What success is in a Christ follower can be confusing to a young person. Some may believe that is pertains to money, career, and material things. However, success for a Christian should be representing Christ and what He wants us to do. Christian success is not just a life goal, but a daily goal. Encourage the youth to trust in …
Youth Discussion: The Parable of the 10 Virgins
Use this youth discussion to talk about the meaning of the parable of 10 virgins in Matthew 25:1-3. Give yourself about 30-45 minutes for this discussion. The parable of the 10 virgins is not about church folks and the “wicked”. It is about Jesus followers and church folks. There is a difference. Some will be ready for Him, some won’t. …
In Christ, We Become New – Discussion Starters for Youth
Use these discussion questions to guide the youth from discussing adding and removing things in their lives to become “new.” If you could, what is one thing about this world you would like to get rid of? What about the way your school is? What would you remove about it to improve it? What would you add that would make …
Genesis 9/9: God still blesses us in spite of us
There are so many subjects, situations, and lessons that we can gather from the book of Genesis. In the closing chapters of the book, here are some things that stood out to me. The family situations from Abraham on down to Joseph were complicated at best. Sometimes in our aerial view of these people in the book of Genesis, we …
Genesis 8/9: The way of Esau is the way of the world
I was reading the lineage of Esau in Genesis this morning. These are the painful areas in Scripture to stay focused on, but I patiently went through it. People tend to skip these parts because it doesn’t appeal to their senses and likes. I mean, who really cares about the lineage of Esau? What does that have to do with …
Genesis 7/9: God still blesses through dysfunctional families
You thought your family was dysfunctional? What a hot mess in the family of Isaac and Jacob! Let’s recap some highlights of this family mess. Esau gave up his birthright to Isaac over some food! The flesh is weak! How many of us have appetites as gods? Jacob, with the help of his mother, deceived his father Isaac by impersonating …
Genesis 6/9: The faithful are not always as faithful as we think
Through Abraham, God promised that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky and through them, all nations would be blessed. When I think of Abraham, I am typically thinking of a man in perfect reverence towards God who completely obeyed Him in everything and therefore God kept His promise to him. But as we read …
Genesis 5/9: The Boss of Abraham
Today is for those who are in charge over other people. What kind of boss are you? What do your employees think about you? If you are a follower of God, do they see the wonderful, merciful, kind God that you serve? Abraham was getting old in age and he was worried about his son, Isaac, marrying a woman among …
Genesis 4/9: The Priorities of Abraham
Only the paganistic cultures would sacrifice their children to their god, yet here is the God of heaven asking Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, to Him on a mountain. God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son finally came through. Although there were some times of doubt and even though they sinned against God in …
Genesis 3/9: A Lesson from Sodom and Gomorrah
After leaving Abraham, the angels of the Lord went to Sodom to see first hand, the outcry of their sin against the Lord. At first thought you would ask yourself, “Can’t they see without going there? Why do they have to show up to see?” This is our humanistic point of view. Most of the time, we don’t see all …
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