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5. THE BIBLE - (what it says)
Introductions To The Books Of The Bible: Outline Information A. OLD TESTAMENT - (the story of a promise) 1. THE BOOKS OF LAW - (5 books) Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers Deuteronomy 2. THE BOOKS OF HISTORY - 12 BOOKS Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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B. NEW TESTAMENT - (the coming of the promise)
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts
3. PAUL’S LETTERS (13 LETTERS) Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy , Titus, Philemon.
4. GENERAL LETTERS (8 LETTERS) Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Revelation ______________________________________________________________________
In the available workbook, each book of the Bible describes pronunciation and has one relevant question, with - - to indicate the word required. Also the page number (of the common Bible used for the Conversational English Class) is quoted for easy reference.
One example is given here for each of the Bible sections in the lists for charts.
Old Testament
1. GENESIS (JENR-uh-sis) In what man did God say “ all the families of the earth would be blessed” ? (Genesis 12:3, - - - - , Bible page 9)
2. JOSHUA (JO-sho-uh) What was the name of the woman who protected the spies in Jericho? (Joshua 2:1, - - - - - , Bible page 190)
3. JOB (jobe) Who was Job’s accuser before the Lord? (Job 1:8 - - - - - , Bible page 438)
4. ISAIAH ( eye-ZEY-uh) What king was told by Isaiah that he was going to die? (Isaiah 38:1 - - - - - - - - , Bible page 622)
5. HOSEA (hoe-ZEE-uh) What was the name of Hosea’s wife? (Hosea 1:3, - - - - - , Bible page 779)
New Testament
1.MATTHEW (MATH-eye) What wicked king plotted to kill baby Jesus? (Matthew 2:16, - - - - - , Bible page 834)
2. ACTS (acts) Which disciple of Jesus baptised the Ethiopian eunuch? (Acts 8:38, - - - - - - , Bible page 951
3. ROMANS (ROW-muns) What did Paul say brought sin into the world? (Romans 5:12, 14, 15, - - - - Bible page 978)
4. JAMES (james) James the writer of this letter is the servant of God and - - - - -, - - - - - - , James 1:1, Bible page 1045)
5. REVELATION (REV-uh-LAY-shun) Who does John tell us will reign with Christ for a thousand years? Revelation 20:4, the - - - - - -, Bible page 1072)
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BIBLE BOOKS Approximate Authorship Dates
OLD TESTAMENT
Genesis : 1300 BC Exodus : 1300 BC Leviticus : 1300 BC Numbers : 1300 BC Deuteronomy : 1300 BC Joshua : 1200 BC Judges : 1100 BC Ruth : 1100 BC 1.2 Samuel : 1000 BC 1.2 Kings : 600 BC 1.2 Chronicles : 550 BC Ezra : 440 BC Nehemiah : 430 BC Esther : 460 BC Job : around 1300 BC Psalms : 1300 - 700 BC Proverbs : 1000 - 700 BC Ecclesiastes : 950 BC Solomon Song : 950 BC Isaiah : 700 BC Jeremiah : 580 BC Lamentations : 580 BC Ezekiel : 560 BC Daniel : 530 BC Hosea : 710 BC Joel : 900 or 600 BC Amos : 750 BC Obadiah : 580 BC Jonah : 760 BC Micah : 700 BC Nahum : 620 BC Habakkuk : 600 BC Zephaniah : 610 BC Haggai : 520 BC Zechariah : 450 BC Malachi : 430 BC
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew : AD 65 Mark : AD 55 Luke : AD 65 John : AD 85 Acts : AD 63 Romans : AD 57 1.2 Corinthians : AD 55 Galatians : AD 53 Ephesians : AD 60 Philippians : AD 61 Colossians : AD 60 1.2 Thessalonians : AD 51/52 1.2 Timothy : AD 64/66 Titus : AD 64 Philemon : AD 60 Hebrews : before AD 70 James : AD 60 1.2 Peter : AD 61/66 1.2.3 John : AD 85-95 Jude : AD 65 Revelation : AD 95 ___________________________________________
BASIC TIME CHART (useful if placed sideways on a chart as in a time line showing The main division of BC (or BCE) and AD)
Creation
4000 Adam and Eve and Family
3000 Noah - the Flood
2000 Abraham Egypt Exodus
1000 The Kingdom/The Captivity BC
BC Birth of Christ
AD Destruction of Jerusalem
1000 Middle Ages
2000 Now ______________________________________________________
SAMPLE LESSONS
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH COURSE
Sample LESSON 1 - Sunday Evening : 10th September, 2000
INTRODUCTION to GENESIS (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. First book of the Bible, the first of five in the section about Law. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
