8/15 Junior High Sunday School: "Relaunch- Moving With and Encountering Each Other"

Moving With Each Other

Acts 2:44-47

·      Verse 44-45

o   As a government, this ideal is called communism.  As a movement, this is called caring for one another and being selfless.

o   What is the point of youth group? Is it to get something out of it, or put all you have into it?

§  The fact is, we are not called to get something out of it, we are called to put all we have into it.  We have discussed this before, but often times the reason that we feel separated from God, or from others is because we are not doing our part in the relationship.

·      Verse 46-47

o   Why is it significant that they met together in the temple courts?

§  They did not abandon the Jewish religion. They simply saw that the hope had already been found in Jesus.

o   Wow, this sounds like a perfect world doesn’t it?  Almost too good to be true.  This atmosphere would not last, but it gives us an example of the mutual love and support we are to give each other.

Encountering Each Other

Read 1 Corinthians 12:21-25

·      We are all in this together. We are going to encounter each other, realize each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

 Corinthians 12:26

·      Think of a time in your life when you were at your lowest point.  Was the church there to help you through this time?

·      Have you made a conscience effort to ask how your youth group members are doing?  Have you seen if they needed anything?

·      Have you prayed with any of the people in this room before?  Have you prayed for any of the people in this room this week?

Closing

The only way that we can be a force is to know the equation: Force=Mass x Acceleration. All of us have to be moving together as fast as we can. We need to care so about each other and to know everything about each other.  Only then can we become a solid form and move with a united purpose in every step.