Objective
- Students can name 2 instances where God protected his faithful in the midst of troubles
- Students can relate Elijah’s prayer on Mount Carmel to corresponding part in Qurbana
Warm-up
Picture of Elijah being fed by Ravens
Lesson – Guided practice
Students split as 4 groups, each reading separate parts and then teach rest of class.
- Story of Elijah fed by Ravens and woman
- Story of Elijah protected from soldiers
- Elijah’s prayer on Mount Carmel (separate text, Qurbana book)
- Rest of the lesson which talks about idol worshipping
If time permits, students relate the parts of lesson to their life
- Elijah remained faithful even when the king was against = stand-up against wrong things even if it is done by friends
- Elijah was taken-care during famine = stay faithful during bad times believing God will take care
Wrap-up
- Students write in journal about the 2 instances where Elijah was protected by God
- Students write in journal relating Elijah’s prayer at Mount Carmel to part in Qurbana
- Students write 1 instance from their life where they felt God took care of them