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| "ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH BAPTIZED" by Shawn Nolt | ||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 77
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| Transition statement: Do you think anyone in the Bible ever struggled with ethnic or class issues? Allow students to share examples they can recall from the Bible, then move into the Bible story. EXPLORE THE BIBLE: Assign actors and perform the skit found at the end of the lesson. After the skit, divide the students into small groups. Each group needs a Bible and writing materials. Give each group a prepared card with the questions below: Read Acts 8:26-40 in your group, and then respond to the following questions. 1 What is the question that the Ethiopian eunuch asks in Acts 8:34? 2 What do you think Philip’s answer was to the question? 3 In your own words, what is the “good news about Jesus” that Philip shared with him? 4 Why do you think the eunuch asked to be baptized by Philip? Have each group report back on their responses to the questions. Summarize with these points: • The Jews thought that being God’s chosen people meant that they were the only ones that God was concerned about and wanted to save. Ask “How does our story challenge that thought?” (Their chosenness meant that they were set apart for a mission; through the Jews the whole world would receive the blessing of salvation.) • God showed the early Church that the good news was for all people, not just Jews. Ask “What do we know about the Ethiopian eunuch that emphasizes this point?” (He was a gentile from Ethiopia.) Continued... |
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