青少年教程(信仰原则*第1课)| 救赎恩典

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这是一套在美国很受欢迎的教材，按年龄共分三部分：0-6岁学龄前儿童教程，6-12岁学龄儿童教程，和12岁以上青少年教程。我们将陆续翻译成中文，分享给大家。
这套教材里的每一篇，无论是教程还是各种活动，都独立成篇，没有先后顺序，大家可以按需要和负担选择使用。
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课程目的

1.使学生对救赎恩典有更全面的了解。

2.让学生相信，他们仅靠恩典就可以得救。

3.鼓励学生靠恩典过生活，让恩典成为他们生活行动的动力。

主题

恩典，荣耀神，正义，爱，仁慈，救恩，得救，属灵的恩赐

背诵经文

提摩太后书 1:9

开头的祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

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课堂起头(5分钟)

•听到“恩典”一词时会想到什么？(宽恕，怜悯，意志与恩典，述说恩典。)

•如果可以用自己的话定义“恩典”，你会给出什么定义？

“恩典”是一个很难理解的词。如今，它被用得太多，使用频率太高，以至于其某些含义都失去了。其实这是一个很深的圣经用词(圣经中使用了200多次)，是一个我们需要正确理解的词。现在让我们更深入地了解一些有关恩典的经文。

可选活动(10分钟)

宽恕

我们大多数人过去都曾受到某人的伤害。也许是一个令人反感的朋友或一个让你失望的带领者。与座旁的同学配对，分享自己受伤或难过的事件，分享2时请不要指名道姓，只分享你的经历，曾发生的事。稍后，我会问你一些问题，希望你和座旁的同学一起回答。

(给学生四到五分钟的时间私下分享经历。)

讨论问题：

现在，你们已经分享了经历，下面是一些需要回答的问题。

•当你谈论的人委屈你时，你是否想过要宽恕该人？为什么/为什么不呢？

•你完全宽恕了这个人吗？如果不是，为什么不呢？

•如果你宽恕了那个人，是什么事使你可以宽恕？

•即使你宽恕了，宽恕这件事是否容易，还是需要真正的努力才能作到？

深入学习(30分钟)

每个人都拿起圣经，翻到创世记6:1-8。当阅读这段时，每次看到“蒙恩”一词时，请在圣经中划出或圈出来。

阅读：创世记6：1-8

(给学生几分钟来阅读经文，寻找“蒙恩”一词。)

讨论:

1.在创世记6:1-8中，“蒙恩”一词被使用了多少次？（1）

好。现在，让我们再次一起阅读这段经文，然后深入研究一下圣经告诉了我们关于神“恩典”的什么内容。再次阅读创世记6:1-8。

2.神为什么决定惩罚大地？（他们是邪恶的，等等。）

3.神为什么决定拯救挪亚？（根据这些经文，我们没有得到任何解释。第9节提供了一个可能的解释，但请让学生们就着现有的经文思考。）

现在，让我们看一下与此文相呼应的新约圣经。

阅读：彼得前书3:18-20

讨论:

1.看完这段经文之后，你认为神为什么选择拯救人？（答案可能多种多样，但第18节说这是为“使我们回到神前”。）

2.神必须拯救人吗？如果不是，那祂为什么这么做呢？（允许讨论。）

让我们开始明白救赎恩典的含义：简而言之，神拯救了我们，因为祂愿意。

关键问题

下面，我将提三个关键问题，我希望你仔细考虑后，为每个问题写下答案。

关键问题#1

你认为神为什么要救你？（例如：“爱”，“祂愿意”，“祂觉得我很有价值”等。）

阅读：以弗所书2:1-8

当我们读这段经文时，请试着看看保罗写的书信和挪亚时代发生的事情是否有相似之处。

讨论问题：

1.你注意到了哪些相似之处？（人的邪恶，神的爱与怜悯，神的恩典。）

2.第4节说出神对我们有什么样的爱？(祂爱我们的大爱。)

