HSM Teaching Series: Like Me
TEACHING THEME: Identity in Jesus
SERIES TAGLINE: Our identity and worth shouldn’t come from comparing ourselves to others; our identity and worth should come from what God says about us.
Week 1: January 16 + 19
- MAIN POINT: Don’t compare your worth with their posts.
- MAIN SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 10:12 + Proverbs 4:23
- GOSPEL CONNECTION: Don’t count your likes to determine your worth, count the cost Jesus paid to rescue you.
- SG Guide_Hope Wk 1 Like Me
- YOU MATTER TO GOD BIBLE VERSES
Week 2: JANUARY 23 + 26
- MAIN POINT: The more I celebrate others, the more I like me.
- MAIN SCRIPTURES: 1 Samuel 17-18 (Saul’s jealousy of David) + Proverbs 14:30
- GOSPEL CONNECTION: Everyone has great worth because Jesus died to rescue us all from the penalty of our sin.
- SG Guide_Hope Wk 2 Like Me
Week 3: JANUARY 30 + FEBRUARY 2
- MAIN POINT: I can like me because God loves me.
- MAIN SCRIPTURES: Romans 12:2-6
- GOSPEL INVITATION WEEK
- SG Guide_ Hope Wk 3 Like Me
HSM Monthly Study Guide January 2022– Studying God’s Word on our own is an important step in owning our faith. Find ways to encourage students in your group who you think are ready for this step in to complete the HSM monthly inductive Study Guide.
HIGH SCHOOL HACK
High school can be a tough phase – especially in regards to caring what others think and figuring out who you are. Psychologists call this development phase the identity verse role confusion phase. Identity formation and crisis are common, students ask themselves:
- What am I passionate about?
- What do I believe?
- What is my purpose in life?
- Who am I?
- Where do I belong?
And now because of phones and social media, teens can be criticized, bullied, or even just feel left out all the time. Our students need to know they are worth way more than however many likes they get on their posts. Whether they are trending on social media or in the halls of their high school or not, they are worth so much that the God of the Universe sent His son to die to rescue them.
Affirm your students’ value to you, to God, and to the world over and over again. Consistently and unconditionally remind your students that they matter.
