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September
Week 1 “Gathering the Disciples”
Year 1--The First Disciples
Year 2--Come and See
Year 3--The Wedding at Cana
Year 4--The Call of Matthew
Year 5--The Twelve Apostles
Week 2 “The Beatitudes”
Year 1--The Poor in Spirit
Year 2--They Who Mourn
Year 3--The Merciful
Year 4--The Peacemakers
Year 5--They Who are Persecuted
Week 3 “The Sermon on the Mount”
Year 1--Salt and Light
Year 2--Turn the Other Cheek
Year 3--Love your Enemies
Year 4--Be You Perfect
Year 5--Judge Not
October
Week 4 "Notable People”
Year 1--John the Baptist - Part 1
Year 2--John the Baptist - Part 2
Year 3--Visit with Nicodemus
Year 4--Woman at the Well - Part 1
Year 5--Woman at the Well - Part 2
Week 5 “The Lord's Prayer”
Year 1--Our Father
Year 2--Your Will Be Done
Year 3--Give Us This Day
Year 4--Forgive Us
Year 5--Deliver Us
Week 6 “About Prayer”
Year 1--The Friend at Midnight
Year 2--The Wise Father
Year 3--The Widow and the Judge
Year 4--Alms, Prayers, Fasting
Year 5--The Draught of Fishes
Week 7 "Sought for Healing"
Year 1--Many are Healed
Year 2--Healing the Leper
Year 3--The Nobleman's Son
Year 4--The Centurion's Servant
Year 5--The Pool of Bethesda
Week 8 “Increasing Controversy”
Year 1--The Forgiven Woman
Year 2--Through the Grainfields
Year 3--Man with a Withered Hand
Year 4--Healing the Paralytic
Year 5--Rejection at Nazareth
November
Week 9 "Parables of the Kingdom"
Year 1--The Sower
Year 2--The Mustard Seed
Year 3--The Leaven
Year 4--The Hidden Treasure
Year 5--The Pearl of Great Price
Week 10 "Reports of Miracles"
Year 1--A Sudden Storm
Year 2--Among the Tombs
Year 3--The Hem of His Garment
Year 4--Jairus' Daughter
Year 5--Feeding the 5000
Week 11 "Turning Point"
Year 1--Make Him King!
Year 2--On the Sea
Year 3--The Bread of Life
Year 4--Many Turn Away
Year 5--Show Us a Sign
Week 12 may be used for Reign of Christ Sunday when a lesson is needed to fill out the schedule before Advent. These lessons also may be used for Transfiguration Sunday.
Week 12 "Son of God"
Year 1--Peter's Confession
Year 2--The Transfiguration - Part 1
Year 3--The Transfiguration - Part 2
Year 4--The Transfiguration - Part 3
Year 5--The Transfiguration - Part 4
Week 13 “Christmas Stories”
Year 1--Mary and Joseph
Year 2--Elizabeth and Zacharias
Year 3--Announcement to Mary
Year 4--The Holy Family
Year 5--Nazareth in Galilee
Week 14 “Christmas Stories”
Year 1--Journey to Bethlehem
Year 2--Born in a Stable
Year 3--Glory to God
Year 4--Star of Bethlehem
Year 5--Visit of the Wise Men
Christmas break
Week 15 is scheduled for the first Sunday after New Year's Day
Week 15 “Early Years”
Year 1--Presentation in the Temple
Year 2--Escape to Egypt
Year 3--Young Jesus at Jerusalem
Year 4--Baptism of Jesus
Year 5--Forty Days
January
Second Semester begins
Week 16 picks up where Week 12 left off
Week 16 "Ministry Continued"
Year 1--Jesus Heals a Boy - Part 1
Year 2--Jesus Heals a Boy - Part 2
Year 3--Like This Child
Year 4--The Unforgiving Servant
Year 5--Forbid Him Not
Week 17 "Feast of Tabernacles"
Year 1--A Village Refuses
Year 2--At the Feast
Year 3--Light of the World
Year 4--Living Water
Year 5--Martha and Mary
Week 18 "What Must I Do"
Year 1--The Rich Young Man
Year 2--The Good Samaritan - Part 1
Year 3--The Good Samaritan - Part 2
Year 4--The Man Born Blind - Part 1
Year 5--The Man Born Blind - Part 2
Week 19 "Trust and Preparedness"
Year 1--The Good Shepherd
Year 2--Not One Sparrow
Year 3--Parable of the Rich Fool
Year 4--Consider the Lilies
Year 5--Treasure in Heaven
February
Week 20 "More Healings"
Year 1--The Ten Lepers
Year 2--With the Pharisees - Part 1
Year 3--With the Pharisees - Part 2
Year 4--The Infirm Woman
Year 5--Raising of Lazarus
Week 21 "More Parables"
Year 1--The Pharisee and the Publican
Year 2--Blessing the Children
Year 3--The Lost Sheep
Year 4--The Lost Coin
Year 5--The Lost Son
Week 22 “Near Jerusalem”
Year 1--Request for Honor
Year 2--O Jerusalem
Year 3--Healing of Bartimeus
Year 4--Zaccheus in the Tree
Year 5--Mary Anoints Jesus
Week 23 may be saved for Palm Sunday.
May take a one-week break on Easter Sunday.
Week 23 “Entry into Jerusalem”
Year 1--A Donkey's Colt
Year 2--Hosanna!
Year 3--He Wept Over It
Year 4--Stones Along the Road
Year 5--Into Jerusalem
March
Week 24 “Final Days”
Year 1--The Widow's Mite
Year 2--Cleansing the Temple
Year 3--Render to Caesar
Year 4--The Great Commandment
Year 5--Parable of the Talents
Week 25 “Last Supper”
Year 1--The Upper Room
Year 2--The Passover Meal
Year 3--Washing Their Feet
Year 4--The Betrayer
Year 5--In Remembrance
Week 26 “Farewell Discourse”
Year 1--The New Commandment
Year 2--The Vine and Branches
Year 3--Many Mansions
Year 4--The Promised Spirit
Year 5--My Peace
Week 27 "Arrest and Trial"
Year 1--Garden of Gethsemane
Year 2--The Arrest of Jesus
Year 3--Peter's Denial
Year 4--Jesus on Trial - Part 1
Year 5--Jesus on Trial - Part 2
April
Week 28 “Crucifixion”
Year 1--To Golgotha
Year 2--Father, Forgive Them
Year 3--Women at the Cross
Year 4--The Thief on the Cross
Year 5--It is Finished
Week 29 “Resurrection”
Year 1--Burial of Jesus
Year 2--Guarding the Tomb
Year 3--The Early Hours
Year 4--He is Risen
Year 5--Peter and John
Week 30 “First Appearances”
Year 1--Mary Magdalene
Year 2--The Walk to Emmaus - Part 1
Year 3--The Walk to Emmaus - Part 2
Year 4--To the Apostles
Year 5--Doubting Thomas
Week 31 “Later Appearances”
Year 1--On the Shore - Part 1
Year 2--On the Shore - Part 2
Year 3--The Good News
Year 4--The Ascension
Year 5--Pentecost
Lessons end on the last Sunday in April or the first Sunday in May.