Suffering and Christian Hope - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Explain from the passage that the new testament does not deny suffering but locates it within god's love and resurrection hope and locate the lesson on the whole-Bible timeline.

Read: Romans 8:18-39; 1 Peter 1:3-9

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the principal textual evidence for Suffering and Christian Hope.
The New Testament does not deny suffering but locates it within God's love and resurrection hope.

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 Suffering and Christian Hope Evidence Grid.

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

Materials: Bible; Suffering and Christian Hope 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 Romans 8:18-39; 1 Peter 1:3-9 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: Suffering and Christian Hope Evidence Grid. Printable: Y4-L22-P01-suffering-and-christian-hope-evidence-grid.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Suffering and Christian Hope Evidence Grid · 10 min

Materials: Bible; Suffering and Christian Hope Evidence Grid; Pens or pencils

Read Romans 8:18-39; 1 Peter 1:3-9.
Record at least two direct observations.
Test the big idea: The New Testament does not deny suffering but locates it within God's love and resurrection hope.
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: Romans 6:1-11; Galatians 3:26-29

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

Take-home line: Baptism is presented in connection with faith, participation in Christ, and new life.