due to the rotation of the Earth.