EXPOSED: The Naked Truth about Sex
April 20, 2012

By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to KNOW that sex is part of God’s creation and therefore good.  However, when it’s used outside of God’s plan, it can be dangerous

We want students to BE ABLE TO establish God-honoring boundaries that they will hold onto as they get older.


Talk Notes:
God’s Plan for Sex

• Be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28) was God’s first command
• Holy Act
• God’s plan for sex within marriage (Hebrews 13:4)
• Fire Illustration (Fire is good...providing heat and warmth... as long as it’s in a fireplace or campfire ring.  Outside of that it’s dangerous and hurtful.  Sex is good, as part of a marriage.  Outside of that it’s dangerous and hurtful.)

How Far it Too Far?

• Teenagers way of asking “What can I get away with?”
• Creating a plan to resist temptation (fire escape route)

Restoration and Redemption

• What do I do if I’ve already had sex or gone “too far”
• Seeking redemption
• The story of David and Bathsheba

Part 1: Time to Check-in

Open in prayer.

Part Two: Time in God’s Word
What reasons would students in middle school and high school give for having sex outside of marriage?

Which reasons seem completely unconvincing?  Which seem persuasive?

What reasons would students in middle school and high school give for delaying sex until marriage?

Which reasons seem completely unconvincing?  Which seem persuasive?

How sure are you about what you will or won’t do when it comes to sex before you’re married?  (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%)  Why are you at that level of certainty or uncertainty?

Has since answer changed in the last year?  If so, why do you think it changed?

What messages about sex do you find in your world, culture, or media?

What is your understanding of God’s view on sex?  How does this compare with the world/culture/media’s view?

Read Genesis 2:24 and Hebrews 13:4.  What clues do these verses give about God’s plan for sex?

What are some of the benefits of pursuing God’s plan when it comes to sex?  What are some of the challenges?

Why do you think God want us to wait when it comes to sex?

Do you think God’s desire for us to wait until marriage applies only to the physical act of sex?  Is it possible to go too far physically and emotionally without actually having sex?

How would people in your school answer the question, “How far is too far”?  How would you answer it?

Tonight, Matt said that sometimes the question how far it too far is just another way of saying what can I get away with.  Would you agree or disagree with this?

Would you agree that boundaries are important when it comes to physical interactions with members of the opposite sex?  How important is it?

When you should you set up these boundaries?  (Now or when your actually faced with temptation.)

Read 2 Timothy 2:22 and 1 Corinthians 6:18-20.    How should you respond when faced with temptation?

Read Matthew 26:41.  How does this verse apply to resisting temptation?

Read 1 Corinthians 10:13.  How does this verse encourage you when it comes to facing temptation?

What boundaries do you think you need to set now?  What boundaries can you set up now that will help you as you get older and your relationships and interactions with members of the opposite sex change?

What can you do to make sure you stick to these?

Read 1 Timothy 4:12.  What challenge does this verse put on you?  What part of it applies to what we’ve been talking about?

What can you do to live up to this challenge?



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.

Fun Run Forms

STORYBOARD -  Act 3: Redemption
March 16, 2012

By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to KNOW the lengths God will go through to restore our relationship with Him.

By the end of Whirlwind, we want students to BE ABLE TO reflect on their current relationship with Jesus.


Talk Notes:




Part 1: Time to Check-in

Open in prayer.

Part Two: Time in God’s Word

Imagine you are a prisoner in a cell.  What do you think your life would be like?  What would your attitude be?  How would you feel about your life?

Have you ever felt trapped by your own mistakes or shortcomings?  What is it like?  What do you do about it?

Read Romans 3:23.

What do you think of this verse?  Do you agree or disagree with it?  Explain.

Do you know anyone who has lived a flawless life without making any mistakes?

Read Romans 6:23.

How does the first part of this verse relate to the warning God gave Adam and Eve regarding the fruit they ate?  (Genesis 2:16-17)

Throughout the Old Testament, they make references to animal sacrifices.  This was an attempt to cover up your own sins and mistakes.  Since the cost of sin was death, you would kill the animal in your place.  The thought was the more flawless the animal, they more likely it will cover your mistakes.  It’s where we get the word “scapegoat”.

Read Romans 5:8 and 2 Corinthians 5:21.

In what way is Jesus the ultimate “scapegoat”?  

Read Mark 15:22-39

What thoughts or feelings does this passage bring up for you?  

Take a moment to read the passage again, but this time keep in mind that what Jesus is doing... what he’s enduring... he’s doing for you.  Not just us... but you.

In this scene, there are crowds of people.  There are people mocking Jesus and condemning him.  There are people who are just there and don’t really know what’s happening.  Then there are people who know Jesus and are weeping over what’s happening.  If you were there, which group do you think you might fit into?

Read Romans 8:38-39.

What does Jesus’ death on the cross mean for us?

In a way, our mistakes and shortcomings can make us feel like we’re living in a prison cell.  How can knowing Jesus and what he did and does for us bring us out of that cell?

What impact do you think what Jesus did should have on a person’s life?  What impact has it had on your life?

Does the way you live your life accurately show this?  

How does your life now reflect whatever relationship you have with Jesus?  How do you want  your life to reflect your relationship with Jesus?



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.

I'm sorry for the lateness of these Breakout Questions.


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.

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.

Application