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Bottom Line: When you see a warning sign, turn around. introduction: When we’re behind the wheel, most of us stop if we see a street sign that says “danger” or “dead end.” We put ourselves on alert if we see a “caution” sign. But when it comes to our daily lives and the choices we face, sometimes we ignore the warning signs completely. We trudge right through the “don’t say that” sign and deeply cut someone close to us with a wounding remark. We plow right through the “don’t date that girl” sign because we believe that having someone who’s not great for us is better than not having someone at all. The Bible warns us that when we see danger we need to take action, because when we don’t, things can get really ugly. wonder. discovery. passion. www.xp3students.org Chief EXECUTIVE Officer Reggie Joiner writer Andy Stanley XP3 Team Jared Herd Tim Walker Sarah Bragg Kristen Ivy Sarah Anderson Contributors Mike Hancock Laura Whelan Brian Withman CREATIVE DIRECTOR Scott Bragg Technical & Web Support Hadley Brandt USER AGREEMENT Chief Operating The reThink Group, Inc. gladly grants permission to churches, schools and other licensees to tailor XP3TM materials Officer to fit their unique leadership requirements, locale and format preferences. However, if you wish to edit the content Karen Odom substantively, including teaching scripts, small group dialog and any other content in which biblical principles and concepts are presented, you are obligated to do so within the doctrinal guidelines we’ve expressed in our Statement Partner Support of Faith (see page 2). Kristie McCollister Debbie Joiner These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work—including podcasts or video of this content—is a direct violation of U.S. copyright laws. The Andy Stanley Collection is a product of The reThink Group, Inc; © 2008 Andy Stanley. All rights reserved. XP3 and the XP3 logo are trademarks of The reThink Group, Inc.

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THE ANDY STANLEY COLLECTION Statement of Faith ABOUT GOD God is the one and only true God, yet He exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God is the Creator, so everything belongs to Him and is under His control. God is holy, so He is righteous, majestic and loving. God is all knowing and purposeful, so He’s at work to bring about His will. No person, thing or idea compares to God. ABOUT THE SCRIPTURES God reveals Himself to us through the Bible, and it is 100% accurate, reliable and authoritative. ABOUT PEOPLE People are made in God’s image and for His pleasure. But everybody falls short of God’s intention, or ideal, for people. In other words, everyone has sinned. As a result, we are all separated from Him, even though He wants an intimate relationship with each of us. ABOUT SALVATION That’s why Jesus, God’s Son, came and lived on this earth, died and rose again. God offers His free gift of salvation to all who believe in Jesus and accept Him as Savior, the only way to be forgiven and reconciled to God. Anyone who accepts this gift is adopted as a son or daughter into God’s family and will live with Him forever in heaven.

Scripture marked “NIV” is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

THE ANDY STANLEY COLLECTION Creating the ENVIRONMENT: ROAD SIGNS We believe that the set, stage, music and everything in your room communicates a message—without you saying a word. That’s why we put together a list of production ideas to help you set the stage for the session and the series. From the music you play when students come into the room to the worship set your band plays, we want to make sure that your room conveys “Road Signs” in a multi-sensory way. There is a downloadable checklist available in your series downloads that will give you all the elements for this session (and the entire series). Background Playlist for Road Signs Series: “Move Along” by The All-American Rejects (from Move Along) “Life Is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts (from Cars: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) “Car Wash” by Rose Royce (from Pure Funk) “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson (from The Essential Willie Nelson) “Everyday Is a Winding Road” by Sheryl Crow (from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow) “Company Car” by Switchfoot (from New Way To Be Human) “Low Rider” by War (from Why Can’t We Be Friends?) “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins (from The Essential Kenny Loggins) “Route 66” by John Mayer (from Cars: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) “Over My Head (Cable Car)” by The Fray (from How To Save a Life) Worship playlist for Road Signs session 2: “Trust In You” by Jeremy Camp (from Carried Me-The Worship Project) “Go” by Newsboys (from Go) “Walk By Faith” by Jeremy Camp (from Carried Me-The Worship Project) “My Future Decided” by Hillsong United (from The 1 Heart Revolution) The set Decorate your meeting room with road signs. Instead of stealing real ones from your community and creating chaos and crashes, make your own signs or purchase them online. (To find sites where you can buy road signs, just do a Google search.) Make sure that you display signs that have the titles of the four sessions of the Road Signs series: one way, caution, yield and rest stop. Also, find the front bumper and grill of a car (either at a junk yard or borrow one from a local mechanic) and display it on the stage. If you are really resourceful, you could even put a small car on the stage in your room. Include some orange construction cones and barricades around the room as well.

