Middle School -- Epistles, Feasts, Sacraments -- Overview
EPISTLES, FEASTS, AND SACRAMENTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Sample Schedules are provided for the convenience of the Church School director; feel free to substitute your own dates and teachers.
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Nativity of Theotokos
THE NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS
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Elevation of the Cross
THE ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
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Romans: Doing Good
ROMANS 7:19
Romans: Branches of the Olive Tree
ROMANS 11:17-18
Scripture verse: “And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches.”
Objectives:
- Students should understand the metaphor of the olive tree.
- Students should understand the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.
Possible Lesson Plan:
1 Corinthians: Christ Crucified
I CORINTHIANS 2:2
Scripture verse: “For I am determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and know that Jesus was crucified for our sins.
- Students should know that the cross is an important symbol of Christianity and why.
Background on the book:
1 Corinthians: Body of Christ
I CORINTHIANS 12:14
Scripture verse: “For in fact the body is not one member, but many.”
Objectives:
- Students should be able to recite the verse and understand the analogy of the Church to the human body.
- Students should begin to see their own gifts and function in the body.
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2 Corinthians: Cheerful Giver
II CORINTHIANS 9:7
Scripture verse: “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the last part of the verse and understand its context.
- Students should personally fill out a pledge card with their promise to God.
Background on the book:
Galatians: Sowing and Reaping
GALATIANS 6:7
Scripture verse: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and understand the parable of the sower.
- Students should understand the concept of “relative morality” and its application today.
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Ephesians: The Fullness of God
EPHESIANS 3:18-19
Scripture verse: “that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
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