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Youth Leaders Only / Music Resource Book / Volume 91 / Spring 2013
Cover: Red
INSIDE:
CRISIS:
HANDLING THOSE
“UH OH!” SITUATIONS
Maximizing Music &
Media in Youth Ministry
25 Ways To Create A Crisis Page 6 When Volunteers Date Kids Page 8 The Crisis Head/Heart Disconnect Page 10
ConGRADulations! Class of 2013 Music-Media Grad Gift Page 18 Heart of the Artist: RED Page 15
Jeremy Camp Page 16 The American Bible Challenge: Jeff Foxworthy Interview Page 12 Worship Chord Charts from Gungor, Planetshakers,
Elevation Worship, Everfound Page 42
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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MAIN/MILD/HOT
ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST
FEATURE
ARTICLES:
MAIN:
Artist:
Album Title:
Song Title:
Study Theme:
MILD:
Artist:
Album Title:
Song Title:
Study Theme:
HOT:
Artist:
Album Title:
Song Title:
Study Theme:
DEPARTMENTS:
6
8
10
11
25 Ways To Create
Your Own Crisis
When Volunteers
Date Kids
The Crisis
Disconnect
I’m In A
Crisis NOW
18
20
CONGRADULATIONS! PURPOSE FILM
CLASS OF 2013
DVD
25
GUNGOR
ConGRADulations! Class of 2013
Unstoppable
Sacrifice
Purpose
21
23
CAPITAL KINGS
22
ELEVATION
WORSHIP
24
26
28
FLYLEAF
JEKOB
Faith Hope Love
Love Is All
Love; Unconditional
JSON
Growing Pains
Brand New
Salvation; Regeneration (New Life)
4
5
32
Capital Kings
You’ll Never Be Alone
God’s Presence
New Horizons
New Horizons
Hope; In God
Letter From The Editor
Life; Purpose Meaning
Nothing Is Wasted
Nothing Is Wasted
Difficulty; Hope Within
How To Use This Resource
A Creation Liturgy (Live)
Beautiful Things
Renewal
EVERFOUND
Everfound
Never Beyond Repair
Grace
Comparison Chart
MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK:
Volume 91 • Spring 2013
Maximizing Music & Media
in Youth Ministry
The Youth Leaders Only Music
Resource Book is published quarterly
by Interlínc, Franklin, TN
Direct any questions or comments to
interlínc at 1-800-725-3300 or visit
www.interlinc-online.com
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12
15
16
17
Jeff Foxworthy, Host of
American Bible Challenge
Heart Of The Artist:
RED
Jeremy Camp
Everfound
27
35
JEREMY CAMP
RED
29
30
PLANETSHAKERS
PLUMB
36
SOUTHBOUND
FEARING
37
Reckless
Reckless
Life; Purpose/Meaning
Release The Panic
Perfect Life
Authenticity
Limitless
Limitless
God's Power
Need You Now
Need You Now
Prayer
SPOKEN
Bad Dreams And Melodies
Something Greater
God’s Provision
38
Thematic Index Compilation
Illusion
Stand Alone
God’s Presence
42
Modern Worship Section
48
re:Tuned
51
Ministry Resource Section
STAFF:
Publisher: Allen Weed • Editor: Ken McCoy • The WriteGroup: Rick Bundschuh, Cindy Engøy, Eric Gargus, Mary Wilson-Peed, Dave McGinley, Todd Pearage,
Doug Ranck, Paul Turner, Jeremy White • Art Direction: Ken McCoy • Cover & Article Design: Thomas Ryan Design • Magazine Layout: Ken McCoy
Production Manager: Glen Allen Green • Proofing: Dale Weed, Jeannine Ugalde, Anne Conley
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Editor’s >>letter
LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
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SPINNING OUT
OF CONTROL
By
Ken McCoy
[email protected]
If you’ve been a youth leader for
longer than, oh, three months,
then you’re well acquainted with
“drama.” (If you’re immediately
thinking about a stage and actors,
then you probably haven’t been a
youth leader very long!) “Drama”
happens almost daily in youth ministry. The causes for it are as many
as you have people involved with you
– students, volunteer leaders, parents,
school personnel, church bosses ,
and the like. So, the more people – the
more “drama.”
Every once and a while, a “drama” goes spinning
out of control. People are talking to each other about
each other, secret meetings are held, and poison-penned anonymous letters are sent. That’s when a “drama” becomes a “crisis.”
How you handle crisis will influence significantly your tenure in that
ministry or church. We hope this “crisis” themed issue of Youth
Leaders Only will assist you when a “drama” goes spinning out
of control.
There are other ways that crisis strikes a youth ministry. Although
we probably don’t think so, we can inadvertently create our own
crisis. Longtime San Diego youth leader and youth ministry guru,
E. G. Von Trutzschler (everyone calls him “Von”) has spelled out
twenty-five ways that we can create our own crisis. Chec k out
what he has to say!
We know that there is no way that we can adequately cover such
an important topic in a magazine like this one, and yet the articles
we’ve included might be an encouragement to you, and a good
place to turn to when things go spinning out of control.
There are far more resources included in this magazine than the crisisthemed articles. Check out the
behind-the-scenes interviews with
Jeff Foxworthy (the host of the
American Bible Challenge television
game show), the band RED, Jeremy
Camp, and newcomers Everfound.
You’ll want to use the music-based
Bible studies built around a song from
each album in the YLO box. Youth leaders just like you have create d these complete meeting guides to help you use music
as a “hook” to teach God’s Word to teenagers.
Similarly, we have included several re:Tunes –discussion guides that bring a Biblical critique to secular
songs that kids know.
There is so much more here that you can use to be effective in
your ministry with teenagers –chord-charts to the best worship
songs from the albums in this edition of YLO, and a thematic listing of every song on all the albums in this box, to name just two.
So go ahead, explore all the powerful resources that you are holding in your hands.
Maybe this magazine will help you keep your dramas from
spinning out of control!
Godspeed,
Ken McCoy
Editor
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HOw to use
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How to Use this
YLO Music
Resource Book
Sure, at first glance you notice how great it looks—very current, very
stylish. Go ahead—flip through this book a bit. Notice the helpful
design? Did you catch the organizational details? The more you look
at this book, the more you will appreciate the functionality that has
been built into it. Here is a quick tour…
The Cover
If you’re like most of us, you keep
your YLO (Youth Leaders Only) books
stored on a bookshelf. When you want
to search for a song or video that deals
with a certain topic, slide each book
out a couple of inches and read the
themes and featured articles for each
issue. Cool!
The Index
Take a look at the index or “table of
contents”—notice the colored bars?
They represent sections in the book
and they clue you in on which albums /
Bible Studies are “Main,”“Mild,”or “Hot.”
You will notice in the Bible Studies
section that each Leader Guide / Student
Guide is color-keyed the same way.
Wow! Someone’s been thinking!
Featured Articles
Each issue of YLO has a certain “flavor.”
Around that theme are a couple of
“Feature Articles” as well as some of the
other items you have in your YLO box.
These articles give you insight into the
heart and ministry of some of the
musicians included in the YLO box.
Bible Studies
What makes Youth Leaders Only more
than “cheap music” are the musicbased Bible Study resources provided
for you to use in your programming.
Finding good Christian music isn’t hard,
but coming up with ways to use it in
your ministry with teenagers takes time,
talent, and energy. Real-world youth
leaders write the Bible Studies; the
sessions are field-te sted and proven
effective with real-world teenagers.
Thematic Listing
Not every song on every CD has a
Bible Study written for it. That doesn’t
mean you can’t use those other songs
in your ministry with students.
Modern Worship Section
In this section you’ll find encouraging
and enlightening resources to help you
develop your youth’s worship ministry.
You’ll find articles from recent SPIN
versions of YLO or other worship
leaders and Lead Sheets of songs
from some of the CDs in this YLO.
Although they are not really the kind
of Lead Sheets most bands use, these
pages of “lyrics with chords over them”
are a great help when you want to teach
the high school praise banda new tune.
Many youth leaders tell us that the Lead
Sheets are an invaluable resource.
re:Tuned
Take advantage of some popular
secular songs to introduce a theme,
supplement your regula Bible Study
lesson, or outreach event. Use the
opening questions and discussion
ideas to get your students talking
and thinking about the theme.
Reviews
Not every available contemporary
Christian music CD can make it into
the YLO box. So, we try to give you a
taste of what else is available in your
local store. Since interlínc often gets
“pre-release” copies of upcoming CDs,
we can give you a “heads up” to new
releases that might be just right for you
and your young friends.
We hope this effort helps you reach
and disciple more young people
to be go-for-it Christians!
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25 Ways To CREATE YOUR OWN CRISIS
FEATURE
ARTICLE
25
WAYS
TO
CREATE
A
CR I
S
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© 2013, INTERLíNC. INTERLINC-ONLINE.COM / 800.725.3300
Building a successful youth ministry
isn’t easy. Success requires working
hard and using your head. There is
no sense in compounding the effort
by shooting yourself in the foot, or
worse. Here are 25 ways that a youth
leader can create a crisis. Avoid them
at all costs!
1. Assuming: Don’t assume that things will work as planned. Planning
without considering possible problems is foolish. Always have a back up
plan and an alternate direction. You look bad when “unforeseen
conditions” strip you of your leadership. Murphy’s Law (“If something can
go wrong, it will”) can catch you, but O’Reilly’s Law is worse: “Murphy was
an optimist!”
2. Public Put-Downs: You win no popularity points by putting down a kid
or small group in public or from the platform – even if they deserve it. The
sympathy of the group will invariably go with the target of the put down.
3. Blowing a Confidence: When you share information given you in
confidence, you quickly lose respect from the embarrassed individual and
ulti mately from the whole group. Your integrity and credibility are shot!
Reading private notes or correspondence publicly, no matter how funny it
seems, will backfire every time. Here’s what you do if the teen is going to
tell you something very confidential and asks you to promise never to tell.
Before he reveals his information say, “Of course I won’t betray your
confidence. However, if it is somet hing too big for us to handle, you will
have to trust my love for you and my wisdom to do what I feel necessary
for your own good or the good of the others involved. You have to give me
that liberty.”
4. Putting Down Parents or Family: Blood is truly thicker than water. You
can’t win siding with a kid as he complains about his parents or family.
Better to reinforce his gut level feeling that his famil y is concerned about
him and that they want to trust him and love him.
5. Losing Your Temper: Blowing up in front of your group or with one or
more of your youth does irreparable harm to your integrity and right to
leadership. You can’t undo a scene like that! Never blow your cool! Your
kids may forgive you, but they will never forget the occasion.
6. Blaming: Think and get the facts right before you l ay any blame on
anyone. We aren’t called to be detectives. First, take time to cool off. Then
realize that, as the leader, you may have to accept the blame – deserved or
not. Deal with the responsible party/parties later and privately.
By
EG von Trutzschler
Spectrum Ministries
San Diego, California
[email protected]
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25 Ways To CREATE YOUR OWN CRISIS
7. Punishing: Never punish the “whole” for the actions of the “few” in the
hope that peer pressure will correct the “guilty” party. The group will see
this as very unfair! If pushed, this can unite them against you. Deal with
“problem” kids as individuals. Act promptly and privately.
8. Not Backing Your Staff: Never let your staff take some blame that you
“mutually” share. Never cut down your staff individually or collectively.
Never ever cut them down publicly! Your lack of support will dishearten
them, make them indecisive, cause some or all to quit, or galvanize
them against you. Far better for you to take the responsibility, deserved
or undeserved.
9. Failing to admit you’re wrong: No leader can afford the luxury of
covering up his pride. A private mistake demands a private apology; a
public mistake demands a public apology. The longer you wait to
apologize, the more you lose.
10. Being Tardy: Being late or absent to your own activities and programs
gives a clear signal to your group of staff and teens that you yourself
aren’t interested in that program or that you’re not really interested in them.
Be present, prepared, and early to your activities.
11. Implementing the Wrong Idea: Implementing another man’s program,
idea, or formula in your group can be disastrous. Because it worked great
for him does not mean it will work for you and your group. Go slow.
12. Being a “Buddy”: Acting like a kid instead of an adult cancels your
leadership. Reducing yourself to your group’s maturity level to gain their
acceptance will be at the expense of their respect and your authority. Kids
want you to be what you are, a responsible mature leader. Invariably, a
“buddy” or “good guy” cannot discipline and control his group. No
effective youth man can afford to “kick back” with his youth group.
13. Pushing Kids: Being a “boss” or a “mom” or, worse, a “sergeant” by
forcing, obligating, and sometimes intimidating your kids into doing wh at
you want or what they don’t feel they can do, aren’t equipped to do, or flat
out don’t want to do, will at best get half-hearted results, result in a noshow or force a confrontation! A good youth worker knows there are other
ways of motivating kids.
14. Being Invisible: It seems few ever think of this subtle way to be bumped
from ministry. Your church or supporting agency must know what you are
d oing and be convinced of its value. Youth ministry isn’t seen by the
congregation or the elders/deacons and many times even by the pastor.
Youth work is during the week, and often takes place away from the
church. You work with many kids whose parents aren’t in the church. Take
advantage of your monthly church paper and place colorful reports and
photos of your youth program and activities. In sta ff meetings bring the
pastor(s) up-to-date on the youth ministry. Communicate your passion
and progress with your deacons and elders. Communication isn’t an
option; it’s essential to present a visible and productive youth program to
your church and/or your supporters. To maintain support and silence
critics, communicate!
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15. Borrowing Money: Borrowing budgeted money for personal use or using
church/ organizational equipment for your personal use is very foolish.
Nothing good can come of this.
16. Running an Independent Program: Drawing your youth away from
your parent organization, teaching a different doctrine, or philosophy, or
becoming your own identity will ultimately result in your dismissal.
17. Neglecting Key Kids: Neglecting the children of your pastor, deacons or
the politically influential will have trouble brewing in no time. Parents
believe everything their kids tell them about the youth program – good or
bad, right, or wrong. If the “key” kids are dissatisfied with you and/or the
program, you’re out!
18. Ignoring the Writing on the Wall: Failure to read “trouble signs” and to
correct potential problems in time sets you up for a future crash that can
be fatal to your ministry. Little signals and hints from key church leadership
should be seriously considered.
19. Inflating: Don’t get caught in the deadly cycle of “bigger and better”
programs, speakers, videos, and fun activities. Trying to outdo yourself can
exhaust even the best youth worker to say nothing of his budget. Since
what attracts your kids to your program will keep them in your program,
make sure you attract kids by u sing ministry events of true value.
20. Using a Show of Hands: Having your kids raise their hands to indicate
how many will come to an activity can kill your activity right there! If the
wrong people raise their hands or if people are slow to raise their hands,
you are dead! Instead, have a person who is going to the activity give the
announcement about it.
21. Canceling Your Meeting: Don’t cancel! Find it hard to cancel! Canceling
gives the wrong signal!
22. Reckless Driving: Driving recklessly can kill you (and others). Remember
the other side of hot driving; your kids will tell their folks how you drive, and
kids exaggerate! And parents always believe their kids! Always be safe and
responsible in all areas of your program, even if the kids plead otherwise!
To be respected is better than being popula r.
23. Having Favorites: Hanging out and working with your favorites can
backfire, especially if your favorites aren’t the “influential” kids of
the church.
24. Seeing Girls Alone: If you’re a guy, never be alone in a closed room (or
area) with a girl or even two! Doing so looks bad and can end in disaster!
Be cautious. Falling for one of the kids in your youth program will cancel
your ministry in shor t order.
25. Going for Compliant Kids: Going after easy, nice, obedient “ho-hum”
kids may seem the best course – but take another look. Leader material is
anything but compliant. Future “movers and shakers” move and shake and
often at your expense! In most cases, those called troublemakers will be
your best future leaders! Go after leaders or you will end up with nothing
but a weekly group of non-comm itted attendees!
Note: “Von” is youth pastor emeritus for Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist Church
in San Diego – he’s a genuine Indiana Jones explorer-evangelist and the
director of Spectrum Ministries, which works with the desperately poor in
Mexico’s border towns. He is a popular speaker at camps and mission
conferences. He’s also something like 80 years old – and still involved in youth
ministry! If you want a role model for lifelong youth ministry, Von’s your man.
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WHEN VOLUNTEERS DATE KIDS
FEATURE
ARTICLE
Crossing
the Line:
By
Mark Montgomery
Church of England
Chester, UK
[email protected]
When
Volunteers
Date Kids
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I pick up the phone, glad
to hear that it’s John, a
pastor friend of mine
from one of the local
churches I support.
After the usual catch up about family and life, he
gets to the point of his call, which is a lot more
serious than our normal conversations. I can hear
in his voice he is a little tentative when bringing up
the situation.
Judy, the church’s gap-year (or intern) youth
leader has started to date one of the kids in the
group. Apparently, they are very much in love;
and, apparently, the relationship has been going
on for a while.
It only came to light when one of the other youth
leaders on the team raised some questions about
how much time Judy and this boy were spending
together. Other leaders had also noticed that that
Judy always picked this boy to do things in the
sessions over and above other members of
the group.
My friend John was a little unsure what to do.
Judy is 18, and the kid is 17. Other church kids of
similar ages are dating, and no one has a problem. He was surprised he hadn’t noticed this
going on before, but as a busy pastor he had
trusted Judy with the youth ministry and thought
she knew the boundaries of the role. I could hear
the disappointment in his voice.
As he asks the next question, I think he already
knows the answer. But he asks it anyway: Should
he treat this relationship differently because Judy
is a youth leader, or should he just let it go like
other relationships in the youth group?
The Bigger Issue
One of the causes stems from the way we train
youth leaders. We are usually good at training
people about typical leadership tasks, but we
don’t talk much about the costs of leadership.
When we accept the call to lead God’s people,
certain parts of our lives are not our own anymore.
Certain life decisions have to be taken wearing a
leadership hat, not just a personal one. This is one
of the harsh realities of being in Christian
ministry—and especially youth ministry.
Rarely do I meet young leaders who are aware of
this. They are typically caught up in the passion of
doing the work today rather than the difficult sacrifices necessary to sustain it for the long haul.
Was it Judy’s fault that she crossed the boundary
of leadership and child protection and became
romantically involved with a kid in the group? Or
was it the church’s fault for not telling her this
situation should never have happened in the first
place, however normal it may seem amongst
her friends?
Leadership comes at a cost. Our ministries are
going to test us at times. Certain young people in
our groups may become attractive to us, seeming
to offer us things our current relationships don’t.
When this occurs, we need to stand firm in our
faith and make sure we act appropriately. We
might be flattered by the attention we receive,
but we should flee from such thoughts and
actions quickly and without hesitation. We should
be aware that we have to make decisions as
youth ministers that affect our lives outside of
our ministries.
How I Responded
As I listened to John, I knew that some of the
questions I was about to ask him were going to
strain our friendship. They are the same questions
that I would ask any youth minister who came
with the situation of a volunteer who was starting
to date a kid:
• Has anyone ever told the leader that this is
wrong or shouldn’t happen?
• Has the leader ever been through Safe
Sanctuaries or other child protection training?
• What other training was given to the leader
before starting the role?
• Has the leader’s role been specifically spelled
out in some type of agreement?
• Have the leader been taught about the personal
cost and sacrifice that leadership entails?
These can be hard questions, especially as they
can reach into and question deeply the Pastor’s
role in setting up the youth leader’s job. John
explained that he assumed Judy knew what the
boundaries were and that she had undertaken
youth ministry training prior to being approved as
a leader. The assumptions made by John are
commonplace, unfortunately.
Not many people spell out the expectations of
what is appropriate and what is not, and what it
means to take on a leadership role in the church.
Over the past decade in the United Kingdom, we
have seen a move to start recruiting volunteers in
a similar way to full-time youth ministry workers
and clearly spelling out what is expected of them.
If John had done this with Judy, she would have
known what was appropriate—and that the relationship she had started with the kid in the group
was not and never would be. I explained to John
that if this were in a school, Judy were a young
teacher, and she were having a relationship with a
pupil, we wouldn’t be having a conversation like
this. It’s not just full-timers or gappers, but volunteers, as well; we need to clearly state what the
boundaries are. If the youth leaders are not happy
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with these terms, they need to step down from
their roles.