SERIES ART Art for PowerPoint backgrounds and for series promotional ads is available as a free download with every series. Visit the XP3 web site, log on to your account and download the images to use in your presentation, newsletters and web site.

VIDEO There are five videos available for the Road Signs series—four video communicator videos and one bumper video. The four video communicator videos can be used in each session of this four-week series in place of a live communicator. The bumper video was created to be used as an intro for all four sessions of the Road Signs series.

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Middle School Adaptation: ROAD SIGNS The teaching outline and the middle school small group dialog questions are important ways you can adapt the content of this series to communicate to middle school students. Also, the following activities and illustrations are designed to help middle schoolers connect with the subject matter in ways that engage them physically, mentally, socially and sometimes emotionally.

GAME: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION (Play this game as an icebreaker to session 2.) This is a trivia game with only two possible answers. You can select just a few students to play or use your whole group. Tape off a few marks on the ground like hash marks on a football field (one in front of the other). The game is simple. Ask students questions. If they get the answer right, they take one step forward. If they get the answer wrong, they take one step back. The student (or students) who takes the most steps forward will be the winner.

Here are a few sample trivia questions for you: 1. True or false: There is a city called Rome on every continent. True 2. Elvis’ favorite amusement park ride was the Ferris wheel or bumper cars? Bumper Cars 3. According to the National Restaurant Association, what’s the most popular holiday to eat out, Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day? Mother’s Day 4. How many people have walked on the moon, 4 or 12? 12 5. What percentage of the time do groundhogs correctly predict the weather, 56% or 28%? 28% 6. What is the slowest day of the week for barber shops, Tuesdays or Thursdays? Tuesdays 7. Where would you find softer diamonds, Brazil or Africa? Africa 8. Ailurophilia is the love of dogs or cats? Cats 9. Which can not stick out its tongue, a crocodile or an alligator? Crocodile 10. Charles Dickens said it improved his writing if he slept facing north or south? North 11. Which is impossible for a cow, to walk upstairs or downstairs? Downstairs 12. Pound for pound, which costs more, hamburgers or cars? Hamburgers 13. On average, who has more hair on their head—blondes or brunettes? Blondes 14. Which weighs more, the entire human population or the entire termite population? Termite 15. What is the top reason given for being late for work, traffic or oversleeping? Traffic 16. The first sound recording ever made was “Mary Had A Little Lamb” or “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”? “Mary Had A Little Lamb” 17. Who generally leaves their hotel rooms cleaner, men or women? Men 18. Who is older, Tony the Tiger or the Jolly Green Giant? The Jolly Green Giant 19. True or false, pigs can catch swine flu from humans. True 20. True of false, months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.” True

ILLUSTRATION: HURRICANES (Use this illustration after point A in the APPLICATION section of the teaching script.) We see it time and time again—people are told that hurricanes are coming through and yet some refuse to leave their homes. The weather service will issue warnings telling all occupants to leave the area, and yet with just a few simple keywords in Google, you can find story after story of hurricane deaths. There have been thousands every decade for the last 100 years. While it’s true that some people are unable to leave their homes, most people stay because they think it won’t affect them. They think they will be fine, that somehow they will manage to survive whatever comes their way. With all the warnings and knowledge of trouble ahead, why do some people stay so stubborn? Proverbs 27:12 certainly gives us a clue to the answer: “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.”

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Teaching Script The teaching script is divided into five sections.

Introduction: This introduction is intended to connect you, the communicator, to the audience usually through a personal story or observation. We’ve included our stories, but you may want to substitute your own story in this section.

Tension: The tension moves the message from the “me” mentality of the introduction to a “we” mentality. For example, a transition statement might be, “At some point in our lives, we have all been jealous of someone over something.”

