LESSONS & TOPICS

Identify your own article of interest

Identify your own article of interest

Answer the following questions in the quiz.

Find an article that is of interest to you.

  • Insert the link or image.

World Behind the Text (Explore the background of the story/ article)

  1. What is the contemporary issue/s that is addressed?
  2. What is the title of the story?
  3. Who wrote or presented the story?
  4. Why did they write it? What or whose interests does the author represent?

World of the Text (Examine the content of the article/story)

  1. What is happening in the wider world which may be relevant to this issue?
  2. What issues (problems, joys, struggles, etc.) are addressed in this story?
  3. Summarise your understanding of what the author is saying.

World in front of the Text (Develop a biblical response to the article/story)

DISCUSS

Reflecting on the article/story that you have examined and the issue that you have identified, find 1-2 relevant passages of Scripture and discuss them as a group.

Answer the following questions in the quiz.

  1. List the Bible passage/s that you identified.
  2. Discuss the implication of this contemporary issue to the Christian life? Imagine a friend has asked you what the Bible says about the issue in the article and write out a paragraph explaining it to them. Explain the relevance of your chosen Bible passages