Selfless Esteem

It's a question every human asks him/her self; "who am I?" What is it that makes each of us who we are? What makes us unique? What gives our lives meaning and purpose? This series explains that these questions aren't about WHAT does these things but about WHOM. This series endeavors to show children that it is God who made each of us unique, and who gives our lives meaning and purpose. Kids will learn that their value is not tied to their accomplishments or their abilities, but to God, who created them and who acts through their lives. In this way, kids will learn not to boast in themselves, but to instead boast in the Lord, who makes each of them valuable.

Series Overview

Week 1

"It's Not About Me"

 
episode 4A summary:
It's Not About Me
Why do we get so frustrated with our world? It's because we expect everyone to do what we want, and we get disappointed when they don't. This episode shows that a Biblical view of self helps us to better relate to others and to God.
Key Verse:
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me."

NIV (shown), KJV, ESV, and HCSB versions included

This Episode Includes:
book smarts Bible lesson

"It's Not About Me" adapted from Acts 12:20-23

Herod takes glory that belongs only to God.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

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Street Smarts Application Lesson

Lesson Focus:

Our view of ourselves should always be in the context of our relationship with God. Therefore, our focus shouldn't be on ourselves, but rather on God and on others.

Teaching Method:

Placing paper bags on kids' heads with mirrors fastened inside will illustrate what happens when we can only see ourselves and don't look beyond ourselves to God and to other people.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

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Optional Game

"Gust-O!"

Teams compete to blow plastic balls from their side of the court to their opponent's side. To win the point, the team must recite today's Key Verse.

20-30 minutes suggested (optional)

Game supplies not furnished by TruthQuest

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Homework Sheet

Take-Home Worksheet

A sheet to send home with kids for continuing the learning at home.

Includes Memory Verse

Study Questions

Application Challenge

Redeemable for credit when signed by parents

Includes NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions

Print as many copies as needed

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Family Study Sheet

Great for Family Devotions

This sheet, meant to be sent home for parents, provides in-depth Scripture references and commentary for further study on the day's lesson. Useful for study by parents or for Family Devotions.

Print as many copies as needed

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And that's Week 1!
All of these items are included in the first of five episodes from this Sunday School series!

Week 2

"Boastology"

 
episode 4B summary:
Boastology
Boasting seems to come naturally to us, but what are we boasting about? This episode shows that we have nothing to boast about that didn't come from God, and that we should boast in HIM, not in ourselves.
Key Verse:
1 Corinthians 1:31
Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

NIV (shown), KJV, ESV, and HCSB versions included

This Episode Includes:
book smarts Bible lesson

"And the Glory Goes to..." adapted from Daniel chapters 1, 2, and 4

Nebuchadnezzar learns to glorify God after being turned into a virtual animal.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Street Smarts Application Lesson

Lesson Focus:

If there's anything good about ourselves, it was a gift from God. Therefore, any boasting we do should be about our awesome God–NOT about ourselves!

Teaching Method:

Through a simple game, kids will take turns listing things they're good at, and then later, will turn their "boasting" to God, thanking Him for the talents He has given and learning to boast in Him.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Optional Game

”Hoop-La!”

Teams compete to throw plastic balls into buckets. Each time a basket is scored, the team must jointly recite the Key Verse to win the point.

20-30 minutes suggested (optional)

Game supplies not furnished by TruthQuest

Print as many copies as needed

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Homework Sheet

Take-Home Worksheet

A sheet to send home with kids for continuing the learning at home.

Includes Memory Verse

Study Questions

Application Challenge

Redeemable for credit when signed by parents

Includes NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Family Study Sheet

Great for Family Devotions

This sheet, meant to be sent home for parents, provides in-depth Scripture references and commentary for further study on the day's lesson. Useful for study by parents or for Family Devotions.

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

And that's Week 2!
All of these items are included in the second of five episodes from this Sunday School series!

Week 3

"Beauty is Fleeting"

 
episode 4C summary:
Beauty is Fleeting
In a world that is obsessed with outward appearances, where should our focus be? Is it wrong to try to look good? What kind of beauty is true and lasting? This episode explores these issues.
Key Verse:
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a person who fears the LORD is to be praised.

NIV (shown), KJV, ESV, and HCSB versions included

This Episode Includes:
book smarts Bible lesson

"Beauty that Lasts" adapted from the book of Esther

In a place where outward beauty was so highly valued, Queen Esther saves her people by displaying a completely different kind of beauty.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Street Smarts Application Lesson

Lesson Focus:

Our outward charm and beauty won't last. We should concentrate on having a beautiful inner self through love and submission to God.

Teaching Method:

Using an object lesson with trees and leaves, kids will see how outward beauty fades away, showing that one's inner character is where beauty comes from.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

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Optional Game

"Atomic Clock"

Kids for a circle around the teacher, who tosses a ball to the kids one at a time. Kids must quickly recite the next word from today's Key Verse when they catch the ball, or the clock explodes!

20-30 minutes suggested (optional)

Game supplies not furnished by TruthQuest

Print as many copies as needed

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Homework Sheet

Take-Home Worksheet

A sheet to send home with kids for continuing the learning at home.

Includes Memory Verse

Study Questions

Application Challenge

Redeemable for credit when signed by parents

Includes NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Family Study Sheet

Great for Family Devotions

This sheet, meant to be sent home for parents, provides in-depth Scripture references and commentary for further study on the day's lesson. Useful for study by parents or for Family Devotions.

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

And that's Week 3!
All of these items are included in the third of five episodes from this Sunday School series!

