青少年教程(帖撒罗尼迦前后书*第4课)| 不住地祷告

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May 21
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Updated: May 22

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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。
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课程目的

1.使学生对圣经里所说的祷告有基本的了解

2.帮助学生认识祷告对他们的生活意味着什么

3.通过祷告练习更深入地实践祷告生活

主题

祷告，安静时间，代祷

背诵经文

帖撒罗尼迦前书5:17

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(5分钟)

请留出几分钟时间，让学生交流和分享他们在过去一周中如何努力讨神喜悦，参考上一课。

在今天的“应用”部分，将需要额外的时间，因此这部分花五分钟左右即可进入“课堂起头”部分。

课堂起头(5分钟)

让学生大声回答或在纸上写下他们的回答。

•你每天与谁谈话最多？

•你认为与此人交谈了多少时间？

•你觉得你对此人有多少了解？

•你认为那个人对你有多少了解？

•为什么你认为沟通可以帮助我们更了解他人？

今天我们要学习的是祷告-与神交谈。在祷告方面，很多人与神的关系确实存在很大的漏洞。与神沟通就像与朋友聊天-我们做得越多，我们和祂的关系就越近。帖撒罗尼迦前后书在这个问题上说了很多，让我们一起来看看。

深入学习(20分钟)

我们将看看帖撒罗尼迦前书中的几节经文，以及帖撒罗尼迦后书中的几节经文。“祷告“这个词在这两本书中前后出现了8次。

（指派学生阅读以下每节经文。可以建议每个学生多读几遍他们的经文。然后，请其他学生对他或她刚读过的经文进行总结。大多数经文很简单，列在下面的摘要可以帮助大家。然后继续讨论问题。）

阅读以下经文：

帖撒罗尼迦前书1:2（保罗为帖撒罗尼迦人做的，是感谢神。）

帖撒罗尼迦前书3:10（这是不停在作的一件事。）

帖撒罗尼迦前书5:17（我们应该不住地这样做。）

帖撒罗尼迦前书5:25（我们应该为彼此祷告。）

帖撒罗尼迦后书1:11-12（保罗为他们的信仰而不断祷告。）

帖撒罗尼迦后书3:1（保罗要他们为自己的勇气和脱离恶人祷告。）

讨论问题：

1.仅凭这些经文回答，我们为什么要祷告？（我们需要彼此代祷。）

2.仅凭这些经文回答，我们应该多久祷告一次？（每时每刻。）

3.仅凭这些经文回答，我们要为哪些事祷告？（为神加强我们的信心，安全感和勇气而感谢祂。）

帖撒罗尼迦前后书一次又一次出现两个主题-祷告意味着不断地与神谈论一切地事情。我们必须为信心，安全感，勇气等彼此代祷。

不住地祷告！

如果被问到，我们应该能够回答，我们是与神交谈最多的。考虑一下这些经文中用来描述保罗陈述帖撒罗尼迦人应该何时祷告的词语：“总是”，“夜以继日”，“不断地”和“不住地”。

反思问题：

1.这些话是否描述了你祷告的频率？（总是，昼夜，持续不断地）？请说明。举一两个例子。

2.老实说，你每天花多少时间与神交谈？

3.你如何能改变这些习惯，而同时还有时间上学，吃饭和睡觉？有可能像保罗所描述的那样祷告，而不让你的课程不及格吗？

为他人祷告！

这些经文中的第二个主题是为他人祷告。保罗清楚地表明，他为帖撒罗尼迦人祷告，并请他们为他祷告。

反思问题：

1.这些经文中有没有提到为自己祷告？（虽然为我们自己的需要祷告是完全可以接受的，但值得一提的是，我们不应该只专注于自己，而应该积极地为他人的需求祷告。）

2.老实说，你花多少时间为自己的需求/愿望祷告？

3.为什么不为自己祷告而是集中精力于他人的需求会更好？

在一个完美的世界中，我们永远不需要为自己祷告，因为我们知道其他人正在为我们祷告。实际上，确实有人在为你祷告。如果你的父母或其他家庭成员没有这样做，那么教会里会有人在这样做的。我就这样做，为你们祷告！（在对学生说这些之前，请确保这是真实的。）

这些不是圣经中有关祷告的唯一经节。这个话题在圣经中大概被提及了400次，几乎在圣经的每一本书中都谈到过。但是这些经文在保罗的书信中很有道理-保罗关心这些人。他们的关系很好，他们不断地为彼此祷告。

