For the 6th grade year in Bible, the overall goal is to put before the students a hero of faith whose essential attitude of faith can be imitated: Paul the apostle. To understand his heroism we will look at the story of his life and the scary steps of faith he took, along with the main elements of his theological perspective that fueled his actions. Along the way, we will repeatedly refer to how to have a sense of identity as a child of God as well as the privilege and joy of serving God in the role He gives us according the resources He gives us.

Month	Topic/Unit	Objectives	Key Scriptures
September (8)	UNIT #1 The Start of the Church ?b>(Acts 1-8) ?/span>(2 sessions)	Students will be able to understand God’s desire to expand His church geographically and culturally &?be familiarized with the importance of taking scary steps of faith in the expansion of God’s kingdom	Acts 1:8
	UNIT #2 Paul’s Conversion & Early Ministry?(Acts 9) (4 ss.)	Students will be able to understand what Paul was like before his conversion, how God reached him & the difference between self-righteousness?& grace-based?righteousness	Phil. 3:9
October (10)	UNIT # 3?Paul’s 1st Missionary Journey & the Jerusalem Council (Acts 13-15) (8 ss.)	Students will understand the main events of Paul’s journey; the basic geography and background of the Roman Word; & the scary steps of faith taken by Paul to spread the wordStudents will know the general the general background & content of Galatians and the practical difference b/w living under law vs. living under grace	Gal. ?
November (7)	UNIT # 4?Paul’s 2nd Miss. Journey (Acts 16-18) (11 ss.)	Students will know the understand the main events of Paul’s 2nd journey and be familiar with principles of God’s leading, evangelism & discipleship?& the scary steps of faith involvedStudents will know the general the general background & content of 1 & 2 Thessalonians and how to be a spiritual catalyst	1 Thess. 21 Thess. 3:12,13
December (6)	UNIT #5 Important Letters (23) ?/span>?/span>	Students will be familiar with the general background & content of 1 Corinthians and how to experience vital Body Life (fellowship)Students will be familiar with the ?eneral background & content of 2 Corinthians and how to suffer victoriously Students will be familiar with the general background & content of Romans ?i>and how to appropriate their new ?dentity in Christ	1 Cor. 12Romans 3Romans 6Romans 7Romans 8
January (9)
February (8)
March (8)	UNIT # 6 Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey (4 ss.) (Acts 18 -20)	Students will be familiar with the ministry & leadership? principles in the Ephesian Church Planting Movement and the scary steps of faith involved	Acts 20:24
	UNIT # 7?Journey to Rome & Imprisonment (Acts 21-28) (16 ss.)	Students will be familiar with the main events leading to Paul’s imprisonment and understand the sovereignty of God in these circumstances and the scary steps of faith involvedStudents will be familiar with the general background & content of Philippians and especially the self-emptying of Jesus having & His attitude Students will be familiar with the general background & content of Colossians and the deity of Jesus Students will be familiar with the general background & content Ephesians and principles of spiritual warfare	Phil. 2:5-8Col. 2:9Eph. 2:8,9Eph. 6
April (7)Spring break
May (9)		Students will be familiar with the general background & content of ? Timothy, Titus, & 2 Timothy and principles of leadership and the scary steps of faith involved	2 Tim. 2:2?/span>
	UNIT #8 Final Years (5 ss.)
June (2)