When to use: 21 February 2027

Kutatua

Jumapili ya Pili katika Kwaresima

Vyombo vya Kuabudu

Muhtasari wa Ibada

Maandiko ya Ziada

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Mark 8:31-38

Maandalizi

Items for Focus Moment: chair, book of scripture, small bell or chime, sign printed with “The End is Near”; a chair. Recruit three people of any age for the Focus Moment. These helpers can be chosen ahead of time or in the spirit of the moment.

Be ready to project or print the following scripture: Romans 4:13-25.

Utangulizi

Karibu

Wito wa Kuabudu

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. For dominion belongs to the Lord. And he rules over the nations.

Rejoice, O my heart, and cry to the Lord, and say, “O Lord, I will praise you forever; my soul will rejoice in you, my God, and the rock of my salvation.”

—Psalm 22: 27-28; 2 Nephi 3:50, adapted

Wimbo wa Sifa

“Praise to the Living God” CCS 8

AU “Mungu wa Ibrahimu Sifa” CCS 94

OR “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” CCS 87

Wahimize washiriki kuimba kwa lugha nyinginezo ambazo si zao.

Sala ya Kufungua

Jibu

Lenten Reflection

Last Sunday was the beginning of a five-Sunday journey through the Lenten season. Unlike the early disciples who didn’t seem to understand where the journey was heading, we do. But during Lent we have an opportunity to imagine ourselves on the same journey as the disciples, experiencing their excitement and at times their uncertainties. There were signposts along the way, not visible ones, but words that Jesus spoke to them. Let your Lenten reflections this week help you focus on signposts for your own journey as a disciple alongside Jesus Christ.

Maombi ya Amani

Light the peace candle
Optional: have a volunteer ring a chime or bell three times

Taarifa

Lent is a time that leads us to turn our focus inward, to think about where we are on the journey walking with Jesus. Week by week we remember parts of his journey in the last days of his earthly life and the courage it took for him to keep moving.

While we are not on the same kind of journey, we are walking as he did on this Earth that was created as a blessing to all creatures. While we do so we need to actively participate in helping to protect, preserve and restore this wonderful planet to be what God created it to be. In doing so we will be peacemakers.

Prayer

to be read aloud in unison adding an Amen at the end

“Touch the Earth Lightly” CCS 137

AU “Mungu wa Uumbaji” CCS 147

Wakati wa Kuzingatia

Portrayal

Invite the three people chosen to participate to take their places: one on the chair with a book of scripture in hand, one holding the bell or chime, and one carrying the sign. The person with the bell or chime quietly rings it while slowly walking around the person on the chair. Alternatively, a person participating online could unmute and do this part by providing any audible distraction.

Meanwhile, the person seated continues to focus on reading. The person with the sign begins to circle around the seated person too, holding the sign so they can see it while the chiming, bell ringing or other sounds continue. The person seated keeps focusing completely on reading. After 2-3 minutes have elapsed signal to the participants to stop and return to their seats or mute again.

Taarifa

That was an example of not letting anything disturb us. Sometimes outside events can arouse feelings of anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. We lose the ability to stay focused on God and God’s promises. We let disturbing things overwhelm our minds.

Scriptures can help guide us into refocusing by holding up how people encountered God through many generations. In Community of Christ, we hold the following Basic Belief about scripture:

Scripture is writing inspired by God’s spirit and accepted by the church as the normative expression of its identity, message, and mission. We affirm the Bible as the foundational scripture for the church. In addition, Community of Christ uses the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants – not to replace the witness of the Bible or improve on it, but because they confirm its message that Jesus Christ is the Living Word of God. When responsibly interpreted and faithfully applied, scripture provides divine guidance and inspired insight for our discipleship.

—Sharing in Community of Christ, 4th Edition, Herald House, 2018, p. 36.

Uchunguzi wa Maandiko

Display Romans 4:13-25 or refer to the printed or projected scripture. Allow two to three minutes for participants to read the scripture, then briefly discuss this question:

What does the scripture say to you about the faithfulness of God? about hope?

Ujumbe wa Asubuhi

Kulingana na Warumi 4:13-25

Tafakari

Invite participants to take three deep breaths. Ask them to think about the message they just heard. What thoughts will they take with them into the coming week? What was something new to think about and remember? If time permits, after several moments to ponder, invite them to turn to a neighbor and share.

Mwitikio wa Ukarimu wa Wanafunzi

Taarifa

God is the giver of life and hope. We can place our trust in God’s faithfulness toward us. We can respond to God’s generosity by being good stewards of creation and sharing our giftedness and resources.

Baraka na Kupokea Zaka za Misheni za Eneo na Ulimwenguni Pote

Mtihani wa Kwaresima: Kukabiliana na Changamoto kwa Njia Mpya

Kwaresima inatualika kupunguza mwendo, na kuwa makini, na kutoa nafasi kwa ajili ya mabadiliko. Mtihani ni utaratibu rahisi wa maombi unaopitia siku au wiki na Mungu, ukitambua kilicholeta maisha, kilichokuwa kigumu, na mahali ambapo tunaweza kukabiliana na changamoto za maisha kwa njia mpya.

Tunaamini kwamba Roho yuko katika furaha na changamoto zetu.

Ninakualika utue kwa muda, na uvute pumzi chache za kina, ukielekeza mawazo yako ndani ninapouliza maswali haya ya kutafakari:

Unashukuru nini leo? Angalia watu, matukio, na zawadi zilizokuletea uhai.

Mwalike Mungu akusaidie kutazama nyuma siku au wiki yako kwa uaminifu, huruma, na udadisi.