Judy was left to make a hard decision: should she
end the relationship with the kid in the group or
step down from her position? If she steps down
and wants to continue her youth ministry career
she would have to answer questions about why
she stepped down from her position for many
years to come. Her explanation would likely create
doubt around her ministry, and she would be open
to serious questions.
What I Would Do Differently
A few months later, John called me again to
update me on the situation. The church had
reviewed all their volunteer agreements in their
youth and children’s ministry. They had made
sure that everyone was well aware of their roles
and responsibilities and what was appropriate
behavior. They had made sure all the leaders participated in child protection training and that any
young leaders were being trained in an appropriate way so that this type of situation wouldn’t
happen again.
Judy decided that her long-term calling was to
youth ministry, so she ended the relationship and
sought out appropriate training. The cost to her
leadership was that she had to separate herself
from the kid she was dating, stand apart from her
peers in the church, and recognize that God’s calling on her life was more important than her relationship with another person. She accepted the
cost of Christian leadership.
Questions to Consider
• Have I considered the costs of Christian leader
ship? What boundaries do I tend to push that
need to be solidified?
• In what creative ways can I help train others
regarding appropriate boundaries beyond a list
of dos and don’ts?
• What barriers stand between clear communica
tion of expectations and boundaries to all
leaders—both paid and volunteer, regardless
of age—and how can I overcome them
those barriers?
Excerpt from
“It Happens: TrueTales
From The Trenches
Of Youth Ministry”
©CYMT Used
by permission.
All rights reserved.
Get the whole book
at cymt.org
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THE CRISIS DISCONNECT
FEATURE
ARTICLE
Walking
With Emotional
Zombies
Dealing With The Disconnect
Of Heart And Head In A Crisis
By
Len Evans
National Network of Youth Ministries
Lubbock, Texas
[email protected]
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and
Acceptance. Google “Kübler-Ross” and you’ll get
more information, but the part to know for now is
that this will be a repeating cycle for a while,
depending on the intensity of the event.
Zombies have infected our culture like never before.
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse can be a fun disDoes any of
cussion with students, but the real emotional
this infects
sound
devastation is when an unexpected crisis
like you?
their lives.
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Any crisis can cause us to become emotional
zom-for
your sedan
bies because in a crisis our hearts and aour
headsso
disminivan
connect. This disconnection serves as you
coping
could
mechanism so we can survive the unimaginable
cart a group
torment that feels like we’re walking through
of kidsawith
never-ending valley of the shadow of death.
you everywhere you go.
Common valleys within student ministry can be a suici•You have the
dal student in your church or community, auto acciexact amount of
dents, drugs, and alcohol related tragedies, and other
time it takes to
heartbreaks that shape us for a long time.
get from your day
job to your youth
When you and your group are ambushed by a crisis, you
group meeting calhave to walk alongside your students and families and point
them to God’s promises without
sounding like a robot reading the
proper verses that your Pastoral
Care 101 book outlined for you.
Before you can help them, you
have to understand the grieving
process. Kübler-Ross originated
the “five stages of grief” model.
Whether it’s a child dealing with
the loss of her puppy, a middle
schooler breaking up with his
“significant other,” a family
going through a divorce, or a
national tragedy, emotional
zombies go through the five
stages at some level. DABDA is
used to remember the stages of
I help youth workers with through the National
Network of Youth Ministries and Simply Soul Care,
and I’m also a part-time hospice chaplain. When
helping families deal with the loss of loved ones,
the #1 thing I tell them is, “There’s no wrong way
to grieve.” That’s also true with any other crisis. We
are each uniquely wired, and we each deal with pain
differently. People need to be given permission to
grieve according to who they are.
Because the heart and the head disconnect during a
crisis, our role is to whisper the truth that people need
to hear. Feelings are natural and need to be expressed,
but we have to think through the process properly. The
danger for some is that they want to
suppress their feelings and not
deal with them. If they don’t, it
will hurt them down the road
and possibly for a lifetime.
Remind them that God’s grace
is sufficient for them, even
when they want to yell at God.
We must be foolish enough to
trust God to keep His promises, even if we don’t understand
why bad things happen.
I YOUTH
MINISTRY
STUDENT
The rain falls on the righteous
and the unrighteous – God is
with us in the storm, and He
will see us through the storm.
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I’M IN A CRISIS RIGHT NOW
FEATURE
ARTICLE
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When was the last time you or
your ministry was in a crisis?
I’m in one right now.
Last Sunday, our pastor announced
to the church that he would be transitioning into a full-time counseling
ministry within a few months.
So what is the crisis? Well, I have
experienced this before –a new senior pastor, a new philosophy, and
unfortunately a new staff. In May of
2009 I had just come home from our
biggest and best weekend retreat.
So when I got an email from the new
senior pastor asking to meet with me
that morning I expected nothing but
praise—well, maybe praise and a
raise! Instead, I was told that the
Deacons had met on the Thursday
before the retreat and decided to ask
for my resignation –effective immediately. I was not allowed to say goodbye to my students or to the church,
and told I was not allowed to even
speak with my students. The reason? I was “too contemporary” and
that I “didn’t fit in here.”
The actual truth came to light when
the new pastor’s best friend’s son
was hired as the youth pastor.
Within a matter of days I was jobless, homeless, and completely desperate. For the next year my family
(wife and two children) lived in a onebedroom apartment, worked odd
jobs, and struggled to put food on
the table.
I’m not looking for a pity party. Trust
me I know I’m not the only youth
pastor to experience this.
Unfortunately, this story is far too
common within the church. Quite
frankly, it sucks! (If that is too strong,
go with “stinks.”)
It was almost a year to the day later
that we moved to a different state
and joined the staff of an amazing
church. Early on we knew this
church was different. Grace was not
just a theology, it was a reality.
People lived in it and through it. We
were home. Jeans? Yep! Cool
music? Yep! Supportive pastor and
board? Yep! Finally, a church where
I “fit in”!
So when I heard the pastor
announce his resignation last
Sunday, I immediately started to
relive the crisis from just a few years
ago. I’m not just worried about my
future, but for the future of this
church I love. The church is less than
ten years old and just built a $1.5
million building. It was formed as the
result of an ugly church split when
my pastor resigned in the midst of
turmoil. Five hundred people followed him, and they started over.
Just like last time, board members
are telling me, “Don’t worry, your job
is safe.” But I am worried. I don’t
know what the future will bring. The
thought of moving again –with a
daughter in her sophomore year of
high school, a son in sixth grade,
and a newborn –scares me to death.
So I’m wondering, will this time will
be different? Will my family and I survive the transition, or will I be
searching those youth ministry job
sites? Will my kids graduate from the
schools they love, or will they have
to make new friends –again?
I know the answer for living through
a crisis. Be still, don’t worry, pray,
and seek His face. (Psalm 46:10;
Philippians 4:6-7; Matthew
6:33) I’ve shared those verses with
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others in crisis. I’ve walked along
side broken and desperate people. I
know the “answers.”
But I’m struggling. I want to trust
God. I want to believe our church
leadership. I want to be here for
years to come. I want to be faithful
no matter what happens.
But I’m struggling.
Even as I write this someone just
posted this verse on Facebook.
“Give your entire attention to what
God is doing right now, and don’t
get worked up about what may or
may not happen tomorrow. God will
help you deal with whatever hard
things come up when the time
comes.” (Matthew 6:34 MSG)
I know. I know. I’m trying. I’m trying
to be still. I’m trying not to worry.
I’m trying to pray. I’m trying to seek
His face.
So if you have been through it, going
through it, or it’s coming –please
know you are not alone. As much as
I may not “want to hear it” myself, I
know God’s Word is true. So, as
best as possible – be still, don’t
worry, pray, and seek His face.
Gotta love church politics.
CRISIS:
I’M IN ONE
RIGHT NOW
One of our key
YLO members
volunteered to share
his current crisis situation.
We’ve kept this anonymous
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INTERVIEW
WITH
JEFFHOSTFOXWORTHY
OF THE AMERICAN
BIBLE CHALLENGE
Our friend Josh Griffin, the High School Pastor at
Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California,
did this interview with well-known comedian
Jeff Foxworthy. Thanks Josh for asking just the
right questions! Used with permission from:
MoreThanDodgeball.com and Group/Simply
Youth Ministry.
Over the years, I’ve had several “guest” posts
about the importance of teaching teenagers the
Bible. I recently had a chance to fire a few questions at another special guest: comedian Jeff
Foxworthy, host of Game Show Network’s new TV
show, The American Bible Challenge.
I felt like that would be an appeal to someone who
is outside of having faith.
What is your goal with the show?
To make the message of God appealing to someone who doesn’t know it. That’s real important to
me. Those people are going to ask themselves,
“What would make somebody spend their free
time collecting food for somebody?”
What’s your favorite verse, passage, or story?
I should probably be concerned about this,
because I’ve never heard anyone else say it’s their
favorite verse, (laughs), but mine is Galatians 1:10
Why did you agree to be the
Host of a “game show” about
the Bible?
When first asked, I thought, “Man, I
don’t ever want to do something that
exploits faith.” The thing that sold me
on it, that’s unlike any game show
you’ve seen, is that no one is playing
the keep the prizes for themselves.
They’re giving every dime of it away.
When you read the Bible, the only
people Jesus got sideways with were
the Pharisees. Not the tax collectors,
or the sinners. It’s because they had
head knowledge, but no heart knowledge. On this show you need to have
the head knowledge to answer the
questions, but it’s obvious these people have heart knowledge becaus e
they’re out there doing these things in
their community whether we’re doing
a show or not. They’re running food
pantries, or fighting human trafficking
or different diseases, or whatever.
– “Am I now seeking the approval of man or of
God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still
trying to please people, I would not be a servant of
Christ.” In the business of comedy, you depend on
people’s approval in order to make a living. I don’t
want to get caught up in that. I’ll give you an
example. In my career, I’ve probably turned down
6 or 7 movies because they were going to be a
couple of months out of the summer and I’d look
at my kids and think, I’ve only got 4 more summers with them, I’m not giving one away.
I love what I do. I still think, “I can’t believe I got
away with this.” It’s what I do, but it’s not who I
am. It’s NOT where my identity is. If it
went away tomorrow, that’s okay.
The truth of the matter is, we’re never
going to please everybody. I do
believe if I live my life in a way that’s
pleasing to God, I mean really, how
can someone else get upset with that?
Are your kids involved in a
youth group?
Yeah, but they’re 18 and 20 now. My
youngest is a senior in high school.
Just won homecoming queen Friday
night, but asked me on Saturday,
“Hey dad, will you go with me on a
mission trip to Kenya.” She’s been
three or four times. That’s how they
spend their spring breaks, working in
a slum in Kenya. She’s popular and
she’s pretty, but she’s been to Africa,
Russia and China. She and her sister
have helped raise money to help
more kids. They’re living it out.
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I pick up the phone, glad to hear that it’s John, a pastor friend of mine from
one of the local churches I support.
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taken wearing a leadership hat, not just a personal
one. This is one of the harsh realities of being in
Christian
ministry—and especially youth ministry.
Rarely do I meet young leaders who are aware of
this. They are typically caught up in the passion of
doing the work today rather than the difficult sacrifices necessary to sustain it for the long haul.
Was it Judy’s fault that she crossed the boundary
of leadership and child protection and became
romantically involved with a kid in the group? Or
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situation should never have happened in the first
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question deeply the Pastor’s role in
website, GSNTV.com, click “Channel
setting up the youth leader’s job.
Finder” for local station listings.
John explained that he assumed
Judy knew what the boundaries were
and that she had undertaken youth
ministry training prior to being
approved as a leader. The assumptions made by
AD
Bible Challenge
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Scott Osterbind had the chance to catch up with
RED’s guitarist, Anthony Armstrong to talk about
their much-anticipated new album, Release
The Panic.
that trap of pursuing the perfect life
–perfect family, job, money, etc. What
would you say to that young person seeking perfection?
You recorded Release The Panic in LA with
accomplished producer Howard Benson.
How was this process different from previous albums, and how were you challenged?
Perfection seems to be the way we all want to live.
We try to wrap ourselves in the “best” clothing,
blah, blah, blah, and chase down a life that seemingly makes everything better. But, that does not
exist, at least in the way that the world and the
media say it does. The perfect life isn’t defined by
anyone but the person living it. It’s not about living
the way some one else tells you to live, but about
being content on your own and as a believer. It’s
about living the life that GOD intended.
It was definitely a challenge. First, we actually
moved out to L.A. and lived there while we made
the record. None of us have lived like that since we
were in college. With a new producer comes a new
approach to making a record. Instead of working
with one man, Howard had a team that we worked
with. We had to get the record recorded in 30 days
so it was literally 29 days of nonstop recording
–which takes a toll on you physically and mentally.
We had been writing for over a year, and we were
still writing while we were recording. We actually
finished the bulk of the record there. So there were
many cogs turning all simultaneously.
The first single released on the album is
called “Perfect Life.” So many people fall in
There are so many people who deal with
anxiety. How does the title track “Release
The Panic” address this issue?
Why worry? Seems like a difficult thing not to
worry because it is. We are stupid humans that try
to control everything. With that “control” –things
always seem to fall apart. We end up worrying
about whatever follows. We tend to complicate
everything in our lives. As believers we need to be
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faithful and know that the battle has already been
won. The trivial things we worry about shouldn’t
control us.
RED will be the road nonstop this year.
How do you hope your new songs from
Release The Panic will touch the lives or
your audience?
We hope that our music will inspire anyone who
hears it. There’s a state of panic out there. Our
responsibility is to deliver this inspiration in a big
way. Music is always on the front line. That’s the
way we like it: in the trenches.
Being so busy, how do you guys plan on
staying connected and encouraged?
We have a great group of guys that we work with.
We stay connected by being connected to a family.
That’s what we are: a family. We all have wonderful
families at home and are always checking in and
FaceTiming to see their faces. On the road we are
all we have, and it’s our job to get into the Word
and feed ourselves spiritually every day. It’s the
definition of who we are.
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What is the overall message of
your new album?
Reckless started as a word that
kept being embedded in my mind,
so I looked up its meaning: doing
something without regards for the
consequences. It occurred to me
that “reckless” is a lot like true faith.
When I step out in faith, no matter
the circumstance, I know that God
will take care of me. Paul was a
biblical example of living re cklessly
for Christ. In 2 Corinthians, 4 he
returned to Lystra after being
stoned for witnessing to people in
the city because he knew the Lord
called him to go back. He wrote, “I
only know that in every city the
Holy Spirit warns me that prison
and hardships are facing me.
However, I consider my life worth
nothing to me; my only aim is to
finish the race and complete the
task the Lord Jesus has given me—
the ta sk of testifying to the good
news of God’s grace.” (Acts
20:23-24) Paul knew that he
would face trials and persecution,
but God had placed a call on his life
and wanted him to surrender his
heart to the Lord. My desire, and
the message in this song, is to
completely surrender everything to
God. I want to be able to do what
God calls me to do without
worrying. That’s being sold out for
Christ. I don’t want to miss out on
the fullness of what God has for
me, so when God calls me, I want
to be willing to go!
It’s hard to believe this is
already your seventh studio
release. How has your sound
changed?
I think that everything came out
almost better than I expected.
Musically and vocally, it’s more raw,
but in a good way. Like with
“Reckless,” instead of bringing in
heavy guitar for the chorus, we
cranked up the keys and let the
piano take that melody. We were
over-thinking it in a good way,
going back and forth with each
other always asking, “What impacts
most?” My producer and friend,
Andy Dodd, and I really put our
blood, sweat, and tears into this.
There’s a lot of passion in this
album, and it really reflects what
God is doing in my life!
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HEART
OF THE ARTIST
>>
can do for you that I’ve never done
before that will make you happy?” I
looked at her and said, “You don’t
have to do anything to make me
happy. You make me happy.” I
heard the lesson God was teaching
me through that moment. Just as
my daughter knew I loved her, so
do we know God loves us and
that’s why we desire to please him out of love and not obligation. “The
Way You Love Me” is almost a
direct response to the action of
being reckless. When I think about
what Christ has done and the depth
of His love, despite how wretched I
am, I want to tell the world about
His love. In the same way, we are
called to love as He loved. Paul
wrote, “If I give all I possess to the
poor and give over my body to
hardship that I may boast, but do
not have love, I gain nothing.” (1
Corin thians 13:3) And, “…neither
height nor depth, nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 8:39) That’s God’s love,
and that’s the love that I want to
share with others.
How do you hope the message
behind Reckless penetrates
the heart of those who are in
the audience?
My hope is that this album
encourages people to step into the
f ullness of what God has called
them to do, and take action. The
songs are meant to encourage all of
us to go out, not just me. If we can
all work together and be in the
same place spiritually, that body of
Christ working together can fuel a
passion that is truly great. There is
power in numbers!
Not only do you have new
music to share, but you have
also written a book called I
Still Believe. Can you share a
li ttle bit about what it reveals?
It’s a revised and expanded version
of the original that I released last
year. We worked with Tyndale on
going deeper into my story and
taking a different approach. This
book shows the Lord’s calling on
my life and how that came about, in
a lot more detail.
How did your daughter inspire
“The Way You Love Me”?
One of my daughters asked me, out
of the blue, “Is there anything that I
Jeremy
Camp
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Everfound
interlínc is excited to introduce a new
band of brothers called Everfound. You
can currently see their ministry in
action on Dare 2 Share’s “Follow” tour.
and just jamming out until a part felt right is a
highlight. Also, we all love songwriting; so we
love the man y months we spent writing for
this record.
Talk about your family made their way from
Russia to the United States and how as
brothers you decided to form the
band Everfound.
Can you share a couple of the stories
behind your favorite songs on
the album?
We came to the US in 1996. It was quite the
process and took a few years to get all the
paperwork figured out because, as you
know, Russia used to be a communist country. We came as religious refugees because
our family was persecuted for being
Christian. My great grandfather spent more
than twenty years in prison after being vocal
about his faith and refusing to give up his
Bible. My parents were denied jobs because
they were believers. When the paperwork
was approved my parents sold our house,
bought plane tickets, packed u s up, and we
came to Colorado.
In our family, you begin piano lessons the
day you turn six, so music was always part
of our childhood. My parents gave us an
incredible childhood and always raised us to
live for Christ. We were about thirteen or
fourteen when our youth group needed a
worship team, so we began fiddling with
instruments. It took a few years for us to
determine who was good at what instrument,
b ut eventually we figured it out and that’s
how the band was born.
What was your favorite part about the
recording process?
We all have different favorite parts because
it’s such a big process and it’s so personal.
We would probably collectively agree that
getting into the studio with the producers,
“Never Beyond Repair” really snuck up on
us. When we were writing it, we were thinking of all the broken people who feel too
messed up for even Jesus to fix. When we
got home and let the song sit a little, we realized we were the broken people who needed
to hear that the forgiveness of Jesus is proof
that we’re not beyond repair. We all have
broken things in our lives that God doesn’t
repair in an instant; sometimes the repair is a
process that can take years. This song
reminded us that although repair may be a
process and can take a while, God promises
that He will indeed repair us. A few weeks
later we debuted the song at a concert and
we’ll never forget when a girl approached us
aft er the event with scars all across her arms.
She said she was feeling hopeless and has
attempted suicide. She came to the concert
with her friend and when she heard “Never
beyond Repair” she felt God saying that He
was not done with her yet and that He loved
her. At that moment we knew the song had
to be on the record.
You are touring with the Dare 2 Share
youth conference to play your music
for thousands of teens. What is your
hope for this opportunity?
We hope to encourage students to live their
lives for Jesus amid all the pressure they
face to live for other things – to be bold
about sharing their faith with their friends.
The chorus of “Take This City” shares what
we hope happens: “So let’s take this city, our
souls are singing, oh there’s a fire in our
bones, I know we won’t be defeated, if Love
is lead ing, we’re laying down our stones.”
Christ has called us to love people and to be
His hands and feet in our relationships,
schools, homes, and communities.
