青少年教程 (彼得前后书*第4课) | 末后的事

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课程目的

• 帮助学生理解第一世纪信徒对“末后之事”的看法

• 激励学生让“末后的事”影响今天的生活

• 帮助学生思考并制定预备末后的实际行动

主题

分辨、鼓励、忍耐、预备、耶稣再来

背诵经文

彼得后书 3:17

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(5分钟)

进行一个“接龙故事”的活动，每个人都要参与。

带领者先说：“从前有一个 ______。”

下一位同学补充两句话，例如：“公主。她住在遥远地方的一座城堡里 ______。” 接下来的人继续填空并推动故事发展，然后突然停下，由下一位继续。继续下去，直到形成一个完整的故事。

刚开始可能需要练习一两次，但这个活动通常会很有趣。

课堂起头(10分钟)

圣经中，神讲述了一个故事：

这是关于：

创造

罪

救赎

归属

永不失败的爱

我们知道故事的大部分内容，但有时我们在谈到“结局”时会感到犹豫。彼得前书和彼得后书详细谈到了末后的事。与启示录不同，这里没有难以理解的象征语言。

彼得强调：

末后一定会来到，但重点是：

这应当如何影响我们今天的生活。

讨论问题：

• 当你想到世界的终结时，你有什么感受？

• 有些基督徒比较专注于现实生活，而较少渴望主再来，为什么？你是否也有这种感受？

• 当代媒体对末世的描述常常带来误解。你认为末世会是什么样？

（了解学生的想法，可以帮助更好地带领本课。）

深入学习(30分钟)

彼得前后书中有两段关于末后的重要经文。我们先读经文，再深入讨论。

读 彼得前书 4:7–11

讨论问题：

1. 第7节说末日什么时候来到？（已经近了）

2. 这一认识应当带来什么态度？ （清醒、自守、祷告）

3. 第8–11节给出哪些生活建议？ （彼此相爱、彼此服事、认真对待生命的使命）

4. 末后的盼望如何影响早期基督徒？ （激励他们现在活出敬虔的生命）

读 彼得后书 3

讨论问题：

1. 末世会出现什么样的人（第3节）？（讥笑的人）

2. 他们会说什么？ （怀疑基督再来）

3. 神的时间观是怎样的？ （一日如千年，千年如一日）

4. 这意味着什么？

5. 主的日子来到时像什么？（夜间的贼）

6. 基督再来时会发生什么（10–13节）？ （世界被火炼净，万物显露）

7. 因此，我们应当怎样生活？ （圣洁、无可指责，与神和好）

8. 第17节还提醒我们什么？ （谨慎，不被错误带走，在恩典和认识耶稣上成长）

这段经文强调两件事：

1. 末日一定会来

2. 这应当改变我们现在的生活

这对今天的我们和当年的信徒是一样的。

应用(10分钟) 

讨论问题：

• 彼得说主再来“很近”，为什么直到今天仍未发生？

• 这会不会让人对末世变得冷淡？

• 今天的人如何谈论末世？

• 你对末后的感受，是否影响你的生活？为什么？

（如果可能，可以带一本日历。）

在当前日期画一个 X，然后把其他月份的页面撕掉，只留下本月。告诉学生：也许这就是你剩下的全部时间。

讨论问题：

• 如果你知道时间只剩这么多，你会如何安排？

• 有哪些事情你一定会去做？

• 你会怎样预备？

发给每人一张纸，写上标题：

在终局之前

请他们思考：

如果不知道末日何时来到，今天的生活应当有什么改变？

例如：

• 有哪些事情你知道不应该做，却仍在拖延改变？

• 有哪些事情你一直想做，却还没有开始？

• 有哪些恩赐可以帮助推进神的国？

请写下 4–5 件事，属于彼得所说：

在恩典和认识主耶稣上成长。

给学生约 5 分钟。

接下来，请他们为这些事情设定时间，做出具体安排：

• 若要开始服事 → 确定第一步

• 若要改变习惯 → 找监督的人

• 若要修复关系 → 设定联系时间

如果我们真的相信：

我们不知道还有多少时间，

就不应再拖延。

今天我们谈到神的故事。其实，这个故事还没有结束。就像刚才的故事接龙一样，神也留下了空白，等我们填写。每当我们顺服神，就推动了祂的故事继续向前。

作为基督徒，我们参与在神的故事中。故事还没有结束。在神说“结束”之前，我们仍有生命要活——为神而活。所以，开始行动吧。

结束祷告(2分钟)

邀请愿意祷告的学生参与祷告。

为以下事项祷告：

• 彼此代祷

• 求神帮助我们预备迎见主

• 求神的国继续扩展

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1 & 2 Peter

Lesson 4: Last Things

LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals

1. To help students understand the first century perspective of the last things

2. To motivate students to allow the last things to effect their lives today

3. To equip students to make appointments concerning how to prepare for the last things.

Topics

Discernment, Encouragement, Endurance, Preparedness, Return of Jesus

Scripture Memorization

2 Peter 3:17

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (5 minutes)

Have group story telling time with a twist. Each member of the group has to help tell the story. As the group leader, you start with "once upon a time there was a _______________." It is then the next persons turn. He or she has to fill in the blank with a couple sentences; such as "princess. She lived in a castle in the far away land of ________________)." 