Ni nyakati gani zilikuwa ngumu, zenye changamoto, zisizofurahi, au zisizotarajiwa? Zilikuchochea nini?

Ulipata wapi uzoefu wa upendo, muunganisho, ujasiri, amani, au tumaini? Uliona wapi Roho akitenda kazi?

Ungeweza kujibu tofauti wapi? Ni njia gani mpya ya kukabiliana na changamoto inayowezekana?

Achilia mbali unachohitaji kuacha: maumivu, majuto, hofu, au mifumo ya zamani. Ruhusu neema na uwezekano wa kuanza tena.

Mtolee Mungu siku iliyo mbele yako. Omba uwazi kwa uwezekano mpya na ujasiri wa kukabiliana na chochote kinachokuja na upendo, huruma, na matumaini.

Maombi

Mungu wa uwezekano mpya,

Tusaidie kuyaona maisha yetu kwa huruma na uaminifu.
Tuonyeshe mahali ambapo njia mpya za kujibu zinawezekana.
Tusaidie kuachilia kile ambacho hakitoi uhai tena na utufungulie amani yako.
Tupe ujasiri wa kukutana na kesho kwa upendo, matumaini, na mawazo.

Amina.

Hymn of Trust

“I Know Not What the Future Hath” CCS 246

OR “Standing on the Promises” CCS 257

Wahimize washiriki kuimba kwa lugha nyinginezo ambazo si zao.

Tafsiri kwa Kihispania na Kifaransa za wimbo huu zinaweza kupatikana katika: Herald House

OR “By Gracious Powers” CCS 268

Wahimize washiriki kuimba kwa lugha nyingine isiyo yao.

Unison Prayer

“I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” sing at least twice CCS 499

Read stanzas 1 and 3 aloud in unison. End with Amen.

Consider reading in multiple languages.

Ujumbe wa baada ya wimbo

Nafasi Takatifu: Muhtasari wa Ibada ya Kikundi Kidogo

Kukusanyika

Karibu

We join with other Christians who for many centuries have observed Lent as the forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, not counting Sundays. During Lent, we center our attention on Jesus as we remember his life and ministry. Lent also provides a means to sharpen our focus on our own lives in relationship to Jesus. And the Lenten season encourages us to turn away from whatever distracts or blocks our commitment to discipleship. May the season of Lent help us walk with Jesus, even though the path leads to the cross.

Maombi ya Amani

Piga kengele au piga kengele mara tatu polepole.
Washa mshumaa wa amani.

God of lightness and darkness, peace in our world today may seem unreasonable, far-fetched, ludicrous. Also ridiculous was the thought that Abram and Sarah might have a son. Yet, their descendants now number as many as the stars. God, we know you are capable of the most unlikely things, and we praise you for that! You create something of nothing—every day! We trust that you are working in the world, shining peace into the world like stars in the night sky.

May we pause to see the stars, to see the peace, which you create daily. And then, may we join you. May we be so bold as to work to create something from nothing—and may we see that there is already a peaceful-something, even in the most ludicrously nothing places. In the name of Jesus, our north star. Amen.

Mazoezi ya Kiroho

Mazoezi ya Ukimya

Practicing silence may be difficult at first. The mind may run wild. Allow yourself grace in this practice. We will begin when I ring the chime. We will be silent for five minutes. I will ring the chime again to conclude our time of silence.

Remember to breathe deeply. Focusing on each breath can help quiet the mind. Become aware of your surroundings; notice how the air feels on your skin; trust that you are in the presence of the Holy—fully surrounding and embracing you. Allow your inner conversations to stop for a while. Be fully present with the One who is fully present with you.

Piga kengele ili kuanza.

Subiri dakika tano.

Piga kengele ili kuhitimisha kipindi cha ukimya.

Ask: How does it feel to be present with God in silence?

Adapted from a Guide for Lent

Kushiriki Mezani

Warumi 4:13–25 BHN

¹³For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. ¹⁴For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. ¹⁵For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

¹⁶For this reason the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace, so that it may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (who is the father of all of us, ¹⁷as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”), in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.¹⁸Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So shall your descendants be.” ¹⁹He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), and the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. ²⁰No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, ²¹being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.²²Therefore “it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” ²³Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone ²⁴but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, ²⁵who was handed over for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

—Romans 4:13-25 NRSVue

The phrase “hoping against hope,” which sometimes is used to suggest clinging on even when all seems hopeless, originates from verse 18 of today’s scripture and is central to its message. In Abraham, we meet an extraordinary person who had faith in a God who promised the impossible and then did it. God declared to Abraham, “I have made you the father of many nations.”

Such a promise would be challenging for anyone to grasp and accept. But with Abraham, who was almost 100 years old and whose wife, Sarah, was barren, it would have been beyond belief.

Abraham inherited the promise made to him by God, not because he adhered to the law, but because of solid and consistent faith in the face of much evidence to the contrary that what God had promised would come to pass. Abraham believed in hope—a hope that saw beyond the circumstances to rest on the promises and ability of God.

As we continue this Lenten journey of self-reflection and preparation, perhaps it is best to focus not on the cross, but on the resurrection, new life, and “hope against hope” that God has promised, if only we will have faith. God had promised Abraham he would become the father of many nations. Indeed, this was impossible. Jesus told his disciples he would be killed and rise again on the third day. Indeed, this was impossible. Unless you believe in a God of the impossible, that is.

Maswali

Abraham believed in hope. Who in your life would you consider as models of Abraham’s faith and hope?
Think of a time when you clung to hope when all seemed hopeless. How did your faith in God help you through that time?
What are your hopes today, and how is faith present in this hope?