Who inspires you to do what you do?
Much of our inspiration comes from God’s
Word; nothing beats being in the presence of
God and having Him show us things in His
Word. Our family also inspires us. I mentioned my great grandfather spending twenty
years in prison for his faith, and recently we
found out our grandmother was a survivor of
the Nazi concentration camp called Dachau.
Musically, we’re inspired by bands like U2,
Coldplay, My Chemical Romance, Muse, The
Killers, Switchfoot –just to name a few!
Siblings often don’t always see eye to
eye. How do you guys work out conflicts together and keep each other
on track?
We have a “no holding it in” policy. We try to
talk everything out without letting any hard
feelings settle. We haven’t spent a day apart
in probably four or five years –and when that
does happen, it’s a bit strange. My parents
taught us to always talk things out. Do we
fight? Of course. But, we never leave it unresolved. When we go up on stage, we want to
do all that we can to have our heads and
hearts in the right place. We talk about these
huge themes like “What Love Means” and
we want to make sure we are honest with
where we’re at. The audience and people
around you can see through whatever facade
you’re trying to put up.
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CONGRADULATIONS!
Class of 2013
Artist:
Album Title & Record Company:
Song:
Study by:
TOBYMAC
GRAD2013.COM
CONGRADULATIONS!
CLASS OF 2013
UNSTOPPABLE
JOEL JACKSON
speaks of the need to sacrifice in order
that God’s kingdom might come in its
fullness. Paul challenges us to look at
Christ’s example of sacrifice along with
his own example and that of some
other prominent believers. He challenges all believers to press on.
Wrap Up
Theme
Sacrifice
Objective
Graduating seniors will learn that living for Christ, and His goals are more
important than living for the ways of
the world.
Warm Up
Is It More Important? –Have the grads
stand in the middle of your meeting
space and ask the following questions.
As you ask the questions, grads that
think the first option is most important
move to the right of the room; those
who think the second option is most
important move to the left. Is it more
important to…
… eat breakfast, or get to class on time?
… get plenty of sleep, or finish all of
your assignments?
… spend time getting to know your
roommate, or looking for a date?
… join a frat/sorority, or get a job?
… sleep in on a Sunday, or attend
a church?
Transition
Explain that whenever we choose one
thing, we may have to sacrifice another
thing. If we choose to get better rest,
we may not get all our assignments
done. If we choose to join a frat or
sorority, we may not have the time to
get a job. Sometimes we have to give
up one thing to experience another.
God calls us to live for Christ and as
reflections of Christ in our world. Often
this requires sacrifice. God calls us
to bring His kingdom into the world.
TobyMac explains what this looks like
in his song, “Unstoppable.”
The Song
Hand out the Student Guides. As
students listen to the song, have
them write the reasons that TobyMac
can claim that those who follow
God are unstoppable.
Transition
TobyMac claims that Christ followers
are unstoppable. To be unstoppable,
we must keep our eyes on what is
to come, and we must call on Christ
to be lifted up when we feel tripped
up. We must depend on God and His
promises to be unstoppable and truly
live for God’s kingdom. This takes
sacrifice. Paul wrote the book of Philippians at a hard time in his life. Paul
had been arrested, but the entire book
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Bible Study
Have students read Philippians 3:1216 and then discuss the questions on
the Student Guide.
•What kind of sacrifices might an
athlete have to make to press on and
receive the prize?
•What kind of sacrifices might we
need to make to receive the prize that
God promised to us?
•A runner must strain toward the finish
line, not look at what is behind. What
things do we need to sacrifice to
follow Christ?
•What is ahead of us if we do make
those sacrifices?
Explain, “As graduating seniors, you
are at a point in life where you are trying to figure out your future. God calls
you to follow His will as you step into
the future.” Ask, “What might you need
to leave behind to claim God’s call on
your life?”
ST. THOMAS CHURCH
BERNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
[email protected]
Have students refer to the story of
Eric Liddell found on page 1235
of the College Devotional Bible.
In this story, Eric Liddell, a gold
medalist at the 1924 Olympics,
made a decision that meant he had
to sacrifice the chance to run in
future Olympics. That decision was
to either follow God’s call to be a
missionary to China, or follow his
talent and run in races. Have students read through the story. Then,
spend some time in prayerful meditation and have the seniors consider
God’s calling in their lives and what
worldly desires they might have to
give up to follow His calling. What
must they give up to forget what is
behind, pressing on toward what is
ahead? Close in prayer.
Student Guide
CONGRADULATIONS!
Class of 2013
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
TOBYMAC
GRAD2013.COM
CONGRADULATIONS!
CLASS OF 2013
UNSTOPPABLE
SACRIFICE
Play the Music
As you listen to “Unstoppable” by TobyMac, please
write down the various aspects of our life in Christ that
Toby emphasizes which allow us to be unstoppable.
Study the Word
Philippians 3:12-16
What kind of sacrifices might an athlete have to
make to press on and receive the prize?
What kind of sacrifices might we need to make to
receive the prize that God promised to us?
Press On
Toward the Goal
Read the devotional on page 1235 of the College
Devotional Bible. After reading through the devotion,
spend some time in prayerful meditation, and consider God’s calling on your life and what you might
have to leave behind to press on toward the goal He
has for you.
A runner must strain toward the finish line, not look at
what is behind. What things do we need to sacrifice
to follow Christ?
What is ahead of us if we do make sacrifices?
As a graduating senior, you are at a point in life
where you are trying to figure out your future. God
calls you to follow His will as you step into the future.
What might you need to leave behind to claim God’s
call on your life?
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PURPOSE DVD
Artist:
Spine
.5”
RIDENATURE
RIDENATURE.COM
Song:
5.109”
Theme
Objective
Students will see a clear Gospel presentation while understanding the real
purpose of life.
Special Note
PURPOSE
RIDENATURE
Transition
Say, “Everything has a purpose,
although with many everyday items
the purpose is debatable. But, what
about life – your life, specifically? What
is the purpose of your life?” Allow the
question to sink in for a few moments
of seemingly awkward silence. Allow
students to share. After a few responses—or if no one responds out loud—
introduce the video.
This DVD is around forty minutes in
length. Consider making the video and
this study into a special The Purpose
Say, “These people have found their
event taking approximately ninety
A FILM CREATED TO
true purpose in life. And they have a
minutes to experience.
message that applies to your life too!
Let’s watch!” Play the video.
The Video
THE WORLD
WarmIMPACT
Up
Hand out pens and Student
Guides. ACTION SPORTS
THROUGH
Discussion
Point students to the What’s The PurUse the That’s Legit section to discuss:
pose? section of the Student Guide.
Either stick together as one group or
separate into smaller groups. Take
turns explaining the purpose of the
random items listed. Don’t be afraid
to have fun with the answers! Here
are the items: Textbooks / Chopsticks
/ White Crayons / Apps / Lunchroom
Food / Country Music / 500-Piece
Puzzles / Teddy Bears
•Which of the extreme sports on the
video would you most like to try?
•What’s so amazing about Bethany
Hamilton?
•What was the message of the video?
Transition
Say, “Francis Chan started off by
ERIC GARGUS
MARIE BAPTIST CHURCH
DUBLIN, GEORGIA
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Bible Study
Have volunteers read the video quotes,
look up and share the Bible verses,
and discuss the questions under each
section of The Purpose Dissected.
Section 1: Creation – “This film is about
people who have found their purpose.”
•Describe “creation” according to the
Bible. (Genesis 1:1, 27)
•How is faith different from science?
(Hebrews 11:3)
•How do you feel about being made
in God’s image? Explain.
(Psalm 139:1, 14)
•What makes something a masterpiece? (Ephesians 2:10)
Section 2: The Fall – “Just like Adam
and Eve, we do what feels good at
the moment rather than what God
says is right.”
•Is it logical to trade something
real for a cheap fake? Explain.
(Romans 1:22-23)
•What makes being completely perfect impossible to achieve for any
human? (Romans 3:23)
•Do you think of Jesus as your savior
saying, ‘You’re not an accident. You
or as your judge? Explain.
weren’t just randomly made.’ Then
(John 3:17)
he mentioned that the Bible is the
•What makes Jesus real and not an
bestselling book of all time. How do
idol? (Isaiah 53:5)
these two points relate?” Offer help as
needed as you consider the correlation.
Study by:
Section 3: Born Again – “Being born
again is a one-time decision, and a
lifelong commitment.”
•What makes knowing Jesus different
from any other religion? (John 14:6)
•What does “believe Jesus with your
heart and confess Him with your
mouth” mean to you? (Romans 10:9)
•How does knowing Jesus and living
by His example change a person?
(Galatians 2:20)
•What is Jesus’ purpose for your life?
(John 10:10)
Wrap Up
Challenge the student to read the
My Life’s Purpose quote and consider
the questions. Perhaps utilize one
of the songs from the DVD as background music. The City Harmonic’s
“Manifesto,” which played at the end, is
a great declaration of one’s purpose in
life. Be sure to make yourself available
afterwards for one-on-one counsel.
7”
Student Guide
THE PURPOSE DVD
Artist:
5.109”
RIDENATURE
RIDENATURE.COM
Song:
Theme:
Spine
.5”
PURPOSE
RIDENATURE
5.109”
LIFE; PURPOSE/MEANING
Produced by Ride Nature, an action sports mission’s organization,
the film "PURPOSE” was created in a collaborative effort with
Walking on Water, Nations Foundation, Skate Bible, and This IZ My Story,
to bring the truth of Jesus Christ to the world through action sports
outreach and evangelism. Featuring footage, testimonies, and scripture
from 33 Christian athletes and world-renowned
author and speaker, Francis Chan, this film is one that was truly
created to “Impact the world through action sports!”
www.ridenature.com // www.purposefilm.com
FEATURING
WAKEBOARDERS
SKATERS
SNOWBOARDERS
SURFERS
Shaun Murray
Austin Hair
Christian Hosio
Brian Sumner
Kelly Clark
Jim Rippey
Bethany Hamilton
Damien Hobgood
Jon "Deezle"
Depoian
Jud Heald
Andy Finch
Dave Downing
Tommy Czeschin
The Purpose Dissected
What’s The Purpose?
Reed Hansen
Trevor Hansen
Textbooks
Tarah Mikacich
Dante Digangi
Mike Steinkamp
Jay Hazlip
Zac Archuleta
Chopsticks
Emily Durham
Kirby Liesmann
White Crayons
Apps
Noah Snyder
Section
Brett
Barley 1: Creation – “This
have
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Matt Beacham
Jesse Hines
Describe
Brad
Ettinger
(Genesis
Bryan
Jennings
Shawn Mandoli
Anthony Carney
Grant "Eggy" Muller
Max Catasus
film is about people who
“creation” according to the Bible
1:1, 27)
What does “believe Jesus with your heart and confess
Him with your mouth” mean to you? (Romans 10:9)
How is faith different from science? (Hebrews 11:3)
Lunchroom Food
PRODUCED BY: THE RIDE NATURE ORGANIZATION
How do you feel about being made in God’s image?
(Psalm 139:1, 14)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: MARK KOCH // CO-DIRECTED AND EDITED BY Explain.
DAVID NEWTON
EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS:
Country
Music BRYAN JENNINGS, JOEL PARKER, BRIAN SUMNER, KEVIN DURHAM
DIRECTOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ARTWORK: CHAD ABEL
What is Jesus’ purpose for your life? (John 10:10)
Section 2: The Fall – “Just like Adam and Eve we do
what feels good at the moment rather than what God
says is right.”
BLEED
Which of the extreme sports on the video would you
most like to try?
What was the message of the video?
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THROUGH ACTION SPORTS
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What’s
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Hamilton?
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How does knowing Jesus and living by His example
change a person? (Galatians 2:20)
IMPACT THE WORLD
What makes something a masterpiece?
(Ephesians 2:10)
500-Piece Puzzles
That’s Legit
Section 3: Born Again – “Being born again is a onetime decision, and a lifelong commitment.”
What makes knowing Jesus different from any other
religion? (John 14:6)
Is it logical to trade something real for a cheap fake?
Explain. (Romans 1:22-23)
My Life’s Purpose
“Discover a life like you’ve never lived, a life of
true purpose.”
How does Jesus fit into your life?
What makes being completely perfect impossible to
achieve for any human? (Romans 3:23)
What are some of your idols?
Do you think of Jesus as your savior or as your
judge? Explain. (John 3:17)
What is your purpose in life?
What makes Jesus real and not an idol? (Isaiah 53:5)
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CAPITAL KINGS
Artist:
Song:
CAPITAL KINGS
CAPITALKINGSMUSIC.COM
CAPITAL KINGS
GOTEE RECORDS
YOU’LL NEVER BE ALONE
Theme
God’s Presence
Objective
Students will learn how God shows us
we are not alone.
Warm Up
Bring poster board, art supplies,
and any other materials (like stones
or Legos) for the students to make
“signs.” Have the students form groups
of 2 – 4. Have each group design a
sign that would communicate the fact
that we are NOT alone. Have a prize
for the best, most colorful, and/or
most creative sign. Have the students
answer the questions:
The Song
Play the song and have the students
fill in the blanks on their Student
Guide. Here are the missing words:
streetlights that guide you home, GPS
when you’ve lost your phone, song
rockin’ in your headphones, You’ll
never be alone
Transition
•What three things does the song
mention as signs to let you know that
you’ll never be alone?
•Which of those things is most comforting to you?
•What analogy would you add to
the lyric? Write your own lyric. “I’m
the…”, and “I’ll be the…”
•Do you ever feel alone?
•What speaks to you; what reassures
you most that you are not alone?
•How do you feel when you see a
billboard about God?
•What do you feel is the best way to
communicate to your friends and
family that they are not alone?
Bible Study
God often uses signs to help us
remember something important
because we are forgetful people. Read
the verses and answer the questions.
Joshua 4:4-7 – What is the sign? What
were they to remember? Why do you
think this is important?
Ezekiel 20:19-20 – What is the sign?
What are we to remember? What does
“keep the Sabbath holy” mean? Do you
think you keep the Sabbath holy? Why
do you think this is important?
Deuteronomy 11:13-21 – What
is the symbol or sign? Where are
you to write them, teach them, and
speak them? Why do you think this
is important? Are God’s words/
commands this prevalent to you?
Exodus 12:1-13 – What is the sign?
What is the significance of the blood
sacrifice? Why do you think it is
important to remember this? How
does this point to the life and death
of Jesus?
Genesis 9:12-16 – What is the sign?
What will God remember? What
should we remember? Why do you
think this is important?
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MARY WILSON PEED
UNKOMMON MEDIA
CANTON, GEORGIA
[email protected]
Wrap Up
God gives us signs to help us
remember His everlasting love for us,
and all of the awesome things He has
done. He is the creator of the universe.
In His creation God said everything
was good – except for one thing. Read
Genesis 2:18. God knows we have
a basic need for fellowship with Him
and others.
Have the students come up with
three tangible ideas of things they
can do this week as a “sign” to
others that God loves them and will
never leave them alone. Have each
student choose one, and then text
it to you. Later in the week, check in
with your students to remind them, or
encourage them in their good works.
Close in a prayer that thanks God that
we will never be alone.
Student Guide
CAPITAL KINGS
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
CAPITAL KINGS
CAPITALKINGSMUSIC.COM
CAPITAL KINGS
GOTEE RECORDS
YOU’LL NEVER BE ALONE
GOD’S PRESENCE
The Song
As you listen to the song, fill in the blanks:
I’m the…
I’ll be the…
Joshua 4:4-7
Exodus 12:1-13
What were they to remember?
What is the significance of the blood sacrifice?
Why do you think this is important?
Why do you think it is important to remember this?
What is the sign?
What is the sign?
I’ll be the…
I’ll show you the signs to let you know:
Ezekiel 20:19-20
What is the sign?
Write your own lyric:
I’m the…
What are we to remember?
Genesis 9:12-16
What is the sign?
What does “keep the Sabbath holy” mean?
Do you think you keep the Sabbath holy? Why do
you think this is important?
Deuteronomy 11:13-21
I’ll be the…
How does this point to the life and death of Jesus?
What will God remember?
What should we remember?
What is the symbol or sign?
Where are you to write, teach, and speak them?
Are God’s words/commands this prevalent to you?
This Week
Think of three tangible acts that you can do this week
as a “sign” to others that God loves them and will
never leave them alone.
1
2
3
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ELEVATION WORSHIP
Artist:
Song:
ELEVATION WORSHIP
ELEVATIONWORSHIP.COM
NOTHING IS WASTED
ESSENTIAL WORSHIP/PROVIDENT
NOTHING IS WASTED
Theme
Difficulty; Hope Within
Objective
Students will discuss how God’s love
can change lives. Through Bible study
and discussion, your students will see
that although things may seem too
hard and life feels too difficult, God
will turn those bad things into good for
Christ followers.
Warm Up
Before the students arrive, have the
chairs set up as if you will be playing
musical chairs. Have a few jars of baby
food available, and provide a spoon
to each person. Play music like you
would for musical chairs, but everyone
stays seated, just a jar of baby food
is passed around. When the music
stops, the person holding the jar must
eat the whole jar, nothing can be left.
Remember to tell the students that
nothing can be wasted; it all has to be
eaten. If they can’t finish, they can call
on someone else to finish the jar. Then,
both people are out and their chairs
are removed. Play this for a while.
Transition
When the game is over, ask the
students to describe how being stuck
with the jar felt and how they reacted
to having to eat the whole thing. Then
ask people who where picked to finish
the jars to describe how they felt about
being and having to finish someone
else’s “problem.”
The Song
Tell the students that they will be
listening to the song, “Nothing is
Wasted” by Elevation Worship. Tell
them that you will play the song a
couple times so that they can fill
in their Student Guides. “You are
(LOVING), you are (WISE). nothing is
(TOO) (HARD) for our God. Nothing is
(WASTED). You work (ALL) things for
(GOOD). And (NOTHING) is wasted”
hand out the Student Guides and
play the song.
Transition
Now ask different students to share
what they filled in from listening to
the song.
Bible Study
Say, “Why do bad things happen
to good people? If we are Christ’s
followers, why doesn’t He keep us
safe or free from tragedy, hurts, and
the junk that happens to other people?
Let’s see whether God has any
answers to those questions.”
•Matthew 4:43b – He causes his
sun to rise on the evil and the
good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. What
do you think this verse means?
Sounds as though He doesn’t
have any favorites. But, maybe
what God is saying that bad
things will happen to good people.
He will not place in a bubble or
place a force field around us so
that we free from the natural progression of things.
•John 16:33b –In this world you will
have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world. From this verse,
what is Jesus saying to His followers? He is saying that, “Yes, life is
going to rough, but if we follow Him,
we will experience victory because
Jesus has gone ahead of us and has
cleared the way.
•Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and
courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord
your God goes with you; he will never
leave you nor forsake you. What is
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YESWESERVE
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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God telling us to do when bad stuff
does happen to us? He says to be
strong, courageous, don’t be afraid,
or scared. But, why aren’t those normal emotions when bad stuff happens? Well, we know that God will
always be with us.
•Romans 8:28 – And we know that
in all things God works for the
good of those who love Him, who
have been called according to His
purpose. What promise does God
give us in this verse? He promises
that He will work things out for
our good, if we are Christ followers.
Even with the bad stuff we know
will happen, God will work it out so
that it will make us stronger, wiser,
better, or whatever He wants us
to learn from what has happened.
Maybe what we go through or how
we go through it will be a witness
to someone else. But, we know that
there is a purpose in the madness.
Wrap Up
Close this study by saying, “So we
have learned that, yes, we will go
through difficulty –but, we can trust
in God’s promises that He will be
there with us and that He will work it
out for our good. We know that with
Him in our lives, ‘Nothing Is Wasted.’”
Close in prayer.
Student Guide
ELEVATION WORSHIP
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
ELEVATION WORSHIP
ELEVATIONWORSHIP.COM
NOTHING IS WASTED
ESSENTIAL WORSHIP/PROVIDENT
NOTHING IS WASTED
DIFFICULTY; HOPE WITHIN
You are __________________________________ you are ___________________________.
nothing is ___________________________ ___________________________ for our God.
