青少年教程 (腓立比书*第3课) | 你认为你是谁？

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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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课程目的

1. 认识到我们的身份-基督身体的一个肢体。

2. 鼓励学生按照耶稣的榜样否认己。

3. 在学生的头脑中，建立喜乐和谦卑是盟友关系，而不是敌人关系的观念。

主题

可用性，基督的身体，感觉，影响，喜乐，谦卑，事奉

背诵经文

腓2:12-13

经文复习

学生应该自己能背经节。如果他们在过去几周背经文有困难，请与他们一起复习并帮助他们至少背一节最短的经文。利用这段时间来回顾他们到目前为止所记住的内容，并鼓励大家花些时间来记住本周的经文。

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(5分钟)

青少年活动 | 深远影响

课堂起头(5分钟)

(用下面的问题，让学生思考自己的未来和生活目标。帮助他们明白，他们如何顺服基督，在他们将成何等人这件事上，会有制定航行轨迹的作用。)

1. 高中毕业后你想做什么？

2. 你最大的人生目标是什么？

3. 想象一下你20年后的生活。你希望它如何？

• 职业

• 家庭

• 社会地位

• 属灵成熟

深入学习(30分钟)

今天，我们将谈论一些比较难的话题。我们将尝试弄清楚我们到底是谁。在我们今天要学习的腓立比书第二章中，保罗鼓励我们要像耶稣一样。他指出，耶稣，像你们前面列出的那些人一样，非常与众不同，因为他花时间关心别人，为了我们，祂谦卑地顺服了神。

读腓立比书2:1-11

讨论：

1. 5-11节提到耶稣做的最谦卑的事是什么？（旨在激发讨论。）

2. 你认为耶稣做那些事很难吗？（十字架对耶稣来说并不容易，即便是一开始的降世为人。这不是祂的天性。耶稣降卑自己成为一个人，使其他一切谦卑的行为相形见绌。谦卑不是一件容易的事。）

3. 当耶稣表现出谦卑时，结果如何？（神将祂升为至高。）

4. 你觉得保罗为什么在这里提到耶稣？这似乎打断了他的思路吗？（旨在激发讨论。）

5. 对第1-4节和第5-11节，你如何理解？（旨在激发讨论。）

读腓立比书2:12-18

第12节中的“因此”是有原因的。保罗以基督的行为为榜样。这是一个过渡性短语或联系词。在建立特定神学理念时，保罗经常用到这个词。因此，我们在讨论这些经文时需要记住耶稣。

希腊语课程

希腊语中“作成”(第12节)这个动词是中间动词。这意味着，它既不是主动的，例如“我击中了球”，也不是被动的，“球击中了我的脸”。它介于两者之间，由某人/某物对某人/某物做了某事。

通过对中间动词的粗略理解，你可以更容易地将这两段经文联接在一起吗？谁在”作成“？

讨论：

1. “作成救恩”是什么意思？（保罗在上下文中给出了答案：不要发怨言，要纯洁无暇，要彰显自己的信仰，为国度的工作牺牲自己，等等。）

2. 第13节说神在我们里面作工，为什么第12节又要求我们自己作成救恩呢？（谦卑是我们的动作，也有神的反应。如果我们不做，祂也就不能做什么。但是，我们的工作就是让神做祂的事情，并让祂完全控制我们的生活行动。）

3. 保罗为什么要用“恐惧战兢”来形容整个过程？（谦卑是很难的。这意味着，为了别人放弃自己的想法或想要的。第13节明确指出，我们应寻求神的旨意和目的。这不是一件容易的事。难怪保罗在下一节就提醒我们不要抱怨。）

4. 14至18节的最终目标是什么？保罗希望我们成为什么？（过能激励他人的正确生活--“好像发光之体显在世界里”。）

5. 第18节似乎表明，尽管谦卑地牺牲和服事，但结果却是喜乐。谦卑如何带来喜乐？（旨在激发讨论。）

6. 你对奠祭了解多少？保罗想要做什么？（奠祭是在祭坛上倒出来作为献给神的祭物。保罗的意思是我们应该将自己作为奠祭献给神。）

7. 借着第5-11节，对耶稣生命倒出来的描述，保罗想说什么？（这是一件谦卑的自我牺牲的事。这并不容易，但最终是，我们会被天父高举。）

奠祭

-F.F.布鲁斯

“当在耶路撒冷圣殿中献燔祭时，可以在上面或旁边浇上酒或橄榄油作奠祭。这是在最后添加并完成了献祭。这里，保罗不是指某些异教徒所做的那种只表面上放血的情况，他在说愿意将生命献给神。”

练习-活动（10分钟）

最尴尬的时刻(活动)

首先分享你自己的一个尴尬故事。每人都会至少有一个。如果没有，可以用下面的故事。

“三年级结束后的那个夏天，我参加了夏季棒球联赛。那时，为了公平，每个人都必须轮换位置。虽然我是个相当不错的球员，但我发现自己被派在外场。就在那里，在左外场，发生了我一生中最丢人的事情之一。

