Grades 6-8

Junior High

Name: Wildfire Studios
Price range: $$$

Kids get older. Then they get here.

A Jr. High walks into a bar… No wait, not on our watch.

Jr. High students are in the middle of some awkward transitions, but their experience with One Story doesn’t have to be one of them. As they continue with familiar looking content, they are also being invited to think, engage, and experience at the next level. Students will be encouraged to take initiative in their walk with Jesus and how they interact with their parents.

Fact: Jr. High students smell sometimes.
Fiction: Jr. High students can’t go deep.

God has big plans for Jr. High students, and not just “when they grow up.” So we want to equip them with the very best understanding and experience of Jesus.

Our Jr. High curriculum is divided into two different categories:

Jr. High Weekend is designed to be used in a larger group setting with smaller group breakout options. There is video teaching followed by discussion questions, activity, and prayer.
Jr. High Midweek continues the discussion started on the weekend and dives more deeply in small group conversation with additional biblical content and activities.

The two experiences are designed to compliment one another, but are not dependent on each other either. So feel free to choose what works best for your context.

Scope and Sequence

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-25, Genesis 1:26-2:25, Genesis 2:1-3, Genesis 3:1-24

In this series, students will discover that we can see God’s fingerprints on every part of creation. He is the ultimate artist. He designed an amazing world for us to take care of, a place for us to be creative, and a place for him to hang out with us. This series rolls back time to the very beginning to help us understand who we are in connection to God and his great desire to be in relationship with us.

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9, Genesis 15:1-21, Genesis 17:1-8, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 21:1-6

In this series, students will learn about the many ways that God has proven he is trustworthy right from the start. They will focus on the idea that God is a good God who can be trusted by discussing what trust is and why it is important in relationship.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16, 1 Samuel 17, 1 Samuel 18-24, 1 Samuel 25-31, 2 Samuel 1

In this series, students will learn the beginning of David’s life story from musician and shepherd boy to king. Students will discover that God doesn’t choose us for his purposes based on the way that other people choose, but by what is in our hearts. David’s story helps us to see that God’s plans for us are much more interesting than anything we can dream up on our own!

Scripture: Isaiah 7, 40, Luke 1:5-56, Luke 1:57-2:2, Luke 2:8-20

In this series, we will look at the Christmas story and the prophecies of Isaiah hundreds of years before. This series focuses in on what it means to listen to God. During this series, students will discover why and how we listen to God. Kids will be given the opportunity to take some time to listen to God, and they will be challenged to try out different ways to really experience Him.

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40, Luke 2:41-52, Luke 3:1-22, Luke 4:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Jesus is the son of God. Through this series, students will grapple with the idea that Jesus lived a human life just like them. He was tempted and uncomfortable. He was hungry and thirsty. He felt joy and sadness. He felt all of the things that we feel. He lived on earth being tempted, but never sinned. Because even though Jesus was fully human, he is also God. This series is jam-packed full of incredibly rich Jesus- centred conversations waiting to happen!

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26, Luke 7:1-10, Luke 7:11-17, Luke 8:40-56

Jesus showed us that he really is God’s Son through his teaching, great love, and miracles. His miracles weren’t just for a good show, but to pour his love and compassion on those who really needed it most. There was love and meaning wrapped in to each one. In this series, students will learn through the miracles of Jesus and see his immense love for people.

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Luke 11:1-13, Luke 12:22-34, Luke 17:1-4

Jesus taught many amazing things, and the truth is that if we actually believe them, take them to heart, and live them out, it’ll change not only our own lives but the lives of others around us. And when we don’t know where to start, it’s very best to start with the basics. In this series, we’ll look at love, prayer, forgiveness, and worry.

Scripture: Luke 23:26-56, Luke 24:1-34, Luke 24:35-48, Luke 24:49-53, Acts 1:1-11

Jesus came to show us God's love and set up his kingdom. We see that in his life. We also see it in his death. In Jesus' death, we see an unassuming rescue. Jesus saves us from sin and death. He rescues us from a life of selfishness, loneliness, and sin to an eternal life with God. Jesus came to rescue the lost. To be a light in the darkness. He came to save us from sin, show us God's love, and set up his kingdom. We are forgiven. We are loved. We are rescued.

