Tachr's Manual Grads 1-2 Csultants: David Hall, Judy Hall Ctributing Illustrators: John Jordan Jathan Edlhubr Publishd by 21st Cntury Christian, Inc. 2809 12th Avnu South Nashvill, TN 37204 2018 by 21st Cntury Christian, Inc. This publicati ay not b copid or rproducd in any for. fro 21st Cntury Christian, Inc. ALL SCRIPTURE NKJV Scriptur takn fro Nw King Jas Vrsi 1982, Thoas Nls, Inc. Usd by prii. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Ddicati Jsus Calls Four Fishrn (Luk 5:1-11) Two 12 Rpntanc Jsus Forgivs a Sinful Woan (Luk 7:36-50) Thr 20 Huility Jsus Tachs About Gratn (Luk 9:46-48) Four 27 Mrcy Jsus Tlls About th Good aritan (Luk 10:25-37) Fiv 34 Gnrosity Th Widow Who Gav All (Luk 20:45 21:4) 2
Introducti For th Lord dos not s as an ss; for an looks at th outward apparanc, but th Lord looks at th hart," (1 ul 16:7b). Ar you rady to EXCAVATE and discovr th world s gratst hiddn trasur? Within ths pags you will uncovr an xciting, inforativ, and challnging sris of ls that will hlp your studnts discovr th trasurs th insid as thy sk to s thslvs and othrs as Jsus ss th. This archaological xcursi will tak you and your studnts into a dp study of what aks th truly valuabl. Grab a shovl, and dig into this y-opning advntur as w larn to s valu through th ys of Jsus! Most of us hav bn cditid to adir and st outward apparancs and physical valu, but Jsus digs uch dpr. H has th uniqu ability to look byd th xtrior and unarth th trasurs of innr bauty and spiritual dpth. In th sa way, archaologists look for valuabl trasurs that othrs hav lft bhind, oftn hiddn undr layrs of dirt and rubbl. Though uch of th world ly ss a pil of dbris and dirt, archaologists hav th ability to look dpr, knowing that sothing bttr is hiddn bnath. By digging into and claring away th dirt and dbris, archaologists uncovr th hiddn trasurs for vry to s. In fact, archaology has rvald a lot to us about th world in which Jsus livd. By digging through th layrs of ti, archaologists rcntly uncovrd yriad artifacts within th ruins of ancint citis that now hlp us to larn about th culturs and lifstyls of th po with who Jsus ca in ctact. Jsus, howvr, didn t nd pick axs and shovls to know th po of His day. H knw things thy didn t know and could s things thy couldn t s, and H urgd th to join His kingdo by looking at th and th world fro His point of viw. First ul 16:7 rinds us, th Lord dos not s as an ss; for an looks at th outward apparanc, but th Lord looks at th hart. Jsus had and still has th ability to look dp insid ach of us and discovr any wdrful trasurs. As His followrs, Jsus also wants us to b abl to discovr tru valu insid ourslvs and othrs. H wants us to bco archaologists, agr to dig a littl dpr and brush away th rubbl that hids th tru trasurs in our livs. Ar you rady to discovr th world s gratst hiddn trasurs? If so, thn you ust EXCAVATE with us. Up closr xainati, you will notic that this anual is prsntd in outlin for. This is to nabl a tachr of any skill lvl to prsnt an inforativ and intrsting l with inial prparati ti. Th outlin provids you with all th basic points, Scriptur, and illustratis without stifling your crativity. Each l is dividd into larning blocks, ach of which provids a sparat larning xprinc in a short ti priod. Th purpos of th block syst is to brak up th, lg si into shortr sgnts, giving you or flxibility and allowing you to ov frly and asily through th l as you s bst. Each block is dsignd to cvy th l to th studnt ithr by instructi, rinforcnt, or apicati, and so blocks ctain activitis that allow th studnt to larn, firsthand, th princis bing taught. Dpnding your taching styl, thr is nough atrial in ach l to last asily an hour or or. Dtrin in advanc th aount of ti you will hav your studnts in cla, and choos th blocks or activitis within th blocks that bst srv your nds. In additi to th any larning xprincs providd in this anual, this VBS provids any activitis to b cotd outsid th claroo, such as crafts and skits. Each activity outsid th claroo is thr for th purpos of rinforcing what is larnd insid th claroo. Chck with your VBS Dirctor to larn th propr ti schdul for such activitis and for what your rspsibilitis ar whn your studnts ar ngagd in th. Bfor cla bgins, b sur you hav abld all th its calld for in th l and hav proprly studid ach block of instructi. With propr prparati and otivati, w hop this sris will provid a positiv xprinc for all. 3