“这一局很长。还没开始之前，我就想去洗手间了。但轮到我击球还很有些时间，而且我也不想在整局都坐在外面，所以我决定撑过这局，然后再去。丢人的事是在这一局继续拖延的时间里出现的。那一年我们队表现不太好，而另一支球队一直连续击球。我知道他们每人至少击了一次，每击一次就会打至少半个小时。我一直都站在那里，站在左外场，几乎都快要尿裤子了。

“我尽可能地坚持着，但这局还在继续。幸运的是，我没有被球击中。但当我站在左场时，我意识到自己没有其他选择。我不能叫暂停。我不能就此离开去解决自己的问题。但另一件事也越来越确定了——我等不及了。我轻轻地摆动，我来回地摇摆，我交叉双腿。最后，就在左边场地上，在另一支球队一个接一个得分时，我在裤子里在两腿之间上了一号。”

——提图斯·本顿

可以把整个班分成4或5个小组，让他们与其他小组成员讨论以下问题。

你经历过的最丢脸的事是什么？
当那件丢脸的事发生时，你感觉如何？
那件事发生时喜乐离你近吗？
那么喜乐与谦卑又如何共存？
雅各书4:10能提供安慰吗？请说明。

谦卑总是带进荣耀。谦卑的举动虽然常常不会在我们的生活中伴随着喜乐，但荣耀一定会。但是，喜乐不应来自我们自己的荣耀，而应来自神的荣耀。你是基督身体的一部分。作为祂大家庭的一个成员，你的身份由此被确定。你不是为自己而活，而是为神的荣耀而活。在降卑中，祂会得着荣耀，在那里我们就能找到喜乐。

应用(10分钟)

是时候来结合实际了。在结束本节课前，我鼓励你们一起作出承诺，做些什么以彰显谦卑。谈论这件事当然很好，但我相信神呼召我们谦卑自己，让祂做功。我希望我们一起做一些事让我们降卑自己但彰显神的荣耀。那意味着我们不求自己的好处，不求自己的荣誉。意味着我们降卑自己，变成积极的接受者，让神实行祂的旨意，到达祂的目的。

我们能做什么？

以下是一些想法。让我们一起选择一个，承诺下个月就去做。（如果你有很大的一组学生，则可能需要分组，让每个小组选择一个来执行。）

谦卑行为清单：

• 沿路捡拾垃圾

• 去儿童医院看望你不认识的患者。给他们一个小礼物。

• 帮助教会的清洁工做每周的工作。

• 一起去帮助无家可归的人，分发食物...。

• 去养老院拜访老人。

• 自己想些独特主意并去实行。

结束祷告(2分钟)

祈求你的学生运用谦卑的灵，使他们每个人都能让神在他们的生活中做功。

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Philippians

Lesson 3: Who Do You Think You Are?

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To realize a sense of identity as a member of the body of Christ

2. To motivate students to forsake themselves according to the example of Jesus

3. To make joy and humility allies rather than enemies, in the students' minds

Topics

Availability, Body of Christ, Feelings, Influence, Joy, Humility, Serving

Scripture Memorization

Philippians 2:12-13

Memory Review

Students should be memorizing on their own. If they struggle with last weeks verse(s), go back with them and help them at least get the short one down. Use this time to review what they have memorized thus far, and to encourage everyone to take the time to memorize this week’s verse(s).

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

Lasting Influence (Activity/Quiz) Click here

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

(Use the questions below to get students thinking about their future and goals in life. Help them to understand how being obedient to Christ will chart a particular course that will define who they are.)

1. What do you want to do once you graduate high school?

2. What is your greatest life goal?

3. Picture your life in 20 years. What would you like it to look like?

• Career

• Family

• Social status

• Spiritual Maturity

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

Today, we are going to talk about something that is hard to talk about. We’re going to try and figure out who exactly it is that we are. In chapter 2 of Philippians, that we will be studying today, Paul encourages us to be like Jesus. He points out that Jesus, like some of the people you named earlier, was outstanding because he took time to care. In humility, he showed obedience to God for our sakes

Read Philippians 2:1-11

Discussion Questions

1. What is the most humbling thing Jesus did that is mentioned in verses 5-11? (Meant to stimulate discussion.)

2. Do you think it was difficult for Jesus to do those things? (The cross was not easy for Jesus, neither was coming to earth in the first place. It was not his nature. Jesus possessed humility as a man that dwarfs any other act of humility. Humility is not an easy thing to possess.)

3. When Jesus demonstrated humility, what happened as a result? (God exalted Him.)

4. Why do you think Paul brings up Jesus here? Does it seem like an interruption to his train of thought? (Meant to stimulate discussion.)

5. How do you make sense out of verses 1-4 and verses 5-11? (Meant to stimulate discussion.)

Read Philippians 2:12-18

What’s the therefore there for? The “therefore” in verse 12 is there for a reason. Paul is using Christ’s behavior as an example of our behavior. It’s a transitional phrase, or connecting word, used often by Paul as he builds a case for a particular theological idea. So, we need to remember Jesus as we discuss these verses.

