Epistles, Feasts and Sacraments
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Peter II and Jude
II PETER AND JUDE
We focus today on the Second Coming.
Home Activities:
1 John: God is Love
I John 4:16 – We abide in Christ’s love
Scripture reference: “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”
Objectives:
John I, II, II
I,II, III JOHN
I John is called the love book for good reason.
Home Activities:
Revelation
THE REVELATION
The Revelation is a difficult book.
Home activities:
Revelation
Revelation 3:20 – Jesus Knocks at the Door
Scripture Reference: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
Objectives:
- Children should understand that Jesus is right near us all the time.
- Children should have an opportunity to sit quietly with the Lord this week, listening for His voice in prayer.
Possible Lesson Plan:
Baptism
BAPTISM
We now enter the lessons on the sacraments, beginning with baptism.
Home Activities:
Baptism
BAPTISM
Objectives:
- Students should know that we enter God’s church through baptism.
- Students should be able to name the objects used in a baptism.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Review with the students the story of Theophany, the baptism of Jesus, in your children’s Bibles. Where was he baptized? By whom? Who spoke and what appeared?
Chrismation
CHRISMATION
Objectives:
- Children should know that we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit at Chrismation.
- Children should be able to respond “Seal!” during Chrismation services.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Review last week’s lesson on baptism. Have the children share their pictures of their own baptism.
Annunciation
ANNUNCIATION
Objectives:
- Children should know what happened at Annunciation.
- Children should be able to identify the figures in the icon.
Possible Lesson Plan:
Chrismation
CHRISMATION
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