Middle School Talksheets: 50 Ready-to-use Discussions on the Life of Christ Book

Contents The Hows and Whats of TalkSheets....................5
1. Predicting and Expecting-The prophecies of the Messiah (various Old Testament Scriptures)....................11
2. The Prayer of a Teenager-Mary's prayer (Luke 1:26-38, 46-55)....................13
3. Coming to Life-The birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-17)....................15
4. The 12-Year-Old Teacher-Jesus visits the temple (Luke 2:41-52)....................17
5. This Is God's Son-The baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:4-13)....................19
6. The Devil in the Desert-The temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11)....................21
7. Leaving the Nets-The calling of the disciples (Mark 1:14-20)....................23
8. Water into Wine-The first miracle at Cana (John 2:1-11)....................25
9. Jesus and Anger-The temple is cleansed (John 2:13-17)....................27
10. Midnight Meeting-Nicodemus visits Jesus (John 3:1-21; 7:50-51; 19:38-40)....................29
11. Crossing Barriers-Jesus with the woman at the well (John 4:1-42)....................31
12. Hometown Prophet-Jesus rejected by those who knew him the longest (Mark 6:1-6)....................33
13. Follow the Leader-The disciples (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:12-16)....................35
14. Carrying Friends to Jesus-The man let down through the roof (Luke 5:17-26)....................37
15. Get Up and Walk-The man at the pool healed (John 5:1-15)....................39
16. You're Beautiful-The Sermon on the Mount 1 (Matthew 5:1-12)....................41
17. Being Spiritual-The Sermon on the Mount 2 (Matthew6:1-24)....................43
18. The Treasure Hunt-The Sermon on the Mount 3 (Matthew 6: 19-21, 24, 33; Luke 12:6-7)....................45
19. Trust-The Sermon on the Mount 4 (Matthew 6:25-34)....................47
20. Forgiveness at the Master's Feet-The Pharisee and the woman anointing Jesus (Luke 7:36-50)....................49
21. Be Careful What You Say-Jesus warns the Pharisees (Matthew 12:35-37)....................51
22. Good Deeds from an Unlikely Source- The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)....................53
23. Looking Good on the Outside-The six woes (Luke 11:39-52)....................55
24. Mustard Seed Kingdom: Small to Great-Thinking about the kingdom of God (Mark 4:26-32)....................57
25. Jesus Provides-The feeding of the 5,000 (John 6:5-15)....................59
26. Do You Believe in Miracles?-Jesus, the healer (Matthew 15:29-31; Mark 8:22-26)....................61
27. Stepping Out of the Boat-Jesus and Peter walk on the water (Matthew 14:22-36)....................63
28. I Am-The seven "I Am" statements of Jesus (John 6:35; 8:12; 10:7-9, 11-14; 11:25-26; 14:6; 15:1, 5)....................65
29. "You Are the Christ!"-Peter's confession (Matthew 16:13-19)....................67
30. Mountaintop Surprise-The transfiguration (Mark 9:2-10)....................69
31. Forgive? Forget It!-The unmerciful servant (Matthew 18:21-35)....................71
32. The First Short-Term Missions Trip-The 72 are sent out and return (Luke 10:1-9, 17-20)....................73
33. Who Is the Accuser?-Jesus rescues the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)....................75
34. Thanking Christ-The 10 lepers (Luke 17:11-19)....................77
35. Unwrapping the Dead-Jesus raises Lazarus from the grave (John 11:1-6, 17-44)....................79
36. Under God's Care-Jesus is the Good Shepherd (Luke 15:1-7; John 10:10-11)....................81
37. At the End of the Road-The lost son (Luke 15:11-32)....................83
38. What It Really Means to Be Rich-The rich young man (Matthew 19:16-24)....................85
39. No Fair!-The workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)....................87
40. Being Great, Part 1-James and John (Mark 10:35-45)....................89
41. Being Great, Part 2-The 10 talents (Matthew 25:14-30)....................91
42. The Messiah Comes to Jerusalem-The triumphal entry of Jesus (Matthew 21:1-11)....................93
43. The Last Supper-Jesus prepares the disciples for his death (Matthew 26:17-30)....................95
44. This Job Stinks!-Jesus models how to serve (John 13:1-17)....................97
45. The True Vine-Being Connected to Jesus (John 15:1-11)....................99
46. A Prayer for All Times-The high priestly prayer of Jesus (John 17:1-8, 13-19, 20-26)....................101
47. Unjustly Accused-The arrest and trial of Jesus (Luke 22:47-23:5)....................103
48. The Ultimate Sacrifice-The death of Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:27-58)....................105
49. He's Alive!-The resurrection of Jesus (Matthew 28:1-4; Luke 24:1-12, 24:13-35; John 20:10-29; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11)....................107
50. "Do You Love Me?"-Peter's denial and restoration (Matthew 26:31-35, 69-74; John 21:15-19)....................109
BONUS SESSION (a hidden track!): He's Coming Back!-The ascension and return of Jesus (Matthew 24:36 - 25:13)....................111