青少年教程 (罗马书*第1课) | 不以福音为耻
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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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用简单、易懂的方式概述罗马书第1—5章。
挑战学生，让福音改变他们的生命。
帮助学生将有关信心与平安的真理应用到每天的生活中。
主题
信心、福音、平安
背诵经文
罗马书1:16-17
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
建立关系(5分钟)
一般讨论：
你做过最尴尬的一件事情是什么？
那件事发生之后，对你有什么影响？
（作为带领者，请事先准备一个自己尴尬的经历与学生分享。学生很喜欢知道带领他们的人也会犯错、也会闹笑话。）
开始(10分钟)
今天我们的主题是 - 不以福音为耻。
一般讨论：
你认为“羞耻”是什么意思？
有没有什么事情、某个人，或某样东西，是你觉得羞于提起的？
“羞耻”和“尴尬”有哪些相同之处？又有哪些不同？
圣经中“羞耻”这个词，与“尴尬”有相近的意思。因此，保罗在罗马书中所表达的是：他并不因站在耶稣这一边而感到羞愧。
当我们一起学习时，也请想一想：有没有什么时候，你因为心里感到羞于承认基督，而没有勇敢站出来？
深入学习(40分钟)
这一部分将更深入地查考圣经，并结合实际生活来应用。内容将围绕三个主题展开：
福音（The Gospel）
信心（Faith）
平安（Peace）
让我们先来读罗马书中一段非常重要的经文。它可以说是整卷罗马书的主题经文。
读 罗马书 1:16-17
讨论问题：
保罗说自己不以什么为耻？（福音。）
根据这段经文，福音是什么？（福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的人。）
谁可以得着救恩？（一切相信的人，无论是犹太人还是外邦人。）
根据第17节，福音显明了什么？（神的义。）
谁能够得着这义？（凭信心而活的人。）
刚才所读的，其实就是整卷罗马书的概要。如果要把这卷充满丰富神学内容的书浓缩成短短几句话，大概就是这两节经文。接下来，我们要进一步思想这些真理，并看看它们如何影响我们今天的生活。
-福音（The Gospel）
首先，我们要来谈谈福音。
一般讨论：
不论你是否从小在教会长大，你大概都知道神是大有能力的。你认为神为什么是大有能力的？（提醒学生：这些问题不一定有标准答案，鼓励他们诚实分享自己的想法。）
神在哪些方面彰显了祂的大能？（例如：飓风、海啸、火山、神迹、新生命的诞生等。）
你认为，神为什么选择借着福音，而不是借着其他形式的大能，来拯救世人？
如果要你用一句话来概括福音，你会怎么说？
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课堂活动（5分钟）
发给每位学生一张索引卡（index card）或一小张纸，以及一支笔。
告诉全班，他们有90秒的时间，尝试用一两句话解释什么是福音。
90秒结束后，请学生分享他们的答案。
你可能会惊讶于他们所分享的内容是多么有见地！
一般讨论：
福音怎样改变了你的生命？
你曾看见福音怎样改变其他人的生命？
如果我们都不以福音为耻，福音会怎样改变我们的聚会？我们可以怎样让这种影响更多发生在我们中间？
如果你成为一个真正不以福音为耻的人，并且能够清楚表达你刚才写下的福音内容，它会怎样影响你周围的人？
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让我们来玩一个词语联想。我说一句话，你们马上说出脑海中第一个想到的词。准备好了吗？
「和朋友分享福音。」（让学生自由回答。）
认识到福音是神的大能，也是神拯救世界所使用的方法，这是一回事；但让福音真正改变我们，并愿意把福音分享给身边的人，则是另一回事。如果我们要成为不以福音为耻的人，这正是我们必须去做的。
这一周，我会联系你们，问问你们是否真正活出了不以福音为耻的生命。请留意寻找机会，让神的大能借着你，在你的周围产生影响。
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可选活动 (5分钟)
现在两人一组，彼此祷告。
祷告可以很简单，例如：
「神啊，求祢帮助__________成为一个不以福音为耻的人。阿们。」
（给学生一些时间，两人一组或三人一组彼此祷告。）
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-信心（Faith）
接下来，我们要来谈谈信心。
一般讨论：
很明显，信心在罗马书中占有非常重要的地位。你们猜，保罗在整卷罗马书中一共提到“信心”多少次？（共44次。）
那么，在我们现在学习的罗马书第1-5章中，又提到了多少次？（30次。）
信心是整卷罗马书的重要主题，尤其是在我们今天所学习的这些经文中。
再读 罗马书1:16-17
讨论问题：
公义与信心之间有什么关系？（唯有借着信心，人才能得着神的义。）
你认为“义人必因信得生”是什么意思？
你们当中有没有人使用的是研读版圣经？它有没有注明保罗所引用的“义人必因信得生”出自哪里？（答案：哈巴谷书2:4。）
读 哈巴谷书2:4
讨论问题：
