MEMORY MASTERY

To make sure our children come away from Sabbath School having grown more in their relationship with Jesus and knowledge of the Bible, we will be focusing on memorizing specific key information each quarter.  Every week, we review all of Bible Timeline Periods, as we find out when our current story takes place in history.  And every week, we focus on a particular story line, passage, or doctrine until the children learn it.

To assist parents with working with their children at home on Memory Mastery items, children who are regular attenders (not visitors) will receive a Memory Mastery review folder/activity and a Memory Master audio CD and booklet.  Parents are encouraged to reserve a special binder, filing system, bag, or box to keep all Memory Mastery items at hand.  They make wonderful Sabbath quiet time activities or devotional exercises during the week.

Below are the Memory Mastery learning objectives over the course of the Early Elementary class years that we will work towards mastering.  
Stories
Memorize a story headline and where in the Bible we find the following Bible stories.
  • God Makes Our World
  • Adam and Eve First Sin
  • God Tells Noah to Build an Ark
  • God's Makes a Promise to Abraham
  • Moses Receives the 10 Commandments
  • God Chooses David to Be King
  • God Protects Daniel in the Lion's Den
  • Nehemiah and Ezra Rebuild Jerusalem
  • Welcome Baby Jesus
  • Jesus Gets Baptized and Starts His Ministry
  • Jesus Heals a Little Girl
  • Jesus Blesses the Children
  • Jesus Dies for Us
  • Jesus Went to Heaven
  • Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  • Jesus is Coming Soon

Note: Children will hear more stories than the above during their time in Sabbath School, but we will focus on memorizing these during our Memory Mastery time.
Verses (Passages)
Doctrines
Memorize a rhyme, statement, or song that explains a Bible doctrine or the practical application of that doctrine.
Time Line Periods
Memorize key periods and events in Bible history in order.

OLD TESTAMENT:
  • Beginning - Creation, Adam and Eve, the Flood
  • Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
  • Egypt and the Exodus - 10 Commandments
  • Judges - Deborah, Samson, Gideon
  • Kings - David
  • Exile - Daniel
  • Return - Nehemiah and Ezra

NEW TESTAMENT:
  • Childhood - Birth
  • Ministry - Baptism, Healing, Blessing Children
  • Last Week - Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension
  • Early Church - Pentecost
  • Last Days - Second Coming

Build a Bible Artifact Collection

Children who fully memorize their memory mastery objectives will receive special Bible artifacts along the way to build their own Bible artifact/object collection that they will cherish for years to come.