Gospel of John Sunday School Lesson Activity

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Gospel of John Sunday School Lesson Activity

Into the Lesson

Display three posters of multiple-choice ques-tions. A religious Christmas card attached to eachroster will help students connect the season with:he activity. Give each student three colored, self-adhesive dots when entering the classroom. Askstudents to stick a dot on each poster near or onthe best answer for each question.

Poster #1. The word Messiah is the Hebrewform of (a) Christ, meaning "creator-God"; (b)Christ, meaning "anointed one"; (c) Christ, mean-ing "redeemer"; (d) a song written by a manLamed Handel.

Poster #2. The word incarnation refers to (a)God becoming a man; (b) the virginity of Marywhen giving birth to Jesus; (c) another name forcommunion; (d) a nation with lots of cars.

Poster #3. The word Immanuel means (a) "re-deemer"; (b) "anointed one"; (c) "God with us";fd) "God against us."

After the class members have made theirvoices by placing stickers on the posters, review each question. Give the correct answer and comment on the significance of each.

The answer to question #1 is b. Ask, "What does the title Messiah tell us about Jesus—Hisligure and mission?" The answer to question #2s a. Say, "The incarnation is a difficult concept.Today's text, however, enthusiastically explainsmis key to understanding Jesus' identity and ori-tn." The answer to question #3 is c. Say, "Theveie Immanuel was introduced in Isaiah 7:14,neching us even more about the nature of Jesus."Transition to Bible study by stating that these and other titles given to Jesus in the Gospel of help ass know our God and Savior better.

Into the Word

Begin this section of study with a brief lectureno some titles given to Jesus in the Gospel of

John. Also touch on the purpose of John'sGospel. On the board or overhead write "Titlesfor Jesus." As you speak, write some titles asfound in the lesson Introduction. Give a brief ex-planation of each.

Next read today's printed text. Then ask thediscussion questions that follow. You may wishto announce the focus of each group of ques-tions. (These questions are also in the studentbook; this can be a small-group activity, onegroup per Focus.)

Focus: Jesus as the Word (John 1:1-5): (1) Whydo you think John chose to call Jesus "theWord"? (2) What truths do verses 1-5 teach usabout the nature of Jesus? (3) Why do you thinkJohn chose this way to introduce Jesus ratherthan beginning with Jesus' birth?

Focus: Jesus as the Light (John 1:6-13): (1) Whydo you think John chose to insert John the Bap-tist into these verses? (2) What do verses 10-13teach us about how people respond to Jesus?What comfort or challenge does this bring toyour life?

Focus: Jesus in the Flesh (John 1:14-18): (1)What are some of the earthshaking implicationsof the incarnation—of God becoming a man? (2)What do you think is the main point of this pas-sage of Scripture? (3) Why is the story of the in-carnation precious to Christians at this time ofyear?

Into Life

Point to the three posters used at the beginning of class as you remind students that theyhave discovered a new and rich appreciation forwords such as Immanuel, incarnation, Messiah.Say, "What happened was nothing less than Godbecoming flesh. This is our time to use that factto help us walk more closely with Him."

Ask the class to work in teams of two or threeto write an acrostic. This acrostic will providesome steps that will help change personal behav-ior from darkness to light, based on the wordMessiah.

Give each team a poster board and markerwith the letters to the word Messiah written ver-tically. Examples for the first three letters couldbe Maintain personal holiness. Expect God'sblessings, and Spend time in prayer.

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