Inatuma

Kauli ya Ukarimu

Wapendwa Jumuiya ya Kristo, msizungumze na kuimba kuhusu Sayuni tu. Ishi, penda, na ushiriki kama Sayuni: wale wanaojitahidi kuwa wamoja katika Kristo, ambao miongoni mwao hakuna maskini au waliokandamizwa.

—Mafundisho na Maagano 165:6a

Kikapu cha kutoa sadaka kinapatikana ikiwa ungependa kusaidia huduma zinazoendelea za vikundi vidogo kama sehemu ya mwitikio wako wa ukarimu.

Sala ya kutoa sadaka kwa ajili ya Kwaresima imechukuliwa kutoka kwa A Disciple's Glorious Response:

Mungu upo milele, tusamehe tunapokosa upendo, hatujajaa matumaini, hatuna umbo kama ulivyotuumba. Rehema na neema yako ziko pamoja nasi kila wakati. Tupate nguvu mbele zako, na tuitikie upendo wako kwa roho za ukarimu. Amina.

Mwaliko wa Mkutano Ujao

Wimbo wa Kufunga

Community of Christ Sings 244, “There’s an Old, Old Path”

Sala ya Kufunga

Nyongeza za Hiari Kulingana na Kikundi

Sakramenti ya Meza ya Bwana

Kwa maana mimi nilipokea kwa Bwana yale niliyowapa ninyi, ya kwamba Bwana Yesu usiku ule aliposalitiwa alitwaa mkate,Akashukuru, akaumega, akasema, “Huu ni mwili wangu ulio kwa ajili yenu; fanyeni hivi kwa ukumbusho wangu.” Vivyo hivyo, baada ya kula, akachukua kikombe, akisema, “Kikombe hiki ni agano jipya katika damu yangu; fanyeni hivi, kila mnywapo, kwa ukumbusho wangu.”Kwa maana kila mlapo mkate huu na kukinywea kikombe hiki, mnatangaza kifo cha Bwana hadi atakapokuja.

—1 Wakorintho 11:23–26 NRSV

Taarifa ya Komunyo

Wote mnakaribishwa kwenye meza ya Kristo. Meza ya Bwana, au Ushirika, ni sakramenti ambapo tunakumbuka maisha, kifo, ufufuo, na uwepo endelevu wa Yesu Kristo. Katika Jumuiya ya Kristo, pia tunapata Ushirika kama fursa ya kufanya upya agano letu la ubatizo na kuundwa kama wanafunzi wanaoishi utume wa Kristo. Wengine wanaweza kuwa na uelewa tofauti au wa ziada ndani ya mila zao za imani. Tunawaalika wote wanaoshiriki katika Meza ya Bwana kufanya hivyo kwa upendo na amani ya Yesu Kristo.

Tunashiriki katika Komunyo kama ishara ya baraka, uponyaji, amani, na jamii.

Katika maandalizi hebu tuimbe kutoka Jumuiya ya Kristo Inayoimba ( chagua moja):

515 “Katika Nyakati Hizi Tunazokumbuka”

516 “Kukusanyika kwa Ajili ya Divai na Mkate”

521 “Tumege Mkate Pamoja”

525 "Meza Ndogo"

528 “Kuleni Mkate Huu”

Kubariki na kuhudumia mkate na divai.

Mawazo kwa Watoto

This Lenten activity continues through the season of Lent.

Utahitaji:

Nakili karatasi
Vijiti vya gundi
Last week’s papers cut into thin strips

Before this meeting, cut the paper used last week into small strips.

Katika kipindi chote cha Kwaresima, washiriki watajenga kazi ya sanaa inayoakisi safari yao ya Kwaresima. Kuwa tayari kukusanya kazi ya sanaa inayoendelea kila wiki. Hakikisha una kazi za sanaa za ziada katika hatua mbalimbali za kukamilika kwa washiriki ambao wanakosa wiki moja au mbili.

Say: Today is the second Sunday in Lent. Lent is a time when we prepare for Easter by intentionally taking time to grow our relationship with God. We can deepen our relationship with God in many ways, but three are especially important during Lent: fasting, praying, and almsgiving. Last week we talked about fasting.

Ask: Does anyone remember what fasting is?

Say: This week, we are going to talk about prayer. There are many ways to pray. No matter how you pray, it is important to create safe space around you or within you where you can spend time with God. Today, we are going to create a visual reminder of a safe space so we can remember how important it is.

Last week you brainstormed things you could fast from during Lent and then colored over those things. I took your papers and cut them into fine strips. We are going to glue these fine strips on a new piece of paper in the shape of a nest. You get to decide what your nest looks like and how many strips of paper you need to make it.

While participants are using glue sticks and paper strips to create nests on their papers, talk about ways we can create space for God.

Say: Once you have created your nest, write your name on the back of your paper and hand it to me. I will keep the papers until next week, when we continue to add to our art.

This week, see how you intentionally can create space in your life for God.

Mahubiri ya Usaidizi

Kuchunguza Maandiko

The phrase “hoping against hope,” which is sometimes used to suggest clinging on even when all seems hopeless, originates from verse 18 of today’s scripture passage and is central to its message. In Abraham, we meet an extraordinary person who had faith in a God who promised the impossible and then did it. God declared to Abraham, “I have made you the father of many nations” (v.17). Such a promise would be challenging for anyone to grasp and accept. But, with Abraham, who was almost 100 years old and whose wife Sarah was barren, it would have been beyond belief. Yet, we are told Abraham “did not waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised” (vv. 20–21).

