Sunday School Lesson Content & Delivery

•  Jesus Christ must be the focus of every lesson.

•  The following sources should be incorporated in every lesson as thoroughly as possible:
• The Holy Bible
  
• Holy Tradition
• Doctrines & Dogma
• Church History
• Church Law
• Lives of Saints
• Ethics and Spirituality

•   Tips on Lesson Delivery
• The speaker must be under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  A good sermon is born out of an intimate, prayerful dialogue with God.
• What is said must be applied in the servant’s life.
• The Orthodox servant must never preach his/her own opinion; he/she is expected to teach “the faith which was once delivered to the saints.” II Cor 4:5
• The servant must know his/her listeners’ problems, anxieties, etc.
• Always look directly into the faces of the listeners.
• The voice of delivery should be gentle and warm.
• Preach with love, for love will persuade people to do what you wish.
• The speaker must be positive in his/her preaching:
• Preach the Good News
• Preach with enthusiasm
• Give hope to people
• Preach to cure:
• Never get caught up with the problem & forget the solution.
• Do not burden the listeners with guilt.
• Offer people wings to carry them away from sin.
•   You are called to be an artist, painting pictures with words.
•  Join sight with sound.
•  Jesus Christ always used parables; “All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables, indeed, He said nothing to them without a parable.” Matt 13:31
•  Always stop speaking before the audience stop listening.
•   Learn to accept positive and negative feedback to improve your lesson.