Junior Topic Book Series Five Copyright - Australian Christian Endeavour Union Incorporated An Australian Christian Endeavour Union Publication Content and layout revised by G and J Spicer, National Literature Consultant 2007 Production and graphics by C and J Dumas, Artistic Consultants 2007 Contents Unit 6 Bible Arithmetic Adult Leader - You also need Topic 1 One plus Seven plus Seven plus the Adult Leader’s Guide Seven (Consecration) 31 Topic 2 Twenty Divided by One Hundred 32 Pledge 1 Topic 3 Five plus Two, Divided by Five How to use this book 1 Thousand 33 Junior Diploma Course 2 Topic 4 Thirty-nine and Twenty-seven 34 Finding out about C.E. 3 Theme Song 4 Unit 7 Talking To God Topic 1 What is Prayer? (Consecration) 35 Unit 1 Junior Bees Topic 2 People who Prayed 36 Topic 1 Be Reverent (Consecration) 5 –7 Topic 3 The Prayer that Jesus Taught Us 37 Topic 2 Be Reliable 8 Topic 4 Prayer and Me 38 Topic 3 Be a Worker 9 – 10 Topic 4 Be Generous 11 Unit 8 Anonymous People Topic 1 A Government official Unit 2 What Is The Church? (Consecration) 39 Topic 1 The Church Begins Topic 2 A Pharisee and a Publican 40 (Consecration) 12 Topic 3 The Tenth Man 41 Topic 2 The Church Grows 13 – 14 Topic 4 Guess My Name 42 Topic 3 The Church Works 15 – 16 Topic 4 The Church Goes 17 Unit 9 Around And About Topic 1 Away on Holidays Unit 3 With Jesus (Consecration) 43 Topic 1 With Jesus in Temptation Topic 2 In the Garden 44 (Consecration) 18 Topic 3 Adventures at Sea 45 – 46 Topic 2 With Jesus in Trouble 19 Topic 4 Exploring Caves 47 – 48 Topic 3 With Jesus in Paradise (Easter Topic) 20 Topic 4 With Jesus where He is 21 Unit 10 Wonderful Words Topic 1 The Wonderful Laws Unit 4 How Can I Help? (Consecration) 49 Topic 1 My Family? (Consecration) 22 – 23 Topic 2 A Wonderful Song 50 Topic 2 My Friends? 23 Topic 3 Wonderful Happiness 51 Topic 3 My Neighbours? 24 Topic 4 Wonderful Love 52–54 Topic 4 People I Don’t Really Like? 25 Christmas Drama by Rev. P Blackburn Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Bible Unit 5 Light For A Dark World Society in Australia for permission to use Scripture Topic 1 Casting Out Fear quotes from the Good News Bible: Old Testament: © American Bible Society 1976 New Testament: © (Consecration) 26 American Bible Society 1966, 1971,1976 Topic 2 Fighting Disease 27 Topic Writers: G. Bayley, R. Leitch, P. Spurr, Topic 3 Feeding the Hungry 28 – 29 L Ridderhof, C. Chambers, F. Oates, A. Brookes, Topic 4 Spreading Good News 30 M Jenkins, B Scott Editor J. Spicer Pledges How to use this book Junior Member’s Pledge Keep it with your Bible and a notebook. Use it Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength, to prepare for next week’s topic. I promise Him that I will strive to do whatever Read one Bible reading every day as set He wants me to do; that I will pray and read down in the topic. Answer any questions, do the Bible every day; and so far as I know any puzzles. how, I will try to lead a Christian life. I will be present at every meeting of the Group when I Do your special assignment in plenty of time. can, and will take some part in every meeting Bring this book, with your Bible, to every when asked to do so. meeting. Put a tick in the circle beside your assignment. Preliminary Pledge I promise to be present at every meeting of How to lead a meeting the CE Group, if I can, and to be quiet and If you are asked to lead a meeting, read the reverent during the meeting. topic right through at least a week before. Take note of all the assignments and put them on your program. Ask someone to read Mizpah Benediction the topic introduction, use the Bible reading at The Lord watch between me and thee, (or the top of the topic, and leave room for your you and me) when we are absent, one from Adult leader’s or speaker’s talk. Put in any another. Amen Genesis 31:49 other items for which you have time. Stand up to speak, welcome everyone at the beginning and thank them at the end. Tell the pianist the songs and numbers in good time. Most importantly, ask God to bless and help you in your task. 1 Junior Diploma Course This course is planned to help children understand what Here is Brendan Jenni & Matt Timothy goes My at Buds go to Buds to Buds CE Book Christian Endeavour (C.E.) is all Christian Christian Christian about, how it began and how it Endeavour Endeavour Endeavour works. Junior Diploma Course (JDC) booklets are available in age levels for children from 5 to 5 Years 6 Years 7 Years 8 Years 12 years, to do annually. All are awarded with certificates on completion. What is 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year A ‘Junior of the Year’ is also CE? Finding out Certificate Participation about CE Book awarded to children who complete File the C.E. file. C.E. Leaders are required to submit all JDC entries to a State marker or 9 Years JDC Diploma National Junior Coordinator for 10 Years 11 Years 12 Years assessment FINDING OUT ABOUT C.E. 3. After a week of special meetings at that church many young people decided to follow Jesus as their Saviour and Francis, who’s full name was Reverend Francis Edward Clark. D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), planned to train them to serve Jesus. So he started the first Christian Endeavour Society on 2nd February, 1881, when 57 young people signed the pledge. 4. The C.E. Motto is “For Christ and the Church” This means that Christian Endeavourers aim to love and follow Jesus and tell others about Him and to help His church. 5. How C.E. spread From that first C.E., so long ago, C.E. has spread to include all age groups 1. When Francis Clark was eight years old and is in many different countries of the he gave his life to the Lord Jesus and at world. the age of eighteen he decided to train to The first C.E. in Australia began in be a minister of the Gospel. Hope Street Church of Christ, Geelong, 2. How C.E. began Victoria on 5 June 1883. In 1876 Francis Clark became the 6. C.E. Groups minister of the Williston Congregational An Endeavourer may begin in the Junior Church in Portland, Maine, U.S.A. Buds and graduate to Junior, the Young 2 Finding out about CE People, the Young Adult and finally Adult 16. Whatsoever Committee Groups. Members do all sorts of things like 7. In all these groups people of different putting out the chairs and tidying up the ages find a happy Christian fellowship C.E. room. and a chance to serve Jesus Christ, and Officers in doing this they show, or witness to, There are three important officers in C.E. their love for him. 17. The Leader of the JCE is an adult 8. The Consecration Meeting person who is there to help, advise and This is the first meeting of every month, guide the members. and the most important one. Here 18. The Secretary is a reliable member members renew their promises to God who marks the roll, writes any as they repeat their pledges. necessary letters and keeps a record of 9. Pledges are on an earlier page. the meetings. The Preliminary Pledge is for those who 19. The Treasurer is a reliable member are interested. The Junior Member’s who counts the offering, writes it in Pledge is for those who have begun to a book and hands the money to the love and trust in the Lord Jesus as their Leader. Saviour. Meetings Committees 20. In every program of C.E. there are four 10. A Committee is a group that has a important things. Other things should certain job to do. Every Junior should be in the program but these are the have a job to do on a Committee. The main ones: Leader of a Committee is called a • PRAYER Convener. • PRAISE (Singing to God), The usual Committees of a Junior C.E. are: • BIBLE READING 11. Devotional (or Prayer) Committee • CHRISTIAN TALK They lead prayers in meetings and 21. The C.E. Logo and Badge has the ‘E’ make Prayer plates and charts to help inside the ‘C’ with 4 points touching. the others learn to pray. These four points represent the 4 C.E. 12. Missionary Committee principles: Members tell news of missionaries and ■ Confession of Christ pray for them. They write letters and ■ Service for Christ cards to missionaries. ■ Loyalty to Christ’s Church 13. Lookout Committee ■ Fellowship with Christ’s people Members look out for new members and write or call on absent members. 14. Sunshine Committee Members find all sorts of ways to cheer Mizpah Benediction Prayer: people up – Get-well cards, flowers, The Lord watch between me and thee, visits, etc. when we are absent one from another. 15. Birthday Committee Amen. Members remember other members’ Genesis 31:49 birthdays. 3 Theme Song A Book For Me Words – G. Bayley Music – D. Archer 1. (All sing) Wherever I may go Great stacks of books I see; So many kinds to pick and choose What is the book for me? (Chorus) The Bible! The Bible! (Hold up Bible).