June 29th teacher note

Great opportunity to connect last week's lesson with this week's lesson.
Last week:  The king of a great kingdom was humbled, learned to worship God and shared that with others.
This week:  A later king totally forgot this truth and suffered the consequences.

The Rest of the Summer...

Be sure to check out this blog on Friday for teacher tips.
If you have any tips or helps please post them in the comment

Here is the basic schedule for the rest of the summer.
Click HERE for the schedule with memory verses, missionaries and ministries.

July 
Finish Daniel (1 week)
Review Jonah and Daniel (1 week) - Memory verse review activity will be posted on July 26.
Study Ezra (2 weeks)

August
Study Esther (1 week)
Study Nehemiah (2 weeks)
Review the Old Testament (2 weeks)

We will have gone through the Old Testament and will begin the New Testament in September.

It's Going to be a CRAZY Nebuchadnezzar Sunday: June 22 Teacher Note

Link for the service survey:  http://tinyurl.com/ebcservicesurvey

Training link:  HERE or above

SONSHINE UPDATE:  HERE

How do I prepare my heart to teach?

Before teaching God's Word, the teacher needs to be prepared to teach.
This preparation begins with the teacher's heart not the material.

A. Ask the Holy Spirit for His help.

B. Study God’s Word to accurately understand it.

C. Identify God’s attributes and actions.

D. Apply the truths of God’s Word to your own life.  

E. Proclaim the glory of God.

To read more about how to do these things click HERE.
There are also more teacher training resources on that page.

God protects Daniel's friends

This familiar lesson provides a great opportunity to show God's protection.
Please fill out the paper survey in your box OR the online version (http://tinyurl.com/ebcservicesurvey) of the same survey.

Explaining Prophecy to Young Kids

A couple of quick tips for explaining prophecy to young kids:

1. Emphasize that God is control of everything.
2. Remember, as it relates to God, prophecy is SOOOO MUCH MORE than knowing what is going to happen.
3. The end goal of prophecy is not knowing what is going to happen in the future.  The goal is that God's power, strength, wisdom and glory are made known to the world.

In reading through Daniel 2 again I was struck by the difference between the way the Chaldeans approached the king in Daniel 2:5.  "O king, live forever."

and Daniel approached the king in Daniel 2:28.  "There is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days."

Daniel had a right perspective which was revealed when God revealed the interpretation of the dream to him.  

Daniel 2:10, this week's memory verse:  "Blessed by the name of God forever and ever,..."