I Will Be With You: Exploring God's Promises (VBS 2006)

Each day will lead to a new discovery of a promise in the Bible that can be expressed in a Bible story.

Day 1: We will begin with Naomi (Ruth, chapter 1) and how her  life fell apart - but God gave her Ruth to show her love and help her. The promise is that God loves you. Bible verse: Psalm 103:8 "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love. (NIV)

Day 2: The second day follows the lineage in the Bible to David. And we will use the story of David being chosen by God and anointed King. (1 Samuel 16:1-13). The promise is that God knows you. Bible verse is from the story: 1 Samuel 16: 7b "They (man) look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."

Day 3: On the third day we will introduce Jesus and tell the story of the good shepherd from John 10: 1-14. The promise is that God treasures you. Bible verse: John 10:14 "I am the good shepherd, I know my own and own know me." 

Day 4: The fourth day we will talk about forgiveness and tell the story of the prodigal son from Luke 15:11-31. The promise is that God forgives you. The Bible verse is John 3:16.

Day 5: We end the week  with Jesus returning to his disciples after the resurrection, John 20: 19-22. The promise is that God gives you peace. The Bible verse is John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."