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Many Sabbath School class teachers either preach a sermon to their class or deliver a monologue on the whole lesson, going through it "day-by-day." The most rewarding sessions involve the members in discussion. These questions here are intended to stimulate the active participation of the members in your class. Of course pertinent information imparted by the teacher is also very valuable, for which there are many resources in print and on the internet. This site seeks to provide a resource for discussions.

If you are a member and not a teacher and your class is boring, try asking questions such as these in your class.

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Lesson 6 (Feb 2-8), Discipling the Ordinary

What would the church have been like if Jesus had picked priests and noblemen to be his disciples? 

 If an "ordinary" stranger came to your church would he/she feel at home or out of place?

 Humbles Beginnings

  1. Why couldn't a good carpenter become rich?
  2. Are poor people more spiritual?
  3. Why do you think Jesus chose not to be born into a high priest's family? Wouldn't that have been appropriate?

Transforming the Common

  1. Who are the ordinary people, the middle class, the lower class or the outcasts?
  2. Are common people more open to change? Why or why not?
  3. Can poor people remain the same if they become rich overnight? If not, what affects them?

A Flawed Fisherman's Calling

  1. If you were the one to interview Peter for a potential disciple position, what would your evaluation be, and what would it be based on?
  2. Why do we know nothing about Peter's wife? How important is a wife to a person's ability to change?
  3. What was it that was inherent in Peter that made him so powerful when he was converted?

Heavenly Evaluation

  1. Did Jesus do anything to reach out to the wealthy? What attracted the few who were converted?
  2. Was it practical for Jesus to ask the rich young ruler to give up all his possessions in order to follow Him? Could the young ruler have been a follower without giving up his possessions?

A Classless Society

  1. If you could choose to be born at any level, what class would you choose to be born in, and why?
  2. How do you think the caste system came into being?
  3. Can money buy class? Why or why not?
  4. How can one overcome caste prejudice?
  5. How can one rise above being classified?
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