2. The book opens with the Story of Creation - discuss different ideas.
3. Later God asks a man called Abram to go “from his country”, “from his kindred” “and from his father’s house” to go to another land. Words to explain - country, kindred/family, father’s house. “How did Abram travel?” Discuss the difficulties for Abram in the light of our visitors’ experiences.
4. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from General Handout Booklet, Page 4, question 1. In what man did God say “all families of the earth shall be blessed”? (Genesis 12:3; ----- page 9).
2. Explain words in the question - families, earth, shall/will, blessed.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers) Bible quote, Genesis 12:1 - 3. Answer : “Abram”. Write in answer to question, ( five spaces).
4. Read together verses 1-4. Further words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations), nation, curse.
5. Note poetical structure of these 4 verses, in contrast to the prose of the narrative structure around it.
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Use map to demonstrate the journey of Abram. Talk about the Sumerian empire, and its imminent destruction, from which he fled, (now called Iraq). Abram went first to Ur, (now Syria), before moving into Canaan, (now Israel).
ONE WITH ONE CHAT SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 2 Sunday Evening : 17th September, 2000
INTRODUCTION to EXODUS (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet. 1. Ex - out of, exit, etc
2. General history after Abram. The family made several journeys into Egypt to buy food at times of famine, but in one great drought the family went to live in Egypt and stayed 400 years. They became the nation of Israel. At the end of that time they came out of Egypt, under a man called Moses, to Canaan, (now called Israel).
3. The geographical setting for this story is “in the wilderness”, after leaving Egypt.
4. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 4, question 2. Who led his people into idolatry by making a golden calf? (Exodus 32:4; ----- page 77).
2. Explain words in the question - people, idolatry, golden, calf.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers) Bible quote, Exodus 32:4, (read context for who “he” is, the previous name). Answer : “Aaron”. Write in answer to question, ( five spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from verse 4). Read together verses 1-4, More words to explain - now, delayed, come down/up/over/here, gold, earrings, ears, nose, eyes, hands, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, engraving tool.
5. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Images/statues in churches and around the city. Discuss the difference.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 3 Sunday Evening : 1st October, 2000
INTRODUCTION to NUMBERS (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet. 1. Numbering people. Census. All credible nations take a regular census. China is taking one at this time, over a long period, as their population is high.
2. The Israelites were approaching the land of Canaan to settle, after leaving Egypt, and new laws were necessary, (Leviticus 3rd book of the Bible), and a census.
3. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 4 , question 4. What were the names of the two spies who gave a good report of the land of Canaan? (Numbers 14:6-8; ------ and-----; page 94).
2. Explain words in the question - names, spies, report. Show map for position of Canaan, now Israel.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, Numbers 14:6-8. Answer : “Joshua” and “Caleb”. Write in answer to question, ( six and five spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations one verse at a time), spy/spied, tear/tore, cloth /clothes, congregation/gathering, exceedingly flow/flows/flowing, “flowing with milk and honey”, (an idiom).
