Sunday School Lessons

Choosing Bible study materials can determine whether those who attend Sunday School experience spiritual transformation in studying God’s Word or simply learn information. Spiritual transformation is God’s work of changing a believer/unbeliever into the likeness of Jesus by creating a new identity in Christ and by empowering a lifelong relationship of love, trust, and obedience.

 

Bible based curriculum should be your main tool that guides your thought process as you prayerfully consider what material you will need to teach and study God’s Word in a way that leads to spiritual transformation.

 

When considering your choice of Sunday school  materials ask yourself the following questions about the materials:

 

 Do they champion the Bible as the inerrant and infallible Word of God?

 

Proverbs 22: 6 “Train up a child in the way that they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.” The material must be Bible based and believe that it is indeed the infallible Word of God. This is the aim of your Sunday school.

 

 Do they encourage believers to seek the kingdom of God as the first priority of their lives?

 

Matthew 6: 33 tells us “to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness”. Sunday school should help and encourage the children to do just that by the choice of good Bible based materials.

 

 Do they lead believers to develop a perspective of life that sees the world through the lens of the Scripture?

 

John 17: 15-16 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  “Remember the children are with you for a short few hours a week. The major part of their week will be spent at school or home.

 

 Do they explain the 5 fold ministry of the church?

 

Ephesians 4: 11 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;” Sunday school is about teaching the children to be part of God’s family, amongst them you will have all the above.

 

 Do they lift up evangelism in every study in which the emphasis appears in the Scripture text being studied?

 

Matthew 28: 19-20 “Go ye therefore into all the world; preach the gospel unto ev’ry one; Teach all nations to observe all things I have commanded you.

 

 Do they encourage people to grow in their faith and participate in other discipleship opportunities?

 

Jude 1: 20 “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.”

 

 Do they affirm the home as the centre of biblical guidance and help equip Christian parents to fulfil their responsibility

as the primary Bible teachers and disciples of their children?

 

Exodus 20:12 “Honour your mother and your father”.  Sunday school is where children should learn about the role of the family unit.

 

Do they help lay foundations of the Christian faith and engage the children in a process of instruction that compels

Christians toward spiritual transformation?

 

1 Corinthians 15: 3-8 “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” The Christian faith is founded on Jesus Christ and His resurrection.

 

Do they hold leaders accountable for being authentic examples of what they teach?

 

2 Corinthians 10: 18 “For it is not the one who commends himself who is approves, but the one whom the Lord commends.” Make sure you check with other members/elders of the church, never make lone decisions.

 

 Do they offer a wide variety interactive, age-appropriate learning activities?

 

Sunday school should not only be a place of learning the Word of God but also learning through fun and play for craft activities and Sunday school lessons.