God s Chosen Servant. Grade 2 Unit 8

Transcription

1 rade 2 nit 8 od s hosen ervant ntended for the time period immediately following hristmas vacation, this unit focuses on the prophecies that were fulfilled when esus was born. esus is our essiah! hildren will follow esus as he begins his ministry of preaching, teaching, and healing, and will be introduced to the twelve disciples who said yes to esus call to follow him. tudents will also learn of esus first recorded miracle on earth turning water into wine at a wedding. ollowing esus is the worship focus of this unit, and children will reflect on ways that they can follow esus today. 1. rophets roclaim ope 2. ollow e 3. esus alls the welve 4. ater into ine nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit verview 269

2 nit 8: od s hosen ervant nit nformation Y or years prophets foretold the coming of hrist. his unit provides a brief overview of the prophetic messages, outlines how esus fulfilled the prophecies, and covers the beginning of esus ministry while on earth. Y saiah 7:14 saiah 9:6-7 saiah 11:1-2a atthew 1:18-23 atthew 3:16 uke 1:30-33 atthew 4:17-25 atthew 10:1-4 ohn 2:1-12 he essage of the rophets ollowing the xodus from gypt and the forty years of wandering in the wilderness to the land of anaan, od chose oshua to lead the sraelites. fter oshua defeated many of the anaanite cities, the people began to settle in the land. hey adopted many of the cultural practices of this new land, including idol worship. uring the period in which the judges ruled, the sraelites drifted further and further away from od. amuel was the last of the judges, and he ruled the people well. ut the sraelites wanted a king to rule, like the neighboring nations. avid, the greatest king, followed od. od blessed him, and srael became a great nation. olomon, avid s son, made decisions that eventually led to the division of srael into two kingdoms. uring the division of srael into two kingdoms (north and south), od brought forth prophets to be messengers to the sraelites and surrounding nations. he prophets proclaimed what od would do in their present situation and what od wanted the people to do. he prophets continually called the sraelites back to obedience and faithfulness to od. he ld estament prophets also spoke of what od would do in the years to come as they predicted the coming of the essiah. he ld estament contains 17 books of the prophets. saiah, eremiah, zekiel and aniel are referred to as the major prophets, while the remaining twelve books are minor prophets. (amentations is included in this section, but is not the name of a prophet.) he essiah omes or many years, the people waited for the coming of the essiah with great hope and anticipation. he prophets spoke of this essiah, or the nointed ne, as a avior, ing, and rince of eace. n ld estament times, being anointed was a nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit nformation 270

3 sign of being set apart for a special task. any people expected the essiah to come and rule like a king, as avid had. esus egins is inistry fter esus began his ministry, the people in his hometown of azareth tried to kill him. hey did not believe that esus, someone from their own town, could be the essiah. esus left azareth and moved to apernaum, about miles away. t is believed that esus stayed in eter s home. t is here, near the ea of alilee, that esus called the first four disciples. hese four knew esus, had heard him preach and probably considered themselves his followers. eaving their families and their jobs showed a strong commitment to esus and his ministry. he twelve disciples showed their desire to follow esus through their willingness to travel wherever he went, listen to his teachings, learn more about him and become like him. od fulfills promises. od fulfilled od s promise to send hrist. e are called to be disciples of esus. esus performed many miracles while on earth. ocus: ollowing esus orship able ymbols: branch to symbolize saiah s prophecy of esus as being a branch from the line of esse (esson 1) fish to symbolize hrist s call to the fishermen (esson 2) ist of the twelve disciples names (esson 3) up of water to symbolize esus first miracle (esson 4) uggested ongs: wo ishermen and ord, You ave ome to the akeshore (#227 and #229 in ymnal: orship ook); ave ecided to ollow esus (#39, ing and ejoice) / hroughout this unit you will have opportunities to assess your students understanding of the material and/or to add to their ible portfolios: their comprehension of prophecies fulfilled in esson 1; their ability to fill out their disciple sheets in esson 4; and their ible reference skills as they find other miracles that esus performed in esson 5. nit 8 assessment sheet is also available. Y ollow me, and will make you fish for people. (atthew 4:19, ) uggested otions: ollow me (move hand as if beckoning someone to follow) and will make you fish for people (pantomime motion of reeling in a fish) nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit nformation 271

