Things Jesus Said

Yesterday, Youth Ignition Live began a two-week look at the words that Jesus spoke, before His death and resurrection. This Sunday, we focused on three chunks of Scripture from Matthew 5 which have particular relevance to teenagers: valuing other people, becoming a trustworthy person, and choosing to love others.

God wants us to use our words to build others up, he wants us to be people who are dependable and believable, and he wants us to have a genuine love for both our friends and our enemies.

We emphasized how we can trust Jesus' words because he proved them with His life, death & resurrection. As we trust, we are led to obey His words in these three areas and, when we do, we lead a life of significance. It's not about fulfilling religious duties or earning God's love or becoming super spiritual. It's about showing our young people how they can grow into young men and women who significantly impact other people because of their deep relationship with and love for Jesus.

Here are some questions you might want to use in conversation with your teenager about this week's topic.

What are some ways teenagers devalue each other? In other words, how do some teenagers use their words and actions to say that some people are less important than others are?


How have your friendships been hurt by dishonesty and distrust? How have your friendships been helped by honesty and trust?


What are some of the possible results of loving your enemies?


Thanks for praying for your young person and for praying for the youth ministry at Relevant Church. This coming Sunday, we will wrap up "Things Jesus Said" and it is going to rock, so please make sure your 5th-8th grader joins us at 10 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, 5/7 - Relevant Service Project, 8 a.m.
Sunday, 5/15 - Scavanger Hunt @ Ikea, after 2nd service till 3:30pm
July 10-15 - Summer Camp...registration is $50 ($259 total)