In Prparati for Cla Bfor VBS bgins, rad this book in its ntirty. Gathr all th atrials for ach l in advanc. Last-inut prparati ly adds to th str lvl. Each l has its own atrials list for your cvninc. Thr ar Visual Aid packts availabl to hlp you dcorat your claroo and prsnt your ls. You ay also choos to dcorat your roo with th ovrall th for this sris. Your studnts ar larning to b archaologists during this VBS. Csidr aking your roo rsbl an xcavati sit so that your studnts fl as if thy ar far bnath th surfac of th ground. Your walls could b covrd with artwork dpicting old cut sts that appar to b hundrds of yars old. Coluns could b acd around th roo to provid dinsi and artifacts or brokn pics of pottry could b acd in crtain aras. Prhaps you could fra your claroo door with our Ancint Archway or us th Rlic Stand-Ups ithr as singl pics or in groups. Or you could crat your vry own dig sit. St up tnts ovr tabls usd to sort artifacts. Hang th walls with th Dsrt Sky Backdrop. You could also st up sand tabls whr your archaologists can sift through th sands to find thir vry own artifacts. And d t forgt th Jubo Cutouts of our archaological ta: Profor Carvr and his daughtr, Ella; univrsity studnt, Fia and hr brothr, Finn. And of cours, Ba, th cal. t our idas b a starting point for your own crativity. Tap into thos crativ inds in your cgrgati arly, and giv th a chanc to crat a orabl stting for ths ls. Striv to go into this taching opportunity with a positiv attitud. You will likly hav any of your cgrgati s studnts in cla, alg with frinds and nighbors who gt invitd. You nvr know who God ight bring to your cla or th lasting ipact you ight hav studnts and thir failis. Early prparati will hlp your cfidnc and incras your ffctivn. B flxibl and hav fun! Most iportantly, prpar for yourslf a good attitud. Taching can b a strful xprinc, spcially during Vacati Bibl School, whn attndanc is up and your cla is ovrflowing with studnts with who you ay not b failiar. Rbr that prparati rducs anxity, and th happir you ar, th happir your studnts will b and th or thy will larn. Good luck! Hav fun! B sur to chck out our Pintrst pag for so grat dcorating and snack idas! pintrst.co/ proisvbs 4
ONE LESSON Mory Vrs: Matthw 5:6 Bld ar thos who hungr and thirst for rightousn, for thy shall b filld. Bibl Story: Jsus calls four fishrn (Luk 5:1-11) Srvic Projct: Tll so about Jsus. DEDICATION Rproducibl Pags Availabl th Multi-dia CD! Prparatory Csidratis: 1. This cla is dividd into svn blocks of instructi. To nsur that all th atrial is covrd, you will want to csidr carfully ach block of instructi in prparati for cla. 2. Rad all th Scriptur rfrncd in th l. 3. Mak sur that all atrials ar prpard for th studnts us. Th following atrials will b rquird for this cla: Studnt Books Visual Aids Ancint Artifacts; Pillars of Valu Bibl papr bag or box (Block Fiv) ban bag or othr soft objct to pa, idally a ush fish (Block Fiv) ballos; straws; asking or washi tap (Block Fiv) papr and tap; sall ctainrs lik box or hat (Block Fiv) optial Multi-Mdia CD Printabl Fil John 3:16 Vrs slips (Block Fiv) 5