Paul presents Abraham as the Father of All Believers. Abraham inherited the promise made to him by God, not because he adhered to the law, but because of solid and consistent faith—in the face of much evidence to the contrary—that what God promised would come to pass. Abraham believed in hope, a hope that saw beyond the circumstances to find rest on the promises and ability of God.

Paul’s intent is not to place Abraham on a pedestal. He does not imply Abraham was a perfect person who never doubted. What is portrayed is a man whose attitude was consistently one of faith and hope in the promise of God.

In the opening chapter of Romans, Paul describes a human race that has ignored, dishonored, and failed to worship God. In contrast, in Romans chapter 4, we find Abraham, one who is called to undo humankind’s sin by believing in God as creator and life-giver (v. 17) and by trusting in God’s promises (v. 19). However, we must recognize that it is through Jesus Christ, not Abraham, that humankind is saved.

While the focus is on Abraham in this chapter, Paul concludes that Jesus, who was crucified because of human evil, was raised for our justification—that we might become one with God through our faith. If our goal is justification, then Abraham provides a worthy signpost towards it, but it is only in Jesus that the goal is reached. As theologian Tom Wright explains, “Abraham believed that God would give life where there was none. Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. In both cases, it can only be a recognition that God is God, that our life and the life of the world are in God’s hand, that God has already begun the new creation and invites us to trust God to carry it through to the end.”

“Hoping against hope, he believed…” (v.18). God had promised Abraham he would become the father of many nations. Indeed, this was impossible. Jesus told his disciples he would be killed and rise again on the third day. Indeed, this was impossible. Unless you believe in a God of the impossible, that is.

Mawazo ya Kati

Abraham inherited the promise made to him by God, not because he adhered to the law, but because of solid and consistent faith.
Abraham believed in the hope that sees beyond circumstances to find rest on the promises and ability of God.
If our goal is to become one with God, then Abraham provides a worthy signpost towards this goal, but it is only through Christ the goal will be reached.

Maswali kwa Spika

Think of a time when you clung to hope when all seemed hopeless. How did your faith in God help you through that time?
What do you hope for right now, and what part does faith play in this hope?
Abraham believed in hope. Who are the people in your life you would consider believers in hope?
Jesus was raised for our justification. What do you understand by this?

Masomo

Somo la Watu Wazima

Lenga Kifungu cha Maandiko

Warumi 4:13–25

Mkazo wa Somo

Imani ni Baraka ya Mungu.

Malengo

Wanafunzi wata…

Chunguza maandishi ya Warumi 4:13–25.
jadili ushauri wa Paulo kuhusu imani.
pitia majibu ya uaminifu ya Ibrahimu.
tengeneza mpango wa kuwaleta watu katika ushirika ili kuwasaidia kutambua imani ambayo Mungu aliipandikiza ndani yao.

Vifaa

Self-Survey questions (Gather section)
Kalamu au penseli
Biblia au vipeperushi vilivyochapishwa vya Warumi 4:13–25 kwa kila mshiriki wa darasa
Jumuiya ya Kristo Inayoimba ( CCS )

Ujumbe kwa Mwalimu

Katika maandalizi ya somo hili, soma “Kuchunguza Maandiko” kwa Warumi 4:13–25 katika Mahubiri na Msaada wa Darasa, Mwaka B: Agano Jipya (kwa kuzingatia Barua) , uk. 53–54, inayopatikana kupitia Herald House .

Kusanya

After welcoming attendees, distribute copies of the self-survey (below) and pencils or pens as needed. Inform them that this is only for themselves and won’t be shared. Invite them to keep and use the survey page to make notes of anything explored today they want to remember. Allow 2–3 minutes to complete the self-survey.

Sambaza Biblia au nakala zilizochapishwa za maandishi ya Warumi. Waalike washiriki wa darasa kuzingatia majibu yao kwa utafiti, wakisikiliza maarifa yanayohusiana na maswali ya utafiti unaposoma Warumi 4:13–25. Waalike wafuate kimya kimya unaposoma.

Utafiti wa Kujifanyia

Kweli au Si kweli:

Katika kitabu cha Mwanzo, watu walipewa sheria ya agano kabla Mungu hajamfunulia Abramu (Abrahamu) ahadi kuhusu uzao.
"Sheria" inaifanya taasisi yetu kuwa muhimu.
Imani hutangulia na kuunda utii wetu.
Kujitenga nasi ili kupanga njia mpya za "kuwa kanisa" kunaonyesha ukosefu wa imani.
Kwa Mtume Paulo, lengo la imani ni Mungu mwenye uwezo wa kushinda kifo.

Shiriki

Mtaalamu wa kawaida wa mawazo huuliza swali: Ni kipi kilichotangulia, kuku au yai? Kusoma maandishi haya kutoka kwa Warumi huangalia aina kama hiyo ya mtaalamu wa mawazo lakini badala ya kuuliza kama swali, husema kama jibu au ukweli.

Miaka kadhaa kabla ya Paulo kuandika barua hii, Wayahudi walikuwa wameamriwa kuondoka Roma. Kufikia wakati Paulo alipoandika, kuna ushahidi kwamba amri iliyowapiga marufuku Wayahudi kutoka Roma ilikuwa imeondolewa. Katika miaka iliyofuata, Wakristo wa Mataifa wangekuwa maarufu zaidi katika jumuiya mpya ya kanisa. Hii inaweza kuwa ilisababisha mivutano na migogoro Wayahudi waliporudi kujiunga tena na ushirika.