我们没有时间讲其他经文，这里是其中的一些：（如果时间允许，你可以读一读每节经文，或仅说一下大概的意思。）

•诗篇65:2（神听我们的祷告。）

•箴言15:8（神喜悦我们向祂祷告。）

•马太福音5:44（要为我们的仇敌祷告。）

•马太福音6:5-7（要在密室里祷告。）

•马可福音1:35（主耶稣祷告…很多。）

•使徒行传4:31（我们应该与其他基督徒一起祷告：力量更强大。）

让我们开始操练祷告吧，而不仅仅是谈论祷告。

应用(15分钟)

（下面是一个祷告练习，需要15-20分钟。鼓励学生参加。）

祷告练习

我请你们每个人在房间里找一个不会分心的地方。这是你与神之间的对话。你需要圣经，可能还需要纸和笔。

方式很简单。时不时我会大声说些话，请你照着作。在我说话之间的空白时间，我们将有很多时间来祷告。明白了吗？让我们开始。

（给学生几秒钟的时间作准备。）

•如果祷告是对话，那么祷告需要双向进行。在你说话之前，请先花2分钟时间，听听神的声音。保持沉默。你可能没有“听到”任何东西，但请尝试清空你的心思。不要对神说什么-保持安静。

（给学生几秒钟以使其安静下来。）

•神是值得我们赞美的。请写下或在心里对神直接说，你感谢神-因着祂的所是所作。不要专注自己，而是专注于神的所是和所作。

（请给他们3分钟时间）

•在圣经中，有些人问主耶稣该如何祷告。祂的回应记录在马太福音6:9-13中。在接下来的时间里，请多读几遍这段经文。开头只照着读即可。但是当你重复读时，将它变成你与主之间真诚的祷告。

（给学生5分钟的时间做这件事）

•我们应该祷告远离邪恶，日常需求能得满足。但是，请注意，在这里使用的词不是“我”而是“我们”。祷告与个人的欲望无关。让我们花一些时间为他人祷告。你认识的某个人也许确实有某个需要，请为他们祷告。为这个房间里的其他人祷告，以增强他们的信心和勇气。为全世界甚至不认识的信徒祷告。

（给学生约5分钟的时间）

•回到帖撒罗尼迦前书5:17。我要你自己读几遍这节经文。记住它。不住的祷告是一个很高的要求。当你读时，请让神的圣灵引导你。

（给学生几分钟时间，然后在祷告里结束。）

结束祷告(2分钟)

祈求神让你的学生开始过祷告的生活。

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1 & 2 Thessalonians

Lesson 4: Pray Continually

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To give students a basic understanding of the Biblical doctrine of prayer

2. To help students realize what prayer can mean for their lives

3. To practice prayer in a more in-depth way through a prayer exercise

Topics

Prayer, Quiet Time, Intercession

Scripture Memorization

1 Thessalonians 5:17

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (5 minutes)

Allow a few minutes for students to mingle and share how they were able to please God during the past week, in reference to the previous lesson. You will need extra time during "Making it Real," so only spend five minutes or so before moving on to "Getting Started."

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

Workbook Activity

Have students turn to their workbook to complete the following exercise. If you are not using the workbook, students can answer aloud or write their response on a slip of paper.

• Who do you spend the most time talking to each day?

• How much time do you think you spend talking to that person?

• How well do you feel like you know that person?

• How well do you think that person knows you?

• Why do you think communication helps us understand people?

Today we’re going to be talking about prayer—talking to God. A lot of people really have a gaping hole in their relationship with the Lord when it comes to prayer. Communicating with God is like talking with a friend—the more we do it, the closer we’ll be. 1 & 2 Thessalonians have a lot to say on the subject, so let’s check it out.

DIGGING IN (20 minutes)

We’re going to look at a few verses from 1 Thessalonians and a few from 2 Thessalonians. Some form of the word “pray” occurs 8 times in these two letters in the NIV.

(Assign someone to read each of the below verses. You may suggest each student read his or her verse more than once. Then, ask the reader to summarize the verse he or she just read. Most of the verses are straightforward, but summaries are listed below to help. Then move on to the discussion questions.)

Read the following verses:

1 Thessalonians 1:2 (Paul did it for the Thessalonians, it’s thanking God.)

1 Thessalonians 3:10 (It was a constant thing.)

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (We should do it all the time.)

1 Thessalonians 5:25 (We should pray for each other.)

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (Paul prayed constantly for their faith.)