Truth: Once the tension builds, the next logical step is to uncover the truth of what the Bible says about the topic.

Application: At this point, the message moves to a “you” mentality in order to teach the application. The “you” is the student. Take God’s truth and unpack how it relates to each student so that he or she can apply it to everyday life.

Landing: Here it is important to land the message on what each student needs to know and do with what they’ve heard. Just as the message began with a personal story or observation, the message also ends with a “me” mentality. For example, one possible landing statement might be, “I have a greater sense of purpose knowing that God created me in His image.” Leave the students with a clear sense of what all of you should do with what you’ve heard.

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Road Signs(2): CAUTION Bottom Line: W HEN YOU SEE A WARNING SIGN, TURN AROUND.

TEACHING OUTLINE INTRO: If our path determines our destination, then how do we know which path to take?

TENSION: You only get to make certain choices once. There are so many stages of life, and there isn’t any time to waste.

TRUTH: “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it” (Proverbs 27:12 NIV).

Both people, the prudent and the simple, see the caution sign. Their responses to the caution sign are different.

APPLICATION: When we see the caution sign, we have to make a decision. You either act as a wise person or a simple person.

The outcome for the simple is that they suffer for it.

Experiences along the path: • ACTION: You have to do something. • SACRIFICE: You have to give something up. • EMBARRASSMENT: This is an embarrassing thing to do because the people who know you are going to look at what you do. • RELIEF: One day you will breathe a sigh of relief that you changed paths.

LANDING: Don’t waste your life on the wrong path. Are there some paths that you need to get off?

Don’t waste another minute on a path that leads you somewhere you don’t want to go.

THE ANDY STANLEY COLLECTION ROAD SIGNS(2): CAUTION TEACHING SCRIPT by andy stanley

Introduction

A. We began this series by introducing you to the path principle. The path principle is this: Your direction determines your destination. And we even added that it is your direction, not your intention, that determines your destination.

B. We talked about how obvious this is when we are driving, but when it comes to our money, our relationships and friendships, our moral standards, our entertainment, our educational pursuits and all of the other issues of life, there is this huge disconnect with that principle. We desire to end up in one place, but in the meantime we get on a path that is taking us someplace else. Then when we don’t end up where we wanted to end up, we think, “God, what’s wrong? Where were You, and why am I where I am?” And God and your friends say, “Because that is the path you chose.” Because your path, not your intention, determines your destination.

C. So we talked a lot about how this huge disconnect happens partly because we live in a world that says your path doesn’t matter as long as your intentions are right. That world teaches that if you really want it bad enough, somehow you can magically end up where you want to be. But the problem with that statement is . . . it’s just not true. Tension

A. So the question I want to begin answering today is, how do you know which path to take? This is tough. Nobody wants to wake up in his or her junior year and wish they had done things differently as a freshman. You don’t want to get to your senior year, two months before graduation, and realize that you have no options and no opportunities lined up in your future because of some of your choices as a sophomore or junior. Certainly there isn’t anyone in this room who wants to find themselves in their twenties wishing they had been on a different path in high school or college.

B. You only get to be in high school once. You upperclassmen know that it’s only a matter of time before you will be out of here, and you can’t ever go back and start over as a 16- or 17-year-old again. There are so many stages of life, and there just isn’t any time to waste. And the last thing we need to do is complicate our own lives by dreaming and wishing and praying that our lives will go in one direction and then accidentally or purposefully get on a path that takes us in a different direction. So how do you know what path to take? How do you know when you are making the wrong decisions? TRUTH

A. To get us going today, I want to teach you this Scripture from Proverbs: “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it” (Proverbs 27:12 NIV).

Let’s just say that out loud together. (Have students say the verse together out loud.) Now, let’s just say the first half. (Have students say just the first half together). This time just the guys say the first half. Now the girls, the first half, ready?

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B. In this verse we have two people. We have two responses and two outcomes to the same situation. The prudent in the book of Proverbs is the wise person. In fact, the words wise and prudent are used interchangeably. The wise person is the one who understands that life is connected, that there is cause and effect. The wise person lives his or her life like he or she is on a path, and that person needs to constantly check the direction he or she is going.