4 Y or to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. nd he will be called onderful ounselor, ighty od, verlasting ather, rince of eace. (saiah 9:6) uggested otions: or to us a child is born (make cradle rocking motion with arms) to us a son is given (pat imaginary child s head) and the government will be on his shoulders (put hands on shoulders) nd he will be called onderful ounselor (cup hand to ear as if listening) ighty od (show muscles) verlasting ather (put thumb on forehead and wiggle fingers back and forth the word for father ) rince of eace (hold fingers in as in peace symbol) shoot will come up from the stump of esse; from his roots a ranch will bear fruit. he pirit of the ord will rest on him. (saiah 11:1-2a) nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit nformation 272

5 ollow me, and will make you fish for people. atthew 4:19 nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit nformation 273

6 ear arents, uring this unit, od s hosen ervant, we will move from the story of esus birth to the beginning of esus ministry on earth. nit verview he students will learn how esus fulfilled the prophecies of ld estament prophets, and then will discover how esus called his disciples to follow him. hey will become familiar with the names of esus twelve disciples, and also learn of esus first recorded miracle. hrough learning the stories of esus call on people s lives centuries ago, children will be challenged to listen for how esus calls us today. emory erse ollow me, and will make you fish for people. (atthew 4:19, ) uggested otions: ollow me (move hand as if beckoning someone to follow) and will make you fish for people (pantomime motion of reeling in a fish) onus emory erses: or to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. nd he will be called onderful ounselor, ighty od, verlasting ather, rince of eace. (saiah 9:6) shoot will come up from the stump of esse; from his roots a ranch will bear fruit. he pirit of the ord will rest on him. (saiah 11:1-2a) deas he worship focus of this unit is on following esus. ince students will be learning of the disciples decisions to follow esus call, you may want to help your child understand that esus still calls us today. You could talk about friends or family members who have decided to follow esus in some specific ways. You might even want to invite one of them to have dinner with your family, asking her/him to share how s/he tries to follow esus throughout each day. You could also share with your child how you try to follow esus in both small and big ways. orship able: ome symbols you could use on a worship table during this unit include: a branch to symbolize saiah s prophecy of esus as a branch from the root of esse; a picture of a fish to symbolize hrist s call to the fishermen; a list of the twelve disciples names; and a cup of water to symbolize esus first recorded miracle, turning water into wine. o flesh out the idea of following esus even further, you could make a ollow esus jar for your table. nvite your child to think of simple, do-able ways your family can follow esus during the week taking a meal to a sick neighbor, calling a grandparent who is far away, giving away a possession that you really don t need, etc. ave your child write these ideas on small cards. hen, once a week (perhaps on undays) for as many weeks as you have cards, have someone pick an idea out of the jar and figure out a way for your family to take this step during the week. ing songs about following esus: wo ishermen and ord, You ave ome to the akeshore (#227 and #229 in ymnal: orship ook); and ave ecided to ollow esus (#39, ing and ejoice). nit 8 / od s hosen ervant: nit nformation 274

