Below
is a brief summary of what talked about this week. Most of the time we
teach through a series for several weeks at a time that way students
that miss can get caught back up quickly, and so we can dissect a topic
more fully than just a one night deal. Use the overview and questions
for both you and your teen to answer and have a dialog that continues
outside the church walls and into your homes. Use this opportunity to
see what God is teaching your student and also allow your student to see
what God is teaching/taught you.
Current Series:
Thirty-five hundred years ago Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with a
short list of rules that has shaped the values of people and nations for
centuries. We know them as the Ten Commandments, but do we really know
them? Many people believe that the rules are a condition for a
relationship with God, things we must do to get in His good graces. But
just the opposite is true. The relationship came before the rules. And
the commandments were meant to not only reveal God’s heart, but to keep
His people free.
This Week's Recap:
Week # 2 (9.30-2015): One & Only
Bottom Line: The most important decision you make is what you place in the center of your life.
The first two commandments—“You shall have no other gods before me” and “You shall not make for yourself an idol”— are two of the most often forgotten. They have nothing to do with ego—in fact, they have more to do with us. If our lives revolved around God, then all of the other commandments, such as stealing, lying, adultery, etc., wouldn’t be an issue. So what would your life look like if you had no other gods but God?
Intentional Interaction
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What are some things that are other “gods” in your life?
- How can we help each other not make those “gods” the center of our lives?
Below is a brief summary of what talked about this week. Most of the time we teach through a series for several weeks at a time that way students that miss can get caught back up quickly, and so we can dissect a topic more fully than just a one night deal. Use the overview and questions for both you and your teen to answer and have a dialog that continues outside the church walls and into your homes. Use this opportunity to see what God is teaching your student and also allow your student to see what God is teaching/taught you.
Current Series:
Thirty-five hundred years ago Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with a short list of rules that has shaped the values of people and nations for centuries. We know them as the Ten Commandments, but do we really know them? Many people believe that the rules are a condition for a relationship with God, things we must do to get in His good graces. But just the opposite is true. The relationship came before the rules. And the commandments were meant to not only reveal God’s heart, but to keep His people free.
This Week's Recap:
Week # 1 (9.23-2015):The Rules
Bottom Line: Relationship always precedes rules with God.
Too many, Christianity is about following a set of rules. And if you asked them “Why?” they would point to a single source—the Bible. Specifically, they would probably mention the Ten Commandments. But what most people miss is the whole context for that list. God established a relationship with the Israelites long before He even gave them the rules. He wanted them to know they were His people. The reality is that following the rules will never make God love us more. In fact, when you try to live them out, you begin to see just how much you need Him. With God, the relationship always precedes the rules. Always.
Intentional Interaction
The relationship and rules connection is something that you live with in your role as parent/child. Talk about how relationship always precedes rules in your home.