Katika barua hii, Paulo alielezea kwamba makundi yote mawili ya waumini—Wayahudi na Mataifa—walikuwa warithi wa Ibrahimu: mmoja kwa kuwa wazao wa kimwili, na mwingine kwa kuwa “watoto” wa Ibrahimu kwa njia ya sitiari.

Kulingana na andiko la Warumi, ni lipi lililomjia Ibrahimu kwanza, sheria au imani? ( Ahadi kuhusu uzao wa Ibrahimu iko katika Mwanzo sura ya 15; sheria inakuja katika sura ya 17. )
Kwa nini huenda Paulo alisisitiza jambo hili?
Kama sheria ingekuja kwanza, hilo lingeleta tofauti gani kwa Wakristo wa Mataifa?
Ian S. Markham alisema kwamba Paulo, akitafakari uzoefu wa Ibrahimu, anatangaza: “…imani katika ahadi ndiyo matarajio ya msingi ya Mungu kwa wanadamu” ( Feasting on the Word, Year B, Juzuu ya 2 ). Hilo linaweza kumaanisha nini leo?

Jibu

Mara nyingi tunakumbuka hadithi ya Ibrahimu akifikiri kwamba imani yake katika ahadi ya Mungu—kwamba angekuwa baba wa mataifa mengi (sio taifa moja)—ilikuwa ya kutetemeka kidogo. Baada ya yote, alijua umri wake. Alijua Sara alikuwa amepita umri wa kupata mimba. Hata alikuwa amejaribu kuunda mrithi kupitia mtumwa ili amzalie mtoto. Hilo linaweza lisionekane kama matendo ya mtu aliyekuwa na imani kwamba Mungu angetimiza kile kilichoahidiwa. Paulo aliandika katika mistari ya 19-20 “Hakudhoofika katika imani…Hakuna kutoaminiana kulikomfanya atetemeke.”

Msomi Jeff Paschal anauliza: “Je, inawezekana kwamba Paulo anaiona imani ya Ibrahimu…kama imara na isiyoyumba, si kwa sababu hajawahi kuwa na shaka, si kwa sababu hajaribu kamwe kuchukua mambo mikononi mwake, bali kwa sababu Ibrahimu anaamini ahadi za Mungu vya kutosha kuchukua hatari na kutoka kwa imani.” (David L. Bartlett na Barbara Brown Taylor, wahariri. Feasting on the Word, Year B, Juzuu ya 2 , 2008), 67)

Jadili:

Tafsiri hii inawezaje kutusaidia kuona kwamba:
"Mungu anaita kanisa jasiri linalochukua hatari na amana, badala ya kuishi maisha yasiyoweza kubadilika kiroho ya kujaribu tu kutofanya makosa yoyote." (Jeff Paschal) na kwamba
"Changamoto na fursa ni muhimu sana. Je, utabaki kusitasita katika vivuli vya hofu zako, kutokuwa na uhakika, na uaminifu unaoshindana? Au je, utasonga mbele katika mwanga wa wito na maono yako yaliyowekwa kiungu?" (Mafundisho na Maagano 164:9e)
Imesemwa kwamba ni Mungu pekee anayeweza kuumba imani kwa sababu ni zawadi. Je, unakubali au hukubaliani nayo? Kwa nini?
Ni fursa gani ambazo jumuiya ya kanisa inaweza kuwa nazo ili kukuza misukumo ya imani kwa watafutaji na waumini waliobatizwa au waliothibitishwa hivi karibuni?

Waalike washiriki wa darasa kurudia utafiti wao wenyewe, wakihariri majibu yao kulingana na mijadala ya leo. (Wakiuliza, majibu ni 1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F, 5-T.

Tuma

Wahimize washiriki kuunda vikundi vya watu wawili au watatu.

Waombe wabuni wazo moja kuhusu jinsi ya kuwaalika wengine katika ushirika wa kutaniko. Wakumbushe sehemu hii ya sala ya utume: “Nipe ujasiri wa kuhatarisha jambo jipya.”
Waombe wafikirie hilo linaweza kuwa nini katika muktadha wa kutaniko lako. Toa muda wa kutosha ili kila kikundi kiweze kushiriki mawazo yao.

Baraka

Imbeni au someni pamoja “Kwa Imani Imara” CCS 649.

Soma Kanuni ya Kudumu: Kuwaendeleza Wanafunzi wa Kuhudumu kutokana na Kushiriki katika Jumuiya ya Kristo , Toleo la 4, 2018, uk. 23.

Wajengee Wanafunzi wa Kuhudumu — Waandae watu binafsi kwa ajili ya utume wa Kristo

Tuko tayari kuwaandaa wanaume, wanawake, na watoto kuwa vielelezo halisi na hai vya maisha, huduma, na uwepo endelevu wa Kristo duniani.

Somo la Vijana

Lenga Kifungu cha Maandiko

Warumi 4:13–25

Mkazo wa Somo

Kuwa na imani katika ahadi za Mungu.

Malengo

Wanafunzi wata…

Chunguza maana ya kuwa na imani kwa kukumbuka hadithi ya agano la Mungu na Ibrahimu na Sara linapohusiana na kifungu cha maandiko cha leo.
tafakari imani yao katika kauli ambazo ni ngumu kuamini.
Fikiria kusali Sala ya Misheni kama kitendo cha kibinafsi cha ujasiri na imani.

