The Aim:
To discuss why Jesus is good news for the world today.
To teach students how to use the bookmarks to unpack Luke.
To encourage students to read Luke with their friends as a biography of Jesus.
To prepare to share the Good News creatively this Easter.
Session 1
Ice breaker
Introduce themselves.
Divide into pairs. Get everyone to share what would good news mean for them and why. Get each person to share what their partner said.
Get everyone to share what good news for the world today would be like. eg World Peace :)
Introduce the topic why Jesus is the good news.
Divide into 4 groups and get each group to study a different passage using the bookmarks
1) Birth of Christ-- incarnation(God with us)
Luke 2:1-21 & Isaiah 7:14 (or any other OT prophecy about Jesus' birth)
2) Life and teaching of Jesus Luke 7:36-50; 8:22-25
3) Death and resurrection of Christ -- implications for us. (sacrificial love, atonement, justified by faith, reconciliation)
Luke 23:32-49 & 24:1-12
4) Jesus as fulfilment of a promise in the Old Testament and a future promise for us (redemptive hope) Luke 24:13-36 & 24:44-47
Discuss what each group has learnt about good news in Jesus from the passages.
Sum up the main points.
Go back into the groups and write down questions students may have about the topic. (Discuss answers next week)
Watch this video about Jesus https://vimeo.com/109256337
Talk about Easter program.
Session 2
Ice-breaker: Sheep game (Hannah and Elizabeth)
Recap: Watch this video about Easter.
Discuss questions students have (Cally).
Answer the questions:
Who is Luke?
Why do we trust this account of Jesus?
Who was he writing for?
Examine some parables in Luke on what having the good news means for us today. For tips on how to study parables click here.
1) Lost sheep, coin and son (Luke 15) -- Look out for the lost (Hannah)
2) Three praying people : Persistent widow, tax collector and pharisee (Luke 18:1-14) --Pray for God to be at work in the world and in us. (Kathleen)
3) Sower (Luke 8) --People's response to the good news we share. (Nick Aw)
4) Ten minas (Luke 19:11-26) Be faithful and share the good news. (Elizabeth)
In groups, discuss what you learnt from the parables and how you would share the Easter story/ Good News through a game, skit or songs.
An Easter Meal
This Thursday at lunch is an example of using a meal to share the Easter Story
Introduction
Easter is a special season for Christians.
During this time we remember the events surrounding the death of Jesus. (Li)
Story of the Passover
Exodus 7-12
As each symbol is explained, the food is
passed around and people place some on their plates.
Symbols
of Sanctification (Anna)
These are the reminders of Sanctification.
Sanctification means to be set aside for God’s purposes. The Israelites were
slaves in Egypt but God had a plan for them and so he took them out of Egypt.
(Charoset)
We eat something sticky to remind us of the mortar and brick
made by the Jews when they toiled for Pharaoh in Egypt.
(Parsley + Salt water)
This parsley reminds us that life comes from
God. The bowl contains salt water which reminds us of the sweat and tears of
the Israelites when they were slaves in Egypt.
(Rocket leaves + Wasabi)
We eat something bitter to remind us of the
bitter and terrible lives the Israelites had in Egypt.
God is with us in our sorrows. He is our
comforter and guide. Our suffering produces perseverance, character and hope.
Our lamentations are heard by God and he understands our pain.
Symbols of Deliverance (Joe)
These are the reminders of deliverance, of how
God rescued the Israelites from the Egyptians. We lived our lives in darkness
and bondage to this world but the
true light of the world has come so that we might be set apart. We have been
delivered from the darkness because Christ has come to us.
(Unleavened bread)
We eat unleavened bread to remind us that the
Israelites had no time to wait for the dough to rise when they fled from Egypt.
Symbols of Redemption (Katherine)
This is a reminder of redemption. We are
reminded that the Israelites were saved but at the cost of the blood of the
first born of the Egyptians and the blood of the lamb. We remember the Lamb of
God who came, shed his blood and died so that we might be redeemed from our
bondage to sin and death.
(Roasted Lamb)
We eat a roast lamb to remind us of the lamb
that was slain so that the Israelites might be saved.
(Red Wine/Juice)
We drink this red wine to remind us of the
blood that was shed for the Israelites.
Grace (Psalms 136)--Luke
Response
Give
thanks to the Lord, for he
is good.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
Give thanks to the God of gods.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
For
His steadfast love endures forever.
We give thanks
to him
who alone does great wonders,
to him who
by his understanding made the heavens,
to him who
spread out the earth upon the waters,
For your steadfast love endures forever.
We give
thanks
to him who
made the great lights,
the sun
to govern the day.
the moon
and stars to govern the night;
For
your steadfast love endures forever.
We give thanks
to him
who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
and
brought Israel out from among them
with a
mighty hand and outstretched arm;
For
your steadfast love endures forever.
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