Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions

Teens (ages 13-17) · Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 31:8-9 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that the image of god grounds protection of vulnerable life, while complex medical cases require pastoral and ethical care.

Read: Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 31:8-9

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the principal textual evidence for Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions.
The image of God grounds protection of vulnerable life, while complex medical cases require pastoral and ethical care.

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 Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions Claim Audit.

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

Materials: Bible; Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions 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 Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 31:8-9 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: Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions Claim Audit. Printable: T4-L15-P01-human-life-abortion-and-end-of-life-decisions-claim-audit.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions Claim Audit · 10 min

Materials: Bible; Human Life, Abortion, and End-of-Life Decisions Claim Audit; Pens or pencils

Read Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 31:8-9.
Record two direct observations.
Test the big idea: The image of God grounds protection of vulnerable life, while complex medical cases require pastoral and ethical care.
Name one conclusion or application that would go beyond the evidence.

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

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 31:8-9

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

Take-home line: The image of God grounds protection of vulnerable life, while complex medical cases require pastoral and ethical care.