Vifaa

Kufunika macho
Kitamu kidogo
Biblia, Biblia ya Watoto ya Kimataifa, ikiwa inapatikana
Karatasi na kalamu au penseli

Ujumbe kwa Mwalimu

Kusanya

Muulize mtu wa kujitolea jasiri akuunge nawe mbele ya chumba. Weka kifuniko cha macho juu ya macho ya mwanafunzi. Muulize mtu wa kujitolea: Una wasiwasi? Muulize wengine darasani: Unafikiri wana wasiwasi? Unawezaje kujua? Kisha, mwambie mtu wa kujitolea afungue mdomo wake wazi. Muulize tena: Una wasiwasi sasa? Kisha weka zawadi kwenye ulimi wake. Waache wavue kifuniko cha macho na uulize maswali yafuatayo ya majadiliano:

Ulihisije kufuata maelekezo bila kufikiri?
Je, ungefuata maelekezo yale yale kama mgeni angekuwa akitoa amri?
Unajuaje wakati ni salama kufuata maelekezo ya mtu na wakati haupaswi kufuata?
Inamaanisha nini kuwa na imani?

Somo la leo linahusu kuwa na imani katika Mungu licha ya kile kilichoonekana kama maagizo ya kipuuzi kutoka kwa Mungu.

Shiriki

Andiko la leo liko katika kitabu cha Warumi; linarejelea hadithi iliyoandikwa mamia ya miaka iliyopita katika Agano la Kale. Ili kuelewa kifungu cha maandiko cha leo, tunahitaji kuelewa hadithi ya Ibrahimu na Sara.

Waalike wanafunzi wazungumzie wanachokijua kuhusu Ibrahimu na Sara. Kisha, toa maelezo yanayokosekana katika muhtasari huu:

Hadithi ya ahadi ya Mungu kwa Abramu na Sarai (baadaye Mungu alibadilisha majina yao kuwa Ibrahimu na Sara) inapatikana katika Mwanzo sura ya 15 hadi 17. Mungu alifanya agano na Abramu akisema kwamba yeye na Sarai wangekuwa baba na mama wa mataifa mengi na wazao wao wangekuwa wengi kuliko nyota zote angani. Kisha Mungu akabadilisha majina yao. Agano la Mungu nao lingeenea kwa wazao wao wote. Tatizo lilikuwa kwamba Ibrahimu na Sara walikuwa wazee sana (wakiwa na umri wa miaka 90) na hawakuwa na watoto. Kuamini ahadi ya Mungu kungekuwa vigumu. Makubaliano yaliyofanywa yalikuwa kwamba kila mwanamume angetahiriwa kama ishara ya uaminifu huu katika ahadi ya Mungu. Ibrahimu alimwamini Mungu na akafanya kama alivyoahidi, akiwatahiri wanaume wote wa nyumbani mwake, akiwemo yeye mwenyewe.

Ibrahimu na Sara walipata mtoto wa kiume, Isaka, aliyezaliwa kwao mwaka uliofuata. Kupitia wazao wa Isaka ahadi ya Mungu kwa Ibrahimu na Sara ilitimizwa. Kwa kweli, wazao wa Ibrahimu ni pamoja na wale walio wa Uyahudi, Ukristo, na Uislamu. Yesu ni mzao wa Ibrahimu.

Soma Warumi 4:13–25 kutoka kwa Biblia ya Kimataifa ya Watoto, ikiwa inapatikana.

Haikuwa kupitia sheria kwamba Ibrahimu na Sara walipokea ahadi kwamba wangekuwa wazazi wa taifa zima. Ilikuwa kupitia nini?
Ahadi ya Mungu kwetu ni ipi?
Tunawezaje kuonyesha imani katika Mungu?

Miaka kadhaa kabla ya Paulo kuandika barua hii, Wayahudi walikuwa wameamriwa kuondoka Roma. Kufikia wakati Paulo alipoandika, kuna ushahidi kwamba amri iliyopiga marufuku jumuiya ya Wayahudi kutoka Roma ilikuwa imeondolewa. Katika miaka iliyofuata, Wakristo wa Mataifa wangekuwa maarufu zaidi katika jumuiya mpya ya kanisa. Hii inaweza kuwa ilisababisha mivutano na migogoro Wayahudi waliporudi kujiunga tena na ushirika.

Jibu

Anza majadiliano kuhusu maana ya kuamini kitu ambacho kinaonekana kuwa kigumu kuamini kwa kushiriki baadhi ya “Mambo Magumu Kuamini.” Waalike wanafunzi kushiriki baadhi ya mambo ambayo wamesikia. Jadili yale ambayo wanapata shida kuamini na kwa nini kuamini katika mambo mengine kunaweza kuwa vigumu.

Kindi husababisha kukatika kwa umeme zaidi nchini Marekani. Kuanzia Mei hadi Juni na Oktoba hadi Novemba ni nyakati bora za mwaka kwa "mashambulizi ya kindi" kwenye nyaya za umeme.
Unaweza kutambua halijoto ya nje kwa kuhesabu milio ya kriketi. Ukihesabu ni mara ngapi kriketi hulia kwa sekunde 15 kisha ukaongeza 37, utapata halijoto ya sasa inayokadiriwa katika nyuzi joto Fahrenheit.
Watoto wa mapacha wanaofanana ni ndugu wa kijenetiki (ndugu wa kambo), si binamu.
Costco inauza karatasi ya choo ya kutosha kwa mwaka (karibu mikunjo bilioni moja) kuifunika dunia mara 1,200.
Konokono mdogo zaidi aliyewahi kugundulika anaweza kuingia kwenye tundu la sindano. Konokono aina ya Angustopila dominikae , aliyegunduliwa mwaka wa 2014, ana urefu wa inchi 0.03 (au milimita 0.86) pekee. Kumi kati yao wangeweza kuingia kwenye tundu la sindano kwa wakati mmoja.
Mmea unaokua kwa kasi zaidi Duniani hukua haraka sana, hupimwa kwa maili kwa saa. Mianzi inaweza kuota inchi 35 kila siku kwa kiwango cha maili 0.00002 kwa saa, kulingana na Guinness World Records.

