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Delivering New Knowledge

Delivering New Knowledge. Objective. “And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mark 1:22) Pointers on preparing lessons Signs of successful presentation. Preparing Lessons. Self-preparation Pray for guidance.

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Delivering New Knowledge

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  1. Delivering New Knowledge

  2. Objective • “And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mark 1:22) • Pointers on preparing lessons • Signs of successful presentation

  3. Preparing Lessons • Self-preparation • Pray for guidance. • Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to the lessons that will best meet the needs of your students. • Consider the topic • Begin by reading about it a few days before preparing • Take a day or more to think and contemplate • Live the lesson first!

  4. Preparing Lessons Structure: • Prayer/Meditation: • Objective: • Verse: • Reference: • Introduction: • Lesson Outline: • Application/Homework: • Conclusion/Questions:

  5. Preparing Lessons • Prayer/Meditation: • Reflects our own thoughts and meditations • Not personal/confession • Prayer • Objective: • Specific • Fit for the audience • Our responsibility as Christians to forgive others and the personal benefits in forgiving others

  6. Preparing Lessons • Verse: • Relevant to objective • Repeated throughout the lesson • “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14). • Reference: • Bible • Church Fathers • Orthodox Writers • Non-orthodox writers – cautiously • Not for: Dogma, Sacraments, Theology…

  7. Preparing Lessons • Introduction: • Attractive • Story, news article, question • Not directly related – don’t give away the topic • The year was 1947. It was almost two full years after the liberation of Auschwitz (a Nazi concentration camp), as Corrie Ten Boom stepped forward to share the message of forgiveness and healing at a German church. As she stepped forward she prayed that God would use her words to bring about healing, forgiveness and restoration. What she was about to experience changed her life forever…

  8. Preparing Lessons • Lesson Outline: • Organized thoughts • No more than 3 main points • Transition between the points • I. Parable of the two debtors • II. Understanding the Parable • III. What does it imply when we cannot forgive others?

  9. Preparing Lessons • Application/Homework: • Most important • Most overlooked • Brings the lesson to life • Make a list of people that you are awaiting to forgive and pray that God would help you in forgiving them. • Conclusion/Questions: • Review • Tie the points with objective, verse, introduction… • Closure

  10. Preparing Lessons • Lesson Review • Very important • Assurance of proper knowledge • Teaching tool • Communication • Non-invasive

  11. Objective • “And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mark 1:22) • Pointers on preparing lessons • Signs of successful presentation

  12. Successful Presentation • Eye contact • Are the students looking attentive to the speaker? • Are they wondering off? • Completing the thoughts • Completing the verse as the teacher begins • Conclude the outcome of a story • Questions • Not Yes/No • Open-ended; thought-provoking

  13. Successful Presentation • Presentation style • Language: fit for the audience • Christ used parables – general people • But not to the disciples: • “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” (Matt 13) • Young Children: stories, movies, puppets, crafts, animals • Older Children: stories, simple thoughts, easy topics • Adolescent: more complex thoughts, controversial issues • Body Language • Belief in what is being taught

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