6th Grade Sunday School

Predestination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

Theme for the year:  “God is my friend”.  Father’s words “Do not be discouraged.  Even though sometimes you feel that there is no God, know that He is always present.  With that feeling you must remember that God is with you”  The Way of Tradition, Vol. 1 p. 2.

 

Warm UP

 

Play Hang Man to introduce key words from this lesson:  Man’s Responsibility, God’s Responsibility, Central Person, Purpose of Creation

 

Divine Principle Lesson

 

Predestination:  The teaching that God predetermines all things and events toward the fulfillment of his eternal purpose.

Absolute predestination:  The theory that God alone determines man’s salvation or damnation, regardless of man’s efforts.

 Some bible passages seem to support predestination, some do not:

Support 

Romans 9:15-16 “’I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion’.  So it depends not upon man’s will or exertion, but upon God’s mercy’”.

Does not support

Matthew 7:7  “’Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find;  knock, and it will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.’”.

I.  The predestination of God’s Will

A.  God is only good, and His Will is to fulfill the Purpose of Creation

B.  God’s Will is eternal and unchanging

            1.  If a person chosen by God fails to fulfill his responsibility, God chooses another person as his replacement.

 

II. God’s predestination of the accomplishment of His Will

 

A.  Man has to follow God’s commandments

            1.  God predestines man “95%”

            2.  Man’s responsibility is “5%”

                        a.  Man rarely carries out his providential responsibility

 

III.  God’s Predestination of the Central Person

A.  God predestines “95%” 

            1.  Adam and Eve were predestined to be True Parents, if fulfill their “5%”

B.  Qualifications for being a Central Person in the Dispensation for Restoration

            1.  Born in chosen nation (you can’t control)

            2.  Have good ancestors (you can’t control)

            3.  Have natural disposition suited to mission (inborn abilities) (you can’t control)

            4.  Must acquire proper education, training, and experience necessary to accomplish mission. (can control)

            5.  Born at right time and place (you can’t control)

C.  Your desires, hopes, prayers and efforts will determine whether God can actually use you. 

 

 

           

Activity

 

From  EQ – The Social-Emotional Intelligence Program for K-8

Mo Therese Hannah & Joe Marrone

 

Teacher's Notes ,

 EQ Character Builder 5: Taking Responsibility ,

 

  Who I am is God's gift to me; who I become is my gift to God.  ,

 

    The importance of taking responsibility for our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors,

 and overall, for the direction of our own life, cannot be overstated ,

    For a child to take responsibility means many things, as they already well know: doing an  assigned chore, watching one's younger brother or sister, getting homework done, following , through on what you've been told to do, and so forth. All of these behaviors are important. ,

 There are, however, more subtle parts of taking responsibility. For example, a crucial one is the ,  ability to take responsibility for one's own feelings and reactions to situations. This follows the ,  notion that we while cannot change other people; we can change our reactions to them, and that ,  we are the only person who is in control, and therefore responsible, for our actions and reactions. ,     Another example is taking responsibility ( taking ownership ) for one's own contribution  to a problem ( for my part of the problem ). Taking responsibility in this manner means ,

 recognizing that there are two sides to every fight, and typically no one person is 100% to blame ,  for an interpersonal problem. ,

     Finally, many of us are familiar with the idea of  taking responsibility for our own life, 

 referring to the saying,  What we are is God's gift to us; what we become is our gift to God.  By ,  each person taking responsibility in appropriate ways, we can eventually  change our little ,  comer of the world  and make the world a better place. ,

 

    Discuss with the children these different aspects of taking responsibility, paying

 attention to their level of maturity. Discuss the benefits of taking responsibility in these ,

 various ways, such as being able to change a problem once we can identify the ways in which we ,

 are responsible for the problem. ,

 

 To summarize, taking responsibility involves: ,

 1. Following through on our assigned responsibilities; ,

 2. Controlling how we react emotionally and behaviorally to situations; ,

 3. Acknowledging our responsibility for our contributions to the problems in our lives; ,

 4. Using the gifts and talents we have been given to make the world a better place. ,

 

    Have the children come up with real-live examples of these four different types of taking  responsibility. Discuss how their taking responsibility in these different ways, versus the failure , to do so, can affect their own life and the lives of the people around them. ,

 

 


EQ Character Builder: Taking Responsibility

An Emotionally Intelligent Note to Parents

 

"Who I am is God's gift to me; who I become is my gift to God."

