Faith Reformed Baptist Church Sunday School Curriculum

Ages 4-5

Grades 1-2

Grades 3-4

Grades 5-6

Grades 7-8

Grades 9-12

Adult Courses

Amazing Grace – The Five Points of Calvinism

1. Historical Background
2. Total Depravity – Biblical Basis
3. Total Depravity – Related Issues
4. Unconditional Election – Biblical Basis
5. Unconditional Election – Related Issues
6. Limited Atonement – Biblical Basis
7. Limited Atonement – Related Issues
8. Irresistible Grace – Biblical Basis
9. Irresistible Grace – Related Issues
10. Perseverance of the Saints – Biblical Basis
11. Perseverance of the Saints – Related Issues
12. Communicating the Grace of God

Archaeology and the Bible

1. Introduction and Prepatriarchal Narratives
2. The World of the Patriarchs
3. The Exodus
4. The Conquest and the Period of the Judges
5. The United Monarchy
6. The Divided Monarchy – Israel
7. The Divided Monarchy – Judah
8. The Exile and Beyond
9. The Intertestamental Period
10. The Dead Sea Scrolls
11. The Life and Ministry of Jesus
12. The Book of Acts
13. The End of the New Testament Era

The Attributes of God

1. Incomprehensibility and Knowability
2. Infinity and Eternality
3. Immutability
4. Omnipotence
5. Omniscience
6. Omnipresence
7. Wisdom
8. Holiness
9. Justice
10. Goodness
11. Truth
12. Love
13. Creator
14. Sustainer
15. Common Grace
16. Redeemer – Saving Grace
17. Faithfulness

The Bible and Science

1. The History of Science – From the Primitives to Newton
2. The History of Science – From Deism to Indeterminism
3. The Age of the Earth – Scientific Evidence
4. The Age of the Earth – Interpretations of Genesis 1
5. The Theory of Evolution – Presuppositions and Implications
6. The Theory of Evolution – Mechanisms and Supporting Evidence
7. The Theory of Evolution – Gaps and Questions
8. Intelligent Design – Part One
9. Intelligent Design – Part Two
10. The Age of Man – Scientific Evidence
11. The Age of Man – The Biblical Genealogies
12. The Flood – Scientific Evidence
13. The Flood – Biblical and Archaeological Issues

Biblical Literature

1. Introduction
2. The Question of Genre
3. Historical Narrative – Principles
4. Historical Narrative – The Book of Esther
5. Fiction in the Old Testament
6. Fiction in the New Testament – The Parables of Jesus
7. Gospels and Epistles
8. Poetic Parallelism
9. Lyric Poetry
10. More Lyric Poetry
11. Proverbs
12. Apocalyptic Literature

Biblical Theology

1. The Prepatriarchal Era
2. The Patriarchal Era
3. The Mosaic Era
4. The Premonarchical Era
5. The United Monarchy
6. The Ninth Century
7. The Eighth Century
8. The Seventh Century
9. The Exile and Beyond
10. The Intertestamental Period
11. The Gospels
12. The Apostolic Era

Christian Character – II Peter 1

1. Introduction
2. Faith
3. Goodness
4. Knowledge
5. Self-Control
6. Perseverance
7. Godliness
8. Brotherly Kindness
9. Love
10. Conclusion

Christian Perspective

1. Humanities – Philosophy I
2. Humanities – Philosophy II
3. Humanities – Philosophy III
4. Humanities – Philosophy IV
5. Humanities – Religion
6. Humanities – Literature and Drama
7. Social Sciences – History
8. Social Sciences – Psychology
9. Social Sciences – Sociology
10. Social Sciences – Economics
11. Social Sciences – Political Science
12. Social Sciences – Education
13. Natural Sciences – Biology
14. Natural Sciences – Physics

Christian Worldview

1. Introduction – What is a Worldview?
2. Foundations of a Christian Worldview – Creation
3. Foundations of a Christian Worldview – The Fall
4. Foundations of a Christian Worldview – Redemption and Consummation
5. Non-Christian Worldviews – Deism and Naturalism
6. Non-Christian Worldviews – Romanticism
7. Non-Christian Worldviews – Nihilism
8. Non-Christian Worldviews – Existentialism
9. Non-Christian Worldviews – New Age Mysticism
10. Non-Christian Worldviews – Postmodernism
11. From Theory to Practice – American Society
12. From Theory to Practice – Daily Living

Christianity and the Arts

1. Introduction – Art, Truth, and Beauty
2. The Dawn of the Christian Era
3. Art, Music, and Architecture in the Middle Ages
4. The Renaissance
5. Reformation and Counterreformation; Mannerism and the Baroque
6. The Enlightenment; Late Baroque and Rococo
7. The Nineteenth Century – From Neoclassicism to Impressionism
8. The Twentieth Century – Expressionism and Beyond
9. Appreciating the Arts – Visual Arts
10. Appreciating the Arts – Music
11. Appreciating the Arts – Theater and Cinema
12. The Christian as Artist