THE GRID ONE Marking Wlco studnts. Rcord attndanc. Introduc th th. A. Bgin by wlcoing th studnts to cla. B sur to introduc yourslf and ach of your co-tachrs as Sit Suprvisors. If ti prits, allow ach studnt to introduc hislf to th cla and tll sothing spcial about hislf such as favorit color, hobby, T.V. show, tc. By this point, you should hav acd th 3-D Visual Aid titld A Dpr Look th wall at th studnts y lvl. Dirct th studnts attnti to th Visual Aid at this ti. Allow th studnts to try to look dp insid th pictur and discovr whr tru trasur can b found. Do not tll th studnts what thy will s. Allow th to attpt to discovr it thir own. So studnts will s th 3-D iag idiatly. Othrs will not. That is okay. av th Visual Aid th wall during th ntirty of th VBS allowing studnts futur attpts to s th iag. Th 3-D iag insid th Visual Aid is a hart. Aftr th studnts hav had an opportunity to look insid th pictur and at last so hav sn th iag of th hart, SAY: Jsus wants us to b abl to discovr tru valu insid ourslvs and th othrs with who w co in ctact by looking at th hart. That is whr tru trasur lis. B. Giv a brif xanati of th fild of archaology. Can any giv a dfiniti of th word archaology? Can any tll us what an archaologist dos? What is his purpos? Accpt ulti answrs fro th studnts and allow th a fw onts to discu ths qustis. Aftr thy hav givn thir answrs, SAY: An archaologist is a prs who looks for valuabl trasurs that ar oftn hiddn bnath ounds of rock and dirt. Sotis, th trasurs h sks ar trasurs that any po would not bliv to b valuabl. H ay spnd countl days digging through th arth in sarch of brokn pics of pottry bcaus, unlik othrs, h knows thy hav grat valu. looks at th outward apparanc, but th Lord looks at th hart. Jsus wants ach of us to bco archaologists. Jsus dosn t want us to look ly at th surfac or what po look lik th outsid. Just lik an archaologist, H wants us to dig dp down insid our harts to discovr th trasurs that ar rally iportant. C. Jsus is uch lik an archaologist bcaus H, too, is abl to rcogniz valu that othrs fail to s. Just lik an archaologist, Jsus is abl to look dp insid ach of us and discovr tru valu insid our harts. Our VBS th vrs is 1 ul 16:7: For an MEMORY VERSE Bfor cla, rov and cut apart th thr Visual Aids titld Pillars of Valu fro th Visual Aid Packt. (Mak sur to hold to th instructis and th diagras includd th Visual Aid. )You will b using ths pics to cstruct a bulltin board. During ach l, st will b addd, th ory vrs for ach l. At th bginning of th first cla, you should alrady hav part of th Pillars of Valu abld th bulltin board: th Titl Sts, th taprd sts, and th last thr Batitud Sts, vrss 8, 9, and 10. During ach l, you will b adding th fiv raining sts, vrss 6, 4, 5, 7, and 3. 6
Bring out th Batitud St that ctains th ory vrs for, and show it to th studnts. Introduc th ory vrs for : Bld ar thos who hungr and thirst for rightousn, for thy shall b filld. Matthw 5:6. Pick up th porti of th pillar that ctains th ory vrs for, and put it in th appropriat ac th bulltin board or allow a studnt to do so. ASK: What dos it ans to hungr and thirst for sothing. Whn w hungr and thirst for sothing, w lov and dsir it vry badly, and w will not giv up in trying to attain it. If w hungr and thirst for rightousn, w work hard to follow Jsus and b what H wants us to b. Matthw 5:6 Bld ar thos who hungr and thirst for rightousn, for thy shall b filld. TWO A SSEMBLING Introduc th l topic, Ddicati. Exain Ddicati. Discovr th iportanc of Ddicati. YOUR TOOLS A. Bfor cla, rov th Visual Aid titld Ancint Artifacts fro th Visual Aid Packt, and cut out th fishing wights arkd. Thr ar a nubr of ways that you ay choos to introduc ths artifacts to th studnts: 1) You can hid th around th roo and allow th studnts to sarch for th. 2) You can lainat th and bury th in a box of sand and pull th out as if you ar roving th fro th arth. 3) You can ac th insid of an old chst and pull th out of th chst. 4) You can siy show th to th cla at th appropriat ti. B. Whichvr thod you hav chosn, dirct th studnts attnti to th fishing wights at this ti. Dos any Bing a fishran was hard work. Fishrn spnt a lot of ti waving thir nts and vn or ti carving wights lik ths out of st, and know what ths