Lesson Plan: How Can We Understand and Pray the Bible?

Description

Lesson04

Title: How Can We Understand and Pray the Bible?

This Complete Lesson Plan instructs students in how to navigate the Bible to find a specific verse or passage. It also introduces students to footnotes and cross-references and how to utilize them for better comprehension. Lastly, it presents an overview of Lectio Divina, an age-old practice of “praying the Bible.” This lesson is a good follow-up to the Lesson03 – God Reveals Himself to Man.

*Note: This Lesson Plan utilizes the New American Bible Revised Edition as a reference in the lecture.  If another Bible is used, some of the information contained in the lecture may not be applicable.

Upon purchase, this package is immediately available for download as a compressed (.zip) file which includes the following items:

(1) Catechist Lesson (PDF file)

• Relevant Scripture Passage and Opening Prayer
• 30-minute lecture on the topic
• Closing Prayer

(2) 23 Slides (in JPG format) for use with Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation

(3) Graphic Organizer/Workbook (PDF files – student and Catechist versions)

• Before the Bell Activity – Relationship Acrostic
• Essential Questions (to be answered by students during the lecture)
• Small Group Activity: none provided in this lesson plan – it is suggested that team building games and activities be used to foster relationship growth among the students
• Weekly Goal to complete at home.

Suitable for grades 7-12