Teaching Plan
Connect Activity
From the Book: Puddle of Tears
(10-15 minutes)
Learners will discuss a section from Chapter 1 in the Radical book and consider what it means to be devoted to Christ.
From Our Culture: Hoarders
(10-15 minutes)
Learners will examine our tendency to cling to our possessions by reacting to the television show Hoarders.
High School Options: Marketing Message
(10-15 minutes)
Learners will examine the slogans of various companies and consider what an advertising slogan for Christianity might be.
Explore Activity
Interactive Core Study: The Cost of Following Christ
(15-20 minutes)
Learners will study Luke 14:25-33 and consider the costs involved in being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Master Teacher Core Study: The Cost of Following Christ
(15-20 minutes)
Learners will study Luke 14:25-33 and consider the costs involved in being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Supplemental Scripture: Follow Me
(10 minutes)
Learners will study Matthew 4:18-22 and examine the response of the first disciples to Jesus’ call.
Video Option: Do We Believe this Book
(7-10 minutes)
Learners will watch a short clip of David Platt preaching and consider how seriously they will take the words of Jesus.
Transform Activity
Dreaming the Life: Me, Them, Him
(5-10 minutes)
Learners will consider what ambitions for their life might need to be abandoned in order to follow Jesus.
Living the Dream: Letting Go
(5-10 minutes)
Learners will identify aspects of their life that currently stand as obstacles to them fully following Jesus.
High School Option: Letting Go
(5-10 minutes)
Learners will commit to following Jesus above everything else they are preparing to do in life.
Prayer Option: Follower's Prayer
(5-10 minutes)
Learners will prayerfully confess their abandonment to Jesus Christ.