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Lesson 1: Jesus Clears the Temple March 8, 2015 | Lent 3 (violet) | John 2:13–22
Key Point: Jesus’ cleansing of the temple carries a twofold message: He is the Lord of the temple, in the flesh; even more important, He is the true temple, in whom our sins are paid for and we are made heirs of eternal life.
Law/Gospel: I sin when I do not honor God’s house or when I disturb the worship of others. Jesus is my holy temple who, by His sacrifice on the altar of the cross, cleansed me from sin and made me a member of His Body.
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Bible Challenge Question: Although the Jerusalem temple was used in New Testament
times for worshiping the Lord, what name was it commonly called, and why?
Herod’s temple, because Herod the Great started building it
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Music: Oh, How I Love Jesus; The Church’s One Foundation; 1 John 1:8–9
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Craft: Church Frame
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Group Activity: Church Treasure Hunt
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Lesson 2: Jesus Walks on Water March 15, 2015 | Lent 4 (violet) | Matthew 14:22–33
Key Point: Jesus was gracious to Peter when he feared drowning. Jesus is gracious to us and ready to catch us when we sink in sin and unbelief. His hand is always strong to save.
Law/Gospel: The First Commandment tells me that I should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. Jesus kept the First Commandment perfectly for me, and when I sink in unbelief, His faithful hand grabs me, pulls me up, and forgives me.
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Bible Challenge Question: Which one of these statements is not true:
A. James and John walked on water. B. Peter walked on water. C. Jesus walked on
water.
A. James and John walked on water.
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Music: Song for Lent; Be Still, Oh, Stormy Sea; Mark 5:36
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Craft: Storms-of-Life Pinwheel
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Food Activity: A Hand of Rescue
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Group Activity: Jesus Rescues Us
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Lesson 3: The Widow’s Mite
March 22, 2015 | Lent 5 (violet) | Mark 12:41–44
Key Point: The widow gave all she had to God, trusting Him to provide and care for her; her actions point us to Jesus, who gave His all for us, even though we fail to trust in God for all things.
Law/Gospel: I do not always obey God's demands that I love Him with all my heart, all my soul, and all my might; I am not willing to give Him all that I have. Christ loves me with all His heart, all His soul, and all His might; He willingly gave up His life for me to ransom me and make me His own.
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Bible Challenge Question: Which word in the Bible describes a small coin, worth about
one-fifth of a cent?
A. mustard seed, B. mite, C. mitt
B. mite
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Music: Psalm 145:15–16; Take My Life and Let It Be; Make Me Like You
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Craft: Felt Wallet
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Food Activity: How Much Will You Give?
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Group Activity: Making Pennies New Again
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Service Project: A Chance to Give
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Lesson 4: Peter Denies Jesus
March 29, 2015 | Passion Sunday (scarlet/violet) | Mark 14:26–72
Key Point: Though we, like Peter, deny Jesus and His gifts, Jesus cannot deny us because we are part of Him, baptized members of His own Body. Instead, He forgives us and welcomes us back.
Law/Gospel: I deny Jesus when I fail to acknowledge Him and live as if I do not know Him. Even when I deny Him, Jesus will never turn His back on me, never refuse me, and never stop loving me. Instead, He draws me back, forgives me, and treats me as if I had never denied Him.
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Bible Challenge Question: Golgotha and Calvary are two names for the same place.
What happened here? Jesus died on the cross for our sins on this hill outside the city of
Jerusalem.
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Music: Hosanna!; The Last Supper; These Things Are Written
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Skit: Peter Denies Jesus
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Craft: Forgiveness Rooster
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Group Activity: Yes, No, or Maybe
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Lesson 5: Jesus Dies and Lives Again
April 5, 2015 | Easter (white/gold) | Mark 15:1–16:8
Key Point: Good Friday is both the worst of days, showing God’s punishment for sin, and the best of days, revealing God’s undeserved love for us through the crucifixion and resurrection of His Son.
Law/Gospel: Though I was not there physically, I am among those who spat in Jesus' face and crucified Him by my sinfulness. Willingly, Jesus came to earth, suffered, died, and rose again so that God might forgive my sins and give me eternal life with Him forever.
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Bible Challenge Question: Which disciple of Jesus did not see the Lord on the first day
He rose from the dead?
A. Mary Magdalene, B. Peter, C. Thomas, D. John, E. Salome
C. Thomas
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Music: When I Behold Jesus Christ; John 11:25–26; He Is Risen
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Craft: Empty Tomb Cup
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Group Activity: Weighed Down with Sin
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Lesson 6: Jesus Reinstates Peter April 12, 2015 | Easter 2 (white) | John 21:1–19
Key Point: We are all like Peter in our words and actions, denying our Lord and weeping bitterly over what we have done. We need the same comfort Peter received—the comfort of sins forgiven and the assurance that even when we are faithless, Jesus remains faithful.
Law/Gospel: God demands that I love Him and none other, solely and completely. In my sin, I worship whatever pleases me the most at the time. God’s love is everlasting and ever faithful; when I deny Him, He acknowledges me for Christ’s sake.
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Bible Challenge Question: True or false? After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His
disciples many times, including at least twice in Galilee. True. See Matthew 28:16–20
and John 21:1.
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Music: Make Songs of Joy; The Beach Story; The Baa, Baa Song
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Lesson 7: The Conversion of Paul
April 19, 2015 | Easter 3 (white) | Acts 9:1–31
Key Point: Through the Law, we are crushed by the weight of our sin, and like Paul, we are enemies of God, unable to save ourselves. As God revived Paul through Ananias, He revives us through the proclamation of His Word and the administration of His Sacraments, granting forgiveness, life, and salvation to all who believe.
