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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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1. 让学生知道，“生活在自由中”意味着什么。
2. 帮助学生认识到，什么时候使用他们的自由，实际上会伤害他人
3. 激励学生过舍己的生活。
主题
行为, 性格, 基督教, 影响, 自我控制
背诵经文
哥林多前书10:31
开头的祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(5分钟)
课堂起头(10分钟)
仅仅因为我们被允许做某些事情，并不意味着我们应该做这些事情。我们今天要充分发展讨论这个想法。让我们从阅读涵盖今天主题的完整圣经经文开始，这就是："有教养！"
读 哥林多前书10:23-33
这堂课要讲的内容很多。也许最好方法是指出三件事。
- 民众
- 聚集
- 原则
深入学习(30分钟)
民众
保罗在这里提到的人是信徒。我们应该关注的人不是我们自己，而是其他人；即那些还没有跟随耶稣的人。
读 哥林多前书10：23-26
问题讨论：
1. 这里列出了三个不同的群体或个人。他们是谁？(其他人，主，和我）
2. 根据第23-24节，人们经常会说什么？（"凡事都可行"）
3. 你对这种态度有什么看法？
4. 保罗对这种态度是怎么说的？(“凡事都可行，但不都有益处。”）
5. 根据第24节，我们应该寻求什么？(寻求别人的益处)
6. 为他人而活意味着什么？
这里提到的特殊情况是吃祭过偶像的肉。保罗说这是可以吃的，因为一切都来自神。但下一节，他又解释了如何在实际中应用。
聚集
读 哥林多前书10:27-30
好吧，这可能不是在说我们所知道的那种聚会，而是宴会，一个类似聚餐的聚集。
问题讨论：
1. 保罗说什么可以吃？(凡摆在你们面前的，只管吃。）
2. 保罗说他们什么时候不应该吃？(献过祭的物）
3. 为什么在这种情况下不能吃肉？(为良心的缘故）
4. 谁的良心--吃的人还是别人的？(别人的良心）
5. 你所做的事情怎么会因为别人的良心而变得不对？(允许讨论。)
如果你对最后一个问题有困难，下面的经文将为我们阐明。
原则
每个人都应该遵循的原则是在最后三节经文中找到的。
读 哥林多前书10：31-33
问题讨论：
1. 我们应该为神的荣耀做什么？(吃，喝，和 "无论做什么"。)
2. 根据第32节，我们要努力避免什么？(使别人跌倒。)
3. 为什么我们要如此关心他人？(他们因此可以得救。）
所以这里的原则是，通过过荣耀神的生活，我们把其他人引向耶稣。我们应该在所做的一切事上努力荣耀神--而不是做我们想做的事--即使那些事是被允许的。
应用(25分钟)
想一想，你有没有被人绊跌过，尽管那个人的行为不一定是错的。你还记得你在那一刻的感受吗？很可能你想到的那个人并不是要伤害你的感情，要让你对他/她有不好的看法，或者让你怀疑那个人是否诚实。你所想的具体例子可能类似于一些人在哥林多所做的事情--行使他们的自由但没考虑对其他人的影响。
一般讨论：
1. 你能想到你曾做过什么没有错的事，但却伤害了别人吗？发生了什么？
2. 当行使自由而不考虑他人时，自由怎么会是一件坏事？
还记得之前我们玩过的游戏 "我有自由吗 "？让我们稍微反思一下。
请举手回答以下问题：
- 当时有没有人以某种方式滥用他们的自由？
- 有没有人因为要考虑下一步需要问什么而感到沮丧？
- 你们中有人因为别人不遵守规则而感到不高兴吗？
- 有没有人因为其他原因而感到困惑或沮丧？
对于那些在最后一个问题上举手的人，有谁愿意分享一下还有什么是令人沮丧的？
事实是，我们并不是单独生活在一个孤岛上。我们周围还有其他人。我们的行为会影响他们的生活。他们看到我们所做的、所说的或所看重的，会影响到他们对我们的看法，以及作为基督徒，他们对神的看法。
一般讨论（续）：
3. 在你的生活中，有哪一个领域你觉得自己不能很好地行使自由？换句话说，有什么事情会让别人说："哇！我以为你是个基督徒呢？"
4. 神怎样才能救赎你生活中的那个领域，使其更以他人为中心？
5. 本周你如何通过吃、喝、及 "你所做的一切 "来荣耀神？
结束祷告(2分钟)
让我们结伴而行，为彼此祷告。祷告本周我们能够通过寻求 "以他人为中心 "的生活来荣耀神，使他们能够得到救恩。
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Christian Living (Stand-alone Lessons)
Lesson 1: Behave Yourself!
