A few things before Friday...
Attached is the Plan for Whirlwind.
Next Friday is Breakout Night so you want to have a plan this Friday that you can communicate with your group. Also, be sure to get me a detailed copy of your plan that I can share with families. Be sure to include times, costs, and locations.
Our next Liturgy has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 14th and we're going to move it to the Westra's for the night (11 Sonachan Court, Towson, MD 21286)
STORYBOARD - Act 2: Inciting Incident
March 2, 2012
By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to KNOW how their mistakes impact their relationship with God and others.
By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to BE ABLE TO seek reconciliation
Talk Notes:
Part 1: Time to Check-in
Open in prayer.
Part Two: Time in God’s Word
When you make a mistake and do something wrong at home or school, what do you do to keep your parents from finding out? What usually happens when they do? What impact does this have on your relationship with your parents?
When a friend does something that hurts you, how does that make you feel? What impact does that have on your friendship? How easy is it to forgive them?
Read Genesis 2:8-18.
What do you think it would have been like to live in the garden with God? What would have been some of the perks?
What was the one thing God asked Adam and Eve not to do? Do you think this was a reasonable request or not? Explain.
Read Genesis 3:6-24
What were some of the consequences of Adam and Eve’s mistake? What impact did it have on their relationship with God?
What are some of the examples of things people can do to negatively impact their relationship with God?
What are some of the ways your choices have impacted your relationship with God?
Read Romans 1:21-25.
While today, we might not worship images of birds, animals, and reptiles, there are still plenty of things we put before God in our lives. What are some of those things? Which ones come between you and God?
What do you think verse 25 means? What lies are people exchanging for the truth about God today? (Think back to the media series.)
What are some of the “created things” people serve instead of God? What “created things” might you be serving?
How might you reword verse 25 so that it might be better understood in your school and among your friends?
Assuming you know what is right and what it wrong, why would you choose what is wrong?
When God looks at our world and sees people living out verse 25, how do you think that might make Him feel? If you were God, how would you respond?
How would you hope God might respond?
When you do something that hurts your relationship with a friend or parent, what do you do to try to fix it? Does that undo your mistake?
What is reconciliation? What is it’s value?
What keeps us from reconciling with others? What keeps us from reconciling with God?
What do you need to do to seek reconciliation with God or others this week?
Part Three: Time for Prayer
Close in prayer.
Creative Ideas:
- Develop a prayer ritual that you use every week. This becomes part of your group identity. For example, form a circle and hold hangs as you pray.
- Open a time for praising God and have each student say a word that describes God.
- Begin a prayer sentence and have each student complete the sentence. For example, “God, this week help me to...”
- Spend a few minutes in silence before someone closes the prayer time.
