Children's Teacher: April- June 2020

By R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation

Children’s Teacher is a teacher’s quarterly for children 11 and under. In addition to the exposition of the printed text, each of the thirteen lessons includes the purpose of the lesson, extensive teaching plans, lesson introduction, background of the lesson, meaningful insights, and related activities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
• Release date: Mar 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781681676586

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Lesson 1 for Week of April 5, 2020

DOING WHAT IS JUST!

UNIFYING TOPIC

God’s Just Servant

LESSON SECTIONS

I. Preparing for Jesus’ Entry (Matthew 21:1–2)

II. The Disciples Bring the Donkey and Colt to Jesus (Matthew 21:6–8)

III. Jesus Clears the Temple (Matthew 21:12–17)

KEY VERSE

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. (Matthew 21:6, NRSV)

BIBLICAL EMPHASES

1.To help the students to understand that Jesus is the Messiah that was promised in Isaiah 42.

2.To help the students love Jesus as the Messiah who taught us to seek justice.

3.To help the students use Jesus’ actions as a model for how they treat others fairly.

UNIFYING PRINCIPLE

People seek a champion of justice. Who can and will defend and uphold the cause of justice? In Matthew 21, Jesus upholds God’s justice in the temple, fulfilling Isaiah 42’s vision of the Messiah.

LESSON EMPHASES

•To learn about Palm Sunday.

•To know that Jesus is the King of kings!

•To know that Jesus wanted the temple to be used for prayer.

Target Emphases

PRESCHOOLERS: Young children are able to recognize right from wrong.

YOUNGER CHILDREN: Young children are learning the importance of following directions.

OLDER CHILDREN: Some children have learned how to respect those who are worthy of respect and honor.

Materials Needed to Teach

For further reference, see today’s lesson from Boyd’s Commentary, New National Baptist Hymnal, 21st Century Edition #546.

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Suggested Teaching Plan

GROWING WITH JESUS

MATERIALS NEEDED: music player, markers, paper, crayons, pencils, picture of a palm branch

GETTING STARTED: Greet each student as he or she enters the classroom. Have some music playing in the background and allow the students to sing along with the music once the class has started. Begin the lesson with prayer. Ask the students to draw their own palm branches.

A GREAT BEGINNING: Share with the students that today’s lesson is the Palm Sunday celebration. Explain to them about Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and how He cleared out the Temple of the Lord. Explain how Jesus wanted the Lord’s temple to be used for prayer and not for merchants to be able to make a profit with their products. Ask them what it means to do what is JUST.

AN IMPORTANT LESSON: Read the scripture for today’s lesson story. Explain to the students how Jesus’ entry was significant. Help the students understand the importance of Jesus’ role as the King of kings. Explain how Jesus reacted in the Temple and why he acted the way He did.

KEEPING IT GOING: Allow time for the students to complete the activity in their student books. Ask the class how they felt about Jesus’ triumphant entry and His reaction in the temple. Gather the students in a circle and take their prayer requests. After the prayer, dismiss the class.

JUST FOR YOU: This week, pray that your students remember that even Jesus was angry and help them understand that Jesus was angry because of what the moneychangers were doing in the Temple. Pray that the students pray first in every situation they find themselves in.

YOUNG LEARNERS

MATERIALS NEEDED: music player, markers, paper, crayons, pencils, picture of a palm branch

GETTING STARTED: Greet the students as they enter the classroom. Have some music playing in the background and allow the students to sing along with the music once the class has started. Begin the lesson in prayer. Ask the students to draw their own palm branches.

JUMP START: Introduce today’s lesson by sharing that today’s lesson is the story of Jesus entering the town and later clearing out the Lord’s temple. Tell the students how Jesus cleared the temple of all of the robbers and thieves and let the temple leaders know that the Lord’s temple would be used for prayer. Help the students understand why Jesus reacted so strongly to those who were present in the temple. Tell the students that today’s lesson is about how Jesus brought God’s justice to the temple and fulfilled a prophecy in Isaiah 42.

