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Chicago Botanic Gardens 9:30-9:40 Ice Breaker

• What is the best thing that happened to you this week? • What is the worst thing that happened to you this week?

9:40-10:00 Vocabulary and Conversation

After a long, cold winter, there is nothing like a trip to Chicago’s Botanic Garden! A beautiful park with 26 different kinds of gardens, it is located just east of Northbrook, along Skokie Highway 41. The park is free, although you have to pay $20 dollars to park if you’re not a member. It’s also great for kids – with a café, nature hikes, bike paths, and a model railroad garden that showcases areas from all around the USA. It’s the perfect outing for a warm spring day.

Vocabulary

• botanic – concerning plants • highway – a large road where cars can go faster • member – someone who belongs to a certain group • hikes – walks in the woods • model – a copy of something that is small • showcases – shows in a special way • outing – an activity, something people go out of their homes to do

Conversation – Practice this conversation at least twice, taking turns playing the different roles.

Trudy: Hi Karen! What are you doing this weekend? Karen: Oh, hi Trudy. Well, we’re going to the Chicago Botanic Garden this weekend. The weather is supposed to be warm. Trudy: The Chicago Botanic Garden? Where is it? Karen: It’s east of Interstate 94, on Lake Cook Road. Trudy: That’s not too far. Is it worth it? I bet it’s expensive.

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Karen: It’s definitely worth it. And it’s not very expensive. The garden is free, but you must pay 20 dollars to park your car. If you become a member, you can go as many times as you like. Trudy: What do you do there? Karen: We usually go as a family. There are activities for kids on the weekend and there are concerts in the evenings. Last year we took some food and had a picnic! Trudy: Sounds like fun. Maybe I’ll take my daughter there. She loves flowers. Karen: You’ll be impressed. Hope you have fun!

Discuss

1. What is your favorite flower? 2. Do you have a garden? What flowers do you grow in your garden at home? 3. Do you have a shade garden, a sun garden, or both? 4. Have you ever been to the Chicago Botanic Garden? What was it like? Describe your

experience. Did you bring your family? What was your favorite part of the Chicago Botanic Garden?

5. What is a famous garden in your country? Where is it located? 6. How would you compare American gardens to the gardens in your country? 7. Do you have any frustrations or difficulties concerning gardening?

10:10-10:25 Following a Map

Conversation: Practice this conversation at least twice Barbara: Hi Jean! You look rushed. Where are you going? Jean: Hi! I have to go to the Chicago Botanic Garden but I don’t know how to get there from Arlington Heights? Can you help me? Barbara: Sure! Go to the intersection of Rand Road – that’s Road 12 – and W. Palatine Road. Then head east on Palatine. Jean: Ok. Barbara: When you get to Interstate 294, turn left and go north, toward Wisconsin. Jean: Left, ok – got it. Barbara: Take Interstate 294 for about five miles until you see the sign for Lake-Cook Road. Jean: Oh, I know that road! Barbara: Take the exit to the right and head east. Once you cross Skokie Highway, you’ll see a sign for the Botanic Garden on your right.

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Jean: Oh, I’m afraid I’m confused. Barbara: That’s ok. I’ll draw you a map.

Following Directions:

1. Look at the map below. 2. Find the number “12” near the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Road 12 = Rand Road. 3. Find where Rand Road intersects with W. Palatine Road. 4. Try to follow the directions from the conversation above to reach the Botanic Garden.

(from Google map) 10:25-10:40 Practice

Here are some important phrases when you give directions: • Go to the intersection of _________ and ___________ • Go east on ___________ until you reach ____________. Then turn ______. • Take ______________ for ____ miles. • It takes about __________ • You’ve arrived!

Use the map and choose two locations. Try to describe how to go from one place to the other. Use the conversation and the phrases above to help.

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Bonus: Can you find these places on the map?

• Buffalo Grove Golf Course • Lake Arlington Park • Willow Road • Briarwood Country Club

10:40-11:00 Bible Study: Crucifixion Luke 23:32 - 47

32-33 Two others, criminals, were led out to be executed with him at a place called “The Skull.” There all three were crucified—Jesus on the center cross, and the two criminals on either side. 34 “Father, forgive these people,” Jesus said, “for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothing, throwing dice for each piece. 35 The crowd watched. And the Jewish leaders laughed and scoffed. “He was so good at helping others,” they said, “let’s see him save himself if he is really God’s Chosen One, the Messiah.” 36 The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink—of sour wine. 37 And they called to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 A signboard was nailed to the cross above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!” 40-41 But the other criminal protested. “Don’t you even fear God when you are dying? We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man hasn’t done one thing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” 43 And Jesus replied, “Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise.”

