This past week in our Student Ministry:
THIRD PLACE: "Jesus as Victor"
After a dramatic reenactment of the resurrection by the students, we studied 1 Corinthians 15 and considered the Resurrection.
We talked about how important the resurrection is to our faith, and saw that if Christ had not resurrected:
1. Our message & faith is useless (14)
2. We are liars (15)
3. We are still in our sins (17)
4. It gets worse after death (18)
5. We are the most pitiful people alive (19)
We also looked at some of the criticisms of the resurrections, and why they cannot be valid reasons for discounting its truthfulness:
1. Swoon Theory
2. Jesus’ Body Stolen
3. Wrong Tomb
4. Legend Theory
5. Contradictions in gospel accounts
6. Appearances were hallucinations
Finally, we considered some additional proofs of the resurrections:
1. Early, simple historical accounts (esp. Acts, 1 Cor. And Mark)
2. Empty Tomb
3. Over 500 witnesses
4. Martyred Disciples
LUCID: "The World of Adults"
We began a new series last week called "Life Rollercoaster", and we talked about the relationship between parents and teenagers during the teen years. Half of the group looked at some passages that map out what the God-given role of parents is:
Deuteronomy 6:5-7; Psalm 103:13; Proverbs 13:24, 22:6, 29:17; Ephesians 6:4; 1 Timothy 3:4, 5:8
The other half looked at the God-given role that children have been given:
Proverbs 1:1-7, 3:1-2, 10:1, 13:1, 15:5, 17:25, 19:26-27, 23:15-24, 28:7
We then talked about all that parents do to care for their children, and how a child's response should be one of respect, thankfulness and contribution to the family.
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