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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 19 GRADE 6 TEACHER GUIDE SAMPLE 2 3 7 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 | SESSION 2 A C T I V E L E A R N I N G If you have any toys that transform, bring them to class. If you happen to have more than one, bring them all. If you have students who have some at home, perhaps have them remember to bring the toys to class as homework. Give your students time to play with the toys, changing them from one state to another. If none are available, search online for vid- eos that show someone changing toys that transform from one object into another. E X T R A T H O U G H T S This lesson focuses on two big ideas: mountaintop experi- ences and transformation. In Jesus, we have both. Our condition of that transformation was described in Latin as simul justus et peccator, "simultaneously saint and sin- ner." Teach your students this Latin phrase. Look online for pronunciation help. This concept is foundational to under- standing who we are as humans saved by Jesus. Jesus Shows His Glory I N T O T H E L E S S O N To review this narrative, start by projecting the photographs that you found for Session 1. Next, have students take out a piece of notebook paper and write the numbers 3, 2, and 1 down the left side of the page. Tell them that they'll need more space for the number 3, then a little less for 2, and just a line or two for the number 1. Direct your students to use their notebook paper to write three events from this Bible narrative, two interesting things they remember, and one question that they still have. (For students who may struggle to write quickly, allow them to use whatever adaptations you utilize for other content area classes such as talk-to-text software, dictation, digital devices, and so on.) Collect the papers when your students are finished. Flip through them quickly, looking at the questions your students still have. If time allows, answer those questions for the class; or save them until the end of the class period. Do not identify the authors of the questions. For how long do you remember an important event? What about other people? Do your parents or grandparents ever tell you about important things that happened when they were young? As you might imagine, Peter remembered see- ing Jesus on that mountaintop for a very long time. Years later, Peter described it again in one of his epistles. Read aloud 2 Peter 1:16–18. What seems to be the most im- portant thing that Peter remembers? I N T O O U R L I V E S Direct your students to page 106 in the Student Book. Read aloud the section "Transfiguration and Transformation." Before class, prepare three students to read aloud these Bible verses: 2 Corinthians 5:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 3:20–21. Discuss the key concept that we are transformed by Christ's work on our behalf. Just like a Transformer toy cannot change itself from an object like a car to a superhero, we cannot change ourselves from sinners to saints. But God can! Unlike a toy, our transformation is ongoing throughout our lives. Through ordinary things like water (Baptism), words (God's Word), and bread and wine (the Lord's Supper), God works in our lives to continually transform us from sinner to saint. In heaven we will be perfectly and completely and eternally transformed. Direct your students to complete the bottom of the student page independently. 106 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1, 14 Transfiguration and Transformation In a general way, both of the words in this title mean "a change." However, when we relate these words to who Jesus is and to what Jesus does in us, there are several differences. Jesus' transfiguration is about who He is. Jesus is both God and man. He didn't change into God and then change back into man. However, He did choose in His state of humiliation not to use or reveal all of His divine power and glory. He did this willingly. Once He had accomplished all things for us, He was exalted and remains so. Our transformation is about who we are becoming. Our transformation through Christ Jesus is a change from sinner to saint (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus justified us, changing us by taking away our sin and giving us His righteousness. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us, enabling us to live as people of God. In Him, we are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Because of Jesus, our transformation one day will be perfect and complete— when He takes us to heaven (Philippians 3:20–21)! B e f o r e A f t e r Think about who you are before Jesus and who you are after Jesus claims you as His own. Draw or write a list in the boxes below to describe your own before and after. CONTINUE WITH LESSON EXTENDERS

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