UPPER PRIMARY Lesson 8 The signs of life Luke 9:18 22; 44 45; 51 Lesson aim To help students to understand that Jesus miracles point to who he is and what he came to do die and rise again to save us from our sin! Lesson outcomes Students will learn about: how Peter recognised that Jesus was God s promised king how Jesus must suffer, die and rise again because he is the Messiah. Students will learn to: acknowledge that Jesus miracles point to who he is and what he came to do recognise that Jesus came to die on the cross and rose again to save us from our sin. While the Apostles now knew that Jesus was the Messiah, they didn t yet understand that the Messiah must suffer, be rejected and killed (9:22; 45). The fact that Jesus talked about these events before they happened reveals that not only did Jesus have power over the death of others (see Lesson 7), he also had power over the future and over his own death. Jesus knew what needed to be done so his followers could be forgiven by God and live forever with him. Death could not defeat Jesus! He would rise to life on the third day after he died. His death would be as real as any but his death would not be final! He would rise once and for all, conquering death and releasing those who had faith in him from death s power. Readers are now grasping who Jesus is and what he came to do for all of us! Memory verse Sin pays off with death. But God s gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 (CEV)» Bible background This passage marks a significant turning point in Luke s Gospel. Up to now the focus has been on Jesus ministry in Galilee and the surrounding areas. However with Peter s confession that Jesus was the Messiah sent from God, Jesus set out for Jerusalem to achieve what he came to do secure salvation for his people (9:51). It was on this journey that Jesus taught his disciples about what would happen to him when they reached their destination (Luke 9:22; 44; 18:31 33). 74 connect teacher s manual
» You will need A CEV Bible marked at 2 Samuel 7:16, Romans 6:23a Visual aids on pages 81 83 of a Sign, Match the sign activity sheet (optional) and Fireman (see Before you start) Outline of a person on butcher s paper (see Before you start) Visual aid on page 80 of Super Saviour Bible comic 8 Activity books Materials for Taking it further (optional) J is for Jesus: track 1 on CEP Upper Primary CD (Ben Pakula) CD player The CD-ROM from this manual if you intend to use an interactive whiteboard to display the PowerPoints of the lessons, song words, or prayers. For the Bible focus you will need an outline of a person drawn on butcher s paper as you did for lesson 1. Write the heading Who is Jesus? at the top of the butcher s paper. You will need to photocopy and enlarge the Visual aid on page 83 of the Fireman.» Teacher s prayer Thank God that Jesus came to die and rise again. Thank him that you have put your trust in Jesus and have been forgiven. Pray that students will recognise that Jesus came to die in their place and put their trust in him. upper primary LESSO 8 Other resources If your lessons are longer than the standard, you may find the following resources useful. Jesus is the King track 29 on Emu Music s Meet the King CD. Before you start If you intend to use an interactive whiteboard, review the PowerPoint slide(s) for this lesson on the CD-ROM that comes with this manual. You will need to photocopy the Visual aid on page 82 of the Match the sign activity for each student. This activity requires students to match the signs with a line. You could also play this as a whole class using the interactive whiteboard. T C E C O 75
upper primary LESSO 8» Way in Display the Visual aid on page 81 of the Sign. What is this? (Accept responses. It s a sign.) What are signs usually used for? (Accept responses. It points us to something else.) Hand out the Match the sign activity sheets from page 82. Ask the students to match the sign with its corresponding partner. Signs are helpful and important because they usually point to something we need to know. ow, Jesus has done lots of amazing things and they look very impressive. But it s more important to know what they point to! Before we get to our next chapter of our Super Saviour Bible comic, let s remind ourselves of what we ve learned so far this term.» Bible focus Display the Outline of a person and hand out the Activity books What have we learnt about Jesus so far? (Accept responses. Encourage your students to look back through their Activity books and write their answers on the outline of Jesus.) Jesus has done some pretty amazing things; we ve seen he is no ordinary person. But did Jesus only come to do amazing miracles? Or did he come for something more? Our next chapter of our Super Saviour Bible comic will help us! The Comic Display the Visual aid of Super Saviour Bible comic 8. Picture 1: Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him. Picture 2: Jesus asked them, What do people say about me? They replied, Some say that you are John the Baptist or Elijah or a prophet from long ago who has come back to life. Picture 3: Jesus looked at them and said, But who do you say I am? Peter responded for all of the disciples: God s Messiah the promised king. Picture 4: Then Jesus then told them something very important. He said, God s Messiah must suffer many things, and be rejected by the leaders of God s people. He must be killed but three days later he will rise to life! The disciples did not like what they heard. Picture 5: Just over a week later, Jesus told them the same thing again! But they still didn t understand the meaning of Jesus words. They were confused but they were too scared to ask Jesus about it. Picture 6: After he told them what would happen to the Messiah, Jesus headed for Jerusalem. The time was coming near. Comic ends here Ask the students to open their Activity books to Lesson 8. We learned in Lesson 3 that God s people were waiting for someone. Whom had they been waiting for? (Accept responses. The promised king the Messiah. Explain to the students that Messiah means God s promised one, the king who will rescue his people.) God s people were waiting for the Messiah, God s promised king, to arrive. This was the king that God promised to King David when he said... Read 2 Samuel 7:16 from your CEV Bible. 76 connect teacher s manual
