A Look Inside Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study
Let’s take “A Look Inside” the Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study! As Christian parents, we long for our children to have their own life-changing, personal relationship with Jesus! However, the seventh and eighth grade years of maturing kiddos have their own unique challenges. The decisions children make during these formative “growing up” years can impact them the rest of their lives – in good or in bad ways. So how can we help them choose wisely?
Well, the Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study moves through the life of Jesus with the inspiration of a novelist, the clarity of an experienced teacher, and the passion of a person wholly devoted to Christ! By letting Mark’s Gospel tell the story, kiddos can’t help but see they’ve just discovered the Best News Ever!
In this incredible Bible study, students use a variety of resources to study the gospel of Mark, memorize Scripture, develop a biblical worldview, spend time in prayer, and discover truths that will help them grow into Godly young adults!
What makes this Bible Study special?
Why is this Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study so special? Well, to start, it takes young readers seriously. It recognizes children ages 12 to 14 are growing up, and as near-grown-ups, they have grown-up decisions to make, with the most important one being who to put their trust in… who to believe in… who to build their life upon.
When was the last time YOU heard a piece of really incredible news? News so huge and awesome and amazing that you were just bursting to share it?Â
Do I have your attention? Well, that is the first sentence your kiddos will read in the Best News Ever! Honestly, when Carrie first gave me this book on the gospel of Mark, I could NOT quit reading it. In fact, the hardest thing your tweens/young teens might have is not sitting down and reading it from cover to cover in one go. It looks simple; but it is not simplistic. I even thought of using it with my mixed aged group of Christians’ Bible study. It is THAT good – and it’s relevant to the novice and the mature Christian alike.
The same goes for the other amazing resources in this Bible study! My hunch is you will take nearly just as much from it as your children do. Catch the excitement of loving the Lord again, and pass it on. Be ready to be inspired, even if you think you can’t be anymore. This Bible study is engaging, enlightening, and encouraging. If you walk away uninspired, unchanged – that’s on you, because this look at the Good News is transformative.
Why did Carrie choose these books and create the coordinating resources to go with them?Â
Author Chris Morphew writes in a one-of-a-kind way that personally draws you into the story of the gospel of Mark. It’s like you are there experiencing it right along with the disciples, right along with Jesus. You are not a bystander watching. Honestly, even the questions – though short and to-the-point – make you feel like you’re having face-to-face conversations. The prayers – you are talking to Lord Jesus, to God the Father, and you are in a devoted relationship together. When you read the last page of the Best News Ever, I think you’ll be “in” that relationship, personally invested in it, enough to continue it – to feel like you CAN continue it by just opening your Bible and reading, asking questions, praying, and marveling at how God’s Word written so long ago can become your story today too. And I think THAT’s why Carrie chose this 100-Day Guide to the Gospel of Mark!
It only makes perfect sense to commit to memory God’s words to you as you study Mark. These 35 beautiful Scripture Cards make this easier to do. First, they are lovely! Second, special words in the verses stand out, looking hand-written amidst the typed text. Third, these scroll-like penned words need to be inserted in the blanks on the flip side of the card as students practice. Fourth, the cards include just the right amount to commit to memory each week. Simple, yet effective. Practical, yet inspirational.
Finally, in The Really Radical Book for Kids author Champ Thornton bridges the gap between Christianity and “the real world.” It is far too easy for kiddos to see Jesus as belonging to church on Sunday but not the rest of the week, to religion but not to real life. His goal? For kiddos to enjoy and live wisely in the world the Lord has made, for them to trust Him as their Rescuer and greatest treasure. His prayer? That his book will help the next generation live with God over ALL of life. We join him in this prayer, and YES – this is another amazing book pick by Carrie!
How does the Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study work in Heart of Dakota?
In the Best News Ever, students encounter Jesus and the Gospel like never before! Each day, students read a passage directly from Mark, as well as the corresponding insightful notes in the Best News Ever. Then, they ponder two to three carefully chosen daily questions, recording their answers in a special journal of their choice. Finally, they end each day in conversation with God, by praying the corresponding heartfelt prayer.
In The Really Radical Book for Kids, students learn church history, apologetics, and biblical truths, while also learning how to live a life of faith. Follow-up oral narrations once each unit help students learn to think, evaluate, understand, and apply what God is communicating in His Word!
Each quiet time includes a prayer focus and a Scripture memory work. On Days 1-3 of each unit, daily prayers are provided within Best News Ever. On Day 4 in each unit, the “Bible Quiet Time” box provides prayers that correspond with each topic being studied in The Really Radical Book for Kids.  For Scripture memory work, students memorize all of Mark 1:1-18, 8:27-38; and 12:23-33 through recitation and repetition. Full-color Scripture Cards correlate with the verses students memorize each week. Fill-in-the-blank exercises on cards aid students in memorizing assigned verses.
Instilling a daily Bible Quiet Time from an early age is one of the most important ways to encourage a lifelong desire to meet with the Lord each day. So why delay? Get your Missions to Modern Marvels Bible Study today?!? Either order it here if you want the entire Economy Package, or separately by clicking on the following resources: Best News Ever, The Really Radical Book for Kids, and Scripture Memory Cards: Passages from Mark.
