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6-12岁教程 (日常生活-雅各的教导*第6课) | 成为荣耀的给予者 (附中文反馈单)

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介绍

完成此课程后，孩子们将认识到，他们需要将应有的荣誉、赞美和荣耀归给应得的人，尤其是归给神。

主题

基督徒生活、感恩、荣耀神、谦卑、雅各书、赞美

等孩子(10分钟)

活动 | 谁得到荣耀？

开头的祷告(5分钟)

参见：开头的祷告

背经节(12分钟)

其实明天如何，你们还不知道。你们的生命是什么呢？你们原来是一片云雾，出现少时就不见了。-雅各书 4:14

拼图 | 记忆拼图

故事与讨论(15分钟)

介绍：

记忆经文中，我们被提醒，我们在世上只是短暂的旅客。这与将荣耀归给神有什么关系呢？让我们看看雅各书中提到关于生命和归荣耀给神的教导。

读雅各书 4:13-17

讨论问题：

这段经文中，人们是如何谈论他们的未来的？（他们计划去一个城，停留一段时间并赚钱。）
雅各对我们所知的明天有什么看法？（我们不知道明天会发生什么。）
为什么雅各将我们的生命比作云雾？（我们的生命与永恒相比很短暂，但无论我们有多少天，都属于神。）
第13节中的“今天明天我们要往某城里去，在那里住一年，作买卖得利”，和第15节中的“主若愿意，我们就可以活着，也可以做这事，或做那事。”有什么不同？（第一种说法中没有提到神，显得好像他们掌控一切。而第二种说法将荣耀归给神，承认一切都是神所赐的。）
当我们声称自己可以随心所欲，而没有将荣耀归给神时，根据第16节我们是在做什么？（自夸和吹嘘）
雅各说这样的自夸是什么？（邪恶的）
为未来做计划是坏事吗？（不是，做计划不是坏事，但要明白神掌管一切，需要将荣耀归给祂。）
雅各为什么用第17节结束这一段？（因为现在知道我们需要归荣耀给神，如果不这样做就是犯罪。所以……我们需要开始行动了！）

你看到这段经文的联系了吗？雅各时代的人们在自夸和吹嘘他们的计划，完全没有提到神。雅各指出，他们的生命短暂，而他们还活着完全是因为神的恩典。现在，雅各期望听众改变，如果他们不改变，继续自夸和吹嘘他们所做的事情，他们就在犯罪。同样的教导也适用于你们！

课堂活动(12分钟)

短剧 | 帮助还是不帮助？

应用(10分钟)

就像我们之前举的例子，我们需要将荣誉或荣耀归给应得的人。我们可能需要将荣耀归给我们的父母、老师、朋友、队友，但尤其要归给神。从雅各书中学到，当我们不把荣耀归给应得的人，而归给自己时，那就是一种罪。

如果时间允许，让孩子们集思广益，在黑板上做两个列表。一边列出帮助我们的人，另一边列出神为我们所做的事，祂应得的荣耀。

下节课

下周再回来学习如何成为一个祷告的人。什么时候祷告？为什么祷告？谁该祷告？

结尾的祷告(2分钟)

参见：结尾的祷告

反馈单

课结束之前，把家庭反馈单给每个孩子。

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DAILY LIVING - TEACHINGS FROM JAMES

LESSON 6: Becoming a Glory-Giver

After completing this lesson, the children will realize that they need to give the credit, praise, or glory, to whom it is due, especially to God.by Andrea Wehmeyer

TOPICS

Christian Living, Gratitude, Honor God, Humility, James, Praise

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)

Who Gets the Glory? (Activity) Click here

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)

Further info? Click here

MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)

"Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." James 4:14 NIV

VerseaPuzzle (Puzzle) Click here

SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)

Introduction:In our memory verse, we were reminded that we are only here for a little while. What does this have to do with giving glory to God? Let's see what James tells us about our life, and giving glory to God.

Read James 4:13-17

Discussion Questions:

1. What were the people saying about their future in this passage? (They were planning to go to a city, spend some time there and make money.)

2. What did James say we know about tomorrow? (We don't know what will happen.)

3. Why does James compare our life to a mist? (Our life is short compared to eternity, but however many days we have, we belong to God.)

4. How is saying, "Tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there and make money," in verse 13 different from saying, "If it is the Lord’s will we will live and do this or that," in verse 15? (The first saying does not even mention God, making it seem like they are in control of everything. However the second saying gives God the credit, or the glory, for providing and giving all things.)

5. When we claim we can do whatever we want, instead of giving God the credit, what are we doing according to verse 16? (Boasting and bragging.)

6. What does James say that such boasting is? (Evil.)

7. Is making plans for the future bad? (No, it is not bad to make plans, but you need to realize that God is in control and you need to give Him the glory He deserves.)

8. Why does James end this section with verse 17? (Because now that we know we need to give God glory, if we don’t do it, we will be sinning. So…we need to start working on that!)

Do you see how this passage is tied together? People in James’ time were boasting and bragging about their plans. They didn’t mention God in any of it. James then goes on to point it out to them that their lives will be short, and it’s only because of God that they are still even alive. Now James expects his listeners to change, if they don’t and continue to boast and brag about what they are doing, they will be sinning. Same applies to you!

CLASS EXERCISE (12 minutes)

Help or No Help? (Skit) Click here

APPLICATION (10 minutes)

Like the examples used earlier, we need to give credit, or glory, to who deserves the credit. We might need to give the credit to our parents, our teachers, our friends, our teammates, but we especially need to give it to God. We learned from James, that when we do not give credit or glory to the proper person, and give it to ourselves instead, it is a sin.

If you have time, let the kids brainstorm a little and make two lists on the board. On one side, give examples of people who deserve credit for helping us. On the other side, list different things God does for us where He deserves the glory.

NEXT WEEK

Come back next week to find out how to become a person of prayer. When should you pray? Why should you pray? Who should pray?

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Further info? Click here

TAKE HOME PAGE

Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home. Click here for NIV or KJV [PDF]

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