Knowing Jesus
A Rooted Short Study – $60
A 10-lesson study on who Jesus is and why that matters for us. This study walks through many segments from Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Hebrews, introducing students to Jesus, because knowing Jesus changes everything.
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It’s often been said that one cannot love what they do not know. And with Jesus, the more you get to know Him, the more you’ll grow to love Him. That’s why we created the Knowing Jesus curriculum: we want your students to know Jesus in order to grow in their love for Him. Our hope is that this curriculum would not only transform their minds, but their hearts as well.
In this study, your students will get to know Jesus as their friend, their shepherd, their savior, and healer… just to name a few. They will be transformed to learn more about who Jesus is, what He has done, and what that means for them today. We hope that with this study, both youth minister and student grow to know and love Jesus more!
Written by Kendal Conner, Edited by Tucker Fleming
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Lesson Outline
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Knowing Jesus
Written by Kendal Conner, Edited by Tucker Fleming
- LESSON 1: JESUS, OUR PRE-EXISTENT CHRIST (JOHN 1:1-18)
- LESSON 2: JESUS, OUR FORGIVER (MARK 2:1-12)
- LESSON 3: JESUS, THE AUTHENTICATOR OF SCRIPTURE (MARK 2:23-28)
- LESSON 4: JESUS, OUR HIGH PRIEST (HEBREWS 4:14-16)
- LESSON 5: JESUS, THE JUDGE OF MAN (JOHN 5:19-29)
- LESSON 6: JESUS, GOD’S TRUE SON (MATTHEW 2:13-23)
- LESSON 7: JESUS, OUR INNOCENT SACRIFICE (MARK 14:53-65)
- LESSON 8: JESUS, OUR RISEN LORD (JOHN 20:11-23)
- LESSON 9: JESUS, THE UPHOLDER OF THE LAW (MATTHEW 5)
- LESSON 10: JESUS, OUR HEALER (LUKE 8:26-39)
Contributors
Kendal Conner, Writer
After spending 10 years working in youth ministry, Kendal currently serves as a Groups Minister at Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City, MO. Originally from Memphis, Tenn. Kendal received her BA from Union University. After graduation, she served 2 years overseas working with youth in Central Asia. After returning to America, she spent several years working for a parachurch youth ministry before moving to Oklahoma to serve as a Girls Minister in a local church. Kendal loves to travel, and dreams of one day being able to say she has enjoyed coffee in every country.
Tucker Fleming, Editor
Tucker Fleming was raised in the Atlanta area and attended both Mississippi State University and Beeson Divinity School. He’s lived and worked throughout the country in schools and non-profit organizations, and has worked with students for a decade, with over half of that time being in the local church.
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All the lessons you need for your students’ entire time in your ministry — from brand new middle schooler to high school graduate. Whether you choose to walk through the Bible chronologically or you’d rather stick with a developmental stage approach, we have both plans written out for you, free of charge! Download the Scope & Sequence Plans for free, and purchase all the included curriculum in the Scope and Sequence Bundle to get started.
LEARN MORE“One thing I really like about the Knowing Jesus curriculum is the rehearsal of the gospel each week. We have a wide variety of kids coming to youth group – one is the pastor’s kid who has heard it their whole life, and one kid who drags his parents to bring him each week. But either way, the kids that are there every single time now know that grace means “God’s undeserved love for sinners.”
Justin F. | Youth Pastor | Redemption Church
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In a powerful moment between Jesus and His disciples, Jesus turns to them and asks a seemingly simple question, “Who do you say that I am?” Yet, what is truly remarkable about this moment is what Jesus did right before asking this question. Jesus first asked them a different question: “Who do others say that I am?” Jesus knows that there are many false stories swirling in the culture around them about who He is—stories that could easily invade their own thoughts. So, Jesus first has His disciples name those false stories, knowing they will pale in comparison to the true story. After this, Jesus proceeds to ask His disciples the one question He knows truly matters: “Who do YOU say that I am.”
Even though the world may tell them a different story, Jesus knows what matters most is their answer to this one question: Who am I, to you?
While Jesus could have spent time first disproving the false stories of the culture, He chose instead to follow up with the one question that truly changes everything. Even though the world may tell them a different story, Jesus knows what matters most is their answer to this one question: Who am I, to you?
Jesus is highlighting this question as the cornerstone of faith. Yes, it matters what we know about Jesus, but just as significantly, it matters what we believe about Him.
What we know about Jesus matters because it will shape what we believe. Belief, therefore, is taking what we know and declaring it as truth. Finally, Peter’s response offers us the greatest of hope from this story. Peter answers, “You are the Christ.” And it is this truth that Jesus declares to be the foundation of His church: Jesus is the Christ.
This is the purpose of this study. We will unpack both who Jesus is and why that matters for us. If Jesus is our healer, what does that mean for our pain? If Jesus is the risen Lord, what does that mean for our sin and suffering? If Jesus is God’s Son, what does that mean for our own sonship?