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weekly wrapup 2.23.11

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Series Week 2 – What went wrong? Last week we talked about God’s plan for sex by covering 5 of the main purposes God had in mind when he created man and woman for each other. Unfortunately, a lot of people out there have completely lost sight of God’s intentions for sexuality. Most of what we see on the media and most the things teenagers are experimenting with is based on some really messed up lies about sex. People have tried for many years to make sex fit their plan instead of God’s plan. The consequences to believing these lies about sex are tragic.

The BIG IDEA: This week we discussed the 4 biggest lies about sex. Buying any of these lies could really lead to loads of pain, disappointment, and tragedy…so pay close attention.We looked at the four different lies that culture has given us and God’s response in his word.

1) Sex is limited to “going all the way”.

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity ~Ephesians 5:3
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.    Matthew 5:27-30

2)Sex can serve any purpose i choose.

A reminder of the 5 God ordained purposes from last week: 1) Marriage, 2) Men & Women, 3) Intimacy, 4) Reproduction and  5) Representing Jesus & the Church.

3) Sex leads to love.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

4) Sex is safe.

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23

we kicked off the night with a couple of fun games: inchworm and rollercoaster improv. rollercoaster was fun because it drew on the sense of humor of our students. our 4 volunteers were taken out of the room while we told the remaining students that truthfully our “victims” were not doing a rollercoaster improv but actually sitting on the toilet. so glad our senior high dude, danuel rocked it all the way for the win. made it less awkward for the jr. highers. enjoy…

weekly wrap-up 03.14.10

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Fun Factor: I’ll start here just because mrs. brown was responsible for the night as we started the evening.  she started early in the week looking for some sea creatures …octopus or squid, but…well you’ll have to watch to see what she came up with.  just gotta love ingenuity!

Theme: Discover Who You Are: Who Defines You

Scripture:  But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).

One of the biggest challenges for teenagers is developing a healthy self-identity. I know that’s one of the common topics I hear in my conversations with parents here in our church. This week, using the life of King David, our small groups started a two-week series that challenged our teenagers to develop identities based on God’s standards, not culture’s standards.

We used this video to help send the message that God values them more than they could possibly understand.

Our culture says we should identify ourselves by our physical, intellectual, and social abilities. But God is more concerned with our inner being-our hearts. Abilities and skills and talents matter, of course, but Christians can cultivate lives of character, and identities that reflect God’s heart.

This week, find time to talk with your teenager about his/her identity. Here are some possible questions you could use:

  • How do you define “inner beauty” or “inner strength”?
  • What do you think it means to be a person “after God’s own heart”?
  • What plans do you believe God has for your life?

Student Attendance: Seems like every week we end up with some regulars back and some regulars missing.

Volunteer Involvement: The time change took some of our folks away this weekend.