Student Life - Just Like Christ - Here & Now Small Group Kit
Product Description
Everything about the world a teenager lives in is aimed at preparing them for the future. They are constantly bombarded by messages saying that life is “up ahead,” just out of reach, somewhere in the future. But that is not our call as Christ-followers. God is at work today and is calling your students to live a life on mission with Him . . . right here . . . right now.
This isn’t rehearsal.
This is it.
Lessons Include
* Lesson 1 - Too often, teenagers see their lives “today” as preparation for some great task “tomorrow.” The problem is that this negates their usefulness to God in the Here and Now. Lesson 1 introduces Joshua by examining four snapshots from his early life. Joshua was being used by God . . . but he still had a lot to learn. The Joshua we meet in Exodus is not the Joshua we see leading God’s people into the Promised Land. Yet . . . Joshua was still useful to God. He was not waiting to make a difference. He was living in his own Here and Now. Biblical Passage: Exodus 17:8-16, 24:9-18; Numbers 27:15-23; Matthew 9:35-38
* Lesson 2 - Submitting ourselves to God can be challenging. Our flawed characters get in the way of our service to the King. We get scared. We get anxious. We don’t want to fail . . . But God doesn’t call us, then abandon us. Joshua was being prepared to be used by God. In Lesson 2 we see God promise to be with Joshua. The greatest thing? We see an echo of the same message in the New Testament. Jesus promised that the Spirit would come to be our ever-present source of strength, encouragement, and inspiration. There is no reason to fear as we are on mission with God. Biblical Passage: Joshua 1:1-9; John 14:25-27
* Lesson 3 - It is a great tragedy when sin stands in the way of living on mission for God. For everyone God has called, He has blessed them with an enormous opportunity to make a difference in this world . . . for His sake. Sin steals from this glorious potential. In Lesson 3 you will read the story of Achan, and how his sin dramatically impacted the Here and Now of Joshua and the Israelites. Additionally, Students will be challenged by the words of John, and to never allow sin to come between them and their life in the “here and now.” Biblical Passage: Joshua 7:1-26; 1 John 1:5-10
* Lesson 4 - A crucial part in the spiritual development process is the deliberate surrendering of one’s will. In Lesson 4 we see Joshua leading the Israelites to make such a choice: Who will they serve? This is a call repeated throughout Scripture, especially in the words of Christ. In Matthew 16, we see Jesus painting a picture of what a life surrendered to Him looks like. It was (and is) a countercultural call to selflessness. And it is the very call at the center of what it means to live in the “here and now.” Biblical Passage: Joshua 24:14-18; Matthew 16:24-25
What's Inside Here & Now challenges your students to think about their ability to make a difference for Jesus Christ today . . . right now. Using Joshua as an example, Here and Now will lead your students in evaluating what God has in store for them both in the future and the present.
* Four lessons, using Student Life’s online delivery system * Cool T-Shirts that are customizable * Each lesson includes in-depth, interactive commentary linked to Bible search software * Interactive and Master Teacher Bible study activities included * Activities for both older and younger students * Printable memory verse cards
Kit Includes
* 10 Student Books o full-color, ultra creative o 4 lessons, 50 pages o 4 bonus devotions * 1 DVD o Videos for each lesson
This isn’t rehearsal.
This is it.
Lessons Include
* Lesson 1 - Too often, teenagers see their lives “today” as preparation for some great task “tomorrow.” The problem is that this negates their usefulness to God in the Here and Now. Lesson 1 introduces Joshua by examining four snapshots from his early life. Joshua was being used by God . . . but he still had a lot to learn. The Joshua we meet in Exodus is not the Joshua we see leading God’s people into the Promised Land. Yet . . . Joshua was still useful to God. He was not waiting to make a difference. He was living in his own Here and Now. Biblical Passage: Exodus 17:8-16, 24:9-18; Numbers 27:15-23; Matthew 9:35-38
* Lesson 2 - Submitting ourselves to God can be challenging. Our flawed characters get in the way of our service to the King. We get scared. We get anxious. We don’t want to fail . . . But God doesn’t call us, then abandon us. Joshua was being prepared to be used by God. In Lesson 2 we see God promise to be with Joshua. The greatest thing? We see an echo of the same message in the New Testament. Jesus promised that the Spirit would come to be our ever-present source of strength, encouragement, and inspiration. There is no reason to fear as we are on mission with God. Biblical Passage: Joshua 1:1-9; John 14:25-27
* Lesson 3 - It is a great tragedy when sin stands in the way of living on mission for God. For everyone God has called, He has blessed them with an enormous opportunity to make a difference in this world . . . for His sake. Sin steals from this glorious potential. In Lesson 3 you will read the story of Achan, and how his sin dramatically impacted the Here and Now of Joshua and the Israelites. Additionally, Students will be challenged by the words of John, and to never allow sin to come between them and their life in the “here and now.” Biblical Passage: Joshua 7:1-26; 1 John 1:5-10
* Lesson 4 - A crucial part in the spiritual development process is the deliberate surrendering of one’s will. In Lesson 4 we see Joshua leading the Israelites to make such a choice: Who will they serve? This is a call repeated throughout Scripture, especially in the words of Christ. In Matthew 16, we see Jesus painting a picture of what a life surrendered to Him looks like. It was (and is) a countercultural call to selflessness. And it is the very call at the center of what it means to live in the “here and now.” Biblical Passage: Joshua 24:14-18; Matthew 16:24-25
What's Inside Here & Now challenges your students to think about their ability to make a difference for Jesus Christ today . . . right now. Using Joshua as an example, Here and Now will lead your students in evaluating what God has in store for them both in the future and the present.
* Four lessons, using Student Life’s online delivery system * Cool T-Shirts that are customizable * Each lesson includes in-depth, interactive commentary linked to Bible search software * Interactive and Master Teacher Bible study activities included * Activities for both older and younger students * Printable memory verse cards
Kit Includes
* 10 Student Books o full-color, ultra creative o 4 lessons, 50 pages o 4 bonus devotions * 1 DVD o Videos for each lesson