在这节经文中，与“因信而活”相反的是什么？（骄傲、自高自大，以及错误的欲望。）
你认为，骄傲自大和充满邪恶欲望，哪一种更严重？（这没有标准答案，只是帮助学生思考。）
保罗当时的读者会怎样理解“义人必因信得生”这句话？对他们来说，凭信心生活是什么样子？
你们认识这样的人吗？他们其实很好，却因为这一点而非常骄傲，总觉得自己比别人更好。这样的态度，怎样违背了“义人必因信得生”这句话？
你们认识这样的人吗？他们放纵私欲，只顾自己，待人很糟糕。这样的生活方式，又怎样违背了“义人必因信得生”这句话？
有些人总认为，只要自己够好，就可以得救。然而，圣经清楚告诉我们，得救并不是因为我们够好。事实上，一个人若总觉得自己很好，很容易落入另一种罪 - 骄傲，以为自己已经什么都明白、什么都做到了。其实，因为自己的善行而自高自大，与放纵自己过不道德的生活，同样都是罪。无论是看起来很“教会”，还是一点也不像“教会”的人，只要依靠自己的能力、自己的善行和自己的义，而不是依靠基督，就是忽略了一个事实：福音的大能，只会真实地临到那些凭着信心信靠耶稣的人，因为唯有祂才是真正完全公义的人。
读 罗马书4:18-25
（请学生闭上眼睛，专心聆听你诵读罗马书4:18-25。如果有需要，可以重复读两三遍，让他们安静默想。之后，再提出下面几个问题。）
讨论问题：
这段经文中，最触动你的是什么？
当你知道，只要信靠耶稣，无论过去做过什么错事，都可以因信被算为义，你有什么感受？
我们和亚伯拉罕拥有同样的应许。这不是一件很奇妙的事吗？这个应许属于一切“信那叫我们的主耶稣从死里复活之神的人。” 正如罗马书4:25所说：“耶稣被交给人，是为我们的过犯；复活，是为叫我们称义。”
-平安（Peace）
最后，我们要来谈谈平安。
一般讨论：
你小时候最害怕什么？（请每位学生都分享一项，重新带动全组参与。）
小时候，当你害怕的时候，你会怎么做？（例如：害怕床底下有怪物，就跑到爸爸妈妈房间。）
今天，你最害怕的是什么？（鼓励他们更成熟、更深入地思考这个问题。）
现在，当你害怕的时候，你会投靠什么？
“平安”是一个不容易理解的词。从某种意义上来说，它意味着：在耶稣里面，我们得着了真正的安全与保护。
读 罗马书5:1-5
这段经文一开始用了一个词：“所以（Therefore）。”每当你在圣经中看到“所以”，都可以问自己：“这个‘所以’，是承接什么而来的？” 因为它是一个连接词，表示保罗前面所说的一切，都直接引出了下面的内容。这也把我们带回到罗马书的主题经文 - 罗马书1:16-17。
再读 罗马书1:16-17
讨论问题：
这两节经文中，什么能够带给我们真正的平安？（神的大能借着福音拯救一切相信的人；福音显明了神的义。）
保罗在罗马书5:1说：“我们既因信称义，就借着我们的主耶稣基督得与神相和。”这句话对你来说意味着什么？
在你的信仰生活中，你曾怎样经历与神和好的平安？
带领者提示：很可能有些学生还没有真正经历过这种平安。如果你的组里有人是这样，可以带着他们重新回到前面的基础问题：他们是否真正信靠了基督？他们是否曾让耶稣的福音改变自己的生命？他们是否已经把生命降服给神？这也可能成为聚会结束后，与他们一对一分享福音的很好机会。
如果你经历过神所赐的平安，你就知道，那是世界上最安全的地方。正如保罗在这里所说，这样的平安，使我们即使在患难中，也仍然能够喜乐，因为真正能够毁坏我们的，已经不存在了。
一般讨论：
你认为，成为基督徒之后，就不会再遇到任何困难了吗？
基督徒仍然会面对哪些患难和挑战？
既然你属于耶稣，你又是怎样继续忍耐、走过那些艰难时刻的？
把信心放在基督身上，并不表示所有的问题都会消失。你的父母仍然可能离婚；你的父亲仍然可能酗酒；你最好的朋友仍然可能背叛你。
平安，并不表示不会有争战；它只是表示，你不必害怕最终会失败。
读罗马书15:13和16:20
平安来自神。祂就是赐平安的神。如果你真正想经历平安，就要尽可能亲近神。
讨论问题：
今天学习罗马书这一部分之后，哪些地方最触动你？
有哪一点是你现在仍在挣扎、需要付诸行动的？
今天有什么事情，是我们可以为你祷告的？
结束祷告(2分钟)
请根据每位学生刚才分享的祷告事项，为他们逐一祷告，然后结束聚会。
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Romans
Lesson 1: Unashamed
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Goals
1. To outline Romans 1-5 in a simple, understandable way
2. To challenge students to allow the Gospel to change them
3. To help students apply the truths about faith and peace to their lives each day
Topics
Faith, Gospel, Peace
Scripture Memorization
Romans 1:16-17
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (5 minutes)
General Discussion:
• What’s one of the most embarrassing things you’ve ever done?