Nothing is __________________________. You work ___________________ things for ______________________. And ________________________ is wasted
Matthew 4:43b
John 16:33b
Deuteronomy 31:6 Romans 8:28
Do you think God has favorites?
What does Christ say will happen to us?
What is God telling us to do when bad
stuff does happen to us?
What is the promise that God gives
us in this verse?
How do you know that from this verse?
Is that really possible?
Remember:
As Christ followers, when stuff
happens: Nothing Is Wasted!
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EVERFOUND
Artist:
Song:
EVERFOUND
EVERFOUNDMUSIC.COM
EVERFOUND
WORD/CURB/WB
NEVER BEYOND REPAIR
Theme
Grace
Objective
Your students will learn about God’s
wonderful love, grace, and forgiveness.
Warm Up
Go to a thrift store and buy a few
different inexpensive, brightly
colored, ceramic plates. You’ll also
need clear tape, a hammer, and
a pair of safety glasses. Set the
plates on a large table in front of
the room. As you’re introducing the
session, put on the safety glasses
and break the plates into pieces
with a hammer. Keep the pieces
of each plate together. Then have
the students divide into teams and
attempt to put the pieces together
using the tape. Set a time limit and
give a prize to the group whose
plate is most complete.
Transition
Ask, “Once the plate is broken,
can you restore it to its original
condition?” Explain that our lives
can be a lot like those plates.
When we sin, we do damage
to ourselves and to others.
Sometimes that damage can’t be
easily undone. But, there is One
who can fix what is broken in us.
The Song
Say, “The band Everfound has a
song called ‘Never Beyond Repair.’
As you listen to the song, think
about things you’ve done wrong
and what you can do to make
things right.” Play the song.
Transition
Say, “Many people have taken the
hammer of sin to their lives and
have broken them badly. Let’s look
at three stories in the Bible that
show us ways to make things right.”
Bible Study
The Three R’s Of Grace
Hand out the Student Guides.
Have the students read Luke
19:1-10 and answer the questions
on the Student Guide. Zacchaeus
did what he could to make things
right. That’s called “restitution.”
We should always do what we
can to make things right, but
sometimes there’s not much we
can do.
Have the students read John
8:1-11 (the story of the woman
caught in adultery) and answer the
questions on the Student Guide.
Jesus told the woman to go and
leave her life of sin. That’s called
“repentance.” One of the best
ways to overcome our brokenness
is to turn away from the things that
break us in the first place.
Have the students read Acts 9:1-9,
19b-20 and answer the questions
on the Student Guide. This is the
story of how God turned Saul,
the murderous persecutor of the
church into Paul, the greatest
church planter of all time. It’s a
story of “redemption.” God’s
redemption of Paul changed his life
and the world.
Study by:
DAVE WEISS
AMOKARTS.COM
MOHRSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
[email protected]
Wrap Up
Explain that while Restitution,
Repentance, and Redemption
can fix our broken lives, just
experiencing them is like trying
to tape together a broken life. To
really be healed and forgiven we
need God’s grace. The good news
is: He gives it freely. In Christ, no
one is beyond the reach of grace.
Finish by reading Romans 8:111, 35-39, and have the students
answer the questions at the end
of the Student Guide. Then close
in prayer.
For a bonus project, get a sheet of
plywood, some tile cement, and
grout, and make a mosaic from
your broken plates to remind your
students that God can take our
broken pieces and recreate us. We
are never beyond repair!
Student Guide
EVERFOUND
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
EVERFOUND
EVERFOUNDMUSIC.COM
EVERFOUND
WORD/CURB/WB
NEVER BEYOND REPAIR
GRACE
Luke 19:1-10
Acts 9:1-9, 19b-20
Why were the people upset when Jesus went to
Zacchaeus’ house?
What did God do to Saul, and why?
What did Zacchaeus do wrong?
What was Zacchaeus’ response to Jesus?
What did Jesus say about Zacchaeus’ response?
Zacchaeus response is called restitution. How can
restitution help fix a broken life?
John 8:1-11
What did Saul do wrong?
Romans 8:35-39
Is there anyone who is “Beyond Repair”?
What can separate us from God’s love in Christ?
What did Saul do after God confronted him?
What happened to Saul is called redemption. God
turned Saul around, named him Paul and used the
guy who used to persecute the church to grow and
spread the church. How can redemption help fix a
broken life?
Romans 8:1-11
Who ultimately fixes our broken lives?
What did the woman do wrong?
What did they want Jesus to do about it?
What was Jesus’ response to their demands?
How does He fix our lives?
Why does He fix our lives?
Once she was saved from the crowd, what did Jesus
say to the woman?
What Jesus told the woman to do is called
repentance. What does “repentance” mean?
How can repentance help fix a broken life?
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FLYLEAF
Artist:
Song:
Study by:
FLYLEAF
FLYLEAFMUSIC.COM
NEW HORIZONS
A&M/OCTONE RECORDS
NEW HORIZONS
DOUG RANCK
Theme
Hope; In God
Objective
If we look, we can find plenty to be
discouraged about. Living in this fallen
world sometimes causes us to default
to despair. Today’s lesson will help students rediscover the hope we find in
Christ despite the situation. Students
will identify why they can have hope,
and how to have hope in the midst of a
hopeless world.
Warm Up
Hand out the Student Guides. Give
your group five minutes to complete
the Hope And No Hope exercise.
When the time is up, give your group
opportunity to share their lists. Once
this is complete, use these questions
for discussion:
Transition
Say something like, “We can find many
reasons to be discouraged and hopeless. Evil in our world brings many
disappointments and causes us to
despair. In today’s lesson we will be
reminded that God is in charge and
has given us every reason to have
hope. We will look at why we can have
hope, and how to have hope regardless of the challenges we face.”
The Song
Introduce this song by going to the
band’s website and learning a little
about the group. Give a quick background. Also explain this is the last
album for their lead singer, Lacey, who
will be taking a rest. Play the song as
your group works through the New
Horizons, New Hope exercise.
•What causes us to have hope in a
person, event, or thing?
•What causes us to lose hope?
•Why do some of our childhood hopes
and dreams disappear?
Transition
Ask for volunteers to share the observations they noted. Then, use these
questions to reflect on the video:
•What do the words, “Sin with a conquest, life floods in with a new quest,
here’s a voice for the voiceless and a
song for the soulless” tell you about
hope?
•Why is it important for us, as the
song says, “when the times keep
going wrong” for us to “go right?”
Say something like, “We can ‘fly’
toward ‘new horizons’ as we keep
our eyes on God. Any other focus will
bring anguish. Let’s see what the Bible
says about the importance of hope.”
Bible Study
Have one of your most enthusiastic
readers present Isaiah 40:27-31. As
he or she is reading, have the group
pantomime some of the action words
they hear, such as “tired” or “strength.”
Encourage the reader to pause on
those words. When the passage is
finished, ask the students to find a
partner to work through the Hope =
Strength exercise where they will draw
a picture of this passage and then
answer these questions:
FREE METHODIST CHURCH
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
[email protected]
•What do these words say about God?
•What do these words say about
youth/young people?
•What happens to those who hope in
the Lord?
Have your youth share their pictures
and responses. Follow with these
questions:
•What characteristics of God, in these
words of Isaiah, give you hope?
•How is God different from youth?
•Why does this give us hope?
•What does this teach us about the
danger of putting our hope in people
instead of God?
Wrap-Up
Say something like, “When we put our
hope in the Lord we find strength to
not be dependent on how good or bad
our situation may be. Believing this is
important, but it can be a challenge.”
As a group, create a list on newsprint
or a whiteboard of ways to keep our
hope in God. Be sure your participants
offer practical ideas besides some of
the more standard answers, i.e. pray.
Close the time together by praying for
one another in this journey of hope.
Student Guide
FLYLEAF
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
FLYLEAF
FLYLEAFMUSIC.COM
NEW HORIZONS
A&M/OCTONE RECORDS
NEW HORIZONS
HOPE; IN GOD
Hope And No Hope
List all the things you still hope for in your life and then list all the things you used to hope for as a child but no longer believe will happen.
Hope
New Horizons, New Hope
Take a few notes while you listen to this song:
No Hope
Hope = Strength
Draw a picture of this passage in the space below.
How you would summarize the message of this song in one sentence or phrase…
How the band commented on Lacey’s departure through some of the scenes…
What these words say about God:
How this “tribute” plays into the theme of hope found in the song…
What these words say about youth/young people:
What happens to those who hope in the Lord:
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Gungor
Artist:
Song:
GUNGOR
GUNGORMUSIC.COM
A CREATION LITURGY (LIVE)
BRASH MUSIC
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Theme
Renewal
Objective
Students will experience God’s
continued renewal of believers through
Jesus Christ.
Warm Up
Check-In Question – Have the
students sit in a circle or in your usual
Bible study seating arrangement. Tell
them that you’ll be asking two “checkin questions” that everyone in the circle
will answer. Be prepared with your
answers as you will offer the example.
First, ask something lighthearted:
•What is your favorite kind of cereal?
•In a movie about your life, who would
you pick to play the role of you?
•If you had to pick one food to eat for
the rest of your life, what would it be
and why?
•Etc. Be creative!
Then ask this more serious, on-topic
question: “If you could reinvent one
thing about yourself, what would it be
and why?” Some possible answers:
My “look.” My reputation. My talents.
My interests.
Transition
Explain that people often seek a
reinvention of sorts, a renewal of
whom they are and how people
see them. This would be a good
opportunity to share a personal
example; perhaps you went to college
and hoped to escape the type of
person you were in high school, or
you reinvented your style, taste in
music, or changed drastically through
a relationship. Share a personal story
from your life experiences about
seeking this type of renewal.
The Song
Play “Beautiful Things” by Gungor.
Transition
Ask the students how they liked the
song. What did they like or dislike
about it musically? What did they
like or dislike about it lyrically? Did
anything in particular jump out at
them? If they are slow to answer, don’t
hesitate to play the song again, asking
them to pay particular attention to the
words being sung.
Next, ask the students for some
examples of “beautiful things” God
has created. Encourage them to think
back to their knowledge of creation.
Bible Study
Hand out the Student Guides. Use this
outline to teach the Bible Study and
encourage the students to take notes.
Encourage group discussion around
the questions under each point.
God created the world, and it was good
(Genesis 1:31; 2:1-7; 2:21-22) – God
was pleased with His creation, yet He
saw a need for more.
•What was left for God’s creation to be
complete after the first six days?
•What made God’s creation of man
and woman more beautiful than the
rest of His creation? (He breathed
life into them as He had for no other
beings. Adam and Eve were filled
with the Spirit.)
When sin became a part of the scene,
the world was no longer good
(John 3:1-8) – Now we must be born
again in the Spirit through Jesus Christ.
•What keeps us from entering the
Kingdom of God?
•What are the characteristics of
a sinner?
•What does God see in us once we’re
“born again”? Something beautiful?
Study by:
DAVID SEAWRIGHT
ATHLETES IN ACTION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
[email protected]
Once born again, we leave behind the
pain of sin and enter a new life
(Colossians 3:7-14) – God makes
beautiful things out of us despite
our faults.
•How are we called to live now that
we are born again?
•Are we naturally this way, or is it
accomplished through Christ?
•What is more beautiful: a life of
“anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy
language” or one of “compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness, and
patience”? Which one do we live?
•Before you knew Christ, how would
you describe yourself? What about
now? How has He made you new?
Wrap Up
Explain that it is sin that separates
us from God, but His grace through
Jesus Christ has made us new and
has made us beautiful once again
in His eyes so that we may spend
eternity with Him. Make sure to
emphasize that this is done through
His might and power not our own.
Close in prayer.
Student Guide
Gungor
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
GUNGOR
GUNGORMUSIC.COM
A CREATION LITURGY (LIVE)
BRASH MUSIC
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
RENEWAL
God created the world,
and it was good
Genesis 1:31; 2:1-7; 2:21-22
God was pleased with His creation, yet He saw a
need for more.
When sin became a part of the scene,
the world was no longer good
John 3:1-8
Now we must be born again in the Spirit through
Jesus Christ.
Once born again, we leave behind the pain of sin
and enter a new life
Colossians 3:7-14
God makes beautiful things out of us
despite our faults.
What was left for God’s creation to be complete
after the first six days?
What keeps us from entering the Kingdom of God?
How are we called to live now that we are born again?
Are we naturally this way, or is it accomplished
through Christ?
What are the characteristics of a sinner?
What made God’s creation of man and woman
more beautiful than the rest of His creation?
What is more beautiful: a life of “anger, rage, malice,
slander, and filthy language” or one of “compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience”? Which
one do we live?
Before you knew Christ, how would you describe
yourself?
What does God see in us once we’re “born again”?
Something beautiful?
What about now?
How has He made you new?
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JEKOB
Artist:
Song:
JEKOB
JEKOB.COM
FAITH HOPE LOVE
SAVE THE CITY RECORDS
LOVE IS ALL
Theme
Love; Unconditional
Objective
Students will examine what love is,
and the attributes that love has.
Warm Up
If You Love Me, Smile –This is an old
game that is quite simple. Have youth
line up in two lines with the first person
in each line facing each other. One
side, chosen by you, says, “If you
love me, smile.” They can say it with
an accent, or with a really goofy face,
but those are the only words that can
be spoken. If the person across from
them smiles, that person is out. The
one who spoke the phrase goes to
the end of the other line. If the person
does not smile, both youths go to the
end of the opposite line. Keep playing
until there is one winner.
Transition
Say something like, “Often, people
have conditions for love. ‘If you love
me, do this’ or ‘if you really loved me,
you’d do that.’ In reality, love is more
than just actions; it is also the state of
one’s heart.”
The Song
The song “Love Is All” by Jekob will
help put love into perspective by using
God’s Word to explain what true love
is. Hand out the Student Guides. Have
students fill out the Musical Mash
section on their Student Guide while
listening to the song.
Transition
Discuss some of the lyrics that really
stood out to the students. If there is a
unanimous phrase that really stood out
to the students, ask why it made such
an impact on them.
Bible Study
Pass out Bibles, and have student
volunteers read the verses aloud. Have
the students fill out the Love Is… section of the Student Guide. The missing
words are: Patient, kind, envy, boast,
proud, angered, evil, truth, protects,
trusts, hopes, preserves.
Ask the students what each verse
means. For instance, “Why is it important for love to be patient and kind?”
Allow students time to answer the following questions on the Student Guide
under Consider This Verse.
•Why do you think there is so much
emphasis on love in the Bible?
•Do you think people “love” the way it
is described in God’s Word? Why or
why not?
•Do you find that loving certain people
can be difficult? Why or why not?
Study by:
MANDY KYES
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
GALT, CALIFORNIA
[email protected]
Wrap Up
The word “love” is mentioned over five
hundred times in the NIV version of the
Bible. The significance of love is enormous! We know that Christ came with
an unconditional love for us, and His
sacrifice on the cross was proof. If the
greatest thing is love, then challenge
students to be great! Have them fill out
the L.O.V.E. section on their Student
Guide as a challenge for the upcoming
week. End with a prayer that we show
love to those around us and ultimately
represent the love of Christ through our
actions and heart.
Student Guide
JEKOB
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
JEKOB
JEKOB.COM
FAITH HOPE LOVE
SAVE THE CITY RECORDS
LOVE IS ALL
LOVE; UNCONDITIONAL
Music Mash
Come up with words/phrases that Jekob sings.
Love Is…
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is __________, love is __________. It does
Consider This Verse
1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But, the greatest of these is love”
Why do you think there is so much emphasis on love
in the Bible?
not _________, it does not __________, it is not
__________. It does not dishonor others, it is not
self-seeking, it is not easily ___________, it keeps
Do you think people “love” the way it is described
in God’s Word? Why or why not?
Do you find that loving certain people can be
difficult? Why or why not?
no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in
________ but rejoices with the _________. It always
L.O.V.E.
____________, always _________, always _______,
1.
List four ways you can show love to others this week.
2.
always ___________.
3.
4.
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JEREMY CAMP
Artist:
Song:
Study by:
JEREMY CAMP
JEREMYCAMP.COM
RECKLESS
BEC RECORDINGS
RECKLESS
JESSICA PARRENT
Theme
Objective
Students will see that trusting God will
give purpose and meaning for their
lives.
Warm Up
Gather students in a circle and ask,
“Who has played Truth or Dare? What
is the craziest thing you have been
asked to do in Truth or Dare? How
reckless would you say that was?”
Now grab another youth leader and
ask him or her to play the Trust Fall
game with you. Act as if you are sidetracked and start talking about something else while you are telling them
how to play. While you are explaining
things walk off making the students
think you are really going to let them
fall. But, of course, catch them!
Transition
Ask, “Would you say that teenagers
are known for doing some pretty reckless things? We are going to listen to a
song by Jeremy Camp called “Reckless.” (Show a picture of Jeremy.) Does
he look like a reckless person?”
The Song
Hand out the Student Guides. Play
Jeremy Camp’s “Reckless” for the students. While they are listening to the
song have them write down the chorus
of the song when they hear it.
Transition
Jeremy sings about how we play it
safe. How difficult is just letting go of
what the world expects and putting
your faith in God and doing what He
wants? Let’s look at some other people who have done just that. Do you
think people in the Bible had a hard
time just letting go and following God’s
will for their lives?
Bible Study
What would you think if I told you that
Justin Beiber was giving up all his
fame to follow God? We will look at a
person who had it all like Justin Beiber
but walked away to follow what God
had planned for him.
Kirk Cameron. Ever heard the name?
What do you know about Kirk?
(Show a 45-second clip of Kirk as a
young television actor: youtube.com/
watch?v=UQiRpt_-ZCU) After watching the link talk to the kids about how
big Kirk was in the ’90’s.
Do you know what Kirk Cameron does
now? (Show a bit of Kirk witnessing
for Jesus in this video: youtube.com/
watch?v=gqNDdCzOGTI) How hard
would it be to have everything you ever
wanted and walk away from it to lead others to Christ? Do you think people would
say that was a reckless thing to do?
Luke 18:24-34
•We spend a lot of time talking about
the rich young man who went away
sad, but what about the disciples?
•What did Peter say they gave up to
follow God?
•Do you think their families thought
they were reckless, leaving their
homes and families to follow Christ?
•What does Christ say people will earn
for following Him?
NEW BEGINNINGS
NEWTON, ILLINOIS
[email protected]
Jeremiah 29:11
•What assurance does this give us?
•Jeremy Camp says, “The promise
of Your Word is all I need. I’ll lay my
life down and give it up.” Can we be
reckless enough to give up our plans
to follow God’s plans for us?
Wrap Up
We may not be rich and famous like
Kirk Cameron, but God is calling us
to the same thing he called Kirk for: to
give up our plans and follow His. God
wants us all to be reckless. He wants
us to trust Him enough that we let
Him give our life purpose –not chasing
our own dreams and worldly ambitions, but following His purpose for us.
Unlike the Trust Fall you saw earlier,
God is always there to lean on!
Student Guide
JEREMY CAMP
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
JEREMY CAMP
JEREMYCAMP.COM
RECKLESS
BEC RECORDINGS
RECKLESS
LIFE; PURPOSE/MEANING
The Chorus
Luke 18:24-34
We spend a lot of time talking about the rich
young man who went away sad, but what about
the disciples?
Jeremiah 29:11
What assurance does this give us?
What did Peter say they gave up to follow God?
Jeremy Camp sings, “The promise of Your Word is all
I need. I’ll lay my life down and give it up.” Can you
be reckless enough to give up your plans to follow
God’s plans for you?
Do you think their families thought they were
reckless, leaving their homes and families to
follow Christ?
What does Christ say people will earn when they
follow Him?
TRD
Comparison Chart
Comparison Chart
Your youth leader has a bunch of these albums that you can borrow. Get one and check out the comparison for yourself!
Hip-Hop/Rap/
Electronica (1)
Pop/
R&B (2)
Mainstream Artist
50 Cent
Asher Roth
B.G.
B.O.B.
