Padlet 1- Chapter 4 by Brooklyn Merkord

amm12e — 2014-05-27 01:21:58 UTC

Alexis Mason/

amm12e — 2014-05-27 01:22:04 UTC

Alexis Mason / Possible ideas to talk about #1

amm12e — 2014-05-27 01:22:04 UTC

one thing I think we should for sure talk about in this group lesson would be the prophets. Who they are and what they do.

Alexis Mason / Possible ideas to talk about

amm12e — 2014-05-27 01:26:48 UTC

The anger management and the prophets section might also be something we may want to summarize and talk about

Alexis Mason / Possible ideas #3

amm12e — 2014-05-27 01:30:50 UTC

Possible discussion question... How do the prophets and anger management conflict with each other?

Sarah Ritchie- Possible Discussion Questions

ser12b — 2014-05-27 20:36:19 UTC

1. If you knew that everything in your life would turn out well if you obeyed the laws you had been given would you obey or do you think you would still try to press your luck and do things that were gratifying to you even if there were consequences?
2. After looking at Amos 5:24 how would the social structures of society change if everyone was treated justly? What would that do to your status and to the comfort of your life?
3. What does the idea of"mending the world" look like to you? How can you take part in the mending in your everyday life?
4. Is justice the same thing as fairness?
5. What are the idols that our society turns to and how do you think the Lord responds to our devotion to these? Could isolation be a current day form of exile and oppression?

Sarah Ritchie/Activity Idea

ser12b — 2014-05-27 20:48:09 UTC

Have the students get on their phones and type a message to someone that is of decent length. In the background have pop culture music playing. Also have them be walking around. Then have the leader in a normal voice say if you hear me then lift up your hand and keep it up until I say stop. Most kids will hopefully not hear or be busy texting with both hands that they won't do it. The point is to show that when we focus on other things we can't hear the voice of our leaders telling us what to do.

Sarah Ritchie/ Biblical Example

ser12b — 2014-05-27 21:01:19 UTC

I think a great story to use would be the story of Hosea because it relates the love of the Lord to a lover and his beloved which is a concept that teens can relate to and understand.

Sarah Ritchie- pop culture example

ser12b — 2014-05-27 21:05:28 UTC

This is a clip from Jonah from Veggie Tales. It might be a bit young for high schoolers but the point stands and who doesn't love Veggie Tales? The main idea of this song is "Our God is a God of second chances." After the video is shown have the students write down on a piece of paper what they need a second chance at and based on what they have learned from the prophets how should they act in this second chance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf6f-8Kd50Y

Elsa Maldonado: Possible Discussion Question

elm12a — 2014-05-29 01:30:47 UTC

How can Christians today learn from God’s actions when angry and when He forgives?

-The book sheds light on how even God required anger management from Moses, which is something to reflect on as well. (pg. 85)

Elsa Maldonado: Bible Verse for Reflection

elm12a — 2014-05-29 01:33:07 UTC

Psalms 37:8 “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret- it leads only to evil.”

This verse can be reflected upon when thinking about anger management because even though anger is a natural human emotion it is a destructive one. I think it is okay to become angry over things like injustice or oppression because even God is angered by those things. However, it is important to practice managing our anger properly and destructively.

Elsa Maldonado: Slam Poetry- Brett (unknown last name)

elm12a — 2014-05-29 01:34:24 UTC

The speaker of the poem, Brett, speak out on the problems modern Christians can go through. Just as the Israelites maintain their identity through practice, Christians today must find their identity and purpose and use that against the temptations in an unjust society. The message is one of repentance and once we find our path and realize that we have a sinful nature, the only way to seek salvation is through loyalty and nothing else. When we find our purpose and identity we are able to become who we are supposed to be and engage in God’s work.

Brooklyn Merkord/ "so what"

bhm12a — 2014-05-29 02:43:24 UTC

I think that we can end the dicsussion with talking about how we let disractions of other voices and evil get into out lifes and destroy it. The kids can think about different ways the devil has gotten into their life. They can also think about ways to stop the destruction in life and when they are in to far how to get out of it. We can make a challenge for them to do after they leave.

Brooklyn Merkord/ Pop culture-Discussion

bhm12a — 2014-05-29 02:47:57 UTC

I think that you could show the video at the very begining of class them introce the topic and have a discussion on it and how it applies and the lecture also. Then maybe at the end of class show it again to refresh their minds.

Brooklyn Merkord/ Activity

bhm12a — 2014-05-29 03:03:07 UTC

I think that this activity can be expanded and they could talk about multitasking and when youre doing so many different things at once that is when your more likely to fall into mistakes because you are not focusing on a specific thing. I think this can relate to the Bible because it when the people in these bible stories fall into tempation and rebellion it is because they're side tracked on what they are doing in life and not focusing.