Philippians: Peace of God
PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
Scripture verse: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Objectives:
- Memorize the verse – one of the best-known in Scripture.
- Establish a daily prayer time and prayer place.
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Colossians: Obey Your Parents
COLOSSIANS 3:20
Scripture verse: “Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse, comparing it with the 5th Commandment.
- Students should know the application of the verse in their own lives, and its limitations.
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Presentation of Theotokos
THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIRGIN
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Thessalonians: Thief in the Night
I AND II THESSALONIANS
Scripture verse (I Thess. 5:2): “For you yourselves know that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and understand its context and content.
- Students should have some knowledge of the 2nd coming of Christ.
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Timothy: He is Able
I AND II TIMOTHY
Scripture verse (II Timothy 1:12): “I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.” (Note that Paul says “whom” and not “what”.)
Objectives:
- Students should memorize and understand the verse.
- Students should understand the context under which Paul was writing.
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Titus: He Saved Us
TITUS AND PHILEMON
Scripture verse (Titus 3:3,5): “For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another…but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,”
Objectives:
- Students should understand the context and content of the verse.
- Students should understand the concept of forgiveness.
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Nativity
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Objectives:
- Students should be able to identify the characters in the icon and tell the story.
- Students should know the date of the feast (December 25).
- Students should be able to recite or sing the Troparion and the Kontakion.
- Students should know the Christmas greeting: Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
Theophany
THEOPHANY
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Hebrews: So Great a Salvation
HEBREWS 2:3
Scripture verse: “how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation…”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and understand its content and context.
- What is different about the book of Hebrews compared to the other epistles?
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Hebrews: Faith
HEBREWS 11:1
Scripture verse: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and understand its context and content.
- Students should be able to define faith.
Possible Lesson Plan:
1. Open with prayer.
2. Scripture lesson: Hebrews 11: 1-12:2. Review the background of the book from the last lesson