—Adapted from bestlifeonline.com/crazy-interesting-facts/

Mistari ya 19-20 inasema: “Ibrahimu aliyafikiria haya yote. Lakini imani yake kwa Mungu haikudhoofika. Hakuwahi kutilia shaka kwamba Mungu angetimiza ahadi yake [Mungu]. Ibrahimu hakuacha kuamini. Aliimarika katika imani yake na akamsifu Mungu.”

Unadhani kwa nini Ibrahimu alimwamini Mungu?
Kiasi gani cha kuamini kinategemea ni nani anayetuambia au taarifa hiyo inatoka wapi? Kwa nini hilo ni muhimu?

Tuma

Kuomba Maombi ya Misheni ni sala ya imani. Tunapoomba, tunamwomba Mungu atuongoze mahali ambapo Roho wa Mungu anafanya kazi ili tuweze kuwa sehemu ya kazi hiyo. Ni sala inayoomba ujasiri wa kuhatarisha na kutenda kwa ajili ya Mungu. Ingawa tunaweza kuteleza kwa urahisi katika kurudia kwa kukariri sala hii, kimsingi ni sala ya ujasiri na imani.

Hebu fikiria Ibrahimu na Sara pia wakiomba toleo la Maombi ya Misheni. Inaweza kuwa kama hivi:

Mungu, Roho wako anaongoza wapi leo?

Help us be alert and ready to respond.

Give us courage to trust you and give us faith to respond.

Help us become a blessing of your love and peace for the descendants which you’ve promised us.

Amina.

Tumia dakika chache kutunga sala ya utume kwa ajili ya maisha yako. Sala yako ingekuwa nini?

Baraka

Kwa wale ambao wako vizuri, waalike washiriki wa darasa kushiriki maombi yao ya utume yaliyoundwa ili kumaliza muda wa darasa.

Somo la Watoto

Lenga Kifungu cha Maandiko

Warumi 4:13–25

Mkazo wa Somo

Kuwa na imani—kama Ibrahimu na Sara—katika ahadi ya Mungu.

Malengo

Wanafunzi wata…

Soma na ujifunze kuhusu hadithi ya Ibrahimu na Sara.
kushiriki katika simulizi ya imani.
tengeneza mikono ya kuomba kwa maombi ya imani.

Vifaa

Kitamu kidogo
Vifuniko vya macho (vinatosha kwa nusu ya darasa)
Biblia au Hadithi ya Masomo Biblia, Mwaka B , na Ralph Milton, iliyochorwa na Margaret Kyle (Wood Lake Publishing, 2008, ISBN 9781551455648); na Biblia ya Hadithi ya Masomo, Mwaka A , na Ralph Milton, iliyochorwa na Margaret Kyle (Wood Lake Publishing, 2007, ISBN 9781551455471)
Viti (vinatosha kwa nusu ya darasa)
Karatasi ya ujenzi yenye rangi (karatasi 1 kwa kila mtoto)
Alama
Biblia

Maelezo kwa Mwalimu

Katika maandalizi ya somo hili, soma “Kuchunguza Maandiko” kwa Warumi 4:13-25 katika Mahubiri na Usaidizi wa Darasa, Mwaka B: Agano Jipya (kwa kuzingatia Barua) , uk. 54–54, inayopatikana kupitia Herald House .

Kusanya

Muulize mtu wa kujitolea jasiri akuunge nawe mbele ya chumba. Weka kifuniko cha macho ya mtoto. Muulize mtoto: Una wasiwasi? Muulize wengine darasani: Unafikiri wana wasiwasi? Unawezaje kujua? Kisha mwambie mtoto atoe ulimi wake. Muulize tena: Una wasiwasi? Weka kitamu mkononi mwake na uwaalike waionje. ( Kumbuka: Kuwa mwangalifu kwa mizio yoyote ya chakula.) Waache wavue kifuniko cha macho na waulize maswali yafuatayo ya majadiliano:

Ulihisije kufuata maelekezo bila kufikiri?
Je, ungefuata maelekezo yale yale kama mgeni—badala yangu—angekuwa akitoa amri?
Unajuaje wakati ni salama kufuata maelekezo ya mtu na wakati haupaswi kufuata?

Somo la leo linahusu kuwa na imani katika Mungu licha ya kile kilichoonekana kama maagizo ya kipuuzi kutoka kwa Mungu.

Shiriki

Andiko la leo liko katika kitabu cha Warumi, ambacho kiko katika Agano Jipya. Hata hivyo, linarejelea hadithi iliyoandikwa mamia ya miaka iliyopita katika Agano la Kale. Ili kuelewa kifungu cha leo, tunahitaji kuelewa hadithi ya Ibrahimu na Sara kutoka Agano la Kale.

Kumbuka: Hadithi ya Ibrahimu na Sara inapatikana katika Mwanzo sura ya 15 hadi 17. Unaweza pia kuipata katika Biblia ya Hadithi za Masomo kama ifuatavyo:

Mwaka A: uk. 80–81, 128–12, 133–134, na 142–144

Mwaka B: uk. 80–81

Vinginevyo, unaweza kutoa muhtasari mfupi wa kujaza maelezo inavyofaa:

Hadithi ya ahadi ya Mungu kwa Abramu na Sarai (baadaye Mungu alibadilisha majina yao kuwa Ibrahimu na Sara) inapatikana katika Mwanzo sura ya 15 hadi 17. Mungu alifanya agano na Abramu akisema kwamba yeye na Sarai wangekuwa baba na mama wa mataifa mengi na wazao wao wangekuwa wengi kuliko nyota zote angani. Kisha Mungu akabadilisha majina yao. Makubaliano ya Mungu nao yangeenea kwa wazao wao wote. Tatizo lilikuwa kwamba Ibrahimu na Sara walikuwa wazee sana (wakiwa na umri wa miaka 90) na hawakuwa na watoto. Kuamini ahadi ya Mungu kungekuwa vigumu.

