青少年教程(帖撒罗尼迦前后书*第1课)| 信心，爱心和鼓励​

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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.让学生对帖撒罗尼迦信徒所面临的环境有基本的了解

2.帮助学生理解保罗写这些信的原因

3.提醒学生们这些关键的主题：信心，爱心和鼓励

主题

信心，爱心，忍耐，鼓励，保罗

背诵经文

帖撒罗尼迦前书1:2-3

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(15分钟)

这种团队建造活动的目的更多在于激发学生们学习圣经的热情，而不是仅仅介绍这堂课的内容。

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关于圣经的三个问题：

让大家绕着房间走，同时让每个人都回答以下的问题，即使他们不确定，也让他们试试。这使每个人都有机会参与全班分享。这也为后面的讨论做好准备。

1.你最喜欢的圣经中哪本书？

2.为什么你最喜欢这本书？

3.请分享圣经真正鼓励或帮助过你的一段经历。

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圣经中满了各种可以增强我们的信心，加强我们对基督的奉献，以及让我们对神有更多了解的知识。下面4课的学习也是如此。在这开始之时，我鼓励大家，试着在神的话里顺服祂的带领。如果你这么作，祂会改变你的！

课堂起头(10分钟)

• 你最喜欢的电影是什么？（这是每个学生都可以回答的问题，若必要，可以温和地要求他们每个人都要回答。）

•30秒的时间内，总结一下你喜欢的电影的内容。（如果想变得更有趣，可设置一个计时器，告诉他们只有30秒。当计时器到点时，即使他们处于一句话的中间，也必须停止）。

•为什么有时很难在30秒这么短的时间内总结那些对我们来说很重要的事情？

今天，我们将尝试总结帖撒罗尼迦前后书。保罗写了两封简短的信，但它们承载了很多含义。今天，我们将了解帖撒罗尼迦人是谁，保罗是如何认识他们的，以及这两本书信的基本信息。现在，让我们开始深入探讨吧！

深入学习(30分钟)

我们知道保罗是什么时候来到帖撒罗尼迦的。在理解书信内容方面，他的这些经历非常重要。使徒行传17:1-10讲述了保罗第一次认识帖撒罗尼迦人的故事。（让所有人翻到使徒行传第17章。）

读 使徒行传17:1-10

讨论：

1.保罗在到帖撒罗尼迦之前去过哪两个城市？（暗妃波里、亚波罗尼亚）

2.第二节说保罗花了多长时间“本着圣经与他们辩论”？（三个安息日，大约三周）

3.关于主耶稣，保罗向帖撒罗尼迦人说了什么（见第3节）？（祂是基督。）

4.根据第4节，大家反应是什么？（一些犹太人，还有许多希腊人和一些妇女，都被说服了。）

5.其他犹太人在5-8节中的反应是什么？（他们嫉妒起来，招聚了一些市井匪类，结伙成群，骚动那城。）

6.在第10节中，基督徒为安全起见将保罗和西拉斯送走。他们去哪里？（庇哩亚）

保罗，西拉和其他人到了帖撒罗尼迦后，便立即开始在犹太教堂里传教。他们得着了许多犹太和希腊信徒，因此在城市中得罪了一些人，然后被偷偷带到另一个城市。这也是我们所知道的他们最后一次访问帖撒罗尼迦的经历。他们没能以自己想要的方式说再见。这很可能是保罗在离开他们后不久就写信给他们的原因之一。（现在是不是每个人都找到帖撒罗尼迦前书了？）

(帖撒罗尼迦前后两本书写的时间很近。保罗离开帖撒罗尼迦前往庇哩亚。在庇哩亚，帖撒罗尼迦人，为破坏他的工作，跟随他到了那里。然后保罗又来到了雅典，在雅典，他从提摩太那里得到消息，帖撒罗尼迦教会有一些问题。帖撒罗尼迦前后书看起来是他从雅典写的。这些是他最早的书信，写于公元52-53年。第二封信是紧跟在第一封信之后写的。）

读 帖撒罗尼迦前书1:1-3

讨论：

1.根据第1节，谁是保罗的“合著者”？(西拉和提摩太)

2."愿恩典与平安归与你们”是什么意思？

3.保罗多久为帖撒罗尼迦人感谢神（第2节）？（常常）

4.保罗怀念他们什么（参见第3节）？（你们信心的工作，爱心的劳苦，并对我们主耶稣基督之盼望的忍耐。）

这三件事，让我们对第一封（实际上，也包括第二封）信有一些大致的了解。保罗在写信时会牢记几个关键主题，都是围绕着信仰，忍耐，祷告和爱的主题。

这些是基本的基督教信仰，但我们经常会忘记。现在让我们就一起来看看吧。

读 帖撒罗尼迦后书1:1-4

讨论：

1.保罗在这里所说的和他前一封书信有什么异同？（允许讨论。）

2.保罗提到他们常常为帖撒罗尼迦人发自内心地祷告，请引用第3节说说其原因是什么？（“你们的信心格外增长，你们众人每一位彼此相爱的心也一直增加”。）

3.第4节，保罗说帖撒罗尼迦人在坚持/忍受什么？（逼迫与患难。）

因此，这两封信都以鼓励开头的。这就是保罗写信的原因。这时才几个月大的年轻教会正在苦苦支撑他们新的信仰，在迫害中需要及时的鼓励。保罗提醒他们，他们的信仰，爱，祷告和忍耐将使他们渡过难关。

