What We’re Studying!

I thought it might be helpful for you to know what we’re studying in the High School ministry. That way you know what the teens are learning and can follow up with them if you like. For the first month I’ve been here we spent our time in Higher Grounds (Sunday Mornings) studying prayer. We talked about what the purpose of prayer is, why it feels like God doesn’t answer prayer sometimes, and then how to pray. We had a good set of discussions and spent time every week actually practicing what we were learning. Hopefully this is only a beginning for the teens in their prayer lives and will help them as they learn to spend individual time with the Lord. Going forward in Higher Grounds we’re going to be taking a look at other religions. I’ve heard from many of the teens that they wanted to understand not only how we are different from other religions, but also how we are different from other faith traditions and denominations. I think it will be good to help them clarify what it is they believe and how it all relates. It will be mainly an overview of the primary religions, but if we need to spend a couple weeks digging in on one we will. If that sounds like something your teen would be interested in get them here on Sunday mornings. We will have muffins, juice, and coffee if that’s their poison (I know it’s mine), to help with the whole waking up process. Sunday nights for Entheos we have been going through the book of Ephesians and will continue on with it all the way till September. We’ve been discussing how Paul ties what we believe with how we behave. In the book of Ephesians he takes what they know to be true and then pushes them forward, encouraging them with how their behavior needs to align with what they believe. I think that it is a good series for the teens both because it teaches them to how work through an entire book of the Bible, and also because it will help them think through how what we know about God and what we do everyday should fit together. This last week we focused on Chapter 2 where Paul encourages them to remember what God has done in their lives. When we remember what God has done in the past it helps us to refocus in the current moment, and really helps us as we become the church. My prayer is that God will use the book of Ephesians to realign our High Schoolers hearts as they move through the summer and into a fresh school year. Hopefully knowing where we’ve been and where we’re going will allow you to be in conversation with your teens about their spiritual lives. As always feel free to contact me at any time with questions!

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