Lesson Loop 12.9.11

This week in our Student Ministry:

THIRD PLACE & LUCID
We are spending an additional 4 weeks talking about sharing our faith. The middle school is one week ahead at this point, but here is what we went over this week in middle school, and what we will cover next week in high school:

God's Story
*While last week was about sharing our story, this week we considered how the Bible is God's Story of Salvation. This is a message that is written beautifully in different styles throughout the Scriptures, but at the center of the story is Jesus Christ.

John 1:1-15
We looked at how the birth of Christ began the climax of the story, and in John 1 we considered 3 main themes:

1. CREATION
   God created everything we see through Jesus Christ!
2. DARKNESS
   Since the fall of mankind (Genesis 3), our world has been plagued with the darkness of sin. 
3. LIGHT
   Jesus is the Light that breaks through the darkness of sin and brings us hope!

The students used their artistic sides by writing poetry that described either Creation, Darkness, or Light. Some got into it more than others, but it was neat.

Conclusion: While it is very important that we share our story of salvation with others, it is even more important that we share God's story. We need to start all the way back at Creation and focus on Jesus Christ!