Stealing

*What are the first six commandments?

*Read Exodus 20:15

*What is the 8th commandment?

*What is a definition of "stealing"? (Write on white board)

*Can you steal only objects?

*Does the cost of something make stealing it okay or not okay?

*How does stealing differ from borrowing?

*What justifications have you heard people use for stealing?

*Have you ever had anything stolen from you?

*If so, what was your emotional reaction?

*How did it make you feel?

*Have you ever stolen everything?  (think to yourself)

BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS

GROUP 1

1. Review definition of "Stealing"
2. Would anyone go into a store and steal a CD?
3. How is that different from downloading a "free" song?
4. Why is downloading stealing?
5. How is "sharing music" stealing?
6. Who are you stealing from?
7. What do you think the punishment will be for those who steal? (1 Cor 6:9)
8. Does that apply to people who steal music?

GROUP 2

1. Has a cashier ever not rung up something you were buying or ever given you to much change?
2. Have you ever found money or something of value on the ground?
3. How did that make you feel?
4. Did you keep it?
5. Is it considered "stealing", if this happens?
6. Have you ever paid to much for something?
7. Have you ever lost something of value?
8. How did that make you feel?
9. What does the Bible say about this?  Read....Luke 6:31-35
10. What are you going to do next time you find yourself in this situation?

SMALL GROUP REPORTS

*How common is stealing in any form in your community?

*What have you learned about the eighth commandment?

*Describe a world in which stealing did not exist. How would it differ from today's society?

Honoring Parents

·         What are the first four commandments?
·         How did you spend your Sabbath day?

::ROLE PLAY::

Have three students read scenario about “honoring” their parents.

::SCENARIO::
Read your scenario once through to yourself.  Please follow the directions in ( ).  Once you are done, we will listen to you read your scenario out loud.  Please act as this person.

KRISTEN::(IN A HIGH SQUEAKY VOICE) “Clean your room”…”Do you homework”…”Wash the dishes”.  Blah…blah…blah.   My mom drives me nuts.  She thinks I was born to do all HER chores.   (SIGH and ROLL EYES)  And when I ask her to give me money for my work, she says…that my clothes, my phone, and my room is my (USE AIR QUOTES)  “payment”.  She has NO clue what is like to be young.

DAN::My dad is so controlling.  He says who I can and can’t be friends with.  I can’t be friends with Bob, because there was a rumor he was caught drinking.  And, I can’t date Samatha because she has a tattoo.  It is ridiculous!  He says (TALK DEEP) “I trust you, but not others” (TALK NORMAL) If he trusts me…then why doesn’t he trust me to handle the situations?  They just don’t get it! 

JANET::My mom is ALWAYS in my business.  She checks my texts, Facebook, emails.  I have even caught her reading my journals.  Then she is ALWAYS asking me…who did you hang out with at school today?...what my friends were doing?... and …who is going out with who?  I guess since she doesn’t have a life, she wants to live in mine.

REMIND STUDENTS THINGS SAID IN HERE ARE CONFINDENTAL!!!!!!!

·         Who can you relate to?
·         Do your parents ever drive you crazy?
·         Do you ever talk bad about your parents?
·         How does what we say about others show how we feel about them?

::READ EXODUS:: 20:12::

• What is the fifth commandment?
• What will your reward be for honoring them?

::BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS::

SMALL GROUP 1

::READ DEUTERONOMY 5:16::
1.    What does it mean to honor someone?
2.    How does respect relate to honor?
3.    Did Jesus honor His mother? (Read John 2:1-11  or  John 19:26-27)
4.    Name a blessing God gives those who honor their parents?
5.    What other blessings can you think of?
6.    How does making good decisions show honor to parents? (Read Proverbs 10:1)
7.    Would you show your parents more honor by following God’s way or a worldly way?
8.    Is loving our parents included in this fifth commandment?

SMALL GROUP 2

::READ 2 Timothy 3:2::

1.    Why does God think it’s serious when we don’t obey our parents?
2.    Can you give examples of movies or TV shows in which children are disobedient to their parents?
3.    Do you think children imitate the example set by children in these movies or TV shows?
4.    What does God say about talking badly about our parents? (Matt 15:4)
5.     Why do you think the penalty is so severe?
6.    Should we always be obedient to our parents?  Read Ephesians 6:1-4
7.    How should you respond if your parents tell you to do something contrary to God's Law?
8.    How should parents teach their children? (HINT: look again at Ephesians)
9.    When you become a parent, how will you teach the 5th commandment to your children?

::SMALL GROUP REPORTS::

1. Since God is our spiritual Father, doesn't this commandment also apply to our relationship with Him?
2. What are some ways we honor God?
3. What are some ways we dishonor our parents?
4. What are some ways we honor our parents?
5. Why is this commandment difficult to keep?
6.  What changes in America do you think would occur if everyone obeyed the 5th commandment?

