All Young people articles – Page 6
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IssuesReflective Journal: Lament
Use the words below (from Psalm 6) to help you pray and express yourself honestly to God.
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IssuesWords from Solomon
Meeting aim: To explore our viewpoint and sensibilities toward sex and relationships.
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IssuesWords from Paul
Meeting aim: To explore values and principles needed to develop healthy attitudes about sex and relationships.
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BlogJoseph and Potiphar’s wife
Meeting aim: To explore the value of purity and practicability of pursuing sexual holiness.
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IssuesDavid and Bathsheba
Meeting aim: To explore the meaning, connotations and knock-on effects associated with sexual sin and bad decisions.
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IssuesNew Year games
Whether you’re holding a New Year party or trying to get your group to think about fresh starts, you’ll need some games to get things going. Here are some suggestions to help your group think creatively or just to have a good time!
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IssuesJesus feeds a crowd
Meeting aim: To unpack the story and explore the impact it might have on us today as it calls us to greater faith, compassion and action.
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IssuesJesus calms the water
Meeting aim: To see the story in its fullness; to try and feel more completely the danger of the storm and the relief and peace felt as Jesus calmed it.
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IssuesJesus meets Levi
Meeting aim: To understand which friends and people Jesus wanted on his ‘team’, and in turn to begin to understand what kind of people Jesus wants us to be.
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BlogJesus starts it all
Meeting aim: To make sense of why Jesus started to minister the way he did, and to explore the theme of training and beginning a life of ministry
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IssuesThe wise men: Session 4
Meeting aim: To reflect on the importance of worshiping Jesus wholeheartedly.
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IssuesThe shepherds: Session 3
Meeting aim: To challenge the young people to take a closer look at what God is doing.
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IssuesJesus’ birth: Session 2
Meeting aim: To investigate how Jesus identifies with the poor and marginalised.
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IssuesAnnunciation: Session 1
Meeting aim: To communicate that God can do the impossible, even in messy situations.
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IssuesThe lion’s den: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore our commitment to integrity: running from what is evil and chasing what is right, no matter the cost.
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IssuesThe writing on the wall: Session 3
Meeting aim: To reflect on pride and humility, and to set our minds and hearts on being who we feel God wants us to be.
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IssuesThe fiery furnace: Session 2
Meeting aim: To discuss and investigate any similarities and principles from the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego that we can apply in our modern context.
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IssuesThe king’s dream: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore God’s view of our individual lives now and in the future, and also our part in God’s story through the ages.
