Master Teacher: October- December 2022

By R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

Growing with Jesus (Ages 5 and Younger) is an age-appropriate Christian quarterly lesson guide. Each lesson contains a Bible story to bring the meaning to life for the students. Pictures depicting the lesson’s meaning for each week can be easily colored and carried home by these young disciples. It follows the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Outline from the National Council of Churches.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781681679594

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Vol. 126 • No. 4

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Master Teacher

FOURTH QUARTER 2022 Vol. 126 • No. 4

Teaching Companion to NextGen Leaders and Adult Christian Life

Master Teacher is the teacher’s quarterly to be used with Adult Christian Life and NextGen Leaders. Each lesson contains extensive biblical exposition and specific instructions for the teacher. The outline of the lesson is reader friendly and includes suggestions for maximizing teacher/student interaction and topics for making the study informative and enriching.

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The R.H. Boyd family of companies produces and provides the highest quality of Christian, inspirational, historic, educational, and cultural literature, merchandise, and services by continuing to use high ethical, moral, and biblically sound standards as it has for five generations.

Lesson material is based on the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Outlines, copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and is used with permission.

NIV Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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MASTER TEACHER

Resources to Enhance Instruction

The Master Teacher quarterly has many features that add to its popular appeal among Christian Education students ages 18 and older. It includes a number of elements to enhance the learning experience. This quarterly is designed to help students in their quest to understand and apply the Bible to their lives.

CONTENTS

VOLUME 126 • NUMBER 4

FOURTH QUARTER 2022

MASTER TEACHER

I. OUT OF SLAVERY TO NATIONHOOD

UNIT I — OCTOBER

II. WE ARE GOD’S ARTWORK

UNIT II — NOVEMBER

III. GOD PREPARES THE WAY

UNIT III — DECEMBER

What’s in Store THIS QUARTER

The Fall quarter titled, God’s Exceptional Choice, traces the arc of salvation history from Abraham to Jesus and on to the early church. Unit I, God Calls Abraham’s Family, is drawn from Genesis and chronicles the origin of the chosen people, Israel, from Abraham to Judah. Unit II journeys through Exodus, Deuteronomy, Judges, and 1 Samuel showing the move to nationhood. Finally, Unit III explores the theme of chosenness through the perspective of the book of Ephesians.

UNIT I— OUT OF SLAVERY TO NATIONHOOD

Unit I, Out of Slavery to Nationhood, has five sessions that explore the call of Israel’s family out of Egypt to become a nation. Lesson 5, from Exodus, highlights the birth of Moses, the women who preserved his life, and his call to lead the people out of Egypt. Lesson 6, from Deuteronomy, tells part of the salvation story of the people of Israel so they might remember and be thankful. Lesson 7, from Judges, lifts up the period of Israel’s history when it was governed by judges, particularly telling the story of Gideon. Lesson 8, from I Samuel, chronicles the transition in Israel’s history from the governance of judges to the selection of Saul as Israel’s first king. Lesson 9 tells of the anointing of David as Saul’s successor to the throne.

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UNIT II—WE ARE GOD’S ARTWORK

Unit II, We Are God’s Artwork, is a four-lesson study of Ephesians. The unit title comes from Ephesians 2:10. In several translations of Ephesians 2:10, the Greek phrase reads we are [God’s] workmanship (e.g., ESV, NASB, NET); but The New Jerusalem Bible begins verse 10, We are God’s work of art. It draws out a unique perspective on the way God has created us. Lesson 10 explores the beginning of the first chapter of Ephesians and the understanding that we are chosen and adopted as children by God through the redemption of Christ. Lesson 11 completes a study of Ephesians chapter 1, with Paul’s prayer that the believers in the Ephesian church might fully understand and access the power and blessings at their disposal because of God’s adoption of them through the saving work of Christ. Lesson 12 shows how Paul reminds the Ephesians that, because of their adoption and God’s love and mercy, they are made alive through the saving power of Christ for the purpose of good works. Lesson 13 is based on the last chapter of Ephesians where Paul encourages the believers in Ephesus to use the spiritual resources, which they have access to because of their relationship to God through Christ, in order to persevere and stand against the evil forces of the world so that they might be Christ’s ambassadors.

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UNIT III—GOD PREPARES THE WAY

Unit III, God Prepares the Way, begins with two lessons on Zechariah from the opening chapters of Luke’s Gospel. Disappointment and doubt cloud Zechariah’s perspective until the promise of a son becomes a reality. This extraordinary experience is the backdrop for Lesson 3—the entrance of John the Baptist, God’s chosen voice to prepare the way for the Messiah. Lesson 4 on Christmas Day celebrates Advent with Mary’s song as she rejoices in the news that God has chosen the humble.

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SEEKING GOD’S GUIDANCE

Suggested Opening Exercises

1. Usual Signal for Beginning

2. Prayer (Closing with the Lord’s Prayer)

3. Singing (Song to Be Selected)

4. Scripture Reading:

Psalms 124 (KJV)

Director: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

School: If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Director: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

School: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

Director: Then the proud waters had