• How did it affect you after it happened?
(Make sure, as the leader, that you have an embarrassing moment ready to share. Students love to hear how we are imperfect and goofy, too!)
GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)
We’re talking about being unashamed today.
General Discussion:
• What do you think it means to be “ashamed"?
• What is something, someone, etc. of which you are ashamed?
• How are being ashamed and embarrassed alike? How are they different?
The Biblical word for ashamed is similar to embarrassed. Therefore, what Paul says in Romans, as we’ll see, is that he is not embarrassed to stand for Jesus. As we dig in, think about times when maybe you shied away from standing for Christ because—deep down—you were ashamed.
DIGGING IN / MAKING IT REAL (40 minutes)
The deeper Bible study has been combined with the application in this section. You can find application points under each following subheading: The Gospel, Faith, and Peace.
Let’s start by reading a very important verse in the book of Romans. This is the thesis statement of the whole letter.
Read Romans 1:16-17
Discussion Questions:
1. Of what does Paul state he is unashamed? (The Gospel.)
2. According to this verse, what is the Gospel? (The power of God for salvation.)
3. Who can enjoy salvation? (Everyone who believes—Jews and Gentiles alike.)
4. What does the Gospel reveal, according to verse 17? (A righteousness from God.)
5. That righteousness is enjoyed by those who do what? (Live by faith.)
What we’ve just read is a summary of the entire book of Romans. If you could compress all the theology of this profound letter into a few sentences, this would be it. With that in mind, I want to talk through these ideas a little more deeply with you and see how they transfer to our lives in modern times.
The Gospel
First we want to talk about the Gospel.
General Discussion:
• Whether you’ve grown up in a church or not, you probably know that God is a powerful being. What makes Him powerful? (Remind students that there isn’t necessarily a right/wrong to every question. Encourage honest sharing of opinion.)
• In what ways does God show His power in this world? (i.e. hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, miracles, childbirth, etc.)
• Why do you think God chooses the Gospel, instead of another form of power, to bring salvation to people?
• If you had to summarize the Gospel into a sentence, could you do it? What would that sentence be?
Workbook Activity (5 minutes)Give students an index card or a small scrap of paper and a pen or pencil. There is also a place for students to complete this activity in the lesson workbooks. Tell the class they have 90 seconds to try to explain the gospel in just a sentence or two. When the 90 seconds are up, have students share. You may be surprised by how insightful they are! General Discussion: • How has the Gospel changed your life? • How have you seen the Gospel change the lives of others? • How can not being ashamed of the Gospel transform our group? How can we invite that more in our midst? • How could an unashamed version of you and this simple statement of the Gospel you have in front of you effect change around you? |
Let’s do word association here. I’m going to say a phrase, and you say the first word that pops into your head. Ready? Here we go: Sharing the Gospel with a friend. (Take their answers.)
Recognizing that the Gospel is the power of God and His chosen instrument for changing the world is one thing. However, allowing the Gospel to change us and to share it with those around us is quite another. If we’re going to be unashamed, that’s exactly what we’ve got to do.
Sometime this week I’m going to contact you and ask if you are living unashamed of the Gospel. Look for ways to allow God’s power to make a difference around you.
Optional Activity (5 minutes)
Pair up with someone right now and pray for one another. It can be as simple as “God, please help ________________ be unashamed. Amen.” (Give students time to do this in pairs or groups of three.)
Faith
Next we will talk about faith.