C. The Hebrew word used here for the simple person is the same word that is translated naive in different verses of the Bible. The simple person, the naive person, thinks life is disconnected. The naive person thinks that today is about today, tomorrow is about tomorrow. They think things like, “The fact that the last four times I went there this thing happened, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen the next time I show up.” Or, “Just because he cheated on me five times last time we dated doesn’t mean he’s going to cheat on me again.” Somehow the naive person doesn’t connect the dots about the future. Somehow the naive person thinks it’s just going to work out. They deceive themselves into thinking they can have intention A and be on path B and still somehow end up at intention A. They just don’t put things together.

D. The prudent and the simple are two different people with two very different responses to the same situation. They are both driving down the road and see a warning sign. They both see something that says, “Caution.”

E. You know what the prudent people do when they see a danger sign? They take the appropriate action. They respond to the warning. They do something. The prudent see danger and they do what? They take refuge.

F. And what do the simple do? The simple keep going. You’ve probably been this person or watched this person. They hear a warning from a parent or a friend and they don’t disagree with the warning. They say something like, “Oh, you know, that probably will be a problem.” Or “You’re right, I really ought to . . .” But then if you press them, they aren’t really going to do anything about it. They say, “You are right, Mom, you are right. Yeah, yeah, uh-huh.” But then they don’t change their direction. They just keep going.

G. The really interesting thing here is that the Bible doesn’t say the Christians see danger and take refuge, but the unbelievers keep going and suffer for it. That’s not what it says. Sometimes in church we think we have a special ability to get away with stuff. As you are listening today, many of you are going to feel convicted. You’re going to nod along and think, “Boy he’s right. I really ought to change.” But you’re going to walk away and not change one thing. This verse, this principle, applies to you, too.

H. The prudent see danger and do something. The simple just feel convicted and think, “Yeah, you’re right. I really know I shouldn’t.” They admit and they acknowledge, but they don’t do anything. They just keep going.

APPLICATION

A. When warning signs come up in our lives, when we see danger ahead, we have to make a decision. We either choose to act as a wise person or as a simple person. And once we choose, there are two different outcomes. The result of being prudent is that you look like a fool. You didn’t see that coming? It’s true. Prudent people act like the future is now. They don’t wait until they are at the wall. They stop a few miles ahead. They don’t wait until the brink of disaster. They make changes before they get there. They may look a little foolish to the rest of the world, but they avoid pain. They avoid suffering and unnecessary problems.

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B. And the writer of Proverbs tells us specifically what the outcome is for the simple. Four words—they suffer for it. Because they saw the warning signs and kept going, they suffer. Suffering people often want to blame God. But God works on basic principles. If you jump off a building, you hit the concrete. Don’t blame God. It’s the principle of gravity.

C. Now don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that all suffering happens because of poor choices. I’m not talking about hungry children in Kenya or victims of abuse or natural disaster. I’m not trying to put judgment on all homeless people. I’m talking to you about your life. You know when you are suffering because of a poor decision. You know if you saw warning signs and kept going.

The problem with not changing direction as soon as you see the warning signs is that there are points when life begins to unravel and you are left with only bad options. Whether it’s school, dating relationships, party habits, whatever it might be, there are points at which all of your options are bad. You think back to last semester or last year and remember when you had better options. If you could back up, you could have gotten off the path with very few consequences. But there is a point on the path when the stakes go up. If you continue down certain roads, you will run out of good options. You will suffer harm.

You know what? It’s your own fault. God doesn’t love you less. God couldn’t love you more. But the frustration and the pain and the consequences are all because you violated a principle.

D. We end up where the path leads. I know it may not be your intention. It might not be your hope or your dream, but your path determines your destination. Once you realize you’re addicted, that’s not the time to think, “Hey, I need to be more disciplined.” The opportunity to be more disciplined is gone. You’re an addict. You’ve gone so far down the road, ignoring all the signs, that now none of your options are good. But there was a time where you had good options and people said to you, “You know, I think you are drinking too much. I think you are spending too much time on the Internet. I think you are spending too much time with her.” And you didn’t disagree with them. You just didn’t change. And now you are suffering for it.

E. You know, the area that this is probably most important for you is in the area of relationships. If you could begin to look at your relationships through the lens of this principle, it could radically change what’s going on around you.

