1st Year Junior Church Curriculum
hru the Bible! In the 1st Year of this Curriculum, you and your students will travel from the book of Genesis through the book of Ruth. 1st Quarter -- The first quarter covers Genesis 1 - 11, the true story of the beginning of the universe, the Earth, man, . . . and mules! You will meet Adam, Eve, the first volunteer, Noah, and the two mules on Noah’s Ark. Your understanding of Genesis 1-11 will never be the same again! 2nd Quarter -- The second quarter covers Genesis 12 - 50. You will meet the patriarchs -- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. You’ll be traveling from the ancient city of Ur, to the land of Canaan, to a prison and a palace in the grand empire of Egypt. 3rd Quarter -- The third quarter covers Exodus - Deuteronomy. You will travel with Moses’ mule, Jethro, from Midian to the far country of Egypt. Jethro will escape from Egypt with Moses and millions of other people and animals. You will then travel with Moses and Jethro to Mt. Sinai, throughout the Wilderness Wanderings, all the way to the doorstep of the Promised Land. 4th Quarter -- The fourth quarter covers Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. You and your students will learn how Joshua conquered the Promised Land and how the judges tried to rally the troops to hold on to the Promised Land. You will meet intriguing Bible characters such as Rahab, Achan, Caleb, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, and Ruth.
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Click here for an overview of the 1st Quarter lessons. Want to see a sample lesson? Download "Paradise Lost . . . and Found." (PDF size=576 kb)
usic-Driven! Children love lively music, and one of the best ways to teach God's Word to children is through music. "101 Songs Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule," each song written by Christian Attorney Terry Lee Hamilton, will delight as well as instruct children of all ages.
	The Curriculum Notebook for each quarter includes a CD with all of the songs accompanying the 13 lessons. The CD contains each song sung by vocalists with the accompaniment. Also on the CD is an instrumental version of each song to be used if you do not have a piano player. Here is a list of the 1st Quarter songs.
	The Curriculum also includes a bound volume of the sheet music for each year. Volume 1 for the 1st Year (84 pages) includes 32 songs. You can download and view the sheet music for one of the 1st Year songs entitled Before the Beginning Began to Begin.
uppet-Driven! Every week you will have a visit from Boot the Mule, Oscar the Pig, or Smithfield the Swine. In addition, we introduce the following Bible-based critters in the 1st Year of the Curriculum. George the Mule -- the first volunteer with Adam and Eve Stubbornway -- a stubborn mule on Noah’s Ark Mrs. Mule -- this mule saved the day on Noah’s Ark Brimstone the Mule -- traveling with Abraham and Isaac, Brimstone was willing to sacrifice his life for another Banjo the Benjamin Mule -- Benjamin’s mule that traveled with him to Egypt Jethro the Midian Mule - this mule helped lead Moses into and out of Egypt The Talking Mule -- the most famous mule in history opened up the eyes of the prophet Balaam Jerry the Jericho Mule -- As the only surviving animal in Jericho, Jerry learned to stand up alone against peer pressure Samson’s Mule -- Samson was nothing until he met a mule
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2nd Year Junior Church Curriculum
hru the Bible! In the 2nd Year of this Curriculum, you and your students will travel from the book of I Samuel through the book of Malachi. 5th Quarter -- The fifth quarter covers I & II Samuel, I Kings, and II Chronicles. You will meet the last judge (Samuel) and the first three kings of Israel (Saul, David, and Solomon). You will also meet a special Bible character -- Buford the Bethlehem Mule, Jesse's mule, who was with the young shepherd boy David when the lad defeated the giant Goliath at the valley of Elah. 6th Quarter -- The sixth quarter covers I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. You will meet Solomon's successor, King Rehoboam, who made such a bad decision that the kingdom split in two. The Northern Kingdom, with a bunch of bad kings, was conquered by the Assyrians. The Southern Kingdom had several good kings; but eventually, the Southern Kingdom was conquered by the Babylonians. This quarter concludes with the exile of God's people in Babylon and their eventual return to Israel. 7th Quarter -- The seventh quarter covers Job through Song of Solomon. You will travel through the tragic but eventually triumphant story of the suffering servant Job. Then we will sing our way through the book of Psalms. The last three Books of Wisdom were written by the wisest man who ever lived -- King Solomon. Proverbs is the most famous book of wisdom in the world. Ecclesiastes is Solomon's record of tough lessons he learned after making a mess of his life. The Books of Wisdom conclude with the Song of Solomon, a tender love story. 8th Quarter -- The eighth quarter covers Isaiah through Malachi, the study of the Prophets of God. You will journey first through the major prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel), then the minor prophets (minor only in length) (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi). Many of these writing prophets prophesied of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ, with Whom you will travel next quarter.
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Click here for an overview of the 5th Quarter lessons. Download a sample lesson -- "Hospitality Personality." (PDF size=560 kb)
usic-Driven! Children love lively music, and one of the best ways to teach God's Word to children is through music. "101 Songs Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule," each song written by Christian Attorney Terry Lee Hamilton, will delight as well as instruct children of all ages.
	The Curriculum Notebook for each quarter includes a CD with all of the songs accompanying the 13 lessons. The CD contains each song sung by vocalists with the accompaniment. Also on the CD is an instrumental version of each song to be used if you do not have a piano player. Here is a list of the 5th Quarter songs.
	The Curriculum also includes a bound volume of the sheet music for each year. Volume 2 for the 2nd Year (102 pages) includes 39 songs. You can download and view the sheet music for one of the 2nd Year songs entitled Be Nice to Bald Men!
uppet-Driven! Every week you will have a visit from Boot the Mule, Oscar the Pig, Smithfield the Swine, or Cecilia Swine. In addition, we introduce the following Bible-based critters in the 2nd Year of the Curriculum. Buford the Bethlehem Mule -- Jesse’s mule was there when the young shepherd defeated Goliath LeMule -- Perhaps the wisest mule who ever lived, LeMule was given by King David to Solomon as a sign that Solomon should be the next king of Israel
Want to get church families involved in your Junior Church program? Find out how with Boot the Mule's Adopt-a-Puppet Program.