Black Eyed Peas
Mainstream Artist
Asher Roth
Ashlee Simpson
Augustana
Beatles
Ben Folds
Ben Harper
Beyonce,
Black Eyed Peas
Bob Marley
Bob Mould
Bono
Brand New
Brandy
Calexico
Cece Winans
Christina Perri
Colbie Caillat
Coldplay
Corinne Bailey Rae
Daniel Powter
Daughtry
David Archuleta
David Cook
David Poe
Dispatch
Edwin McCain
Elliot Yarmin
Everlast
Feist
Gavin DeGraw
Bow Wos
Bun B
Busta Rhymes
Chris Brown
Common
D4L
Deepspace5
DJ Khaled
DMX
Drake
Eminem
Flo Rida
Fort Minor
Hybrid
Jay-Z
John Legend
Juelz Santana
Jurassic 5
Keri Hilson
Kid Cudi
Kirk Franklin
LCD Soundsystem
Lil' Flip
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
Lloyd Banks
Ludacris
Maino
Mario
MIMS
Mos Def
New Boys
Omarion
Owl City
Prodigy
RedCloud
Redman
T Pain
T.I.
Tech N9ne
The Fugees
Timbaland
Tre Songz
Will Smith
Wu Tang
Young Buck
Young Jeezy
Yung L.A
Christian Artist
Da T.R.U.T.H.
Eric Cross
Flame
Young Chozen
L.A. Symphony, Level 3:16
The Washington Projects
Eric Cross
Pettidee
KB, Flame
Dijon
Grits, Phanatik,
Propaganda & Odd
Thomas
T-Bone
Urban D.
Mark J
Pettidee
Canton Jones
KJ-52, Urban D.
Brinson, Mr Talkbox
Cross Movement, KJ-52
Andy Hunter
Liquid
T-Bone
Cross Movement,
L.A. Symphony
Grits, Phanatik
Level 3:16
Andy Hunter
Flame
Manafest
Manafest
Braille
Canton Jones,
The Ambassador, Trip Lee
Kaboose
Dijon
The Ambassador
Othello, Propaganda &
Odd Thomas
Young Chozen
Dijon
Owl City
Soul P
L.A. Symphony
Soul P
Mr Talkbox
116, Lecrae, T-Bone,
Trip Lee
KB
Level 3:16, The
Washington Projects
Brinson, Mark J
Canton Jones
Young Chozen
Cross Movement
116, Lecrae
Da T.R.U.T.H.
Trip Lee
Pop/
R&B (1)
Mainstream Artist
Alicia Keys
All Star Weekend
Amanda Cosgrove
Amel Larrieux
Amos Lee
Amy Grant
Amy WInehouse
Aqualung
Christian Artist
Ayiesha Woods
Anthem Lights
The Rubyz
Mary Mary
Jimmy Needham
Elizabeth South,
Holly Starr, Laura Story
Ayiesha Woods
Pocket Full of Rocks
Gavin Rossdale
Gwen Stefani
Ingrid Michealson
Jack Johnson
Jamie Cullum
Janet Jackson
John Butler Trio
John Mayer
Jon McLaughlin
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Katherine McPhee
Keith Urban
Kelly Clarkson
Keri Hilson
Kirk Franklin
Kris Allen
Lady Antebellum
Lifehouse
Limp Bizkit,
Mary J. Blige
Matt Kearney
Michelle Branch
Mitchel Musso
Motopony
Natalie Grant
Ne-Yo
One Republic
Phish
Pink
Rascal Flatts
Rihanna
Rob Thomas
Robin Thicke
Sara Bareilles
Sarah McLachlan
Switchfoot
The Fray
The Postal Service
The Script
The Ting Tings
The Veronicas
The Verve
Third Eye Blind
Train
Vanessa Carlton
Rock (1)
Christian Artist
B. Reith
Press Play
Echoing Angels, Julian Drive
Fiction Family
The Swift
Coffey Anderson
Mandisa
Group 1 Crew
Christafari
Jeremy Camp
Phil Wickham
Echoing Angels
Mary Mary
Nicole C. Mullen
Holly Starr, Laura Story
Rachel Chan, Jamie Grace
Bluetree
Ayiesha Woods
Jason Gray
Jeremy Camp
Matt Maher
Matt Maher
Warren Barfield
Braddigan
Matthew West
Jason Gray
Coffey Anderson
Lara Landon
Jonathan Phillips, Nate Sallie,
Warren Barfield
Brandon Heath
Britt Nicole
Rachel Chan
Chris Rice
Warren Barfield
Nicole C. Mullen
Phil Wickham
Johnny Diaz
Mission Six
Anthem Lights
Natalie Grant
Coffey Anderson, 33 Miles
Britt Nicole
Jade Harrell
tobyMac
Sixteen Cities
MercyMe
Wayne Kerr Band
tobyMac
Mandisa
Matt Brouwer
Jamie Grace
Mission Six
Braddigan
Nicole C. Mullen
B. Reith
Tenth Avenue North
Braddigan
Britt Nicole
33 Miles
Jade Harrell
Nate Sallie
B. Reith
Rachel Chan
Lara Landon, Elizabeth South
Jon Foreman
Matt Brouwer, Nate Sallie,
Paul Colman, Wayne Kerr Band
Owl City
Sixteen Cities
Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith
Bluetree
Matthew West
Owl City, Jon McLaughlin,
Matthew West
Meredith Andrews
Mainstream Artist
3 Doors Down
30 Seconds To Mars
30H!3
A Day To Remember
a latin Dave Matthews
Band
Adam Lambert
Alter Bridge
Anberlin
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
As I Lay Dying
Asteria
Avenge Sevenfold
Avril Lavigne
Bikini Kill
Blindside
Blink 182
Bloc Party
Breaking Benjamin
Brother Cane
Cage The Elephant
Carolina Liar
Chevelle
Citizen Cope
Coheed and Cambria
Coldplay
Comeback Kid
Copeland
Counterparts
Creed
Crossfade
Damone
Daughtry
Dave Matthews Band
Disturbed
Drive By Truckers
Driving East
Dropkick Murphy's
Edwin McCain
Emery
Eric Clapton
Evans Blue
Explosions in the Sky
Fallout Boy
Finger Eleven
Flogging Molly
Foo Fighters
Fort Minor meets Beck
Fountains Of Wayne
Franz Ferdinand
Funeral For A Friend
Gin Blossoms
Halifax
Hinder
Hoobastank
Hurt
Interpol
Jack Johnson
Jack's Mannequin
James Taylor
Jason Mraz
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Eat World
John Butler Trio
John Mayer
Jon Foreman
Jon McLaughlin
Just Surrender
Keane
Christian Artist
Mainstay
Southbound Fearing, Future
Of Forestry
Family Force 5
Close Your Eyes
Salvador
Deas Vail
Abandon Kansas
Silverline
Brothers Martin, House Of
Heroes
Rend Collective Experment
War Of Ages, Dizmas
The Classic Crime
Sent By Ravens
Krystal Meyers, Everlife
Inhabited
Silverline
The Send, FM Static
Anberlin
Nine Lashes
Abandon Kansas
Newworldson
Vota
Nine Lashes
Mat Kearney
Falling Up
Brandon Bee, Delirious,
Sanctus Real, Petree, Leeland,
for KING & COUNTRY
Close Your Eyes
Mae, The Afters
Close Your Eyes
Strange Celebrity
Pillar, Skillet
Fireflight
Sanctus Real, Third Day
David Crowder Band
Pillar
Todd Agnew
Starfield
Flatfoot 56
Casting Crowns
Sent By Ravens
Jonny Lang, The Choir
Dizmas
Your Memorial
Run Kid Run
Skillet
Flatfoot 56
House Of Heroes, Fighting
Instinct, Southbound Fearing
John Reuben
Eleventyseven
Brothers Martin
Falling Up
Ruth
Pillar
Disciple
Circleslide
Day Of Fire
House Of Heroes
Mat Kearney
The Rocket Summer
The Choir
Shawn McDonald
Robert Randolph And The
Family Band
Rush Of Fools, Southbound
Fearing, Mae, Pioneer
Robert Randolph And The
Family Band
Shawn McDonald, Jonny
Lang, Dave Barnes
Brandon Bee
Big Daddy Weave
Emery
Brandon Bee
TRD
Who Sounds
Comparison Chart
Rock (2)
Rock (3)
Mainstream Artist
Kelly Clarkson
Kings Of Leon
Korn
Mainstream Artist
Tsunami Bomb
U2
Velvet Revolver
Vertical Horizon
Weezer
Wilco
William Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yellowcard
Christian Artist
Barlow Girl
Rhett Walker Band
The Showdown, Thousand
Foot Krutch
Lacuna Coil
Fireflight
Landon Pigg
Leeland
Lifehouse
After Edmund, Building 429
Linkin Park
Falling Up
Los Lonely Boys
Salvador
Lostprophets
The Classic Crime
Maroon 5
David Crowder Band, Starfield
Manchester Orchestra
Sons
Mayday Parade
The Rocket Summer
Metallica
The Showdown
MGMT
Manic Drive
Michelle Branch
Krystal Meyers
Misery Signals
Your Memorial
Mudvayne
P.O.D.
Muse
House Of Heroes, After
Edmund
My Chemical Romance
The Myriad, The Classic
Crime
New Found Glory
Wavorly
Nickelback
Kutless
O.A.R.
Esterlyn, Hyper Static Union
OK Go
Pivitplex
One Republic
Deas Vail
Panic! at the Disco
Pivitplex
Paramore
Everlife, The Letter Black,
Fireflight
Pendulum
Family Force 5
Peter Gabriel
Petree
Peter Yorn
Mercyme
Phoenix
Esterlyn
Pink
Barlow Girl
Queen meets Weezer
Downhere
Radiohead
Starflyer 59
Rage Against The Machine Thousand Foot Krutch
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Run Kid Run
Rob Thomas
Todd Agnew
Saosin
Disciple
Saving Abel
DecembeRadio
Saving Jane
Barlow Girl
Seether
Kutless, Day Of Fire
Senses Fail
Seventh Day Slumber
Sherwood
The Afters
Shinedown
The Wrecking
Simple Plan
Run Kid Run
Sister Hazel,
Needtobreathe
Smile Empty Soul
P.O.D.
Soundgarden
Rhett Walker Band
Spoken
Silverline
Stereo Skyline
Eleventyseven
Stereophonics
Telecast
Stone Temple Pilots
Day Of Fire
Sum 41
The Fold
Test Your Reflex
After Edmund
The Airborne Toxic Event Shirock
The Bravery
This Beautiful Republic
The Click Five
StorySide:B
The Fray
Dave Barnes
The Friday Night Boys
FM Static
The Killers
The Myriad
The Raveonettes
Superchick
The Red Jumpsuit
Skillet
Apparatus
The Script
Remedy Drive
The Shins
Wavorly
The Temper Trap
Deas Vail
The Veils
Jars Of Clay
The Veronicas
Superchick, Krystal Meyers
The Vincent Black Shadows Superchick
The Wallflowers
Third Day
Third Eye Blind
Switchfoot, Ruth, Strange
Celebrity
Three Days Grace
Nine Lashes, Disciple
Train
Needtobreathe
Trapt
Kutless, Thousand Foot
Krutch
Like Who
Punk/
Hardcore (1)
Christian Artist
Fireflight
Leeland
Day Of Fire
Building 429, Mercyme
Switchfoot, Rush Of Fools
Telecast
By The Tree, The Turning
Inhabited
Switchfoot
Mainstream Artist
Saving Abel
Sparks The Rescue
Story of the Year
The Agony Scene
The Almost
Third Eye Blind
Three Days Grace
Thrice
Unwritten Law
Wavorly
Weezer
Zao
Christian Artist
Project 86
Sullivan
Everyday Sunday
Demon Hunter
Hawk Nelson
Red
Decyfer Down
I Am Empire
Red
I Am Empire
Stellar Kart
Demon Hunter
Worship(1)
Punk/
Hardcore (1)
Mainstream Artist
3 Doors Down
30 Seconds To Mars
A Change of Pace
A Skylit Drive
AFI
Angels & Airwaves
Apocalyptica
Atreyu
Attack Attack!
Avenged Sevenfold
B-52's
Band Of Horses
Blessthefall
Blink 182
Botch
Boys Like Girls
Cartel
Daughtry
Death Cab For Cutie
Dropkick Murphys
Drowning Pool
Eighteen Visions
Fall Out Boy meets
the Beach Boys
Fallout Boy
Flogging Molly and
Mumford & Sons
Funeral For A Friend
Good Charlotte
Halifax
Hellogoodbye
Hinder
Hurt
Jimmy Eat World
Christian Artist
Everyday Sunday
Since October
Number One Gun
Chasing Victory
Since October
Spoken
I Am Terrified
Underoath
At The Onset
Spoken
Children 18:3
My Epic
Chasing Victory
Hawk Nelson, Stellar Kart
Underoath
Nevertheless
Nevertheless
Decyfer Down
Mourning September
Flatfoot 56
I Am Terrified
Subseven
Relient K
Mainstream Artist
Ben Harper
Ani Defranco
Anna Nalick
Aqualung
Coldplay
Copeland
Death Cabe For Cutie
Demi Lovato
Elliot Yamin
Eric Clapton
Hillsong United
James Morrison
Lifehouse
McMillian
Michael Buble
MUSE
Peter Yorn
Shawn McDonald
Shinedown
Siger Ros
Snow Patrol
Sufjan Stevens
The Fray
The Script
The Tragically Hip
Train
U2
Vertical Horizon
Christian Artist
Shane & Shane
Bethany Dillon
Bethany Dillon
Tree 63
Desperation Band
Kristian Stanfill
Kristian Stanfill
Worth Dying For
Chris Tomlin
Brenton Brown
Know Hope Collective
Matt Papa
Aaron Shust, Hillsong
United, Jeff Deyo
Roger Williams & The
All Mixed Up Quartet
Joel Engle
Gungor
Planetshakers
Brenton Brown
Generation Unleashed
Gungor
Jason Morant
Gungor
Jared Anderson
Generation Unleashed
Matt Papa
Lincoln Brewster
Jason Morant, Kristian Stanfill
Fee, Planetshakers
Mourning September
Flatfoot 56
Mourning September
Stellar Kart
Subseven
Hawk Nelson
Project 86, At The Onset
Red
Nevertheless, A Love
Not Lost
Machine Head
Demon Hunter
Matchbox Romance
Subseven
Motorhead
Children 18:3
My Chemical Romance
Flyleaf, My Epic
New Found Glory
Stellar Kart
NOFX
Sick Of Change
Norma Jean
Underoath
Pennywise
Sick Of Change
Plain WHite T's
Relient K
Queens Of The Stone Age Project 86
Rage
Project 86
Rancid
Children 18:3
Saosin
I Am Empire
Remember, these comparisons are subjective…
that means you might not agree with us. But that’s
okay!
This isn’t intended to convince you that one artist
sounds JUST LIKE another artist; it’s more about
helping you find a style and sound that is similar to
something you know you already like.
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Youth Leaders Only and how you can get more
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JSON
Artist:
Song:
Study by:
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GROWING PAINS
LAMP MODE RECORDINGS
BRAND NEW
AARON TUCKER
Bible Study
He died as punishment for our dirty
shirts. However, the Father raised
Him back to life, to show that Jesus
was no ordinary man, but the Son
of God Himself!
Theme
Salvation; Regeneration (New Life)
The Song
Break into two groups and hand out
the Student Guides. Have one group
count the times the phrase “brand
new” is used in the verses of the song.
Students will learn that Christ changes
Have the other group count the times
a person and makes them new.
“brand new” is used in the choruses.
As the track plays, you can point to the
“chorus” group to let them know it’s
their turn. (The first lyrics of the song
You will need two plain white t-shirts
are the chorus.) Then you can point to
for this activity. Make sure one is the
the “verse” group to let them know it’s
pure white color of a brand-new shirt.
their turn. Have them keep track of the
Make the other one as dirty as you can. number on the Student Guide. (Verses:
Display the shirts to the group. Ask
10 times; Chorus: 59 times!)
them what it would take for someone
to clean the dirty shirt to make it look
just like the brand-new shirt. Ask them
whether they have any shirts at home
If newborns are the ones who are
that are that dirty.
“brand new” physically, how can a
person your age be “brand new?” Can
you be “brand new” on the inside?
What would that look like?
Explain that our hearts are dirty with
sin. God created the world as pure
and clean as the white shirt, and our
sin has tainted the world. Ever since
sin came along, we humans have
been born sinners, dirtying our shirts
and hearts all of our lives. Although
we are filthy with sin, we can be made
completely clean and sin-free on the
inside, shining just as brightly as the
clean white shirt.
Objective
Warm Up
Transition
Transition
Have the group turn to John 3:121, and read aloud the story of
Jesus and Nicodemus. In verse 2,
Nicodemus was really confused
by what Jesus meant when Jesus
described being born a second
time. Explain that being “born
again” is the same idea as being
“brand new.” A brand-new baby
is called a “newborn” precisely
because it has just been born.
Explain that we can become “brand
new” in our soul, just as a newborn
baby is “brand new” physically.
Have the group read again John
3:18. Explain that Jesus came to
show how dirty with sin people truly
are. Many people reject Jesus and
His message because they do not
want to deal with the difficult truth of
how “dirty” their heart is.
Have the group read again John
3:17. Explain that the point of
Christ’s coming was not to make
everyone feel guilty, although
telling the difficult truth about sin
does lead a person to feel guilt. His
primary purpose, though, was to fix
the problem! He wanted to become
the bleach that can turn our shirts
from filthy to the purest clean. He
did this by being a perfectly clean
white shirt for His entire life, the
only human to do so. Even more,
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI
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Have the group read again John 3:16.
Explain that believing in Jesus –giving
our whole life (and whole shirt) to Him
–will result in escaping the punishment
for our filthy hearts (and shirts). He
makes our souls brand new! Our filth
is bleached away, and we are as clean
in our hearts as the purest clean white
shirt. Our whole attitude and outlook
changes, because we now live for Him
instead of living for ourselves.
Have the group read Isaiah 1:18.
Explain that their sins can be taken
away and they can become as clean
as clean can be.
Have the group read 2 Corinthians
5:17. Explain that becoming a
Christian means a change in all parts
of our life.
Wrap Up
Close with prayer. In whatever manner
is suitable for your group, offer them
a chance to make a decision to follow
Christ, to be forgiven of their sins, and
to be made “brand new.”
Student Guide
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GROWING PAINS
LAMP MODE RECORDINGS
BRAND NEW
SALVATION; REGENERATION
(NEW LIFE)
Count!
John 3:1-21
Isaiah 1:18
Count how many times “brand new” is said
in the verses:
What does verse 18 mean to me?
What does the changing colors mean?
Count how many times “brand new” is said
in the choruses:
2 Corinthians 5:17
What does being “new” mean?
Do I need to be made “brand new?”
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PLANETSHAKERS
Artist:
Song:
PLANETSHAKERS
PLANETSHAKERS.COM
LIMITLESS
INTEGRITY MUSIC
LIMITLESS
Theme
God’s Power
Objective
Students will have discussed, read,
and learned about God’s limitless
power and how they can see Him at
work in their lives.
Warm Up
Super Hero Charades – Before the
students arrive, write 10-25 names
of superheroes on slips of paper and
put them in a bowl. (You can look
up superheroes online.) When your
students arrive, form teams. Play
“Charades” with these names and
when the other team guesses, they
must also tell what super power that
superhero possesses.
Transition
Ask the group who their favorite
superhero is and why. Ask them what
super power they would like to have
and why.
The Song
Explain that the greatest superhero
of all times is God – that He created
all power and has all power. Tell them
they will be listening to a song by
Planetshakers called, “Limitless” which
speaks of God’s unlimited power. Play
the song.
Transition
Ask the students if they heard anything
in the song that God cannot do. Ask
them what some of the adjectives of
God’s power are, and what powers
God has.
Bible Study
Begin this section by saying, “What
does God’s limitless power have to
do with us? The songs states that,
‘I’m saying goodbye to any limitation,
I’m saying hello to the God of all
creation’, so what does that mean to
us? Let’s see what the Bible has to
say.” Have a volunteer read a verse.
