青少年教程 (门徒*第2课) | 在顺服中爱祂

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课程目的

• 查考最有名的门徒之一彼得的一生

• 说明彼得的一生如何反映出每一位信徒的生命

• 激励学生借着遵守神的命令来爱祂

主题

使徒、诫命、门徒、跟随耶稣、顺服

背诵经文

约翰福音 14:15

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建立(5分钟)

游戏 | 谁在带领谁？

开始(5分钟)

今天，我们要继续从耶稣的十二门徒身上学习功课。

一般讨论

• 你喜欢顺服别人吗？为什么喜欢，或为什么不喜欢？

• 你曾经最难遵守的一条规定是什么？

• 顺服是否表明你信任一个人？是否表明你爱他？

深入学习(25分钟)

彼得很可能是门徒中最广为人知、也最常被人谈论的一位。他与耶稣一同服事的经历十分重要，耶稣升天之后，他所展开的大有能力的事工也同样重要。关于彼得，你还记得些什么？他有哪些地方令你印象深刻？（让学生回答）

以下是一些你可能知道，也可能不知道的彼得的资料。

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彼得的资料

• 天生的领袖 - 很快就成为门徒的发言人

• 初期教会的重要领袖 - 五旬节之后，他成为教会中第一个有影响力的声音，并在使徒行传 2:14-40中讲了第一篇讲道

• 写了彼得前书和彼得后书

• 认识马可，并向他提供了撰写福音书的资料

• 常常不假思索地说话 - 性格冲动 - 经常说错话，使自己陷入尴尬

• 在耶稣受审时三次不认耶稣

• 说过一些非常重大的话，有些说得很好，有些却很糟糕

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彼得大概是聚会中最活跃、最能带动气氛的人。如果你见到十二门徒，离开时很可能会想：“这些人真不错，那个彼得实在太有趣了！”或者：“那个彼得的话可真多！”

我们对彼得印象最深的，往往是那些他还没有停下来认真思考就做出的事。其中有些是信心的美好榜样，另一些则让我们学到哪些事情不应该做。

读 马太福音 14:25-33

耶稣从水面上走向门徒。当其他门徒因为以为看见鬼怪而惊慌失措时，彼得却尝试从水面上走向耶稣。

讨论问题：

1. 什么会促使像彼得这样的人，想要从水面上走向耶稣？（相信基督的能力、渴望经历更多、渴望与耶稣在一起等。）

读 马太福音 17:1-8

面对这次令人惊叹的经历，彼得立刻想要搭几座棚，好让他们能在那里多停留一会儿。他认为这次经历实在太奇妙了。然而，他的反应太过冲动，以至于错过了其中真正的重点。

神打断了彼得的话，让他看见这件事真正的意义。摩西和以利亚是旧约中最伟大的两位先知。摩西代表律法，以利亚代表先知。耶稣成全并完成了律法和先知所指向的一切，但彼得的急切使他一开始没有看见这一点。

读 约翰福音 21:3、7-8

这时，耶稣复活还没有过去多久。主不再像从前一样与门徒同在，他们仍在经历很大的转变。彼得冲动的性格使他立刻跳进水里，急着赶去见主，把鱼留在了后面，而打鱼原本还是他提出的主意。对他来说，赶快去见主比那些鱼更重要。

毫无疑问，彼得是那种会做很多事的人，其中许多事没有经过思考，而且他也常常失败。然而，他始终把焦点放在顺服耶稣上。

彼得后来成为初期教会中极具影响力的人物。阅读使徒行传就会看见，教会建立初期，彼得一直站在最前面。当教会的人数在一天之内从十二人增加到三千人时，他就是教会的“讲道者”！看到他在事工中取得这么大的成果，你也许会认为，神一定赐给彼得某种特别的恩赐或人生呼召。你也许会认为，彼得一定领受过特别的指示，告诉他这一生究竟应该做什么。他确实是信仰中重要的柱石。然而，你知道耶稣给他一生最主要的信息是什么吗？

读 马可福音 1:17和约翰福音 21:22（请两名学生各读一节经文。）

讨论问题：

1. 在马可福音 1:17中，耶稣对彼得说的第一句话是什么？（“来跟从我。”）

2. 在约翰福音 21:22中，耶稣最后对彼得说的话是什么？（“你跟从我吧！”）

耶稣给彼得最主要的信息，并不是“你必须每天讲道，而且要讲得很好”，也不是“我对你的旨意是要你去海外宣教”，或“你要成为教会忠心的带领者”，甚至也不是“彼得，你要为我向失丧的人传福音”。虽然这些后来都成为彼得事工的一部分，但耶稣给他最主要的信息其实非常简单：“跟从我。”

