Youth Studies

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 7: Being Open & Honest  “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.” (Ephesians 4:25, NIV) “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18, ESV) This topic can be a hard one for younger people, because talking about feelings…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 6: The Importance of Respect  “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12, ESV) “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning,…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 5: The Struggle of Comparison  “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith.” (Romans 12:4-6, ESV) I…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 4: How You Spend Your Time  “Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:16, ESV) “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42, ESV) “Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 3: Handling the Pressure  “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” (Galatians 1:10, ESV) “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 2: Intentional Relationships  “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2, ESV) “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (Colossians 3:13, ESV) “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’” (1 Corinthians 15:33, ESV) You’ve likely heard the saying, “You…

Living for Christ as a Youth Day 1: Rooted in Christ  “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20, ESV) “For you formed my inward parts;     you knitted me together in my mother's…