ar? (Rsps) thr wr usually any rpairs to b ad aftr fishing wight Ths ar fishing wights that wr ach day of fishing. Unlik today, fishing was not usd during th ti whn Jsus livd. Fishrn would us ths wights by tying th to thir nts. Thy did not hav fishing stors in thos days, so th fishrn had to ak thir own wights out of sts. Thy would cut th sts and carv a hol insid th sts. Thn thy would sothing that was d rly for fun. It was hard work. To b a good fishrn, you had to b th kind of prs who did not giv up aftr failing ovr and ovr again to catch fish. You had to b th kind of prs who was ddicatd to working hard and not bcoing discouragd. Th lif of a fishran rquird sothing calld ddicati. thrad th nt through th hols in th sts. Thy would put ths wights all around th outsid of th nt so that it would sink to th botto whn thy thrw it in th watr. Whn th nt was pulld out of th watr, th nt would clos up, catching th fish insid. If thy didn t catch any fish, thy would hav to pull it all th way out of th watr, straightn it, and throw it out again. Th wights ad th nt vry havy. If thy caught a lot of fish, C. Do any of you know th aning of th word ddicati? Ddicati can b dfind as a singl-indd lov or loyalty to a task or purpos. If a prs ddicatd to sothing, h will pursu it no attr how difficult it is or how uch it costs hi. This kind of ddicati, or willingn to work hard and nvr giv up, is of th trasurs that Jsus looks for insid of us. Jsus wants thos who choos to follow Hi to b po who will not giv up. H wants us to b ddicatd to doing what is right vn whn it bcos difficult. it was vn havir. Fishing with a nt was hard work. 7 fishing wight
IBLE STORY B THREE TIME Exor th Bibl story of Jsus calling His first discis. Discovr what ad ths four n valuabl to Jsus kingdo. Jsus has th ability to look insid of po and rcogniz valuabl trasurs, and of th trasurs for which H looks is a ddicati, hungr, or singl-indd dvoti to do th things H wants us to do. In th Bibl story for this l, w will larn about a ti whn Jsus discovrd this trasur insid of four n. JESUS CALLS FOUR FISHERMEN Rov th Story Ti Bibl Book fro th Visual Aid Packt. Turn to th first group of picturs, and show th corrspding picturs as you rad th following story. Scriptural rfrnc: Luk 5:1-11 PICTURE ONE Jsus was a grat tachr. Evrywhr H wnt, crowds of po would gathr to har Hi tach. On day Jsus was taching bsid th Sa of Galil, which was a big lak in th ara whr Jsus livd. As usual, thr wr crowds of po thr listning to Hi. As Jsus taught th po, H lookd ovr and saw two boats by th shor. Ths boats wr fishing boats, and th fishrn who ownd th boats wr thr claning thir fishing nts. Ths fishrn wr nad Ptr, Andrw, Jas, and John. Th fishrn had bn out PICTURE TWO Jsus walkd ovr and got into of th boats. Th boat blgd to of th fishrn whos na was Ptr. Jsus askd Ptr to put his boat back out into th watr. Evn though Ptr was vry busy, h did just what Jsus wantd hi to do. H put his boat out into th watr. Jsus sat down in th boat and ctinud taching th crowds of po who wr listning to Hi th shor. Aftr Jsus finishd taching th po th shor, H told Ptr to tak his boat out into 8 th lak all night fishing, but thy had not caught any fish. That ust hav bn disappointing. I sur thy ust hav bn vry tird aftr bing out all night, but thr was still work to do. Whn Jsus saw th, thy wr working hard. Thy had to clan and fix thir nts so thy would b rady th nxt ti thy fishd. Ths n wr ddicatd. Thy would work hard at thir task until it was d. Jsus could s th n wr working vry hard, but H had a or iportant job for th to do. th dp watr and throw out his nt again. H wantd Ptr to try to catch fish or ti. Of cours, Ptr had fishd all night and caught nothing, and now h had workd vry hard to clan th nt. Howvr, Ptr did just what Jsus told hi to do. Ptr said to Jsus, Mastr, w hav bn fishing all night lg and w havn t caught any fish, but I will do whatvr You hav askd of.