彼得的一生不断跌跌撞撞。他常常笨拙地向前冲，又被自己脱口而出的话所推动。有时，他的热心和激情使他正好走到神要他去的地方；另一些时候，他过度的急切却把他推入令人尴尬的处境。

然而，彼得身上有一件非常宝贵的事：他的生命始终有一条最基本的底线，有一个他无法越过的界限。

联系实际（12分钟）

读 约翰福音 6:60-69

彼得本身并不完全，也对弥赛亚应该是什么样子有自己的想法。然而，在约翰福音第6章中，他却对耶稣作出了一个决定性的宣告。耶稣使五千人吃饱之后，有许多人热切地听祂讲道。但是，当祂开始说话时，人们却觉得祂的话十分难以接受。这也不难理解，因为祂说到要吃祂的肉、喝祂的血！耶稣解释说，生命来自有分于祂的身体和祂的血。

许多听见这些话的人认为，无论那些神迹多么奇妙，这些话实在太难接受了。

耶稣在第61节问门徒的问题很有意思。按照原文的意思，祂是在问：“这话使你们跌倒吗？”之后，耶稣转过来问十二门徒：“你们呢？”

作为全组发言人的彼得再次开口，但这一次，他说出了大有能力的话：“主啊，你有永生之道，我们还归从谁呢？我们已经信了，又知道你是神的圣者。”

整件事可以归结为这一点：困难一定会来到。神会要求我们去做一些我们并不想做的事。生活也会变得艰难。请问问自己：

• 我会朝哪个方向奔跑？

• 我会逃离神，还是奔向神？

• 我会奔向耶稣的怀抱，还是离开祂？

你们需要认清一个事实：你会对神不忠。如果你活过完整的一生，你会犯罪成千上万次。你很可能会经历尴尬、嘲笑，甚至逼迫。门徒所要作出的决定，是即使在那样的时候，是否仍然跟随耶稣。神没有呼召你明白所有事情。祂也没有呼召你一定要有某种感觉。祂或许永远不会呼召你成为世人眼中重要的人。然而，祂呼召你爱祂，并在爱祂的同时，借着顺服来显明你的爱。

读 约翰福音 14:15

讨论问题：

1. 根据这节经文，你应当怎样在生活中显明自己爱耶稣？（遵守祂的命令。）

2. 你认为彼得在这方面做得好，还是做得不好？请解释。

3. 你在哪些方面能很好地显明自己对神的爱？

4. 你在哪些方面仍然会挣扎？

5. 从今天开始，你立志要朝哪个方向奔跑？

结束祷告(2分钟)

为学生祷告，求神使他们效法彼得身上美好的品质，也能从他的错误中学习功课。

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The Disciples

Lesson 2: Love in Your Obedience

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To examine the life of one of the most famous disciples, Peter

2. To illustrate how Peter's life mirrors that of every believer

3. To inspire students to love God by obeying His commandments

Topics

Apostles, Commandments, Disciple, Following Jesus, Obedience

Scripture Memorization

John 14:15

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (15 minutes)

Who is Leading Whom? (Game) Click here

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

Today we are going to continue our focus on lessons from the twelve disciples of Jesus.

General Discussion:

• Do you like to obey others? Why or why not?

• What is the hardest rule you’ve ever had to obey?

• Does obedience show that you trust someone? Love them?

DIGGING IN (25 minutes)

Peter is quite likely the most popular and talked about of the disciples. His ministry with Jesus is significant, as well as his powerful ministry after Jesus’ ascension. What do you remember about Peter?  What stands out about him? (Allow for answers)Here are a few things you may or may not know about Peter.

Peter Facts:

• Natural leader- quickly became the spokesperson for the disciples

• Church father- He was the first great voice in the church after Pentecost and preached the first sermon in Acts 2:14-40. 

• Wrote 1 and 2 Peter

• Knew Mark and gave him information for his gospel

• Spoke without thinking - impulsive personality - constantly had his foot in his mouth

• Denied Jesus three times during Jesus’ trial

• Made some BIG statements, some good, some bad

Peter was probably the life of the party. If you met the 12 disciples, you would probably walk away thinking, “those guys were cool, and that Peter guy was hilarious” or “that Peter guy sure did talk a lot!” 