3rd Year Junior Church Curriculum
hru the Bible! In the 3rd Year of this Curriculum, you and your students will travel from the book of Matthew through the book of Revelation. 9th Quarter -- The ninth quarter covers the Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell the greatest story ever told -- the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The birth and childhood of Jesus are introduced through the eyes of Clem, Joseph's faithful but slightly goofy donkey. Then you will learn about the early ministry and miracles of our Savior. 10th Quarter -- The tenth quarter covers the Gospels (Matthew - John). In this quarter, Jesus continues His earthly ministry, teaching and preaching about the kingdom of God. Then, you will travel with Delbert the Donkey into Jerusalem with Jesus the Messiah on his back. You will relive that sad day when Jesus is betrayed, beaten, and crucified. And you will rejoice again on the third day when Jesus rises from the grave, victorious over sin, death, and the Devil. 11th Quarter -- The eleventh quarter covers Acts, Romans, and I & II Corinthians. In this quarter, you will learn how the early church, empowered by the Holy Spirit, went into all the world preaching the Gospel. The greatest church planter in the New Testament was the Apostle Paul. The Holy Spirit led Paul to write several letters to new believers, instructing them in right doctrine about Jesus and right conduct in the world. 12th Quarter -- In the twelfth quarter, you will be finishing up the shorter epistles of the Apostle Paul to the churches (Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I and II Thessalonians), then Paul's letters to individual Christians (I and II Timothy, Titus, and Philemon). Then you will examine the book of Hebrews, followed by letters written by other early church leaders (James, I and II Peter, I, II, and III John, and Jude). In a glorious climax, you will spend your final weeks in the Apostle John's great book of the end time -- Revelation.
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Click here for an overview of the 9th Quarter lessons. Download a sample lesson -- "The Temptation of Christ." (PDF size=500 kb)
usic-Driven! Children love lively music, and one of the best ways to teach God's Word to children is through music. "101 Songs Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule," each song written by Christian Attorney Terry Lee Hamilton, will delight as well as instruct children of all ages.
	The Curriculum Notebook for each quarter includes a CD with all of the songs accompanying the 13 lessons. The CD contains each song sung by vocalists with the accompaniment. Also on the CD is an instrumental version of each song to be used if you do not have a piano player. Here is a list of the 9th Quarter songs.
	The Curriculum also includes a bound volume of the sheet music for each year. Volume 3 for the 3rd Year (123 pages) includes 50 songs. You can view the sheet music for one of the 3rd Year songs entitled Blotted Out!
uppet-Driven! Every week you will have a visit from Boot the Mule, Oscar the Pig, Smithfield the Swine, or Cecilia Swine. In addition, we introduce the following Bible-based critters in the 3rd Year of the Curriculum. Clem the Donkey -- the donkey who carried Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem Delbert the Donkey -- the donkey who carried Jesus into Jerualem Starlight the Celestial Stallion -- the horse who rides from Heaven to Earth

"We are ten lessons from completing the 3 year curriculum of Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule. I'm looking forward to starting it all over again. We are a small church, but we have seen 9 children saved through your program."

Sharon Humphries - Hot Springs Baptist Church, Covington, VA


"I teach Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule at my church. I love it, and more importantly, the kids love it. They especially love Oscar. I love to hear the cheers when they hear the Harley. Thank you for your ministry!!!"

Laura Bunce - Victory Baptist Temple, Brimfield, OH


"My name is John Diehl and I am writing you to let you know what a blessing your Junior Church materials have been to us at Missionary Bible Baptist Church. I was asked to lead our Junior Church program about a year ago by our pastor, Mark Rohnke. After agreeing to oversee the Junior Church program, my pastor gave me some sample material to look over called Thru the Bible with Boot the Mule. After briefly viewing the curriculum, the teachers and I agreed that we would give it a try. What a blessing it has turned out to be! Within the first few weeks, we had several kids either get saved or assurance of salvation. We have three teen boys running the puppet ministry, which has been a huge blessing to me and them. All three of these boys have really played the parts, and are enjoying serving the Lord in this way. My dear wife has become known as Mrs. Gloria VanderBoot by all the kids. Several of our other adults have come to visit as guests (Mrs. Mule, George the Mule, Noah) to help us teach God's Word in a fun and enjoyable way."

John M. Diehl, Junior Church Director - Missionary Bible Baptist Church, Hanover, PA


"Our first year has been really fun and we have seen some eternal results!"

Carol Fritz - First Baptist Church, Amboy, IL