Our weekly scripture verses are taken from our A Reason For Handwriting curriculum. Scripture translation selected for appropriate vocabulary level. All verses are taken from The Living Bible.
Lesson 1:
And you must love God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength… You must love others as much as yourself.
Mark 12:30,31
NO TEST!
Lesson 2:
I will send you the Comforter—the Holy Spirit, the source of all truth. He will come to you from the Father and will tell you all about Me.
John 15:26
Test on Friday, August 31
Lesson 3:
Eternal life is in Him, and this life gives light to all mankind. His life is the light that shines through the darkness—and the darkness can never extinguish it.
John 1:4,5
Test on Friday, September 7
Lesson 4:
I am the Light of the world. So if you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness for living light will flood your path.
John 8:12
Test on Friday, September 21
Lesson 5:
Jesus told him, “I am the Way—yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of Me.”
John 14:6
Test on Friday, September 28
Lesson 6:
You believe because you have seen Me. But blessed are those who haven't seen Me and believe anyway.
John 20:29
Test on Friday, October 5
Lesson 7:
Remember, your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him!
Matthew 6:8
Test on Friday, October 12
Lesson 8:
Take care to live in Me, and let Me live in you. For a branch can't produce fruit when severed from the vine. Nor can you be fruitful apart from Me.
John 15:4
Test on Friday, October 19
Lesson 9:
When you obey Me you are living in My love, just as I obey My Father and live in His love.
John 15:10
Test on Friday, October 26
Lesson 10:
Unless you are honest in small matters, you won't be in large ones. If you cheat even a little, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 16:10
Test on Friday, November 2
Lesson 11:
Remember, I don't even own a place to lay My head. Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Messiah, have no earthly home at all.
Luke 9:58
Test on Friday, November 9
Lesson 12:
Don't criticize, and then you won't be criticized. For others will treat you as you treat them.
Matthew 7:1, 2
Test on Friday, November 16
Lesson 13:
Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you; implore God's blessing on those who hurt you.
Luke 6: 27, 28
Test on Friday, November 30
Lesson 14:
I am the Good Shepherd and know My own sheep, and they know Me, just as My Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
John 10:14, 15
Test on Friday, December 7
Lesson 15:
So it is with prayer- keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened.
Luke 11:9
Test on Friday, December 14
Lesson 16:
Anyone who welcomes a little child like this in My name is welcoming Me, and anyone who welcomes Me is welcoming My Father who sent Me!
Mark 9:37
Test on Friday, December 21
Lesson 17:
For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
Test on Friday, January 11
Lesson 18:
The Lord our God is the one and only God. And you must love Him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.
Mark 12:29, 30
Test on Friday, January 18
Lesson 19:
All who listen to My instructions and follow them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock.
Matthew 7:24
Test on Friday,
Lesson 20:
Don't always be wishing for what you don't have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.
Luke 12:15
Test on Friday,
Lesson 21:
Anyone who takes care of a little child like this is caring for Me! And whoever cares for Me is caring for God who sent Me. Your care for others is the measure of your greatness.
Luke 9:48
Test on Friday,
Lesson 22:
Good salt is worthless if it loses its saltiness; it can't season anything. So don't lose your flavor! Live in peace with each other.
Mark 9:50
Test on Friday,
Lesson 23:
If you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over.
Luke 6:38
Test on Friday,
Lesson 24:
Look at the birds! They don't worry about what to eat- they don't need to sow or reap or store up food- for your Heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to Him than they are.
Matthew 6:26
Test on Friday,
Lesson 25:
When you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive you your sins too.
Mark 11:25
Test on Friday,
Lesson 26:
When you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretly, and your Father, who knows your secrets, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6
Test on Friday,
Lesson 27:
The greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends; and you are My friends if you obey Me.
John 15: 13, 14
Test on Friday,
Lesson 28:
I have told you all this so that you will have peace of heart and mind. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
Test on Friday,
Lesson 29:
No one lights a lamp and hides it! Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand to give light to all who enter the room.
Luke 11:33
Test on Friday,
Lesson 30:
A good man's speech reveals the rich treasures within him. An evil-hearted man is filled with venom, and his speech reveals it.
Matthew 12:35
Test on Friday,
Lesson 31:
I am giving a new commandment to you now- love each other just as much as I love you. Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are My disciples.
John 13:34, 35
Lesson 32:
A good man produces good deeds from a good heart. And an evil man produces evil deeds from his hidden wickedness. Whatever is in the heart overflows into speech.
