Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Week 6 - Children Receive Christ
Objective:
Learn to attend Palm Sunday starting early in the morning with the palm leaves
Memory Verse:
“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (John 12:13)
References:
Luke 19:28-40
John 12:12-18
Introduction:
Teach the children the hymn of Hosanna in the Highest [Praise the a Lord, Page 25]
Also show them a big picture, palm leaves, roses, and olive branches
What do you know about palm leaves?
Who is coming to church on Palm Sunday?
What are you going to bring with you?
Lesson Outlines:
Christ was with his disciples on the mountain. He asked two of His disciples to bring a donkey for
Him to ride on (Describe the donkey, white in color, clean, calm, no one had ridden it before).
They met the owner of the donkey and talked to him as the Lord told them.
The people of Jerusalem knew that Christ was coming. What did they do? The women left their
houses and did not cook. The children put on new clothes and went out to see Christ. Men shut
the doors of their shops and went out to see Christ. They all carried roses, palm leaves and waited
for Christ to come.
Christ rode the donkey and entered Jerusalem like a king. There was joy in heaven. The angels
were happy.
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