Teens · About 15 minutes

Pentecost and the Church's Public Beginning

This week we are revisiting Local Churches in the Epistles. Keep the focus on what 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Philippians 1:1-11 actually says and one faithful response.

Connect
Read
Understand
Play
Respond

Step 1 of 5 · about 2 minutes

Connect

Connect Local Churches in the Epistles to the story already learned in Church, Worship, and Mission.

The 15-minute flow

2 min
Connect
Connect Local Churches in the Epistles to the story already learned in Church, Worship, and Mission.
5 min
Read
Read a manageable selection from 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Philippians 1:1-11 and name direct observations.
3 min
Understand
Restate the big idea in your own words: The Epistles address identifiable local communities with shared beliefs, practices, failures, and responsibilities.
3 min
Play
Use Local Churches in the Epistles Claim Audit verbally or on paper.
2 min
Respond
Name one concrete faithful response for this week.

Talk about it

What does the passage directly say?
What meaning follows from it?
What is one response we can practise?

This week

Action: Choose one concrete response connected to the epistles address identifiable local communities with shared beliefs, practices, failures, and responsibilities and practise it this week.

Prayer: Thank God for what is clear in the passage; ask for wisdom to respond faithfully without claiming more than the text supports.

Note for parents: Questions are welcome. Do not force disclosure, certainty, public prayer, baptism, or another public religious decision.

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