Junior Quarterly | Teacher Manual Fall Quarter 2021 (Sep-Nov): Winter Quarter 2021-2022 (Dec-Feb)

By Church Of God In Christ Publishing House

The 13-week curriculum guide is designed to provide the teacher with Biblically sound principles that are relevant to the youth they instruct. The Teacher Manual has enhanced teacher tips and a suggested outline to help make lesson preparation seamless. The Manual(s) features:
Biblical applications
Unified themes
Versatile adaptability

• Language: English
• Publisher: Church Of God In Christ Publishing House
• Release date: Nov 1, 2021

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Junior Quarterly | Teacher Manual Winter Quarter 2021-2022 (Dec-Feb)

Church Of God In Christ Publishing House

FROM THE PRESIDING BISHOP’S DESK

Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2021-2022 is upon us, and we optimistically, yet cautiously, look forward to this next year. The past year has been the most challenging we have ever experienced. A relentless, microscopic virus catapulted the entire world into a tailspin. Schools, malls, airports, and even our churches were forced to close as we sought alternate ways of functioning. Our day-to-day lives were upended, and many of us were faced with the unbearable losses of friends, family, and co-laborers.

How much longer will we be forced to endure, and when will this end? When will normalcy return? These are questions that have been asked but cannot be answered with any amount of certainty. As believers, it is this time that we faithfully place our uncertain futures in the hands of a loving and faithful God. A God who promised never to leave or forsake us. Now is when we must trust in the Lord with all of our hearts and not lean to our limited and finite understanding.

We must continue to dedicate ourselves to trusting God in all circumstances knowing that even when the road is rough and the journey tumultuous, we maintain unyielding confidence in the God of our salvation.

Regardless of the many hardships, we have endured, let us now focus on this next season with hope and anticipation, trusting that God will sustain us. Jeremiah 17:7-8 declares, Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water that sends out its roots by the stream and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.

Be encouraged, knowing that no matter what the season may bring, God is with us.

In His Service,

J. Drew Sheard

Presiding Bishop

Eighth in Succession

Church Of God In Christ, Inc.

FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLISHING BOARD

Blessings in the name of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

The Church, my brothers and sisters, is in a very unique position in the world today. You ask the question, how? We are called upon when a crisis happens, and we work to bring healing and understanding to those who are enduring the crisis. But, on the other hand, those who serve in ministry are often taken for granted. We are viewed as backward, stoic, and uncompromising; in many instances, we are thought of as old relics that refuse to modernize and change our stance on things the world believes is now the right thing to do. We are perplexed at the calls for us to change against what the Bible says is unholy, and we are pushed into a position where we must decide whether we’re going to stand with the world or stand with God.

The German-Dutch author Thomas a Kempis, who wrote The Imitation of Christ in the late Medieval Period, said this, At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done therefore, in our doing we must be found faithful. God has taken us through trials, storms, depths, valleys, mountain tops, and many downpours for us to turn against him. He has walked with us in our lowest points, and He carried us when we no longer had the strength to endure. He has protected us from ourselves, and, most importantly, He has laid out a path of continual redemption for each one upon this Earth.

So, we owe it to God that we not only be found faithful but that we teach and encourage others to be faithful as well. The Novelist and Christian Apologist C. S. Lewis says this about faith, I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. It is time, my brothers and sisters, in this season to endure the hard, harsh lessons, not of life, but of the trying of our faith; so that when our trials have briefly ended, we’re able to see everything from the viewpoint of Jesus Christ, and that is just enough view to keep us pushing on a little more further.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Blessed New Year.

Yours for service,

Bishop Uleses Henderson Jr, Esq.

Chairman of the Publishing Board

Church Of God In Christ, Inc.

QUARTERLY FOCUS

Dear Students,

Let me begin this quarter by saying the loyalty you are demonstrating to your Publishing House is outstanding and appreciated. Bishop Uleses Henderson and his board are constantly thinking of ways to improve the Sunday school book and financially make the purchasing of this publication as reasonable as possible.

The lessons for this quarter will emphasize a strongly needed revival in our faith in the promises of God. You will read how Abram and Sarai risked everything in their old age to move their family and all of their possessions to a new land. You will be asked to think of things God has promised in your lives that will bless you and others now as well as in generations to come. You will be asked, what are you willing to risk to follow through with God’s plan and bring Him glory, even at the risk of your own comfort? You will learn even though Abram and Sarai were well beyond the age of childbearing, Abram believed God when he was told that he would have descendants more numerous than the stars. While it is true sometimes, we have to wait on God’s fulfillment rather long, but He is faithful.

This quarter, we will also show that praise is the proper response to God’s many fulfilled promises to us. We can thank God for the big things like our salvation and the daily things He does for us, even the air we breathe.

The student will also get a glimpse of how God rewards those who are faithful to Him. God does not always bless us with fame and wonderful jobs in this life. But as Psalm 23:1 tells us, we shall not want. This means that He will bring us to a place of satisfaction, a place where we need nothing more than what we already have. God gave Joseph a happy ending because he obeyed God and forgave his brothers.

