1. PREPARING A LESSON

2. To provide Bible-based, culturally relevant, and personally challenging Sunday school lessons for Young Teen and High School students.

6. Engaging articles Real-life stories Interviews and quizzes Daily devotions Student art and poetry 8 pages Weekly (sold quarterly) EVERY ISSUE RELATES TO THE WEEKLY LESSON

7. Read the lesson text. 2 Corinthians 9:6-9 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: “They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”

8. Review the Life Focus. This is the theme of the lesson. Life Focus: Let’s be grateful and generous managers of our possessions.

9. Look at the goals for each lesson step. These four goals provide the “roadmap” for the entire lesson. Step one: Recognize that you are wealthy compared to most people in the world. Step two: Explain how a Christian should deal with wealth. Step three: Evaluate present-day examples of how people deal with wealth. Step four: Resolve to use wealth constructively.

10. Study the Scripture Commentary, Encountering God’s Word. Take special note of the three main points of the lesson. CHEERFULLY 2 Corinthians 9:7 CHEERFULLY 2 Corinthians 9:7 PRODUCTIVELY 2 Corinthians 9:8, 9 God will always give us enough to share. GENEROUSLY 2 Corinthians 9:6 GENEROUSLY 2 Corinthians 9:6 God only wants that which we gladly give. God will cause our gifts to be used effectively.

11. Each week’s lesson follows four steps: Step 1Setting the Stage Introduce the lesson by engaging student interest in the overall topic of the lesson. Step 2Searching the Word Help students discover what the Bible says about that overall topic. Step 3Making It Real Assist students in envisioning how those biblical principles would look when lived out today. Step 4Living It Out Encouraging students to take a specific step in response to the study.

12. In the first section there are three options. In this lesson, you can choose a quiz, a video, or a news article. Each activity will meet the goal of the lesson step. Each activity will lead to the same transition statement. The first activity is always designated as the Quick Step activity. This option requires very limited preparation. It is great for last-minute volunteer needs. Use one of the following activities to help each students recognize that they are wealthy compared to most people in the world. Lead into Bible study by saying: It’s hard to imagine living without many of the luxuries of our culture. It is easy to forget that we have luxuries that few others have had in history. The Bible tells us to be aware of the blessings we have and gives us three principles for handling our wealth.

13. Activity Option 1 For this lesson, the engaging quiz is found in the Student Book.. Activity Option 2 For this lesson, the video is included on the CD in your Resources Packet. Play it on a laptop or scan this code to play it from your smart device!. Activity Option 3 Download The Scene™ from www.encounterface2face.com www.encounterface2face.com Discuss one of the latest headlines from the week of the lesson. It is designed, to meet the section objective and lead into the next section of the lesson. If you prefer, scan the code and view it from your smart device!.

14. Discover main points in Scripture. You have two choices with which to delve into an exposition of the Bible text. Each option teaches the main points of the lesson text clearly and concisely. Each will also meet the same objective and lead into application. In this example, you can choose an inductive study or a creative activity as Bible study options. Inductive study Creative option For this lesson, the inductive study is found in the Student Book. For this lesson, the creative option is a music/song writing activity and is a reproducible page from your Teacher Book.

15. Role-playing Application Options For this lesson, the role-playing activity is found in the Student Book. Show how Bible study principles can be practiced today. In this example, you can choose to role-play or do an art activity. The activity uses art to help students apply the Bible lesson. Since more creative activities such as creative writing and art are structured with specific goals in mind, it is easy to turn them into discussion activities instead! Art activity Alternative Activities include suggestions for playing specific songs to help meet the teaching objective. Alternative activity

16. Encourage students to make specific life changes. In this lesson, you can choose a self-evaluation or an object lesson. self-evaluation The self-evaluation For this lesson, the self evaluation exercise is based on an article found in the student magazine, ENCOUNTER—The Magazine. The object lesson is described in your Teacher Book. For this sample lesson, an object lesson is used to give a concrete “take-away” as a reminder of a personal commitment. object lesson

18. Age Levels—Young Teen and High School Learning Plan (Scope & Sequence)—6 years Format—Classroom setting Length—45-90 minutes All you need are these resources!

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