What We Teach

Scope and Sequence

Three age groups (Tiny Trackers, Scripture Spies, & Faith Force) cover the same doctrinal themes simultaneously throughout the year. The curriculum cycles over 3 years, totaling 9 years of materials. Each yearly cycle covers 6 doctrinal themes taught through verses, devotions, and lessons. Each yearly cycle is color-coded: Green Year, Red Year, and Blue Year.

From the doctrines and subtopics below, you can learn what we believe and get a general idea about what our materials teach. The subtopics have been written out it sentence form so pastors and leaders can gain a more thorough understanding of our beliefs.

 

What We Believe and Teach

Green Books (one year)

• Salvation
  • God made you to glorify and love Him.
  • You have not glorified and loved God but have sinned.
  • Your sin must be punished with eternal death.
  • Your good works cannot save you.
  • Only Christ’s death can pay for sin’s penalty.
  • You can have forgiveness and eternal life if you repent and place your faith in Jesus’ finished atoning work.
• God Created
  • God created the world in 6 literal days, and evolution is not true.
  • God created you in His image to glorify and love Him.
  • God reveals the greatness of His attributes through His creation.
• The Bible
  • God gave us the Bible so we can know Him and trust Him.
  • The Bible is God’s powerful Word that saves and sanctifies.
  • The Bible is God’s Word, perfectly written by holy men of old, moved along by the Holy Spirit.
  • God promises the Bible is without error, and all His promises will come to pass.
  • You must believe, study, and meditate on the Bible.
• Growing Spiritually
  • God is working hard to grow you spiritually, and you need to labor in faith.
  • You obey God by grace, and He corrects you in love.
  • You meditate on the Bible, and God renews your mind.
  • You confess your sin with faith in Jesus, and God promises to forgive through Jesus.
  • You resist temptation by grace, and God provides an escape through His faithfulness.
• Temptation
  • You are tempted by sinful desires, but God values holy desires.
  • The world is guided by its blind heart, but God wants you to be guided by His Word.
  • Following sinful desires brings sorrow, but following God brings joy.
  • The world wants you to think and live like them, but God wants you to think and live like Him.
• The Future
  • Believers will go to be with Jesus.
  • Believers will have a joyful judgment for their work of faith for Jesus.
  • Believers will enjoy eternal bliss with Jesus in a glorified state.
  • Unbelievers will be judged and separated from God forever.

Blue Books (one year)

• God’s Nature
  • There is one God, and you must only worship Him.
  • God is One Being yet three equal Persons.
  • All three Persons are working in your life in different ways for the same goal.
  • God is a Spirit and must be worshiped in spirit and in truth.
• God’s Greatness
  • God is all-knowing: He knows everything from the past to the future.
  • God is all-powerful: nothing is impossible for God, within His nature and His will.
  • God is everywhere: He is everywhere at once—all places and at all times.
  • God cannot change: He cannot alter His character or His promises.
  • God is in charge of everything: He is directing history and your life to fulfill His purposes.
• Christ’s Death
  • Christ died on the cross because God is just and demands a payment for sin.
  • Christ died on the cross because God is love and desires people to trust Him for eternal life.
  • Christ’s death is the only way to pay for your sins. Christ’s resurrection is proof that He conquered death and gives you life.
• Prayer
  • God desires to hear His children earnestly cry out to Him.
  • God hears and answers prayers for your good and His glory.
  • God wants you to pray to Him in faith according to His Word.
  • God wants His children to pray with a right heart.
• Trials
  • You might go through the trial of need.
  • You might go through the trial of fear.
  • You might go through the trial of persecution.
  • God has a purpose for allowing trials in your life.
  • In trials, God wants you to glorify Him, trust Him, and be more like Jesus.
  • You need to respond with joyful faith in trials.
  • If you are a faithful sufferer, you will receive the crown of life.
• The Holy Spirit
  • The Holy Spirit is God: He is One of the three Persons of the Trinity.
  • The Holy Spirit lives in believers, and believers are His temple.
  • The Holy Spirit is changing, controlling, and helping believers.
  • The Holy Spirit is convicting the unbelievers.

Red Books (one year)

• My Struggles
  • You struggle with obeying authority.
  • You struggle to please people rather than God.
  • You struggle with your words.
  • You struggle to invite godly friends into your life.
  • You struggle with having true joy.
• The Law
  • God has a good law for man to follow, but man has broken God’s law.
  • The law convicts you of sin and shows you that you need Jesus Christ.
  • Obeying the law cannot give you eternal life, but Jesus can because He perfectly obeyed the law of God and died as the perfect Lamb.
• Jesus Christ
  • Jesus Christ is God and is equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
  • Jesus was born a real man, and He still is God.
  • Jesus came to fulfill the law and pay for sin’s penalty.
  • Jesus died and rose from the grave.
  • Jesus intercedes for believers.
  • Jesus is coming back for believers.
• God’s Goodness
  • God is holy: God is perfect, amazing, and completely different and separate from everything and anything else.
  • God is good: He always does what is best.
  • God is righteous: He always does right, and He requires people to live up to His standards.
  • God is faithful: God’s words are true, and He will always do what He promises.
  • God is love: He sacrificially has given of Himself for the good of others.
• Solving Problems
  • You should not be surprised when people sin because the world is full of sinners.
  • You should love all men, even those who try to be your enemy.
  • You need to solve your problems without sinful anger.
  • You must purpose to help other believers in their walk with God and allow other believers to help you.
  • When you sin, you must deal with your sin properly.
    • First, you must find the person you sinned against, admit to them that you sinned, and ask them to forgive you.
    • Then you need to confess your sin to God and receive the forgiveness and cleansing He promises you.
• Evil Forces
  • Satan is the leader of evil.
  • Evil’s strategy is to blind unbelievers and to tempt and discourage believers.
  • Christ won the war with evil on the cross, but the Evil One will still battle you every day.
  • One day, evil will be completely destroyed by Christ.