Bible Study on Matthew 22.34-36; 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8
For Adults & Young People
- Beforehand, read Matthew 22.34-46 and 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8. Read and print out a copy of the Bible Study sheet for each group member. There are additional Bible notes here. ?
- In the session, read the Bible passages together, and look at the Bible notes and Make connections sections. Use this conversation spark to provoke first reactions from the group: What are the questions that bug you about God and Christianity? Are there some answers you’ve never been satisfied with, or questions you’ve never dared ask before?
- For the Explore section – You will need: printouts of the passages, one per person; paper and pens; Bibles and Bible commentaries, if possible, to enable the young people to look up background information. You will be responsible for time-keeping once you have prompted the young people (in pairs or small groups) to write down all the questions they have about what the passage means. Then collect in the top five questions from each group, and read all of these out loud.
- End with the Live in faith and Send out Prayer items for the week.
Young people
Encourage the group to respond to their discussion using one of the respond activities in the CYP Respond to the Word section. There is a specific activity for Young People which you may like to look at first.