This slide show is part of Lesson 4 of the "I Love My Bible!" curriculum, www.creative-sunday-school-ideas.com

1. FIRE

2. A single flame…
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3. can quickly spread…
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4. and burn down an
entire forest.
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6. Fire gives us light,
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7. and helps
us
celebrate
our
birthdays…
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8. and
Christmas…
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9. and
even
the
4th of
July!
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10. Fire can destroy all kinds of things...
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12. or bring warmth… 12

13. and beauty.
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14. Fire can wipe out
grass and
crops…
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15. making room for
new growth.
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16. Fire
can
cook
our
food...
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18. and light the Olympic torch.
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19. Fire can destroy homes & lives…
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21. or help us make
useful things
and improve
our lives.
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22. Review:
What are some
ways fire is
helpful?
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23. Some ways fire is helpful:
*Gives us light
*Helps us celebrate
*Keeps us warm
*Looks beautiful when contained (as in a fireplace)
*Burns away old growth to make room for new
*Cooks our food
*Can be a unifying symbol (as in the Olympic torch)
*Helps us make useful things from metal
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24. Review:
What are some
ways fire is NOT
helpful?
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25. Some ways fire is NOT helpful:
*It can spread quickly and burn
down entire fields and forests
*It can destroy all kinds of
things, including homes and lives
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26. How is
God’s Word
like FIRE?
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27. God’s Word is like FIRE. It:
*Brings light into our lives (shows us right from wrong)
*Warms our hearts (brings joy)
*Adds beauty (beautiful things to think on)
*Can bring comfort but can also make us
uncomfortable when we have sinned
*Gets rid of the bad things in our lives so that
new good things can grow
*Spreads quickly when we share it with others
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28. The prophet
Jeremiah
was persecuted
for speaking
God’s Word 28

29. Among other things,
he was beaten,
put in stocks,
and thrown into a
dungeon (a muddy pit)
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30. Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, nor speak
anymore in His name.” But His word was
in my heart like a
burning fire
shut up in my bones;
and I was weary of holding it back,
and I could not.”
Jeremiah 20:9 (NKJV)
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