Student Ministry For Parents

Jumping off the Bridge (Why do teenagers have to do what their friends are doing?)

Everyone tends to follow the crowd, but teenagers are more susceptible to influence.  We will focus on the question, "if your friend jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" What does the Bible teach us about influence and how to enter into our teenager's life regarding this issue?

 

Scripture Referenced: 

Genesis 3:1-6

Proverbs 13:20

Romans 12:2

 

Book Referenced:

Dr. Dan Siegel - "Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain"

We are rolling out a new series entitled, "Biblical Application into Adolescent Drama" This series is all about picking out things, items, or moments in the life of an adolescent (ages 12-24) and using the Bible as a guide for instructing us on how to handle or anticipate these moments.

This episode, "Two Realities, One Life" is all about the internet.  We are simultaneously living in two worlds, the real world and the virtual world of the internet.  What is the internet doing to us and our teenagers?  How is it creating drama in our lives?  Why does this awesome resource create so much difficulty in our teenager's life?  

Scripture Referenced: 

1 & 2 Peter

Luke 18:18-30

Matthew 6:19-24

2 Timothy 3:1-7

 

Music: Beats By Con

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