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"FOLLOWING JESUS IN REAL TOUGH SITUATIONS" by Carol Duerksen
YOUTH GROUP LESSON 113
EXPLORE THE FAITH STORIES:
1 Give students the following background information to the video clip they are about to see:
Michael Sattler was one of the first people known as Anabaptists. Born in approximately 1490, Michael Sattler was a monk who left the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation to become one of the early leaders of the Anabaptist movement. He was particularly influential for his role in developing the Schleitheim Confession.
In 1525, Sattler traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, which was then embroiled in controversy over infant baptism. He became associated with the Anabaptists and was probably rebaptized in the summer of 1526. He was involved in missionary activity around Horb and Rottenburg, and eventually traveled to Strasbourg. In February of 1527 he chaired a meeting of the Swiss Brethren at Schleitheim, at which time the Schleitheim Confession was adopted.
In May, 1527, Sattler was arrested by Roman Catholic authorities, along with his wife Margaretha, and several other Anabaptists. He was tried and sentenced to be executed as a heretic. As part of his execution, his tongue was cut out, and red hot tongs were used to tear two pieces of flesh from his body. He was then taken outside the city by wagon, and the tongs were used on him five more times. After that, he was burned at the stake. The other men in the group were executed by sword, and the women, including Margaretha, were executed by drowning.
2 Show the video clip.
3 Discuss the life and death of Michael Sattler in relationship to the 2 Corinthians passage. What connections do you see?
4 Ask youth to share their reflections on the passage. Here are some leading questions:
• Which part could you identify with?
• Which part do you think might change your life if you repeated it every day?
• Did different parts of this passage resonate more or less with you on different days? Explain.


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