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Parent Connection - January 15, 2020

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On What Scale? Objective : Students will learn that their value lies in the fact that they are created in the image of God and be challenged to view themselves as God views them. Key Scripture : Genesis 1:27 Key Thought : You are created in the image of God. Lesson Summary : Tonight’s lesson was the third lesson of a four-part series called “Deal With It: A Biblical Approach to Tough Topics.” The lesson dealt with the tough topic of eating disorders. The students were challenged to measure themselves, not by the standard of culture, but by the way God sees them. We reminded the students of these truths: You were made by God (Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 139:13-17) You belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 14:7-8) You are set free by God (John 8:31-32 & 36) We highlighted three main facts about the idea that we are made by God. We are created . We are created by God . We are created in God’s

Parent Connection - January 12, 2020

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Full Circle: Prayer Objective : Students will understand that prayer lays the foundation for your outreach efforts and be challenged to talk to God about people before they talk to people about God.                      Key Scriptures : Luke 5:15-16; 1 Timothy 2:1-6 Key Thought : Talk to God about people, before you talk to people about God. Lesson Summary : Jesus placed a high value on prayer. Throughout the Gospels we read about the Lord spending much time in prayer to His Father in Heaven. Prayer energized and empowered Jesus to meet the needs of the many people He encountered. If Jesus talked to God about people before he talked to people about God, should we not do the same? In this week’s lesson, we began unpacking the first of three elements in The Cause Circle , Prayer. Last week, the students identified, by name, those friends and relatives they knew needed Jesus. This week’s goal was to motivate the students to begin praying regularly and specif

Parent Connection - January 5, 2020

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FULL CIRCLE: Prayer, Care, Share Objective: Students will understand that Jesus is calling them to share His Gospel message with others. Key Scriptures : Luke 19:10; John 20:21; Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 5:15-26 Key Thought : Join the Cause! Lesson Summary: This week, we began a four-part series called “Full Circle,” where we introduced a diagram from Dare 2 Share Ministries called The Cause Circle . Here is the link to a 3 ½ minute video explaining more about it: https://teachersource.wol.org/resource/SBS19/45-1/ . Our goal was for your student to understand that The Cause Circle of “Prayer, Care, Share” is the way Jesus engaged with those who did not have a personal relationship with God. Over the next three weeks, we will be unpacking these three elements more fully and encouraging your student to join The Cause by sharing the Gospel with their friends. As you may have expected, this caused some tension in the hearts of som