And finally, the subject of grace and works is addressed in this quarter. There are some who would like to believe that grace is a permission slip to live without rules. A true understanding of all that happened on the Cross will make Christians see that their old sinful selves are dead, and now they are free to live for Christ. Your students will better understand that their old sinful selves died with Christ on the Cross, so they can now live victorious lives with Christ living in them. This short preview of this quarter can’t begin to address all the great biblical gems you will be exposed to during the next three months.

Bishop J. L. Whitehead, Jr.

COGIC LIAISON

TEACHER PREPARATION

In order to serve you better, we have designed this practical teacher guide to help you get the most out of the Junior Quarterly® Student Manual.

Each lesson in this teacher guide has two pages of teaching instructions and commentary. Each section in the student magazine is covered in the Junior Quarterly® Teacher Guide. The Student Story, Bible Application, and Choosing What’s Best sections are replicated from the student manual. In addition, you are given instructions, comments, and questions to help you present the Juniors’ lesson in an interesting and informative manner while motivating your class to act on what they’ve learned. When you first receive this teacher guide, begin your preparation by getting an overall view of the entire quarter from the information provided.

The section entitled Light On The Word will provide background information about the lesson you will share with your students. Additional information about the lesson is also available in the white pages of this guide. Notice that each section of the teaching guide has a suggested time schedule, so you can move through the lesson within your allotted teaching time.

For answers to the activities in the student manual, you can refer to the Special Student Activity Answers in this guide. But first, be sure you have read and worked out each student activity yourself.

From time to time, you will be given articles, songs, or craft ideas in Tips and Ideas.

Scripture used in the Junior Quarterly® Student Manual lessons is taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible. Now more than ever, your students will have greater ease in reading and understanding God’s Word.

Examine and use your teacher guide prayerfully. We hope it will help you become the teacher you know God has called you to be. We pray for God’s direction and power in your calling to teach God’s Word to His precious students.

Sincerely,

Cogic Publishing Board

COGIC Publishing Board

Curriculum Committee

SPECIAL STUDENT ACTIVITY ANSWERS

Before the quarter begins, carefully examine the following activities in the student manual. Be prepared to clarify instructions for these activities and check answers for accuracy. Plan to let your students use the activity pages in class when you have time or as special outside assignments.

WHUZZUP?

See page 1 of the student magazine.

Answers will vary. Allow volunteers to share their answers at the end of the quarter.

HIGH FIVE

See page 15 of the student magazine.

Comfort: to soothe in a time of distress.

Encouragement: act of giving hope, courage, or confidence.

Guidance: act of showing the way by leading, directing, or advising.

Truth: a statement proven to be or accepted as true.

Wisdom: understanding what is right, good judgment or insight.

Hope: to wish for something with expectations of its fulfillment.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO YOU FROM PROVERBS

This message is from Proverbs 1:7 which unpacks these 3 steps to becoming wise: 1) Rely on God. 2) Think before you act. 3) Use failure as your teacher.

1. RELY ON GOD

This one seems like a no brainer, right? But how often do we make choices because it’s what we want to do, and then end up paying the price for a bad decision? The starting point to being wise is relying on God, trusting that His way is always the best way.

2. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

You will make a lot of wise decisions if you just paused before acting and took a second to think about the possible outcomes of that decision. Doing this one thing would save you a lot grief.

3. USE FAILURE AS YOUR TEACHER

The truth is, you’re going to make a lot of stupid decisions that have negative consequences. You’re human. We all mess up. Welcome to the club. When you do mess up, use it as a learning experience. (https://ministrytoyouth.com/youth-group-lesson-on-wisdom/)

QUARTER IN REVIEW

See the outside back cover of the student manual.

True Or False?

1. T, 2. F, 3. F, 4. T, 5. F

Short Answer

The answers will vary.

Learning About God

The answers will vary.

Keeping It In Mind

The answers will vary.

JUNIOR QUARTERLY® BIBLE BASICS

Abraham

Three things you may not know.

1. Abram was raised by idol-worshiping parents.

Abram may have been called from city life to remove him from temptations at home. Joshua 24:2 tells us that Abram’s father was a worshiper of idols, which likely means that idol worship was familiar to Abram as well. Leaving behind his father’s house meant leaving behind everything that was familiar, including his religion. This new God, Yahweh, must have seemed very mysterious because he chose to communicate directly with Abram, while the false idols of Abram’s youth were understood to be distant gods who did not personally connect. This difference may have been one of the deciding factors in Abram’s choice to follow God’s leading.

2. Abraham was the tenth-generation descendant of Noah.

In Noah’s time, every other family was wiped out by the flood, which means that every human on earth is a descendant of Noah and his family. Abraham was obviously no exception. Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Abraham was in the line of Shem and was a tenth-generation descendant of Noah. Three generations later, Abraham’s grandson Jacob and his wives had twelve sons who became the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel.

3. Isaac and Ishmael had six hal f-brothers.

After Sarah died at the age of 127, Abraham took another wife, Keturah, and together they had six sons. Their names were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (Genesis 25:1–2). When Abraham died, Isaac and Ishmael buried their father with Sarah.

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TEACHING TIPS AND IDEAS

TIP #1

We as teachers