January 22 Read Galatians 3:26-4:7 and pray write a chapel response for last Friday when Pastor Shawn was here to talk about our Christian identity - Who we are in Christ. Act 3B: Redemption Complicated The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7). Read the covenant and discuss who the parties to the agreement were, what promises were made. Compare and contrast with the earlier covenants that we have looked at. January 19 Read Genesis 12:1-3 and pray review Creation covenant and the Noahic covenant from last time Act 3A: Redemption Initiated The Abrahamic covenant Five promises 1. Nationhood 2. Relationship - protection 3. Seed - very numerous 4. Land 5. blessing to others The Mosaic covenant God brought the people out of slavery in Egypt (exodus). Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai People were asked to obey these January 17 reflect on chapel - read Matthew 28:16-20 (Great Commission) and pray Write a chapel response on missions, the mission in Uganda or the school trip or whatever you would like to comment on Act 3: Promise of Restoration, Israel's mission There are six main covenants we will look at 1..Creation covenant 2. Noahic covenant (Gen. 9:8-17) 3. Abrahamic covenant (Gen. 12:1-3) 4. Mosaic (or Sinaitic) covenant (Ex. 6:1-8; 19) 5. Davidic covenant (2 Sam. 7:8-13) 6. New covenant (Jer. 31; Heb. 10:11-14) For today, make notes on the first three covenants. Who is in the agreement, what are the promises, expectations..? January 15 Read parts of the flood story (Gen. 6-9) and discuss. Pray write a response or summary of the flood story. January 12 Read Genesis 4 (Cain and Abel) and pray work on position paper Notes for Creation chapter and the position paper due today January 10 Read Genesis 3 and pray Begin Act 2 of God's Big Story - The Fall 1. Who was the serpent? 2. What was the nature of the temptation? -regarding the knowledge of good and evil 3. What was the nature of sin? -act of unbelief -desire for autonomy -act of irresponsibility -act of rebellion 4. What were the consequences of sin? -for the serpent -for the woman -for the man January 8 Read Mark 3:20-29 and pray work on position paper on creation - minimum of 1 page or 250 words. due Friday, January 12. Notes for this chapter also due this week. January 5 Read Genesis 1:26-31 and pray continue the notes on creation -the creation account establishes humans as the climax of creation -the creation account gives meaning to humanity's mission -the creation account gives meaning to sexuality January 3 Begin with Psalm 8 and pray together Notes on Creation -the creation account showcases God's glory -Gen. 1 - Elohim - great creator -Gen. 2 - Yahweh - the Lord God -the creation account establishes order -the creation account confronts paganism in that: -there is one God, not many -the universe had a divine origin -creation is perfect -creation resulted from God speaking -God is spirit -God organized creation in a structured and orderly way -humanity has a special place - made in image of God -God rests December 13 Practice for Christmas program. December 11 Read Mark 1:1-8 with commentary. Pray. Read Genesis 2 and contrast with chapter 1 on creation. December 8 Read 2 Peter 3:8-15 with commentary. Pray. Finish the overview of God's Big Story. Review the first three acts and then discuss the last three acts. For Genesis 1, summarize what happened on each day of creation. December 6 Read Isaiah 40:1-11 with short commentary. Pray. Introduce the new chapter: The Bible: God's Big Story, Part 1. Chart was on board. Paper copy available at school. December 4 introduce Advent. Read Isaiah 64:1-9 with commentary and pray. read the conclusion of the last chapter from the book and discuss the writing assignment. Finish and hand in the assignment from Friday. Notes and journal entries for this chapter are due on Wednesday. Notes also included the 'extent of God's authority' from the end of last chapter since we did not finish that before the end of term. December 1 Write a chapter summary for the chapter we just finished - What the Bible says about God. -attributes of God (10) -nature of God (3) -God as Trinity Write at least one good paragraph for each of the three topics and then a personal response to the chapter in a final paragraph November 29 Read John 5:26 and pray. correct the work from last class. God is Trinity. One God - Deuteronomy 6:4 Ephesians 4:4-6 Three persons of Trinity 2 Corinthians 13:14 Matthew 28:19-20 1 Peter 1:1-2 Hebrews 9:14 November 24 Read Romans 11:33-36. What does it tell us about God? Pray Who God reveals himself to be. Read the Scriptures for what they tell us about the nature of God. 1. John 