Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9
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Piman~epickopoc n~remn~,/mi The Coptic Orthodox n~oryodoxoc Diocese n~te niyws ethwtp etcar/c Of the Southern USA Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9 Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................I PREFACE .............................................................................................................. IV INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... V FILLER LESSONS....................................................................................................1 1 - School of Alexandria.........................................................................................................2 2 - Jewish Feasts .....................................................................................................................7 3 - The Epistle to the Galatians.............................................................................................12 4 - Gambling .........................................................................................................................14 5 - Deborah the Judge ...........................................................................................................18 6 - The Holy Bible is Free from Perversion..........................................................................20 7 - St. Philip ..........................................................................................................................24 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER........................................................27 Week 2 - Martyrs in the Cause of Chastity...........................................................................28 Week 3 - The Holy Cross......................................................................................................31 Week 4 - The Ten Commandments: First: You shall have no other gods before Me ..........34 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ...........................................................39 Week 1 – The Ten Commandments Second: You Shall not Make for Yourself Any Carved Image.............................................................................................................................40 Week 2 - The Ten Commandments Third: You Shall Not Take the Name of The Lord Your God in Vain ......................................................................................................................43 Week 3- The Ten Commandments Fourth: Remember That You Keep Holy the Sabbath Day...............................................................................................................................46 Week 4 - The Ten Commandments Fifth: Honor Your Father and Your Mother...............50 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.........................................................53 Week 1 - The Ten Commandments - Sixth: You Shall Not Murder ....................................54 Week 2 - The Ten Commandments - The Seventh and Tenth Commandments ..................57 Week 3 - The Ten Commandments - The Eighth And Ninth Commandment .....................62 Week 4 – Our Bodies Are For the Lord................................................................................66 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER .........................................................71 Week 1 - Different Kinds of Soil..........................................................................................72 Week 2 - St. Luke the Apostle..............................................................................................76 Week 3 - The Hymns of Kiahk.............................................................................................78 Week 4 - How to Begin a New Year ....................................................................................83 i Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY ............................................................87 Week 1 - Glory to God in the Highest ................................................................................. 88 Week 2 - Proverbs................................................................................................................ 91 Week 3 - The Wedding at Cana ........................................................................................... 94 Week 4 - Trinitarianism and Monotheism ........................................................................... 97 BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY TILL JONAH’S FAST .............................................. 101 LESSONS FOR JONAH’S FAST............................................................................ 103 Week before Fast - The Final Judgment ............................................................................ 104 Week after Jonah’s Fast - The Book of Habakkuk ............................................................ 107 LESSONS FOR THE GREAT FAST PERIOD ......................................................... 109 Week 0 - The Old Testament ............................................................................................. 110 Week 1 - Church Fasts ....................................................................................................... 115 Week 2 - Sacrifices in the Old Testament (I)..................................................................... 118 Week 3 - Sacrifices in the Old Testament (II) ................................................................... 122 Week 4 - The Forgiving Father.......................................................................................... 127 Week 5 - Jesus and the Samaritan Woman ........................................................................ 131 Week 6 - Dedication of All ................................................................................................ 134 LESSONS FOR THE PENTECOST PERIOD........................................................... 137 Week 1 - The Power of Resurrection................................................................................. 138 Week 2 - David's sins, results and repentance ................................................................... 141 Week 3 – The Value of Time............................................................................................. 145 Week 4 - Translations of The Old Testament .................................................................... 148 Week 5 - Translations of the New Testament.................................................................... 153 Week 6 - Closing the Generations Gab.............................................................................. 158 Week 7 - How to Deal With My Brothers and Sisters? ..................................................... 162 THE APOSTLES’ FAST PERIOD ......................................................................... 165 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ................................................................ 167 Week 2 - Church Vessels ................................................................................................... 168 Week 3 - Pentecost and the Birth of the Church................................................................ 171 Week 4 - Ananias and Sapphira......................................................................................... 175 LESSONS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ........................................................... 177 Week 1 - Freedom and Discipline...................................................................................... 178 Week 2 - The Titles of St. Mary ........................................................................................ 181 Week 3 - The Gospel of St. John ....................................................................................... 184 Week 4 - A Cloud of Witness ............................................................................................ 188 ii Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9 LESSON OF THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER...................................................191 Week 1- I am Responsible ..................................................................................................192 iii Sunday School Curriculum Grade 9 PREFACE The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Youssef, felt the pressing need for a modified Sunday School Curriculum which would be better suited to address the problems and issues facing children both in America and the lands of immigration. Therefore, the efforts and time of many faithful servants have been dedicated to modify and improve the presently used English translation of the syllabus published by the Youth Services Committee of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate. This has resulted in the elimination of many existing lessons from this syllabus and the substitution with new lessons that are more appropriate for our youth in American society. These additional lessons give greater consideration to the differences in quality of life, education, media influence, cultural differences and the surrounding diversity of beliefs between Egyptian society and that of the west We pray that God may bless this work for the spiritual growth of our children in the immigration countries. We also thank His Grace Bishop Youssef for his continued support, prayers and motivating guidance in this service. May God reward every servant who offered time and effort toward the completion of this Sunday School Curriculum. “ Thus Far The Lord Has