Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Week after Jonah’s Fast - Jonah and the Plant
Objective:
To be kind to others
Memory Verse:
“You are a gracious and merciful God” (Jonah 4:2)
References:
Jonah 3,4
Introduction:
Review with the students the previous lesson and memory verse.
Prepare visual aids for today’s lesson
Ask the students where do you think Jonah went to after the fish vomited him?
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Lesson Outlines:
When God ordered the big fish to vomit Jonah, Jonah went straight to Ninevah the great city. He
entered and walked through Ninevah and told the people there that God is upset with you because of
your bad behavior. They were lying, swearing, steeling and doing many other bad things. He told
them that God is going to destroy your city Ninevah in 40 days. But when the people of Ninevah
heard what Jonah was saying they were scared and they decided to change and become good people
with better behavior. So, they all fasted with out food and drink for three days even their king,
children and animals. Every one in the city did not eat anything for three days. They all stopped the
bad things they were doing and changed it with good things like love, kindness and politeness. When
God saw that they became good people He forgave them and decided not to destroy their city. But
Jonah was upset because he told the people that their city will be destroyed in 40 days and it was not
because God forgave the people of Ninevah.
Why God was upset with the people of Ninevah?
What did Jonah tell the people of Ninevah?
What did they do when they heard what Jonah said?
What did God do when they fasted?
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