Elevate Student Ministries

  Objective - Students will learn about God’s love and be encouraged to show the same love to others.  Key Scripture - 1 John 4:7 - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Key Thought - God living in you wants to love through you. Lesson Summary -  Today’s lesson was the last of a four-week series called Guaranteed. This series is a book study of the New Testament Book of 1 John and is called Guaranteed because the author of 1 John reminds us of several guarantees that we have from God.  Today, your student learned about the love of God and how we are supposed to be loving others like God loves others. God is the standard of how we are to love because God is love. God showed His love by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for all of humanity.  Since God loved us, we are to love others. But in order to love like God, we must first have a relationship with Him. According to John a...

  Objective - Students will learn that the world’s temptations will not last and will be encouraged to follow the will of God.  Key Scripture - 1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. Key Thought - The world never lives up to the hype. Lesson Summary -  Today’s lesson was the third lesson in a four-week series called Guaranteed. This series is a book study of the New Testament Book of 1 John. The series is called Guaranteed because the author of 1 John reminds us of several guarantees that we have from God.  Today your student learned about the guaranteed outcomes from following the temptations of the world and following the will of God. Following the world’s way of thinking is guaranteed bondage. Following the will of God is guaranteed life.  First John 2:16 tells us that there are three different kinds of temptation that the world uses to tempt al...

  Objective - Students will learn that Jesus stands up for them when they sin and will trust Him as their Advocate. Key Scripture - 1 John 2:1-2 - My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. Key Thought - Jesus is there for you. Lesson Summary -  Today’s lesson was the second of a four-week series called Guaranteed. This series is a book study of the New Testament Book of 1 John. The series is called Guaranteed because the Author of 1 John reminds us of several guarantees that we have from God.  The first thing your student learned today was that Jesus is an Advocate. This means that when Christians sin, Jesus pleads our case before God the Father. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead so the payment for sin would be paid. By believing in Jesus as ...

  Objective - Students will learn the difference between walking in the light versus walking in darkness and will be encouraged to find their delight in following God. Key Scripture - 1 John 1:7 - "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." Key Thought - Delight comes from walking in the light. Lesson Summary -  Today’s lesson was the first of a four-week series called Guaranteed. This series is a book study of the New Testament Book of 1 John. The series is called Guaranteed because the Author of 1 John reminds us of several guarantees that we have from God.  Today your student learned about the difference between walking in the light (a.k.a.: with God) and walking in the darkness (a.k.a.: in sin). We focused on three guarantees found in the first chapter of 1 John.  ● No matter what we do, the holiness of God is guaranteed (1 John 1:5). ● If we walk i...

  Objective - Students will grasp that God’s standard for a marriage relationship is to be between one man and one woman for life and will be challenged to view marriage the way God does. Key Scripture - Genesis 2:24 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Key Thought - Trust the Designer and stick to His plan! Lesson Summary -  Tonight’s lesson was the final lesson of a four-part series on relationships. The title of the series is Relationship Goals: Navigating with Wisdom. This lesson highlighted marriage. At their age, if teenagers are going to navigate marriage with wisdom, they must begin by understanding God’s design for marriage and choose to view marriage the way He does. God made marriage to be a lifelong promise between one man and one woman in which each partner gives of themselves completely for the good of the other. The marriage relationship is designed to give us a beautiful picture of Ch...