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| "ATHENIAN AND AMERICAN IDOLS" by Randall Schlabach | ||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 83
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| FAITH STORY Acts 17:16-34 SESSION FOCUS In this scripture, Paul is in Athens, and as he walks through the city, he notices that there are lots of idols in the city. He finds one with an inscription to the “unknown god”. Paul decides to go talk wherever he can about this unknown god which he says is the “God who made the world and everything in it.” He starts in the synagogue and argues with the Jews and devout persons. He also goes to the market place and argues with anyone who will listen and talk to him. Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debate him, and because people want to know more, Paul ends up in front of the Areopagus—a type of court to decide on educational policies. While there, he uses their idols to talk about God. MATERIALS AND ADVANCE PREPARATION • Camera • Contact a person (student or adult) prior to class and have them become familiar with Paul’s speech in Acts, 17:22-31. Ask them to paraphrase it and put it in their own words to share with the class during the drama. This “Paul” will also need to prepare the arguments that he presents to the people in Athens—sharing the Gospel with people who are worshipping idols. (See “Insights” in Explore the Bible) • Note cards and pens—one for each person. • Bibles Continued... |
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