3.根据这段经文，是什么拯救了我们？（恩典。参阅第5和8节。）

～～～～～～

希腊语：

这里使用的希腊文单词与创世记6中所使用的希伯来文单词是相同的，具有相同的含义。因此，神对人类的看法：人是邪恶的，但神因祂的大爱而显出恩典，拯救了我们。

～～～～～～

4.再看1-3节。我们被指控了哪些事情？（经文中说我们“死了”，“生活在肉体的私欲里”，是“可怒的儿女”。）

让我们加深对恩典的理解：神拯救了我们是因为祂愿意，神把我们从自己里拯救出来。

关键问题2

神特别把你从什么中拯救出来？（可能是犯罪，各种情况，诱惑等。）

在阅读下一段之前，让我问一些简单的问题：

• 你擅长什么？

•是什么让你擅长于这些？（练习，天赋等）

好的，现在让我们翻到罗马书12:3-8。可能有些事你不了解，但试着专注在这些保罗所说的话上。

阅读：罗马书12:3-8

在这段话的结尾，保罗列出了一些属灵的恩赐：服事，教导，带领，分授等。我们没有时间详细研究所有这些恩赐，但是我们要知道这些恩赐的源头。

讨论问题：

1.根据这段经文，谁给了我们这些属灵的恩赐？（神。）

2.祂是怎么做到的？（借着恩典。见第3节和第6节。）

3.你是否曾经把恩典视为使你有天赋的原因？为什么/为什么不呢？

有时我们认为神是一个宇宙超人，神已经俯冲过来从困境中解救了我们。我们很感激，但我们可做的很少。根据罗马书的说法，我们不仅因着恩典得到拯救，而且我们还被拯救到恩典里。恩典不仅拯救了我们，还赋予了我们生存的力量。恩典给了我们恩赐，让我们有了能力，使我们不停地前进。没有恩典，我们不仅是“无助的”，我们也没有生存的意义。

让我们对恩典的理解再加深一点：神拯救我们，因为祂愿意；神拯救我们，使我们脱离了自己；而且神拯救我们，是为了使我们可以敬拜祂。

关键问题＃3

神拯救你之后，让你去作什么？（挑战他们的想象力。）

应用(10分钟)

现在，你对这三个关键问题都有一个答案了。一个是为什么神拯救你。第二个是神把你从哪里救出来的-可能是一件事或一堆事情，这取决于你写的东西。第三是神拯救你之后，你可以做哪些事。

再读一下你的答案。然后，花几分钟重新写成段落形式，作为我们个人的祷告。（留给大家几分钟时间。）

现在大家都写完了，我就带领大家祷告。首先，让我们所有人都跪下并低下头。我将从读一些经文开始，在我读时，将我的话举起当作向神的祷告。请记住，神已经拯救了你，而你因恩典得了新生命。

•读诗篇38:1-8时，让学生们跪下。最后一起说：“但是你救了我。”

•读诗篇121时，让学生们安静地站着，最后一起说：“你把我们从各种麻烦中救了出来。”

•读以弗所书2:5-10时，让学生举起手，最后一起说：“你救了我，以便我可以和你同行。”

结束祷告(2分钟)

让学生们和旁边的人拉起手，问是否有人愿意大声地赞美神，以恩典拯救了他们。几个人祷告之后，最后为所有学生祷告。

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Lesson 1: Rescued By Grace 

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To equip students with a more complete understanding of rescuing (or saving) grace

2. To convince students that it is by grace alone that they are rescued (or saved)

3. To inspire students to live their lives with grace as the fuel for their behavior

Topics

Grace, Honor God, Justice, Love, Mercy, Salvation, Saved, Spiritual Gifts

Scripture Memorization

2 Timothy 1:9

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (15 minutes)

Rescue Me! (Game)

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GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

• What comes to mind when you hear the word “grace"? (Forgiveness, mercy, Will & Grace, saying grace.)

• If you could define “grace” in your own words, what definition would you give it? Anyone?

“Grace” is a difficult word to understand. It’s used a lot of ways these days, and sometimes it’s used so often that some of the meaning gets lost in the shuffle. But it’s a deep, Biblical word (used over 200 times in the Scriptures), and it’s one we need to understand. Let's look a little deeper into some scriptures about grace.

Optional Activity (10 minutes)

Forgiveness Stories

Most of us have been hurt by someone in our past. Maybe it was a back-biting friend or a leader that disappointed you. Pair up with someone nearby and share a time when somebody hurt or upset you, without naming names. Just share your experience. Whatever happened at the time. In a moment, I will ask you some questions I’d like you to answer with your partner.

(Give students four or five minutes to swap stories)

Discussion Questions:

Now that you’ve shared experiences, here are a few questions to answer together. (Allow a minute or two after each question for the pairs to respond.)

• When the person you talked about wronged you, did you feel like forgiving that person? Why/why not?

• Have you totally forgiven this person? If not why not?

• If you have forgiven that person, what happened that brought you to the point of forgiveness?

• Even when you got to the point of forgiveness, was it something easily done, or did it take a real conscious effort?

DIGGING IN (25 minutes)

Everyone grab your Bible and turn to Genesis 6:1-8. As you read this passage, highlight or circle in your Bible every time you see the word “grace.”

Read Genesis 6:1-8

(Give the students a few minutes to read through the verses looking for the word "grace." Unless someone uses the KJV or the NKJV, they will not find it. However, if someone does read from the KJV or NKJV, that is fine. The connection of grace and favor will be easier to make)

Discussion Questions:

1. How many times in Genesis 6:1-8 is the word “grace” used? (0)

2. What word(s) sound a lot like grace? (Favor.)

3. What is the connection between “favor” and “grace”? How are they the same? (Allow for discussion.)

4. How does thinking of “grace” as “favor” broaden your definition of grace?Good.  Now let's read the passage again, together, and then dig into what the scriptures tell us about God's "grace" or "favor." Read Genesis 6:1-8 again.

