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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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1.帮助学生看到自己通常是钱财的崇拜者
2.查阅圣经对钱财的看法
3.向学生展示使用钱财的神圣方式
主题
知足，嫉妒，贪婪，偶像，分享，管家，珍宝，敬拜
背诵经文
马太福音6:24
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(10分钟)
课堂起头(10分钟)
本周我们将从一个故事开始。
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西雅图的传教士马克·德里斯科尔讲述了他在印度作为传教士工作的经历。在穿越偏远地区时，他们偶然发现了一个寺庙，当地人在那里崇拜偶像。到处都是鸡血和偶像崇拜的证据。
他的故事符合那个国家的情况。那里还有其他的神庙，有穆斯林和佛教徒，以及各种其他拜偶像的宗教。然而，德里斯科尔先生问了一个土生土长的曾多次访问过美国的人，他最不喜欢美国的是什么时，这个人回答说他无法忍受那里的偶像崇拜。
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• 你对那个故事有什么看法？
• 你认为美国是一个拜偶像的地方吗？为什么是/不？
• 你有没有想过自己是偶像崇拜者？
事实是，我们总是在以这种或那种方式崇拜偶像。我们可能不会铸造金牛犊，但我们会崇拜除了神以外的东西。通常，我们的偶像崇拜与钱财有关。
深入学习(30分钟)
圣经明确地告诉我们：我们不能同时事奉神和钱财。我们总会崇拜一个多于另一个。圣经还清楚地指出，我们不应崇拜除了神之外的任何东西。
问题讨论：
1.企图事奉两个主人的问题是什么？
2.现在有哪些“主人”或“物”试图获得你的忠诚？
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“认为金钱能解决一切的人，有做任何事都为钱的嫌疑。” -本杰明·富兰克林
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读 出埃及记20:4,5a；以西结书36:18和约翰一书5:21（让不同的学生朗读一段）
问题讨论：
1.神对事奉偶像有何说法？
2.在当今世界，我们如何才能实际地远离偶像崇拜？
偶像的最大问题之一是它们永远无法完全满足我们。神希望我们事奉祂，并不是为了毁掉我们的乐趣，而是因为只有祂知道什么对我们最好。另一方面，偶像，尤其是钱财，从来没有为我们着想。
读 传道书5:10,11
问题讨论：
1.钱财对你有多重要？看得出来吗？
2.经文对知足有何说法？
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"钱财从来不会使人快乐，也永远不会。它的本质里没有任何东西能带来快乐。一个人拥有的越多，想要的就会越多。" -本杰明·富兰克林
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我想变一变谈话的角度，不再问“你对钱财有何看法？”。相反，我想问并回答“神对钱财的看法是什么？”此外，祂对我们如何对待和思考钱财有何期望？
读以下经文：
（阅读每一段经文后，讨论所有的问题。这些问题旨在从圣经的角度定义钱财。某些问题可能并不适用于每段经文。）
马太福音6:19-21
路加福音6:20
使徒行传5:1-6
雅各书1:9-11
问题讨论：
1.这段经文对于使用钱财有何说法？
2.钱财来自何处？
3.根据这段经文，我们应该如何使用钱财？
4.是富有好还是贫穷好？为什么？
5.过度依赖钱财的危险是什么？
你们中有些人可能认为自己对钱财没有不健康的依恋。有些人可能认为自己没有物质崇拜。现在让我们来分解应用。
应用(10分钟)
为了解我们每个人对钱财的依恋程度，请花些时间回答下面的问题-“钱有多重要？”。尽可能诚实地回答。
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钱有多重要？
• 如果你今天必须放弃所有的东西，你能做到吗？ ____ 是 ____ 否
• 如果你丢失/放弃了所有的东西，你会有什么感觉？ ________________________
• 当你听到iPhone、Wii、Mercedes或Gucci时，你会想到什么？ ________________________
用左侧的数字来回答以下问题，1表示很少，6表示非常多。
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 如果你丢了一张二十美元的钞票，你会多沮丧？
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 当出现新的更好的东西时，你有多想要它？
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 你认为成功多大程度取决于金钱？
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 你多依赖金钱？
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 你有多喜欢或享受拥有金钱？
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事实上，钱本身并不是坏的、邪恶的或错误的。但当我们对钱或可以用它购买的东西有不健康的依恋时，我们的崇拜就从神转移到了金钱上。金钱不能买到知足，这只能来自神。如果你在上面五个问题中的任何一个问题上没有选择1或2，你需要认真思考一下你对金钱的看法。
结束祷告(2分钟)
我们需要忏悔。我们将花一些时间进行个人祷告。如果你需要与某人谈谈你的挣扎，请尽管这样做。否则，让我们花些时间祷告，让神拥有我们，而不要让我们的东西拥有我们。这样我们就能崇拜祂，而不是崇拜金钱了。
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Truth or Dare (Part 2)
Lesson 5: The Truth About Money
LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals
1. To help students realize they are idol worshippers, typically of their possessions2. To examine what Scripture says about money3. To show students a Godly way of using their money
Topics
Contentment, Coveting, Greed, Idols, Sharing, Stewardship, Treasures, Worship
Scripture Memorization
Matthew 6:24
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (15 minutes)
It's My Money (Activity) Click here
GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)
This week we’re going to start with a story.