Then, the next student continues by filling in that blank and furthering the story. He or she will stop abruptly and it will be the next person's turn to continue. Keep going until you have a good long story. It might take one or two stories to get the hang of it, but it can be a pretty funny exercise.

GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)

In the Bible, God tells a story. It’s a story of creation, sin, salvation, belonging, and a love that never fails. We know most of the story. But sometimes we get really timid talking about the end.

1 & 2 Peter talk about the Last Things in quite a bit of detail. Unlike Revelation, there aren’t any mysterious words to interpret. Peter makes the point that the end will come, but his purpose is to expose how that should affect how we live our lives now.

Discussion Questions:

• When you think about the end of time, what emotions do you feel?

• Some Christians struggle with living for today instead of longing for the end. Why do you think that is? Do you ever feel that way?

• Popular media and contemporary thought have distorted the last things a little bit in our minds. What do you think the end of time will be like?

(Understanding where kids are in their thinking at the beginning of this lesson can help you aim the contents of these passages more appropriately.)

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

There are two passages in 1 & 2 Peter that talk about the last things. I want to read both of them first, and then we’ll go back in and drill a little deeper into each.

Read 1 Peter 4:7-11

Discussion Questions:

1. In 1 Peter 4:7, when does Peter say the end will come? (It is near.)

2. This realization should produce what in Christians? (A clear mind, self-control, and prayer.)

3. He gives further instruction on how to behave with the end of things as a backdrop. Verses 8-11 give what counsel? (To love one another, to use your lives to serve others, and to take these actions seriously.)

4. How do the last things motivate these early Christians? (To live godly lives now.)

Read 2 Peter 3

Discussion Questions:

1. Who will rise up in the last days, according to verse 3? (Scoffers)

2. What will those people have to say? (They will cast doubt on Christ’s return.)

3. How does God’s time measurement work? (A day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day.)

4. What do you think this means?

5. Peter says the day of the Lord will come like what? (A thief in the night.)

6. What will happen during Christ’s return, according to verses 10-13? (Destruction, fire, the earth will be laid bare, etc.)

7. Then Peter says “so then,” and describes how they should live. How is that? (Be spotless, blameless, and at peace with God.)

8. What else should we do, according to verse 17? (Be on our guard so that we are not carried away by lies. Grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus.)

So, two things are prominent in this text. First, the end is going to come. Second, this should change the way we live now. It is no different for us than when Peter first wrote these words.

MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)

Discussion Questions:

• Peter describes the Lord’s coming as “soon.” Why do you think He has yet to return? How might this make Christians more apathetic concerning the end of time?

• In our world today, how do you see the last things discussed, talked about, and viewed?

• I asked you earlier what emotions you felt about the end of things. Honestly, do those emotions influence the way that you live? Why/why not?

(If possible, bring a calendar to your group. Find the current month and put an X on the date. Then, rip all the other pages out of the calendar, leaving only the current month. Suggest to your students that it is entirely possible that this is all the time they have left. Then ask the following questions.)

Discussion Questions:

• If you knew that this was true, how would you spend your time?

• If you knew that this was true, what are some things you would definitely do?

• If you knew that this was true, how else would you prepare?

(Pass out a sheet of paper to every student. On it, have them write at the top: Before the End.)

I want you, knowing that you don’t know when the end will come, to consider how your life should be affected. What are some things you know you shouldn’t be doing but you continue to do because you are living with no urgency? What are some things you aren’t doing but have always meant to do? What are some of your dreams, desires, and gifts that could help advance God’s Kingdom here on earth.

I challenge you to write down 4-5 things that would fall into Peter’s category of “growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus.”

(Give students 5 minutes or so, then move on.)

Next, I want you to set a time to do those things. Make an appointment. If it’s starting a ministry, decide your first steps. If it’s kicking a habit, make a decision on who will help to hold you accountable. If it’s righting a sour relationship, set a date to approach that person. If we are convinced we don’t know when our “tomorrows” will run out, we should stop living like we can put things off.

I started today by talking about God’s story. The truth is, His story hasn’t ended. In fact, a lot like we experienced earlier, He has left us a blank to fill in. We advance His story and His Kingdom each time we fill in a blank. As Christians, we play a huge role in continuing His story on earth. No one has said “The End” yet. Until God says so, we have a life to live—a life to live for God.

So get busy.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Invite any student who wants to pray to do so. Have the students pray for one another, for their own ability to prepare for God’s arrival, and for the advancement of God’s Kingdom.

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