We remember Peter best for the things he did without really sitting back and thinking about it. Some of them are awesome examples of faith, while others are examples we can learn from of what NOT to do.

Read Matthew 14:25-33

Jesus walks out to the disciples on the water, and while the other disciples are freaking out about seeing a ghost, Peter attempts to walk to Jesus on the water. 

Discussion Questions:

1. What would motivate a person like Peter to want to walk on the water toward Jesus?  (Faith in Christ’s power, desire to experience something more, desire to be with Jesus, etc.)

Read Matthew 17:1-8

Peter’s response to this awesome experience was an immediate desire to set up tents in order to keep them around longer. He thought it was really cool to have that experience. However, his response was so impulsive that he missed the point.

God interrupts Peter in order to show the true purpose of this event. Moses and Elijah were the two greatest prophets in the Old Testament. Moses represents the law while Elijah represents the prophets. Jesus is the fulfillment and completion of the law and prophets, but Peter’s eagerness caused him to miss the initial point.

Read John 21:3, 7-8

Little time has passed since Jesus’ resurrection. The disciples are still making quite a transition without the Lord.  Peter’s impulsive nature caused him to jump into the water to race to see the Lord, leaving behind the fish (his idea in the first place). His eagerness to see the Lord was more important.

There is no question that Peter is the type of guy who does lots of things, many of them without thinking, and often fails. However, he always kept his focus on obeying Jesus. 

Peter became a man of great influence for the early church.  If you read the book of Acts, you can see that Peter was the front man for the church early on. He was the “preacher” of the church when it grew from 12 to 3,000 in one day!  You would think with all this success in his ministry that God would have given Peter some special gift or calling in his life. You would think that Peter would have received special instruction on what he was to do in life. He was a great pillar of the faith. However, do you know what Jesus’ main message was for his life?

Read Mark 1:17 and John 21:22 (Choose two students to read one verse each)

Discussion Questions:

1. What were Jesus’ first words to Peter in Mark 1:17? (Follow Me.)

2. What were Jesus’ last words to Peter in John 21:22? (You must follow me.)

Jesus’ main message to Peter was not "you must preach every day, and preach well" or "My Will for you is to go into foreign missions" or "be a faithful leader for the church" or even "evangelize the lost for Me, Peter." While all of those things became a part of Peter’s ministry, Jesus’ main message for him was simply, "Follow Me." 

Peter’s life was a continual stumbling, bumbling, hurling forward with the momentum of his own mouth. At times, his zeal and enthusiasm took him to a place where he was right where God wanted him. At other times, his over eagerness propelled him into a place where he faced embarrassment.

The awesome thing about Peter though, is that there was always a bottom line: A point of no return from which he could not return.

MAKING IT REAL (12 minutes)

Read John 6:60-69

Plagued by his own imperfections and ideas about what a Messiah was supposed to look like, Peter made a defining statement about Jesus in John 6. After feeding the 5,000, Jesus had many eager listeners. But, when he started talking, people found His words very troubling. Understandably so! He was talking about eating His flesh and drinking His blood! Jesus explained that life came from sharing in His body and His blood. 

Many of the people listening decided that awesome miracles or not, this was just simply too hard to accept.

The question Jesus asks the disciples in verse 61 is interesting: literally, “Does this cause you to stumble?” Jesus then turns and asks the twelve, "What about you?" (plural). Peter, the mouth of the group, speaks up, this time with powerful words: “Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

The whole issue is summed up in this: Difficulties will come. God will ask us to do things we do not want to do. Life will get hard.  Ask yourself these questions:

• Which direction will I run?

• Will I run from or towards God? 

• Will I run into Jesus' arms or away from Him? 

Resolve yourself to this fact: You will be unfaithful to God. If you live a “full life” you will sin thousands of times. You will likely face embarrassment, ridicule, and, perhaps, persecution. The decision of the disciple is whether you will follow even then. God doesn’t call you to know everything. He doesn’t call you to feel anything. He may never call you to be anything significant in the eyes of the world. However, He calls you to love Him, and in loving Him, to show your love by your obedience.

Read John 14:15

Discussion Questions:

1. According to this verse, how do you show your love of Jesus in your life? (By obeying His commands.)

2. Do you believe Peter did this well or poorly? Explain.

3. What are some ways you show your love of God well?

4. What are some ways you struggle?5. Starting today, which way are you committed to run?

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Pray for your students, that they could mirror the great qualities of Peter and learn from his mistakes.