09: Christ, The Law, and the Gospel – Lesson Plan
Key Thought : God’s law, together with His grace, provides the focus of the gospel: God’s love for humanity and His desire to save us into His eternal kingdom..
[Lesson Plan for Christ, the Law and the Gospel May 26, 2014]
1. Have a volunteer read Romans 7:7-12.
a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. What did Paul mean when he said he was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, he died?
c. Personal Application: How earnest are you in searching out your own mind in its thoughts that are counter to God’s law of love in confessing and repenting of them? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why did Paul speak of the tenth commandment about coveting to illustrate his point about not knowing sin but by the law? What was he saying?” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Acts 10:31-35.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. Why were Peter and the Jews so much against the Gentiles? If it were just their religion. Then why wouldn’t they accept them as converts?
c. Personal Application: How does a person deal with their own personal prejudices and preconceived notions of others? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “I don’t think God can reach those fundamental Muslims. All they want to do is kill Christians and Americans in the name of their religion. They don’t want to hear the gospel, they have their own way of salvation.” How would you respond to your neighbor?
3. Have a volunteer read John 1:17.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What law was given by Moses? Who wrote and spoke the Ten Commandments?
c. Personal Application: How much of the Torah (the law of Moses) do you think is applicable to us today? How much of it do you read and study? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your friends states, “I thought all the Scripture, including the law of Moses, was truth. So what is different between the truth of Scripture and the truth Jesus brought?” How would you respond to your friend?
4. Have a volunteer read Romans 1:16,17.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What does it mean to live by faith and not by sight?
c. Personal Application: If someone were to ask you what the gospel was, how would you respond to them? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Note : “Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.” MH p. 149.