Elevate Student Ministries

You Are What You Eat Objective : Students will see Jesus’ example of resisting temptation and will be challenged to rely on the Word of God to defeat temptation. Key Scripture : 1 Corinthians 10:13 Key Thought : God’s Word is the recipe to control your cravings. Lesson Summary : Tonight’s lesson was the final lesson in our four-part series called “Training Days.” We examined Jesus’ example of resisting temptation and challenged students to rely on the Word of God because God’s Word is the recipe to control your cravings. Your student was shown how the Bible helps us recognize certain temptations that we are being faced with and how to respond to them. At the end of the lesson, your student was given a “recipe” card. He/she was asked to identify one area where he/she is tempted to sin and to find a passage of Scripture to help with defeating that sin. Here are some ways you could help reinforce this lesson: 1. Ask your st...

Never Lift Alone Objective : Students will recognize their God-given authorities and be challenged to submit to them. Key Scripture : Titus 3:1 Key Thought : Submitting to authority shows spiritual strength. Lesson Summary : Tonight’s lesson is the third of a four-part series called “Training Days.” This lesson specifically challenged students to recognize their God-given authorities and honor God by submitting to those authority figures. Using the idea of the spotter who helps someone in weight training, we challenged your student to both identify who his/her authority figures are and recognize the authority they have. Your student was challenged to view his/her authority figures as “spotters” trying to help with spiritual strength and not someone trying to crush them with the weight of rules and regulations. At the end of the lesson, your student was challenged to pray for one authority figure every day this week and, if willing, let that authority fig...

God's Workout Plan Objective : Students will see how Jesus obeyed the Father’s will and will be challenged to pursue God’s will as revealed in Scripture. Key Scripture : John 6:38 Key Thought : God’s Word reveals God’s will Lesson Summary : The lesson this week is the second part of a four-part series called “Training Days.” The lesson this week showed how Jesus obeyed the Father’s will and was designed to challenge your student to pursue God’s will as revealed in Scripture. This means they must not only study Scripture for themselves, but they must also look for ways they can live it out. Here are some ways you could help reinforce this lesson. 1. Share experiences in your life where being obedient to the Word of God has been beneficial for you and/or your family. These stories often serve as strong reminders of God’s blessing. 2. Share experiences in your life where being obedient to the Word of God cost you financial or social hardship. These stories ...

Objective : Students will recognize the dangers of being addicted to technology and will be challenged to make a choice to use technology to further the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Key Scripture : 1 Corinthians 6:12 Key Thought: Use it, but don’t abuse it. Lesson Summary : Tonight’s lesson dealt with the topic of technology addiction. This lesson is the fourth lesson in a four-part series called “Deal With It: A Biblical Approach to Tough Topics.” Your student was challenged to take a hard look at his/her relationship with technology to evaluate if he/she is addicted to it. We worked through a three-point outline of “don’ts.” I.     Don’t abandon technology (1 Corinthians 6:12a)   II.    Don’t be addicted to technology (1 Corinthians 6:12b; Galatians 5:1) III.   Don’t miss your opportunity with technology (1 Corinthians 10:23 & 31) Knowing that technology is not inherently bad, and that God does not desire for us to be a slave to anythin...

Objective : Students will see how Jesus spent time in prayer even though He had a busy schedule and will be challenged to do the same. Key Scripture : Luke 5:16 Key Thought : Make time to pray. Lesson Summary : The lesson this week is the first part of a four-part series called “Training Days.” Tonight’s lesson focused on the importance of having a set time of prayer. Your student was challenged to make time this week for his/her personal prayer time with God. The lesson explored how Jesus made time for prayer because it was a time of renewal and strengthening for Him. If He found it to be important, we should too. Here are some ways you could help reinforce this idea: Ask questions about your student’s prayer life.       a.    “How have you made time for prayer today?”       b.    “What are some things I could pray for you about today?”    ...