lesson loop 3.27.13

Middle School and High School

Last night we watched Episode 3 of our Gospel Journey Maui series! It was the second part of the main question that was addressed in Episode 2 which is What is the purpose of life?
After the entire cast had spent a time of solitude on the beach journaling about what they believed their purpose in life was, they all assembled and discussed it.
Emma had a very poetic take on her purpose in life, even though it was humanistic and not God-centered. Jassar had a very devout Muslim purpose, while Rachel's perspective was distinctly Mormon.
Jonathan had a very general purpose of staying physically, emotionally and mentally fit so he could help others that were less fortunate.
Rachel struggled the most, and became very emotional when she recounted some of the events that have happened right before the Maui trip, and in fact caused her to realize that she didn't know her purpose in life. She mentioned that her conversations with Greg and Zane have really made her think about Jesus.
Zane shared about his journaling time where he sat in a tree that had a cross inscribed on it, along with the years of somebody's life. It was sobering, and caused him to focus on the significance of the dash between the year of birth and year of death. What we do with our life is important. He expressed his purpose as to know God and make Him known.
Greg talked again about Solomon, and how he discovered that the purpose of life is found in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14:
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

There continues to be a good amount of respect between all of the cast members, regardless of what they believe.

After the video, we broke up into growth groups where students spent the first 10 minutes in complete silence journaling about their purpose in life. After that time they discussed their journaling and the video.

Here is the outline of what was covered in small groups -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BtJHfz4Nsn09N7rr10H6rjB7ueDqhJnXOn5OrypfkRA/edit?usp=sharing
We are excited about how this series can be used to equip our students and also impact non-believing students who attend.
Please continue to encourage your child to invite their friends! We had some this past week!