The Lord's Supper Instituted - Teacher (Standard) (print)

Teens (ages 13-17) · Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that jesus gave the supper as remembrance, proclamation, participation, and anticipation.

Read: Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The principal passage contains the textual evidence central to The Lord's Supper Instituted.
Jesus gave the Supper as remembrance, proclamation, participation, and anticipation.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires interpretation or synthesis?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete The Lord's Supper Instituted Claim Audit.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; The Lord's Supper Instituted Claim Audit

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Acts 1:8; 8:4-40; 13:1-3 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Read and Notice: The Lord's Supper Instituted. Printable: T3-L09-P01-mission-from-jerusalem-to-the-nations-claim-audit.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: The Lord's Supper Instituted · 10 min

Materials: Mission from Jerusalem to the Nations Claim Audit; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 in context.
Name two details the text directly states.
Restate the big idea in your own words.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage shows and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: Jesus gave the Supper as remembrance, proclamation, participation, and anticipation.