5:26 Acts 17:24-25 Colossians 1:16-17 2. John 4:24 John 1:18 Exodus 20:4 3. Genesis 1-3 (3 chapters) November 22 Read Number 23:19 and Pray correct the work from last class. Journal - What kind of God do you believe in? Refer to at least 3 of the attributes from the above list. November 20 discuss the attributes of God that were assigned on Friday. Continue the list. Look up each passage and identify an attribute of God 7. Malachi 3:6 8. Psalm 104:24 9. Deuteronomy 32:4 10. I John 4:8-10 11. Psalm 103:8 November 17 Begin chapter 4 - What the Bible says about God Attributes of God - look up these Scriptures and identify the attributes 1. Exodus 15:11 2. Habakkuk 1:13 3. Psalm 90:2 4. Isaiah 46: 8-11 5. Jeremiah 32:17 6. Psalm 139:7-10 November 15 Read Psalms 66 and reflect on what God has done and is doing. Pray Write in journals -respond to chapel and/or remembrance day service -respond to our section on the extent of God's authority. Choose at least 2 of the 8 things we talked about and discuss them We also talked about the Christmas program. We need one more person who could be an offstage voice for angels. Still room for more people to volunteer to participate on or off stage. November 10 Read Romans 13:1-7 and pray. God has authority 6. Over our emotions Luke 10:27 Matthew 5:44 7. Over knowledge - God is greater than scientific knowledge 8. Over governments Romans 13:1-7 Acts 5:29 - the one time to disobey our government is... Psalm 2:1-6 November 8 Read John 14:25-27 and focus on the peace that Jesus gives us. Pray Continue on the extent of God's authority. Read the Scriptures and comment 3. over culture Numbers 33:50-56 How Israel related to the culture of Canaan I Corinthians 10 4. Over entertainment Phil. 4:8 focus on what is true and noble and good. Filter out what is not true 5. Over our senses I John 1:1-3 November 6 Read Psalm 34 and think about what it means to seek peace and pursue it. Pray Reflect on chapel from Friday when Mr. Roszmann spoke about 'first impressions'. He referred to Prov. 20:5 and John 7:24. Write a chapel response in your journal. How far does God's authority extend? 1. God has authority over the limits of reason. God asked people to do things that made no sense to them. Look at Abraham as an example when God asked him to sacrifice his only son in Genesis 22:1-19. 2. God has authority over our understanding of reality. There is an unseen world, a spiritual world. Look at these Scriptures as examples: 2 Corinthians 4:18; Ephesians 6:12 and 2 Kings 6:17. November 1 Read Romans 1:16-17 in honour of Reformation Day. Pray discuss last objection 3. There are books left out. The criteria used to determine what belongs in the Biblical canon -apostolicity - written by an apostle or someone with close connections -orthodoxy - does it line up with the rest of the Bible -pedigree - was it accepted widely and early in the church Summative assignment - write a summary of this chapter. One paragraph for each of the main sections: internal evidence, external evidence, answering objections. That would be a minimum of three paragraphs plus a concluding paragraph where you answer the title of the chapter (Does the Bible have authority?) and give a personal response. What did you agree or disagree with? What was meaningful? October 30 Read Luke 10:25-37 about loving God and neighbour. Pray. Continue on answering objections 2. The Bible has been corrupted -textual variants like spelling, grammar, punctuation changes over the generations - translation - changes in meaning? Read Romans 1:1-5; 15:8-9; and 16:25-27 - Jesus was consistent with the Old Testament, the prophets, the patriarchs so nothing got corrupted by the time Paul wrote the book of Romans. In your journal, answer this objection and reflect on the chapel from Friday October 27 Read Psalm 22 and pray. Answering objections (Does the Bible have Authority?) 1. The Bible was written by human beings 2 Peter 1:20-21 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17. The Bible has many fulfilled prophecies like Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 Read the Scriptures and use them to write an answer to this first objection in your journal. October 25 read Isaiah 52:13- 53:12 - the suffering servant. Pray Many students away because of the snow so not much new stuff. Do a journal entry on a topic of choice. Use as a catchup day for those who need it. October 23 Read Ephesians 6:10-18 about spiritual warfare and the armour of God. Pray External evidence for the authority of the Bible - discuss and make notes Journal - respond to the evidence for the authority of the Bible and whatever else you would like to write