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Youth Leaders Only / Music Resource Book / Volume 92 / Summer 2013 Cover: Skillet

Insightful Articles: 7 Ways To Connect With Kids Page 9 Ready. FIRE! Aim? Page 10 Youth Ministry On The Run Page 11 INSIDE: Special Evangelism DVD: Billy Graham’s My Hope America “Defining Moments” Page 16 Annual Music Comparison Chart Huge Poster center pull out Heart of the Artist: Skillet Page 12 Audio Adrenaline Page 14 Building 429 Page 15 Modern Worship Section: Martin Smith Article plus 13 Worship Chord Charts Page 40 & M i n s t r y M u s i c o u t h Y i n M a x i m z n g M e d i a

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>> TRD TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS MAIN/MILD/HOT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST

6 8 9 10 11 FEATURE ARTICLES: One-On-One Directing The 7 Ways To Ready. FIRE! Aim? Youth Min Spotlight Connect On The Run

MAIN: 18 23 25 DEFINING AUDIO Artist: MOMENTS DVD ADRENALINE BUILDING 429 Album Title: My Hope America With Billy Graham Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Song Title: Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Study Theme: Evangelism; Urgency Compassion Confidence; In Christ

MILD: 20 24 26

Artist: THE AFTERS BRIDGECITY HAWK NELSON Album Title: Life Is Beautiful BridgeCity Made Song Title: What We're Here For Power A Million Miles Away Study Theme: Love God’s Power Forgiveness

HOT: 21 22 27

Artist: ALERT312 ANDY MINEO I AM EMPIRE Album Title: Of Vice & Virtue Heroes For Sale Anchors Song Title: Kill The Elephants Tug Of War Tell Me Mirror Study Theme: Hypocrisy Decisions Self Image

DEPARTMENTS: 4 36 45 Letter From The Editor Thematic Index Compilation re:Tuned

5 40 52 How To Use This Resource Modern Worship Section Ministry Resource Section

MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK:

Volume 92 • Summer 2013 The Youth Leaders Only Music Direct any questions or comments to Maximizing Music & Media Resource Book is published quarterly interlínc at 1-800-725-3300 or visit in Youth Ministry by Interlínc, Franklin, TN www.interlinc-online.com •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 2 •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 3

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6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 FEATURE ARTICLES: One-On-One Directing The 7 Ways To Ready. FIRE! Aim? Youth Min Heart Of Heart Of Heart Of My Hope America Spotlight Connect On The Run The Artist: The Artist: The Artist: With Billy Graham Skillet Audio Adrenaline Building 429

MAIN: 18 23 25 29 34 DEFINING AUDIO Artist: MOMENTS DVD ADRENALINE BUILDING 429 MARTIN SMITH SKILLET Album Title: My Hope America With Billy Graham Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken God’s Great Dance Floor Rise Song Title: Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Jesus Of Nazareth Sick Of It Study Theme: Evangelism; Urgency Compassion Confidence; In Christ Jesus; Lordship Social Justice

MILD: 20 24 26 28 30

Artist: THE AFTERS BRIDGECITY HAWK NELSON JASON CASTRO SALVADOR Album Title: Life Is Beautiful BridgeCity Made Only A Mountain Make Some Noise Song Title: What We're Here For Power A Million Miles Away Only A Mountain Higher Love Study Theme: Love God’s Power Forgiveness Faith God’s Love

HOT: 21 22 27 31 35

Artist: ALERT312 ANDY MINEO I AM EMPIRE SILVERLINE THIS CITY AWAITS Album Title: Of Vice & Virtue Heroes For Sale Anchors Lights Out …Said The Liar Song Title: Kill The Elephants Tug Of War Tell Me Mirror Too Far Gone Hold Still Study Theme: Hypocrisy Decisions Self Image Faith; Assurance Faith; Within Trials

DEPARTMENTS: 4 36 45 CENTER PULL OUT Letter From The Editor Thematic Index Compilation re:Tuned Annual Music Comparison Chart Poster

5 40 52 How To Use This Resource Modern Worship Section Ministry Resource Section

MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK: STAFF:

Volume 92 • Summer 2013 The Youth Leaders Only Music Direct any questions or comments to Publisher: Allen Weed • Editor: Ken McCoy • The WriteGroup: Rick Bundschuh, Cindy Engøy, Eric Gargus, Mary Wilson-Peed, Dave McGinley, Todd Pearage, Maximizing Music & Media Resource Book is published quarterly interlínc at 1-800-725-3300 or visit Doug Ranck, Paul Turner, Jeremy White • Art Direction: Ken McCoy • Cover & Article Design: Thomas Ryan Design • Magazine Layout: Ken McCoy in Youth Ministry by Interlínc, Franklin, TN www.interlinc-online.com Production Manager: Glen Allen Green • Proofing: Dale Weed, Jeannine Ugalde, Anne Conley •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 4

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YOUTH MINISTRY 101

By Ken McCoy [email protected]