Ibrahimu na Sara walipata mtoto wa kiume, Isaka, aliyezaliwa kwao mwaka uliofuata. Kupitia wazao wa Isaka ahadi ya Mungu kwa Ibrahimu na Sara ilitimizwa. Kwa kweli, wazao wa Ibrahimu ni pamoja na wale walio wa Uyahudi, Ukristo, na Uislamu. Yesu ni mzao wa Ibrahimu.

Simulia hadithi ya Ibrahimu na Sara. Jadili maswali yafuatayo unapoendelea na hadithi:

Abramu na Sarai walionyeshaje imani kwa Mungu?
Je, ni rahisi tu kufungasha vitu vyako na kuondoka bila kujua unakoelekea?
Umewahi kumfuata mtu bila kujua unaelekea wapi?
Kwa nini ilikuwa jambo lisiloaminika kwamba Sara na Ibrahimu wangepata mtoto katika umri wao?
Abrahamu na Sara walionyeshaje imani katika Mungu?

Jibu

Ibrahimu na Sara walipaswa kuamini kwamba ahadi za Mungu hatimaye zingetimia. Walipaswa kuweka imani yao yote kwa Mungu na kusikiliza amri walizopewa, hata wakati mambo yalipoonekana kuwa yasiyowezekana au magumu sana.

Kumbuka: Sehemu hii ya somo inaweza kufanya kazi vizuri zaidi katika chumba kingine isipokuwa nafasi yako ya kawaida ya kukutania; mahali ambapo watoto hawajui mengi.

Kutembea kwa Imani

Unda washirika. Mwenza mmoja hujikunja na kuzunguka mara kadhaa. Mwenza mwingine husogea upande wa pili wa chumba; lazima wampe mwenzi wao maelekezo kuhusu mahali pa kutembea chumbani ili kuhakikisha mwenzi aliyefungwa macho haguswi na chochote. Wakiwa wenzi waliofungwa macho karibu na upande wa pili wa chumba, waambie kwamba unapotoa amri, wanapaswa kukaa chini. Unapoelezea hili, haraka na kimya mwalike mwenzi mwingine atoe kiti na kukiweka ili wenzi waliofungwa macho waweze kukaa ndani yake. Ukiwa tayari, toa amri ya kukaa chini. Ukishaketi salama, ondoa kifuniko cha macho.

Kwa washirika waliofumbwa macho: Ulijisikiaje kutojua unaenda wapi au nini kingetokea?
Kwa washirika wengine: Je, ilikuwa vigumu kuelezea wapi pa kwenda? Je, mwenzako alisikiliza kwa makini na kufuata maagizo yako kila wakati?
Mwenzake aliyefumbwa macho alipoambiwa aketi, walipaswa kuwa na imani kwamba kulikuwa na kiti. Imani ni kuamini kitu ambacho hatuwezi kukiona. Ni lini unaamini au kuamini kitu ambacho huwezi kukiona?

Kama vile baadhi yenu mlivyolazimika kusikiliza maagizo ili kujua la kufanya na wapi pa kwenda, sisi pia tunapaswa kumsikiliza Mungu. Lazima tuwe na imani na tumaini kwamba Mungu anajua kilicho bora zaidi. Imani si kuweza kuona bali kumwamini Yeye anayeweza.

—adapted from betterbibleteachers.com

Maandiko ya leo yanarejelea imani ya Ibrahimu na Sara kwa Mungu. Soma Warumi 4:13-19 kutoka kwa Biblia ya Hadithi ya Masomo, Mwaka B.

Ahadi ya Mungu kwetu ni ipi?
Tunawezaje kuonyesha imani katika Mungu?

Tuma

Kunja kipande cha karatasi ya ujenzi kwa mtindo wa nusu hamburger. Weka mkono wa kushoto wa mtoto huku pinkie ikiwa kwenye ukingo uliokunjwa, vidole pamoja vikiangalia juu. Fuatilia kuzunguka mkono wake kwa kutumia kalamu. Kata mkono wake, ukihakikisha kwamba mahali ambapo pinkie yao inakutana na ukingo uliokunjwa haikatiki. Inapaswa kuunda mikono ya kuomba inayokunjwa kama picha.

Kwenye sehemu ya mbele ya mikono, andika “Mikono Yangu ya Kuomba.” Ndani, watoto wakubwa waandike sala yao ya imani. Kwa watoto wadogo, waache wachore picha ya maombi, waandike kauli za maombi kwa ajili yao, au wawe na kauli zilizochapishwa tayari ili wagundike ndani ya mikono yao ya maombi. Kwa mfano: Kama mtoto wako mpendwa, nitakuwa na imani kwako, Mungu.

Baraka

Waombe watoto warudie baada yako: “Nitakuwa na imani kwako, Mungu.” Eleza kwamba wanapaswa kurudia kifungu hicho cha maneno kila unapowaelekeza. Soma sala ifuatayo:

Mungu, asante kwa baraka zote nzuri katika ulimwengu huu. Nimeshangazwa sana na sielewi ugumu wa uumbaji wako.