One Bible, One Story: Local or Seasonal Flex

Family guide · One Bible, One Story: Local or Seasonal Flex · Editor-selected approved 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. For a flex template, do not use the lesson until the editor has selected and reviewed the passage.

The 15-minute flow

2 minConnect. Connect this lesson to something already learned in Cycle 1.
5 minRead. Read selected portions of Editor-selected approved passage and name direct observations. If this is a flex template, the editor must replace the placeholder with the approved passage before publication.
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 resource verbally, on paper, or with the provided worksheet.
2 minRespond. Ask what local event is coming up, then identify one Bible passage that genuinely speaks to a relevant Christian practice or virtue.

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: Ask what local event is coming up, then identify one Bible passage that genuinely speaks to a relevant Christian practice or virtue.

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.