5. Introduce syllables and a pronunciation key.
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Other metaphorical phrases (not literal), intended to convey a specific meaning, “in the wilderness”, “history repeats itself”, “ a fool and his money are soon parted”, “look before you leap”- sayings, or proverbs.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT SUPPER AND FAREWELL
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Sample LESSON 4 Sunday Evening : 8th October, 2000
INTRODUCTION to DEUTERONOMY (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. “Deut” - (Greek) two. The second law. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
2. Explains the law again, to a second generation of Israelites. It is the last and fifth book in the Law section in the Bible, refer to bookcase, end page of The General Handout Booklet.
3. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 4, question 5. What great man died and was buried by the Lord in a valley in the land of Moab? Deuteronomy 34:5, 6; -----; page 188).
2. Explain words in the question - great man, death/die/died, buried/bury/cremated, valley/hill/mountain/plain. Show map of Moab, now Jordan.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, Deuteronomy 34:5, 6. Answer : “Moses”. Write in answer to question, (five spaces).
4. Not many words to explain this section as we have already done so, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from verses) - “but no one knows his grave to this day”, explain, “He buried him”, literal or metaphor, discuss, “what day?”
5. Introduce dictionary use of pronunciation and use of diacritical marks (as in General Handout Booklet).
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION “No one knows” other instances, - Australian Prime Minister, Harold Holt. “How do we know the earth is round and not flat?”
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
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Sample LESSON 5 Sunday Evening : 29th October, 2000
INTRODUCTION to RUTH (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. Third book of twelve in the History (“his story”) section of the Bible. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
2. Geographical setting - land of Moab, now Jordan. The family had gone to Moab because of a famine in the land of Israel.
3. Mother (Naomi), father, two sons and their wives, one named Ruth. All the males in the family died, and after the famine, Ruth and Naomi returned to the land of Israel. They were very poor and needed help to find food. They found corn on the ground, left over after the harvesting, at the farm of a wealthy farmer named Boaz.
4. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 5, question 8. What was the name of the wealthy farmer who married Ruth the gleaner? Ruth 4:9, 10; ----; page 237).
2. Explain words in the question - name, wealthy, farmer, marry/married, gleaner/gleaning/harvesting.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, Ruth 4:9, 10. Answer : “Boaz ”. Write in answer to question, (four spaces).
4. Stop! Explain marriage customs, then and now, in different countries and cultures. Role play.
5. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from the two verses) - elders, witnesses, bought, acquired, wife, raise up, inheritance, brethren.
6. Illustrate dictionary method of breaking words up into syllables, (cf. The General Handout Booklet)
7. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Discuss customs - birth, christening, dedication, marriage, funeral, etc.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 6 Sunday Evening : 19th November, 2000
INTRODUCTION to I KINGS (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. There are two books of Kings, called 1 and 2. (It is one book in the Jewish Bible.)
2. They are a record of the History of the Kings of Israel from 1,000 - 586 BC. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
3. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 5, question 11. What king was known as the wisest man in all the world? (1 Kings 3: 12 and 28; -------; page 296, 297).
2. Explain words in the question - king, ruling power, is known/was known, wise/wiser/wisest, world.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote Kings 3:12 and 28. Answer : “Solomon”. Write in answer to question, (seven spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from the two verses), according, “wise and understanding heart”, judgement, rendered, feared, administer, justice.
5. Variations in symbol used to indicate the sound in different dictionaries. Essential to refer to a guide in the front of a dictionary.
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Read about Solomon’s wise judgement in 1 Kings 16 to 28, about two babies and two mothers. Dramatic reading. Act out. Wise counsel? Discuss.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 7 Sunday Evening : 26th November, 2000
INTRODUCTION to 2 KINGS (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet. 1. Geographical setting, beside the River Jordan in Israel. the men were cutting down trees, to make homes.
2. There was a scarcity of iron in Israel at this time, because the Philistines controlled the smelters.
3. The axe head that these men were using was very precious, and borrowed.
4. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 5, question 12. Who was the prophet of the Lord that caused the iron axe head to swim? (2 Kings 6: 1-6; ------; page 326 and 327).
