I Know this is a Deaf church website,  but  many DEAF parents have HEARING kids.  So I am sharing some Hearing online story and devotional RESOURCES that Deaf parents can trust.   On the RIGHT COLUMN on this page are several links. The kids can listen online for free or you can purchase more from the websites.

Keys for Kids (Audio and Text daily devotions for kids!)
Adventures in Odyssey (Daily episode radio stories for kids...adventure stories with biblical principles.)
Down Gilead Lane (Weekly episode radio stories  for kids... kid's stories with biblical principles.)
Bible Gateway (An Excellent Audio Bible resource for kids, telling the basic Bible stories from Genesis to Jesus.)

PD YOUNGER  KIDS

STORY: God Confuses the Languages at Babel - Genesis 11:1-9
Here is the link to the TOWER OF BABEL story. ( voice and pictures only, reading the Bible Genesis 11:1-9)

Viewing this story gives your child a chance to review the Bible story we had on Sunday and gives you, the parent, a chance to talk about it with your child. I encourage you as parents to set aside time during the week to review and discuss Sunday's lesson.  Your child learns from you that God's word, the Bible is important. 

Memory Verse Review Week   "There's a prize for kids who Memorize"
Psalm 1:6 
  For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Matthew 6:24
  No one can serve two masters. 
Proverb 3:5
  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and don’t depend on your own understanding.    
Genesis 1:1 NIV
  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

We also enjoyed singing three songs, listening to these songs will help your child learn these songs better: 
     Obedience Song (music and captions, no signs)
     One Way Song (music and captions, no signs)  
     God of Wonders (music and captions, no signs)

PD OLDER KIDS
Abilities & Skills-Those Incredible, Gifted Kids
Every one has special abilities and even kids can contribute to the body of Christ 


Memory Verses:  "There's a prize for kids who Memorize"
 Ephesians 4:11,12  
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
12  to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.

PD YOUNGER Hearing KIDS

STORY: GOD JUDGES THE WORLD AND SENDS A FLOOD

Here are links to the GRACELINK.NET Bible stories for this week.
Noah Builds a Boat
An Animal Parade
A Floating Zoo
God's Rainbow Promise

Memory Verse #4  "Kids who memorize get a prize!"
Psalm 1:6
 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
We also enjoyed singing three songs, listening to these songs will help your child learn these songs better: 
     My God is so Big (music, captions and actions)
     Obedience Song (music and captions, no signs)
     One Way Song (music and captions, no signs) 

YOUNGER KIDS
On Sunday February 12, children in the PD YOUNGER class studied the story "God Accepts Abel but rejects Cain".  
Click the green letters for links to resources to help you and your child review the story again this week.
      Cain and Abel Story (pictures and voice no captions)
       Bible Reading  Genesis 4 (voice only) 

We also enjoyed singing three songs, listening to these songs will help your child learn these songs better: 
     My God is so Big (music, captions and actions)
     Obedience Song (music and captions, no signs)
     One Way Song (music and captions, no signs)

Our new Bible Memory verse:
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and don't lean on your own understanding.

OLDER KIDS
The PD OLDER class studied the Gideon story in Judges 6. Here are some links to resources for your older kids, in green.

• The Gideon Story (this is an old style picture book story on youtube.com with pictures and voice, no captions)
• The Bible story of Gideon is found in Judges 6 (this is NIV audio Bible reading, no captioning or pictures)
• The New International Reader's version offers a simpler text for kids to read Judges 6
• Keys for Kids has daily written and audio devotionals for kids, plus other Bible game learning opportunities. Suggestion: If your child wants to play online games, have them do something on this website first before they can play.

I encourage you to ask your older kids to retell you the Gideon story they heard at church. Ask them how this story applies to them. Here are a few Questions to start with:

1. Was this story about how smart and brave Gideon was? (answer: No, it is about how Gideon was weak and God is strong)
2. Who was the main character in this story, God or Gideon? (answer: God is the main character)
3. What can we learn from the Gideon story? (answers: God has an eternal plan, I can trust God's strength, He works things out in ways I may not understand, God is the one who should always get the glory, God can help me get through impossible situations.)

 Memory verse: There's a "prize" for kids who memorize!
Micah 6:8  He has showed you, O man, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

There are a few videos for Deaf Children on DVC.  Click on the green lettering or the DVC logo.

The list of TITLES below are visual stories with captioning. Your child learned these stories in church recently.  Click on the TITLE to view the story.
~In the Beginning
~Hiding from God

Witness the Bible: Genesis to Jesus is an action-packed, radio theatre-style dramatization from the 1599 Geneva Bible. 
The main stories of the Bible are dramatized. This is a voice only drama.  PARENTS can read along and see what your child is hearing at this PDF of the 1599 Geneva Bible.  Click on the BibleGateway logo or the green lettering to go to these links. There is a drop down menu to choose the chapter or story of the Bible you want your child to listen to. A good time for kids to listen to the Bible is at mealtime. 
~Witness the Bible: Genesis to Jesus 
~PDF of the 1599 Geneva Bible

The Key for Kids a an excellent website for older kids who can read well. There are Games, iTOADu.com that teach Bible lessons, Devotionals that you can read and your child can listen to,  Kid's TV stories "Lost in the Queue", it is captioned but not very well and  Down Gilead Lane is a radio show for kids, sorry this doesn't have captioning or transcripts.

Younger kids memory verses:
January 29-  
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

February 5-   
Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters.

February 12- 
Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the Lord with all your heart.  Do not depend on your own understanding. 

February 19- 
Psalm 1:6  The Lord watches over the lives of those who are godly. But the lives of sinful people will lead to their death. 

February 26- Review, Review, Review

Older kids memory verses:
February 12- 
Micah 6:8  He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

February 26- 
Ephesians 4:11,12  So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people to works of service, so that the body of Christ may  be built up.

God loves children.  Christian parents have the very important job of training their children to live biblically. The goal of Philly Deaf Children's Ministry is to partner with parents in this task of raising kids who know and love God.

The younger kids will be studying God in the "Old Testament" and His very important place in each Bible story.  We will also memorize a new Bible Verse each week. 

The older kids will be looking at life issues and what the Bible has to say, using the "Welcome to Holsom" graphic novel series.  Bible Memory is rewarding for the older kids!

We are very excited about the team of children's ministry workers God has provided to serve the families of Philly Deaf.  Isaac and Katie teach the older Hearing kids. Amy and Grace teach the Deaf kids. Andrew and Barbara teach the younger hearing kids.