STORYBOARD -  Act 1: Origin Story
February 24, 2012

By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to KNOW that what God created is good... even themselves.

By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to BE ABLE TO recognize the uniqueness and value God sees when He looks at them.


Talk Notes:




Part 1: Time to Check-in

Open in prayer.


Part Two: Time in God’s Word

What is something that is unique about you?  What is something that is unique about your family?

Read Genesis 1:26-31.

In what way were we created?  

What could it mean to be created “in the image of God”?

What does God say when He looks back over His creation?  (vv. 25, 31)

Ask a student to tell yout heir birthday.  Then say, “On _____________, God created you.  When He looked at what He created, he declared it good.”  How does that make you feel?

Do you put more value in what God thinks of you or what others think?  Why?

Read Psalm 139:13-18.

According to this Psalm, how well does God know you?  Which verses support this?

How does it make you feel to realize how well God knows you?

Based on what we read in Genesis and Psalm 139, how does God feel about His creation?  Do you believe He feels this way about you?  Why or why not?

Read Jeremiah 29:10-14.  This passage is written about God’s chosen people during their exile to Babylon.  In what way do these words apply to us today?

Do you believe God has a plan or a dream for you and your life?  Do have any sense what it might be?

What do you think it takes to figure it out?

Is God’s plan for you something that kicks in when you become an adult, or is there something you could be doing right now to live out His plan?

What’s something you can do this week to become the person God has created you to be?




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.