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Christ
Original text:
CEF® Inc
Adapted for Europe:
Jennifer Haaijer
(With additional ideas
from the original text)
Text published by:
CEF® of Europe
Kilchzimmer
4438 Langenbruck
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Copyright © 2011, 2013 Child Evangelism Fellowship® Inc.
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Table of contents
Lesson
Introduction
Overview
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
The Good Shepherd
The Bread of Life
The Resurrection
The Light of the World
The Way
Summary of steps for counselling the child who wants to come to Christ
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Introduction
Christianity is unique, offering men and women, boys and girls the possibility of a personal relationship
with the Son of God. Children need to be taught the Word of God, they need to learn the facts of the
Gospel, but our ultimate goal is that they will know Christ as Lord and Saviour. These simple evangelistic
lessons are about Him, focusing on five of His great “I ams”.
Teaching Bible truths
As you teach these lessons make sure that you do not get so engrossed in the narrative that you do not
teach Bible truths. We fall short of our responsibility as teachers if we only tell children Bible stories. It is
essential that children learn the truths those stories were written down to teach us, and that we then take
them a step further to show what that truth means to them in their daily lives. Obviously, it is impossible
to teach all of these truths in one lesson. Many children know little or nothing, so what we do include
should be really thoroughly taught. Teach truths which emerge from the narrative. Do not forget to use
all of your programme to teach the children.
Saved children will benefit from this thorough teaching evangelism, but we must also teach them truths
which will strengthen, help and guide them in their Christian lives.
Special emphasis
The teaching of this truth has been woven throughout the narrative, and is also marked out in the lesson
plan.
The application of the truth has been highlighted with a line beside the text. You may feel it necessary to
adapt the applications to better suit the children you teach. For example, the application may use a boy’s
name, yet you have only girls present. It could be that the application given is more applicable to older
children, while yours are very young. Make the changes you feel are necessary. The important thing is that
the Word of God is applied to their lives.
Make yourself available for counselling
When you present the Gospel message, there will be children who will respond to it independently. They
may or may not at a later date tell you that they have trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. There will,
however, be others who would like some help. They may have questions to ask; they may need help or
encouragement in knowing what to say.
As you teach the saved children, there may be times when they would like advice in a difficult situation; they
may need clarification on how a particular lesson applies to their daily lives; they may find themselves in a
situation where they do not know what the Bible says they should do; they may want to share a difficulty
so that you can pray for them, especially if you are the only Christian support they have.
For these reasons it is important that the children know you are available to talk. It is also important that
they know when and where to go when they want to talk to you. Finally, it is essential that unsaved children
do not confuse coming to the Lord Jesus with coming to you.
In all cases you should not make yourself available at the same time as giving the Gospel invitation, so
that the children never get the impression that they cannot come to Christ without coming through you,
or that they are saved simply by waiting to speak to you.
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An example for use with the unsaved child
“Do you really want to live for the Lord Jesus, but don’t know how to come to Him? I will be glad to explain
it from the Bible; come and see me. I’ll be standing by that tree when the meeting is over. Remember, I
can’t take away your sin – only the Lord Jesus can do that – but I will be glad to help you understand better
how you can come to Him. Just come and sit with me under that tree.”
An example for use with the saved child
“If you have trusted the Lord Jesus as your Saviour and you have never told me about it, please let me
know. I’ll be standing beside the piano after the meeting is finished. I would like to know if you too have
trusted the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, so that I can pray for you and perhaps help you.”
Memory verses
A Scripture verse to teach the children is suggested for each lesson. If you are teaching the lessons as a series
over five weeks it would be advisable to choose two or three verses to teach well, which the children will
then remember. If you try to teach all five, the children may not really know any of them well.
Practise using the visuals
It is wise to practise using the visuals before teaching the lesson to children. Become thoroughly familiar
with the flashcards and know when you need to use them in the lesson.
In adapting the lessons for Europe, it was necessary to change the order in which some of the pictures
are used. You will find it helpful to tape a little tab to a picture which is used out of order, as this makes
it easier to find.
Additional helps
Along the left and right margins additional helps are provided, giving background information and optional
ideas on how to add interest to your lesson.
These ideas are designed to incorporate different learning styles. For effective learning some children need
to see or write, others need to hear or speak, others need to touch or handle, and still others need active
participation.
You can use these ideas in your club as time allows.
Review questions
For each lesson some review questions are given. These can be used after the lesson or the following week,
before teaching the new lesson.
Review time, if conducted in an orderly way, can be an ideal opportunity to reinforce what you have taught,
while still being fun for the children. You can use this time …
to find out how much the children are understanding and remembering.
to help you as a teacher to know what you need to emphasise more so that the children will remember
better.
to provide a time of fun in the class. The children like competition and look forward to this part of
the programme. But it is more than just a game: it is a time of learning.
In this textbook only questions on the lesson are included. It would be profitable to include questions
also on the songs, verse and whatever else you teach. In this way the children realise that every part of the
programme is important.
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Overview
Special
emphasis
Jesus Christ, the
Good Shepherd,
loves the lost
Application
Memory verse
Unsaved: Ask the Lord Jesus to rescue
you and take you into His
care
“I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd gives His life for the sheep”
John 10:1
Jesus Christ can
meet your deepest
need
Unsaved: Ask Him to take away all
your sin and take charge of
your life
“I am the bread of life. He who comes
to Me shall never hunger …”
John 6:35
The Resurrection
John 11:1-46
Jesus Christ has
power over death
Unsaved: Believe in Jesus and He will
make you ready to live with
God
“I am the resurrection and the life. He
who believes in Me, though he may
die, he shall live”
Jesus Christ is the
Light of the World
Unsaved: Ask Jesus to take all the
darkness of your sin away
“I am the light of the world. He who
follows Me shall not walk in darkness”
Jesus Christ is the
only Way to God
and Heaven
Unsaved: Ask Jesus to forgive your sins
and prepare you for living
with God
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except
through Me”
Lesson
The Good
Shepherd
Luke 15:1-7
John 10:1-10
Matthew 18:11-14
The Bread of Life
Matthew 14:13-21
Mark 6:32-44
Luke 9:10-17
John 6:1-59
The Light
of the World
Luke 18:31-43
Mark 10:32-34, 46-52
Matthew 20:17-19,
29-34
Luke 24:18
Isaiah 61:1-2
The Way
John 13:1-2, 30-38
John 14:1-6
John 11:25
John 8:12
John 14:6
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