Teens · About 15 minutes

Family Bible Time: Eastern and Western Christian Traditions

In about 15 minutes, read John 17:20-23; selected historical evidence and explore this big idea: Cultural, political, linguistic, and theological differences contributed to enduring institutional division.

Connect
Read
Understand
Play
Respond

Step 1 of 5 · about 2 minutes

Connect

Recall where Eastern and Western Christian Traditions fits in the Bible story.

The 15-minute flow

2 min
Connect
Recall where Eastern and Western Christian Traditions fits in the Bible story.
5 min
Read
Read or retell John 17:20-23; selected historical evidence and notice two details.
3 min
Understand
Ask what the passage directly says and what meaning follows from it.
3 min
Play
Use the Eastern and Western Christian Traditions Claim Audit orally or on paper.
2 min
Respond
Choose one voluntary response and pray together.

Talk about it

What happened or what was taught?
What does this show us about God, Jesus, or faithful life?
What is one response we can practise?

This week

Action: Choose one concrete response connected to this lesson and practise it this week.

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

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

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