Proverbial Kids Lesson Plans for Parents: Featuring 7 Abcs of Wisdom from Proverbs

By Karen Anderson Holcomb

A tool for discovering and applying God’s wisdom in Proverbs to your family life, Proverbial Kids® Lesson Plans for Parents identifies seven ABC principles for parenting straight from the Bible book of Proverbs and offers a simple two-page teaching guide for each concept. You decide how you will use this resource—family devotions, small groups, homeschooling, children’s church or camp! Pick and choose from four opening activities and four Bible stories for as many as 28 one-hour sessions and hundreds of teaching moments. Object lessons and discussion questions are included. Karen has written and illustrated a Proverbial Kids® character/story book for each theme, also available from Westbow Press. All Proverbial Kids® materials are available digitally, making it easy to follow God’s directive in Deuteronomy 6:7 for “on the road” parenting!

“At last, a book that practically helps parents disciple their children. My friend Karen Holcomb has written a book series that will transform your family. Proverbial Kids Lesson Plans for Parents and the Proverbial Kids character books are practical, easy to use tools. If you seek to be an intentional disciple-making parent, you need this resource.”
- Mark Smith, D.Min
Senior Consultant, Family Evangelism and Discipleship
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

“The Proverbial Kids series by Karen Holcomb is precisely the kind of creative curriculum parents need for family discipleship. I have found the materials biblically sound, creative, and usable by families with a broad range of ages at home. I strongly endorse the series.”
-Richard Ross, Ph.D.,
Professor of Student Ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Co-Founder, True Love Waits

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781973643647

Karen Anderson Holcomb

Karen Anderson Holcomb has a Master of Arts in Communication from Southwestern Seminary (Ft. Worth, TX), with undergraduate degrees in Theatre and Journalism. An experienced story-teller and curriculum writer, and former children’s minister, she has authored eight books. Karen and her husband Bron have two teenaged sons and live in Western North Carolina.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-4363-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-4364-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018912794

WestBow Press rev. date: 12/14/2018

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Contents

Introduction

7 ABCs of Wisdom from Proverbs

Plans and Proverbs

Teaching Plan — A

Accept Instruction Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — B

Be Humble & Kind Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — C

Control Your Curiosity & Your Tongue Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — D

Don’t Be Lazy or Rude Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — E

Enjoy God’s Wisdom Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — F

Forfeit Fortune & Fame Bible Stories

Teaching Plan — G

Gain Honestly Bible Stories

Proverbial Kids Character Books

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Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, for they will be a garland of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck.

Proverbs 1:8-9 (CSB)

Introduction

Americans have long been enamored with fictional superhero characters who battle to defend the earth against evil threats. From the first Superman movie in 1938 to today’s marvels and avengers, we have seen more than 80 years of ever-increasing power and intelligence played out on the big screen, all for our protection. Yet within those same decades, American family life has imploded. Home is no longer a safe base. Debt, divorce, discord, chaotic scheduling, addiction—all point to the need for protective moral and spiritual principles which carry us from childhood into adulthood, boundaries which protect our children and infuse peace into our homes. I believe the supernatural God of our nonfictional universe has some 3,000-year-old principles to combat today’s new normal problems!

In Old Testament Bible times, two men whose names also began with an S were the real thing—superheroes, given supernatural abilities by God Himself. Samson was given supernatural strength (Judges 13-16). Solomon was given supernatural wisdom (1 Kings 3). Samson’s life and influence was short-lived, but Solomon’s influence spans millennia.

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