应用(15分钟)

有趣的是，简单的事物在圣经中似乎总是重复出现。我们可以任意剖析定义圣经，但总可以归结为一个简单的信息：

1.对主耶稣基督要有信心

2.承受艰辛

3.祷告

4.彼此相爱

帖撒罗尼迦人明白了这些主题。我们也应该明白。这些主题在圣经的其他地方也得到了加强。

讨论：

1.读弥迦书6:8，这与上列信息有何关系？

2.读哥林多前书13:13。这与上列信息又有何关系？

对主耶稣有信心和盼望，彼此相爱并爱神-这是一切的基础。

3.读马太福音22:35-39，这与保罗所说的又有什么关系？

我们都需要简单的提醒。像帖撒罗尼迦人一样，我们可能会因怀疑而分心，因反对而灰心，因各种问题而迷惑。这些基本经文对我们很重要，请记住-信心，彼此相爱，等候主再来。

这些基本事实构成了我们在下面3课中将要深入研究的大纲：

•基督再来（忍耐），

•为讨神喜悦而生活（信心/爱心），以及

•不停的祷告，这是这两封信关键的主题。

活动(10分钟)

让学生想一些他们可以做的很简单的事情，以展示基督的爱并表明他们对基督的信仰。让他们提出自己的想法。这里是一些例子。（每天花五分钟祷告，与朋友谈论神，帮邻居作院子里的事，每天读一章圣经，每天睡前时花一些时间沉默在主前，与一个看起来“不讨人喜欢 ”的人作朋友，等等。）

让学生写下他们的想法。可以准备一张如下的练习纸：

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请列出一些你可以做的很简单的事情，这些事情展示了基督的爱并表明你们对基督的信仰。这可以是一个好行为，一个属灵训练的要求，或是你感到圣灵催促你去作的事。

我可以作...

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也许难以想象，但是主耶稣相信你可以完成你刚写下的那些简单的事情。选择其中一件事，争取下周就做到这一点。下个主日，我会问你们是否这样做了，所以请做好准备！

我想用另一种方式再挑战你们。在我们深入学习帖撒罗尼迦前后书时，若能一口气念完这两本书信，一定很棒。它们都很简短，你们可以在本周选四天，每天读两章节。下个主日，我们再一起来读这两封信。这将有助于我们深入学习。听起来不错吧？

结束祷告(2分钟)

(为学生们祷告：他们永远不要忘记简单美好地跟随主耶稣。祷告下周，他们能完成写下的事，并读完帖撒罗尼迦前后书。祷告：他们用激情和忍耐将这简单美好的福音活出来。）

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Lesson 1: Faith, Love, and Encouragement 

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To give students a basic understanding of the setting surrounding the believers in Thessalonica

2. To help students understand Paul’s reason for writing these letters 

3. To remind students of the key themes of faith, love, and encouragement

Topics

Faith, Love, Endurance, Encouragement, Paul

Scripture Memorization

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

This group building exercise is meant to excite students about being in the Scripture more than it is to introduce this week’s lesson in particular.

Three Questions about the Bible:

Go around the room and have everyone respond to the following suggestions, even if they aren’t sure. This will mean everyone will share at least one thing with the class. This will prepare the group for discussion later.

1. What is your favorite book of the Bible?

2. Why is it your favorite?

3. Can you share a time when reading something in the Bible really encouraged or helped you?

The Bible is filled with stuff that can sharpen our faith, strengthen our devotion to Christ, and teach us more about God.  This 4 week study is designed to do that, too. Here, at the very beginning, I want to challenge you to be open to God’s leading through His Word.  If you are, He’ll change you!

GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)

• What’s your favorite movie? (This should also be something every student can answer, gently force them to.)

• In 30 seconds, summarize your favorite movie. (Set a timer if you want to make it more fun, telling them they only get 30 seconds and when the timer goes off they have to be quiet, even if they’re in mid-sentence.)

• Why is it sometimes hard to summarize things that mean a lot to us, things, for example, that take longer than 30 seconds?

Today we’re going to try to summarize 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Only two short letters from Paul, but they pack a lot of meaning. Today we’ll discover who the Thessalonians were, how Paul knew them, and the basic message behind these New Testament books.  Let’s dig in!

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

We know exactly when Paul first stepped foot in Thessalonica. His experiences there are pretty important in terms of understanding the content of the letters. Acts 17:1-10 tells the story of Paul’s first getting to know the people of Thessalonica. (Have everyone turn to Acts 17.) 

Read Acts 17:1-10.

Discussion Questions:

1. What two cities did Paul visit before arriving in Thessalonica? (Amphipolis & Apollonia)

2. How long does verse 2 say Paul spent “reasoning with them from the Scriptures"? (Three Sabbaths, or approximately three weeks.)

