A Wise Discipleship Plan For All Ages Birth – Graduation
Levels of Biblical Learning®
As kids grow, their understanding of foundational truths grows with them. Levels of Biblical Learning covers 10 biblical concept areas—God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, Salvation, Creation, Church, People, Family, Community & World—that children and students can learn as they study God’s Word. The concept areas are presented through eight different age ranges, from infancy through high school, and reflect levels of understanding that follow how God designed children to learn.
Select your age group to find out how they learn best:
Younger Kids
DOWNLOAD PDFYounger Kids are:
- Seeing Jesus as a friend and helper
- Enjoying learning from the Bible
- Beginning to have a simple understanding of sin
- Seeing consequences to sin
- Beginning to have a simple understanding of the gospel
- Knowing the right answers but may not understand application
- Interested in finding out more about God and Jesus and His plan of salvation
- Using the Bible to ask questions about God
- Making life application of Bible verses
- Starting to make conclusions about God
Biblical Concepts
God
God is perfect.
God is Creator and worthy to be praised.
God is everywhere.
God hears and answers prayer.
God helps and provides for His people.
God shows love to His people.
God loves people enough to provide forgiveness for their wrong choices.
God tells people to worship Him and tell others about Him.
God expects people to obey, respect, and honor Him.
God is powerful and in control of all things.
God is fair and can be trusted.
God knows all things.
God is real, the only true God.
God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As kids grow, their understanding of foundational truths grows with them.
Example progression of understanding
- Younger Preschoolers - God loves people
- Middle Preschoolers - God shows His love to me
- Older Preschoolers - God shows His love to people
- Younger Kids - God shows love to His people
- Middle Kids - God loves and values people around the world
- Preteens - God loves and values people around the world, no matter their status, race, or ethnicity
- Middle Schoolers - God is Creator, all creation is a result of His work, and people were created to live in relationship with Him
- High Schoolers - God is Creator, all creation is a result of His work, and people were created in His image and as His crowning achievement to live in relationship with Him and reflect His glory