Pentecost and the Gospel Response - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Explain from the passage that the risen jesus was proclaimed, hearers responded, and the church took visible form and locate the lesson on the whole-Bible timeline.

Read: Acts 2:22-47

Opening: Ask: What does the passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

Peter proclaimed Jesus’ death, resurrection, exaltation, and lordship.
Cut-to-the-heart hearers asked what to do, and Peter told them to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Those who received the message were baptized and were added to the community.

Ask:

What can you point to directly in the passage?
How does the big idea arise from the evidence?
What would be an overstatement?
What response fits the passage?

Do: Complete the Acts 2 Gospel-and-Response Flow activity.

Close: Pray using one truth from the passage and one faithful response.

Materials: Bible; Acts 2 Gospel-and-Response Flow

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within the biblical storyline and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, setting, and immediate literary context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read the principal passage and distinguish observation from explanation. Ask: What does the passage directly say or depict?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the passage and identify interpretive limits. Ask: How does the big idea arise from the passage or synthesis? What should we avoid claiming?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Acts 2 Gospel-and-Response Flow. Printable: Y1-L23-P01-acts2-response-flow.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What is one faithful response to this lesson?

Activity details

Acts 2 Gospel-and-Response Flow · 10 min

Materials: Acts 2 Gospel-and-Response Flow; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read the designated passages and record direct observations.
Place each observation or claim into the resource categories.
Discuss which conclusions require synthesis or inference.
Write one careful application that follows from the evidence.

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

Closing

Memory verse: Acts 2:22-47

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

Take-home line: The risen Jesus was proclaimed, hearers responded, and the church took visible form.