Thursday, February 2, 2012

The Elephant in the Room

Special Elevate
This Sunday, 10:25-11:45am
"The Elephant in the Room: God's Answer to Sexual Temptation"
This is the final message in the series "The Naked Truth: God's Views on Sexuality, Relationships, and Body Image."

The goal is to equip each student to be free from the strongholds that may come from sexual sin. Whether a student is currently battling the pull of sexual temptation, or will one day face this battle, this Sunday will be an empowering and encouraging time of hope-giving. It will be an opportunity for students to be armed with truth when facing Satan's lies about immoral sexual behaviors and thoughts.

We will be divided by gender (girls in the Warehouse, boys in the Gym) after worship.  Each group will have a panel share their thoughts on overcoming sexual temptation. Each panel consists of both parents and single "twenty-somethings" of the same gender.  

There will be an optional and anonymous "Q&A" time, where students may write down questions for the panel.

The questions the panel will be addressed are:

Question #1: Share, as much as you’re comfortable doing so, about your journey with sexual temptation.
Question #2: In your opinion, what are the top three temptations, struggles, or issues that adolescent boys/girls typically deal with, regarding their sexuality?   
Question #3: Why are these temptations so tempting? What specifically makes them easy to fall into? 
Question #4: What Bible passages speak to overcoming sexual temptation? What are some strategies to apply these Scriptures to your life?
Question #5: If you could “redo” your adolescence, what would you do differently? If you could “time travel” back to being 14, what would you tell yourself?

Parents are encouraged to attend as well, and process with their children after the service.

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