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19, Acts 9:19b-31, Acts 13:1-3, Acts 13:4-12, Acts 14:1-7

Radical can mean awesome and amazing. It can also mean something that has an impact so intense that it affects the very root of the thing. The triune God has a radical impact in our lives—so awesome and amazing—that it changes us at our very core. And that's radical.

Scripture: James 1-2, James 3, James 4, James 5

When we call ourselves followers of Jesus, or Christians, we can't just say we follow Jesus, and not live like it. We must show it by how we live. Living for Jesus means living a different way, following in the way of Jesus as we understand it in Scripture, and as we work it through in community, the church. Our life, our words, and our actions must line-up with the label: Jesus-follower.

Scripture: Matthew 12:22-30, Romans 8:38

God's story has characters we can see, and characters that we cannot see. It has our great loving, powerful God, and it has an adversary. It has angels and fallen angels. It has things going on that we can see, and that we cannot see. But it is all in the hands of a God that is love. In this series, students will learn about each of these characters through the lens of a loving God.

Scripture: John 15:1-13, Psalm 100, Matthew 26:47-56, Ruth, Matthew 7:12

When we focus in on Jesus, and grow closer to him, the Holy Spirit becomes "louder" in our lives. We choose love over hate. Joy over misery. Peace over anger. Patience over worry. Kindness over selfishness, and so on. None of this is easy. It takes dependance on God, and constant reminders that life isn't about "me first" but instead about God first. This series we will stare into the beautiful results the Holy Spirit can have in our lives.

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16, Genesis 1, 5, & 6, Genesis 6-9, Genesis 9

After sin entered the world, it really messed up peoples’ connection with God. Thankfully, God had started the process of his amazing rescue plan, but in the meantime, people had to stay focused on God or they would make some really bad choices by following their own ways. In this series, students will learn about God, his heart for us, and how following his way is the best decision we can make.

Scripture: Exodus 1:2-10, Exodus 2:11-22, Exodus 2:23-4:17, Exodus 4:18-7:13, Exodus 7:14-13:16

God is so cool that even when we think we will not be good enough, smart enough, strong enough, he reminds us that he is more than enough. In fact, all through God’s story, he shows that he is powerful by teaming up with the weak, the under dog, and the unqualified. Moses was a baby that should have been killed at birth, but God had plans to take that underdog from the Nile River, and turn him into the leader of God’s people. And when Moses thought that he wasn’t a good enough speaker, God said, “I want to use you anyway!” Because God loves a good underdog story.

Scripture: Genesis 28:1-22, Genesis 32-33, Genesis 35:1-15, Genesis 35:16-29

In this series, we look at the story of Jacob and his relationship with God, his relationship with his family, and as he discovers who God created him to be. During this series, students will see how their relationship with God impacts every other relationship in their lives.

Scripture: Jeremiah 31-33, Matthew 1, Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:13-23

In this series, students will see how God speaks to the prophet Jeremiah and how he reveals to Jeremiah some cool things about the future Rescuer. Then, students will see how those things come true in Jesus’ birth. From the prophet Jeremiah to the story of Jesus’ birth through the lens of Joseph, kids will discover that God shows us his never-ending love through Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 4:13-20, Matthew 14:22-33, Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-27

In this series, we will follow Jesus in his life on earth through the eyes of Peter. Peter really is a great example to us of how God partners with who we are for his purposes. Through Peter’s experience, we can learn loads about what it looks like to follow Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:13-15, Matthew 5:21-24, Matthew 5:38-42

In this series, students will discover the many things that Jesus said about peace, and how being a peacemaker helps people see us as God’s kids.

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10, Mark 10:17-31, Mark 11:15-19, Mark 14:12-26

In this series, students will discover that, as Christ-followers, who we are and what we do is a result of Jesus. Because of who Jesus is and what Jesus has done, the world has been changed forever.

Scripture: John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19, John 18-19, John 20:1-8, John 20:19-29

In this series, students will discover the extravagant nature of Jesus’ love for us, and in turn, how we can love him and love others with an extravagant kind of love.

