CHURCH SCHOOL
THE LIFE OF JESUS – THE GOSPELS
TEENS/ PARABLES AND MIRACLES
This file is provided as a resource for Church School directors. Feel free to plug in your own dates and your own teachers.
TEACHERS:
Date |
Lesson/Activity |
Teacher |
Special Notes |
September 12
19
26
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The Parable of the Sower
The Tares
MustardSeed/Leaven/Treasure/Pearl/Net
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October 3
10
17
24
31
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The Unmerciful Servant
Laborers in the Vineyard
Marriage Feast and Great Supper
The 10 Virgins The ServantsWaiting for the Lord
The Talents All Saints Party
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Operation Christmas Child due Dress as favorite gospel character |
November 7
14
21
28
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The Pounds
The Barren Fig Tree and the Two Sons
The Vineyard
The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
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Jar Decorating in hall after class
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December 4
5
12
19
26
|
St. Nicholas Party
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Unrighteous Steward & Importunate Widow
Christmas Pageant (no class)
Publican and Pharisee and 2 Debtors |
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Rehearsal during opening exercises |
January 2
9
16
23
30 |
The Prodigal Son
The Last Judgment
The Rich Fool, The Tower, & the King
The Good Samaritan
The Good Shepherd |
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Canned Goods 3 Kings Party
Pack health kits in hall after class
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February 6
13
20
27
|
Miracles: The Wedding at Cana
The Nobleman’s Son
The Paralytic
Feeding the 5000
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Pack homeless bags |
March 6
13
20
27
|
The Blind Man
The Centurian’s Servant
The Demoniac
The Paralytic with four friends |
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Antiochian art contest after class
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April 2 3
10
17
24 |
Marathon Movie Night Calming the Storm/Walking on the Sea
The Epileptic
The Woman of Canaan and the Widow of Nain
NO LESSON: PASCHA |
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May 1
8
22
29 |
Play
The Raising of Lazarus
The Catch of Fish
Jairus’s Daughter and the Woman
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June 5
12
19 |
The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity
The Ten Lepers
The Blind Man
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GENERAL NOTES:
Each teen will have a Bible and a copy of “The Parables” and “The Miracles of Christ” by Archbishop Dimitri. A copy of each Scripture on a blank sheet of paper for each teen is prepared. While it would be nice to hope that each teen would have read the Scripture and lesson ahead of time, realistically, the first 5-10 minutes of class time will have to be spent reading quietly and meditating on the Scripture. Please work with the students on Bible study techniques – each student should use this year to develop a technique for parsing the Scripture that he or she can carry to college – using colored pencils, outlines, whatever works. Paper, pencils are provided. Discussion, hopefully lively, should follow, finally, after discussing the Scripture as the youth have seen it, using “The Parables” or “The Miracles of Christ” as a guide.
A GUIDE TO BIBLE STUDY
The plan for this year is for each student to develop for himself a method of Bible study that will serve him for years to come. No method is sacred; these are but some suggestions for how to approach the Scriptures. The parables lend themselves especially to intensive study in light of the many levels of interpretation they contain. So, on to suggestions: