The Winter quarter of BL4Y explores Mary's joyful acceptance of being chosen to give birth to God's Son, as well as taking a look at Elizabeth's affirmation of the announcement, John's mission as forerunner of the Savior, and the familiar story of Jesus' birth. Other units will emphasize praise from and for God's Creation and the birthing of a new faith community with Jesus as its foundation.
Bible Lessons for Youth is a comprehensive
6-year Bible-to-life curriculum that helps teens apply the Bible to
their real-life. Its teacher-friendly format is built around a
step-by-step sequence with thought-provoking activities designed to help
youth understand Scripture and apply it to their individual
experiences.
The student book is reproduced as the center piece of each session in the leader guide, and is surrounded by the minute-by-minute teaching plans printed in the margin. The student book includes activities, discussion questions, illustrative games, and short drama skits.
Winter themes:
Creation
Psalms, Luke, Galatians
The Bible Lessons for Youth format of “Explore,” “Focus,” and “Connect”
is an intentional learning approach to help teens FOCUS on the original
context, EXPLORE how the passage speaks to their lives, and CONNECT with
how to live out God’s Word in their daily lives and in the world.
Key Verse
Taken from the passage printed in the student book, this verse can be used to emphasize Scripture memorization in your class.
Take-Away
This is the basic point of the lesson and is summed up in a short
sentence. It’s the big idea you want your teens to grasp from each
week’s session.
Bible Lesson
For easy access, the Scripture passage your class or group will explore
is taken from the Common English Bible, and are coordinated with the
Uniform Lesson Series. Contains options for younger and older youth.