7 od s hosen ervant 1: bjective tudents will become familiar with the names of the books of the prophets in the ld estament and understand that various ld estament prophecies were fulfilled in the birth and person of esus hrist. ey oncepts he prophets in the ld estament were od s messengers, who warned the kings and the people to leave their wicked ways and turn to od. rophets in the ld estament proclaimed the coming of the essiah. saiah was a prophet who often spoke about the coming of esus ext: saiah 7:14, saiah 9:6-7, saiah 11:1-2a stimated esson ime: minutes aterials tudent ibles ape ieces of paper with names of ld estament books of prophets saiah s rophecies (p. 278) oster board (1 sheet for every 2-3 students) arkers Yardsticks or dowel rods for each piece of posterboard or xtend the esson, option two: rophets word find (p. 280) or xtend the esson, option three: ecording of or nto s a hild s orn or xtend the esson, option four: ymnal: orship ook #395 eacher reparation 1. rite names of the books of the prophets on pieces of paper to hand out (one name on each sheet): saiah, eremiah, amentations, zekiel, aniel, osea, oel, mos, badiah, onah, icah, ahum, abakkuk, ephaniah, aggai, echariah, alachi. 2. ake copies of saiah s rophecies, one for each student. 3. f using xtend the esson, option one, make copies of the word find, one per student. ooks of the prophets. nvite students to turn in their ibles to the able of ontents. sk for volunteers, and tape the papers with names of the books of the prophets to their shirts. hen ask these students to organize themselves into a line according to the order the books appear in the ld estament. (hey can refer to the able of ontents for help.) tudents without papers can help those who do. nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 275

8 You might want to make this exercise harder by asking that students not speak to each other at all during the activity. hen the students are standing in the correct order, have everyone read the names of the books of prophets in order. 1. alk about what prophets do: ive messages to people from od, warn people to turn away from sin, give people hope of a better future, etc. You may want to emphasize that all the books of the ld estament, from saiah on, are the names of prophets (with the exception of amentations, which is a series of five poems probably written by the prophet eremiah). 2. saiah s rophecies. xplain that saiah was a prophet who told about the coming of the essiah. istribute the handouts and have students locate saiah 7:14 in their ibles. t is in the top left-hand corner of their grid. (ook at answer key.) fter a volunteer reads the verse, have students write the prophecy (help them to paraphrase it in their own words) in the top middle block. ow follow the same procedure with saiah 9:6-7 and saiah 11:1-2a. ake one passage at a time and talk through it as a class, as outlined below. lternatively, you could make a list of the three ew estament references on the chalkboard and ask students to try to fill in the correct blocks independently. tudents should have the first two columns filled in. ow have them turn to uke 1:30-33 and ask someone read it aloud. hich of the three prophecies does it match? (he second one.) e sure to explain that what saiah predicted had now come true in the ew estament. sk students to write the reference in the correct row. urn to atthew 3:16 and ask someone to read it aloud. hich of the three prophecies does it match? (he third one.) xplain that once again what saiah had said had now come true in the ew estament. sk students to write the reference in the correct row. urn to atthew 1:18-23 and have someone read it aloud. hich of the three prophecies does it match? (he first one.) nce again, what saiah had said had now come true in the ew estament. sk students to write the reference in the correct row. 3. ave students imagine they are prophets. hat message might od want them to proclaim to the people around them? n their school? n their town? n their country? hroughout the world? iscuss their ideas. 4. rite messages. ivide the class into groups of two or three, providing markers and a poster board for each group. ncourage the students to write a message that od might want to tell people today. ape a yardstick or dowel rod onto the back of each sign and form a parade through the halls of your school with messages from your modern-day prophets. (hese activities will take longer than the regular lesson time.) rophet activities. se the sheets of paper with prophet names for various activities: old up one paper (for example, abakkuk) and have students race to nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 276

9 see who can be first to find it in the ible., throw the papers in an open area on the floor and have a student volunteer to put them in the correct order. rophets. ass out copies of the word find from p. 280 for students to complete. You will probably want to have them work in pairs for this difficult word find. or nto s a hild s orn. ind a recording of this song from the essiah and play it for your students. o they recognize the words from saiah the prophet? ere m, ord. each your students this hymn, #395 in ymnal: orship ook, based on saiah s call from od in saiah 6. nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 277

10 ame: saiah s rophecies ible eference ld estament rophecy ew estament ulfillment saiah 7:14 saiah 9:6-7 saiah 11:1-2 nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 278

