7 Points
1. I can trust God in every area of my life.
2. When I see as God sees, I can do as God says
3. In light of my past experiences and my future dreams,
what is the best thing for me to do today.
4. My FRIENDS determine the direction and quality of my life
5. Purity paves the way to intimacy
6. I Must consider the interest of others ahead of my own.
7. True Freedom is found under God’s authority
I want everyone of our teens to know these 7 things by heart by the time they graduate. Which one do you think is the most important?
Which the least important?
Which is the hardest to truly learn?
How can we teach these principles?
2. When I see as God sees, I can do as God says
3. In light of my past experiences and my future dreams,
what is the best thing for me to do today.
4. My FRIENDS determine the direction and quality of my life
5. Purity paves the way to intimacy
6. I Must consider the interest of others ahead of my own.
7. True Freedom is found under God’s authority
I want everyone of our teens to know these 7 things by heart by the time they graduate. Which one do you think is the most important?
Which the least important?
Which is the hardest to truly learn?
How can we teach these principles?
posted by Shannon at
1:42 PM
4 Comments:
Hey Shannon!
I think the one that was most important for me when I was a teen was number 4. My friends influenced so much of who I am today. That includes the friends who encouraged me to become more involved in the church, the friends the led me to Harding, the friends that led me to become a better leader, and the friends that were there for me when I fell.
I think the hardest to adapt to is number six. It is so easy for me to think of myself first and my own interests above that of those around me. I would love to conquer my selfishness but find this the hardest to work through.
By
Griswold, At
11:03 PM
Griswold:
Why were your friends and you able to succeed in faith development when so many others do not?
I agree with you and can see how influential my friends were, but what was the glue, so to speak: parents, school, youth group, t-shirt size...I am trying to intentionally create community and need to hear so ideas...
Tommy:
True Freedom...do you get that? I have a feeling most teens (people), are not sure what true freedom is?
Amanda:
I was talking about you Sunday b/c I saw Kia. Thanks for showing up.
What was your teen faith like?
BTW: The seven points are not original to me, I got them from Andy Stanley. He's got a few books out, but I dont want to steal his thunder. Props Andy.
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Shannon, At
11:09 AM
Shannon, there were three things that contributed to the strong community I felt in my youth group growing up. The first was the involvement and leadership of the juniors and seniors. When I was first entering the youth group, the seniors took many of us out for lunch after church and would get small groups of people together to go see movies. These types of activities outside the church building helped forge strong relationships. The second factor was having strong adult leaders who provided great example and encouragement. These were the adults who taught classes, led discussion, showed up at high school sporting events, and were present at youth group activities. They were they people we talked to when we felt we couldn't talk to our parents. The third factor was service. It was hard for our youth minister to establish a culture of service but I'm glad he did. The struggles and uncomfortable situations we went through to serve others brought us all closer together as a group.
By
Griswold, At
10:28 PM
Tommy: I dont really get teh idea of true freedom yet...I think our nationality migth create some weird understandings for us.
By
Shannon, At
2:45 PM
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