Jesus, Gospel, and Salvation: Local or Seasonal Flex
Family guide · Jesus, Gospel, and Salvation: Local or Seasonal Flex · Editor-selected approved T2 passage · about 15 minutes
Big idea: A flexible unit may address a local congregational event or season without altering the canonical core.
Start with the selected passage. Do not use this flex template until the editor has selected and reviewed the passage.
The 15-minute flow
- 2 minConnect. Connect this lesson to something already learned in Cycle 2.
- 5 minRead. Read the editor-selected approved passage and name direct observations.
- 3 minUnderstand. Restate the big idea in your own words: A flexible unit may address a local congregational event or season without altering the canonical core.
- 3 minPlay. Use the Local Topic Evidence Planner verbally, on paper, or with the provided worksheet.
- 2 minRespond. Name one careful response that follows from the evidence without claiming more than the text supports.
Talk about it
- What does the passage or lesson evidence directly say?
- What meaning or principle follows from it?
- What is one response we can practise this week?
This week
Action: Revisit one Cycle 2 passage and explain what it says, what it means, and one faithful response.
Prayer: Thank God for what the selected passage reveals and ask for help to respond faithfully.
Note for parents: Questions are welcome. Do not force disclosure, certainty, giving, public prayer, baptism, or another public religious decision.