Then discuss with the group what
that verse says about God’s power.
•Luke 1:37 – Nothing is impossible
for God.
•Matthew 19:26 – Jesus looked at
them and said, “With man this is
impossible, but with God all things
are possible.”’
•Philippians 4:13 – I can do all this
through him who gives me strength.
•Isaiah 41:10 – So do not fear, for I
am with you; do not be dismayed, for
I am your God. I will strengthen you
and help you; I will uphold you with
my righteous right hand.
•John 16:19 – I have told you these
things, so that in me you may have
peace. In this world you will have
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
•Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God
will be with you wherever you go.”
Study by:
CINDY ENGØY
YESWESERVE
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
[email protected]
•Romans 8:31 – What, then, shall we
say in response to these things? If
God is for us, who can be against us?
Discuss the common themes of
these verses, then wrap it up by
saying, “Nothing is impossible for
God. We do not need to be afraid
because He is with us.”
Wrap Up
Close this study by saying, “God is
limitless, and since we are Christ
followers we have access to His
limitless powers – so we have
nothing to fear! Did you know that
the words, ‘fear not’ appear 365
times in the Bible? That’s one for
each day! When we know we have
God’s limitless powers, there is
nothing to fear! So go out and be a
superhero for God!” Close in prayer.
Student Guide
PLANETSHAKERS
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
PLANETSHAKERS
PLANETSHAKERS.COM
LIMITLESS
INTEGRITY MUSIC
LIMITLESS
GOD’S POWER
Superhero!
Bible Study
What superhero do you want to be and why?
What are the themes of these verses?
Luke 1:37
Matthew 19:26
What super power would you like to have and why?
Philippians 4:13
Isaiah 41:10
From the video, how is God described and how He is limitless?
John 16:19
Joshua 1:9
Romans 8:31
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PLUMB
Artist:
Song:
PLUMB
PLUMBINFO.COM
NEED YOU NOW
CURB RECORDS
NEED YOU NOW
Theme
Prayer
Objective
Students will explore the resource of
prayer that we have available to us as
followers of Christ and will list needs
that they will begin to pray for regularly.
Warm Up
Hand out the Student Guides. Write
P R A Y E R in large letters vertically
on a whiteboard or tear sheet. Have
students work in pairs to come up with
words describing prayer that start with
those letters. After giving them about
2-3 minutes to work on this, have each
pair share some of their words.
Transition
Try to use one or two of the words your
students came up with to discuss how
we pray in different circumstances. Are
our prayers different when life is going
smoothly than when we are in the
middle of a problem?
The Song
As you play “Need You Now” by
Plumb, have students use the Song
section of the Student Guide to fill
in the blanks from part of the lyrics
(the blanks are “beauty” and “holding
on”), and answer the questions about
the lyrics.
Transition
After the song is finished, walk through
their answers with them and discuss
their reactions. Ask, “What kind of
intensity rating would you give this
prayer?” 1-10 (10 being strongest)
Ask whether they have ever been in a
situation when their prayers were at
a similar level of intensity. You might
share a time in your own life when your
prayer was more like crying out to God
for help rather than a “thank you, God,
for this food” kind of prayer.
Bible Study
The Bible is filled with examples of
people crying out to God for help in all
kinds of difficult situations. The word
“pray” appears in the NIV translation of
the Bible 367 times!
Direct the students to The Word
section of the Student Guide. You can
have students work alone or in small
groups of no more than four. Instruct
them to read all four passages, fill in
the blanks, and answer the questions.
Matthew 7:7-8 (Ask, Seek, Knock)
(receive, find, have an open door)
John 15:7 (abide/remain in Him, given)
Philippians 4:6-7 (A. worry/be
anxious, Pray, Thanksgiving; B. Peace)
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (all the time/
constantly)
When they’ve finished, lead the
whole group through their answers
and discuss the connection between
the promises and the conditions.
Make sure they understand that we
don’t control God with our prayers.
He responds with what we need, not
necessarily what we want, at just the
right time in His plan.
Study by:
DAVE FELTS
INDIAN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
[email protected]
Wrap Up
Ask your students to take a couple of
minutes to examine their lives and list
a few items that they need to pray for
(direction, health, ability recall for tests,
etc.) Then have them write when they
will pray for these items on a regular,
daily basis until they see God’s answer.
Encourage them to keep that list with
them and to share with someone the
commitment they have made.
Student Guide
PLUMB
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
PLUMB
PLUMBINFO.COM
NEED YOU NOW
CURB RECORDS
NEED YOU NOW
PRAYER
Prayer Is:
The Song
P
“I wanna believe that there’s _________________ here
R
The Word
Matthew 7:7-8
’Cause Oh I get so tired of ____________ _____.”
A______________, S______________, K_____________,
and what will happen?
What has God heard her “cry out” for?
John 15:7
If we __________________________________________,
whatever we ask will be __________________________
Philippians 4:6-7
A
What does she say God has given her strength to do?
A. Instructions: Don’t ___________________________,
P_______________ with T______________________
Y
B. Promise: P__________________________________
1 Thessalonians 5:17
How often should we pray?
E
Because she is afraid walking through the shadow,
what does she ask God to do?
I Need
1.
R
2.
3.
Intensity level:
1–––––––––––––––––––––– 5––––––––––––––––––––– 10
I will pray for these things every day
at _____________ am/pm
until I receive His answer.
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RED
Artist:
Song:
Study by:
RED
REDMUSICONLINE.COM
RELEASE THE PANIC
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
PERFECT LIFE
TODD PEARAGE
•What’s your idea of the “perfect life”?
Authenticity
•Who are some of the people
today that are admired that maybe
shouldn’t be?
Objective
The Song
•In the song, we heard, “I don’t want
your perfect life.” Why do they say
that? (Because there is no such thing
as a perfect life. The perfect life is
a lie.)
Start Living – Romans 12:2 –The
band says it this way, “I will turn, I will
walk away. I won’t become you, won’t
become you.”
Theme
Students will discuss the differences
and benefits of living an “authentic” life
instead of a “perfect” life.
Warm Up
Secret Identity –Before students arrive
prepare nametags for every student
and leader in your group. On each
nametag write a famous person’s
name (a historical figure, an actor,
sports celebrity, or a popular politician.) As students arrive, place the
nametag on their backs. (Don’t let
them see it.) Everyone goes around
and asks people yes-or-no questions
about who is on their back. They can
only ask one question of each person.
The person who can identify “who they
are” with the least number of questions wins.
Transition
As students make their way back to
their seats, discuss:
•Who admired the person who was
their secret identity?
•Who are some of the people throughout history that we should admire?
Say, “Let’s listen to the new song from a
band that I admire called RED.” Originally from Pennsylvania, RED is a Nashvillebased rock band comprised of Michael
Barnes (vocals), Anthony Armstrong
(guitar), Randy Armstrong (bass), and
Joe Rickard (drums). They’ve garnered
two GRAMMY nominations, five GMA
Dove Awards, two Top 10 Active Rock
singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock
singles, and 10 consecutive No. 1 hits at
Christian radio.
Hand out the Student Guides. Encourage the students to list some of the attributes that we should admire and some
of the attributes that the world tells us to
admire that we really shouldn’t. Here’s a
hint: just think about reality TV.
Transition
Discuss the lists the students have
compiled.
Bible Study
We started by playing Secret Identity. When we think of some of those
famous people, have you ever thought,
“Man, they have the perfect life”?
•What does the “world” tell us is the
“perfect life”?
•They go on to say, “Nothing wrong,
nothing real inside. All I see is a perfect
lie.” Why do people want us to believe
that “nothing is wrong” with their life?
(Try to get students to say “pride.”)
Here are three important factors to
living an authentic life:
Stop Pretending – Romans 3:10
•Almost every Christian knows or
has at least heard this verse, so why
do you think so many of us spend
so much energy pretending to be
perfect?
•What does it accomplish? (Nothing,
hypocrisy, etc.)
Stop Lying – Psalm 34:18; 51:17;
Matthew 5:3-4; James 4:6
What do those verses tell us about
being honest with God?
•What are some ways that we’ll lie
about our brokenness?
•What are some ways we lie about our
relationship with God?
•What do those lies accomplish?
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•What are some behaviors of the
world that we tend to copy?
•What are some behaviors that we
need to turn and walk away from?
Instead of pretending and lying about
those things, let’s ask God to transform us and change the way we think
about those behaviors.
Wrap Up
Say, “This lesson can be summed up
in one word: authenticity. God wants
us to be authentic in our relationship
with Him in relationship with others.
Pretending you have the ‘perfect life’
doesn’t do you, me, or anyone else
any good. Let’s become authentic
followers of Christ. That means stop
pretending we have it all figured out;
stop pretending everything is fine;
stop pretending we are perfect. God
knows you’re not perfect. We know
it too. RED says, ‘I know who I am
inside… I’m perfectly broken.’ Let’s
live our lives like that. Perfectly broken
in the arms of a perfect Father.” Close
in prayer.
Student Guide
RED
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
RED
REDMUSICONLINE.COM
RELEASE THE PANIC
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
PERFECT LIFE
AUTHENTICITY
Attributes that we should admire.
Attributes that the world tells us
to admire that we really shouldn’t.
Stop_________________ Stop_________________ Start_________________
Romans 3:10
Psalm 34:18; 51:17; Matthew 5:3-4; James 4:6
Romans 12:2
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SOUTHBOUND FEARING
Artist:
Song:
SOUTHBOUND FEARING
SOUTHBOUNDFEARING.COM
BAD DREAMS AND MELODIES
RED CORD RECORDS
SOMETHING GREATER
Theme
Transition
Bible Study
God’s Provision
Objective
Students will learn that when they
cry out to God, He hears them, and
lovingly gives them His peace.
Warm Up
Before the students meet, set up a
barrier (a blanket, a large appliance
box, etc.) that can separate one
person from the rest of the group.
Enlist some students to help with the
activity. Each one will be speaking to
a member of the group from the other
side of the barrier. These students
may disguise their voices. Ask for
some volunteers who think they have
exceptional hearing, and place them
behind the barrier. Bring the student
volunteers in one at a time and have
them talk to the one behind the barrier.
After a few seconds, have the one
attempt to guess with whom they are
talking. After a few attempts, have the
students use their true voice. When
correctly identifying their peer, bring in
the next one.
Explain that sometimes when we
call out to God, He doesn’t seem to
recognize our voice. Some days He
doesn’t seem to hear us at all. If God
were like us, He might not know who
was speaking with Him or get it the
right the first time. But God hears us
immediately and knows our heart!
The Song
Hand out the Student Guides.
Encourage the group to take notes
of lyrics they hear while you play
Southbound Fearing’s “Something
Greater” for them.
Transition
Ask, “Do you have times when
God seems unable to recognize
your voice when you talk with Him?
Maybe it happens more often than
you can list! Write down those times
under the R U Listening? title.”
Discuss with your group some of
those times. Share when you felt God
wasn’t listening to you.
In 1 Samuel 23, David had been
anointed as the king over Israel but
was now running for his life from
Saul. Saul was still king. He was
jealous and wanted to kill David so
David ran and hid in the Judean
wilderness. In Psalm 63, David wrote
about that experience. In the first
verse, David might have felt like God
was far from him. There was urgency
in his prayers. What words describe
the way he felt? (“You are my God.”)
The situation was so bad that David
could only go to God. No one else
could help him.
•“I seek You earnestly.” David never
gave up even though he didn’t hear
God’s voice.
•“My soul thirsts for You.” My soul will
die without your life-giving refreshing.
•“My body longs for You in a desolate
place where there is no water.” I will
die in this place without your help.
David was depending on God’s grace
and mercy to see him through this
tough time. Read Psalm 63:2-8. David
remembers that when he was in a bad
spot before, God answered him and he
was saved.
Study by:
ANDY MOORE
GOLDEN PRAIRIE CHURCH
BURNS, WYOMING
[email protected]
•What were those areas in his life
where he saw God work? Write those
ways God helped David under God
Helped Me.
God wants something greater for
you than just going from one issue
to the next. He wants you to have a
victorious life. We know from the life
of David that God did hear him and
rescued him from those troubles. He
doesn’t leave us in the desert of life but
will provide for our needs. Write down,
under What I Need To Do, how you
will trust God when times get tough.
Wrap Up
Explain that God does want to provide
something greater for our lives, and
He wants us to call out to Him in the
good and tough times. Although you
may think that He is not listening, God
hears every word. None of us have
ever been chased by a crazy king
and ended up trying to survive in the
desert. That would be bad. If God can
rescue David from that, He can take
care of our troubles too. Just keep
calling out to Him.
Replay the song, and ask the
students to reflect on what God will
do in their lives when they trust Him.
Close with a prayer.
Student Guide
SOUTHBOUND FEARING
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
SOUTHBOUND FEARING
SOUTHBOUNDFEARING.COM
BAD DREAMS AND MELODIES
RED CORD RECORDS
SOMETHING GREATER
GOD’S PROVISION
R U Listening?
God Helped Me
In the sanctuary (v.2):
What I Need To Do
In life (v.3-4):
In daily needs (v.5):
Psalm 63
You are my ____________________________________.
I seek You _____________________________________.
At night (v.6):
My soul ________________________________ for You.
My body _______________________________ for You
in a desolate place where there is no water.
For my soul (v.8):
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SPOKEN
Artist:
Song:
SPOKEN
SPOKENMUSIC.COM
ILLUSION
EONE MUSIC
STAND ALONE
Theme
some times when they felt that they
were standing alone. These can be
any experience like standing alone in
triumph (as in our game), being the
only one to pray over lunch at school,
being picked on, etc. Give them some
time to write down their thoughts.
When most of them are done writing,
ask if some of the students would like
to share what they wrote. Let this discussion go on as long as there is good
sharing. If you can, note some of these
instances on a white board or piece of
paper to refer to later.
it. If so, ask them to recap the story;
if not, read the story as a group.
God’s Presence
Objective
Students will realize that God stands
with them no matter what –even when
they feel alone.
Warm Up
Have a good old-fashioned balloon
stomp. For this, you will need a bag
of balloons and some pieces of string.
Hand each student a balloon and
string. Have the students inflate the
balloons until they are about as big as
their heads, tie them off, and then tie
them to their shins with the piece of
string. When you say, “Go”, everyone
tries to pop everyone else’s balloon.
The last person standing with a balloon is the winner. When a balloon is
popped, that player is out. If you want,
play a couple of rounds.
Transition
Ask your group what playing the game
was like? How did they feel when they
got out? How does the winner feel?
Tell the students that you want to communicate the idea of standing alone in
today’s session. Hand out the Student
Guides and ask the kids to write down
The Song
Say, “A band called Spoken recently
wrote a song about standing alone.
Let’s listen to it and see how it might
add to our discussion. As we listen, jot
down any lyrics that stick with you.”
Play the song.
Transition
Ask whether any of the students would
like to share what they wrote.
Bible Study
Much of the imagery in this song is
taken from the story of Shadrach,
Mechach, Abednego, and the fiery
furnace, often a Sunday school favorite. This story is found in Daniel 3. Ask
whether your students are familiar with
In this story, we encounter three young
men who stand for their beliefs. These
young men are living in captivity. At
this point in history the Jews were
conquered by the Babylonians, many
of them were taken as captives to
Babylon –a city in a foreign land that
had a foreign religion. This is the case
for these three young men. No matter
how nicely they are treated or find their
accommodations; they know that they
are prisoners in the land they are living. These young men were living in a
hostile environment. Have you ever felt
that you were living in an environment
like this? How so?
Then the king becomes furious with
their actions (actually lack of action),
and prepares to throw them into a furnace. How do you think they respond?
How would you respond?
In Daniel 3:16-18 we read their words
–their response is mind blowing! They
state that God is in control, not the
king. They do not need to defend
themselves. They also say that if God
wants to save them from the furnace,
He will –but if He does not, their faith
will remain. This is amazing! Ask your
group what they think of this response.
Study by:
DAN SCHEWE
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA
[email protected]
Now return to some of the times your
students said they felt as though they
were standing alone. Ask them which
of those are times when they felt like
God was with them or not with them.
Often we think that God is only
with us when things are good, and
not when things are bad. Yet this
story reminds us that God is with
us always, in the good times and in
the bad. If they are saved from the
furnace, great! But, if not, it will not
affect their faith. They were prepared
to burn for their faith. Yet, we find
that they do not. Instead, we find that
God stands with them in the fire.
Paul also talks about this concept.
Ask one of the students to read
Romans 8:38-39. According to this
passage, what can separate us from
God? (nothing)
Wrap Up
Let the group know that God will
always stand with them, even when
they feel they are standing alone and
the entire world is against them. Nothing can separate them from the love
of God. When tough times come, God
is always right there standing beside
them, even if they don’t feel it. Close
your time together in prayer.
Student Guide
SPOKEN
Artist:
Song:
Theme:
SPOKEN
SPOKENMUSIC.COM
ILLUSION
EONE MUSIC
STAND ALONE
GOD’S PRESENCE
Times When I’ve Felt Alone:
Daniel 3
Times or places where I have felt like I’m living out of my element:
How would you have responded?
How did they?
The Song
Write down a lyric or two that sticks out to you.
Romans 8:38-39
According to Paul, what can separate us from the love of God?
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These are the themes represented by all the songs
in this volume of Youth Leaders Only. The songs
listed in red type have complete Bible study sessions
Compassion
Devotion
Faith
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Stand
Southbound Fearing
Vale Tudo
For KING & COUNTRY
Middle Of Your Heart
Everfound
Everfound
God Of The Impossible
Acceptance
Confidence; In God
Plumb
Need You Now
Unlovable
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Shine
Difficulties; Hope
Within
Spoken
Illusion
Accuser
Conflict
RED (page 35)
Release The Panic
Perfect Life
Stephanie Smith
If You Really Want The World To
Change
Betrayal
Southbound Fearing
Slander
Choices
Artist
Album Title
Song
your web browser to the “What Does The Bible Say
About…” website (wbsa.logos.com) and type in the
theme or topic.
