Teaching Plan
Connect
Connect activities get learners ready to learn. Choose one or two of the activities below to introduce this week's lesson.
Fun: Outcast
(5-8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will participate in a role-play that illustrates how society’s outcasts are frequently treated.
Discussion: Gratitude
(5-8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will discuss how the presence or absence of gratitude might affect a person’s life.
Print the quotes by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (listed below) on separate sheets of paper. Also provide a dry erase board and marker.
Life and Times: Mother Teresa and Lepers
(5-8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will listen to how one ministry provided care to lepers.
For more information on this story, please see David Nasser’s book, A Call to Die.
Relational: When Was the Last Time…
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will share how thankfulness is reflected in their lives.
Explore
Explore activities lead learners to study Scripture. Teach the Key Study to focus on the Biblical Truth. If you choose, support the Key Study with one or two of the following activities.
Interactive Core Study: True Gratitude
(15–20 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will study Luke 17:11-19 to discover how the lepers responded when Jesus healed them.
Provide a copy of the Learner Worksheet and a pen for each learner. Also provide paper, a dry erase board, and markers.
Master Teacher Core Study: True Gratitude
(15–20 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will study Luke 17:11-19 to discover how the lepers responded when Jesus healed them.
Print one copy of the Master Teacher Outline for your use. Provide a copy of the Learner Worksheet and a pen for each learner.
Context Study: Samaritans
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Closer Look: Show Yourselves to the Priests
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Comparative Study: He Heals All Your Diseases
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Provide a dry erase board and a marker.
Transform
Choose one or two Transform activities to challenge learners to live differently. Keep in mind that the Holy Spirit ultimately brings about change, so help students draw near to Him.
Discoverers: Focusing on Jesus
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Provide a dry erase board and marker.
Owners: The Gratitude Attitude
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Provide and index card and pen for each learner.
Servants: Beyond Obedience
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)
Shepherds: Fostering Gratitude
(5–8 minutes, easy setup)