44 By now it was noon, and darkness fell across the whole land for three hours, until three o’clock. 45 The light from the sun was gone—and suddenly the thick veil hanging in the Temple split apart. 46 Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I commit my spirit to you,” and with those words he died. 47 When the captain of the Roman military unit handling the executions saw what had happened, he was stricken with awe before God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”

Words You May Not Know:

Execute = to put to death; The Skull = the name of the place where Jesus was killed; crucified = to execute by nailing to a cross; cross = the object on which Jesus was killed; criminal = a person who is guilty of crime; gamble = to bet money; dice = small cubes that have numbers or signs; crowd = a large number of people; Jewish = of the people, Jews; scoff = to show no respect; Messiah = Jesus, savior; mocked = to laugh at somebody in an unkind way; Jews = people of the Jewish faith; prove = to show to be true; deserve = to have a right to something; deeds = bad or good actions; kingdom = the place of God; paradise = heaven; solemn = serious, sure; darkness= no light; veil = curtain; commit = to dedicate; stricken (strike) = to hit; awe = feeling of respect; innocent = free from guilt and blame

Questions from Luke 23:32 - 47

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1. Who died on the cross for your and my sins? 2. Where did Jesus die? (v.32-33) 3. What did the officer and soldiers say when Jesus died on the cross? (v.47) 4. Do you think that you are a good person or a sinner when you read this section of the Bible?

(ex; 10 As the Scriptures say, “No one is good—no one in all the world is innocent.”11 No one has ever really followed God’s paths or even truly wanted to. Rom 3:10)

5. In what ways are we all like the criminals on the cross through the eyes of a Holy and Righteous God?

6. What is the attitude difference between the first and the second thief on the cross next to Jesus? (v. 39-42)

7. What is the promise of Jesus when we confess our sins, repent, and put our faith in Him?

十字架 ー ルカの福音書 ２３章３２−４７節

３２３３イエスだけでなく、ほかに二人の犯罪人が、「どくろ」と呼ばれる場所で処刑されるために、引いて行かれました。 刑場に着くと、三人は十字架刑につけられました。イエスは真ん中に、二人はその両側に。 ３４ その時、イエスはこう言われました。「父よ。 彼らをお赦しください。 彼らは、自分たちが何をしているかわかっていないのです。」 兵士たちがさいころを投げて、イエスの着物を分け合うのを、３５群衆はそばに立ってながめていました。一方、ユダヤ人の指導者たちも、イエスをあざけり 「 他人ばかり助けて、このざまは何だ。 ほんとうに神に選ばれたメシヤ（救い主）なら、自分を救ってみろ！」と言いました。 ３６ 兵士たちは、酸っぱいぶどう酒を差し出しながら、３７「ユダヤ人の王様なら、自分を救ったらどうだ！」とからかいました。 ３８ 十字架のイエスの頭上には、「これはユダヤ人の王」と書いた罪状書きが掲げてありました。

３９ イエスの横で十字架につけられていた犯罪人の一人が、「あんたメシヤなんだってなあ。 だったら、自分とおれたちを救ってもよさそうなもんだ。 どうなんだ」とののしりました。 ４０４１しかし、もう一人の犯罪人は、それをたしなめました。「この期に及んで、まだ神を恐れないのか！ おれたちは悪事を働いたんだから、報いを受けるのはあたりまえだ。だが、このお方は悪いことは何もしなかったのだ。」４２そして、イエスにこう頼みました。 「イエス様。 御国に入る時、どうぞ、私を思い出してください。」 ４３ イエスはお答えになりました。「あなたは今日、わたしといっしょにパラダイス（天国） に入ります。」

４４ その時です。 正午だというのに、突然、あたりが暗くなり、午後三時まで、そんな状態が続きました。 ４５太陽は光を失い、神殿の幕が、なんと真っ二つに裂けたのです。 ４６ その時イエスは、大声で、「父よ。 わたしの_御手におゆだねします！」と叫んで、息を引き取られました。 ４７ 刑を執行していたローマ軍の隊長は、不思議な出来事を見て、神への恐れに打たれ、「確かに、この方は正しい方だった」と言いました。

聖書のことばの意味

十字架＝キリストは十字架の上で処刑されました。当時のローマの処刑法で、もっとも残酷な方法でした。赦（ゆる）し＝わたしたちは、キリストがわたしたちの罪のために、十字架に架かってくださったことを信じるとき、わたしたちの行いではなく、キリストの正しさによって赦される。イエスキリスト/メシヤ＝救い主、御国＝天国、神殿＝神を礼拝する場所

質問に答えてみましょう。

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1. あなたと、わたしの罪のためにだれが十字架にかかりましたか？ 2. イエスは、どこで死にましたか？（３２、３３節） 3. 刑を執行していたローマ軍の隊長は、イエスが十字架の上で死んだとき何と言いましたか？（４７節）

4. この聖書箇所を読むとき、あなたは正しい人、もしくは罪人だと思いますか？（例；10 聖書に、次のように書いてあるとおりです。「正しい人は一人もいない。 罪のない人は世界中に一人もいない。11 真実に神の道に従って歩んだ人は かつて一人もいない。そうしたいと心から願った人さえいない。（ローマ3:10-11）

5. 聖なる、正しい神の目を通して十字架の上の犯罪人を見るとき、どのような点で私たちは、彼らのようですか？

6. イエスの十字架の隣にいた、最初に語った犯罪人と、２番目に語った犯罪人の態度の違う点とはどのようなところでしたか？ （３９―４２節）

7. 罪を悔い改め、キリストに信仰を持つとき、イエスは、どんな約束をしてくれますか？