Lesson in Greek

The verb for “work out” in Greek is a middle verb. This means that it is not active, like “I hit the ball,” or passive, “the ball hit me in the face.” It’s somewhere in between, something done by someone/something to someone/something.

With a vague understanding of a middle verb, can you reconcile the two verses together any easier? Who is working?

Discussion Questions

1. What does it mean to "work out your salvation"? (The answer is outlined by Paul in the text: don't complain, be blameless and pure, shine your faith, sacrifice yourselves for the Kingdom's work, etc.)

2. Why do you think verse 12 asks us to work out our salvation when verse 13 states that God works in us? (Humility is our action and God’s reaction. He can’t work out much if we aren’t working, too. But our work is the act of letting God do His thing and giving Him complete control of our lives.)

3. Why do you think Paul uses the words “fear and trembling” to describe this whole process? (Humility is hard. It means giving up what you want or desire for what someone else wants or desires. Verse 13 plainly points out that it is God’s Will and purposes that we should seek. That’s no easy task. Is it any wonder Paul’s next verse warns us not to complain?)

4. What is the ultimate goal in verses 14 through 18? What does Paul want us to become? (Right living that inspires others--"shining like stars.")

5. Verse 18 seems to indicate that despite the sacrifice of humility and servitude, joy is the result. How can humility result in joy? (Meant to stimulate discussion.)

6. What do you know about drink offerings? What is Paul getting at? (Drink offerings were when something was poured out on the altar as a sacrifice to God. Paul means that we should pour ourselves out to God.)

7. How is Paul’s idea here like the pouring out of Jesus’ life described in verses 5-11? (It is a humbling, sacrificial thing. It will not be easy, but it will result in our being exalted by the Father in the end.)

Drink Offering By F.F. Bruce

"When a sacrifice, such as a burnt offering was presented in the temple of Jerusalem, a drink-offering of wine or olive oil might be poured over it or beside it. This was added last and completed the sacrifice. Paul is not thinking in this case of a literal libation of blood such as was poured out in some pagan cults, he is thinking of the willing yielding up of his life to God.”

Workbook Activity (10 minutes)

Most Embarrassing Moments (Activity)

Start by sharing an embarrassing story that happened to you. Everyone has at least one. If not, you can use the story below.

"The summer after third grade, I played summer league baseball. Back then, everybody had to rotate positions to make it fair, so although I was a (fairly) decent ball player, I found myself in the outfield. It was there, in left field that one of the most humiliating things ever happened to me.

"It was a long inning. Before the inning had even begun, I had to go to the bathroom. But I wasn’t up to bat any time soon, and I didn’t want to have to sit out the inning, so I decided to tough out the inning and then go afterwards. The problem came as the inning continued to drag on. We weren’t too good that year, and the other team just continued to hit. I know they batted around at least once, and the inning took every bit of a half an hour. All along, there I stood, out in left field, about to wet myself.

"I held it in as long as I could. But the inning kept going. Mercifully, no balls were hit to me, but as I stood out there in left field, I realized I had no options. I couldn’t call timeout. I couldn’t turn around and just do my business. But one other things became certain—I could not wait. I wiggled, I swayed, I crossed my legs. And then, right in my pants, standing there in left field, the other team scoring run after run after run, I went number one all down my legs."

by Titus Benton

Then have the class break up into groups of 4 or 5, and have them discuss the following questions with the other group members.

• What’s the most humiliating thing that has ever happened to you?

• When that humiliating thing happened, how did you feel?

• Was joy anywhere near you when that happened?

• How then can joy and humility co-exist?

• Does James 4:10 offer any comfort? Explain.

Humility always precedes glorification. While a humble act does not often evoke joy in our lives, glorification certainly does. However, joy should not come from our glory, but from God’s. You are a part of the body of Christ. As a part of His great family, your identity is decided. You are not meant to live for yourself, but for the glory of God. In humility, He will be glorified and in that, we can find joy.

MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)

It’s time to make this real to us. To close this lesson, I urge you to make a commitment as a group to do something that demonstrates humility. It’s great to talk about it, but I believe that God calls us to humble ourselves and allow Him to do His thing. I want us to do something together that is humbling to us, but reveals God’s glory. That means we don’t take credit. That means that we don’t seek honor. That means that we lower ourselves, become actively passive, and let God work out His Will and Purpose. What could we do?

Below is a list of ideas. Let’s pick one as a group and commit to doing it in the next month. (If you have a very large group of students, you may want to divide up and have each smaller group pick an act of service to perform.)

List of humble acts

• Pick up trash along the road

• Go to a children’s hospital and visit patients that you don’t know. Take them a small gift.

• Offer to help the janitorial staff at church with their weekly duties.

• Go as a group to feed homeless people or in a soup kitchen.

• Go to a nursing home and visit the residents

• Think of your own unique idea and get busy

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Pray with your students to adopt a spirit of humility and that each of them allows God to work through their lives.

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