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Children’s Teacher: 4th Quarter 2014
Children’s Teacher: 4th Quarter 2014
Children’s Teacher: 4th Quarter 2014
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Children’s Teacher is a teacher’s quarterly. In addition to the exposition of the printed text, each of the thirteen lessons includes the purpose of the lesson, extensive teaching plans, lesson introduction, background of the lesson, meaningful insights, and related activities.
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Release dateJul 23, 2014
ISBN9781589428928
Children’s Teacher: 4th Quarter 2014

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    Children’s Teacher - Grant Noria

    OVERCOMING ALL TROUBLES

    UNIFIED TOPIC:

    REJOICE ANYWAY

    BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES:

    JOB 1; PSALM 56; HABAKKUK 1—3

    JOB 1:1, 13-21; PSALM 56:9-11

    Main Thought: In God I trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me? (Psalm 56:11, NRSV)

    UNIFYING PRINCIPLE

    Some people experience so many difficulties in life that they lose all hope for the future. Where can they turn for direction when things get really bad? Job, the psalmist, and Habakkuk all affirm that—no matter what calamities might come their way—they will trust God, rejoice in God’s presence in their lives, and praise God for strength to carry on.

    BIBLICAL EMPHASES:

    • Satan tested Job by killing his children, his animals, and most of Job’s servants.

    • After learning of all he had lost, Job turned to God.

    • Even during our most difficult times, we can find comfort in knowing that God is with us.

    TARGET EMPHASES

    PRESCHOOLERS: Young children are often upset when they lose something they prize.

    YOUNGER CHILDREN: Children need to be comforted when they are separated from someone they love.

    OLDER CHILDREN: Some children may seek help from someone they respect when they are facing troubles.

    LESSON OVERVIEW

    One of the most memorable people in the Bible is a man who comes from the land of Uz by the name of Job. Job is often the symbol of patience and suffering for overcoming the harshest of circumstances in life. He was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil (v. 1, NRSV). God granted Satan permission to test Job, and Satan obliged. Satan took all of Jobs’ land, livestock, and children. Yet, even during Job’s extreme loss, we see his reverence for God and his example of how we should handle all of our troubles. Job fell on the ground and worshiped God and said, ‘Blessed be the name of the LORD’ (v. 21, NRSV).

    In Psalm 56:9-11, the psalmist referred to God as the answerer of prayers. The psalmist wrote, This I know, that God is for me (v. 9, NRSV). Later, in Romans, we find a similar word of the same premise: What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? (8:31, NRSV) God—our Creator, our Friend, our Helper—is for us no matter who we are or what we have done. We should not have any fear about the future or about what people might do to us. The psalmist said, In God I trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me? (56:11, NRSV).

    RESOURCES NEEDED

    • New National Baptist Hymnal, 21st Century Edition #134 (NNBH #498)

    • God’s Promises Bible

    • Boyd’s Commentary for the Sunday School

    SUGGESTED TEACHING PLAN FOR GROWING WITH JESUS

    1. GETTING STARTED: Before class collect various pictures from magazines of famous people, cartoons, animals, machinery, and so forth. Include a picture of Jesus. Tape the pictures to boards so you can easily present each one to the class. Greet the students as they arrive. Welcome any new students to the class. Allow time for the students to introduce themselves. Open the class with a song and

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