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17, Romans 8:31-39, Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

In this series, students will learn from the letter that Paul wrote to the Roman church – we know it as the book of Romans. Paul writes a load of stuff in this letter, but for this series, students are going to focus in on the way that the Holy Spirit is at work in Christ-followers and the connection that God has in peoples’ lives. Students will learn how these things written almost 2000 years ago by the apostle Paul are still important for us in our lives today.

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-6, Ephesians 1:7-12, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 1:15-17

In this series, students will be camping in Ephesians 1, and learning about God’s desire to adopt us all into his family. At the same time, students will be introduced to the Mully Family; they are the world’s largest family! This series will explore God’s family and his desire to love everyone as his children.

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-14, Acts 17:16-34, John 14:1-4, John 17, Psalms

In this series, students will get to have some campfire chats around big questions they may have: how do we pray? What’s with other religions? What happens when we die? These are some big questions that most people encounter in their lives, and this series is devoted to walking alongside these questions with Jesus.

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10, Hebrews 8, Proverbs 15:1-4, Galatians 5:16-26

This is the second part of the series: The Look of Love that is all about the Fruit of the Spirit. Students will explore what it looks like to experience: goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. When we focus in on Jesus, and grow closer to him, the Holy Spirit becomes “louder” in our lives. We choose love over hate. Joy over misery. Peace over anger, and so on. None of this is easy. It takes dependance on God, and constant reminders that life isn’t about “me first” but instead about God first. This series we will stare into the beautiful results the Holy Spirit can have in our lives.

Scripture: Genesis 1-36, Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, Genesis 40-41, Genesis 42-45

In this series, students will follow the story of Joseph from the beginning of his life through until he is reconciled with his family. Students will see the way in which God is at work through the life of Joseph even in the worst of times.

Scripture: Exodus 16-17:7, Exodus 18-24, Exodus 25-31, Exodus 32-34

In this series, students will journey with Moses and the Israelite people through the wilderness as they learn God’s law and how he listens to his children.

Scripture: Daniel 1, Daniel 2, Daniel 3, Daniel 4

In this series, students will discover the amazing life of the prophet Daniel and the many incredible ways that God helps and surprises Daniel and his friends. Students will learn that like Daniel and his friends, we, too, can see God at work in our lives and the world around us.

Scripture: Daniel 7-12, Matthew 1:1-17, Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:1-12

In this series, students will get to know God’s kingdom from the book of Daniel, and shift into the book of Matthew with Jesus’ birth. Students will discover what it is to be a part of God’s kingdom with Jesus as our king.

Scripture: John 1:1-18, John 1:19-34, John 1:35-51, John 2:1-12, John 2:13-17

In this series, students will discover various ways Jesus is described and get to know the life of Jesus just a little bit more. Students will also learn about the incredible ways Jesus shows us what God’s kingdom is like.

Scripture: John 3:1-21, John 3:22-36, John 4:1-42, John 4:43-5:9

In this series, students will get to know even more about who Jesus is and how he gives us so much more than we could ever ask or imagine. Jesus welcomes us into God’s kingdom and gives us what no one else can.

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35, Mark 4:26-34, Mark 4:35-41, Mark 9:33-37

In this series, students will discover that Jesus redefines family, introduces us to God’s kingdom, and helps us see things that we would never see on our own. Students will learn that Jesus sees us through our struggles and that he makes all of the difference in our lives.

Scripture: John 12:12-19, Mark 14:27-15:47, Mark 16, John 21:1-14, John 21:15-19, John 21:20-25

In this series, students will look at what happened to the disciples as they interacted with Jesus after he rose from the dead. In particular, the students will get to see and hear about Peter’s interaction with Jesus and the instructions that Jesus gave to Peter. This series is about how Jesus equipped his disciples to do his big kingdom work, and how we, too, are equipped for this work.

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41, Acts 6-7, Acts 8, Acts 17:16-34

In this series, students will discover the incredible ways in which the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives. Students will learn that the Holy Spirit helps us, makes us bold, guides us, and gives us creativity in different ways.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3, Hebrews 12:4-8, Hebrews 12:9-11, Hebrews 12:12-13

In this series, students will understand the metaphor that the writer of Hebrews uses to describe following Jesus as a long distance race. Students will learn that they don’t have to actually “run” but that there is perseverance required in living a life of faith following Jesus. They’ll be reminded of what it means to be on God’s path, and how we can best impact other people as we go!

