Large Group Time:
1. Review the lesson on Grace from last week
- Key verse - John 1:17
- Key figure - Christ
- Grace is only available from God through Christ
- Grace is the power from God within us to overcome sin and live the life that God has called us to live
2. Review the 5 attributes
- have the students call out all five of the attributes and list them on the board
3. Discuss how squires and pages practiced to become knights
- practice, practice, practice
- serve under a knight
- learn how to use weapons - swords, lance, shield, archery, etc
- learn horsemanship
- learn how to care for equipment including armor, weapons, horses
- learn the art of battle
- learn the code
- take an oath to a king
Small Group Time:
1. How can you train to be a Knight of Grace?
Examples:
- prayer
- reading the Bible
- memorizing scripture
- accountability
- serving (LIT)
- missionary work
- etc...
2. Who are the Biblical characters you associate with each of the attributes?
- Faith
- Key verse - 2 Tim 4:7
- Key figure - Noah and the ark; Joshua and Jericho
- Others - ?
- Courage
- Key verse - Due 31:6
- Key figure - David and Goliath; Daniel and the lions den
- Others - ?
- Sacrifice
- Key verse - Gen 22:2
- Key figure - Abraham and Isaac
- Others - ?
- Loyalty
- Key verse - Prov 21:21
- Key figure - David and Saul, David and Jonathon
- Others - ?
- Honesty
- Key verse - John 8:32
- Key figure - Stephen facing the Sanhedrin
- Others - ?
Large Group:
- Have a person from each group present the answers to question 1
- Have a different person from each group present the answers to question 2
- Record all of the answers from both questions