Abortion
Authenticity
How
they
are
listed:
Theme
written for them. The page number for these studies
are listed after the artist’s name. For a comprehensive
list of the Scripture verses for each theme, point
Southbound Fearing
Control
Comfort
Jamie Grace
Hold Me (Feat. TobyMac)
Commitment
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
All The Way
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
I Have Decided
RED
Release The Panic
Die For You
Contentment
Elevation Worship (page 22)
Nothing Is Wasted
Nothing Is Wasted
Faith; Assurance
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Boom Shaka Laka
Faith; Within Trials
Json
Growing Pains
Behind The Clouds
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Dreams
Endurance
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
The Test
Json
Growing Pains
It’s Alright
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Don’t Let Go
Courage
Spoken
Illusion
Through It All
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Without You
Eternal Vs. Temporal
Fame
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Paradigm
Creation
Gungor
Let There Be
Decisions
Spoken
Illusion
Tonight
Dependence
Spoken
Illusion
More Than You Know
Determination
Json
Growing Pains
We Not Folding
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Let Go
Planetshakers
Limitless
Rise Up
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Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Living For The Other Side
Evangelism; God’s
Representatives
Everfound
Everfound
Torch
Faithfulness
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Cage On The Ground
Family; Parents
Json
Growing Pains
Parent Me
Fear Of God
Owl City
Shooting Star
Spoken
Illusion
Shadow Over Me
Evangelism;
Witnessing
Forgiveness
Everfound
Everfound
Take This City
Gungor
We Will Run/He Is Here
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Free
RED
Release The Panic
If We Only
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God’s Blessing
God’s Holiness
God’s Presence
Grace
Planetshakers
Limitless
O My Heart Sings
Gungor
Brother Moon
Capital Kings (page 21)
Capital Kings
You’ll Never Be Alone
Everfound (page 23)
Everfound
Never Beyond Repair
God’s Comfort
God’s Love
RED
Release The Panic
Hold Me Now
Everfound
Everfound
What Love Means
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
In Your Presence
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Saving Grace
God’s Creation
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Great Love
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
We’re Not Alone
Lecrae
Tell The World (Feat. Mali Music)
RED
Release The Panic
So Far Away
Healing
Gungor
The Earth is Yours
God’s Eternal Nature
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Unchanging God
God’s Faithfulness
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
John 3:16
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
My God
Southbound Fearing
I Heard The River
Spoken (page 37)
Illusion
Stand Alone
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Lift Us Out
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
The Way You Love Me
Gungor
Spotless/You Have Me
Planetshakers
Limitless
Great Is Your Love
Southbound Fearing (page 36)
Something Greater
Planetshakers
Limitless
This One Thing
Southbound Fearing
The Love That Never Fails
God’s Sovereignty
RED
Release The Panic
Glass House
God’s Greatness
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Great in Us
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Burn Me Out
God’s Plan
Planetshakers
Limitless
I’m Gonna Praise
God’s Power
Planetshakers (page 29)
Limitless
Limitless
Planetshakers
Limitless
You Are Stronger
God’s Provision
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
In Your Hands
God’s Will
Json
Growing Pains
Goodbye
Spoken
Illusion
Illusion
Heaven
Gungor
Heaven
RED
Release The Panic
The Moment We Come Alive
Heaven; Longing For
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Ready For Home
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Paradise
Holy Spirit
Planetshakers
Limitless
Rain
Hope
Plumb
Need You Now
Drifting
How
they
are
listed:
Theme
Artist
Album Title
Song
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These are the themes represented by all the songs
in this volume of Youth Leaders Only. The songs
listed in red type have complete Bible study sessions
Hope; In God
Flyleaf (page 24)
New Horizons
New Horizons
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Hope For Us All
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
We Need
Humility
RED
Release The Panic
Release The Panic
Jesus; Lordship
Gungor
Dry Bones
Jesus’ Death
Planetshakers
Limitless
The Anthem
Jesus’ Lordship
How
they
are
listed:
Theme
Artist
Album Title
Song
Southbound Fearing
When I’m Blind
Jesus’ Sacrifice
Everfound
Everfound
Hurt
Joy
Json
Growing Pains
My Joy
Judging
Json
Growing Pains
2 Human
written for them. The page number for these studies
are listed after the artist’s name. For a comprehensive
list of the Scripture verses for each theme, point
Life; Purpose/
Meaning
Everfound
Everfound
Unless
Jeremy Camp (page 27)
Reckless
Reckless
Ridenature (page 20)
Purpose Film (DVD)
Loss
Plumb
Need You Now
I Want You Here
Plumb
Need You Now
Say Your Name
Love; Committed
Plumb
Need You Now
One Drop
Love; Romantic
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Broken Wings
Gungor
You are the Beauty
Love; Sacrificial
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
If I Ruled The World
Love; Unconditional
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Be There
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Born To Love
Jekob (page 26)
Faith Hope Love
Love Is All
Plumb
Need You Now
I Don’t Deserve You
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your web browser to the “What Does The Bible Say
About…” website (wbsa.logos.com) and type in the
theme or topic.
Marriage
Json
Growing Pains
Held It Down
Plumb
Need You Now
Beautiful
Plumb
Need You Now
Chocolate & Ice Cream
Materialism
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Bury Your Heart
Prayer
Plumb (page 30)
Need You Now
Need You Now
Regret
Json
Growing Pains
Credits Roll
Relationships
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
Tell Me
Peace
Everfound
Everfound
Somewhere New
Spoken
Illusion
Calm The Storm
Plumb
Need You Now
At Arm’s Length
Perseverance
Renewal
RED
Who We Are
Gungor (page 25)
Beautiful Things
Southbound Fearing
Hold Fast
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Come Alive
Switchfoot
Dark Horses
Perspective
Spoken
Illusion
Remember The Day
Positive Attitude
Southbound Fearing
Restoration
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
Reign Me In
Restoration
Southbound Fearing
The Only
Sacrifice
Jeremy Camp
Reckless
We Must Remember
TobyMac (page 18)
Unstoppable (Feat. Blanca from
Group1crew)
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Salvation
Self-Examination
Submission
Wealth/Money
Planetshakers
Limitless
Your Name Brings Healing to Me
Json
Growing Pains
I The Beast
Everfound
Everfound
Go
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Green Heart
Plumb
Need You Now
Invisible
Self-Identity; In Christ
Spoken
Illusion
Take Everything
Words; Power Of
Salvation;
Redemption
Everfound
Everfound
Count The Stars
Everfound
Everfound
Hallelujah
Self-Image
Gungor
Crags and Clay
Salvation; Regeneration Sex; Abuse
Json
(New Life)
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
I Feel So Alive
Everfound
Everfound
We Are Alive
Json (page 28)
Growing Pains
Brand New
Spoken
Illusion
Beneath The Surface
Salvation;
Sanctification
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Can’t Have My Soul
Json
Growing Pains
Making Me Over
Growing Pains
Secrets
Significance
Success
Trip Lee
New Dreams (Feat. J.R. & Sho
Baraka)
World, The
Suffering
Worship
Json
Growing Pains
Growing Pains (Intro)
Time
Finding Favour
Slip On By
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Let Go And Love
RED
Release The Panic
Damage
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
Make Me Over
Sin; Consequence Of Transformation
RED
Release The Panic
Same Disease
Sin; Struggle With
Plumb
Need You Now
Cage
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Fire Fire
Trust
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
I Will Trust in You
Spoken
Illusion
Don’t Go
Jekob
Faith Hope Love
A Beautiful Place
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Open Our Eyes
Worship; Praise
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Be Lifted High
Elevation Worship
Nothing Is Wasted
Greater
Gungor
Doxology
Planetshakers
Limitless
Let Praise Awaken
Planetshakers
Limitless
Put Up Hands Up
Truth
Flyleaf
New Horizons
Call You Out
Planetshakers
Limitless
This is the Day
Unity
Capital Kings
Capital Kings
We Belong As One
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they
are
listed:
Theme
Artist
Album Title
Song
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modern worship section
Modern Worship Isn’t Just About Being Cool
By Russell Evans, Senior Pastor at Planetshakers in Melbourne, Australia
Since we live in a time when everything is based
on “image” – we need to make sure that our worship services are more than just cool replicas of an
MTV show. I totally believe in being progressive,
modern, and cool –but if that’s what defines our
worship services, we’re missing the mark.
Jesus actually gave us a great model for communication and interaction. He was amazing at
speaking the language of His audience. When
He spoke with fishermen, He spoke about fish;
when He spoke to tax collectors, He spoke about
the issues pertaining to them. This is a powerful
picture of worship services. We need to speak the
language of the audience with which we are communicating.
I believe the church should be ahead of the
world when it comes to relevance. Daniel was
head and shoulders above his peers in understanding and speaking to the culture. He knew
Babylonian thoroughly and could communicate
it brilliantly. But, he was more than relevant – he
was prophetic. He interpreted a dream for a
nation and a generation; in other words, he gave
them an encounter with God.
Coming back to Jesus, He spoke the language
but most importantly, He gave those who came
into contact with Him an encounter with God.
That’s what our modern worship services should
do: create an environment where people can worship in spirit and truth. It’s not either/or, it’s both.
A modern worship experience should have all
the elements that communicate the message in
a contemporary way. The lights, the sounds, and
the look are all important to communicate what
we believe. Many people have come to our church
and said the production is off the charts. As good
as that is, we also want to communicate we are
passionate about God. Prayer and passion all help
create an environment to experience and encounter God’s presence.
People won’t necessarily remember the lights and
screens, but they will remember the encounter
they had with God. After all, that’s what worship is
all about –encountering God.
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The Anthem
Beautiful Things
Dark Horses
Planetshakers
Gungor
Switchfoot
Intro:
Gb Bbm Fm/Ab Gb Bbm Fm/Ab
Verse 1:
G A/G D
All this pain
Verse:
G A/G
D
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
G
A/G Bm7 D/F# G
A/G D
I wonder if I my life could really change at
all
G A/G D
All this earth
G A/G
D
Could all that is lost ever be found
G
A/G
Bm7 D/F# G
A/G D
Could a garden come up from this ground at
all
Intro: A5 C5 F5 D5 (x4)
Verse 1:
A5
F5
D5
I’ve made my mistakes, I’ve seen my heart cave in
A5
F5
D5
I got my scars, I’ve been to hell and back again
Gb Bbm
Ab
By His stripes we are healed
Gb
Bbm
Ab
By His nail-pierced hands we’re free
Gb Bbm
Ab
By His blood we’re washed clean
Gb
Bbm Ab
Now we have the victo - ry
Pre-Chorus:
Ebm
The power of sin is broken
Db/F
Ab Ab/C Db
Jesus overcame it all
Ebm
He has won our freedom
Db/F
Ab Gb/Bb Ab/C
Jesus has won it all
Chorus 1:
D
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things out of us
Chorus:
Bbm Ab/C Db
Ebm
Bbm Ab
Hallelu- jah, You have won the victo - ry
Bbm Ab/C Db
Ebm
Bbm Ab
Hallelu- jah, You have won it all for me
Gb
Bbm
Death could not hold You down
Ab
Ebm Bbm Ab
You are the risen King
Gb Bbm Ab
Seated in majesty,
Ab
Ebm Bbm Ab
You are the risen King
Verse 2:
All around
Life is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You
Repeat Verse / Pre-Chorus / Chorus
Instrumental:
D F#m G D
Instrumental:
Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb/Bb Ab/C Gb/Bb Ab/C
Bridge: (Repeat as desired. 1st time, no alt. bass)
Gb
Ab
Our God is risen, He is alive
Gb/Bb
Ab/C
He won the victory, He reigns on high
A5
F5 D5
Born for the blue skies, We’ll survive the rain
A5
F5
Born for the sunrise, We’ll survive the pain
Chorus:
A5
C5
We’re singing hey, you can’t count us out
F5
D5
We’ve been running up against the crowd
A5 C5
F5
D5
Yeah, we are the dark horses
A5
C5
We’re singing wait, it’s not over now
F5
D5
We’ve been down but we’ve never been out
A5 C5
F5
D5
Yeah, we are the dark horses
Verse 2:
We found a way out, The city takes everything it can
But outside the crowds, I can feel my lungs again
Pre chorus
Chorus
Tag:
A5
C5
F5 D5
We’re singing la, la la, la la la la
A5
C5
F5 D5
La, la la, la la la la
Chorus 2:
D
D+
You make beautiful things out of the dust
G
You make beautiful things out of us
Interlude: A5 C5 F5 D5 (x2)
Bridge:
A5
C5 F5 D5
Born for the blue skies (repeat)
A5
F5 D5
Born for the sunrise, We’ll survive the pain
Interlude
Chorus
Tag (Remove “We’re singing”)
Interlude (x1/2)
Outro (whispered):
Keep running with the dark horses
Hope makes the blood change courses
Keep running with the dark horses
Stand up for the dark horses
Bridge:
D
F#m
G
D
You make me new, You are making me new
Repeat Chorus
Joth Hunt, Henry Seeley, Liz Webber © 2007, 2013 Planetshakers Ministries Int’l (adm by Integrity Music via EMICMGPublishing.com)
Pre-Chorus:
Lisa Gungor and Michael Gungor, © 2009 WorshipTogether.
com Songs (ASCAP)
Written by Jonathan Foreman and Tim Foreman. © 2011
Publishing Schumblishing/ (ASCAP)
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The Earth is Yours
Give Me Faith
Great Is Your Love
Gungor
Elevation Worship
Planetshakers
Verse 1:
D
A/C#
Your voice it thunders, the oaks start twisting
Bm7
G
The forest sounds with cedars breaking
D
F#m
The waters see You, and start their writhing
Bm7
G
From the depths a song is rising
Verse 1:
A
E
F#m
I need You to soften my heart
D
To break me apart
A
E
I need You to open my eyes
F#m
D
To see that You’re shaping my life
Intro:
D Bm G
Pre-Chorus:
A
G
Now it’s rising from the ground
Pre-Chorus:
A/C# - D - E
All I am,
A/C# - D – E
I surrender
Chorus:
D A/C#
Bm7
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
G
The earth is Yours and singing
D
F#m
Bm7
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
G
D
The earth is Yours, The earth is Yours
(lick: D F# A G, D F# A G, A G F# E D)
Verse 2:
Your voice it thunders
The ground is shaking
The mighty mountains now are trembling
Creation sees You And starts composing Fields
and trees
They start rejoicing
Pre-chorus 2:
A
G
A
G/B
A/C#
Gm (bass line:
Bb D A G)
Hear us crying out, hear us crying out
Michael Gungor, © 2010 WorshipTogether.com Songs
(ASCAP)
Chorus:
D
A
E
F#m
Give me faith to trust what You say
D
A
F#m
E
That You’re good and Your love is great
Bm D
A
E
D-E
I’m broken inside, I give You my life
Verse 2:
I need you to soften my heart
To break me apart
I need you pierce through the dark
And cleanse every part of me
Bridge:
D
A
I may be weak
E
F#m
But Your Spirit’s strong in me
D
A
My flesh may fail
F#m
E
But my God You never will
Verse 1;
D
All of my hope is in You,
Bm
G
All of my strength comes from You, my Father
D
Dependable love that won’t run,
Bm
G
D
The greatest of gifts that come from my Father,
my Father
Pre-Chorus:
Bm A G
D
You are eve - ry - thing to me
Bm A G
D
You are eve - ry - thing to me
Chorus (2x):
Dsus
D
Great is Your love, O God
G/B
Bm
Great is Your love, O God
F#m7
G
Lord, there is none like You
Repeat Introduction / Verse / Pre-Chorus /
Chorus
Bridge (2x):
Bm7 A G A
Bm7
Woah, woah, great is Your love
A
It’s more than enough
G
A
Great is Your love, O Lord
Repeat Chorus / Bridge
Chris Brown, Wade Joye, Mack Brock & London Gatch,
© 2011 Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing / Elevation Worship Publishing (BMI)
Joth Hunt, Brian Pridham, © 2013 Planetshakers Ministries
Int’l (adm by Integrity Music via EMICMGPublishing.com)
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Let Praise Awaken
Limitless
Need You Now
(How Many Times)
Planetshakers
Planetshakers
Plumb
Intro:
| Bb / Dm C | / / / / |
Verse:
Em
D
A/C# C
I’m saying goodbye to any limitation
Em
D
A/C# C
I’m saying hello to the God of all creation
Intro:
Bb Dm Bb Dm
Verse 1:
Bb Dm C
Let praise awaken
Bb Dm C
Inside of every heart
Bb Dm C
For He is awesome
Bb Dm C
Pre Chorus:
Em
D
A/C# C
There are no limits with You
Em
D
A/C# C
There are no limits with You
Our God is awesome
Chorus:
Verse 2:
The ground is shaking as we’re singing loud
For He is awesome, Our God is awesome
Pre Chorus:
Dm
You are faithful,
C
Bb
C
And You’re able to do anything
Dm
C
G
So I trust You, never doubt You,
Bb
’Cause You hold it all
Chorus:
C
Dm
Bb
F/A
Everyday of my life I’ll praise You
C
Dm
Bb
F/A
Every moment I’ll bless Your name
C
Dm
Bb
F/A
You have given me love unfailing
C Dm Bb
C Dm Bb
H–E-Y
H–E-Y
C
Em
D
You’re limitless, nothing’s too hard for You
C
Em
D
You’re limitless, there’s nothing You cannot do
Em
D
You are bigger, and You’re greater,
C
Am
and You’re stronger I know
C
D
B/D#
You’re limitless, You’re limitless
Verse 1:
Bb
Dm
Everybody’s got a story to tell
Bb
Dm
Everybody’s got a wound to be healed
Eb
Gm F
I want to believe there’s meaning here
Bb
Dm
’Cause Oh, I get so tired of holding on
Bb
Dm
I can’t let go I can’t move on
Eb
Gm F
I want to believe there’s meaning here
Chorus:
Bb
How many times have you heard me cry out
Dm
God please take this
Bb
How many times have you given me strength to
Dm
Just keep breathing
Eb
Cm
Bb Dm
Oh I need you, God I need you now
Instrumental:
| Em / D / | Em / D / | Em / D / | Em / / / |
Bridge:
Em D G/B
C
Lord You are bigger
Em D G/B
C
Lord You are greater
Em D G/B
C
Lord You are stronger than
Em – D – C
An - y - thing
Verse 2:
Standing on a road I didn’t plan / Wondering how
I got to where I am / I’m trying to hear that still,
small voice / I’m trying to hear above the noise
Chorus
Bridge:
Ab
Eb
Oh I walk, Oh I walk through the shadows
Bb
F
And I, I am so afraid
Ab
Eb
Please stay, please stay right beside me
Bb
F
With every single step I take
Instrumental
| F5 / / / | Ab / Bb / |
Bridge:
F5
Ab
Bb
Let praise awaken in this generation
F5
Ab
Bb
Let praise awaken all around the world
Chorus
Andy Harrison, Joth Hunt, © 2013 Planetshakers Ministries
Int’l (adm by Integrity Music via EMICMGPublishing.com)
Joth Hunt, © 2013 Planetshakers Ministries Int’l (adm by
Integrity Music via EMICMGPublishing.com)
Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, Luke Sheets, Christa Wells, © 2012
Curb Congregation Songs (SESAC)/ Shoecrazy Publishing (SESAC) (admin. by Curb Congregation Songs) / Platy
Songs (SESAC)/ Kiss Me Not Publishing (SESAC) (admin.
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Never Beyond
Repair
Open Up Our Eyes
SLIP ON BY
Everfound
Elevation Worship
Finding Favour
Intro:
A C#m Bsus G#m A C#m Bsus B E
Intro:
B///|////|////|////
Intro: C#2 Bbm F#add9 D#m7
Verse 1:
E
You’ve done what you promised that you’d never
do
C#m
Your innocence gone and your fears coming true
A
B
How did you end up like this feeling so lost
E
Like your life is in pieces too broken to fix
C#m
And shames got you tied to a weight you can’t lift
A
B
But the biggest mistake that you made isn’t too big
Verse 1:
B
Greater is the One who’s in us
G#m7
F#sus
Greater is the One who calls our name
Eadd2
He will never fail
D
Stronger is the One within us
G#m7
F#sus
Stronger is the One who fights for us
Eadd2
B
He will never fail; You will never fail
Chorus:
C#m
A
You’re not beyond repair
E
B
Grace meets you anywhere
C#m
A
And the mess of your heart
E
Is where love’s gonna start
B
’Cause you are
C#m
A
Never beyond repair
E
B
Never beyond repair
Verse 2:
For all of your pain there’s a father who hurts / For
all of your hurt there’s a healer who works / You’re
never too far from his reach so just believe
Bridge:
A
C#m
The moment you gave up
B
G#m
He gave up His life for you
A
C#m
The Savior is able
B
His forgiveness is the proof
Nikita Odnorlaov, Ruslan Odnoralov, Yan Odnoralov, Seth
Mosley, © 2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (BMI) / Word Music,
LLC (ASCAP) / CentricSongs, 2 Hour Songs (SESAC) (Adm.
by Amplified Administration)
Chorus:
Eadd2 B
F#sus
For Your love en - dures for – ever
Eadd2 B
F#sus
Oh, Your love en - dures for - ever
Eadd2
B
F#
G#m7
Open up our eyes, sur - round us with Your light
Eadd2 B
F#
Your love en - dures for - ever
Intro
Verse 2:
Mighty is the One who’s for us, Mighty is the One
who’s strong to save; He will make a way; You will
make a way
Chorus
Bridge (2x):
G#m
Eadd2 B
F#
Our God is fighting for us always
G#m
Eadd2 B
F#
Our God is fighting for us all
G#m
Eadd2 B
F#
Our God is fighting for us always
G#m
Eadd2 B
F#
We are not a - lone, We are not a - lone
Interlude:
G#m
Eadd2 B
F#
We are not a- lone, We are not a- lone
Chorus > Bridge > Interlude (2x)
Ending:
G#m / E9 / | B / F# / | G#m / Eadd2 / | B / F# / |
Eadd2
Yeah
Chris Brown, London Gatch, Mack Brock, Stuart Garrard,
Wade Joye, © 2012 Elevation Worship Publishing, Sony/
ATV Timber Publishing, Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC)
Verse 1:
C#2
Bbm
Early morning by the riverside, Saw an old man waiting
for a bite.
