Sunday School 101 - Part Five

We have spent four weeks talking about Sunday School and we are not finished.  As I have stated, Sunday School is the most important ministry in the church.  Look at how Sunday School fulfills the mission of the church.

The church exists to worship God.  Sunday School exists to teach, model, and lead each person in the group to realize their life is an act of worship toward God.  Everything one does is a reflection of worship toward God.  But it doesn't stop there.  The Sunday School group is not an island, but part of the larger church body.  No Sunday School class exists for themselves but as a ministry of the church.  Thus, the Sunday School is to lead each member of the group to corporate worship, as well as personal worship.

The church's textbook is one book only...the Bible.  Sunday School has only one book....the Bible.  While each class may have some curriculum to help understanding, it is NEVER a replacement for the Bible. The Sunday School class is to allow the Holy Spirit to be THE teacher.  As persons encounter the Bible, they are led to its meaning, value, relevance; and application in all their relationships of life.

The church is a fellowship of baptized believers. Thus, the Sunday School exists to provide mutual support among its members to nurture Christian fellowship. Small groups provide opportunities and the framework to know each other and to share in a "family" where we love and care for one another.

We will look at three more functions next week.