Skyland: Outer Sphere

SKYLAND

O U T E R S PHERE

FAMILY ADVENTURE GUIDE EXPLORING GODLY WISDOM THROUGH THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

AS YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS ADVENTURE GUIDE, BE SURE TO LOOK FOR WAYS YOU CAN DISCOVER HOW TO:

BE A P.I.L.O.T. P I

PREPARED I WILL ALWAYS BE READY TO SERVE GOD

INVOLVED I WILL GIVE GOD MY BEST

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I WILL PUT GOD AND OTHERS FIRST

GOD’S WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN MY WAYS

GOD WORKS THROUGH US

SKYLAND

YOU ARE HERE FROZONE

THE BADLANDS

THE RAINFOREST

THE PLATEAUS METRO

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THE UNDERGROUNDS

MEET TOM E. SQUIRREL As a young squirrel, Tom E. Squirrel loved to investigate the rivers and woods of his backyard, which led to his love for exploring and adventures. He’s your local Go Kids explorer who draws his strength and bravery from Jesus. The only thing that he loves more than a good adventure is spending time with Jesus.

Tom E. is the head adventurer in the Go Kids Gang and spends most of his time journeying through Skyland in his many adventurous quests! From Hidden City, Outer Sphere, Mount Skylight and every spot in between, Tom E. is continually learning from God’s Word on how to grow closer and closer to Jesus.

Join Tom E. Squirrel on his wild explorations through Outer Sphere as he learns about wisdom that comes from God.

SKYLAND

O U T E R S PHERE

EXPLORING GODLY WISDOM THROUGH THE BOOK OF PROVERBS In the Bible we learn about a guy named Solomon. Solomon was crowned as king of Israel and had some pretty big shoes to fill. His father, David, had been an incredible king and the people loved him. How would Solomon measure up as king? Would he be as good or would he mess it all up? Solomon knew he couldn’t do it on his own.

One night, God came to Solomon in a dream and said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!” (1 Kings 3:5, NLT). Can you imagine if that happened to you?!

What would you ask for? Solomon knew exactly what he wanted – wisdom. “Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong” (1 Kings 3:9).

Solomon knew something very important: wisdom, true wisdom, comes only from God. God blessed Solomon’s request and he became the wisest man in the entire land. We can read about the great wisdom that God gave Solomon in the Bible. The Book of Proverbs was written by Solomon and is packed with wisdom from God! Wisdom is so much more than being smart or getting good grades. It is making right choices and living a life that honors God. “Outer Sphere: Exploring Godly Wisdom through the Book of Proverbs” is a deep dive into what true wisdom from God is all about. Get ready to learn more about the “O” in PILOT as we discover that “God’s ways are higher than my ways.”

GO VERSE THIS SCRIPTURE IS OUR THEME VERSE AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH THE OUTER SPHERE! “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

WEEK ONE:

THE ANSWERS ARE IN THE BOOK! GO ANSWER

Wisdom comes from God

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 2:6

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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God’s Word is filled with action, adventure, animals, science, battles, and so much more! What is your favorite story from the Bible? What makes it your favorite?

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Have you ever read something in the Bible that didn’t make sense? Who can you ask for help when you get stuck?

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Read James 1:22. Why is it important to DO what God’s Word says?

WISDOM COMES FROM GOD We all face tough choices in life, and sometimes it’s hard to know the right thing to do. Thankfully, we can go to God and receive the wisdom we need to make the right choices! God is the source of true wisdom and ALL wisdom comes from Him.

WORD FIND: Can you find these 10 words hidden in the puzzle below?

PROVERBS

BIBL E

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WISE U G N G A C Y S U W N X N M J Z R I D Z

K N S F V C B K T H O A V B G A E F Z X

E E D Z O R X B D Y M M P E X L Y A J L

J O R E E W F W F N O L K O B G M P M U

R Z K V R V K W H R L O F V N L R K O H

S E O C W S G S R D O H Z S V A Y B O O

R R T B V Z T H K Z S J V A Y D B H N Y

DAVID

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P X V V U P S A Q Y K Z A E L S M Z R B

M O D S I W P B N A S L R T Y X J A F C

D T D I W X X E S D Z G T I P O A B X J

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SOLOMON

W A U S C R I P T U R E G J R Y F F T H

M K V P N B C S J W R R U Z U Z E T K J

ANSWERS

PRAYER S J O I F F H T N Z N T F L G Z C M Y U

U K Z Y D D W S V Q S M G R R V S S J V

B I L D P S M M R C Y M U C K A O K N H

I T B T X N S V W E D O H U W N J H T F

B L M O J M X I K G W Q P I R I I W H T

L J Z S A R X N K W I S E P X Y Y S D V

E M I J L G X K K A D I N Y L H O D A C

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X O X W K O K Z S Q A U H O Z G R

SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Proverbs 2:6

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Joshua 1:8

Hebrews 4:12

Psalm 119:11

WEEK TWO:

BLESSED OR CURSED? GO ANSWER

Wisdom brings blessings

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 3:13 Sometimes, when we talk about God blessing us, it can be easy to only think of blessings like money, houses, cars, and clothes. God’s blessings do not always equal material things. Yes, God can bless and provide things like clothes and food for us.

And he does that often. If you have a house to live in, you should be thankful for that blessing! But God does not only bless us with material things. He blesses us with things that are worth far more than that. As a family, look up the verses below to read about other ways that God blesses His children…

• Psalm 5:12

• Psalm 29:11

• Matthew 7:9-11

GOD’ S BLESSINGS How has God blessed YOU? Use the space below to write or draw the ways that God has blessed you.