PICTURE THREE So Ptr, Jsus, and of th othr fishrn took th boat into th dp watr and thrw out thir nt. Thn, sothing aazing happnd! Whn thy thrw out thir nt, thy caught a whol lot of fish! Thy caught so any fish in thir nt that thir nt was bginning to brak. Thy calld to th othr fishrn who wr in anothr boat. Co and hlp us! thy crid. Th othr fishrn ca and hlpd th. Whn thy finally pulld up th nt, th boats wr so filld with fish that thy both bgan to sink. Ptr and th othr fishrn could not bliv what was happning! Thy wr afraid. Jsus told th, Do not b afraid. H told th that H had a spcial job for th to do. H said, Fro now, you will b fishrs of n. That ant that, fro now, thy would b tlling po about Jsus. Jsus could s that Ptr, Andrw, Jas, and John wr hard workrs and would nvr giv up. It thy wr ddicatd to a task, thy would work hard until thy had d all thy could do. H knw that thy had a spcial trasur insid thir harts. Evn though ths fishrn probably lovd to fish, thy lft thir boats and thir nts and followd Jsus. Fro that point, thy workd hard for Hi, thy wr ddicatd to Hi. Jsus knows a valuabl trasur whn H ss it. H wants His followrs to b ddicatd, hard workrs who will nvr giv up trying to liv a lif that ass God. REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What wr th four n doing whn Jsus first saw th? washing thir nts 2. Which of th fishrn did Jsus ask to put his boat out in th watr? Ptr 3. What did Ptr say whn Jsus told hi to cast out his nt or ti? H told Jsus that h had bn fishing all night and that h had caught nothing, but h would do whatvr Jsus askd of hi. 4. What happnd whn Ptr thrw out his nt? H caught any fish. 5. What did Jsus tll th n that thy would b fro that point? fishrs of n 6. Did Ptr, Andrw, Jas, and John go with Jsus? ys NEARTHING U FOUR TREASURES Str th iportanc of pursuing God with ddicati. Hav you vr had to do sothing you didn t want to do? Prhaps your parnts hav ad you clan your roo or tak out th garbag. Prhaps you hav had howork that you did not njoy, lik rading a book that you didn t want to rad. (Allow th studnts to giv xas of thir own xprincs.) Hav you vr had a projct you wr xcitd about doing? Playing a sport you lov? Cstructing sothing that was fun to build? Working a craft that you njoy? Rading a book you wr xcitd to rad? (Allow th to shar thir xprincs again). At which tasks did you work hardr? Did you work hardr at th projct about which you wr xcitd, or did you work hardr at th projct that you rally didn t want to do? Thy will probably tll you that thy prford bttr whn doing things thy wr ddicatd to doing. Instruct th studnts to turn to pag 2 in thir Dig Journals to th scti titld, Unarthing Trasurs. Thr thy will find thr fishing wights. Ask th studnts to think of so of th charactristics that Ptr, Andrw, Jas, and John had to hav in ordr to b good fishrn. Poibl answrs ight includ advancd ccpts such as ddicati, nthusias, pai, and prsvranc, or could includ sir ccpts such as hard workrs, njoynt of thir work, lov for catching fish, larnd skills or fishing know-how. All answrs ar good answrs. You ay nd to propt th studnts with answrs but, as uch as poibl, try to lt th arriv at thir own cclusis. Writ thir answrs a board, and instruct th studnts to writ ths answrs insid th wights in thir Dig Journals. Whn thy hav filld in all th wights, ASK: How can ths charactristics hlp ach of us bco good fishrs of n? 9
Audio Tracks Availabl th Multi-dia CD! HE LORD LOOKS T (S pag 40.) AT THE HEART FIVE ARCHAEOLOGY 101 Rinforc th l. Crat a hands- larning proc that will solidify th l in th studnts inds. Hav fun! Th following activitis ar all dsignd with th sa purpos in ind to rinforc th l. Thy ar not listd in any crtain ordr; thr ar a nubr of ways you can choos to coordinat th. Dpnding th nubr of studnts, th nubr of tachrs availabl, th siz of your claroo, and th ti allotnt, you ay dcid to prfor ths activitis at a ti with th ntir cla or sparat your cla into sall groups and rotat through statis. Obviously, you ay vn opt to pick which activitis work bst for you and ly prfor thos activitis. Howvr, it is iportant for this ag group that ach