Creative Bible Lessons in 1 and 2 Corinthians : 12 Lessons about Making Tough Choices in Tough Times

by Marv Penner

• ISBN13: 9780310230946
• ISBN10: 0310230942
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Christian adolescents in the 21st century face pretty much the same situations as the first-century Christians in Corinth did -- an indulgent, profligate, choose-your-own-god society. The latest in the Creative Bible Lessons series, Creative Bible Lessons in 1 & 2 Corinthians is a 12-lesson curriculum with an issues-oriented spin on living one's faith in the real world. It lets teenagers wrestle with the tension between biblical instruction and cultural realities. These 12 studies about the not-so-easily-tamed people of Corinth and their founding pastor Paul of Tarsus pave the way for youth workers and Sunday school teachers to teach high schoolers about conversion, transformation, failure, leadership, authority, and God's constant saving love even in the midst of people making a mess of things. Here are some of the not-so-ancient issues you'll explore in this study: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Love, Friends Don't Let Friends Go Unforgiven, Those Pesky STDs (Sexually Tough Decisions), Love Is . . ., No Easy Answers, Show Me the Money, and Ouch! Of course, there's lots of what the Creative bible Lessons series is known for: provocative and relevant discussion starters, to-the-point scripts, high-energy games, reproducible pages of interactive activities -- all in the context of hard-core Bible study.12 lessons.

Author Biography

Marv Penner chairs the adolescent ministry department at Briercrest Graduate School in Saskatchewan. He also directs the Canadian Center for Adolescent Research and is a member of Youth Specialties' National Resource Seminar team.

Table of Contents

Introduction: How to make the most of this book	p. 9
My Kinda Town: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Acts 18	p. 13
Friends Don't Let Friends Go Unforgiven: 1 Corinthians 5, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11	p. 23
You'll Hear from My Lawyer!: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11	p. 29
Those Pesky STDs (Sexually Tough Decisions): 1 Corinthians 6:13-20	p. 37
Mysteries of Marriage: 1 Corinthians 7	p. 47
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Love: 1 Corinthians 8	p. 55
Give Me a Hand, Lend Me Your Ear: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27	p. 63
Love Is...: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8	p. 69
No Easy Answers: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7	p. 77
Friends: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18	p. 85
Show Me the Money: 2 Corinthians 8 and 9	p. 95
Ouch!: 2 Corinthians 11:21-12:10	p. 103
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