Dr. Pat's Orthodox Super Sunday School Curriculum

Epistles, Feasts and Sacraments

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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:

  1. Students should memorize the verse, comparing it with the 5th Commandment.
  2. Students should know the application of the verse in their own lives, and its limitations.

 

Background on the book:

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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:

  1. Students should memorize and understand the verse.
  2. Students should understand the context under which Paul was writing.

Background on the book:

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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:

  1. Students should understand the context and content of the verse.
  2. Students should understand the concept of forgiveness. 

Background on the book:

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Nativity

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should be able to identify the characters in the icon and tell the story.
  2. Students should know the date of the feast (December 25).
  3. Students should be able to recite or sing the Troparion and the Kontakion.
  4. Students should know the Christmas greeting: Christ is born! Glorify Him!

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.

 

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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:

  1. Students should memorize the verse and understand its context and content.
  2. 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

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