11 Y saiah s rophecies ible eference ld estament rophecy ew estament ulfillment saiah 7:14 virgin will give birth at thew 1:18-23 to a son. e will be called mmanuel. saiah 9:6-7 e will be a descendant of uke 1:30-33 avid and a just and righteous ruler. saiah 11:1-2 e will be from the family atthew 3:16 of esse (avid s father). he oly pirit will rest on him. nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 279

12 ind and circle the names of the books of the prophets listed below. earch forwards, backwards, and diagonally. nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 280 ame: Y rophets

13 nit 8 / esson 1: rophets roclaim ope 281 ind and circle the names of the books of the prophets listed below. earch forwards, backwards, and diagonally. Y Y rophets

14 od s hosen ervant 2: bjective tudents will enact the story of esus calling of the first disciples. ey oncepts eter, ndrew, ames and ohn were fisherman who esus called to be disciples. o be a disciple of esus means to follow esus. ext: atthew 4:18-22 stimated esson ime: 35 minutes aterials tudent ibles rops for reenacting the story (see #1, eacher reparation) ptional: ymnal: orship ook or xtend the esson, option one: onstruction paper (2 sheets per student), shredded newspapers or cotton, glue or stapler, scissors, crayons, invisible thread or colored yarn, hole puncher eacher reparation 1. btain props and costumes for reenacting the atthew 4 story: tunics made from sheets, sandals, fishing nets, a large box for a boat, etc. 2. repare to lead the children in a reenactment of the story: decide how elaborate you want the retelling to be, and whether you will be the narrator or choose a child to read the story. 3. ptional: e prepared to teach the children a song about following hrist. uggested are wo ishermen (#227, ymnal: orship ook) and ord, You ave ome to the akeshore (#229, ymnal: orship ook). lay a quick game of ollow the eader. ead the children around the room, asking them to do the same motions you do, or have a child be the leader. 1. ave students find atthew 4:18-22 in their ibles. ead the passage aloud, or invite a student to read it. sk the children how the disciples might have felt when esus called them. (You might want to point out the memory passage in verse 19 and help students to memorize it with the motions from page 271.) 2. eenact the story. nvite children to dramatize the story, since this helps children understand how the disciples might have acted, thought, and felt. ake a list of characters on the blackboard, and talk about the sequence of events in the nit 8 / esson 2: ollow e 282

15 story. sk children to volunteer to be the actors. ince this is a short story, you ll probably have time to act out the text several times, giving different children the chance to be involved. You may want to leave the props in a corner of the room so children can use them during free time. 3. ptional: ing together wo ishermen and/or ord, You ave ome to the akeshore from ymnal: orship ook. (hese activities will take longer than the regular lesson time.) ake a three-dimensional fish mobile. ave children draw outlines of fish on construction paper. hey should try to fill up the entire page. ut out the fish. race around the fish on another piece of construction paper and cut out the second fish. olor the fish with crayons. taple or glue the two fish together, leaving an opening in which to stuff shredded newspaper or cotton. taple or glue the opening together to keep the stuffing inside. unch a hole in the top of the fish and hang with yarn or thread from the ceiling. You could also hang a large fishing net on a bulletin board and hang the fish from the net. ave children write some ideas about how they can follow esus call. hat might esus be calling them to do? amuel s call. ave children look up the story of od calling amuel in 1 amuel 3:1-10. alk about how the two stories are the same and different. ho does the calling? ow does the called respond? hen does the call happen? You could make a chart comparing the two stories. nit 8 / esson 2: ollow e 283

