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1.让学生对约翰福音有一个全面的了解
2.向学生介绍施洗约翰
3.鼓励学生因着基督而为他人的生活铺路
主题
行为，大胆，关怀，勇气，丰盛，谦卑，服事
背诵经文
约翰福音1:23
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(10分钟)
给每个学生一张纸，让他们写下一个名人的名字。然后让他们将其折起来，收集在帽子，碗或袋子里。
在学生中传一遍收集的这些纸条，让每个人都在其中摸一张。
让学生轮流尝试演绎出他们各自摸到的名人。他们可以作特别的动作，或提供相关线索等，每人有30秒表演时间让大家猜测自己摸到是哪位名人。
作完后，移至教程的下个部分。
课堂起头(10分钟)
上周我们讨论了约翰如何明确地宣称耶稣是神。今天，我们将遇到一个叫施洗约翰的人。约翰被派去为耶稣铺平道路，他向我们展示了更多关于耶稣的信息，也展示了我们在使他人认识耶稣方面的作用。
阅读 约翰福音1:6-36
在深入探讨这段经文之前，我们需要知道施洗约翰不是这本福音书的作者。约翰是一个很常用的名字。使徒约翰写了福音；施洗约翰是使徒约翰所讲述的一个人物。
问题讨论：
1.根据第6节，约翰来自哪里？（是从神那里差来的。）
2.约翰的目的是什么？（为主作见证，叫众人因他可以信耶稣。）
3.约翰在第19节及以后的经节中提供了什么证词？（他坚称自己不是弥赛亚，他是旷野中的声音，为主修直道路。）
这实际上是约翰从旧约圣经里摘下来的一句话。让我们在上下文中来读它。
阅读 以赛亚书 40:3-5
约翰似乎在这里做了一个非常明确的陈述-他的工作是指出主的荣耀，荣耀会在其他人而不是他自己身上显现出来。在我们先前阅读的经文中，我们看到了约翰和耶稣出现在同一个地方时，事情是如何展开的。
问题讨论(续)：
4.约翰在第29节中是怎么说耶稣的？（神的羔羊，除去世人之罪的。）
5.他在第32节中提供了什么证据证明这一看见？（他看见那灵，仿佛鸽子从天降下，停留在耶稣身上。）
约翰在第二天(第36节)yo重申了一次。他很清楚这就是神所拣选的那一位(第34节)。但约翰为耶稣铺路的传道工作并不结束于此。
阅读 约翰福音 3:22-36
问题讨论：
1.约翰的门徒向他指出，耶稣也在施浸，而且众人都往他那里去了。你认为他们的动机是什么？（担心，也可能是嫉妒，等）
2.约翰的回应是什么？（耶稣正在做他应做的事情，耶稣必扩增，约翰必衰减。）
某种程度上，感觉到被忽略了，是可以理解的，因为约翰这里似乎人也不少。我们可以从他的态度和事工中学到很多东西。
应用(20分钟)
一般讨论：
•你认为施洗约翰的工作难吗？为什么很难呢？（不会获得任何荣誉，也不会受到关注等）
•施洗约翰必须具备什么样的性格，才能不断地指向耶稣，而不要求自己被重视？（谦卑，仆人的心肠，等）
施洗约翰为其他人遇见耶稣铺平了道路。我们今天要提出的问题是：
你会作同样的事吗？
通过观察约翰的一生，我们可以学习到，如何在我们自己的生活中为耶稣铺平道路。
1. 愿意站出来
约翰站出来了。约翰福音没有这方面的记录，但从其他福音作者那里我们可以知道。
阅读 马太福音3:1-6
问题讨论：
1.约翰的什么外貌，让你觉得很奇怪？（约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服。）
2.约翰的什么举止，似乎也很奇怪？（他吃蝗虫野蜜。）
3.约翰强烈地传什么道？（他传我们都要悔改。）
尽管当时的先知是会有些与众不同，约翰的外貌和举止对于一个处于他位置的人来说并不罕见，但对于现代人来说，这一切都会让我们感觉有些不寻常。他悔改的道尤其大胆。在马太福音3:7及之后的经文中，他说的更激烈。这就引出一个问题……你愿不愿意也做些什么来指明通往耶稣的道路？
一般讨论：
•当我们想到基督徒的奇怪行为时，会想到哪些事情？（不寻常的穿着，街角传教士，等）
•为什么你觉得那种信徒有时无法有效地将人们指向耶稣？（他们的态度不对，他们没有爱心，不能理解普通人，等等。）
•他们行为中有哪些让你敬佩的？（他们不怕人，只敬畏神，他们为宣扬福音而不惜被人贬损。）
•为什么我们不愿站出来，不愿意因着为耶稣说话而显得古怪？（我们在意他人的想法，怕别人离开我们，我们没有安全感，等等）
•你自己能够站出来到一个地步，让周围人注意到你的与众不同，并想知道为什么你是这样的吗？还是你觉得自己应该和其他人一样，而不愿意为耶稣站出来？（这是一个棘手的问题，请给学生们一些时间去考虑。）
2.谦卑
约翰不在意谁获得了荣耀，我们也不应该在意。
重读 约翰福音3:27-30
一般讨论：
•我们已经讨论了约翰在神国中的角色，你认为你的角色是什么？（诗歌，服事，写作，传道，照顾人，等）
•我们的社会如何看待技能和天赋，这些通常该使谁受益？（我们通常认为我们的天赋应该使我们自己受益。）
•约翰的态度与我们许多人有何不同？（我们希望受到关注，获得荣誉并成名。）
