Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Week 3 - The Miracle of Catching Huge Amounts of Fish
Objective:
Christ’s power and ability to perform miracles
Children should learn to cooperate and serve others
Memory Verse:
“At Your word I will let down the net” (Luke 5:15).
Or “What is impossible with men is possible with God” (Luke 18:27).
References
Luke 5:1 -11
Explanation of the Gospels (Marcos Daoud Al Mishriky Fagala)
Introduction:
Review of the previous lesson and memory verse. Emphasize the authority of Christ over
water and winds.
Prepare the following visual aids:
The same aids of the previous lessons plus the following.
A fishing hook with a paper fish joined to it.
A net of cloth or thread full of fish made out of paper.
A big picture about the story.
Tell the students about the sea and fish and how fish live.
How are fish caught and when?(at night when they sleep!) The servant explains how fish are
caught and how the fish jumps outside the net in an attempt to go back to the water.
Who of the disciples was a fisherman? St. Peter.
Lesson Outlines:
St. Peter took the other disciples to fish at night and go back home in the morning. They sold what
they caught and they ate the fish. One day, they went to fish at night in two boats, as they would fill
the two boats with fish.
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