5. Why did God decide to punish the earth? (They were wicked, etc.)

6. Why did God decide to rescue Noah? (According to these verses, we don’t get an explanation. Verse 9 gives us a hint, but let them struggle with the passage at hand.)

7. What is God’s response to unrepentant evil people today? (Hell, etc.)

Now, let’s look at a New Testament passage that echoes this text. 

Read 1 Peter 3:18-20

Discussion Question:

1. After reading this passage, why does God choose to rescue anyone? (There may be a variety of answers, but verse 18 says that it is “to bring us back to [Him]”)

2. Does God have to rescue anyone? If not, then why does He? (Allow for discussion.)

Let's start our understanding of rescuing grace: Simply put, God has rescued us because He wants to. 

Key Questions

In your workbooks for this lesson, you will find a box called Key Questions. As we continue, I will present three key questions, and I would like you to write down an answer for each, giving each question careful consideration. You can write down a single word, make a list, or a few short phrases.

(During the "Making it Real" time, the answers to these key questions will be used in a prayer writing exercise. If not using the workbook, the class can write down the questions and responses on a separate sheet of paper.)

Key Question #1

Why do you think God has rescued you? (Examples may be: "love," "He wanted to," "He thought I was worth it", etc.)

Read Ephesians 2:1-8

As we read through this passage, try to see if there are any parallels with who Paul writes to and what was going on in Noah’s day.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are some similarities you noticed? (Wickedness of man, love and mercy of God, God’s favor/grace.)

2. What kind of love does verse 4 say God has for us? (NASB: “Great love with which He loved us.”)

3. According to this passage, what saved us? (Hopefully, they’ll say grace. See verses 5 & 8.)

Lesson in Greek

The word used here is the same word used in Genesis 6 (Hebrew “hen” (rhymes with pain). The Greek  word “charis” (rhymes with yaris, the tiny Toyota car) has the same meaning. So God’s perspective of mankind has not changed. Man is wicked, but God  shows favor and saves us because of His great love.

4. Look again at verses 1-3. What are some of the things we are accused of?  (In the passage it says we were “dead,” “lived in lusts of the flesh,” and were “children of wrath.”)

Let’s add to our understanding of grace: God has rescued us because He wants to, and God has rescued us from ourselves

Key Question #2

From what specifically has God rescued you? (Examples may be a list of sins, situations, temptations, etc.)

Before reading our next passage, let me ask a few easy questions:

• What are you good at?

• What makes you good at that particular thing? (Practice, giftedness, etc.)

Okay, now let’s turn to Romans 12:3-8. There may be some stuff you don’t understand, but try to focus on what Paul says.

Read Romans 12:3-8

At the end of this passage, Paul lists some spiritual gifts: service, teaching, leadership, giving, etc. We don’t have time to go into all of these in detail, but we want to recognize the source of the gifts.

Discussion Questions:

1. According to this passage, who gives us spiritual gifts? (God.)

2. How does He do that? (Through grace. See verses 3 & 6.)

3. Did you ever think of grace as the very thing that makes you gifted? Why/why not?

Sometimes we think of God as a cosmic superman who has swept down and grabbed us from a tough spot. We are thankful, but we do little else. According to Romans, grace isn’t just something we are rescued by, it’s something we are rescued to. Grace doesn’t just save us, it empowers us to live. It gifts us, it strengthens us, it keeps us going. Without grace, we are not only "un-rescued," we are without purpose.

Let’s add one more thing to our understanding of grace: God has rescued us because He wants to, God has rescued us from ourselves, and God has rescued us so we can honor Him.

Key Questions #3

What has God rescued you to do? (Challenge them to dream big.)

MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)

You should now have an answer to all three key questions. One is an answer to why God rescued you. The second is what God has rescued you from—it could be one thing or a list of things, depending upon what you wrote. The third is what you believe God has rescued you to do, or your purpose.

Read over your answers again. Then, take a few minutes and re-write what you have in paragraph form, as a personal prayer. (Allow a few minutes for everyone to finish.)

Now that you’ve all written those out, I’d like to lead us in a prayer. To begin with, I want everyone to kneel and bow his or her heads. You might even want to cover your heads in humility. I will start by reading some scripture, and as I do, lift my words up to God as your prayer. Remember that God has rescued you, and by grace you have been saved to a new life.

(As you read, have the students assume the positions described below.)

• Have students kneel as you read Psalm 38:1-8. At the end say, "But you have rescued me."

• Have students rise quietly to their feet and read Psalm 121. At the end say, "You have rescued me from trouble."

• Have students lift up their hands and read Ephesians 2:5-10. At the end say, "You have rescued me so that I might walk with you.”

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes) 

Have students join hands where they are and ask if anyone would like to praise God out loud for rescuing them by grace. After several have prayed, close in prayer for your group.

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