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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。
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介绍旧约先知约拿给学生
让学生从约拿书第4章中看到约拿如何超前于神
帮助学生培养对非信徒的同情心
主题
愤怒、重生、关爱、同情、传福音、抱怨、自私
背诵经文
提摩太前书 2:4
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(10分钟)
列出一个“最糟糕的”名单。尼尼微是一个相当邪恶的地方。挑战学生们想出一些像尼尼微一样邪恶的城市。然后让他们列出一些最邪恶的人。把名单写下来。如果可能，把名单写在黑板或白板上，或在房间里的一张大纸上，使其在整个课程期间都能被看见。
课堂起头(10分钟)
将班级分成三组。给每组大约五分钟时间总结之前学习的章节：约拿书第1章、第2章和第3章。
五分钟后，请每组起来总结他们的章节。
深入学习(25分钟)
在约拿书第三章末尾，我们看到一个城市在悔改。然而，第四章开始时有一个非常令人困惑的经文。
读 约拿书 4:1
讨论问题：
约拿对神的恩典有什么感受？（他感到不悦和愤怒）
这为什么让他这么困扰？（自由回答）
读 约拿书 4:2-3
讨论问题：
约拿的祷告语气如何？（不满的语气）
他在这些经文中用了多少次“我”？
约拿为什么反应如此自私？（他对主的怜悯感到愤怒）
约拿觉得自己一直在顺服神，最近/最终还做了神所要求的一切。这些异教徒怎么能在最后一刻得救，而他们这些年来都没有遵循神的教导。
读 约拿书 4:4-11
讨论问题：
考虑约拿的问题和神在第4节中的回答。如果你是神，你会如何回应约拿？（自由回答）
约拿为什么要离开城市？（可能是为了观察尼尼微的毁灭？）
神派了一棵蓖麻保护约拿免受烈日之苦，但随后派了一条虫子吃掉这棵蓖麻。然后，神派来了灼热的东风，使约拿感到非常痛苦。记住，约拿在古代美索不达米亚。最热的时候可以达到华氏110度以上。此外，风可能引发了沙尘暴，刺痛他的皮肤。我们不知道约拿具体的感受，温度是多少等等，但我们知道约拿的反应是希望死去。
讨论问题（续）：
3. 约拿有哪些反应？（生闷气、抱怨等）
4. 神对约拿的回应是什么？（“这大城，我岂能不爱惜呢？”）
应用(15分钟)
我们已经讨论了约拿逃避神，奔向神，与神同行。在这里，他超前于神。他认为自己比神更了解一切，当事情不按他的意愿发展时，他就发脾气。
有时候，很难用神的眼光看待事情。但神希望祂的子民对那些邪恶且不是祂子民的人怀有同情心。祂希望我们知道，祂也爱他们，不会像我们那样厌恶他们。
讨论问题：
有哪些是神不可能爱的人？
如果神要你向一个你认为是敌人的人传福音，你会怎么做？
你相信神爱那些邪恶的人吗？
读 哥林多后书 5:18-19
讨论问题：
你认为这段经文是什么意思？
“和好”是什么意思？（和解，使之正常化等）
神为什么呼召我们成为调解者？
你是一个多好的调解者？你能举出一个远离神的人，当他/她归向神时，你会和他/她一起庆祝吗？
不幸的是，我们中的大多数人不能。我们大多数人更像约拿，看着神的审判降临在邪恶的人的生活中。你像第四章中的约拿吗？如果是这样，那你就超前于神的旨意了。
你是否曾说过：“他得到了应得的报应”？你是否曾看着某个人认为：“他/她是不可能得救的”？什么时候你像约拿看尼尼微那样看待一群人，断定“神不可能拯救他们”？
我们怎么敢这么想？约拿的最后一节经文是这样说的：
“这大城，我岂能不爱惜呢？”
如果神不关心尼尼微这座大城，或你所知道的那个“坏”人，那你凭什么认为祂应该关心你呢？
第4节中神的问题的答案很简单——我们有任何权利对神对失丧之人的恩典感到愤怒吗？没有。
结束祷告(5分钟)
想想某个你认为“不可能得救”的人。我们将花时间为那个人祈祷。特别祈求神改变你的心，从不信和自私的心变成爱和恩典的心。
祈求神给你一个机会，让你成为那个人的调解者。
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The Story of Jonah
Lesson 4: Getting Ahead
LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals
1. To introduce students to the Old Testament prophet of Jonah2. To expose students to the truth of Jonah 4, where he gets ahead of God3. To help students develop an attitude of compassion towards nonbelievers
Topics
Anger, Born Again, Caring, Compassion, Evangelism, Grumbling, Selfishness
Scripture Memorization
1 Timothy 2:4
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (10 Minutes)
Come up with a “Worst of the Worst” list. Nineveh was a pretty nasty place. Challenge students to think of cities that are as evil as Nineveh. Then press them to come up with some of the worst people that have ever lived. Write the list down. If possible, write your list on a black or white board or a big piece of paper in the room where it will be visible for the rest of the lesson.
GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)
Divide your class into three groups. Give each group about five minutes to come up with a summary of one of the chapters you’ve covered so far: Jonah 1, Jonah 2, and Jonah 3.
After five minutes, have each group summarize their chapter.
DIGGING IN (25 minutes)
At the end of third chapter of Jonah, we find a city repenting. Chapter four starts, however, with a really confusing verse.
Read Jonah 4:1
Discussion Questions:
1. How did Jonah feel about God’s grace? (He was displeased and angry.)
2. Why do you think it bothered him so much? (Allow for answers.)
Read Jonah 4:2-3
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the tone of Jonah’s prayer? (One of displeasure.)
2. How many times does he use the words “I”, "me," or “my” in these verses? (6 times in NIV, 10 times in KJV.)
3. Why do you think Jonah responds so selfishly? (He was angry at the Lord's compassion.)
Jonah felt that he had obeyed God and followed him most of his life, and most recently had done exactly what God wanted (eventually). How were these pagan people allowed to be saved at the last minute when they weren’t following God all these years?
Read Jonah 4:4-11
Discussion Questions:
1. Consider Jonah’s question and God’s response in verse 4. If you were God, how would you have responded to Jonah? (Allow for answers.)
2. Why do you think Jonah goes outside the city? (Perhaps to watch for Nineveh’s destruction?)
God sends a vine to protect Jonah from the sun, but then sends a worm to eat the vine. Then God sends a scorching wind which makes Jonah miserable. Keep in mind that Jonah is in ancient Mesopotamia. At its hottest, it could reach temperatures of 110 degrees. Moreover, the wind may have caused a sand storm, stinging his skin. We don’t know for sure how Jonah felt, what the temperature was, etc., but we do know Jonah responds with a wish for death.
Discussion Questions (continued):
3. What are some of Jonah’s responses? (pouting, complaining, etc.)
4. What is God’s response to Jonah? (“Should I not be concerned about this city…?)
MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)
We have talked about how Jonah ran from God, to God, and with God. Here, he runs ahead of God. He thinks he knows better than Him, and he pouts when things don’t turn out his way.
Sometimes it’s hard to have the eyes of God. But God expects his people to have compassion for those who are evil and not His people. He wants us to know that He loves them too and does not share our distaste for them.
Discussion Questions:
1. Who are some people you find hard to believe God loves?
2. What would you do if God asked you to share the gospel with someone who you considered an enemy?
3. Do you believe God loves evil people?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Discussion Questions:
1. What do you believe this passage means?
2. What does “reconciliation” mean? (to bring together, to make right, etc.)
3. Why do you think God has called us to be reconcilers?
4. How good of a reconciler are you? Can you name one person who was far from God that you celebrated with when he or she came to Him?
Unfortunately, not many of us can. Most of us are more similar to Jonah, watching for the train wreck of God’s judgment to crash down on evil people’s lives. Are you like Jonah in chapter 4? If so, then you’re getting ahead of where God wants you.
Have you ever said, “He got what he deserved”? Have you ever looked at a someone and thought, “There’s no way he or she can be saved”? When was a time you looked at a group of people like Jonah looked at Nineveh and determined, "God could never save them”?
How dare we think like that? The last verse of Jonah says this:
“Should I not be concerned about that great city?”
If God shouldn’t be concerned about the great city of Nineveh, or about the “bad” person you know, then what makes you think He should be concerned about you?
The answer to God’s question in verse 4 is simple - do we have any right to be angry at God’s grace for lost people? NO.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
Think of someone who you consider “unsaveable.” We’re going to spend time praying for that person. Specifically pray that God would change your heart from a heart of disbelief and selfishness to a heart of love and grace.
Ask God to give you a chance to be a reconciler for Him with that person.
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