about. October 18 Read Matthew 16:17-20 and pray continue on internal evidence for the Bible's authority 3. Jesus confers authority to his disciples. Read the Scriptures to find what it says about this Matthew 10:1 11:27 John 14:25-26 15: 26-27 16: 12-15 Matthew 28:16-20 October 16 open with Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 as a follow-up for the morning talk by Jason Sheppard. Pray Chapel response for either Friday or this morning in your journal What is your measure of success? read these Scriptures (were read by Jason) Matthew 6:19-21; John 6:38; Philippians 1:21; and 2 Timothy 4:6-8 What is your measure of success for today, for this course, for this year, for life in general Continue on internal evidence for the Bible's authority 2. Jesus trusted the Bible's authority -Jesus consistently refers to the Old Testament as the present and eternal truth of God -Jesus always assumes that Scripture is the final authority (John 10:34-36) -Jesus always assumes that Old Testament prophecies must be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17) -Jesus always treats the miraculous events of the Old Testament as if they occurred exactly as written -Jesus leans on the Old Testament in his personal anguish (Matthew 4:1-10) October 13 open with Matthew 28:16-20 and pray together Write a chapel response in journal - Rocky & Karen were here to talk about Guatemala and their ministry there Internal evidence for the Bible's authority 1. Jesus asserted authority Read these Scriptures and explain how Jesus asserted authority a. Matthew 7:28-29 b. Mark 2:8-12 October 6 open with 2 Cor. 2:14-16 on thanksgiving and pray return tests and discuss Begin chapter 3 - Does the Bible have authority? read story of Tim McVeigh and intro Read the following scriptures and explain what they say about authority 1. Romans 14:10-12 2. Philippians 2:9-11 3. Matthew 22:37 4. Romans 12:2 What does it mean to love God with all your mind? October 4 - Thanksgiving read Psalm 95 and pray also read Psalm 100, Phil. 4:4-8 and I Thess. 5:16-18 summarize what each passage has to say about thanksgiving write or draw a personal response - what are you thankful for? Explain October 2 read Philippians 2:1-11 and pray write out the Bible memory verse (2 Tim 2:15) test on chapter 2 - what the Bible is and isn't hand in notes write in journal - general reflection on the month of September September 29 open with Psalm 25 and pray Bible memory is due - 2 Timothy 2:15 discuss truth - objective and subjective, relativism Is the Bible true? Read the Scriptures to see what they say about the truth of the Bible Hebrews 6:18 John 17:17 John 16:13 John 1:14 John 14:6 Acts 17:11 I Peter 3:15 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 September 27 read Romans 13:1-7 discuss 'meet you at the pole' that we did as a school this morning. write a journal response - what did we do? why? was it meaningful? Should we continue to do it in future? Suggestions for improvement? September 25 read Jonah 3:10-4:11 - God is gracious. Pray Is the Bible a set of instructions? It is much more than that. The Bible is about God and what he has done, is doing, and will do in the world and for all eternity... correct worksheet on revelation - General and special revelation of God notes on the Bible as Word of God 1. The Bible is rooted in history and has been accurately transmitted 2. The Bible is inspired by God 3. the Bible is inerrant - no mistakes September 22 worksheet on 'revelation' write a response in your journal September 20 devotions - 2 Cor. 10:3-5 and pray correct the work from last time on benefits of studying the Bible. Read the five Scriptures journal writing including the benefits of studying the Bible for you personally September 18 devotions - John 20:30-31 and prayer hand in the assignment on the book of Esther First entry in student journals Start chapter 2 - What the Bible is and isn't. 1. Why should we study the Bible? a. The Bible is part of world literature b. The Bible changed western civilization c. Knowledge of the Bible is the mark of an educated person d. Knowledge of the Bible is the mark of a moral person 2. Benefits of studying the Bible. Read to find answers a. Psalm 119 b. Gal. 5:22-23 c. 2 Cor. 3:17-4:2 d. Prov. 3:5-6 e. 2 Cor. 10:3-5 September 15 Devotions - read Psalm 103 and pray together Review story of Esther orally finish summary - should include something about Vashti, Xerxes, Esther, Mordecai, Haman What can we learn and apply to our lives? Add a paragraph to the summary regarding applications Read the story of Esther from the Bible and write a brief summary. |
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