Mar 17 2006

Third Sunday of Lent

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Third Sunday of Lent:
March 19th, 2006

Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19

Mosaic/Sinai Covenant

I approach the creation of this lesson with a deep sense of awe and reverence. Throughout the past 4,000 years of history, the Ten Commandments have held a respected, disputed, and yet continual place in the pantheon of religious and cultural lives of the people of this world. Also known as The Decalogue, the Mosaic Covenant represents new territory in the relationship between God and the human race, fresh ground upon which people can walk in order to connect themselves to their Creator. Moreover, the creation of this bond between God and humanity further extends and develops the covenants already in place (Adam’s, Noah’s, and Abraham’s).
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Mar 17 2006

Second Sunday of Lent

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Second Sunday of Lent:
March 12th, 2006

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22:23-31

I talked with a fellow teacher before and after Children’s Church last week concerning what methods we felt worked and did not work in teaching through the verses for Lent. We both took a similar approach to talking to the kids about the Old Testament verses – reading through the two passages and explaining what the key concepts mean, verse by verse. Now, granted, I fully admit that such an approach is a rather vague one, but I do believe that teachers must keep it in mind. I say this with the thought that the teacher has to find a way to balance the fact that the idea of covenant is a very mature and difficult one with the fact that that same idea of covenant is a necessary one for the children to understand.

Thus, it is my proposal that teachers read through these verses with the kids in their classes, talking about what they decide is most essential. When we get into the New Testament passages, this approach with be updated, but will remain much the same. The point is this – our children must be made familiar with all of these stories and the ideas behind them in order to expose them to the core beliefs, questions, answers, difficulties, and experiences contained within the Bible.
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