I may show them how to find passages in the Bible and what Bible notation is. It's real simple and is just Book Chapter:Verse or John 3:16, but so many of them don't realize that. I am also allowing my aide to talk more in class. It is good for everyone I think, as it builds her skills and confidence in front of the kids, gives me a break from talking, and gives the kids a break from hearing me talk the whole time.
- Preparation for the Lesson
- Bring the Annunciation and Nativity Icons
- Write the words Good News on the board
- Ask the students to write/reflect on what the phrase Good News means to them and to list examples of Good News they received recently.
- Introduction
- Good morning. Today we are going to talk about the Second Person of the Trinity – God The Son or Jesus. Before we discuss what is written on the the board, I would like you to turn to page 51 and begin with the opening prayer.
- I need 1 reader and the rest of you will respond to All.
- Okay! While waiting for class to start, I had y’all write and reflect on what Good News means to you.
- Let’s first start with a definition of Good News.
- Good. Now let’s go around the class and give some examples of Good News you recently had.
- Explain to them that the word Gospel means Good News.
- Ask them what the Good News of the Bible is?
- Read selections of 51C to them.
- Summarize that the Good News is God came to us in human form to make Himself better known.
- Now I would like you to turn into your books to page 54 and we will begin reading.
- There are two BIG concepts covered in these three paragraphs.
- The first is Incarnation.
- What does it mean?
- Would you define this as something easy to understand?
- If not, what is the term we gave for a concept we have to accept on Faith but can’t easily explain?
- A Mystery
- The other Mystery we encounter comes to us in the last line on these page.
- Jesus was both true God and true Man.
- That doesn't mean he was one or the other and could swap back and forth. He was both at the same time.
- Talk about something that will blow your mind.
- So if Jesus was a human like us that means that he ate, slept, got sad, etc. He was like us in every way but one. Does anyone know?
- He didn’t sin!
- Now let’s get back to the text on page 55.
- So here we see how the Four Gospels developed.
- On page 56 and 57, we get a more detailed explanation about each Gospel.
- What does the term synoptic mean?
- Similar
- What are the three synoptic Gospels?
- Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
- Matthew was written primarily for Jewish Christians
- Mark was written primarily for Christians living in Rome.
- Luke was written for Greek speaking people.
- This is why the Gospels are similar but not identical.
- The author wanted to explain Jesus’ life and teaching in a way that was easily understood to their audience.
- Pass out Bibles
- Let’s take a look at the three passages:
- Matthew 9:1-8
- Mark 2:1-12
- Luke 5:17-26
- How are they similar?
- How are they different?
- Alright, let’s conclude with the material on page 57.
- John’s Gospel was written for all Christians.
- It is deep and theological and focuses on explaining that Jesus is God.
- That may seem like a simple concept to us, but back in the 1st Century, people struggled with this idea.
- A lot of people then saw Jesus as:
- Only human
- Someone in between human and God.
- Real-world application
- We are all called to be Disciples of Jesus and spread the Good News.
- So think about people you know in your life
- Family
- Friends
- Classmates
- How many of them seem to be hurting or not realizing the ultimate Good News of Jesus?
- What would you tell these people about the Good News?
- Jesus loves them
- Jesus wants to forgive their sins
- What are ways you can share this Good News to people?
- Tell them
- Facebook message
- Be loving to them
- Read the Bible with them
- Talk about Year of Faith if anytime is left over in the class.
- Remember Saint Museum is in two weeks. I hope y'all have started on your costumes.
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