2. Explain words in the question - prophet, “ph” pronounced ”f”, caused, iron, axe head, swim.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, 2 Kings 6:1-6. Answer : “Elisha”. Write in answer to question, (six spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations of words in this block of verses) - dwell, small, river, consent, servant, master, cut down, borrow/borrowed/borrowing, fall, stick, throw, threw, throwing, float, reach, reached. 5. Derivatives of words, and the influences of Greek, Latin, Anglo Saxon and French on the English language. Discuss modern influences, American and Australian migrants’ first language influences.
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Jordan River, map, pictures
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 8 Sunday Evening : 3rd December, 2000
INTRODUCTION to CHRONICLES (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. Chronicles is the priests record of the History of Israel. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
2. There are two books of Chronicles, called 1 and 2. (It is one book in the Jewish Bible.)
3. The story that we will consider tonight (from the 1st book) is a record of a war between the Israelites and the Philistines, in which the king of Israel and his three sons were killed, and the Israelites were overcome. It is one of the many stories in Chronicles.
4. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 6, question 13. Who was the king of Israel who fell on his sword and died? (1 Chronicles 10: 4; ---- ; page 359).
2. Explain words in the question - “fell on his sword”, sword, died, suicide.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, 1 Chronicles 10:4, Answer : “Saul”. Write in answer to question, (four spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from this verse) - Armour bearer, “draw your sword”, thrust, abuse, “greatly afraid”.
5. The lip and tongue positions, especially for “f’ sound, “th” and “v”.
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Talk about fear, distress, depression, suicide.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 9 Sunday Evening : 17th December, 2000 (more detail is recorded for this lesson than the other lessons)
INTRODUCTION to EZRA (over view introduced with an overhead transparency - 10 minutes). 1. Ezra is the tenth book in the History section of the Bible. Refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet.
2. Ezra, a boy’s name, is not heard often these days. Ezra was an Israelite. He was a priest and scribe, an expert in the law of the Lord. He wrote a book of the Bible called Ezra. Israelite - or Israeli, then and now, a person from the land of Israel, Australian, a person from the land of Australia. Chinese, Japanese, New Zealander, Italian, Afrikaner, Palestinian, Jew, Israelite, etc. Sometimes we use nick names colloquially - Kiwi, Aussie, - some nicknames are not used now, for they are not always complimentary, some counted now as discrimination. Priest - person who helps in worshipping ceremonies, Scribe - note taker, writer, scribble, scribble pad, scribbly gum tree, illustration. Expert in law - Lawyer, - if we need one we must pay money!
3. Hand out Book Summary notes (essentially the same as O/H).
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Read question from The General Handout Booklet, Page 6, question 15. Who was the king of Persia that made the proclamation for the Israelites to return to Jerusalem? (Ezra 1:1-4.-----; p. 408).
2. Explain words in the question - King - Some countries have a king and queen, some a president, a chairman, etc. Persia - Large powerful kingdom, - over ran Babylon, where the Jews had earlier been captured and taken, so that they were now in the Kingdom of Persia, (6th Century BC). Persia stretched from land of Israel to Pakistan and India, now only small, and renamed Iran. proclamation - a noun from the verb “to proclaim”, or “to make an official statement”, usually by an important person. Divide word into two “pro” and “claim”, “Pre” (Latin) and “pro” (Greek) mean “before”, in time or place. Discuss. Israelites - as before. return - “go back” literally “turn and return”, demonstrate. Jerusalem - past and present capital of Palestine/Israel, disputed about by the Palestinians (Arabs) who claim it as their own, as do the Jews. Talk about common father Abraham. Before the UN gave the land of Israel to the Jews to set up a Jewish state, it was called Palestine. Those Arabs who then lived there are still called Palestinians.
3. Read (together, or choose individual readers), Bible quote, the proclamation in
Ezra 1:1-4. Answer : “Cyrus”. Write in answer to question, (five spaces).