Combating the Culture

1. Introduction – What is Modern Western Culture?
2. The Need for Discernment
3. Moral Absolutes
4. Gender Roles
5. Discipline
6. Communication of Values; Education
7. Time Management
8. The Death of Doctrine; The Search for Experience
9. The User-Friendly Church; Leadership by Opinion Poll
10. The Search for Authority, Beauty, and Unity
11. The Decline of Missions
12. Pluralism
13. The Naked Public Square

The Divided Monarchy

1. Introduction
2. Chronological Matters; The Division of the Kingdom
3. Rehoboam and Abijam of Judah; Jeroboam and Nadab of Israel
4. Asa of Judah; Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri of Israel
5. Ahab of Israel
6. Jehoshaphat of Judah
7. Jehoram, Ahaziah (and Athaliah) of Judah; Ahaziah and Jehoram of Israel
8. Joash of Judah; Jehu and Jehoahaz of Israel
9. Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah of Israel
10. Amaziah and Uzziah of Judah
11. Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea of Israel
12. Jotham and Ahaz of Judah
13. Hezekiah of Judah – the Early Years
14. Hezekiah of Judah – Later Reign
15. Manasseh and Amon of Judah
16. Josiah of Judah
17. Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah of Judah

Ephesians and Colossians

1. Background and Introduction
2. Ephesians 1:1-14
3. Ephesians 1:15-23; Colossians 1:1-14
4. Colossians 1:15-23
5. Ephesians 2:1-10
6. Ephesians 2:11-22
7. Ephesians 3:1-21; Colossians 1:24-2:5
8. Colossians 2:6-23
9. Ephesians 4:1-16
10. Ephesians 4:17-32
11. Ephesians 5:1-20; Colossians 3:1-17
12. Ephesians 5:21-6:9; Colossians 3:18-4:1
13. Ephesians 6:10-24; Colossians 4:2-18

First Corinthians

1. Introduction
2. I Corinthians 1
3. I Corinthians 2
4. I Corinthians 3
5. I Corinthians 4
6. I Corinthians 5
7. I Corinthians 6
8. I Corinthians 7
9. I Corinthians 8
10. I Corinthians 9
11. I Corinthians 10
12. I Corinthians 11
13. I Corinthians 12
14. I Corinthians 13
15. I Corinthians 14
16. I Corinthians 15

Genesis 1-11

1. Background and Context
2. The Days of Creation (Genesis 1)
3. The Sixth Day Detailed (Genesis 2)
4. The Theological Significance of Genesis 1-2
5. The Fall and Its Significance (Genesis 3:1-13)
6. The Curse and Its Significance (Genesis 3:14-24)
7. Cain and Abel and the Line of Cain (Genesis 4)
8. The Genesis Genealogies and the Age of Man (Genesis 5)
9. The Flood – Textual Issues (Genesis 6-9)
10. The Flood – Scientific and Archaeological Issues (Genesis 6-9)
11. The Tower of Babel and the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:1-11:9)
12. The Ancestors of Abraham and God’s Covenant (Genesis 11:10-32)

Hebrews

1. Introduction
2. Hebrews 1
3. Hebrews 2
4. Hebrews 3
5. Hebrews 4
6. Hebrews 5
7. Hebrews 6:1-8
8. Hebrews 6:9-20
9. Hebrews 7
10. Hebrews 8
11. Hebrews 9
12. Hebrews 10:1-18
13. Hebrews 10:19-39
14. Hebrews 11:1-22
15. Hebrews 11:23-40
16. Hebrews 12
17. Hebrews 13

Hermeneutics

1. Introduction – The Word of God and the God of the Word
2. Grammatical Context
3. Literary Genres
4. Historical Context
5. Cultural Context
6. Theological Context
7. New Testament Use of Old Testament
8. Manuscript Transmission
9. The Problem of Translation
10. The Authority of the Church
11. Contemporary Cultural Contexts
12. Personal Application, the Heart of the Reader, and the Role of the Spirit

Highlights of the Life of Christ

1. The Birth of Jesus
2. The Baptism of Jesus
3. The Temptation
4. Jesus’ First Miracle
5. Choosing the Disciples
6. Feeding the Five Thousand
7. The Transfiguration
8. The Death of Christ
9. The Resurrection of Christ

Joshua

1. Introduction
2. Joshua 1
3. Joshua 2
4. Joshua 3-4
5. Joshua 5
6. Joshua 6
7. Joshua 7
8. Joshua 8
9. Joshua 9
10. Joshua 10
11. Joshua 11-12
12. Joshua 13-22
13. Joshua 23-24

Judges and Ruth

1. Introduction; Judges 1:1-2:5
2. Judges 2:6-3:6
3. Judges 3:7-31
4. Judges 4-5
5. Judges 6
6. Judges 7
7. Judges 8
8. Judges 9
9. Judges 10:1-11:33
10. Judges 11:34-12:15
11. Judges 13-14
12. Judges 15
13. Judges 16
14. Judges 17-18
15. Judges 19-21
16. Ruth 1-2
17. Ruth 3-4