THE LESSON STORY: Read the scripture from the lesson story. Tell the students how Jesus became angered when He entered the temple and saw what the people were doing there. Help the students understand that while Jesus was angry at the people who were defiling the temple, He did not use His anger against the people. Jesus only destroyed the items they were selling in the temple.

TAKING IT HOME: Allow the students time to complete the activities in their student books. Have the students form a circle and take their prayer requests. Help the students understand why Jesus was angry. Close in prayer.

ENERGY TO EDUCATE: This week, pray that your students remember to seek God’s justice in all that they do.

ADVENTURERS WITH JESUS

MATERIALS NEEDED: music player, paper, pencils

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Greet each student as he or she enters the classroom. Ask the students to pick a worship song to sing. Encourage the students to sing along. Begin the class with prayer.

‘NET CHECK: Discuss and complete the activity from www.rhboyd.com. Bring extra copies to class for those who haven’t completed it already. Allow time for both the ‘Net Check and Bible Quiz sections to be completed. Check and discuss answers together.

INTRODUCTION: Tell the students that today’s lesson is about Jesus entering the city on the back of a donkey. Then Jesus enters the temple and destroys the tables of the people who are conducting business in the temple. Explain that Jesus wanted the temple to be used for prayer and commercial business would not be allowed in the Lord’s temple. Define the word JUST. Explain that today’s lesson is about how Jesus upholds God’s justice in the temple. Help the students understand how Jesus’ actions fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 42 of the Messiah.

TODAY’S LESSON STORY: Ask a few students to read the passages. Explain how the activities in the temple disturbed Jesus and He was setting things right in His Father’s temple. Lead the class in a discussion on how they would react in a similar situation.

LESSON REVIEW AND CLOSING: Allow the students time to complete the activities in their student books and review the key verse. Make sure each student understands the key points of the day’s lesson. After taking prayer requests, close the class in prayer.

— Lesson Overview —

Introduction

When the reigns of a throne and the leadership of a kingdom change hands, it is often a time of chaos and upheaval. In this lesson, Jesus is brought forth as the King of kings. He must prove His authority, and His credentials are in question. There needs to be absolute assurance that He is the true king and not an imposter set on illegally seizing the throne. Jesus presents Himself as the true king, but His Kingdom is one that is different from all of the kingdoms on earth. His Kingdom is the Kingdom of heaven. Help the students to understand that the Kingdom that Jesus is set to rule is one that is not present here on earth. Explain to the students how this Kingdom is one that is a reward after a lifetime spent learning, studying, and living the lessons that Jesus taught His followers.

Jesus and His followers had completed their journey across the Kidron Valley and along the eastern side of the Mount of Olives where Jesus had delivered His Sermon on the Mount. From there, Jesus and His disciples traveled to Jerusalem. Everywhere Jesus went throughout this region, He was followed by large crowds of people who wanted to witness the many miracles He performed and to learn from Him.

Jesus called for two of His disciples to go into the town. There, they would find a donkey and her colt. They were to untie the animals and bring them to Him.

Explain to the students how Jesus gave His disciples clear instructions. He had not sent others ahead of them into the town in order to have the animals prepared for His arrival. Jesus’ instructions to the two disciples were clear and He knew that the animals would be present, as He told His followers, for His use.

CREATE INTEREST: Ask the participants why they think Jesus rode into town on a donkey.

I. Preparing for Jesus’ Entry (Matthew 21:1–2)

The two disciples did as Jesus instructed them. They entered the town and they found the animals tied to a tree just as Jesus told them they would. They untied the animals and took them to Jesus. The disciples placed their coats on the animals and Jesus sat on the back of the donkey. Many of the people placed their coats down on the road in front of Jesus as He rode into town; some others cut palm branches and spread them out on the road before Jesus.

Remind the students of the large numbers of people who followed Jesus on His journey. They were present, along with the citizens of the town and all of them were welcoming Jesus into the town in a grand procession. It was a royal procession and the people were welcoming their new King. Before this event, Jesus did not allow any displays of His royalty. Now, He was openly displaying Himself to the people as their Messiah and their King.

Jesus entered the temple and He began to drive out all of the merchants who were set up there, along with their customers. Jesus turned over all of the tables that had been set up by the men who were busy exchanging the different kinds of money. Jesus