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Unit 1: In the Beginning
Week 9. Ruth and Naomi
Loyal friends and kind choices change people’s lives.
Memory verse
whither thou goest, I will go
Ruth 1:16 (KJV, excerpt)
Read together
Read the Bible passage: Ruth 1 and 2.
Picture story: Ruth Stays with Naomi
The picture story is written for ages 3 to 8. Older children can enjoy it too, or read the Bible passage in their own Bible.
Talk about it
- What did it cost Ruth to stay?
- How do you act when a friend is going through something hard?
Do it
Do something for someone who is lonely this week.
Pray
God, show us who needs a friend, and help us to be one.
For the leader
Highlight Ruth’s courage in leaving her own country.
You will need: Paper hearts.
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