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Making Your Own Teen Bible Study Lesson
Here are some hints and tips for creating your own Sunday school or teen Bible study lesson plan:
Preparation:
To begin you will need reference material. A good concordance and study Bible at the minimum.
Software: Most computers come with a publishing software of some kind. I use Microsoft Publisher, and Adobe In-Design to produce my Bible Study handouts. PageMaker is good to (but more expensive).
Of course you can just use simple notes with your Bible references and discussion questions. Hand out Bibles to the kids so they can look up the verses. You don't need to produce a handout sheet like I do.
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Picking Your Topic:
Many times your kids will suggest topics of interest to them by asking questions. Many of my Bible study lessons began this way. Kids will ask deep theological questions and really want to know the Biblical answer. What Happens When You Die? / A New Heaven and Earth / What's God Up To? were lessons to answer their direct questions.
Don't shy away from the tough questions These kids are ready to learn more detailed answers to questions like, "Where do you go when you die?". Plus they want answers to hard questions like, "Can you go to heaven if you commit suicide?". Kids will ask you these loaded questions. If you give them the same old rote answers they will turn you off and mistrust whatever you're teaching. If, on the other hand, you prepare a detailed, Biblically supported answer, whether it's a tough answer or not, they will grow to trust you and appreciate your lessons.The point is to tell the kids the truth.
Topics can also address the particular needs of your group (Families: Getting Along.) or normal teen interests (To Date or Not to Date ). Current events may present opportunities. The disaster in Haiti can pique their in God's Sovereignty.
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Define the Bible lessons goal:
Write a sentence or two that states the Bible lesson you want the kids to remember. This statement, an expressed belief, will help determine the questions and Bible verses you select to guide the discussion in the direction you want to go.
Selecting your Bible verses:
Many times a word-search can bring up many Bible verses about the topic you've chosen. Sometimes you have a favorite verse you already know. A topic and verse may also have been presented to you by the Holy Spirit during your daily quite time or recent Bible reflection. When using the "word-search" method be sure to read the surrounding verses so you don't pull it out of context.
If, during your study, you find that the Bible is actually showing a different path than what you've always believed, you must be brave and flexible enough to follow what the Bible teaches. Caution:
"Interpretation that aims at, or thrives on, uniqueness can usually be attributed to pride
(an attempt to "outclever" the rest of the world), a false understanding of spirituality
(wherein the Bible is full of deeply buried truths waiting to be mined by the spiritually
sensitive person with special insight), or vested interest (the need to support a
theological bias, especially in dealing with texts that seem to go against that bias)."
-How To Read The Bible For All It's Worth
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Forming your Bible lesson discussion questions:
The hardest and most important part of any teen Bible study are coming up with good questions that keep the conversation moving in the direction you want it to go. I will have a teen read a selected Bible passage, then ask a question that is answered by the Bible verse just read. Many times I leave a blank space on the worksheet so the kids can write in the answer.
I allow the kids to offer many answers and comments for several minutes on each question. When it's time to move on the next question must be able to bring everyone back to the original direction of the lesson and move you a little farther towards the conclusion.
Your final question or statement should be a summation of the entire Bible lesson, a restating of the goal of your bible lesson. It should be a memorable phrase (could even be like a slogan). It should also challenge the young believer to amend their faith, enlarge their understanding, or firm up a belief they've always been taught but never understood why.
