Five Shades of Gray Lesson #5

Keystone Youth Ministry

Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom & Culture’s Blurred Lines

Week #5

3.1614 & 3.19.14

Purpose:  Apply the truth of the gospel to areas of life where the Bible doesn’t speak or the world doesn’t listen.

Week 5:  I Can’t Change—Homosexuality & Other Sexual Sins

• Date:  3.16.14 & 3.19.14
• Purpose:  Offer grace & hope to those with same-sex attraction.
• Main Purpose:
  • The goal is not heterosexuality; it’s holy sexuality.
  • Single is not a second-rate status.
  • God’s gives grace to handle today’s temptations.
  • Hope:  Jesus will one day heal all sexual brokenness.

PDF Version:  Shades of Gray 5

Five Shades of Gray Lesson #4

Keystone Youth Ministry

Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom & Culture’s Blurred Lines

Week #4

3.914 & 3.12.14

Purpose:  Apply the truth of the gospel to areas of life where the Bible doesn’t speak or the world doesn’t listen.

Week 4:  NSFL—Pornography & the Sexualization of America

• Date:  3.9.14 & 3.12.14
• Purpose:  Warn youth of the dangers of sexual expression outside of marriage.
• Main Points:
  • Porn culture has become mainstream.
  • Sex is a covenant good, not consumer good.
  • Pornography is an addictive poison.
  • Christians battle porn with a superior pleasure.
  • Hope—The cross proves God loves us & commands what’s best for us.

Five Shades of Gray Lesson #3

Keystone Youth Ministry

Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom & Culture’s Blurred Lines

Week #3

3.2.14 & 3.5.14

 

Purpose:  Apply the truth of the gospel to areas of life where the Bible doesn’t speak or the world doesn’t listen.

 

Week 3:  Dating Gone Wild—Hooking Up, Shacking Up, & Breaking Up

• Date:  3.2.14 & 3.5.14
• Purpose:  Redefine the purpose of dating & marriage.
• Main Points:
  • Dating has a sordid history.
  • Dating is to find a good spouse, not a good time.
  • Marriage is a commitment to give love, not take love.
• Hope:  Jesus’ love gives us all we need for marriage or singleness.

Five Shades of Gray Lesson #2

Keystone Youth Ministry

Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom & Culture’s Blurred Lines

Week #2

2.23.14 & 2.26.14

 

Purpose:  Apply the truth of the gospel to areas of life where the Bible doesn’t speak or the world doesn’t listen.

 

Week 2:  Look At Me—Instagram, Facebook, & Duck Faces

• Date:  2.23.14 & 2.26.14
• Purpose:  Create humble youth.
• Main Points:
  • Everyone boasts to get a verdict.
  • Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it’s thinking of yourself less.
  • The verdict is in:  God loves you.
  • Hope: Jesus humbled himself, so you can be exalted.

Five Shades of Gray: A Special Note for Parents

Special Note for Parents:

 

Every year there seems to be one series that has the potential to get me in hot water—and that series is about to heat up.  Our youth ministry has begun a series that I’ve titled Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom and Culture’s Blurred Lines.

Five Shades of Gray Lesson #1

Keystone Youth Ministry

Five Shades of Gray—Biblical Wisdom & Culture’s Blurred Lines

Week #1

2.16.14 & 2.19.14

 

Purpose:  Apply the truth of the gospel to areas of life where the Bible doesn’t speak or the world doesn’t listen.

 

Week 1:  Say It To My Face—Texting, Facebooking, & Bullying

• Purpose:  Demand that youth use their words wisely.
• Main Points:
  • Our words have incredible power.
  • Our words are hard to say face to face.
  • Our words should bring life, not death.
  • Hope:  Jesus has the final word on your life.