4. Many words to explain, (visitors or tutors ask for explanations from Verse 1). Now, first (discuss - ordinal, cardinal numbers), year (discuss - time), names of Cyrus, Jeremiah, discuss - speak, spoke, spoken, and filled, full, fulfilled, and stir, stirred, stirred up, and spirit, emotions, and through, out, throughout, and king, kingdom, and writing, put it in writing, etc.
5. Cyrus the king of Persia, was benevolent to the Jews in his land and encouraged them to go back to their own land, which they did under the priest, Nehemiah. They rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and the Temple there. This is known as the second temple. On the ruins of that temple, Herod built a third temple, in which Jesus Christ preached. This temple was also destroyed and is now today, the disputed site, Temple Mount, where the Muslims have built the Dome of the Rock. (potted history to help in the understanding of present conflict shown on TV) - use white board to illustrate!
6. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Read proclamation, (verse 2-4) if there is time. Stand up, separate from the group, stand in front of the group, use loud, dramatic, authoritative voice.
ONE WITH ONE CHAT
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 10 Sunday Evening : 24th December, 2000
Christmas Eve, (same as New Year’s Eve), denotes the evening before the celebration day. We do not say Tuesday evening for Monday evening/night. However, the Jewish day was noted from 6pm on one day, to 6pm on the following day, so Tuesday evening to a Jew would be the evening before, that is, our Monday evening. So Westerners follow the Jewish practice only on these two celebration days. Illustrate on white board.
INTRODUCTION to Christmas Carols 1. Discuss holidays - Different countries, - Different cultures, - Different religions.
2. Celebrations at this time - Muslim (Ramadan), - Jewish (Hannukah), - Christian (Christmas).
3. Christians celebrate with - Greeting cards sent by post to one another, (“card only 40c stamp”), - Christmas Carols in Shops, - Christmas Decorations, - Santa Claus brings Toys to the Children, - Adults exchange Gifts, - Specially Prepared Meals on the 25th.
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. “Confused” with all this Celebration, is the Remembrance of the - Nativity Story, that is “The Birth of Jesus”, - The beginning of the Measure of the Years AD (as distinct from BC), with a recognition that not all cultures use BC/AD.
2. A brief Introduction to the New Testament in relation to the Old Testament, with which our visitors are becoming familiar, - Historical Context, (4,000 years from the Creation Story, 2,000 years from Abraham), - Geographical Location, Still in the land of Israel as we were in Chronicles, in Bethlehem - near Jerusalem, (show map, and refer to the present day news) - Discuss “Census”, Numbering the Population, (China is taking a census at this time).
3. Read Luke 2:1-20 together, only pausing to stress pronunciation and intonation as it arises.
4. Go through the verses explaining words , for example, - “shepherd” ; does not require “ph” to be “f”, because it is derived from “sheep herder”, it drops one “e”, joins the word, and drops the ending “er”.
5 Refer to Christmas Carols Song Book.
CONCLUSION 1. Join the congregation just arriving for “Carols on the Lawn”.
2. Help with introductions.
SUPPER AND FAREWELL _____________________________________________________________________
Sample LESSON 11 Sunday Evening : 31st December, 2000 (one visitor, who asked for a lesson to be with us)
Discussion about PROVERBS 1. Biblical proverbs are in the Poetry section of the Bible, (refer to the bookshelf illustration on the back page of The General Handout Booklet). Proverbs are in other literature as well.
2. Everyday usage of proverbs, - helpful to motivate people, and helpful in the understanding of how the world works.
3. We will use “The Little Instruction Book of Proverbs”
MAIN LESSON CONTENT 1. Joyce to choose a proverb from the book.
2. “Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet”. Two liner, antithesis, explain “anti”, a prefix..