When Peter said that Jesus was the Messiah, he was saying that Jesus was the king that all Israel had been waiting for. What might Peter and the disciples have been expecting Jesus to do? (Accept responses. They may have expected Peter to become the physical king of Israel. At this time the Romans were in charge of Israel so many Israelites were waiting for their own king who would help them become their own free nation.) Let s have a look at what Jesus, the Messiah, had really come to do... Ask four students to each read aloud the printed Bible verses from Mark 10:45, Luke 19:10, Matthew 1:21 and John 1:29 from Lesson 8 in their Activity books. Explain that one of the titles Jesus often gave himself was the Son of Man. What do these verses tell us about what Jesus came to do? Mark 10:45 The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people. Luke 19:10 The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost. Matthew 1:21 Then after her baby is born, name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. John 1:29 The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said: Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Jesus, the Messiah, came to save people from their sin. But how was Jesus going to save people from their sin? (Accept responses. Direct students to the comic and Bible passage in their Activity books. The Messiah must suffer many things, and be rejected by the leaders of God s people. He must be killed but three days later he will rise to life.) Read Romans 6:23a from your CEV Bible. What is the consequence for our sin? (Accept responses. Death.) Remember our lesson about Ryan, Louisa and Con? Louisa stole and ate Ryan s muesli bar and it didn t seem fair that she should be forgiven so easily and not punished for her naughty behaviour. Well, Jesus came to save us from our sin. And to do that, he needed to take the punishment we deserve. He needed to die on the cross.» Connections Jesus miracles look great! They would ve been amazing to see! But they are only signs that point to something much greater. They point to who Jesus is and what he came to do... save us from our sin! If we put our trust in Jesus and follow him, our sins can be forgiven too. Display the Visual aid from page 83 of the Fireman. Firemen rescue people. That is their job. If you were in trouble and you saw a fireman coming to help, how would you feel? (Accept responses. Relieved, happy, safer.) ow imagine that as the fireman comes to pick you up and carry you out of danger, you say, o thanks! I ll be just fine on my own! It doesn t make sense, does it? (Accept responses. o, it doesn t make sense. The fireman is there to help you and to rescue you from danger.) You need to trust the fireman. You need to trust him to carry you out and save your life. You need to trust that he can do that. You need to let him rescue you! upper primary LESSO 8 T C E C O 77
upper primary LESSO 8 What would happen if you didn t let the fireman rescue you? (Accept responses. You might be in danger and could be seriously hurt or even die!) It s the same with Jesus. Jesus is the promised king. He came to save us from our sin. But we need to let him rescue us. We need to trust that he died in our place so our sins can be forgiven and we can live as his followers. Play J is for Jesus (track 1): Activity Books icon CEP Upper Primary CD while students read the lyrics in their Activity books. The Visual solution Aid icon to the Find-a-word is as follows: CD icon Music icon Word icon Maths & Logic icon Body icon Space & Vision icon Interpersonal icon Self icon ature icon Bible Exploration icon» Concluding prayer Dear God, Thank you that Jesus is the Messiah, the promised king. Thank you that he came to die on the cross and rise again. Thank you that he did that for us. Please help us to put our trust in him and follow him. Amen.» Taking it further SIG IT OR RAP IT Ask the students to come up with a song or a rap (or some other method) to help them remember the memory verse. SIGIG Who is Jesus? (track 2): CEP Upper Primary CD. Supplementary songs are suggested in Other resources at the start of the lesson. PLA OF SALVATIO To some people, God s plan of salvation doesn t make any sense. Teacher leads a discussion on what the message about the cross is (1 Corinthians 1:18). MESSIAH BUSIESS CARDS As a class, discuss how Jesus is the Messiah, ensuring the class understands the meaning of this title. Students could then design a business card for Jesus the Messiah. heading heading Read Isaiah 52:13 53:12. What was the servant of the Lord like? What would he do? Why did he do this? 78 connect teacher s manual
» Teacher reflections Do your students feel comfortable about asking questions during the lesson? Are you presenting the right amount of material for the time that you have for the lesson?» otes» For next lesson ext week s lesson is about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. As part of the teaching you will need to be explaining the Cup of God s wrath/ anger. If you aren t sure what this means, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to read the Bible background, read a Bible dictionary article or discuss it with your minister. upper primary LESSO 8 T C E C O 79
JESUS WAS ALOE PRAYIG WHE HIS DISCIPLES CAME TO HIM WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ME? BUT WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? AD PETER ASWERED... SOME SAY THAT YOU ARE JOH THE BAPTIST OR ELIJAH OR A PROPHET FROM LOG AGO WHO HAS COME BACK TO LIFE JESUS WARED HIS DISCIPLES OT TO TELL AYOE ABOUT THIS YOU ARE THE MESSIAH SET FROM GOD GOD S MESSIAH MUST SUFFER MAY THIGS, AD BE REJECTED BY THE LEADERS OF GOD S PEOPLE. HE MUST BE KILLED BUT THREE DAYS LATER HE WILL RISE TO LIFE! I DO T UDERSTAD ABOUT OE WEEK LATER JESUS REPEATED WHAT HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES... PAY CLOSE ATTETIO TO WHAT I M TELLIG YOU! THE SO OF MA WILL BE HADED OVER TO HIS EEMIES I DO T UDERSTAD EITHER I STILL DO T UDERSTAD WHAT JESUS MEAS AFTER THIS JESUS MADE UP HIS MID TO GO TO JERUSALEM EITHER DO I 2011 The purchaser of this manual is entitled to photocopy this page for classroom purposes. 80 connect teacher s manual
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