The Gospel of Luke Bible Study for Youth – Lesson 2: Luke 3-5

A bible study on the Gospel of Luke for youth based on the Yale Bible Study series.

Practice Duration 60 minutes

Lesson developed byJill Olds

Materials Checklist

Two mitt potholders per group
A fork and a knife for each group
1 large chocolate bar, like a Hershey’s bar per group (must be wrapped in paper, not plastic).
Music for Exercise Option 1
Laptop or media device with the following clip “The Room Where It Happens Animatic” (YouTube clip.)

Introduction for Leaders

Gather

Begin with a check in with members
Ask a group member to read the focal Scripture
Open with prayer

Engage

Select the option that best suits your group’s needs:

Exercise Option 1:

Each group is handed two mitt potholders, a fork and a knife, and a large chocolate bar, like a Hershey’s bar (must be wrapped in paper, not plastic).
They are given the instructions of being in a race with the other team to eat the chocolate first, but only by using the knife and fork (while wearing the gloves) to unwrap and eat the bar.
They pass the bar and utensils around while the music starts and stops. [The trick here is that the students almost always try to stuff their faces full of chocolate, instead of actually serving one another. The “temptation,” even though they are in a group, is to consume all the chocolate themselves.]
Regroup and ask them: How could you have won faster? (By feeding more people, including the leaders!)

Exercise Option 2:

Watch the video clip together (YouTube clip)

Reflect

Reflect Together on the Following Questions:

1. What was Jesus tempted by? What was Burr tempted by? What are we tempted by?
2. What does our faith have to say to us in these times? How can others help us in our times of temptation, much like our chocolate game allowed for?
3. What does it mean to think about Jesus being tempted and struggling, just like we are?

Send Forth

Close the lesson in prayer (either leader or a group member)

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