MNF
October 3, 2005
Order
Snack
Games – 9 square or pew beach volleyball
Drinks and Sit down
Announcements – concert, yard sale (what to donate), game night, website
Prayer
Proverbs
Rules and Recommendations
We have a few rules in youth group.
We are a youth group – we do things as a group.
We include everyone
No excluding yourselves
Everyone participates
Let us know before you leave and who you are leaving with.
No gossiping about others in group or personal discussion.
We have a few recommendations for the youth group.
Volunteer to read, pray, setup, clean up.
Bring your own Bible.
Come on time...leave on time. 6:45 – 8:30
Our youth group is focused around worshiping God.
Games=worship
fellowship=worship
snack=worship
4th week=worship
singing=worship
prayer=worship
talking all about me ≠ worship
inappropriate jokes or jokes at inappropriate times ≠ worship
immodest dress ≠ worship
looking for dates ≠ worship
bad attitudes ≠ worship
Discussion Questions
Parents night: good idea or bad idea?
How have you demonstrated wisdom this week?
Review
What is a proverb? A short saying that expresses a general truth
What is wisdom? “skillful living”
Dictionary.com – insight, ability to discern or judge what is right, true, or lasting
The ability to choose what is best, not merely what is right or wrong, good or bad.
Wisdom is skillful living.
Why do I want it? Avoid unnecessary heartache, to have a truly successful life, gaining wisdom is necessary for a growing relationship with Jesus
Why are we studying proverbs? (WRITE IT DOWN)
To gain wisdom
To develop holy habits
Bible Reading
Prayer
Journaling
Our Theme Verse: 1:4 - “for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young” (NIV)
Check Up
How many of you managed the discipline to accomplish all seven chapters this week? And how many actually did one a day?
Why do you want to read one proverb a day? What might be your reasoning?
Proverbs Discussion
So let's go through these proverbs together:
We'll do 1:10 together again to make sure we're all doing this right.
Pray
Read the chapter
Select a verse
Paraphrase the verse
Write a handle of the verse
Prayer of application
Memorize one a week
Guidelines:
Read the verse you liked in that chapter.
Read your paraphrase (optional).
Read your handle (optional).
Tell us why you picked it.
We'll discuss it (optional).
Only three per chapter (be willing to volunteer, but don't dominate the conversation).
26 – Noteworthy- 4-5?,17,18-19,20
Anybody confused by vs 4-5?
vs 20 – gossip stops the fighting – problems with your friends fighting all the time? Quit gossiping.
27 – noteworthy – 2,5,8,9,10?,14,17,18,20,21,23-27 (business)
Anybody find vs 14 amusing – example of a roommate's alarm clock
vs 17 – do you have friends who are sharpening you, or are they dulling you
vs 20 – how have you seen this to be true in recent weeks?
28 – noteworthy-2,7,9,13,14,23
vs 2 – how have you seen this to be true in the last few years?
Vs 7 – How does this verse challenge you?
Vs 9 – does God always hear our prayers?
Vs 13 – when you find your life is going nowhere you may want to read this verse
vs 23 – do you find this to be true?
29 – noteworthy- 6,11,15 (screaming kid at the walmart checkout),17,25
vs 6 – sometimes we can make so many sinful choices that we are trapped by sin. The only option is to make another bad choice it seems. Continuing sinful habits leads to addiction.
Vs 11 – which one are you? Why is it wise to not explode in anger? It does feel good doesn't it?
30 – noteworthy- 5,17,33
vs 17 – How strongly does God hate it when children mock their parents?
31 – noteworthy-7?,8,31
vs 30 – Ladies, what are you investing yourself in? Men, what are you looking for in a lady?
1 – noteworthy-4,5,7,8,10
vs 7 – What is the result of fearing the Lord? What does it mean to fear the Lord? Proverbs 8:13
2 – noteworthy-3,4,5,6,8,9,10,20
vs 6 – Where does wisdom come from? God
vs 3-4 – how do we get wisdom? Searching, asking, crying out, see James
vs 10 – Lord let me know the joy that comes from wisdom and knowledge
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