Sunday School Lessons in Church
Sunday School lessons in church focus on different aspect of faith from Creation and God to Christ, His message and the hereafter. Lessons include scripture, teaching and activities to reach the students though all their senses. Sunday School lessons help students understand their faith, provides a solid foundation for life and helps them find practical applications for everyday.
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God's Creation
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Teach creation from Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Day by day go through how God created, allowing the students to draw or color pictures, creating a mobile of the days of Creation or by playing a game of matching the correct day to what God created during that day.
Focus the lesson not on the days of Creation but on why God created human beings. Have older students search the Bible for references to Creation such as Nehemiah 9:6, Isaiah 42:5, Jeremiah 27:5 and Acts 17:24-25. You can also call out the references and have students see who can first find the reference from the Bible.
God's Word
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Talk about how the Bible came to exist, the importance to Christianity and to the students. Have students look up verses such 2 Timothy 3:16 or 2 Kings 22:1-20. God made sure people could know about Him by directing some 40 authors over a period of 1,600 years to write a cohesive collection of 66 separate books. There are books of history, romance, poetry, law and prophecy.
These scriptures reveal God's creation, principles and message of salvation and love. Have students memorize 2 Timothy 3:16 by writing the verse on the board and repeating the verse. Allow different students to erase a word or two from the verse at a time. Students continue to repeat the verse until they know the verse even when it has been completely erased. Younger students can color a picture of a Bible under the heading, "God's Word tells about God's love for me."
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Gospel of Grace
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The key to Christianity is the gospel, summarized in John 3:16-17, that Jesus loves those He created so much He sacrificed his life to provide a way to forgiveness and freedom. He voluntarily left His heavenly home to live as a human being, but without sin, so that He could be a substitute and become the Savior who died but conquered death.
Other verses include John 14:6, Romans 3:23 and 6:23 and Ephesians 2:8-9. Have students read the verses. Emphasize the students must make the choice of whether or not to accept Jesus' sacrifice and follow Him. Share that love comes from Jesus and following Him means they will learn to love others in His name.
With craft sticks have students create a cross. Younger students can color pictures of the cross and one of the empty tomb. Older students can write a poem about what the Gospel means to them and how knowing Christ impacts their daily lives. Teens may apply their faith by helping at a shelter, befriending someone at school or going on a missions trip.
How to Get to Heaven
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Using the passage from Matthew 19: 16-26 with the story of the Rich Young Ruler, talk about the misconceptions about Heaven. People don't get to Heaven by being good, but by following Jesus. Heaven is a real place for those who follow Jesus. Have older students read Revelation 22. Read it to younger students. Talk about Heaven. Ask students to draw, from the passage, their image of Heaven. Sing songs of heaven such as "Heaven is a Wonderful Place."
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