约翰“因着新郎的声音就欢喜快乐”，所以他自己的喜乐就满足了。耶稣得荣耀真的带给你欢乐吗，还是你会嫉妒他比你得到更多的关注？该问题的答案充分说明了你内心的状况。
（在这里花些时间与学生一起祷告，鼓励他们从默默祈祷开始。这个简单的祈祷是他们心中应该想到的：“耶稣，求你扩增，让我谦卑地变小。”）
结束祷告(3分钟)
沉默祷告片刻之后，代表大家作同一个祷告：“耶稣，求你扩增，让我们谦卑地变小。”
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Gospel of John
Lesson 2: Jesus and John the Baptist
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Goals
1. To provide students with an overview understanding of the Gospel of John
2. To introduce students to John the Baptist
3. To inspire students to pave the way for Christ in the lives of others
Topics
Behavior, Boldness, Caring, Courage, Fruitfulness, Humility, Serving
Scripture Memorization
John 1:23
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)
Pass out paper to each student and have them write a celebrity’s name on it. Then have them fold it up and collect their papers in a hat, bowl, or bag.
Pass the clues around, and have each person grab one out of the hat.
Take turns attempting to act out the celebrity. They can use charade-style motions, give clues, etc. They have 30 seconds for the group to guess which celebrity they have.
After you’re done, move on to the questions to get started.
GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)
Last week we talked about how John makes a very clear claim that Jesus is God. Today, we’re going to meet a man known as John the Baptist. Sent to pave the way for Jesus, John shows us more about Jesus and our role in making Him known to others.
Read John 1:6-36
Before we dig into this passage, we need to understand that John the Baptist is not who wrote this Gospel. John was and is a popular name. John the Apostle wrote the Gospel. John the Baptist is a person that John the Apostle tells us about.
Discussion Questions:
1. According to verse 6, where did John come from? (He was sent from God.)
2. What was John’s purpose? (To witness to the light and testify so that others would believe in Jesus.)
3. What testimony does John offer in verse 19 and following? (He insisted he was not the Messiah, that he was a voice in the wilderness making a straight way for the Lord.)
That is actually a phrase John plucks out of the Old Testament. Let’s read it in context.