The Life of David

1. Early Years
2. David and Goliath
3. Saul’s Jealousy and Jonathan’s Friendship
4. David the Fugitive
5. Nabal and Abigail
6. David’s Early Reign
7. David and Mephibosheth
8. David and Bathsheba
9. Absalom’s Rebellion
10. David’s Final Years

Major World Religions

1. Introduction – The Uniqueness of Christianity
2. Judaism – History
3. Judaism – Doctrine and Practice
4. Judaism – Cultural Impact
5. Hinduism – History
6. Hinduism – Doctrine and Practice
7. Hinduism – Cultural Impact
8. Buddhism – History
9. Buddhism – Doctrine and Practice
10. Buddhism – Cultural Impact
11. Islam – History
12. Islam – Doctrine and Practice
13. Islam – Cultural Impact

The Gospel of Mark

1. Introduction; Mark 1
2. Mark 2:1-3:6
3. Mark 3:7-35
4. Mark 4
5. Mark 5
6. Mark 6
7. Mark 7
8. Mark 8:1-9:1
9. Mark 9:2-50
10. Mark 10
11. Mark 11
12. Mark 12
13. Mark 13
14. Mark 14
15. Mark 15:1-16:8

Masterpieces of the Bible

1. Shepherd and Sheep I
2. Shepherd and Sheep II
3. Vine
4. Rock I
5. Rock II
6. Water I
7. Water II
8. Bread
9. Oil
10. Fire I
11. Fire II
12. Marriage

The Patriarchs

1. Genesis 12-13
2. Genesis 14-15
3. Genesis 16-17
4. Genesis 18-19
5. Genesis 20-21
6. Genesis 22-23
7. Genesis 24-26
8. Genesis 27-28
9. Genesis 29-31
10. Genesis 32-33
11. Genesis 34-36
12. Genesis 37-39
13. Genesis 40-41
14. Genesis 42-43
15. Genesis 44-45
16. Genesis 46-47
17. Genesis 48-50

Romans

1. Introduction
2. Romans 1
3. Romans 2
4. Romans 3
5. Romans 4
6. Romans 5
7. Romans 6
8. Romans 7
9. Romans 8
10. Romans 9
11. Romans 10
12. Romans 11
13. Romans 12
14. Romans 13
15. Romans 14
16. Romans 15-16

Studies in Exodus

1. Introduction and Exodus 1
2. Moses’ Early Years – Exodus 2
3. The Call of Moses – Exodus 3:1-4:17
4. The Plagues – Exodus 7-11
5. The Passover – Exodus 12:1-13:16
6. Crossing the Red Sea – Exodus 13:17-14:31
7. Bread and Water – Exodus 15:22-16:36
8. The Rock and the Banner – Exodus 17
9. The Giving of the Law – Exodus 19-20
10. The Book of the Covenant – Exodus 21:1-23:19
11. Tabernacle and Priesthood – Exodus 25-30
12. The Golden Calf – Exodus 32
13. The Glory of God – Exodus 33:12-34:35

Studies in Ezekiel

1. Introduction and Background; Ezekiel 1
2. Ezekiel 2:1-3:15
3. Ezekiel 4-5
4. Ezekiel 9-10
5. Ezekiel 12
6. Ezekiel 16
7. Ezekiel 24
8. Ezekiel 28:1-19
9. Ezekiel 33
10. Ezekiel 34
11. Ezekiel 37
12. Ezekiel 38-39
13. Ezekiel 40-48

Studies in Isaiah

1. Introduction and Background
2. Isaiah 6
3. Isaiah 7:1-8:10
4. Isaiah 8:11-9:7
5. Isaiah 11
6. Isaiah 40
7. Isaiah 44
8. Isaiah 49
9. Isaiah 51:17-52:12
10. Isaiah 52:13-53:12
11. Isaiah 55
12. Isaiah 61

Studies in Jeremiah

1. Introduction
2. Jeremiah 1
3. Jeremiah 7:1-8:3
4. Jeremiah 11:18-12:17
5. Jeremiah 18:1-20:6
6. Jeremiah 29
7. Jeremiah 30:1-31:22
8. Jeremiah 31:23-40
9. Jeremiah 32
10. Jeremiah 33
11. Jeremiah 35
12. Jeremiah 36-38
13. Jeremiah 50-51

The Ten Commandments

1. The First Commandment – God’s Being
2. The Second Commandment – God’s Nature
3. The Third Commandment – God’s Name
4. The Fourth Commandment – God’s Worship
5. The Fifth Commandment – God’s Order
6. The Sixth Commandment – The Sanctity of Life
7. The Seventh Commandment – The Sanctity of Marriage
8. The Eighth Commandment – The Sanctity of Property
9. The Ninth Commandment – The Sanctity of Truth
10. The Tenth Commandment – The Sanctity of Contentment