Law/Gospel: Because I am a sinner, I fail to stand up for Christ in the world, and I fear persecution. As a member of Christ’s Body, the Church, I receive God’s love and forgiveness in Christ and am strengthened in faith through His Word and Sacraments to live as His child, reflecting His love to the world.
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Bible Challenge Question: What is the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, whom God
sent to preach to Gentiles throughout the Roman world? Saul
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Music: By All Your Saints in Warfare; Jesus, I Believe in You; 2 Corinthians 5:21
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Lesson 8: Paul’s First Missionary Journey
April 26, 2015 | Easter 4 (white) | Acts 13–14
Key Point: Just as God sent Paul and Barnabas to spread the Gospel, so today He sends pastors and missionaries to preach the Gospel, baptize, and administer the Lord's Supper in mission fields around the world.
Law/Gospel: When I despise the preaching of God’s Word, do not hold it sacred, and do not gladly hear and learn it, I sin and support Satan’s cause. The gates of hell will not prevail against the Church and God’s Word, through which sinners are converted and through which I receive the grace of God.
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Bible Challenge Question: What is a missionary? A missionary is someone sent by a
church to an area to tell other people about Jesus. A missionary might also provide
medical care, education, or other needs for people.
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Music: These Things Are Written; For God So Loved the World; Tell It
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Lesson 9: Paul and Timothy
May 3, 2015 | Easter 5 (white) | Acts 15:1–16:5
Key Point: Human reason believes, as many did in Paul’s day, that we must do something to be saved. Yet the answer is always Jesus, Jesus, only Jesus, whose resurrection from the dead sealed our salvation and absolved the world.
Law/Gospel: I sin when I believe that Jesus is not enough for my salvation or when I think that I must do something, however small, to contribute to my salvation. Jesus has done it all perfectly for me. In Him, my salvation is complete.
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Bible Challenge Question: Paul had several traveling partners on his missionary
journeys. Which of these people traveled with him? A. Titus, B. Timothy, C. Silas, D. All
of them, E. None of them D. All of them
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Music: Jesus, I Believe in You; Take My Life and Let It Be; 1 Timothy 2:4
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Food Activity: Many Backgrounds, One Source of Salvation
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Group Activity: Removing Sin’s Stain
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Lesson 10: Lydia May 10, 2015 | Easter 6 (white) | Acts 16:11–15
Key Point: Just as God worked His miracle beside the river, clothing Lydia with Christ in Baptism, so God works His miracles in pulpits and fonts around the world, destroying the work of Satan by washing away sins in water combined with God's Word and clothing believers with His righteousness.
Law/Gospel: Full of pride and guided by my emotions and experiences, I look for God and His works where I think He should be, instead of humbly following His Word. Christ locates Himself and His saving gifts for me in specific places: His baptismal font, His pulpit, His altar—wherever His Word is spoken, sung, poured, eaten, or drunk.
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Bible Challenge Question: True or false?
Everywhere Paul traveled, all of the people loved him and his message about Jesus.
False. Sometimes people rejected Paul and the Gospel. His health and life were often in
danger.
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Music: Oh, How I Love Jesus; All Who Believe and Are Baptized; Acts 2:38
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Lesson 11: Paul and Silas in Prison
May 17, 2015 | Easter 7 (white) | Acts 16:16–40
Key Point: Just as God opened the prison, granting Paul and Silas freedom and new life, so Christ by His crucifixion and resurrection frees us from the prison of our sins and grants us life eternal.
Law/Gospel: The world hates Christ and His followers and rejects me because of Him. In my sin, I dislike and would avoid this persecution. The Spirit pours the peace of Christ into me, forgiving, strengthening, and sustaining me in Christ.
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Bible Challenge Question: Which disciple went to jail with Paul in the city of Philippi?
Silas
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Music: 1 Timothy 2:4; Angels, Angels; Mark 5:36
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Lesson 12: Paul Sails for Rome
May 24, 2015 | Pentecost (red) | Acts 27
Key Point: As Christ was with Paul and his companions in a perilous sea voyage, so He is with us, holding us up, keeping us with Him in the ship of the Church, and casting all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Law/Gospel: In sinful despair, I let the pains of the present overtake me; I doubt God and do not trust His redeeming love. Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever, rides out the storms of life with me, granting me hope in my redemption.
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Bible Challenge Question: Name some ways people traveled in Bible times. Walking,
sailing, riding a donkey or camel, or riding in a chariot
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Music: Our Rescue; Here I Stand; Jesus Lights the Way
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Service Project: Disaster Relief
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Lesson 13: John’s Vision of Heaven
May 31, 2015 | Trinity Sunday (white) | Revelation 21–22
Key Point: Those who believe that salvation has been accomplished by the all-availing sacrifice of Jesus on the cross will bear the sign of Christ, written on their forehead in Holy Baptism, and they will have access to the tree of life.
Law/Gospel: If I do not believe in Christ as my Savior, I will not enter the gates of heaven. I am baptized and believe in Jesus, the Lamb of God; He has written my name in His Book of Life. Someday, I will live with Him in the new heavenly Jerusalem, where there will be no more sorrow or pain or death.
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Bible Challenge Question: What do you think heaven will be like? Tell someone near
you about it. Answers vary.
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Music: Holy Trinity Song; Holy Holy Holy; Revelation 21:4
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