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: Who Am I?
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will try to identify each other from clues given.
Provide an index card and pen for each learner.
Discussion: What Do People Think?
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will discuss what believers and non-believers might think about Jesus.
Provide a dry erase board and a marker.
Life and Times: Identity Theft
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
For more information, go to “I Ate Thanksgiving Dinner with My Identity Thief for 19 Years” at http://abcnews.go.com/Business/ate-thanksgiving-dinner-identity-thief-19-years/story?id=27194948.
Relational: Learning about Jesus
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
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: The Cheers of the People
(15–20 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will study Luke 19:28-40 to examine how Jesus’ divinity was proclaimed in His entrance into Jerusalem.
Provide a copy of the Learner Worksheet and a pen for each learner.
Master Teacher Core Study: The Cheers of the People
(15–20 minutes, easy set-up)
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: The Mount of Olives
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will discuss the historical and biblical significance of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Closer Look: Why A Donkey?
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will discuss why Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Provide index cards and pens.
Comparative Study: Responses to Jesus
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will compare Luke 19:28–40 with Acts 7:51–60 to understand the variety of responses that people can offer to Christ.
Provide a dry erase board and 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: Questions about Jesus
(5-8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will personally consider the question, “Who is Jesus?”
Provide paper and pens for groups. Enlist a learner to share his/her story of how he/she trusted Jesus as Savior, or be prepared to share your story of how you trusted Jesus with your life.
Owners: Who Is Jesus?
(5-8 minutes, easy setup)
Learners will personally consider the question, “Who is Jesus?”
Provide a dry erase board and markers. For more information on what world religions believe about Jesus, go to: http://coldcasechristianity.com/2014/who-is-jesus-according-to-other-religions/.
Servants: Jesus to Me
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will express who Jesus is to them.
Provide index cards and pens. Also, provide a dry erase board and marker.
Shepherds: Jesus Over Time
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will consider how their relationship with Jesus has grown over time.
Provide a dry erase board and a marker.
Take Home Activity
The Take Home Activity gives families the opportunity to study the biblical passage together and discuss how each member of the family might apply the truths from the lesson to his or her life.
Family Devotion
(10-15 minutes at home, easy set-up)
Distribute copies of the Family Devotion to students and encourage them to share the devotion with their family.