Tag: Matthew


October 3, 2021 – Matthew 6

Lesson Date: October 3, 2021 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:1-18, 25-34 AIM: To lead students to discover Jesus’ answer to the problem of worry, and to encourage them to follow His advice for dealing with worry in their lives.   Before class: Read the notes on Matthew 6 found in the Sunday School Teacher Book.  Write the following question on the marker board or chalkboard “What Do I Worry About?”  Ask a volunteer to look up Philippians 4:6-7 and...


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September 26, 2021 – Matthew 5

Lesson Date: September 26, 2021 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:1-12, 20-22, 27-28 AIM: To lead students to discover what Jesus said about inner attitudes and outward actions, and to examine themselves to determine if their inner thoughts and attitudes are pleasing to God.   Before class: Read the notes on Matthew 5 found in the Sunday School Teacher Book.  Become familiar with the following three brief case studies so you can tell them to the class without reading them. ...


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September 19, 2021 – Matthew 4

Lesson Date: September 19, 2021 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 4:1-4, 12-13, 16-25 AIM: To lead students to discover activities that marked the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, and to apply the lessons they learn to their own ministry as Christians.   Before class: Read the notes on Matthew 4 found in the Sunday School Teacher Book.  Post the pictures of a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a presidential inauguration parade.  The point of the pictures is to show people celebrating the...


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September 12, 2021 – Matthew 3

Lesson Date: September 12, 2021 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 3:1-17 AIM: To lead students to discover the significance of Jesus’ baptism as the first act of His earthly ministry, and to urge any who have never accepted Jesus as Savior or followed Him in believer’s baptism to do so.   Before class: Read the notes on Matthew 3 found in the Sunday School Teacher Book.  Post the pictures of a graduation, a wedding, and a baptism in your classroom. ...


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September 5, 2021 – Matthew 1 – 2

Lesson Date: September 5, 2021 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 1:1, 16, 18-24; 2:13-15, 19-23 AIM: To lead students to discover that Joseph obeyed God unquestioningly in spite of the costs, and to examine themselves to see if their lives are marked by unquestioning obedience to God.   Before class: Read the notes on Matthew 1 – 2 found in the Sunday School Teacher Book.  Prearrange with four of your students to do the brief role-playing activity described below.  You...


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December 24, 2017 – Matthew 1

Lesson Date: December 24, 2017 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 1:1-6, 18-25 AIM: To lead students to recognize that Jesus Christ came into the world in response to man’s desperate need, and to encourage them to respond to God’s gracious plan of salvation.   Before class: Bring a simple manger scene and set it up at the front of the class. The manger scene does not have to be large or elaborate, but it must include the essential characters: Joseph,...


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