3. Explain each word, patience, bitter (taste), “fruit” is a collective noun and so is preceded by “its”. 4. Tell a story - Joyce is late, we wait patiently at Mortdale station, trying not to be anxious, (or “bitter” time). When she comes, we forget the waiting, for we are happy to see her, or “sweet” time.
4. Read (together, or Joyce), Bible quote, Hebrews 10:36. Any words need explanation? Is Bible quote relevant, or close to the meaning of the secular proverb?
5. “Money is a good servant, but a bad master”, again, as before, antithesis, and a two liner. “Haves” and “have nots”, societal states.
6. Explain each word, as necessary, servant, master. Ted and Bev to act out.
7. Read (together, or Joyce) Bible quote, Proverbs 22:7. Any words need explanation? Is Bible quote relevant, or close to the meaning of the secular proverb?
8. Individual help with grammar, pronunciation and intonation as it arises during the course of the lesson - (correction and encouragement with appropriate modelling and practice throughout the lesson).
CONCLUSION Some English proverbs are only one line, “a stitch in time saves nine”, explain. Then we spent a lengthy period with the Leader, (local newspaper), looking for casual employment for students, and making recommendations. Ted and Bev showed her the Centrelink office when driving her home to Hurstville). SUPPER
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ADVANCED SAMPLE LESSONS
1. GENESIS
About The Beginning - The Creation
(Genesis 1:27, - page 1)
In the beginning, the earth was empty, and darkness covered everything. God was there, and he had a plan for the earth.
“Let there be light”, he said, and suddenly golden light shone all around. God called the light time “day”, and the dark time he called “night”, and that was the first day.
Then God made all the trees and plants and the sun and the moon and the stars, and then he made birds and fish and animals. He made all things well.
Then God did something special. He made man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into him to make him live.
God said it was not good for the man to be alone, so he put him to sleep and formed a woman from part of his body. The woman was the helper of the man.
The man was called Adam, and the woman’s name was Eve.
Questions about the Text What did God make?
How did God make the man live?
What were the names of the man and woman?
Dictionary
Discussion Points Any other stories about Creation? Language
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2. EXODUS
About Commandments - God’s Rules
(Exodus 20:1-17 - page 65)
God wanted them to go to their own land, Israel, and he sent Moses to be their leader.
One day the Israelites camped near a mountain, and God called to Moses to go up in the mountain. He wanted to talk to Moses.
The mountain shook, and a thick cloud covered it. There was thunder and lightning, and Moses saw that God had come to the mountain in a cloud. God told Moses the rules that he wanted to give his people. He wanted the people to honour him, and to be good to one another.
Do not kill - Do not steal - Respect your father and mother, are some of God’s rules.
Questions about the Text Why did Moses go up into the mountain?
What did God tell Moses?
What are some of God’s rules?
Dictionary
Discussion Points Respecting Parents
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3. LEVITICUS
About Holiness - Rules for Worship
(Leviticus 20:7, 8, - page 105)
Later on, God told Moses to help the Israelites to build a house where the people could worship him. When it was finished they called it “The Tabernacle”.
God called Moses to hear him speak about rules again. So Moses went to the Tabernacle, and there God spoke to him.
God wanted Moses to tell the Israelites how to worship him. There were many rules. In fact the whole book of Leviticus, is about rules. Moses listened and then went back to the people and told them what God had said.
Then the Israelites knew what God expected them to do. He wanted them to worship him, and to obey his rules.
Questions about the Text Where did God speak to Moses this time?
What is the Book of Leviticus about?
Dictionary
Discussion Points What are rules?
Why were God’s rules good rules?
Why does God give us rules?
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4. NUMBERS About Wanderings - Desert Journey (Numbers 14: 22, 23, - page 131) During the journey to Israel, the Israelites began to complain. They did not like the food that they had, and they said everything was too hard for them. They wished that they had never left Egypt.
God sent the Israelites some special food called manna, and some birds called quails. He also gave them shoes that never wore out. But they still wished that they had never left Egypt. So God said that all the people who complained would wander for forty years in the wilderness, until a new generation of people were ready to go into the new land.