Read Isaiah 40:3-5
It seems like John was making a very clear statement here — his job was to point to the glory of the Lord as it would be revealed in someone else, not himself. In the text that we read earlier, we see how that unfolds when John and Jesus are in the same place.
Discussion Questions (continued):
4. What claim does John make about Jesus in verse 29? (That Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.)
5. What evidence of this claim does he offer in verse 32? (He saw the Spirit come down from Heaven and remain on Jesus.)
John repeats this claim a second time (verse 36) the next day. He is clear that this is God’s chosen One (verse 34). But this isn’t the end of John’s ministry in pointing people toward Jesus.
Read John 3:22-36
Discussion Questions:
1. John’s disciples pointed out to him that Jesus was also baptizing people and that He was developing a following. What do you think was their motivation? (Concern, maybe jealousy, etc.)
2. What is John’s response? (That he was doing what he was called to do, that Jesus must become greater, and that John must become less.)
At a point when it would have been understandable to feel a little overlooked, John seems to thrive. We can learn a lot from his attitude and ministry.
MAKING IT REAL (20 minutes)
General Discussion:
• Do you think it was hard being John the Baptist? What would’ve been difficult about it? (Not getting any credit, not being in the spotlight, etc.)
• What kind of character do you think John the Baptist had to possess to constantly point toward Jesus and take eyes off himself? (Humility, servant-heartedness, etc.)
John the Baptist paved the ways for other people to meet Jesus. The question we want to land on today is this:
Are you doing the same?
By looking at John’s life, we can learn how to pave the way for Jesus in our own life.
1. Be Willing to Stick Out
John stuck out. John’s Gospel does not record it, but we know it from other Gospel authors.
Read Matthew 3:1-6
Discussion Questions:
1. What about John’s appearance strikes you as odd? (He wore clothes made from camel hair.)
2. What about John’s behavior seems strange? (He ate wild honey and locusts.)
3. What about John’s message was intense? (He preached repentance.)
While prophets in those days were set apart and John’s appearance and behavior were not all that uncommon for a man in his position, to our modern eye and ear, this all strikes us as a little unusual. His message of repentance was noticeably bold. He gets even more intense in Matthew 3:7 and following. It begs a question…what are you willing and unwilling to do to point the way to Jesus?
General Discussion:
• When you think of weird Christians, what are some things that come to mind? (Unusual dress, street-corner preachers, etc.)
• Why do you think that sort of believer is sometimes ineffective in pointing people toward Jesus? (Their attitude is wrong, they aren’t loving, they don’t relate to normal people, etc.)
• What about their behavior do you find admirable? (They do not fear man, but God, and are willing to be spoken poorly of to spread the Gospel.)
• Why do you think we are hesitant to stick out, look odd, and speak up for Jesus? (We care what people think, are afraid to push people away, are insecure, etc.)
• Do you think you stick out enough to where people would notice a difference and wonder why you are the way you are, or do you think you are just like everyone else and not really willing to stick out for Jesus? (This is a tough question, so allow students time to wrestle with it)
2. Be Humble
John didn’t care who got the credit, and we shouldn’t either.
Re-read John 3:27-30
General Discussion:
• We’ve talked about John’s role in the Kingdom, but what role do you think you’ve been “given from Heaven?” (To sing, serve, write, preach, be a good friend, etc.)
• How do you think our society views skills and gifts in terms of who they should benefit? (We often think our gifts should benefit us.)
• How is John’s attitude different from many of ours? (We want to be noticed, get credit, and become famous.)
John has “heard the bridegroom’s voice” and his joy is complete. Does Jesus getting the glory really bring you joy, or do you get jealous that He gets more attention than you do? The answer to that question says a lot about the condition of your heart.
(Take some time here to pray with your students, encouraging them to start by praying silently. This simple prayer is what should be on their minds: “Jesus, become greater and give me the humility to become less.”)
CLOSING PRAYER (3 minutes)
After a few moments of silent prayer, pray that same prayer on behalf of your whole group: “Jesus, become greater. Give us the humility to become less.”
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