"Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!" (Luke 11:28)

Quotes from the Lord's Word (selected quotes about Hearing the Lord)

Teaching the Spiritual Concept (talking with children and teens about the Word of God)

Family Talks:

"Hearing the Lord" by the Rev. David Simons
"A True Believer and Humble Servant" by the Rev. Willard Heinrichs
"The Burning Bush and Our Curiosity" by the Rev. Walter Orthwein
"The Call of Samuel" by the Rev. Jeremy F. Simons
"What Is the Word" by the Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss

Projects and Activities:

Activities

Learning by Heart (PDF)
Children's Prayers on Hearing the Lord in His Word (PDF)
Blessings (PDF)
A Script for a Play about Samuel's Call (ages 9-12) (PDF)
 Special Name for the Lord (ages 6-9) (PDF)
 Text Find (ages 9-12) (PDF)
 Journeys (ages 12-14) (PDF)

 Projects

Moses and the Burning Bush (ages 3-6) (PDF)
The Lord Calls to Samuel (ages 3-6) (PDF)
Use Paint Crayons to Picture the Burning Bush (ages 6-9) (PDF)
The Burning Bush (ages 6-9) (PDF)
 Emanuel Swedenborg (ages 6-9) (PDF)
 "All that the Lord has spoken" Calligraphy Project (ages 8-11) (PDF)
 Key Passage: "Speak, for your servant hears" (1 Sam. 3) (ages 8-12) (PDF)
 Venn Diagram to Compare Calls of Moses and Samuel (ages 8-14) (PDF)
 Diorama of the Call of Samuel (ages 9-12) (PDF)
 "Enter, from now on, into the mysteries..." (TCR 508) (ages 10-14) (PDF)
 Swedenborg's Rules of Life (ages 11-16) (PDF)
 Write a Bio-Poem about Swedenborg (ages 12-up) (PDF)
"Emanuel Swedenborg: A Servant of the Lord" (ages 12-up) (PDF)
Samuel's Call (PDF)

For more Projects see the Sunday School lessons and projects.

             Coloring Pages

Moses and the Burning Bush (Ex. 3) by Jacquie Bostock (PDF)
Samuel Called by the Lord (1 Sam. 3) by Lisa Buss (PDF)
Emanuel Swedenborg (PDF)
Blessed Are Those Who Hear the Word of God and Keep It (PDF)
The Lord Gave the Word (John 1:1) (PDF)


Family Activities

Sunday School:

 Sunday School Lesson 3.13: Moses and the Burning Bush (PDF)

 Sunday School Project: The Lord Calls Samuel (scratchboard) (ages 6-9) (PDF)

 Sunday School Project: The Lord Calls Samuel (ages 9-12) (PDF)

Songs:

Father in Heaven, Who Gave Us the Word (PDF)
I Pray You, Lord, to Guide My Ways (PDF)
Samuel, Samuel! (PDF)
All that the Lord Has Spoken (PDF)

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