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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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将旧约中的先知书约拿书介绍给学生
让学生看到约拿书第二章中约拿如何奔向神
激励学生对神赋予的使命充满热情
主题
悔改、顺服、信任
背诵经文
箴言 3:5-6
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(10分钟)
几乎每个人都吃过那些金鱼形状的小饼干。但你试过堆叠它们吗？将学生分成两人一组。让他们尝试尽快堆叠金鱼饼干。看看谁能堆得最高。
奖品是赢家可以吃掉对手的饼干！
课堂起头(10分钟)
一般讨论：
你什么时候逃离过什么东西？
你试图逃避什么？
发生了什么？
（你可以分享一个你逃离某物的有趣时刻。也许是逃避一群蜜蜂，一条蛇，或是捉迷藏中的对手。）
我们都会逃跑。有时我们发现自己在逃避神。我们在第一章中学到了约拿这样做的事情。但今天，我想和你们谈谈奔向神意味着什么。让我们开始吧！
深入学习(25分钟)
读 约拿书1:15-17
你会记得在前面，约拿逃避神。神告诉他去尼尼微，约拿立刻朝相反方向跑去。结果，如我们刚才复习过的，一场大风暴在他航行的海面上掀起，他的船员们将他抛入海中。一条大鱼吞吃了约拿。真是糟糕的一天！
接下来我们要谈的是之后发生的事情。要了解这一点，让我们翻到第二章。
读 约拿书2:1-9
讨论问题：
1.第1节说约拿首先做了什么？（他祷告）
在第二章中，约拿说了这段祷告，他意识到自己必须转向神。约拿已经走投无路。注意第2节“从阴间的深处呼求”。在希伯来语中，这字面意思是“从阴间的腹中”。阴间被认为是死者的居所。显然，善恶之人都去阴间（创世记37和诗篇9）。基本上，约拿认为自己快要死了，而神在拯救他。
2. 如果约拿如此痛苦，他为什么要赞美神，并向主“感谢”呢？（自由回答）
3.你能想到圣经中还有其他人在走投无路时的情况吗？（浪子、拔示巴事件后的大卫等）
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备选活动（10分钟）
给五到十分钟，让学生们认真思考约拿的祷告/约拿书2:1-9。让他们多读几遍这段祷告。让他们写下一些跳入眼中的词语、图像和情感。鼓励他们“进入”故事。
然后集中，问他们发现了什么。然后继续讨论问题。
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讨论问题（续）：
4. 你人生中有过类似约拿这种走投无路的时刻吗？
5. 你曾经有过类似的祷告吗？
6. 你认为今天的人奔向神会是什么样的？
在尽可能远离神后，约拿最终走投无路，没有其他去处。他试图抵抗神的旨意，但抵抗是徒劳的。任何其他情况他都会痛苦，最终他还是回来了。
在我们的基督徒生活中，每个人都会达到一个点，必须决定是否认真对待神。我们更愿意相信自己和自己的想法，而不是信靠主和祂的带领。然而，尽管我们想依靠自己，但我们需要神。
应用(15分钟)
我希望你能评估一下自己是像第一章中的约拿还是第二章中的约拿。你今天和神的关系如何？
读 箴言3:5-6
属灵生活的图表…你在哪里？
给学生一张空白纸，在一侧写上他们的生日，接着画一条线，一直延伸到另一边，写上“今天”。
在这条线之间，让他们绘制自己奔向或逃离神的生活。他们应该列出特定事件——第一次向基督降服，一种伤害他们与神和他人关系的罪，一场让他们怀疑的危机等。让他们把靠近基督的时刻写在线上方；把远离基督的时刻写在线下方。他们可以按大致的时间顺序进行，注明起伏。
要做好这件事需要一些时间。给学生至少十分钟，以挑战他们思考。然后，用以下问题反思。
讨论问题：
1.你对自己的生活发现了什么？你发现自己多少次逃离神/奔向神？
2.你列出的时刻之前发生了什么事件和情况？换句话说，是什么导致了你的反应？
3.你现在的状态如何？你是在逃离神还是奔向神？解释一下。
4.你多常活出箴言3:5-6？你多常反抗这些话语并试图独立？
无论你曾经在哪里，约拿提醒我们，我们都可以改变方向。无论我们身处何种困境，神都在呼唤我们。祂可以拯救我们！
读 约拿书2:10
下周，我们将看看大鱼吐出约拿后发生了什么。但今天，我们发现他正走在正确的道路上 - 奔向神的路上。
结束祷告(5分钟)
静默的个人祷告：
再次分散，自己独自祷告几分钟。记住，约拿在大鱼的腹中独处了很长时间，所以我们今天花点时间独处是有意义的。在祷告时间里，查看你的属灵生活图表。回顾你在约拿的祷告中注意到的图像和情感，今天就祈求神拯救你，让你走上奔向神的正轨。
（当所有人祷告完后，告诉他们带着奔向神的态度离开，相信神掌管着未来。）
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The Story of Jonah
Lesson 2: Running to God
LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals
1. To introduce students to the OT prophetic book of Jonah
2. To expose students to the truth of Jonah’s second chapter, when Jonah runs toward God
3. To excite students about the mission God has sent them on
Topics
Repentance, Submission, Trust
Scripture Memorization
Proverbs 3:5-6
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (10 Minutes)
Almost everyone has eaten those little goldfish-shaped crackers. But have you ever tried to stack them? Break students into groups of two. Have partners attempt to stack goldfish as fast as they can. See who can build a tower the highest.
