Speaking In Tongues Worksheet

Week #1

Welcome:

We are glad each and every one of you are here today, and if this is your first time to coming to our youth group, we hope to get the chance to know you better after the lesson today! We are starting a new four-week lesson series on a heavily debated issue among Christendom, speaking in tongues.

Before we get into the lesson, we well sing a hymn that will be our class song for the duration of this series. Grab your songbook and turn to #310, Pentecostal Power. Sing it out on the first!

Class Song:

Lord, as of old, at Pentecost,

Thou didst Thy pow’r display—

With cleansing, purifying flame,

Descend on us today.

Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!

Thy floodgates of blessing, on us throw open wide!

Lord,

send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
That sinners be converted and Thy Name glorified!
Lesson #1 – What Tongues Really Are
Memory Verse: Acts 2:3-4 “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Introduction:
Like I mentioned during the welcome, speaking in tongues is a highly discussed teaching among those who would call themselves “Christians.” In today’s lesson, we are going to look at what the Bible has to say about the subject, and try to find out what exactly speaking in tongues meant.

I. Tongues simply means languages (Acts 2:6-11)
1. The Greek word for “tongue” is “glossa”
a. The definition of glossa is: the language or dialect used by a particular people distinct from that of other nations.
b. The definition of “tongues” according to the Oxford English Dictionary is: the speech or language of a people or race; also, that of a particular class or locality, a dialect.
2. To speak in tongues is merely to speak in a different language
II. Tongues is a work of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2-4)
1. The apostles were only able to speak in tongues after they were filled with the Spirit
- Acts 2:4
2.

Peter and the other apostles preached in their own languages, and the Holy Spirit translated the message into the different languages and dialects of those listening

- Acts 2:6

III. The purpose of tongues (Acts 2:11)

1. The primary purpose of tongues was to preach the Gospel

- (Acts 2:14-40)

2. The secondary purpose of speaking in tongues was to be sign to unbelievers to authenticate the message being preaching

- (I Corinthians 14:22)

Conclusion:

The Bible makes it clear what speaking tongues really is. People who were filled with the Holy Ghost preached in their own tongue and the Spirit translated the sermon so that the crowds would be able to hear the Gospel. After all, the purpose of speaking in tongues was to get the Gospel out. So, we saw how the Bible declares what tongues are, next week we will look at what tongues are not.

Week #2

Welcome:

Thanks for getting up early this morning to come to Sunday School today! We have a great crowd today; be sure to greet someone new after today’s lesson. Last week we kicked off our new series studying the Tongues Movement, and I am looking forward to our second lesson today.

Before we get to the lesson, we need to sing our class song though. We will sing the second verse of #310, Pentecostal Power.

Class Song:

For mighty works for Thee,

prepare
And strengthen every heart;
Come, take possession of Thine own,
And nevermore depart.

Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
Thy floodgates of blessing, on us throw open wide!
Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
That sinners be converted and Thy Name glorified!
Lesson #2 – What Tongues is Not
Memory Verse: Acts 2:6 “Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.”
Introduction:
Our first lesson in this series, “Refuting the Tongues Movement”, looked at what the Bible teaches about tongues. This week we are going to examine the false teaching of modern day tongues and find out what tongues are not.
I. The origins of the modern Tongues Movement
1. The movement was co-founded by Charles Parham and William Seymour. These men created the doctrine of “initial evidence” in the early 1900’s
2. Modern Pentecostalism began with the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, California
II. Speaking in tongues is not nonsensical babbling
1. Pentecostals / charismatics focus on an experience rather than the truth
2. Parham and his followers initially believed the gift of tongues was being able to speak in foreign languages, but changed their beliefs when all they experienced was unknown gibberish
III. Speaking in tongues is not for today (I Corinthians 13:8)
1. The gift of Biblical tongues ended sometime during the 1st Century
2. The modern Tongues Movement does not follow the purpose of Biblical tongues
Conclusion:
The modern Tongues Movement teach that speaking in tongues is a work of salvation that comes after a believer in baptized by the Holy Spirit. However, they ignore the truth of Scripture and focus on an experience. Their experience stems from indiscernible speech. These testimonies do not fit into the guidelines of speaking in tongues given in the Bible that we will look at next week.