The Israelites called their new land “The Promised Land”. Questions about the Text What happened during the desert journey?
What food did God send for the Israelites to eat? What sort of shoes did the Israelites have? How long did they have to wander in the desert? Dictionary Discussion Points God’s special power - miracles ____________________________________________________________________
5. DEUTERONOMY
About Covenant - Keeping Rules
(Deuteronomy 10:12, 13, - Page 165)
Just before the Israelites went into the land that God had promised them, God gave them some more rules. This time the rules were about how the Israelites should live in the new land.
Moses, the leader of the Israelites, was very concerned that the people would not obey these rules, so he explained the rules to the people to remind them to obey God.
Moses said, “Love the Lord your God, and serve Him, and keep his commandments.”
Questions about the Text When the Israelites were ready to into the land that God had promised them, what did God give them?
Who helped the Israelites to understand the new rules?
What did Moses tell them?
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6. GENESIS
About The Second Beginning - The Flood
(Genesis 8:21, page 7 )
God created Adam and Eve as the first man and woman on the earth, but the family that lived on the earth soon began to forget about God and do bad things.
There was only one good man, and his name was Noah. God told Noah to build an ark, for he would save Noah and His family. God decided to send a flood to cover the people on the earth.
God showed Noah exactly how to build the ark, and told him to put some of every kind of animal in the ark. Then he told Noah to take his family and get in the ark. Then God shut the door of the ark.
It began to rain and rain and rain, until the whole earth was covered with water, but Noah and his family and the animals were safe and dry in the ark
Then one day the rain stopped and the water began to go down. So Noah sent out a dove and the bird did not come back. This is how Noah knew that the water had gone down far enough to be safe. When he opened the door he found that the ark was resting on the top of a mountain.
Noah thanked God for keeping them safe, and God promised that he would never again cover the earth with a flood. He put a rainbow in the sky to remind people of his promise.
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7.GENESIS
About Another Beginning - God’s Promises to Abraham
(Genesis 12:3, - page 9)
There was once a good man named Abraham who lived in Ur.
God had a special plan for Abraham, and so he told him to move to a new land.
So Abraham packed up all his belongings and took, Sarah, his wife from Ur and went to the new land, that God showed him.
This new land was the land of Israel.
Abraham erected his tents near some trees in Hebron, where God made a special promise to Abraham.
He said, “You will have many children and many grandchildren. No one will be able to count them. The number will be like the sand of the sea, or the stars in the sky. And as well, all the land that you see, right now, will all be yours in the future”.
God told Abraham that he would bless him, and his family that he would have many children and a land of his own.
Abraham continued to love God, and God did bless him. Abraham became the father of the Israelites.
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Why did Abraham move from Ur?
Where did Abraham go?
How did God bless Abraham?
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8. EXODUS
About Redemption - The Israelites move out of Egypt
(Exodus 6:6, - page 51)
The Israelites were now living in Egypt, where they had gone at the time of a great famine. They had become slaves in Egypt, and wanted to escape back to their land.
God helped a man called Moses to be their leader.
Moses went to Pharaoh to ask him to let the Israelites go back to their land, but the king said, “no, you must stay here and work.” However, after God had sent ten plagues on Egypt, the king told Moses to take the people away.
When they reached the Red Sea, they turned around and saw the king and his soldiers coming to catch them. Moses held up his arms and the Red Sea parted so that they could all walk across. When they were safe Moses lowered his hands.
The king and his soldiers were still in the dry path in the sea. As the water covered the dry seabed once more, the soldiers were all drowned.
Then the Israelites thanked God for their safety, and walked off to find their new land.
Questions Why were the Israelites in Egypt?
Why did they want to go back to their own land?
How did God persuade the Egyptians to let the people go?
How did they cross the Red Sea?
What happened to the Egyptian soldiers?
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