Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood

Teens (ages 13-17) · 1 Corinthians 7:17-35; Colossians 3:22-4:6 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that adult discipleship includes work, relationships, singleness or marriage, money, witness, and responsible use of freedom.

Read: 1 Corinthians 7:17-35; Colossians 3:22-4:6

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the main textual evidence central to Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood.
Adult discipleship includes work, relationships, singleness or marriage, money, witness, and responsible use of freedom.

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 Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood Claim Audit.

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

Materials: Bible; Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood 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 1 Corinthians 7:17-35; Colossians 3:22-4:6 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: Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood. Printable: T5-L23-P01-vocation-singleness-marriage-and-faithful-adulthood-claim-audit.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood · 10 min

Materials: Vocation, Singleness, Marriage, and Faithful Adulthood Claim Audit; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell 1 Corinthians 7:17-35; Colossians 3:22-4:6 in context.
Name two details the text directly states.
Restate this big idea in your own words: Adult discipleship includes work, relationships, singleness or marriage, money, witness, and responsible use of freedom.

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

Closing

Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 7:17-35; Colossians 3:22-4:6

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

Take-home line: Adult discipleship includes work, relationships, singleness or marriage, money, witness, and responsible use of freedom.