Radiant Life Adult Teacher Volume 7

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Explore the Scriptures for yourself or with a group using these 52 Bible-based lessons. Composed of a full year of Radiant Life adult curriculum lessons, this volume will help you prepare for every session. Designed to be used by Sunday School teachers or small group leaders, this curriculum is also great for individual study. The commentary, thought-provoking questions, and applications will challenge you to seek a Spirit-filled life as you grow in your faith. Seventh in a 7-volume series that covers the major themes of the Bible, you'll want to collect the entire series as part of your digital library. Unit topics in this volume include: * Job: A Life of Integrity * The Son of God in the Gospel of John * Major Christian Beliefs * Letters to the Thessalonians * The Prophecies of Daniel * The Gospel in Galatians * Why We Need the Bible * Christ in the Revelation Use the entire book or choose the units that interest you. Scriptures are presented in both KJV and NIV for easy comparison study. Volumes 1 through 6 of this series are also available. Don't miss a single one!

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Gospel Publishing House
• Date de parution: 24 juillet 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781607315827
• Langue: English

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RADIANT LIFE
A DULT TEACHER
VOLUME
7
Curriculum for Spirit-filled living
Radiant Life Adult Teacher Volume 7
September 2019–August 2020

Scripture quotations marked ( KJV ) are taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Scripture quotations marked ( NIV ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
Radiant Life Adult Teacher Volume 7 is also available on CD-ROM (Adobe® Acrobat® PDFs and Microsoft® Word files). Visit www.MyHealthyChurch.com or call 1-855-642-2011 and request item 28-1615.
These lessons are based on outlines developed by the Pentecostal-Charismatic Curriculum Commission ©2016. Used by permission.
© 2019 by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65802. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the copyright owner.
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Contents
How to Use the Adult Teacher
Lesson Planning Example
Planning the Session Sample Work Sheet
Planning the Session Work Sheet
Letter to the Adult Sunday School Teacher
Fall 2019
Unit 1: Job: A Life of Integrity
Writer: Michael Stewart
Study   1 Job’s First Test
Study   2 Job’s Second Test
Study   3 Job Laments
Study   4 Job’s Friends’ Perspectives
Study   5 God Speaks to Job
Study   6 Job Repents; God Restores
Unit 2: The Son of God in the Gospel of John
Writers: Bradley Cox, Keith Marriner
Study   7 The Incarnate Son
Study   8 Salvation Through God’s Son
Study   9 The Authority of the Son
Study 10 True Freedom in the Son
Study 11 Jesus’ Claim of Divine Sonship
Study 12 The Way to the Father
Study 13 The Son’s Prayer to the Father
Winter 2019–20
Unit 1: Major Christian Beliefs
Writer: Daniel L. Black
Study   1 The Bible Is God’s Word
Study   2 God in Three Persons
Study   3 God Provides Salvation From Sin
Study   4 The Birth of the King (Christmas)
Study   5 Christ Is Building His Church
Study   6 Christ Will Come Again
Study   7 Living a Christlike Life
Unit 2: Letters to the Thessalonians
Writer: Daniel L. Black
Study   8 Entrusted With the Gospel
Study   9 Stand Firm in Christ
Study 10 Holiness and Hope
Study 11 Children of the Light
Study 12 Overcoming Satan’s Schemes
Study 13 Kept by God’s Power
Spring 2020
Unit 1: The Prophecies of Daniel
Writers: James G. Meredith, Richard Bennett
Study   1 Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream: The Great Statue
Study   2 Nebuchadnezzar’s Arrogance
Study   3 The Fall of Babylon Foretold
Study   4 Prophecy About Four Empires
Study   5 Vision of the Ram and Goat
Study   6 Prophecy About Seventy Weeks
Study   7 Empty Tomb; Living Savior (Easter)
Study   8 End Times Prophetic Panorama
Unit 2: The Gospel in Galatians
Writers: Paul Zinter, Richard Bennett (Pentecost)
Study   9 The One True Gospel
Study 10 Live by Faith
Study 11 Children of Promise
Study 12 Free in Christ
Study 13 Instructions for Christian Living
Study 14 Pentecostal Experience Continues (Pentecost)
Summer 2020
Unit 1: Why We Need the Bible
Writer: Jared Ingle
Study   1 The Authority of Scripture
Study   2 The Bible Provides Moral Guidance
Study   3 The Bible Speaks to Individuals
Study   4 The Bible Speaks to Families
Study   5 The Bible Speaks to Society
Study   6 The Bible and Culture
Study   7 The Bible and the Marketplace
Unit 2: Christ in the Revelation
Writer: Daniel Davis
Study   8 The Glorified Christ
Study   9 Christ’s Messages to the Churches (Part 1)
Study 10 Christ’s Messages to the Churches (Part 2)
Study 11 The Lamb Who Is Worthy
Study 12 The Second Coming of Christ
Study 13 The New Jerusalem
Index of Study Texts (Volumes 1–7)
How To Use the Adult Teacher
T he Adult Teacher is a Bible-centered curriculum, written by Spirit-filled authors with a goal to clearly communicate the teachings of Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation, the entire Bible is covered in a period of seven years. In addition, all major Church doctrines are presented, as well as topics of special importance to help us live as Christians in our world.
