The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that the church's history begins with the risen and exalted jesus commissioning apostolic witness.

Read: Acts 1:1-11; 2:22-36

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the main textual evidence central to The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness.
The church's history begins with the risen and exalted Jesus commissioning apostolic witness.

Ask:

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

Do: Complete The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness Claim Audit.

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

Materials: Bible; The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness Claim Audit

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within History, Hope, and Independent Faith 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 1:1-11; 2:22-36 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 Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness. Printable: T5-L04-P01-the-risen-jesus-and-apostolic-witness-claim-audit.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness · 10 min

Materials: The Risen Jesus and Apostolic Witness Claim Audit; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell Acts 1:1-11; 2:22-36 in context.
Name two details the text directly states.
Restate this big idea in your own words: The church's history begins with the risen and exalted Jesus commissioning apostolic witness.

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

Closing

Memory verse: Acts 1:1-11; 2:22-36

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

Take-home line: The church's history begins with the risen and exalted Jesus commissioning apostolic witness.