Key Thought : Without the resurrection of Christ, our religion would not be the road to eternal life, but just an empty promise like many other religions.

[Lesson Plan for Death and Resurrection September 15, 2014]

1. Have a volunteer read John 1:1-4.

a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. How is the life the light of men? Is this literal or spiritual? Is the life speaking of Jesus’ life or of man’s life?
c. Personal Application: How does the hope of the resurrection through Christ give you a sense of peace in the face of the death of a loved one? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “If Jesus was God, how could He die? Doesn’t God have immortality? In what sense or way did Jesus die?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Luke 16:27-31.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. What words were spoken to the rich man that indicate it is not probable or possible to return from the dead?
c. Personal Application: How extreme and pointed do we need to be to get people’s attention to their own spiritual condition? Are we to speak softly and love them to death in hellfire? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “See the story of Lazarus and the rich man shows that people are alive after death and are punished in hell.” How would you respond to your neighbor?

3. Have a volunteer read John 5:28,29.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. How does Jesus’ words of the resurrection help us in our understanding of the teaching of the immortal soul?
c. Personal Application: Does the belief in the resurrection have any impact on how you face temptation? Share your thoughts..
d. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does Jesus speak of the two resurrections based on what people have done? I thought salvation had to do with believing in Christ, not by good works.” How would you respond to your friend?

4. Have a volunteer read John 11:38-44.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What description of Lazarus’ resurrection show that man does not have an immortal soul or spirit?
b. Personal Application: What was the purpose of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead? Share your thoughts.
c. 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.

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