God Promises a World Made New - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Revelation 21:1-7 and state in simple language that christians live toward god's final promise of resurrection and new creation.

Read: Revelation 21:1-7

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

John sees a new heaven and new earth and hears that God will dwell with His people.
The vision promises the end of death, mourning, crying, and pain and identifies God as making all things new.
Taken together, these passages support the lesson’s big idea: Christians live toward God's final promise of resurrection and new creation.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete God Promises a World Made New Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; God Promises a World Made New Story Path

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Revelation 21:1-7 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating? What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: God Promises a World Made New Story Path. Printable: K2-L05-P01-abraham-promise-map.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?

Activity details

God Promises a World Made New Story Path · 10 min

Materials: Abraham Promise Map; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read Revelation 21:1-7 and record two direct observations.
Connect the observations to this big idea: Christians live toward God's final promise of resurrection and new creation.
Name one faithful response without claiming more than the passage supports.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 12:1-7

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: Christians live toward God's final promise of resurrection and new creation.