青少年课程 (雅各书第3课) | 谨守你的口

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Jul 17
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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.帮助学生了解他们所说话语的重要性

2. 激发学生思考，为控制好自己的舌头负责

主题

撒谎、纯洁、责任、自我控制

开始祷告(5分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

教学提示：这部分内容，通常用来把孩子的注意力集中起来; 可以用提问的方式来教孩子，比如第一个点，可以问孩子，“ 雅各是耶稣的弟弟“这句话是对还是错的，若不知道，就让他们猜，带动孩子的积极性。

现在，让我们来看一组关于舌头的说法，你们告诉我，这句话是对的还是错的，是真的还是假的？

是真是假？

1. 每个人都有一个独特的舌印（真的）

2. 你所有的大约一万个味蕾都分布在你的舌头上（假的）-它们还可能分布在你的脸颊、嘴唇等

3. 你嘴里将近50%的细菌都分布在你舌头的表面（真的）

4. 如果一个人的舌头按照与变色龙舌头同样的比例计算，一个身高五尺的人，他的舌头要超过七尺（真的）-变色龙的舌头是它身体长度的1.5倍。

5. 在西藏，向客人伸舌头是不礼貌的行为（假的）-这是好的礼仪

大家都很棒！也许你认为这些内容足够你学习一天，但今天我想教给你们更多关于舌头的事实。不过，我们不会侧重在舌头的物理特性上，而是让我们看看它属灵的力量。

开始讨论 (5分钟）

1.你曾经说过的最让人尴尬的话是什么？

2.你曾经说过的最伤人的话是什么？

3.别人曾经对你说过的最好的话是什么？

深入学习(20分钟)

雅各书 3:1-12

让我们一起来读一读这几节经节，读的过程中，每当碰到有关舌头的内容时，你们可以伸一下自己的舌头，以此来数一数，这些经节里，一共提到多少次舌头？

你数出来一共有多少次？（7次）

舌头可以做到这些：

• 舌头很小却能说夸大的话（第5节）

• 舌头可以污秽全人（第6节）

• 舌头可以把整个生命的轮子点起来（第6节）

• 且是给火坑的火点着的（第6节）

• 舌头没有人能制伏（第8节）

• 舌头是不止息的恶物，满了致死的毒气（第8节）

• 用舌头赞美那为主为父的，又用舌头咒诅那照着神样式受造的人（第9节）

讨论问题

1. 雅各书在阐释舌头时用了哪三个比喻？（嚼环、舵、火）

2. 这三个事物有哪些共性/相似性？（它们都很小，但影响力却很大）

按照雅各书的说法，舌头也是同样的: 它相对是个很小的器官，却能够控制我们全人。

3. 在我们真实的生活中，舌头对我们有如此巨大的影响力吗？

教学提示：在继续下面的内容之前，可以给孩子5分钟休息时间。

联系实际 (10分钟)

毫无疑问，舌头是个非常强大的器官。舌头可以发动战争，也可以使战火熄灭。朋友的得失也都在于言语。

1. 你认为话语为什么有这么大的力量？

2. 你认为我们为什么很容易用言语发出颂赞或咒诅？

3. 根据雅各书，一个基督徒应该如何控制他或她的舌头？

读经-歌罗西书 3:17

凡你们所作的，无论是什么，或说话，或行事，都要在主耶稣的名里，藉着祂感谢父神。 -歌罗西书 3:17

我们常常说我们所作的表明我们的信仰。歌罗西书这个经节告诉我们，我们所说的和所作的都应该荣耀神。我们需要谨守我们的口，因为口里发出的东西会影响别人，会荣耀神或让神蒙羞。

背诵经节 (5分钟)

颂赞和咒诅从同一个口里出来，我的弟兄们，这是不应当的。 -雅各书 3:10

结束祷告(5分钟)

最后，让我们将这些化作我们的祷告。我们所说的话，会成为我们信仰的见证，会影响其他人的生活。让我们一起来祷告。

**** 英文版 *******

James

Lesson 3: Watch Your Mouth

LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals

1. To help students understand the importance of the things they say2. To challenge students to think through the responsibility of controlling their tongues

Topics

Lying, Purity, Responsibility, Self-Control

Scripture Memorization

James 3:10

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

To begin with today, we’re going to play a game of Fact or Fiction. I need two contestants. Can anyone here touch their tongues to their nose? (Hopefully you’ll be able to find 2 people that can. If not, just pick 2 people who are brave enough to try and call them up front.)

It’s good that you two can touch your tongues to your nose, because this game of Fact or Fiction has to do with the tongue. I’m going to read a fact. If you believe it’s true and a fact, then I want you to touch your tongue to your nose. If you believe it’s false, or fiction, just keep your tongue in your mouth. Whoever gets the most right wins. (a sucker would make a good prize) Okay, get your tongues loose…here we go:

True or False?

1. Every person has a unique tongue print (True)

2. All of your estimated 10,000 taste buds are located on the tongue (False) - they’re also on your cheeks, lips, etc.

3. Close to 50 percent of the bacteria in your mouth lives on the surface of your tongue (True)

4. If a human tongue was proportioned the same way as a chameleon, a person who was 5 ft. tall would have a tongue over 7 feet long (True) -the chameleons tongue is 1.5 times the length of it’s body

5. In Tibet, it’s bad manners to stick out your tongue at guests (False) -it’s considered good manners

Let’s give our players a hand! Maybe you think that’s enough learning for one day, but I actually want to teach you some more about the tongue. Instead of focusing on its physical characteristics, I’d like to look at some of its spiritual forces.

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

Discussion Questions:

1. What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever said?

2. What’s the most hurtful thing you’ve ever said?

3. What’s the nicest thing someone has said to you?

DIGGING IN (20 minutes)

Let’s read James 3:1-12. What we want to try to do is count the amount of times that James mentions the tongue. Every time we read something that the tongue is or something that the tongue does, make note of it. When we’ve finished reading, we’ll expand upon them. (If everyone can do it without becoming too preoccupied, you can also have them stick out their tongues when the tongue is mentioned.)

Read James 3:1-12How many times did you count? (7)

Stuff the Tongue Does:• Is small but makes great boasts (verse 5)• Corrupts the whole person (verse 6)• Can set the whole course of a person’s life on fire (verse 6)• Is itself set on fire by hell (verse 6)• Can’t be tamed by man (verse 8)• Is a restless evil, full of deadly poison (verse 8)• Can be used to praise God and curse men (verse 9)

Discussion Questions

1. What are the three images that James uses to illustrate the tongue? (bits, rudder, sparks)

2. What do those three things have in common? (They are small but influence something large.)

The tongue, James says, is the same way. It is relatively small, but it controls us.

3. Do you see that playing out in real life, that the tongue influences us so greatly?

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

There is no doubt that the tongue is a powerful thing. Wars have been started and ended with words. Friends are made and lost with words.

Discussion Questions

1. Why do you think words carry so much power?

2. Why do you think it is so easy to use our tongues for good or evil?

3. How should a Christian control his or her tongue according to James?

Read Colossians 3:17.

We often think that the things we do demonstrate our faith. But Colossians associates the two together, and says that both should glorify God. We all need to watch our mouths, because what comes out of them affects people and either honors or dishonors God.

CLOSING PRAYER (3 minutes)

To finish up, I want to pray that you might take these commitments seriously. Your words can make a world of difference in your faith and in other people’s lives. Let’s pray.

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