Award the winners with the choice to eat the competition’s crackers!
GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)
General Discussion:
1. When was a time you ran from something?
2. What were you trying to get away from?
3. What happened?(Perhaps you can share a funny time when you ran from something. Perhaps a swarm of bees, a snake, or an opponent in a game of tag.)
We all run. Sometimes, we find ourselves running from God. We learned that Jonah did this in chapter one. But today, I want to talk to you about what it means to run toward God. Let’s get to it!
DIGGING IN (25 minutes)
Read Jonah 1:15-17
You’ll remember that Jonah ran from God in chapter one of his self-titled book. God told him to go to Nineveh, and Jonah promptly ran in the opposite direction. What happens, as we’ve just reviewed, is that a great storm whips up on the sea where he was sailing, and his fellow ship mates toss him overboard. Upon being cast into the sea, a great fish swallows Jonah. Talk about a bad day!
What we want to talk about next is what happens to Jonah after this event. To find out about that, let’s turn to chapter 2.
Read Jonah 2:1-9
Discussion Questions:
1. What does v. 1 say that Jonah does first? (He prays.)
Jonah recites this prayer in chapter two after he realizes that he must turn to God. Jonah had reached the end of his rope. Notice verse 2 “from the depths of the grave.” In Hebrew, this is literally, “from the belly of Sheol.” Sheol is known as the abode of the dead. Apparently, both good and evil people go to Sheol (Gen. 37 and Psalm 9). Basically, Jonah thought he was dying and God was saving him.
2. If Jonah is so miserable, why is he praising God and singing “with thanksgiving” to the Lord? (Allow for answers.)
3. Can you think of any other situations in the Bible where someone was at the end of their rope like Jonah? (The prodigal son, David after Bathsheba incident, etc.)
Optional Activity (10 minutes)Get Into ItDismiss your students to really think about Jonah's prayer. (Jonah 2:1-9) Tell them to read the prayer again and again, for five or ten minutes. If not using the workbooks, give them paper, and tell them to write down some of the words, images, and emotions that jump off the page at them. Encourage them to “get into” the story. Then bring them back. Ask them what they found. Then, ask the second set of discussion questions. |
Discussion Questions (continued):
4. Can you think of a time in your life when you hit rock bottom like this?
5. Have you ever prayed a similar prayer?
6. What do you think it looks like for someone today to run to God?
After running as far away from God as he could, Jonah finally hit rock bottom and had nowhere else to turn. He tried to resist God’s Will, but resisting was futile. He was miserable any other way, and finally came back.
Each of us will reach a point in our Christian walk where must decide whether or not to take God seriously. We would prefer to just trust in ourselves and our own guidance instead of trusting the Lord and his guidance. However, although we would like to rely on ourselves, we need God.
MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)
I want you to be able to evaluate if you are living as Jonah did in either chapter one or chapter two. Where do you stand with God today?
Read Proverbs 3:5-6
Spiritual Life Chart…Where Do You Stand?
Give students a blank piece of paper or use the back of one of their workbook pages. On one side they should write their birthday, followed by a line, stretching all the way across the paper, until they write “today.”
In between, have them chart their life running to or away from God. They should list particular events—surrendering to Christ for the first time, a sin that hurt their relationship with God and others, a crisis in their lives that caused them to doubt, etc. Have them place their closeness to Christ above the line; have them place their distance from Christ below the line. They can do it in rough chronological order, noting ups and downs.
This will take some time to do well. Give students at least ten minutes. This will take up the vast majority of your time in this section, but challenge them to think. Then, reflect on it with the following questions.
Discussion Questions:
1. What did you find about your own life? How often have you found yourself running from God? Toward Him?
2. What events and situations proceeded the moments you’ve listed? In other words, what caused your reactions?
3. Where are you at right now? Are you running from or towards God? Explain.
4. How often do you live out Proverbs 3:5-6? How often do you rebel against these words and attempt to stand on your own two feet?
No matter where you’ve been, Jonah serves as a reminder to us that we can change our course. God is calling us, from whatever mess we find ourselves in. And He can deliver us!
Read Jonah 2:10
Next week, we'll see what happens to Jonah after the great fish spits him up. But today we’ve discovered he’s on the right track—on his way back to God.
CLOSING PRAYER (5 minutes)
Silent Personal Prayer:
I’m going to have you go off by yourself again, and pray for a few minutes. Remember that Jonah was alone in the belly of a great fish for a long time, so it makes sense for us to spend some time alone today. During your prayer time, study your spiritual life chart. Review the images and emotions that you noticed in Jonah’s prayer, and pray to God today that you can be delivered and get back on the right track toward God.
(When everyone is done praying, tell them to leave with the attitude that they are going towards their God, not away from Him, trusting Him with their future.)
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