 

         The importance of taking responsibility for our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and ultimately for the direction of our own life, cannot be overestimated For a child to take responsibility means many things: doing an assigned chore, watching one 's younger brother or sister, getting homework done, following through on what you 'ye been told to do, and so forth. A different meaning is to take responsibility for one 'S own feelings and reactions to situations. This follows the idea that we cannot change other people; we can only change our reactions to them.

        Another example is taking responsibility ("taking ownership '~) for one 's own contribution to a problem ('for my part of the problem '~. This means recognizing that there usually are two sides to every fight, and usually no one is 100% to blame for an interpersonal problem.

        Finally, we refer to the idea of "taking responsibility for our life, "following the saying, "What we are is God's girl to us; what we become is our gift to God." By each person taking

· responsibility in appropriate ways, we can eventually "change our little corner of the world" and

make the world a better place.

         We discussed with the children the different aspects of taking responsibility, along with the benefits of taking responsibility, such as being able to change a problem once we can identify the ways in which we contribute to the problem..

To summarize, taking responsibility involves:

1. Following through on our assigned responsibilities;

2. Controlling how we react emotionally and behaviorally to situations;

3. Acknowledging our responsibility for our contributions to the problems in our lives; 4. Using the girls and talents we have been given to make the world a better place.

 

Please review the above ideas with your child, and then try the following exercises to reinforce the EQ lessons at home:

 

1. Make a written list of house rules (if you don't already have one) and reinforce with your child the importance of taking responsibility for following these rules.

 

2. Reinforce the fact that our actions have consequences, even if the consequences were unintended. For example, if a friend breaks a play date with your child, the consequences will probably be that your child will feel disappointed, even if the friend had a legitimate reason to break the play date. Point out such unintended consequences as often as possible, to remind your child of the meaning of taking responsibility for the consequences of our actions.

 

Thank you for having your child participate. Check out the "name badge" we asked your child to wear home after the EQ lesson/

 

 

 

EQ Kids Workbook: Taking Responsibility                                     6 - 8

 

"Who I am is God's gift to me; what I become is my gift

to God.”

 

Taking responsibility involves:     1. Following through on our assigned responsibilities;

     2. Acknowledging that we are in control of how we react to situations;

     3. Acknowledging our responsibility for our contributions to the problems in our lives;

     4. Using the gifts and talents we have been given to make the world a better place.

 

1. Break the class up into four "working groups" and assign each group one of the four different meanings of "taking responsibility," above.

2. Each working group should read the scenario, below, and then identify ways that the characters in the scenario are or are not taking responsibility, according to the group's assigned meaning of responsibility (1, 2, 3, or 4, above).

3. Finally, each group should describe ways that the characters could better live up to the EQ characteristic of "taking responsibility."

 

       Dale and Tom worked together on this year's science fair project. Both boys got good grades in science and sometimes talked about becoming scientists. The two decided that their project would be making a poster about how electricity works, since Dale's father is an electrician.

       They started the poster the night before the project was due. They decided that Dale would ask his father to tell them all about electricity, write down what Dale's father said, and put it on the poster. Tom agreed to get some brochures about saving money on electricity from his parents, figuring that the electric company always sent information like that when they sent out the electric bills.

       The night they were to work on the project, at Dale's house, Dale's father had to work late. He arrived home around 8:30 p.m. Dale got mad at his dad for getting home late, because it left little time for Dale and Tom to get the information for their project. Dale's dad replied that Dale had not even informed him that they needed his help on the project. Dale told his dad that he had forgotten to tell him about needing help. Dale's dad ended up writing and typing up the information Dale and Tom needed for their poster.

       Tom, meanwhile, never got the brochure from his parents' electric bill because his parents told him that the electric company does not usually send out such brochures with the bills. Tom told Dale about this right around the time that Dale's father arrived home. When Dale got mad at Tom over this, Tom argued that Dale had not followed through on what he was supposed to do, either. After the boys pasted onto their poster the information that Dale's father had written for them, they figured that the project was good enough and decided to hand it in that way.