2 Thessalonians 3:1 (Paul asked for prayers for his own boldness and deliverance from evil men.)

Discussion Questions:

1. Based on these verses alone, why do we pray? (We pray for each other.)

2. Based on these verses alone, how often should we pray? (All the time.)

3. Based on these verses alone, what do we pray for? (To thank God, for strengthening faith, safety, boldness.)

There are two main themes that emerge from 1 & 2 Thessalonians again and again—prayer means talking to God constantly about everything. We must pray for each other for strengthening faith, safety, boldness, etc.

PRAY ALL THE TIME!

If asked, we should be able to answer easily that we talk to God the most. Consider the words used in these verses to describe when Paul states the Thessalonians should pray: “always,” “night and day,” “continually,” and “constantly.”

Questions for Reflection:

1. Do these words describe how often you pray? (always, night and day, continually, and constantly)? Explain. Cite an example or two.

2. How much time each day do you spend talking to God, honestly?

3. How could you change those habits and still have time for school, meals, and sleep? Is it possible to pray as Paul describes and not flunk your classes?

PRAY FOR OTHERS!

The second obvious theme in these verses is the idea of praying for others. Paul makes it clear that he prays for the Thessalonians, and he recruits them to pray for him.

Questions for Reflection:

1. Do any of these verses mention praying for yourself? (While it is perfectly acceptable to pray for our own needs, it’s noteworthy to mention that we should not focus only on ourselves, but also be actively be praying for the needs of others.)

2. If you’re honest, how much time do you spend praying about your own needs/wants?

3. Why do you think it would be better not to pray for yourself but instead to focus on the needs of others?

In a perfect world, we would never need to pray for ourselves because we would know others are praying for us. In fact, there are people who pray for you. If your parents or other family members don’t, there are people at church who do. I do! (Make sure that’s true before you say it to the students.)

These aren’t the only verses in the Bible on prayer. The topic is discussed almost 400 times overall and is in almost every book of the Bible. But these verses make sense in the context of Paul's letters—Paul cares about these people. They have a good relationship, and they pray constantly for one another.

We don’t have time to cover many of the other verses, but here are a some: (If time permits you can read each verse, or simply offer the summary provided)

• Psalm 65:2 (God hears prayer.)

• Proverbs 15:8 (Our prayers please God.)

• Matthew 5:44 (We should pray for our enemies.)

• Matthew 6:5-7 (Prayer is private.)

• Mark 1:35 (Jesus prayed…a lot.)

• Acts 4:31 (We should pray with other Christians: it’s powerful.)

Rather than talking about prayer more, let's practice it.

MAKING IT REAL (20 minutes)

(Below is a prayer exercise that will take 15-20 minutes. Encourage students to participate.)

Prayer Exercise

I'm going to ask each of you to find a place in the room where you will not be distracted. This is just going to be a conversation between you and God. You’ll need your Bible, and you may want a piece of paper and pen. (There is also a place to write in the student workbook.)

The directions are simple. Occasionally I’m going to say something out loud that I want you to put into practice, then we’ll have plenty of time in between to pray. Make sense? Go ahead and spread out.

(Give the students a few seconds to get organized.)

• If prayer is a conversation, then it needs to go both ways. Before you say a word, take 2 minutes and listen for God’s voice. Be totally silent. You may not “hear” anything, but try to clear your mind. Don’t say anything to God—just be still.

(Give the students a few seconds to get still.)

• God deserves our praise. Either write down or speak to God in your heart all the ways you are thankful to Him—for who He is and what He has done. Don’t focus on yourself, but on who God is and what He has done.

(Give them 3 minutes to do this)

• In the Bible, some people ask Jesus to teach them how to pray. His response is recorded in Matthew 6:9-13. In the next few moments I want you to read that passage several times. First, just read it. But as you repeat the reading of it, may it serve as a sincere prayer between you and the Lord.

(Give students 5 minutes to do this)

• We should pray to avoid evil and that our daily needs be met. However, notice that even here the word used is not “me” but “us,” not “I” but “we.” Prayer is not about the desires of an individual. Let’s take some time to pray for others. There are probably people you know who have really unique needs. Pray for them. Pray for the other people in this room—for strengthened faith and boldness. Pray for Christians all over the world, believers you don’t even know.

(Give students about 5 minutes to do this)

• Go back to 1 Thessalonians 5:17. I want you to read that verse several times. Let it get under your skin. To pray without ceasing is a high calling. As you read, listen for God’s Holy Spirit to instruct you.

(Give students a few minutes to do this, then close in prayer.)

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Pray that your students can begin to live a life of prayer

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