Luke 6:45
Lesson 1:
And you must love God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength… You must love others as much as yourself.
Mark 12:30,31
NO TEST!
Lesson 2:
I will send you the Comforter—the Holy Spirit, the source of all truth. He will come to you from the Father and will tell you all about Me.
John 15:26
Test on Friday, August 31
Lesson 3:
Eternal life is in Him, and this life gives light to all mankind. His life is the light that shines through the darkness—and the darkness can never extinguish it.
John 1:4,5
Test on Friday, September 7
Lesson 4:
I am the Light of the world. So if you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness for living light will flood your path.
John 8:12
Test on Friday, September 21
Lesson 5:
Jesus told him, “I am the Way—yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of Me.”
John 14:6
Test on Friday, September 28
Lesson 6:
You believe because you have seen Me. But blessed are those who haven't seen Me and believe anyway.
John 20:29
Test on Friday, October 5
Lesson 7:
Remember, your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him!
Matthew 6:8
Test on Friday, October 12
Lesson 8:
Take care to live in Me, and let Me live in you. For a branch can't produce fruit when severed from the vine. Nor can you be fruitful apart from Me.
John 15:4
Test on Friday, October 19
Lesson 9:
When you obey Me you are living in My love, just as I obey My Father and live in His love.
John 15:10
Test on Friday, October 26
Lesson 10:
Unless you are honest in small matters, you won't be in large ones. If you cheat even a little, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 16:10
Test on Friday, November 2
Lesson 11:
Remember, I don't even own a place to lay My head. Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Messiah, have no earthly home at all.
Luke 9:58
Test on Friday, November 9
Lesson 12:
Don't criticize, and then you won't be criticized. For others will treat you as you treat them.
Matthew 7:1, 2
Test on Friday, November 16
Lesson 13:
Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you; implore God's blessing on those who hurt you.
Luke 6: 27, 28
Test on Friday, November 30
Lesson 14:
I am the Good Shepherd and know My own sheep, and they know Me, just as My Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
John 10:14, 15
Test on Friday, December 7
Lesson 15:
So it is with prayer- keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened.
Luke 11:9
Test on Friday, December 14
Lesson 16:
Anyone who welcomes a little child like this in My name is welcoming Me, and anyone who welcomes Me is welcoming My Father who sent Me!
Mark 9:37
Test on Friday, December 21
Lesson 17:
For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
Test on Friday, January 11
Lesson 18:
The Lord our God is the one and only God. And you must love Him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.
Mark 12:29, 30
Test on Friday, January 18
Lesson 19:
All who listen to My instructions and follow them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock.
Matthew 7:24
Test on Friday,
Lesson 20:
Don't always be wishing for what you don't have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.
Luke 12:15
Test on Friday,
Lesson 21:
Anyone who takes care of a little child like this is caring for Me! And whoever cares for Me is caring for God who sent Me. Your care for others is the measure of your greatness.
Luke 9:48
Test on Friday,
Lesson 22:
Good salt is worthless if it loses its saltiness; it can't season anything. So don't lose your flavor! Live in peace with each other.
Mark 9:50
Test on Friday,
Lesson 23:
If you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over.
Luke 6:38
Test on Friday,
Lesson 24:
Look at the birds! They don't worry about what to eat- they don't need to sow or reap or store up food- for your Heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to Him than they are.
Matthew 6:26
Test on Friday,
Lesson 25:
When you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive you your sins too.
Mark 11:25
Test on Friday,
Lesson 26:
When you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretly, and your Father, who knows your secrets, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6
Test on Friday,
Lesson 27:
The greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends; and you are My friends if you obey Me.
John 15: 13, 14
Test on Friday,
Lesson 28:
I have told you all this so that you will have peace of heart and mind. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
Test on Friday,
Lesson 29:
No one lights a lamp and hides it! Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand to give light to all who enter the room.
Luke 11:33
Test on Friday,
Lesson 30:
A good man's speech reveals the rich treasures within him. An evil-hearted man is filled with venom, and his speech reveals it.
Matthew 12:35
Test on Friday,
Lesson 31:
I am giving a new commandment to you now- love each other just as much as I love you. Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are My disciples.
John 13:34, 35
Lesson 32:
A good man produces good deeds from a good heart. And an evil man produces evil deeds from his hidden wickedness. Whatever is in the heart overflows into speech.
Luke 6:45