F#add9
D#m7
We started talking and he took me back in time.
C#2
He said “I was young, and thought I’d always be,
Bbm
Then I woke up, now I’m 83.
F#add9
There’s so much I missed,
D#m7
oh how I wish I could get back all that time I wasted.”
Chorus:
C#
I see the tears of a young bride,
D#m
F#
the morning that we had our first fight.
G#
I should’ve held her tight.
C#
And on the day that my momma died,
D#m
F#
I hung up the phone and never said goodbye.
G#
C#
Don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on by.
Verse 2:
Well he looked up, tears in his eyes, said, “I’m not sure, if you
were lookin’ for advice. There’s just something about you
that reminds me of me. It ain’t easy always lookin’ back but
it seems these days that it’s all I have. What hurts me the
most, is knowin’ what could have been, and if I listen real
close, sometimes I can…”
Chorus:
Hear the sound of my little boy sayin’, “Daddy can you
come play with me?” But I was too busy. Then one day, my
baby grew up and went to war. I never thought he’d be
gone in the blink of an eye. Don’t let it slip on, don’t let it
slip on, don’t let it slip on by.
Bridge:
D#m
I shook the old man’s hand and I thanked him.
F/C#
F#
And I drove home as fast as I could go,
G#
just to let her know
C#2
Bbm
That I need her, that I love her,
F#add9
D#m7
That I’m never gonna let another moment like this slip on by.
C#2 Bbm F#add9 D#m7
Don’t let it slip on by.
Outro:
C#
D#m
We’re only here for a little while.
F#m
And God gives us only so much precious time
G#
C# D#m
So don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on by.
F# G#
Don’t let it slip on by.
Written by Blake Neesmith, Nathan Tomberlin, Allen Dukes
& Christopher Stevens, © 2012 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing Songs of Emack (ASCAP) /
Chriscendo Music/ Meaux Mercy (BMI). All rights for the
world on behalf of Chriscendo Music/Meaux Mercy administered by EMI CMG Publishing.
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Take This City
What Love Means
Everfound
Everfound
Intro:
||: Ab Cm Bb Gm :||
Intro:
Eb Cm Ab
Verse 1:
Ab
See the signs, the bright lights
Cm
Bb
Walk down the city streets tonight
Gm Ab
You’ll hear them calling for the truth, for the life
Cm
Bb
For the love we’ve buried deep inside
Gm Ab Bb
That makes us united
Verse 1:
Chorus:
Ab
So let’s take this city
Cm
Bb
Our souls are singing oh
Gm
There’s a fire in our bones
Ab
We know we won’t be defeated
Cm
Bb
If love is leading oh
Gm
We’re thrown down our stones
Turn:
Ab Cm Bb Gm
Verse 2:
Apathy is killing me / We could be the saints down
on our knees / Lifting each other / Out of ashes out
of ruins / Hope will bring a new beginning / If we
break the silence
Bridge:
Ab
Fm
Cm
We were made for this moment
Ab
Fm
Cm
We were meant to be here
Ab
Fm
Cm
And were not gonna stop
Bb
Ab
Till’ the walls disappear
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Eb
Cm
There’s no life, there’s no death
Ab
There’s no height that can stand in Your way
Eb
Cm
Not even doubt or my mistakes
Ab
You broke the walls and tore apart the veil
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Chorus:
Eb
And what can separate us now
Bb
You gave away Your life
Cm
The greatest sacrifice
Ab
Eb
You did it all so I can know what love means
Bb
There’s nothing good in me
Cm
But You see what I can’t see
Ab
And through it all Your cross shows me what love
means
Turn:
Eb Cm Ab
Verse 2:
Afraid no more oppressed no more / By his
wounds I am in chains no more / My strength my
freedom my lasting hope / I lift my eyes cause love
has won the war
Bridge:
Cm
Ab
Eb
Love comes with a price, you paid with your life
Bb
So I give you mine
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Ab Cm Bb
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Casey Brown, © 2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (BMI) / Word Music, LLC
(ASCAP) / WB Music Corp, Shankel Songs, Method To The Madness
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CentricSongs, 2 Hour Songs (SESAC) (Adm. by Amplified
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RE:TUNED
Unavoidable. Pervasive. Inescapable. Secular pop music is everywhere.
Even if you can get your young Christian friends to switch their listening habits from secular to sacred, they are still going to hear the top
popular songs everywhere they go. In this section we provide you some
Artist:
ideas to take advantage of some of the most popular secular songs.
Use the opening questions, the thematic concepts and discussion
ideas to spice up your Bible study, Sunday School lesson, camp/retreat
meeting or outreach event message.
Artist:
Artist:
Christina Perri
Imagine Dragons
Justin Bieber
Song: Jar of Hearts
Album: LoveStrong
Song: It’s Time
Album: Night Visions
Song: Beauty and a Beat
Album: Believe
By: Jeff Williamson
[email protected]
By: Mandy Kyes
[email protected]
By: Eric Gargus
[email protected]
Teaching Point:
The God of creation has a “jar of hearts” of each
of the individuals that call upon Him as Father.
Teaching Point:
Christians are constantly trying to fight our sinful
nature. Changing our actions is difficult, but not
impossible. But, Christ is unchanging, and so is
His love for us.
Teaching Point:
The only thing you really need is to know Jesus.
Opening Question:
What is keeping you from taking that one step
toward Jesus?
Discussion:
Christina Perri’s song is of heartache and hurt.
How often have you given your “heart” only to
have it added to a trophy collection of hearts?
Opening Questions:
Think of the last time you wanted to do something
you knew wasn’t the right thing to do. Was making
the right choice difficult? Why or why not? Are there
things you want to change about yourself? What
are they and why do you want to change them?
Discussion:
In the Bible, David questioned God, even to the
“It’s Time” describes someone who comes to the
point that he was not completely ready to give
realization that he’s never changing who he is. At
the Lord his heart fully. However, when he did
times, we may feel that we will never be able to
embrace God and His, plan David remained glad,
get over certain sins we continue to fall in, but we
and he rejoiced. He knew that his body, as well as
need to realize that it is a daily battle to deny our
his heart, would rest secure, even in death. With
sinful nature. Change is possible!
exuberant praise, he exulted; “God will not abandon me to the grave.” Not even death would sepa- •Read Acts 9. Saul persecuted and even killed
Christians! But, he was changed when the Lord
rate him from God; he would not see decay by
appeared to him.From then on he was on a diflying in the grave of a meaningless existence. God
ficult journey. Do we give in to sin because doing
would forever be his portion. (Psalm 16:9-10)
so seems easier? What can we learn from Saul’s
conversion to Paul?
David invited God’s close scrutiny of every
aspect of his life. “Test me, try me, and examine
•2 Corinthians 5:17 – we are a new creation with
my heart and my mind,” he declared to God. He
a clean slate. We experience change! We are no
was confident that such a thorough investigation
longer defined by our sin; our identity is in Christ.
by God would clear him of his enemies’ charges
We
have trouble with trusting people when they
because the Lord’s love was always before him,
say one thing and do another. “It’s Time” says, “I
motivating him to walk continually in the truth of
God’s Word, keeping his heart pure and free from don’t ever wanna let you down.” We don’t want
to let Christ down. The Lord sees our heart as
scars. (Psalm 26:2-3)
described in 1 Samuel 16:7. The great thing is
How difficult is giving your heart over to someone that Christ will NEVER let us down. He will always
and then giving him or her permission to examine do what He says, and never fail us.
your heart over time? Given the earthly truths of
Hebrews 13:8 says that “Jesus Christ is the
this song, trusting someone with all our heart is
same yesterday, and today, yes and forever.” Do
very difficult. Too often we have been broken, we
you take comfort in knowing that? Isn’t it a relief
learn to live with the pain, we get used to living
to know that you can trust Christ in all aspects?
with the scars, and yet are there really someone
who can be trusted with all our heart? Yes!
Conclusion:
We are in no way perfect. A loving Savior, who
Conclusion:
is perfect, saves us. We may fall, often, but by
God is waiting on you. He will wait for you to
realizing that we are a new creation in Christ,
accept Him and His never-ending love. He will
we can better face the old sins that weighed us
not destroy your heart; rather He will make it
down, and continue to battle those that still come
stronger! God’s love and the gift of the Son’s life
up. Christ will never let us down. He is the same
are a testimony to His character. Our attempt at
always. May we remember not just who we are,
love – true, heartfelt love – is a testimony to our
but who we belong to.
failures without Him.
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Opening Questions:
What are some things you depend on each day?
Who do you count on to be there for you in times
of need?
Does a teenager have to be in a dating relationship
to be complete? Explain.
Discussion:
Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat” does nothing
good for his boyish image for the millions of his
adoring young fans. The song is a great dance
number with a great beat and some killer slap bass.
The quality stops there though as the lyrics shallowly
imply that completeness comes through having an
incredibly sexy companion to show off to the world.
Bieber opens the song by declaring; “All I need is a
beauty and a beat who can make my life complete.”
For her appearance in the song, Nicki Minaj injects
profanity, a veiled sexual reference, and a maybe a
jab at Selena Gomez before Bieber returns to his
declaration of the only thing that completes him.
Have you ever hung out with someone you felt
made you look good? Explain.
What do you think makes your life complete?
What do most of your peers look for in a date?
What are the main factors influencing your happiness?
Do you take issue with anything in this song?
Explain.
Look up and discuss the how the following verses
following contrast with the song:
Romans 12:3-6; Philippians 2:3-4; Matthew 5:28;
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 John 2:15-17
Conclusion:
What makes you complete? Are you taking pride
in temporary appearances and sensual desires?
Although the path is difficult, the wisdom found in
the Bible will help you be dependent fully on knowing Jesus. Think about the verses you just read.
How do you need to respond to the message in
those verses? Are you seeking to live like the song,
or like the Scripture?
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Artist:
Artist:
Artist:
Justin Timberlake
Luke Bryan
Macklemore with Ryan Lewis
Song: Suit & Tie
Album: 20/20
Song: Drunk On You
Album: Tailgates and Tanlines
Song: Thrift Store (Feat. Wanz)
Album: The Heist
By: Doug Ranck
[email protected]
By: Gerard Mattive
[email protected]
By: Kirk Moore
[email protected]
Teaching Point:
Relationships
Teaching Point:
In contrast with what our culture believes about
dating, God gives great examples of relationships
that have a solid foundation in Him. Once our
desire is set on God and we submit ourselves
unto His authority adding faith, God will give you
that amazing person.
Teaching Point:
Where is your treasure?
Opening Question:
In what ways does the media try to make people look
too good to be real? What is the problem with this?
Discussion:
We are a culture full of those who are attracted
to the glitz and glamor daily presented to us in a
variety of ways. The constant media bombardment
can leave us less than satisfied with the appearance of the opposite sex in everyday life. Those
with an average appearance seem to all but fade
into the woodwork. We like make-up, dressy, and
“drop-dead” gorgeous/handsome.
Justin Timberlake describes his night out with a
girl who seems to be the dream of every guy. He
says, “I can’t wait ’til I get you on the floor, goodlooking, going out so hot, just like an oven.” The
writer spends time describing this guy’s infatuation with the girl using various terms to describe
her and the goal of their relationship. He wants to
“show you a few things about love.”
God invites us to enjoy the relationships He has given
us with those of the opposite sex. Friendships, dating,
and even marriage are all wonderful opportunities to
understand more about others and ourselves.
Christ calls us to a standard of purity and respect in
these relationships. We should admire the external
and internal beauty of guys/girls and not just leave
them at object level. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 presents
the real definition of love: “Love is patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.”
The lyrics of the song mention the word “it” more
than once. In context, “it” seems to be taking love
and making it an object. There is more to relationships than one night with a handsome/beautiful
person. God offers us an eternal relationship with
Him, and the privilege of living our lives with those
we honor who are made in the image of God.
Conclusion:
In what ways are you letting physical appearance
be at the center of your relationships? What is one
way you can honor a person of the opposite sex?
Opening Questions:
How would you describe our concept of dating?
What seems right, and what seems wrong about
it? How does this song describe what’s going on
between the guy and the girl?
Discussion:
In Genesis 2, God brought Eve to Adam with the
goal that this relationship would grow through Him.
But, our dating system provides a false foundation.
Instead of building a solid relationship found only
through God, we accept the false imagination of the
dating scene to disguise their emptiness. The deceitful power of the person’s heart (Jeremiah 17:9), the
mind is hostile against God (Romans 8:7), and the
flesh (1 John 2:16) sets its eye on physical appearances. The result: the heartache from the lack of
fulfillment. In Genesis 2:25 Adam and Eve were not
ashamed – they built a foundation along with God to
ensure a stronger relationship.
Since God created us for relationships, do we submit to His authority – both eternal and earthly? Why
were Adam and Eve not ashamed? What does the
Bible describe the heart, mind, and flesh?
Paul describes, in Romans 1:18-32, the horrific truth
regarding when we suppress the truth in order to
satisfy our desires. Once we exchange God’s truth
and direction for a lie, then we experience the consequences, and further down into sin we go with our
actions to satisfy our selfish desire.
Maybe the image of us being “the bride of Christ”
(Ephesians 5:22-32) might help. Submit, respect,
love, self-denial, and unity gives a whole new
perspective our earthly relationships. Our greatest
model is Jesus Christ’s giving all that He had – even
to death. He submitted His life out of love, respect,
and self-denial for our benefit and to restore our
original relationship with God.
Conclusion:
What are the differences of God’s way of building
relationships verses our own or the dating scene?
How can we encourage each other to build relationships with God at the center?
Opening Question:
What are the best clothing labels?
Discussion:
“Thrift Store” is a tongue-in-cheek song that
pokes fun at the culture’s obsession with
designer labels and overly expensive toys. It’s
loaded with words that earn it an “explicit” warning. And, it’s one of the only independent artist
single releases ever to hit number one on the
pop charts.
It also gives an excellent opportunity to talk
about frugality.
Twenty Dollars in My Pocket
What kind of clothing collection do you think you
could put together with twenty dollars? Macklemore seems to put together an endless amount
of clothes he thinks are stylish and fashionable. It
seems that with a little imagination, one can put
together a great wardrobe without breaking the
bank on designer labels.
Read Matthew 6:19-24.
•Is spending extravagantly on designer labels
related to the idea of “where your treasure is?”
•How can spending extravagantly on the finest
clothes be an example of serving desire instead
of serving God?
•If you made a choice to spend much less on
clothes by shopping for bargains and shopping
at thrift shops, what do you think would be a
great use for the money you saved?
•What else does the song and the Bible reading
make you think about?
Conclusion:
When the desire for the finest things becomes
more important than following God’s way for
your life, there’s a problem. Your friends will
love you whether you have the best clothes or
not. And God loves and cares for you just the
way you are – no designer labels necessary.
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Unavoidable. Pervasive. Inescapable. Secular pop music is everywhere.
Even if you can get your young Christian friends to switch their listening habits from secular to sacred, they are still going to hear the top
popular songs everywhere they go. In this section we provide you some
Artist:
ideas to take advantage of some of the most popular secular songs.
Use the opening questions, the thematic concepts and discussion
ideas to spice up your Bible study, Sunday School lesson, camp/retreat
meeting or outreach event message.
Maroon 5
Artist:
Artist:
Swedish House Mafia Taylor Swift
Song: Daylight
Album: Overexposed
Song: Don’t You Worry Child
Album: Until Now
Song: I Knew You Were Trouble
Album:
By: Jessica Parrent
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By: Cindy Engøy
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By: Nick Williams
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Teaching Point:
At some point we all must say goodbye to someone we love either to death or them moving on.
Teaching Point:
We can trust God because He has a plan for us.
Teaching Point:
There are things all around us that look attractive
and fun; but, many of these things can/will lead
straight to Hell.
Opening Questions:
•We live in a world where we must let go of others due to death or a move. How do we deal
with missing someone we love?
•How do we deal with the memories and the
pain in a way that helps us move closer to God
instead of farther away?
Discussion:
Throughout this song, we hear: “when the daylight comes I’ll have to go.” We all know that we
are only on this earth for a limited amount of time.
Why then do we have such a hard time letting go
of someone?
Read John 11:23-26. What does this verse say
about death?
Read Psalm 30:5. Is mourning the loss of a loved
one okay?
Read John 14:1-4. In whom should we trust?
What has He gone to do? What will happen to
Christians when He comes back?
Conclusion:
As followers of Christ, we know our death is just
the beginning of our life. However, it saying goodbye to someone we love is very hard to do. As
the song says, “when the daylight comes I’ll have
to go, but tonight I’m gonna hold you so close.”
Enjoy the people in your life while they are here,
love them, and hold them close. When the time
comes for them to go, give them to God knowing
you will soon again see them.
Opening Questions:
Have you ever wondered, “Why am I here? Why
was I born? Is life going to get any better? Isn’t
being a Christian means an easier life?”We have
all had those feelings. Even people in the Bible
went through depression and questioned why
they were born.
Discussion:
All of us go through feelings of doubt, depression,
and questioning God. Sometimes we think that
as Christ followers we should always be happy –
if we do have doubts or go through depression,
then there is something wrong with our faith in
God. Even friends and family who don’t have faith
in God will say stuff like, “Well I thought you were
a Christian? Where is your God now?”
The Bible has many examples of people of faith who
questioned God, experienced depression, and had
doubts. Maybe these real people are in the Bible as
examples for us and to let us know that we are not
alone when we have these feelings.
Jonah 4:1 – First, God asked Jonah to do a task for
Him. Jonah fled and ended up in the belly of a great
fish. God saved him and he decided to do what God
wanted him to do. His task was successful, and then
Jonah said, “Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is
better for me to die than to live.” Okay, so you might
be thinking, “Really dude, you did what God wanted.
He blessed your ministry. Now, you want to die?
What do you have to be depressed about?”
Job 3:3-4. Job lost everything and his response
was, “May the day of my birth perish…” Wow, talk
about going through some deep depression!
Read Matthew 27:46. Jesus willingly gave His
life for our salvation. On the cross He cried out,
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
Come on, this is God’s Son. If He can get question God, than I guess we all will go through
those feelings sometime in our lives.
Conclusion:
So if we are all going to go through those feelings,
what do we have to hold on to? Read Jeremiah
29:11. God says to us, “For I know the plans I
have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.” So, don’t you worry, child!
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Opening Questions:
What are some things you can name that can
be destructive to your life? Also, what are some
things that are the “cool” thing to do at your age?
Discussion:
In “I Knew You Were Trouble” Taylor tells a story of
falling for guy that she knew would end up being a
disaster in the end. At the beginning of the music
video for this song, Taylor says, “How can the devil
be pulling you toward someone who looks so much
like an angel when he smiles at you?”
This song is about a relationship, but it is easy to
see how this can relate to other areas of our lives.
Even when we know that God wishes for us to
avoid these things, and that we also may even
know that these things can be destructive in our
lives, that we still choose them. As Taylor says,
“The devil can make some very unattractive things
look very, very attractive (my paraphrase).” A lot
of us fall into this trap, and that isn’t okay.
Proverbs 14:12-13 (Message) says, There’s
a way of life that looks harmless enough; look
again—it leads straight to hell. Sure, those people
appear to be having a good time, but all that
laughter will end in heartbreak. That is definitely a
fine descriptive way of explaining what will happen if we choose the world.
In Daniel 1:3-16, Daniel and his comrades
(Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) have decided to forego eating from the King’s table. That
menu had to have been an attractive choice as it
was the same food and drink that the King was
dining on. Those four men “resolved to refuse”
what the King, a.k.a. the world, was offering, and
chose their only option: vegetables and water.
And they came out ahead of the game because
they denied the world!
Conclusion:
We have a choice in life. We can choose a path
that looks fantastic and fun right now (but that we
have been warned leads to destruction), OR (and
the better option, but also sometimes the harder
and less fun option) we “resolve to refuse” what
the world offers us. There’s no better time than
now to make that decision!
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