Week 4

"Exalting Humility"

 
episode 4D summary:
Exalting Humility
In a world where pride and boastfulness are so often glorified, kids will see that humility will get them much further in God's sight.
Key Verse:
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

NIV (shown), KJV, ESV, and HCSB versions included

This Episode Includes:
book smarts Bible lesson

"Humbly I Pray" adapted from Luke 18:9-14

Jesus compares the prayers of the Pharisee and the tax collector.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Street Smarts Application Lesson

Lesson Focus:

If you want to be great, you should be humble and be willing to serve others in love.

Teaching Method:

In a two-step object lesson, kids will first have fun racing to see who can be the best at picking up wads of paper, but later, the kids will be challenged to clean up the mess, showing that those who choose to serve the others are those whom God considers the greatest.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Optional Game

”Ribbit/Mayhem”

In this fast-paced game, teams volley a balloon back and forth, trying to keep the balloon from hitting the floor while also trying to throw plastic balls at baskets on the opponent’s side of the court. When a point is scored, the scoring team must recite today’s Key Verse to win the point.

20-30 minutes suggested (optional)

Game supplies not furnished by TruthQuest

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Homework Sheet

Take-Home Worksheet

A sheet to send home with kids for continuing the learning at home.

Includes Memory Verse

Study Questions

Application Challenge

Redeemable for credit when signed by parents

Includes NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Family Study Sheet

Great for Family Devotions

This sheet, meant to be sent home for parents, provides in-depth Scripture references and commentary for further study on the day's lesson. Useful for study by parents or for Family Devotions.

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

And that's Week 4!
All of these items are included in the fourth of five episodes from this Sunday School series!

Week 5

"My Value to God"

 
episode 4E summary:
My Value to God
What is it that makes us valuable? Is it our appearance? Our talents? Our accomplishments? Or, does our value come from God in us? This episode explores this principle.
Key Verse:
Luke 12:7
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

NIV (shown), KJV, ESV, and HCSB versions included

This Episode Includes:
book smarts Bible lesson

"A Shepherd Becomes a King" adapted from the book of 1 Samuel

Despite Samuel's confidence that the oldest and tallest of Jesse's sons should be king, God chooses David, the young shepherd.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Street Smarts Application Lesson

Lesson Focus:

Self-esteem shouldn't be our concern. By ourselves, we're not worth much. It's the touch of God's hand upon us and His love for us that gives us value.

Teaching Method:

After drawing pictures on sheets of paper, kids will be asked what makes those pictures valuable; the paper, or the works of art that the kids drew on those sheets of paper. Kids will learn that their value comes from the masterpieces that God works in each of them as blank canvasses.

20-25 minutes required

Level 1 (Preschool) Lesson Included

Level 2 (Grades K-1st) Lesson Included

Level 3 (Grades 2-3) Lesson Included

Level 4 (Grades 4-6) Lesson Included

NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions included

Print as many copies as needed

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Optional Game

”Volley-Verse”

In this volleyball-style game, teams volley a balloon back and forth, trying to keep the balloon from hitting the floor on their side of the court. When the balloon does touch the floor on a team’s side, the opposing team must recite today’s Key Verse to win the point.

20-30 minutes suggested (optional)

Game supplies not furnished by TruthQuest

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Homework Sheet

Take-Home Worksheet

A sheet to send home with kids for continuing the learning at home.

Includes Memory Verse

Study Questions

Application Challenge

Redeemable for credit when signed by parents

Includes NIV, KJV, ESV and HCSB versions

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

Family Study Sheet

Great for Family Devotions

This sheet, meant to be sent home for parents, provides in-depth Scripture references and commentary for further study on the day's lesson. Useful for study by parents or for Family Devotions.

Print as many copies as needed

Delivered via download only (with purchase), permanently available for re-download via TruthQuest account.

And that's Week 5!
All of these items are included in the fifth of five episodes from this Sunday School series!

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For Ages? Any range of ages from age 3 through 6th grade
Lesson Teaching Levels? Four (3's & 4's, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-6th)
Bible Versions? NIV, KJV, ESV, HCSB (all included)
Length of Program? Each lesson series is 5 weeks long, and each week can fill 1-2 hours, depending on your needs.
Scale of Program? Scalable program can run in small churches and large churches
Reproducible? Yes. You are free to re-use or re-print materials freely for use within your own ministry.
Format? Digital web-based. Print your own materials as needed or teach straight from your mobile devices. No physical materials provided.
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Are individual lessons available? Not at this time. The components described on this page are only available as part of this complete five-week Sunday School Series. Individual lessons and/or teaching levels are not available for logistical reasons.

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Included Components Description
For Ages Any range of ages from age 3 through 6th grade
Four Bible Versions NIV, KJV, ESV, HCSB
Book Smarts Bible Lessons Bible stories, written in storybook form, with discussion questions. Provided at four teaching levels for five weeks.
Street Smarts Application Lessons Interactive, illustrative object lessons for showing practical application of the Biblical principles found in the Book Smarts lesson. Provided at four teaching levels for five weeks.
Scripture Sports Games Optional, simple, active games that involve memorizing the day's Key Verse. Provided for five weeks.
Homework Sheets Send-home worksheets that include the Key Verse, study questions, an application challenge, and a place for parental signature. Provided at four teaching levels for five weeks.
Family Study Sheets A send-home Bible study for parents, providing in-depth Scripture references and commentary about the day's lesson. Provided for five weeks.
Bonus Extras Registration materials, printable name tags, printable birthday and superstar ribbons, clip art, gospel tracts, discipleship materials and more!

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