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Beginning the Christian Life. Teacher's Guide : A Manual to Prepare the Young Believer for Church Membership
author
:
Krabill, Russell.; Gleysteen, Jan.
publisher
:
Herald Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0836134591
print isbn13
:
9780836134599
ebook isbn13
:
9780585284002
language
:
English
subject
Christian life, Church membership.
publication date
:
1988
lcc
:
BV4510.B38 1988eb
ddc
:
248.4
subject
:
Christian life, Church membership.
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etc. It is often difficult for ministers to speak to young people and not "talk over their heads." The vocabulary of youth must be built up, but this dare not be done at the expense of understanding.
Study the Sermon on the Mount and note Jesus' simple language. He did not "put his hay on such a high shelf that only intellectual giraffes could reach it," as Billy Sunday said. Jesus used few adjectives and adverbs. He used many nouns and verbs, especially action verbs. To impress this truth Andrew Blackwood paraphrased Luke 6:48 as some "scholars" might relate it. ''Down through the ages whensoever sagacious individuals have contemplated erecting commodious habitations for their domestic households, they have assiduously investigated all the available locations, until ultimately they have discovered the inevitable positions where the massive foundations could be superimposed upon everlasting substances that might resist the onslaught of torrential tempests."
Most adults would have to read this a few times to understand it. This bewilderment is just a sample of what many children experience when they try to follow a teacher who talks "over their heads." One cannot always judge the effectiveness of teaching by attentiveness and apparent reception. After a successful lecture, the speaker is often humbled when a few simple questions are asked to check the understanding. Teaching fails if nothing is taught. The teacher must sit where the pupils sit. The teacher must try to sense the present attainments of pupils, and then attempt to meet them where they are.
3. Purpose. Stories are not told merely to entertain. They are told to teach truth. In each lesson there is a particular emphasis to stress. There may be a temptation to dwell upon good and interesting details which do not promote the main point of the lesson. It is important to be conscious of the goal for each lesson.
How to Use This Book
This book is to serve as a guide and sourcebook for teaching the lessons which are found in the pupil's book. In preparing to
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teach each lesson the Purpose should be carefully studied. All of the material should be read in both teacher's and pupil's books. The pupil's book is included at the back of this volume. It will become a valuable aid to the teacher when all the exercises are completed, and when the underlinings and notes are in order.
A good way to begin a lesson period is to tell the opening story in the pupil's book. It is not safe to assume that all pupils have read it. Even if they have, it is not a waste of time to repeat it. This will capture the attention of the class and will prepare them for the lesson to follow.
The lesson discussion is based on the outline under the next section. In Lesson One this section is called, Learning About God. The references, listed with each point, may be read aloud by the pupils. The teacher may ask the class to explain each point, adding comments as desired. Each pupil should bring a Bible to class.
Questions have been prepared for each lesson. These questions are on the lesson topic but are not always answered in the Bible Study Discussion. Here are ways they may be used:
1. The questions may be used with the Bible study as supplementary material.
2. The questions may be used separately, following the Bible study.
3. The questions may be used by the pupil in private study of the subject outside of class. For this reason Bible references have been given with each question. They offer a scriptural answer to the question.
4. The questions may also be used before the class discussion in lesson preparation. Pupils may look up the references and write the answer under each question. The difficult questions may then be discussed during the class period.
5. The questions may be used as additional and supplementary material. They may or may not be used in class. The length of the class period, ability of the pupils, and age of pupils, are some of the factors which will help the teacher decide if, how, or when the questions are used.
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Reviewing the Lesson should be used at the close of each lesson. This is a small exercise to check and clinch the discussion. The teacher's book supplies a key to each review.
Memory Verse. It is important that the memory verse be memorized. This is the only memory work required in the course. Unless the teacher promotes this part of the lesson it will be neglected.
Day by Day with Jesus exercises are to be used by the pupils between and following the class periods. These meditations have been provided with several purposes in mind:
1. To complete and supplement the lesson which was introduced during the class discussion.
2. To provide material for daily Bible study.
3. To establish the habit of daily Bible reading and prayer.
The Working for Jesus suggestion each week should be emphasized. Young Christians must be put to work or they may lose out and become indifferent. In addition to the suggestions in the lesson there is a list of suggested activities in the Working for Jesus appendix on page 140 of the pupil's book. Urge every student to carry out as many of these activities as possible.
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Lesson 1 Learning About God
Purpose:
To present to pupils the truth concerning the person of God, in order to build knowledge, reverence, and godly fear.
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