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| EXPLORE THE BIBLE: (10 minutes) Read the scripture passage as follows: Verses 16-17, 20-21a, 22-23a, 24a—volunteer to read narrator. Verses 18-19, 21b, 23, 24-27—volunteer to read Jesus’ part. Verses 28-30—Everyone else in class. Go through the passage again as a class, comparing the list of expectations the students suggested with those that the story reveals. Ask students to discover why the people went from praising Jesus to wanting to kill him in such a short amount of time. What did he say or do? After students have offered their thoughts, cover the following points in a mini-lecture, using the Insights from Scripture for additional information. • When Jesus read the passage from Isaiah, the Jews expected him to be the Messiah and fulfill the good news of the Year of Jubilee. • Elijah fed a foreigner when people in his own country were starving. • Elisha healed Naaman, an enemy of Israel • These stories from the Old Testament illustrated that Jesus came to share the good news with all people, and he expected his followers to do the same, and to love their enemies as well as their neigJesus did not meet the expectations the people of Nazareth had for a Messiah. They didn’t want to hear what he was saying about the good news being for everyone, including their enemies. That’s why they got so angry at him. Continued... |
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