Some people misunderstand the role of the Holy Spirit in teaching and the use of curriculum in study preparation. They ask, “How can you follow the Holy Spirit if you are using a curriculum?”
The Role of the Holy Spirit in Teaching
God has given teachers to the Church in order to instruct believers and equip them for life and service. The role of the Spirit is to quicken or illuminate what teachers teach and students receive. Without this teaching of the Spirit, all learning is merely head knowledge (see 1 Corinthians 2:10–16, especially verse 14). Teachers cannot give what they have not received. And students cannot learn what they have not studied (2 Timothy 2:15).
Why Use Curriculum?
Using the Adult curriculum in your Sunday School class does not circumvent what the Holy Spirit wants to do in a Sunday School class. Rather, by using Radiant Life Adult curriculum, you take advantage of Spirit-filled writers who have taken the time and effort to study and write a commentary about the passages under examination. You also are able to complete an overview of the entire Bible in seven years!
A good curriculum should do the following:
1. Ensure important information will not be omitted or overemphasized.
2. Weed out false teaching and doctrinal errors.
3. Provide a variety of resources. Remember that the Bible is the teacher’s textbook! The curriculum serves the teacher by offering Biblical insights and instructional ideas.
4. Help teachers ask the right questions.
Curriculum and Questions
A study discovered that teachers ask an average of forty-five questions weekly. Of these, one-third are rhetorically directed to students or are “class functionality” questions (i.e., asking students to distribute materials or discussing class issues). Curriculum materials provided teachers with one-third of the discussion questions asked in class, of which most were asked word-for-word from the curriculum. The other one-third of questions asked weekly were teacher-generated. Teachers who did not utilize discussion questions from curriculum were five times more likely to be asking lower-level questions (questions asking for simple recall or understanding—no application questions). The study verified that these lower-level questions resulted in much less discussion than those asked at higher levels. Those who utilized curriculum were more likely to ask higher-level questions—questions that required students to think through issues and apply the lesson material to their lives.
How Long Should You Prepare?
When preparing your Sunday School lesson, use the “3 to 1” rule: 3 minutes of study for each minute of class time. For a 45-minute class session, then, would call for 2 ¼ hours in lesson preparation.
Using 2 ¼ hours as the minimum amount of time invested in preparation for a 45-minute class, the following steps offer teachers a mental framework in which to budget time for planning lessons:
1. Skim the lesson (10 minutes)
Become familiar with the contents and direction of the lesson.
2. Pray for guidance (20 minutes)
This is a great time to pray for class members because the Holy Spirit can steer a teacher’s thoughts toward specific student needs.
3. Study the Bible commentary (30 minutes)
• Pay close attention to the relationship between the Scriptures and their interpretation in the Bible commentary section.
• Avoid the temptation to memorize and recite or read the Bible commentary text in class.
• List the issues raised in the Bible commentary that might meet needs of students.
• Consider the “Response to the Word,” as well as items from the Adult Resource Packet to provide potential activities.
• Examine how each question relates to the Bible commentary section.
• Focus on elements that seem to “leap off the page.”
4. Write the lesson objective (15 minutes)
Customize each lesson objective to fit your class. The objective will begin by the words “Adults will …” followed with a verb, such as believe, discuss, accept, respond with, role play , or write . Each part of the study and each activity should be geared to accomplish the objective.
5. Plan for student response in Call to Discipleship and Ministry in Action (10 minutes)
Use the “Call to Discipleship” and “Ministry in Action” sections of the lesson to close the class session in prayer or in a time of personal dedication (you may need to customize them for your students).
6. Prepare Introducing the Study (10 minutes)
Begin class with a story or activity that will capture students’ attention.
• Avoid starting with definitions.
• Use case studies, agree-disagree statements, and news items to spark interest.
7. Organize the Bible commentary (10 minutes)
• Use the outline in the Adult Teacher to guide you.
• Allow personal insight to flow from the Bible and lesson materials.
• Decide on two or three main ideas to focus on, then highlight the other topics.
8. List discussion questions (10 minutes)
Carefully select or write two to five questions that will stimulate discussion.
9. Select the presession activity (5 minutes)
Involve students before the class session begins by using an activity to help them interact with the lesson objective while drinking coffee and sharing with their friends.
10. Pray for anointing (10 minutes)
Ask God for the anointing of the Holy Spirit to teach the lesson, and for students to receive the