Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation

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Objective: Explain from the passage that christian discipleship is sustained by resurrection hope and confidence that labour in the lord matters and locate the lesson on the whole-Bible timeline.

Read: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, 50-58

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The principal passage contains the textual evidence central to Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation.
Christian discipleship is sustained by resurrection hope and confidence that labour in the Lord matters.

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 Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation Evidence Grid.

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

Materials: Bible; Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation Evidence Grid

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 Matthew 6:1-34 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: Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation. Printable: Y3-L10-P01-prayer-wealth-and-trust-evidence-grid.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: Following the Risen Jesus toward New Creation · 10 min

Materials: Prayer, Wealth, and Trust Evidence Grid; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, 50-58 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: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, 50-58

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

Take-home line: Christian discipleship is sustained by resurrection hope and confidence that labour in the Lord matters.