16 od s hosen ervant 3: bjective tudents will become familiar with the names of the twelve disciples. ey oncepts bedience to od s instructions brought victory to the sraelites. od can help us do things that seem impossible. od goes before us. ext: atthew 10:1-4 stimated esson ime: minutes aterials tudent ibles isciple heet (p. 286) ind the welve isciples word search (p. 287) ptional: ible concordances, dictionaries, pictures of clothing from esus time eacher reparation 1. ake copies of isciple heet and ind the welve isciples, one of each for every student. 2. or lesson step #2, some of the reading will be harder and some easier. hink through ahead of time which students should be assigned to the harder reading. 3. ptional: ind drawings of people dressed in clothing from esus time. esus calls disciples. ave the children try to recall the names of the four disciples esus called beside the ea of alilee, which they learned in the last lesson (eter, ndrew, ames, and ohn). sk a volunteer to write these four names on the chalkboard or on newsprint under the label, esus alls the welve. 1. ave students find atthew 10:1-4 in their ibles. s you read it aloud, ask students to follow along, watching for the names of the remaining disciples. hen you are finished reading the text, have students call out the names of the disciples. You or the student volunteer can add them to the list, esus alls the welve. 2. isciple heet. ave each student pick one disciple to study further, looking up the ible verse you give from the list on page 285. ake sure at least one student focuses on each disciple. f two children have the same disciple, they can work together on finding and reading the ible verse. istribute the isciple heet handouts and have students look up the verses you give them about their disciples. hey should draw a picture of the disciple in the nit 8 / esson 3: esus alls the welve 284

17 appropriate spot on the page, and then write a paragraph about how the disciple felt when called by esus (in the disciple s voice). elow are the verses for children to look up, related to the calling of the disciples. ption: You could have students use ible reference tools such as concordances and ible dictionaries to find verses themselves. You may also want to supply students with some drawings of people from esus time so they can copy the clothing styles in their drawings of the disciples. artholomew (also known as athanael): ohn 1:45-49 ndrew: ohn 1:35-42 eter: ohn 1:35-42 ames: uke 5:9-10 ohn: uke 5:9-10 hilip: ohn 1:45 homas: uke 6:12-16 atthew (evi): atthew 9:9 or uke 5:27, 28 ames, son of lphaeus: uke 6:12-16 haddaeus: ark 3:18 imon the ealot: ark 3:18 udas scariot: uke 6: ind the welve isciples. f there is time, hand out copies of the word search for students to complete. (his activity will take longer than the regular lesson time.) dd scripture references. You may ask the students to write the reference and copy the ible verse(s) that they read onto their isciple heet pages. nit 8 / esson 3: esus alls the welve 285

18 isciple heet Your name: Your disciple s name: raw a picture of your disciple here: alk about your disciple here: rite a paragraph about how your disciple might have felt when esus called him: nit 8 / esson 3: esus alls the welve 286

19 ame: ind the welve isciples ind and circle the names of the twelve disciples listed below. earch forwards, backwards, and diagonally. or a challenge, find the extra words, too. nit 8 / esson 3: esus alls the welve 287 Y Y Y Y ish ome ets oat men eace reach Yes ospel each ollow me esus loves each alk ana halom ea of alilee he 12 disciples: hallenge words: eter ndrew ames ohn hilip artholomew homas atthew haddaeus imon udas scariot ames on of lphaeus

20 Y ind the welve isciples ind and circle the names of the twelve disciples listed below. earch forwards, backwards, and diagonally. or a challenge, find the extra words, too. nit 8 / esson 3: esus alls the welve 288 Y Y Y Y ish ome ets oat men eace reach Yes ospel each ollow me esus loves each alk ana halom ea of alilee he 12 disciples: hallenge words: eter ndrew ames ohn hilip artholomew homas atthew haddaeus imon udas scariot ames on of lphaeus

