For the Week of September 12, 2010
Fall, Lesson 2 Upper Elementary: That's Impossible!
Students will examine and discuss a story now in the news: the seemingly impossible task faced by 33 trapped Chilean miners who might be trapped underground for up to four months.
Click here to download the lesson » Upper Elementary Resource Links: - On August 5, in Chile, a gold and copper mine collapsed. For 17 days, no one knew if the men were dead or alive. Rescue workers had failed seven times to find any trace of the miners. Finally, a ray of hope...
Middle School: Hate to Wait?
Students will explore different experiences requiring patience.
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- There's a big difference between waiting on the Lord, and waiting for an extra few million dollars before you'll play football:
High School: Prized by God
Students will explore the truth that our story is written by God, not people.
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- The most controversial beauty pageant answer since the one where Miss South Carolina wasn't sure why kids couldn't find "the Iraq and such as" on a map. Miss Philippines claimed to have made no major mistakes in her life.
- But maybe this was a reasonable answer after all?
Adults: Keeping a Covenant
Talk about the purpose and value of covenants and commit to honoring God by walking faithfully in His covenant commands.
Click here to download the lesson » Adult Resource Links: - If you want to learn more about all of the Ten Commandments, visit these websites:
- How the first three of the Ten Commandments reflect on our worship of God is discussed in this article.
- For fans of the movie The Ten Commandments, here is a video "condensation" of that movie you can use to start your class time.
For the Week of September 5, 2010
Fall, Lesson 1 Upper Elementary: Simple Instructions?
Supplies needed: a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, a knife, a plate
Click here to download the lesson » Middle School: God's Plan From A to Z
Using time lapse photography, this week's lesson illustrates how God's plans for our future unfold in a beautiful way.
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- The metamorphosis of a larvae into a beautiful butterfly is a miraculous, lengthy process. Unless someone makes a time-lapse video, and then it's gross and creepy.
High School: Leap of Faith
Students will learn about the risks inherent in many everyday activities, and compare that to the risk of taking a step of faith.
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- It's a dangerous world out there.
- Food poisoning statistics and symptoms:
- Chances of being struck by lightning:
- Chances of being killed by an asteroid or tornado:
- Chances of injury or death in an automobile accident:
Adults: The Sacred Intersection
Students will talk about how God has revealed Himself to them and what purposes He has for their lives at this moment.
Click here to download the lesson » Adult Resource Links: - This article gives good background material on the Book of Exodus.
- Background on Moses and the burning bush can be found in these articles:
- This video shows St. Catherine's Monastery, built in the sixth century a.d. on the traditional site of Moses' encounter with the burning bush, and sunrise on the summit of the traditional site of Mt. Sinai. The video also shows an evergreen bramble bush in the middle of the monastery with long, hanging branches that the monks say is from the same stock as Moses' burning bush.
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