Ages 3 - 5 Years & 6 - 8 Years by: Thomas Nelson

Introduction

We have this hope, so we are very brave.

2 Corinthians 3:12

If you had to name the top five bravest people you know, who would make the list? Maybe your mom or dad? A pastor? A teacher? A friend? You?

Chances are, you’ve probably never thought of yourself as brave. After all, it’s not likely that you’ve rescued someone from a burning building or saved someone from drowning (you know, all those heroic acts you’ve seen someone do on TV that everyone calls “brave”). No, you are just you, doing your school thing, going to church, and having fun with hobbies and friends. No real need for bravery around here, you might think.

Well, that’s what the girls in our church youth group thought at first too. Hope, Honor, Glory, Faith, and Gracie didn’t see anything really spectacular about their lives. A word like bravery was supposed to be saved for big-time heroes, not small-town, ordinary girls, right?

So when they all began studying how God used ordinary girls in the Bible to accomplish amazing things for His kingdom, they were blown away. Story after story showed how God worked incredible wonders whenever His girls simply followed His lead. It didn’t take sensational abilities or outrageous events—just simple faith from regular people trusting an extraordinary God to do miraculous things.

Our youth group girls are all super excited to tell you what God has shown them about His brave Bible girls and the really cool ways He’s helping them to be brave for God at school, at home, in their sports, with their friends—pretty much everywhere. It seems God didn’t just make girls brave back then. He’s still at it today. And now He’s calling you. Ready for some action? Be brave and turn the page. It’s time to get going!

And remember: it’s His love that makes us strong.