21 od s hosen ervant 4: bjective tudents will experience a mock miracle and then list several kinds of miracles esus performed while on earth. ey oncepts esus ministry on earth included many different kinds of miracles. iracles are unexplainable acts that od performs on earth. ext: ohn 2:1-12 stimated esson ime: 35 minutes aterials wo jugs (one transparent, one not), lemonade crystals, large dipper or spoon rinking cups, preferably not transparent tudent ibles or xtend the esson, option one: construction paper in various colors eacher reparation 1. repare to perform the mock miracle of turning water into lemonade (see ntroducing the esson). btain two large jugs or containers, one that is transparent and one that is not. ut lemonade crystals (or other drink crystals) in the bottom of the non-transparent container. ill the clear container with water. 2. e prepared to help students locate other miracles of esus found in the gospels. emonade miracle. ell students that you re going to serve them all some water at the beginning of the lesson. our water from the clear container into the jug that has drink crystals at the bottom. asually stir the lemonade crystals into the water while you re talking about something else you could review the names of the disciples from the previous lesson, or review the ible memory for this unit. (You might not even have to stir the lemonade crystals if you have put enough crystals into the jug; stirring may raise suspicions among your students.) hen dip out some water into drinking cups and pass them around. ave fun with students responses. You might pretend to be surprised that it s not just water anymore, or ask them to figure out how the miracle happened. 1. esus first miracle. ell the students that while the miracle you performed has a rational explanation, the miracles esus did were beyond our understanding. ave the children find ohn 2:1-12 in their ibles and follow along as you read it. (You may want to have a student volunteer read the part of esus.) e sure nit 8 / esson 4: ater into ine 289

22 to note that this was esus first recorded miracle. (You may want to help students understand that in esus time, wine was a commonly understood part of what made weddings special. ine was colorful, it tasted good, and it signaled that the event was very special. e have many other ways of celebrating special events these days.) 2. ther miracles of esus. urning water into wine was esus first recorded miracle. elp the students use their ibles to find other miracles of esus. ave them find the book of atthew and turn to chapter 4. xplain how to look at the headings the titles of the paragraphs. otice that in chapter 4, verse 23, it tells how esus healed the sick. (n the ible, there is a title, esus eals the ick. ) sk students to page through the book of atthew, looking for titles that tell of miracles esus performed. (ome of the miracles will not have titles such as atthew 8:1-4.) ome of the titles might include: he aith of the enturion, esus alms the torm, he ealing of two emon-possessed en, esus eals a aralytic, ead irl and a ick oman, esus eals the lind and umb, etc. ave students call out the miracles as they find them. ake a list on the chalkboard of the different kinds of miracles. iscuss the large variety of miracles that esus performed and explain that esus miracles helped people to believe that he was truly the essiah. (hese activities will take longer than the regular lesson time.) ater and wine activity. ave students draw two large jugs on pieces of construction paper, preferably in two different colors. ut them out and label one ater and one ine. sk the children to reflect on what change they d like to see in their lives or in the world. ave them write the before situation on the jug labeled ater and the after situation on the jug labeled ine. (or example, a student could write ar in raq or another country currently at war; or he fight had with my sister this morning on the jug labeled ater, then write eace in raq or e ll say we re sorry this afternoon on the jug labeled ine.) esearch more miracles of esus. ssign students the other three gospels (ark, uke, and ohn) and do the same exercise you did as a class with atthew. his time the students will work independently. his exercise will require that students know how to scan a text for information you may want to remind students to look for the headings. nit 8 / esson 4: ater into ine 290

23 ame: nit 8 ssessment rite the names of two of the prophets in the ld estament rite the names of five of the disciples of esus hat was esus first miracle on earth? 9. rite your memory verse here: nit 8 / ssessment 291

24 Y nit 8 ssessment rite the names of two of the prophets in the ld estament. 1. ossible answers: saiah, eremiah, zekiel, aniel, osea, oel, mos, badiah, onah, icah, ahum, abakkuk, ephaniah, aggai, echariah, alachi 2. rite the names of five of the disciples of esus. 3. ossible answers: ndrew, eter, ames, ohn, hilip, homas, at thew (or evi), ames (son of lphaeus), haddaeus, imon the ealot, 4. artholomew (or athanael), udas scariot hat was esus first miracle on earth? urning water into wine at a wedding 9. rite your memory verse here: ollow me, and will make you fish for people. atthew 4:19 nit 8 / ssessment nswer ey 292