General Discussion:
• Obviously, faith is kind of a big deal. How many times do you think Paul mentions faith in the book of Romans? (44 times in all.)
• How many of those occasions do you think are in Romans 1-5, the chapters we’re studying now? (30 times.)
Faith is a key them of the book, and particularly these verses.
Read Romans 1:16-17 (again)
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the connection between righteousness and faith? (Righteousness can only be obtained by having faith.)
2. What do you think “the righteous shall live by faith” means?
Do any of you have a study Bible that tells you where Paul quotes, “the righteous shall live by faith"? (It is from Habakkuk 2:4.)
Read Habakkuk 2:4
Discussion Questions:
1. In this verse, what is the opposite of someone living righteously by faith? (Arrogance, wrong desires.)
2. Which is worse: being arrogant and prideful or having evil desires? (Obviously, no right or wrong here, just an opinion question to get them thinking.)
3. How would Paul’s original listeners have heard this command? What would it have looked like for them to live by faith?
4. How many of you know someone who is really a great person but is very proud of that fact—who thinks of him or herself as better than everyone else? How does that attitude defy the command, “the righteous shall live by faith”?
5. How many of you know someone who is just out of control, lives for selfish desires, and is a jerk? How does that lifestyle defy the command “the righteous shall live by faith"?
You see, some of us are inclined to think that we can be saved by being good. The Bible clearly states that being good isn’t what saves us. In fact, being good usually leads to the sin of pride—thinking we have it all figured out when we don’t. The truth is, being arrogant and puffed up about your goodness is just as bad as living an immoral life. Churchy or un-churchy, someone who depends on their own power, goodness, and righteousness is ignoring the fact that the power of the Gospel can only truly be experienced by those who place their faith in Jesus, the only truly righteous person ever to live.
Read Romans 4:18-25
(Have students close their eyes and really concentrate as you read to them Romans 4:18-25. If necessary, read it 2-3 times through and allow them to meditate on it. Then close up this section by asking a few more questions.)
Discussion Questions:
1. What sticks out to you about that passage?
2. How does it make you feel to know that you can be credited with righteousness no matter what you’ve done wrong if you place your faith in Jesus?
We have the same exact promise as Abraham. How cool is that? It’s for all who “believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.” As Romans 4:25 says, “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.”
Peace
We will wrap it by talking about peace.
General Discussion:
• What’s something you were scared of as a kid? (Have everyone share one thing to re-engage your whole group.)
• What did you do, as a child, when you were scared? (If you’re scared of a monster under your bed, you run into your parents' room, etc.)
• What do you fear today? (Challenge them to engage this question on a more mature level.)
• Where do you run when you are scared now?
Peace is a hard word to understand. In a very real sense, we are taking about being safe under the shelter that is Jesus.
Read Romans 5:1-5
This passage starts with the word “therefore.” When you read that in the Bible, always ask, “what’s the ‘therefore’ there for?” It is a connection word. Everything Paul has said so far is directly linked to what follows. That takes us back to the thesis statement of Romans, 1:16-17.
Read Romans 1:16-17 (again)
Discussion Questions:
1. What in these two verses should bring us peace? (It is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes and the gospel reveals the righteousness of God.)
2. When Paul writes in verse 5:1 that we have been justified through faith and thus have peace, what does that mean to you?
3. How have you experienced peace with God through your life of faith?
(Note: It is very possible some students have not experienced this peace. If that is true of someone in your group, walk back through the precursors to that—do they have faith in Christ? Have they ever allowed the Good News of Jesus to change them? Have they surrendered to God? This could easily become a jumping off point to some one-on-one evangelism outside your group meeting.)
If you have experienced the peace of God, you know it is the safest place you can be. As Paul says in this passage, it allows you to rejoice, even in suffering, because nothing can really harm you.
General Discussion:
• Do you think being a Christian means you don’t have any problems?
• How do Christians continue to face adversity?
• How have you continued to endure hard times even though you belong to Jesus?
Placing your faith in Christ doesn’t mean that all your problems will go away. Your parents might still get a divorce, your dad might still be an alcoholic, and your best friend might still betray you.
Peace does not mean there won’t be battles; it just means that you won’t have any fear of losing the war.
Read Romans 15:13 and 16:20
Peace comes from God. He is the God of Peace. If you want to truly experience peace, it comes from being as close to God as possible.
Discussion Questions:
1. How do the challenges of this section of Romans settle with you?
2. What’s one thing you are wrestling with as an action point?3. What’s one thing we can pray about for you?
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
Pray for each member of your group for the one thing they mention. Then dismiss.
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