Teaching Plan
Connect Activity
Discussion: Trait Choices
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will list the character traits that they wish to cultivate or extinguish in their lives.
Fun Option: Create a Character
(5–8 minutes, moderate set-up)
Learners will list traits that are typically associated with certain types of people.
Explore Activity
Interactive Core Study: Outstanding Character
(15–20 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will study Matthew 5:1–10 to understand the character traits that Jesus desires for His disciples to develop.
Master Teacher Core Study: Outstanding Character
(15–20 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will study Matthew 5:1–10 to understand the character traits that Jesus desires for His disciples to develop.
Comparative Study: Blessed
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will compare Matthew 5:1–10 with some passages from Psalms and Proverbs that describe the kind of person who will receive God’s blessings.
Transform Activity
Build Faith Foundations: From the Inside Out
(5-8 minutes, easy set-up)
Provide a dry-erase board and markers. Provide two opaque containers filled with different liquids
Dig Deeper Into Faith: Disciples Every Day
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will discuss the challenges that they must face and overcome while living as disciples of Christ.
Prayer Option: Circle of Characters
(5–8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will pray to ask God for strength and conviction for their fellow learners to live as sincere disciples of Christ.