Lesson Loop 1.27.12

This Week in our student ministry:

THIRD PLACE: "Difficult Responses to the Gospel"
We wrapped up our study on evangelism by studying some of the difficult responses that we face when we share Christ with people. We looked at the following:

Anger
1 Corinthians 13
Romans 12:18-21

What if God isn’t real?
Romans 1:18-25
Genesis 1-3

Why does God allow bad things?
Genesis 3
Romans 5:12-14
Romans 8:18-39
Romans 9 - vesses of honor and vessels of dishonor - but all for God's glory

Why are there so many religions?
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Romans 1

Maybe they are all correct?
John 14:6-7
1 John 5:11-13
Acts 4:10-12
Hebrews 2:3-10
Matthew 7:13-14

I’m not a sinner
Romans 3:11-23
Romans 5:12-14
Jeremiah 17:9
Ten Commandments

Bible is just a book
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Hebrews 4:12

LUCID: "Follow Me"
We looked at how Jesus called His first disciples, and they left everything to follow Jesus. We talked about the trends that we follow in this day and age, and how unfortunately for some people following Jesus is like following a fad. If we are going to truly follow Jesus, we need to have faith in Him, and be willing to follow wherever he takes us, even though it will be difficult at times.

We ended by considering what following Jesus is all about - it is about relationship. I had students think of what has made their friendships great, and then realize that these are the very things we need to have in our relationship with Christ - communication, trust, time, etc...

An illustration on receiving...

Here is a quick story…

He heeds the call to go. He runs the route planned out for him. He is open. His arms go up, wanting you to look at him. You see him and you find him because he is where you want him to be. He keeps running, all the while, he is being chased by those who want to bring him down. There you are, clearing his path. They cannot get to him and he reaches the goal. He celebrates where he is now and there you are standing by his side. He embraces you. You celebrate together because you could have done this yourself, but you chose him to be here and he wouldn’t be here without the one who found him.

Is this story about football?