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1-3, 1 Timothy 4, 1 Timothy 5-6, 2 Timothy 1-2, 2 Timothy 3-4

In Paul’s letter to Timothy, he encouraged him to be confident in his faith, and not be discouraged in any way because he was young. Students will discover that, even if they are young, there is so much they can do in God’s kingdom! In this series, they will discover that in God’s upside down kingdom they are young and powerful!

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 22, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Colossians 3:1-4; Revelation 4 & 21, Matthew 5:38-48

In this series, students will get to have some campfire chats around big questions they may have: why do we go to church? Where is God when bad things happen? What is heaven going to be like? Does Jesus love bullies?

Scripture: Exodus 33, Exodus 34, Exodus 35-36, Exodus 37-39

In this series, students will journey through the story of Moses and the Israelites. They will learn that they can always go to God no matter what is going on, no matter where you are.

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9, Joshua 1:10-Joshua 2, Joshua 3-6, Joshua 23-24

In this series, students will discover that God is with us everywhere we go, working through unlikely people and situations that we often would never expect. People may think it is impossible, but God makes the impossible possible!

Scripture: 2 Samuel 1-2, 5-6, 2 Samuel 7-9, 2 Samuel 11-12, 2 Samuel 14-22

In this series, students will learn about the life of David as king, and discover the many ways he encountered God and related to him in his life. Students will also discover the ways that they can be excited about God, and actually learn what it is to say, “God is gracious. God is good.”

Scripture: 1 Kings 1-17, 1 Kings 18-19, 2 Kings, Luke 1:26-45, Luke 2:1-20, Luke 2:21-40

In this series, students will discover how through the Old Testament, God is preparing the way for Jesus’ entry into the world. This series will move from the life of the prophet Elijah to the birth of Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:14-28, Mark 1:29-39

In this series, students will journey with Jesus from his baptism, temptation, and into his early ministry. Students will discover that Jesus was baptized, faced temptation, and set an incredible example for us all.

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17, Mark 2:23-3:6, Mark 3:7-19, Mark 6:30-44

JIn this series, students will discover that Jesus teaches us how to out-love the rules. They will learn about how Jesus good news message spreads his love and life-changing message with all.

Scripture: John 10:1-42, John 11:1-44, John 13:1-17, John 14:15-31

In this series, students will learn more about who Jesus is and what it is to be in his love.

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-56, Matthew 28:1-10

In this series, students will learn more about who Jesus is and how his life and death rocked heaven and earth.

Scripture: Acts 10, Acts 13:13-43, Acts 16:11-16, Acts 16:16-40

In this series, students will learn more what it looks like to really follow Jesus with our whole lives.

Scripture: Colossians 1, Colossians 2, Colossians 3, Colossians 4

Series details TBD.

Scripture: Revelation 1, Revelation 2-3, Revelation 4-8:5, Revelation 8:6-20, Revelation 21-22

In this series, students will discover that while most certainly a confusing book of the Bible, Revelation shows us that Jesus is worth worshipping and that forever with him is going to be amazing.

Scripture: Proverbs 1, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 22:17-24:22, Proverbs 27

In this series, students will be diving deep into the book of Proverbs and learning all about the wisdom that God offers.

Scripture: Genesis 1-3, Acts

In this series, students get the opportunity to experience all of God’s big connected story—from creation through to the new church to us!

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What’s included:

Weekly lesson plans including bible stories, discussion questions, activities, and games.
Weekly videos to accompany each lesson plan.
Series overviews that break down each week’s Big Idea, God Story, and learning outcomes.
Supply lists that compile the materials to print and gather for each week.
Weekly activity pages to print.
Series graphics for digital use.
Take Home Cards for parents and community engagement.
Resources to help you continue the learning and engagement experience beyond Sundays into the rest of the week in a variety of settings.
Access to our customer service team should you have any questions or issues.