Stories for Lonely People

There are usually various reasons for loneliness. We therefore recommend a combination of stories from Block A and Blick

A) Think about and observe why people are lonely, why is the person you are talking to lonely?

1. Loneliness due to social behavior

They are lonely because of their social behavior, such as Zacchaeus. Tell the story of Jesus and the tax collector Luke 19:1-10, lid: Jesus wants to come to you today and be your guest.

Ananias and Sapphira Acts 4, 32-35;5,1-1 Cover: Ananias and Sapphira destroyed the community with selfish motives.

2. Loneliness due to psychological problems or demonic obsession

The liberated Mark 5:1-20

Lid: You are important to Jesus. He wants to set you free.

3. Loneliness due to illness:

Jesus heals ten lepers Luke 17:11-18

Peter and the paralytic Acts 3:1-19; 4:1-4

The sick man at the pool John 5:1-9 Key verse: I have no one. Lid: Jesus invites you

4. Loneliness due to social poverty

The rich man and the poor man Luke 16:19-31

Lid: The best is yet to come and God has the last word, not us humans. Even all the wealth won't help.

5. Loneliness in prison.

The release of Peter from prison Acts 12:1-19. Cover: The church prays for the lonely.

6. Loneliness, because they are victims of human trafficking and crime

Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Gen 16:1-16 and Hagar and Ishmael must leave Gen 21:1-21

Joseph-Genesis 37-50, this story has already appealed to many people

7. Loneliness because of their gender or social position

Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Gen 16:1-16 and Hagar and Ishmael must leave Gen 21:1-21

Anyone using this story with Muslims should first read the section on Hagar in Islam in the article Hagar on Wikipedia. Many Muslims are familiar with the Islamic version of the Hagar story.

Ruth

8. Loneliness because of being a refugee

Ruth

Idea: Jacob on the run

9. Loneliness in the service of God

Elijah and God's care 1 Kings 17

Elijah on Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18

Elijah on the mountain of God 1 Kings 19:1-19

Idea: Jeremiah: The book of the prophet Jeremiah offers many possibilities

10. Loneliness because the relationship with God is not right.

The story of the prodigal sons Luke 15:11-32

Cover: The younger son ran away from God the Father. The older son was always with God the Father, but he had no relationship with the father.

1. B) We invite lonely people to church.

The story of the Great Banquet Luke 14:15-24

The Spirit of God Acts 2:1-47 Emphasis on what we have in common

Antioch Acts 11:19-30+12:24-13:4a

In future blog posts, I will also present a story set from time to time. You can find all the material with formulated stories in my handbook "Stories and Oral Bibles" under https://www.fivefingerfood.org/en_us/download/. As my handbook continues to grow, I can only give the current page, page 169, but this will change. Otherwise, check the table of contents under "122. Stories for lonely people " The photo was taken from https://www.freebibleimages.org, a free super resource for Bible photos or drawings.