3. What did he tell the Thessalonians about Jesus (see verse 3)? (That He is Christ.)

4. According to verse 4, what was the response? (Some Jews were persuaded, along with many Greeks, and a few women.)

5. How did other Jews respond in verses 5-8? (Jealousy, formed a mob, drug some of them through the street, started an uproar.)

6. In verse 10 the Christians send Paul and Silas away for safety. Where do they go? (Berea.)

Paul, Silas, and others enter Thessalonica, and immediately start preaching in the Jewish synagogues. They see many Jewish and Greek converts, offend some in the city, and are snuck away to a different town. This is the last we know they visited Thessalonica. They certainly didn’t get to say goodbye the way they wanted. This may very well be one of the reasons Paul elects to write to them only a short time after they’d been together. (Have everyone now find 1 Thessalonians in their Bible.)

(1 & 2 Thessalonians were written in relative closeness to each other. Paul left Thessalonica for Berea. In Berea, he was agitated by the Thessalonians who followed him there to disrupt his work. This sent him to Athens, where apparently he got word from Timothy that they had some questions. It appears he writes to them from Athens. These are his earliest letters, written about 52-53 AD. The second letter follows closely after the first.)

Read 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3

Discussion Questions:

1. According to verse 1, who are Paul’s “co-authors"? (Timothy & Silas—NASB “Silvanus”)

2. What does the phrase “grace & peace to you” mean?

3. How often does Paul thank God for the Thessalonians (verse 2)? (“Always”)

4. What is it exactly that Paul remembers about them so fondly (see verse 3)? (“your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ”)

In these three things we have a bit of an overview of this first (and, truly, second) letter(s). Paul writes with several key themes in mind, but they all revolve around faith, endurance, prayer, and love. 

These are simple Christian beliefs, ones that we often forget. But we’ll get to that in a second.

Read 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4

Discussion Questions:

1. What are the similarities and differences of what Paul states here compared to what he said earlier? (Allow for discussion.)

2. Paul mentions that they are ever-prayerful of the bellievers in Thessalonica, again citing some reasons in verse 3. What are the reasons? (An enlarged faith, increasing love.)

3. What does Paul say the Thessalonians persevere/endure in verse 4? (Persecutions and afflictions.)

So both letters begin with encouragement. This is Paul’s reason for writing. The young church, just months old at this point, is struggling with their new-found faith, in need of encouragement, and in the midst of persecution. Paul reminds them that their faith, love, prayer, and endurance will see them through.

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

It’s funny how the simple things seem to appear and re-appear in the Scriptures so much. We can dissect and define the Bible all we want, but it boils down to a simple message:

1. Have faith in Jesus Christ, the Lord

2. Endure hardships

3. Pray

4. Love one another

The Thessalonians understood these themes. We should too. These themes are reinforced elsewhere in Scripture.

Discussion Questions:

1. Read Micah 6:8 How does this relate to this simple Gospel?

2. Read 1 Corinthians 13:13. How does this fit in?

Having faith and hope in Jesus, loving each other and loving God—this is foundational stuff.

3. Read Matthew 22:35-39  How does this relate to what Paul says?

We all need simple reminders. Like the Thessalonians, we can be distracted by doubt, discouraged by opposition, and confused with questions. But these introductory verses are important for us to remember—have faith, love each other, and wait on Jesus.

These foundational truths form a bit of an outline for what we’ll dig deeper into in the upcoming three weeks:

• The Return of Christ (endurance),

• Living to Please God (faith/love), and

• Pray Continually (Prayer), key themes from both letters. 

Workbook Activity (10 minutes)

Challenge your students to think of some of the simplest things they can do to demonstrate Christ's love and show their faith in Him. Have them come up with their own ideas. However, here are a few examples just in case. (Spend five minutes each day in prayer, talk with a friend about the Lord, help neighbors with their yard, read a chapter of Scripture each day, spend some time at the end of each day in silence, befriend someone who seems “unlovable,” etc.)  

Have your students write down their ideas. There is a place provided in their workbooks, or you can simply furnish pencils and paper.

List some of the simplest things you can do that show Christ's love and demonstrate your faith in Him. It may be an act of kindness, the practicing of a spiritual discipline, or something else you feel the Holy Spirit nudging you to do.

I can... 

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

It may be hard to imagine, but Jesus believes that you can do the simple things you just wrote down. Pick one of the things you listed and commit to doing it this week. I’ll ask you next week if you did it, so be ready!

I want to challenge you one other way. As we dig into 1 & 2 Thessalonians, it’d be really cool to all read the books together. They’re short, and you can read both books by reading two chapters a day four days this week. Join me in reading through both letters by the time we meet next week. This will help a ton as we dig in. Sound good?

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

(Pray for your students that they will never forget the beautiful simplicity of following Jesus. Pray that they will take your challenge of reading 1 & 2 Thessalonians with you for next week. Pray that they’ll live out this simple Gospel with passion and endurance.)

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