Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
They tried hard all the night to catch some fish but they couldn’t. They did not sleep and they
became tired. They were sorry for being unable to fish. They searched everywhere in the sea, even in
far away places - but they could not catch even one fish. They asked themselves: How can we go
back home to our children without fish? What will they eat? What will they do? When it was dawn
they said, “Let us go home”.
When they reached the shore, they found Jesus standing teaching the people St. Peter and the
disciples stood to listen to the words of Christ and forgot their toil. After the people went home. The
Lord Jesus Christ got into the boat with the disciples and said to them: “Put out into the deep and let
down your nets for a catch”. The disciples obeyed him when he said, “Let down your nets for a
catch”. St. Peter said to Jesus, “Jesus, we did not sleep all the night. We searched every part in the
sea. No single fish jumped into our net”. Christ’s love for the disciples. He refused to let them go
home without anything. So he said to St. Peter: Never mind, Peter. Try this time. Let down your nets
for a catch. Peter obeyed Jesus and let down his net with the help of the other disciples. They waited
for a while, then they began to drag it...they found that it was very heavy. All the disciples exerted a
great effort in dragging it. When they cooperated together, they raised it and found that it was filled
with fish, big and small fish. The fish were jumping in an attempt to go back to the water. The boat
was filled with fish...and it was very heavy and was about to sink. They filled the other ship with
fish...the two ships were filled with fish and were about to sink. The disciples were surprised but
happy because of the great amount of fish they caught. St. Peter came to Jesus, knelt down, shut his
eyes and said: “Lord, forgive me. Do not be angry with me. We thank you very much for the fish”.
They went back home joyfully because of the great amount of fish they caught. Describe their feeling
and how they thanked Christ.
Conclusion:
Jesus Christ can make many miracles. His miracles always bring joy and comfort for people. Also,
if we cooperate we can do more things easier and faster like when the disciples cooperated in pulling
the net full of fish.
Applications:
Children should pray before they eat so that the Lord may bless the food.
Let the children play with the net and fish and tell the story again.
Let us cooperate with our parents at home in doing things.
Help your brothers, sisters and friends whenever they need help.
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