Tattoo On Your Heart

This Sunday at Youth Ignition Live, we wrapped up our series on The Text by looking at the rewards of committing Scripture to heart.

We focused on Psalm 119:9-16, a passage that offers a direct invitation and challenge to teenagers: If you want to lead a pure, healthy, successful life, then obey God's teachings and commandments. This passage highlights several benefits of knowing, memorizing, and obeying the Bible.

Memorizing Scripture isn't about doing a religious task, and it isn't about acquiring head-knowledge. It's about letting the Bible become an essential part of who we are. When we challenge ourselves to memorize verses, those verses become part of the way we think about life and the way we respond to the stuff that happens in our lives and in the lives of others who need these words of life.

When you find time this week, have a conversation with your middle-schooler about memorizing verses from the Bible. Here are some questions you might want to ask:

How might memorizing verses from the Bible help you in everyday situations?

If we didn't have the Bible, how would we learn about God and his desires for our lives? Would that even be possible?

How can you be reminded of your friendship with God by memorizing Scripture?

You also might want to consider ways to make Text Memory a family event. This can help everyone in the family grow in their faith together. Have fun and we'll see you Sunday for our new series: CHANGES!

Tomorrow Night!
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Bowling/Laser Tag
Wed. June 29, 6pm – 10pm
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Unlimited Bowling $5 per person and unlimited Laser Tag $5 per person!
Please RSVP total # of adults and children attending to tammie@relevantchurch.com