group of studnts has adult suprvisi. Extra Fun! ISHERS OF MEN F If you want to add a littl sothing xtra to this activity you can writ th words of th ory vrs th ballos. Whn studnts hav capturd all th ballos, hav th put th ory vrs in ordr. Matrials ndd: ballos straws asking or washi tap Clar a larg opn ara. Mak a larg circl with asking tap. Blow up 20 to 30 ballos, and scattr th around th opn ara. Rviw th Bibl story with th studnts, talking about how ddicatd th fishrn ust hav bn to throw thir nts out ti aftr ti. SAY: God wants us to b just as ddicatd today as fishrs of n. God wants us to tll othrs about Hi, to show othrs that w follow Hi. This isn t just a ti thing. It is sothing w hav to do ovr and ovr again. W hav to b ddicatd to living a lif that ass Hi. W ar going to ay a ga that dstrats that ddicati. Extra Fun! 10 Anothr fun ida would b to draw a fish th sid of th ballos. Writ th ory vrs sall slips of parchnt, and slip th insid th ballos whn you ar inflating th. Whn th ga is ovr, hav ach studnt pop a ballo and discovr th hiddn trasur. Thy can tak th ory vrs ho with th. Giv ach studnt a straw. Exain that th studnts ar fishrn, th ballos ar fish, and th circl of tap is th nt. Thy will nd to work togthr to us thir straws to blow th ballos into th circl. Giv th a liitd aount of ti, 60 scds or so, to blow as any fish into th nt as thy can. Howvr, thy cannot touch th ballos with thir hands. Thy ay ly blow th ballos into th nt with thir straws.
PASS IT ON MEMORY VERSE GAME Matrials ndd: ban bag or othr soft objct to pa (A ush fish would b idal.) Extra Fun! Whn your studnts ar cofortabl with saying th vrs, you ight want to ak things a littl or coicatd. Hav th to th ban bag acro th circl to a rando studnt who will say th nxt word of th vrs. Ctinu toing th ban bag around th circl randoly until th ntir vrs has bn said. This activity hlps studnts to oriz th ory vrs. Arrang th studnts standing in a circl facing th cntr of th circl. y th ory vrs togthr a fw tis. Thn, giv studnt th ban bag. Hav th say th first word of th ory vrs, thn pa th ban bag to th nxt studnt in th circl. Each ti so holds th ban bag, thy should say th nxt word of th ory vrs. Ctinu paing th ban bag as ach word of th vrs is said. Tip B rady to propt your studnts with th corrct word, if ncary. PREADING THE GOOD NEWS S Matrials ndd: papr and tap sall ctainrs lik box or hat Optial: Multi-Mdia CD printabl fil John 3:!6 Vrs Slips Bfor cla, you should writ ach of th words fro John 3:16 sparat slips of papr, word to ach slip. (Or you could print th John 3:16 Vrs Slips printabl fil fro th Multi-Mdia CD, found in th Grads 1-2 foldr.) Hav st of th vrs slips for ach ta of studnts. (Dpnding your cla siz, you ay wish to hav or than two tas.) Wad ach of th vrs slips into balls. SAY: As fishrs of n, it is our job to sprad th Good Nws. So what is th Good Nws? (Rad John 3:16.) This vrs tlls us th Good Nws of Jsus. You will now sprad th Good Nws by paing this ag to othrs. Giv ach studnt an 8.5 x 11 sht of blank papr. Instruct th to roll th papr into a 11-inch tub, and tap th tub so it stays rolld. Divid th studnts into at last two tas. Each ta should stand shouldr-to-shouldr in a straight lin. Each ta should choos of its brs to b th ag dcodr. This prs stands at th nd of th lin. Put th waddd vrs slips into a sall ctainr, and ac it at th bginning of ach lin. Up th word, Go, th first prs in lin for ach ta should pick up of th waddd vrs slips, and insrt it into his tub. H should thn slid th pic of papr through his tub and into th tub of th nxt prs in lin bfor picking up a scd pic of waddd papr. Th ta should ctinu paing th waddd vrs slip through thir tubs until it rachs th nd of th lin whr th ag dcodr will unfold it. Manwhil, or waddd vrs slips should b travling down th lin. As th ag dcodr bgins to rciv ulti waddd vrs slips, it is his job to ac th vrs slips in ordr, disaying th words of John 3:16. If ag dcodrs ar struggling, you ay giv th an occasial hint, such as rading th vrs aloud. Th first ta to put th vrs in ordr wins. SIX JOURNALS Dig Allow th studnts to cot th activitis fro in thir Studnt Books. 11