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Goals
1. To provide students with an understanding of what it means to live in freedom
2. To help students recognize when using their freedom can actually harm others
3. To motivate students to live lives that are others-focused
Topics
Behavior, Character, Christianity, Influence, Self-control
Scripture Memorization
1 Corinthians 10:31
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (5 minutes)
GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)
Just because we have permission to do certain things, doesn't mean we should do them. We're going to develop this idea fully today. Let's start by reading the complete Bible scripture covering today's subject, which is, "Behave Yourself!"
Read 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
That's a lot of material to cover in one lesson. Maybe the best way to handle it is to point out three things:
• The People
• The Party
• The Principle
DIGGING IN (30 minutes)
THE PEOPLE:
The people that Paul addresses here are believers. However, the people we should be concerned with are not ourselves, but others; namely, people who do not follow Jesus.
Read 1 Corinthians 10:23-26
Discussion Questions:
1. There are three different groups or people listed here. Who are they? (Others, the Lord, and me.)
2. What do people often say, according to verses 23-24? ("I can do anything.")
3. What do you think of this kind of attitude?
4. What does Paul says about this kind of attitude? (You may be able to do anything, but it's not always good to do so.)
5. According to verse 24, what should we seek? (The good of others.)
6. What do you think it means to live for others?
The particular scenario named here is the eating of meat sacrificed to idols. Paul says that it is edible because everything came from God. But in the next section of the Scripture, he explains how this plays out practically.
THE PARTY:
Read 1 Corinthians 10:27-30
Okay, it might not be talking about a party in the sense that we know, but it is a feast, a party of sorts.
Discussion Questions:
1. What does Paul say is okay to eat? (Anything.)
2. When does Paul say they should not eat? (When the meat has been offered in a sacrifice.)
3. Why not eat meat under this condition? (Because of conscience.)
4. Whose conscience—the person eating or others'? (The conscience of others.)
5. How can something you do be wrong because of someone's conscience? (Allow for discussion.)If you are having a hard time with that last question, the rest of this passage spells it out for us.
THE PRINCIPLE:
The principle that everyone should follow is found in the last three verses.
Read 1 Corinthians 10:31-33
Discussion Questions:
1. What should we do to the glory of God? (Eat, drink, and "whatever we do.")
2. What are we attempting to avoid, according to verse 32? (Causing others to stumble.)
3. Why should we be so concerned with pleasing other people? (So that they may be saved.)So the principle at work here is that by living lives that glorify God, we will point others towards Jesus. We should be trying to glorify God in everything we do—not doing whatever we want—even if doing what we want is permissible.
MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)
I want you to think about a time when you were let down by someone's behavior, even though that person's behavior was not necessarily wrong. Do you remember how you felt in that moment? It is likely that the person you're thinking of was not trying to hurt your feelings, cause you to think poorly of him or her, or make you wonder if that person was who he or she claimed to be. The specific example you're thinking of was probably similar to what some were doing in Corinth—exercising their freedom without considering the impact on others.
General Discussion:
1. Can you think of a time when you've done something that was not wrong, but it hurt someone else? What happened?
2. How can freedom, when exercised without thinking of others, be a bad thing?Remember earlier when we played, "Am I Free?" Let's reflect on that experience a little bit.
Answer the following questions only by a show of hands:
• Did anyone here abuse their freedom somehow?
• Did anyone get frustrated at having to think about what you needed to ask next?
• Did any of you get upset because someone else wasn't following the rules?
• Did any of you get confused or frustrated for some other reason?
For those who raised their hand on the last question, would anyone like to share what else was frustrating?
The truth is we don't live on an island. There are other people all around us. Our actions affect their lives. What they see us do, say, or value, impacts the way they perceive us and—as Christians—the way they view God.
General Discussion (Continued): 3. What is one area of your life in which you do not feel you exercise freedom very well? In other words, what's one thing that could cause others to say, “Wow! I thought you were a Christian?” 4. How can God redeem that area of your life to make it more others-centered? 5. How can you eat, drink, and do "whatever you do" to the glory of God this week?
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
Let's pair up and pray for each other. Pray that this week; we might glorify God by seeking to live "others-centered" lives, so that they can be saved.
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