God's Plan Unfolds: The Church from Nazareth to Nicaea Teachers Guide Lutheran High School Religion Series

God's Plan Unfolds is designed for 10th grade students and provides a chronological overview of the New Testament and of early church history. This course contains a strong emphasis on the unfolding of God's promise of salvation in the birth, death, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, and His work through the people of the early Christian church in spreading the Gospel to others. The first half of the course looks at the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in the four gospels. The second half presents the history of the church from Acts through the fourth century. In addition to the Teacher Guide, the instructor should have a copy of the Student Guide and a Bible. The course generally quotes the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. The course contains 90 lessons organized in 10 units: Unit 1: Great Expectations Unit 2: Jesus, the Minister Unit 3: Jesus, Our Teacher Unit 4: Jesus, Our Hope Unit 5: The Church Begins Unit 6: God's Servant Paul Unit 7: The Development of Holy Scripture Unit 8: Overview of the Epistles and Revelation Unit 9: The Church Until About 400 Unit 10: The Church Responds to Heresies The course may be taught (with adaptations) in grades 9, 11, or 12.