Are you the same person today you were when you were 5?
Primary Goal:
To see that just like you must grow physically to become an adult you need to grow in your Christian faith and knowledge to become the complete person God wants you to be.
Secondary Goals:
- Get the kids to speak up: answering questions and discussing issues
- Set the tone for the year. Make the kids feel comfortable.
Lesson Plan:
Introduce Topic:
Bible reading: 2 Peter 1:1 - 11
Catechism: Paragraph 1814 - 1816
Opening Prayer:
Opening Song: VeggieTales Link - Gated Community
Discussions:
- How did you like the opening song?
- What did you like least about the opening song?
- How did the opening song make you feel?
- Play a modern Christian song with the same message as the VeggieTales song but targeted to an older audience. - Casting Crowns - If We are the Body
- Did you like this song?
- How did it make you feel?
- What is the difference between these two songs?
- You are not the same person you were when you were 5. You expect to be treated and talked to differently than you were when you were 5. At the same time...parents, teachers, and other friends and family members expect more from you as you get older. God also expects more from you as you get older.
Discuss and come up with answers to the following questions:
- Three things your parents expect from you now that they did not expect when you were 5.
- Three things your teachers expect from you now that your kindergarten teacher did not expect.
- Three things the Church expects from you now that it did not expect when you were 5.
- Three things God expects from you now that he did not expect when you were 5.
Discuss Group Work:
Develop an Action Plan:
- How do we ensure we continue to grow in our faith and understanding of God?
- How do we ensure we are where God expects us to be in our level of faith and understanding?
- How can we use goals with a plan to keep us on track in our life and our faith?
Open Q&A:
Summary:
Share Year of Faith - Life Teen Video
Summarize what was discussed in this class
Special Activities for the Upcoming Year:
- Name the BLOG Site
- Special Guest Speakers - How they have grown in their faith & understanding of God and how they put their faith into action.
- Service Projects
Closing Song: "The Proof of Your Love" by for KING & COUNTRY
Closing Prayer:
BLOG Bonus Links
"The Proof of Your Love" - An inside look at the song and the video.
"Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)" by for KING & COUNTRY
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