CAN YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCES? See if you can discover all 10 differences between the two Tom E. Squirrels!

You have a good Eye !

SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Psalm 1:1-3

Proverbs 10:22

Proverbs 3:13

Philippians 4:19

James 1:17

WEEK THREE:

WISE CHOICES -VS- FOOLISH CHOICES GO ANSWER

Wisdom is a choice

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 8:10

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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This week’s lesson is all about choices. What is a choice?

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Have you ever had to make a difficult choice? What happened?

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In the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders, one of them made a smart choice. Which one was it? Why was it the smart or wise choice?

FUN FACT

The three lands of SKYLAND are Hidden City, Mount Skylight, and Outer Sphere.

CONNECT THE DOTS Grab a pencil and connect the dots to reveal what God helps us to do.

Each line is finished when you hit the outlined circle.

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SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Matthew 7:24-27

Proverbs 8:10

1 Kings 3:3-15

Proverbs 3:5-6

James 1:5

WEEK FOUR:

OBEYING MY AUTHORITY GO ANSWER

Wisdom is obeying my parents

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 15:20

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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What is wisdom?

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What are some of the things we can do to gain wisdom?

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Why is it important to obey our parents and those in authority?

SWORD DRILLS! Challenge your family to a round of SWORD DRILLS! To start, everyone grabs their Bible and places it on their head. Next, someone shouts out a scripture reference (like Genesis 1:1 or Jeremiah 29:11 or Proverbs 3:13) and everyone grabs their Bible off their head and races to look up the scripture as fast as they can.

First one to find it reads the scripture out loud to the group.

STRAIGHT FROM GOD’ S WORD!

“Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.” Ephesians 6:1, NLT

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SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Proverbs 15:20

Colossians 3:20

Deuteronomy 5:16

Titus 3:1-2

Hebrews 13:17

WEEK FIVE:

WATCH YOUR TONGUE GO ANSWER

Wisdom is speaking life

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 15:1

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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Have you ever heard someone say, “Watch your tongue!”? What does it mean? Do they literally want you to LOOK at your tongue?!

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Have you ever said something mean or rude to someone and immediately wished you could take it back? What happened?

How did it make you feel? How did it make the other person feel?

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How can you show kindness to others by the words you say?

DID YOU KNOW? Your tongue has between 2,000 and 4,000 taste buds!

The tongue is made up 8 different muscles!

Your tongue print (just like your fingerprint) is unique to YOU!

STRAIGHT FROM GOD’ S WORD!

“Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”

Psalm 34:13, NLT

TONGUE TWISTERS!

See if you can say these fun tongue twisters and then challenge a friend!

“Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep” “Betty better butter Brad’s bread” “Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?”

“A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose” “While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water.”

SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Ephesians 4:29

Colossians 4:6

Proverbs 18:21

Proverbs 21:23

Psalm 141:3

WEEK SIX:

FRIENDS TO THE END GO ANSWER

Wisdom helps me choose my friends

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 27:17

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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Who is your best friend? What makes them the best?

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Why is it important to be a good friend to others?

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In our Bible story, Ruth was there for Naomi when she needed her.

Has there been a time when you helped out a friend? What happened?

How did it feel to help your friend?

FRIENDS STICK TOGETHER!

In the true story of Ruth and Naomi, we learn about friends hips and what it me ans to stick together. Ru th chose to stay wi th Naomi. This was a wise choice and Go d blessed her for it. As a family, read their story in the book of Ruth and then make sticky rolls for a de licious treat!

HIDDEN PICTURES Can you find each of the 12 items hidden in OUTER SPHERE? FEATHE R

CANDY BAR

FISH

BALLOON SODA CAN

CAM ERA

BASEBALL GLOVE COF FEE CUP

BA C K PA C K

HAMMER

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FLASH LIGHT

SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 12:26

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Colossians 3:12-14

WEEK SEVEN:

GODLY GENEROSITY GO ANSWER

Wisdom is being generous

PROVERB OF THE WEEK: Proverbs 3:9-10

Family Discussion Questions Use these questions to spark family discussion time!

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What does it mean to be generous?

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Why does God want us to be generous?

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How can you show generosity to others this week?

WISDOM FROM GOD

“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.” James 3:17, NLT

WISE OR NOT-SO-WISE? After reading each situation below, answer if you think the person acted wisely or not. Whichever you choose, explain why the person was wise or not-so-wise based on James 3:17.

Nobody likes to hang out with Roger. You decide to go talk with

him and you become friends. You find out he’s a really great guy and

you have a lot of fun with him. Were you wise or not-so-wise? Why?

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SOAP: S cripture | O bservation | A pplication | P rayer Grab your SOAP journal and follow along with this week’s Bible reading.

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James 3:17

Proverbs 3:9-10

Malachi 3:10

1 John 3:17

Hebrews 13:16

DOUBLE PUZZLE

Complete the DOUBLE PUZZLE to reveal a reason why we should be open to God. First, unscramble each of the clue words. Next, copy the letters in the numbered boxes to the boxes below with the matching number.

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ANSWER: God’s ways are higher than my ways

CLUE WORDS: Prepared, Involved, Loving, Open to God, Team Player

Each weekend of OUTER SPHERE we are singing a brand new worship song from Go Kids Music!

IN YOUR TRUTH r voice Tune my ears to hear You Holy Every word is ht Teach us to do what’s rig Jesus, our foundation e Wisdom is found in Your nam It brings life to my heart I will listen and obey I will follow Your steps I believe, I believe

That You are for me I can see, I can see

That You are good follow You Jesus, we We walk in Your truth

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