Dr. Pat's Orthodox Super Sunday School Curriculum

Epistles, Feasts and Sacraments

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2 Peter: False Teachers

II PETER/ JUDE

 

Scripture verse (II Peter 2:1): “But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.”

 

Objectives:

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Revelation: Alpha and Omega

THE REVELATION

 

Scripture Reference (Revelation 1:8): “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should memorize the verse.
  2. Students should understand the meaning of the Alpha and Omega seen in the central dome of most Orthodox Churches.
  3. Students should understand the meaning and significance of “Pantokrator.”

 

Background of the book:       

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Baptism

BAPTISM

Objectives:

  1. Students should know the Scriptural basis for baptism in the baptism of Jesus and Romans 6.
  2. Students should be able to review the order of the service and its meaning.
  3. Each student should be able to perform an “emergency” baptism.

Possible Lesson Plan:

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Chrismation

CHRISMATION

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should understand the significance of Chrismation as the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  2. Students should know the general order of the service and its meaning.

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.

 

  1. Scriptural basis: Joel 2:28, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 7: 37-39, John 16: 13-14, Acts 1:4-5, Acts 2:1-16, 8:14-17, 19:1-7, Ephesians 1:13-14, II Cor. 6:19-20

 

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Confession

CONFESSION

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should understand the origin of confession and its meaning.
  2. Students should know how to prepare for confession.   

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.
  2. Scriptural basis: 2 Samuel 11:1-12:13, Psalm 51, I John 1:9, Matthew 18: 17, James 5:16, John 20:23, Matthew 16:19, John 8:11

 

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