Week #3
Welcome:
Good morning! It is a good day to be in God’s house. To all of our visitors, thank you for joining us today in Teen Sunday School! We are currently on our third week of our series on Refuting the Tongues Movement, and
Let’s sing the third verse of our class song found on #310, Pentecostal Power.
Class Song:
All self consume, all sin destroy!
With earnest zeal endue
Each waiting heart to work for Thee;
O Lord, our faith renew!

Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
Thy floodgates of blessing, on us throw open wide!
Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
That sinners be converted and Thy Name glorified!
Lesson #3 – Guidelines for Speaking in Tongues
Memory Verse: I Corinthians 14:27 “If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.”
Introduction:
We have reached the halfway mark of our four-week series on speaking in tongues. We have looked at what the practice is supposed to be and what it is not supposed to be. Today, we are going to take a gander at what the guidelines for speaking in tongues are. Some of these will be a review of what we have already talked about
I. No unnatural languages (Acts 2)
1. We have already covered that the tongues covered in this passage were real languages that people spoke on a regular basis
2. The message of the speaker must be understood by the listener; therefore, it must be a comprehensible language
II. There must be an interpreter (I Corinthians 14:27-28)
1. This passage deals with someone who can speak different languages. In order for someone to preach in a different language than the audience, there must be someone to interpret for the listeners
2. Our speech, and especially our preaching, is supposed to be edifying and minister grace to the hearers; so, it must be understandable (Ephesians 4:29)
III. Tongues was a sign for unbelievers (I Corinthians 14:22)
1. As discussed before, the secondary purpose of speaking in tongues was to authenticate the message of the apostles
2. Since we now have the complete revelation of God to man, we no longer need this sign gift
Conclusion:
The Bible gives us guidelines for speaking in tongues. There is nothing wrong with someone preaching in Spanish to an English audience or vice versa as long as there is an interpreter. This would fit within the guidelines given Scripture. Come back next week as we conclude our series and look at why we against speaking in tongues.

Week #4
Welcome:
Welcome to Sunday School this morning! Thanks for waking up early and making time in your schedule to be with us today. I know it can be difficult to get up early, but it pleases God when we make time for Him. We are delighted that you were able to make it today.
We are going to sing the last verse of our class song. Turn to #310 and sing it out!
Class Song:
Speak, Lord! before Thy throne we wait,
Thy promise we believe,
And will not let Thee go until
The blessing we receive.

Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
Thy floodgates of blessing, on us throw open wide!
Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!
That sinners be converted and Thy Name glorified!
Lesson #4 – Why We are Against Speaking in Tongues
Memory Verse: Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”
Introduction:
Well, today is the last day of our four-week series on Refuting the Tongues Movement. The first week we looked at what tongues is, the second week we looked at what tongues is not, and last week we looked guidelines for speaking in tongues. Today, we are talking about why we are against speaking in tongues. We are going to look at a lot of Scripture to form our foundation. This will be sort of a review of everything we have discussed so far and help to put it all together.
I. Tongues do not profit the believers (I Corinthians 14:22)
1. Every time we have looked at tongues so far, it has been used to tell unbelievers the Gospel
2. Speaking in tongues is for unbelievers, it does not do anything to those who already believe
II. Tongues were a known language (Acts 2:4)
1. Depending on who you ask, there are between fourteen to seventeen different people groups mentioned in Acts 2. These people had they own language and had to be able to hear the Gospel in their own language
2. If the disciples were speaking an unknown tongue, then 3,000 people would not have been saved (Romans 10:14)
III. Tongues will be discontinued (I Corinthians 13:8)
1. Paul tells us that the gift of tongues will cease
2. Although there are some accounts of people speaking in tongues after the New Testament was finished, the majority of people would say that speaking in tongues had concluded when the Scripture was completed
IV. The modern-day Tongues Movement does not fit within the Biblical guidelines for speaking in tongues
1. Everything that we do must be done in light of Scripture
2. When Scripture is not dogmatically clear on a subject, then we look to church history and tradition
Conclusion:
Here we have a few reasons why we are against the Tongues Movement. This series has been a lot of fun to teach, and I hope you were able to learn something out of it. The answers to life’s questions really are in God’s Word. We just have to be willing to search it and apply the truths we find. Come back next time as we will start a new, exciting series!