Here’s a good way to begin to apply this principle to your relationships. Never evaluate a relationship based on where it is now. Always evaluate a relationship based on where it’s headed. All relationships move. They are getting better or worse. They are getting stronger or weaker. Are you headed in the direction of a stronger relationship with your mom? With your dad? Are you headed in a positive direction in your friendships? Is your relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend moving you in a good direction for the future?

F. If you decide to get serious about this principle, there are four words I’d like for you to write down. These aren’t steps. They are experiences along the way. The first one is ACTION. You have to do something. You have to end that relationship. You have to make that phone call. You have to get rid of your DSL. I don’t know what it is for you, but I do know it’s an action that will change the direction you are headed. The prudent see danger and they don’t only pray, and they don’t just think about it, and they don’t sing a worship song. When they see danger, they take refuge, they take action. You have to do more than just feel bad about your situation and feel close to God because you had a religious experience with Him.

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G. The second word is SACRIFICE. This principle requires sacrifice. You have to give something up, and we are not good at that. That’s just the culture we live in. The idea of sacrifice is so different. It is so uncomfortable. But if you apply this principle, you are going to have to sacrifice something. You may have to sacrifice your reputation. You may have to sacrifice your lifestyle. You may have to sacrifice a friendship. You may have to sacrifice a romance. I don’t know what it’s going to be, but I do know this—when you see warning signs, you need to act. Those actions almost always require a sacrifice, and that’s why we don’t do it. That’s why we go home to our same lifestyles or same habits or same relationships and say, “You know what, he’s probably right, but changing would just be so complicated.”

H. The third word is the word EMBARRASSMENT. This is an embarrassing thing to do because the people who know you are going to look at what you do. And they are going to think about you and the decisions you make based on what they see right now. But if you are taking this principle seriously, you are acting like then is now. You’ve decided, “I’m not going to respond to today; I am going to be prudent. I am going to respond to tomorrow. I’m going to respond to the day after tomorrow.” This means you’re going to make some decisions that your friends will not understand. You’re going to make decisions that even the smart people around you may not understand. You’re going to have to make decisions that you could never explain fully because they are so personal in nature. People will not understand your decisions and there may be an element of embarrassment.

I. The fourth word is RELIEF. This is the good news. One day you will breathe a sigh of relief. You may look back to this day as the day that you got off a path that was going to lead to destruction in some area of your life. A year from now, two years from now, three years from now, you’ll look back and breathe a sigh of relief, and you’ll say, “What if I hadn’t acted? What if I hadn’t made the decision? What if I hadn’t ended the relationship? What if I hadn’t confronted him? What if I hadn’t quit the team?” You’ll breathe a sigh of relief. Action, sacrifice, and there may be some embarrassment, but one day you’ll breathe a sigh of relief. LANDING

A. I don’t want to waste my life. I don’t want to waste a year. I don’t want to waste a day. I don’t ever want to get to a place where all of the options are bad because I stayed on a path too long or because I saw the warning signs and refused to turn around. I want to get to the end of my life and breathe a sigh of relief. Not because I did the popular thing, but because when I saw trouble coming, I took refuge.

B. So let me ask you this: Are you on some paths that you need to get off? There’s still time. No matter how far you go down a path, you can change your direction. You may have to deal with the fallout from some of the choices you’ve made up until now, but you can heed the warning signs and head down a different path.

C. The temptation will be to think about all this now, or maybe the rest of today, or maybe even through the week, but then when you think about the sacrifice of making the change you will decide to just keep going. And even if you come back next week, and the next, and you go to summer camp, but you keep going on the path you’re on, you will suffer harm. There may be a day you would do anything to come back to this day and act on what you knew you needed to do.

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D. Don’t waste another minute on a path that leads you somewhere you don’t want to go. Whether it’s in the realm of entertainment, or a relationship with alcohol, or your relationship with other substances, or your academic pursuit or whatever it might be, don’t waste another moment. Because your heavenly Father who loves you has put enough warnings in the middle of that road to show you the danger that is coming. Now it’s up to you to do something about it. The prudent see danger and take refuge. The simple, the naive, keep going and suffer for it.

Transition into small groups.