Mark Driscoll, a preacher in Seattle, tells about a time he was in India working as a missionary. While traveling through a remote place, they happened upon a temple where the local people worshipped idols. There was chicken blood and evidence of idol worship everywhere.His story is accurate to the situation in that country. There are temples to other gods, there are Muslims and Buddhists and all kinds of other idolatrous religions. However when Mr. Driscoll asked a native, who had visited the United States of America many times before, what he liked least about America, the native responded that he could not handle the idolatry. |
• What do you think of that story?
• Do you believe that America is an idolatrous place? Why/why not?
• Have you ever thought of yourself as an idol worshipper?
The truth is, we are idol worshippers in one way or another. We may not sacrifice chickens or build golden statues, but we worship things other than God. Usually, our idolatry has something to do with money.
DIGGING IN (30 minutes)
The Bible is clear: we can’t serve God and money. We will always worship one more than the other. The Bible is also clear on the fact that we should worship nothing other than God.
Read Matthew 6: 24.
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the problem with trying to serve two masters?
2. Who or what "masters" are trying to gain your loyalty right now?
"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money." Benjamin Franklin |
Read Exodus 20:4,5a; Ezekiel 36:18 and 1 John 5: 21 (Have different students read each verse.)
Discussion Questions:
1. What does God say about serving idols?
2. In today’s world, how can we keep ourselves from idol worship practically?
One of the biggest problems with idols is that they can never completely satisfy our desires. God wants us to serve Him, not to ruin our fun, but because only He knows what's best for us. Idols, on the other hand, especially money, never have our best interest in mind.
Read Ecclesiastes 5:10,11
Discussion Questions:
1. How important is money to you? Does it show?
2. What do these verses say about contentment?
"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants." Benjamin Franklin |
I want to change the tone of our conversation and stop asking the question “What do you think of money?” Instead, I want to ask and answer the question “What does God think of money?” Furthermore, what are His expectations on how we treat and think of it?
Read the following passages:(Ask each of the discussion questions after reading each passage. The questions are meant to define money and possessions from a Scriptural perspective. Some may not apply to each Scripture.)
Matthew 6:19-21
Luke 6:20
Acts 5:1-6
James 1:9-11
Discussion Questions:
1. What does that Scripture say about the use of money?
2. From where does money come?
3. How should we use money based on this passage?
4. Which is better—to be rich or to be poor? Why?
5. What is the danger of being too tied up in our monetary wealth?
Some of you may not think you have an unhealthy attachment to money. Some of you may not think you worship stuff. But let’s break this down and make it real.
MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)
To see where each of us are regarding our attachments to money, spend some time now answering the questions in your workbook under "How Important is Money?" Answer as honestly as you can.
Workbook ActivityHow Important is Money? • If you had to give up all your stuff today, could you do it? ____ Yes ____ No• If you lost or gave up all your stuff, how would it make you feel? ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________• When you hear iPhone, Wii, Mercedes, or Gucci, what comes to mind? ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________Use the scale on the left to answer the following questions, with 1 being very little and 6 being very much.1 2 3 4 5 6 • If you lost a twenty dollar bill, how upset would you be? 1 2 3 4 5 6 • When something newer and better comes out, how much do you want it? 1 2 3 4 5 6 • How much do you feel success is determined by money? 1 2 3 4 5 6 • How much do you depend on money? 1 2 3 4 5 6 • How much do you like or enjoy having money? |
The truth is, money in itself is not bad, evil, or wrong. But when we have an unhealthy attachment to it or the things we can buy with it, then our worship moves from God to money. Money can not buy contentment. That can only come from God. If you did not select numbers 1 or 2 for any of the last five questions, you need to seriously think about how you view money.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
I think we need to do some repenting. We’re going to take some time for personal prayer. If you need to talk to someone about your struggles, please do. Otherwise, let’s spend some time praying that God owns us and our stuff does not. That way we can worship Him and not money.
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