::CHALLENGE::

A Parents note to see that you honor them this week

Sabbath Day

·         What are the first three commandments?

::READ EXODUS 20:8-11::

·         What is the fourth commandment?
·         What does that mean?
·         Why do we need to keep the Sabbath? (take a day out of our busy schedule)
·         Who was the first to have a day of rest? (God)
·         Do you think He needed a day of rest?  (NO…he is God! He was giving us an example)
·         Who does this commandment apply to?

 ::READ EXODUS 31:15::

·       What happens if you break the Sabbath?

·         People made up LOTS of rules so they won’t break the Sabbath. 

::TAKE THE SABBATH QUIZ:: 

What to do…Read a few of the Sabbath laws; mark True or False, if you think if they were really put into practice, or if they were made up.

1.    _________There was no planting or activities that promoted planting (i.e. watering, or fertilizing)

2.    _________You may not remove all or part of a plant from its source of growth.

3.    _________You may not pick apples and put them in a basket, however if a basket full of apples falls in the house, you may pick those up.

4.    _________Apple juice or orange juice making will be against the law.

5.    _________If one has a handful of peanuts, in their paper-thin brown skins, and one blows on the mixture of peanuts and skins dispersing the unwanted skins from the peanuts it would be breaking the Sabbath.

6.    _________Filter water to make drinking water is not allowed.

7.    _________To avoid breaking the law people would cut fruit into slightly larger pieces, because cutting them very small would be against the law.

8.    _________Baking, cooking, frying, or any method of applying heat to food to prepare for eating is against the Sabbath law.

9.    _________Detangling fibers is prohibited.

10. _________Passing any yarn through warp for the purpose of weaving is not allowed.

11. _________Tearing an object in two is not allowed.

12. _________Trapping a fly in a cup is prohibited.

13. _________You may not end the life of an animal.

14. _________Removing the hide from the body of a dead animal is prohibited.

15. _________Cutting any object to a specific size is against the law.

16. _________You may not write on the Sabbath.

17. _________Erasing in order to write two or more letters was not allowed.

18. _________While extinguishing a fire is forbidden even when great property damage will result, in the event of any life-threatening fire one is required to extinguish the flames.

19. _________Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.

20. _________You may not use a stapler. 

21. _________You may not carry a load out of your house.

22. _________In the event that a human life is in danger, you are not only allowed, but required, to violate any Shabbat law that stands in the way of saving that person.

·         All answers are TRUE.

·         How did these rules get in the way with taking a Sabbath break?

·         Do you think these rules helped keep the Sabbath holy?

·         What should you do on the Sabbath? (DOES IT DRAW YOU CLOSER TO GOD?)

o   Go to church, Sabbath/Sunday School, etc.

·         Is the Sabbath an excuse to sleep in and not do chores, or homework?

::SATURDAY VS SUNDAY::

·         Does it matter what day of the week we go to church?

·         Sabbath is the day in bible…the one Jesus went to church on

·         Sunday is the day Jesus rose from the dead

·         No it doesn’t matter what day you go to church, as long as you keep one day set aside for God.

::CHALLENGE::

Set one day aside for a Sabbath break….

Lord's Name in Vain

• What are the first two commandments?
• How was this week? Harder or easier than we thought?
• Who made it all the way?
• For those who gave up?  Why did you think you couldn’t make it?

::GAME:: Password with names in class, one person goes up and tries to guess who the name is by the 1 word clues given…all clues need to be positive.

• How did you get your name?
• What does your name mean?
• Do you think your name fits you?
• Why are names so important?

::READ:: Exodus 3:13-15

• What did God say for Moses to call Him?
• What does “I AM WHO I AM” mean?
• God's personal name is Yahweh, which means "I Am Who I Am." This name was so sacred to Jews that they were always very careful when saying or writing it so that it could never be misused. Often, they used the name Adonai as a substitute. In English, we use the word Jehovah.

::READ:: Exodus 20:7

• What does "misuse" God's name mean?
• Are “gosh”, “jeez”, “goll”, etc part of misusing His name?  What about OMG?
• How do you think Jesus and God feel when they hear their name so casually?
• Why do you think this commandment is included in the 10?
• Do you think He ever gets tired of hearing His name?
• Don’t you think it would be silly if we said “Obama” every time we were mad, hurt, frustrated, excited, etc?  It would be disrespectful, right? 
• So why would we not think it is disrespectful to refer to God…king of all kings with such casual way?
• How would you feel if every time someone got mad, hurt, frustrated, etc...they said "Oh Carla" (or your name)...or they changed it to "Oh Car"?
• Does it bother you when you hear someone misuse God’s name?

• When is it okay to use the Lord's name?

::CHALLENGE:: Let’s make a word that you can say in replace of “God” and all of the words. Let’s say that word, all this week.