Dr. David Scaer had this to say about "Teaching them to observe all things":

Teaching Them to Observe All Things
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Many Lutherans know scattered verses from the Bible which they committed to memory as children. Few know the bible book by book. In ‘Teaching them to observe all things', Pastor Peter Burfeind takes a young scholar through the Gospel of Matthew from the genealogy to the resurrection. The lessons correspond to the school year beginning in September and take into consideration the liturgical church year. Students who use this material will have a deeper knowledge of what is rightfully called the most important book ever written. Materials are so broadly presented that they can be used also at the high school level. ‘Teaching them to observe all things", a verse taken from the conclusion of Matthew', will go along way in showing that Jesus is the revealer and revelation of God.

What greater catechetical material than the Church's first catechism?

Pax Domini Press now has available for the first time a Sunday School curriculum. Like the VBS program, this curriculum is produced for self-publication. Four levels cover material suitable for ages 4-12 (or older if need be). This curriculum is planned for three quarters (Fall, Winter, and Spring) corresponding to the school year.

The Sunday School curriculum this year is entitled "Teaching them to observe all things." The lessons guide the student through the entire Gospel of Matthew. Attention is given to memorization, liturgical elements in the Gospel, and the Sacraments.

Here is the week by week curriculum for the three quarters (click on the highlighted links for an example of a lesson):

Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter
  1. Jesus Ancestry
  2. The Birth of Jesus
  3. The Flight into Egypt
  4. John the Baptist
  5. Temptation and Ministry
  6. The Sermon on the Mount (I)
  7. The Sermon on the Mount (II)
  8. Nine Miracles
  9. [The Reformation]
  10. The Sent Ones
  11. Jesus' Ministry
  12. The Sabbath Rest
  13. Jesus Rejected
  1. Parables
  2. The Feeding of the 5,000/Walking on Water
  3. What goes in the mouth; What goes out
  4. [Christ is Born!]
  5. Peter's Great Confession
  6. Take up your Cross
  7. The Transfiguration
  8. Sin and Forgiveness
  9. Marriage and Children
  10. The Good Thing; the Good Teacher
  11. The Parable of the Vineyard; A Review of Matthew's Parables
  12. The Baptism of the Cross
  13. Kyrie
  1. Palm Sunday
  2. The Rejected Stone
  3. Render to Caesar
  4. Life in Heaven
  5. Clash with the Leaders
  6. The End
  7. Three Parables of the End
  8. The Passover
  9. The Lord's Supper
  10. Christ's Work in the Garden
  11. The Passion of the Christ (I)
  12. The Passion of the Christ (II)
  13. The Resurrection
  14. The Sending


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