Much of my hands-on youth ministry is working with volunteers in You’ve probably already spotted the gigantic Comparison Chart churches that do not have a youth pastor. Those studly heroes of that’s in the middle of this magazine. (If you’re reading this and the the faith are rolling up their sleeves and getting elbow deep in the poster is gone, someone got to it before you, and it’s already lives of teenagers. When I show up, they’re almost desperate for hanging on the youth room wall!) This Comparison Chart can be immediate practical help. your secret weapon in your efforts to get teenagers filling their minds and hearts with godly music. Your young friends can easily The questions they ask are generally not the questions being find Christian alternatives to the secular musicians that they like! answered at large youth ministry conferences, or in most youth ministry books and videos. They want to know how to keep certain One of the basics of youth ministry is outreach. We’ve partnered kids from fighting, or how to handle squirrelly freshmen boys who with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to include the refuse to settle down, or what to do about those three kids who special edition of their great new outreach DVD “Defining just want to hang out in the parking lot and smoke. Moments” which is a part of the nationwide outreach “My Hope America” which will be Billy Graham’s last message and will be on Answering those questions is relatively easy. Those are “band-aid” TV and all outlets in November. kinds of situations. The issues of doing ministry with teenagers run far deeper than “band-aid” problems. What the youth This YLO is loaded with amazing music and youth group resources leaders I’m around really need is direction, skill training, from some Christian music’s best: Audio Adrenaline (with Kevin and hope. Max), Building 429, Hawk Nelson, Salvador, The Afters, and Delirious?’ Martin Smith (Modern Worship article and chord charts.) That’s what we’re aiming for with this issue of Youth Leaders Only. We’re calling the theme for this issue “Youth Ministry 101” – a Our hope and prayer is that this YLO is a blessing to you and your back-to-basics issue. We want to focus on the essentials for doing team. The articles, music, lead sheets, huge Comparison Chart, youth ministry, and provide you with some articles and resources music-based Bible studies, reTunes, and Thematic Listing of the that you can use yourself and with your ministry team. Check out songs are just waiting for you to use them for God’s glory. Go for it! the articles, and you’ll see what I mean! Godspeed! You’ll also notice some other pretty cool things about this YLO. For one, we’re doing something that we’ve never done before: we are including the not-even-available-anywhere new album from Skillet! We are working directly with Skillet and their record companies and it works like this – you are receiving the new album on a download card which goes live on June 25, the day that the Ken McCoy album is released. There will be Bible studies and resources for all Editor the songs PLUS there will be an opportunity for your kids to get the album early through your group. Talk about getting you the newest and best in Christian music! •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 4 •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 5

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By Ken McCoy Resource Book [email protected] Sure, at first glance you notice how great it looks—very current, very stylish. Go ahead—flip through this book a bit. Notice the helpful design? Did you catch the organizational details? The more you look Much of my hands-on youth ministry is working with volunteers in You’ve probably already spotted the gigantic Comparison Chart churches that do not have a youth pastor. Those studly heroes of that’s in the middle of this magazine. (If you’re reading this and the at this book, the more you will appreciate the functionality that has the faith are rolling up their sleeves and getting elbow deep in the poster is gone, someone got to it before you, and it’s already lives of teenagers. When I show up, they’re almost desperate for hanging on the youth room wall!) This Comparison Chart can be been built into it. Here is a quick tour… immediate practical help. your secret weapon in your efforts to get teenagers filling their minds and hearts with godly music. Your young friends can easily The questions they ask are generally not the questions being find Christian alternatives to the secular musicians that they like! answered at large youth ministry conferences, or in most youth ministry books and videos. They want to know how to keep certain One of the basics of youth ministry is outreach. We’ve partnered kids from fighting, or how to handle squirrelly freshmen boys who with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to include the refuse to settle down, or what to do about those three kids who special edition of their great new outreach DVD “Defining just want to hang out in the parking lot and smoke. Moments” which is a part of the nationwide outreach “My Hope America” which will be Billy Graham’s last message and will be on Answering those questions is relatively easy. Those are “band-aid” TV and all outlets in November. kinds of situations. The issues of doing ministry with teenagers run far deeper than “band-aid” problems. What the youth This YLO is loaded with amazing music and youth group resources leaders I’m around really need is direction, skill training, from some Christian music’s best: Audio Adrenaline (with Kevin and hope. Max), Building 429, Hawk Nelson, Salvador, The Afters, and Delirious?’ Martin Smith (Modern Worship article and chord charts.) The Cover Bible Studies Modern Worship Section Reviews That’s what we’re aiming for with this issue of Youth Leaders Only. If you’re like most of us, you keep What makes Youth Leaders Only more In this section you’ll find encouraging Not every available contemporary We’re calling the theme for this issue “Youth Ministry 101” – a Our hope and prayer is that this YLO is a blessing to you and your your YLO (Youth Leaders Only) books than “cheap music” are the music- and enlightening resources to help you Christian music CD can make it into stored on a bookshelf. When you want based Bible Study resources provided develop your youth’s worship ministry. the YLO box. So, we try to give you a back-to-basics issue. We want to focus on the essentials for doing team. The articles, music, lead sheets, huge Comparison Chart, to search for a song or video that deals for you to use in your programming. You’ll find articles from recent SPIN taste of what else is available in your youth ministry, and provide you with some articles and resources music-based Bible studies, reTunes, and Thematic Listing of the with a certain topic, slide each book Finding good Christian music isn’t hard, versions of YLO or other worship local store. Since interlínc often gets that you can use yourself and with your ministry team. Check out songs are just waiting for you to use them for God’s glory. Go for it! out a couple of inches and read the but coming up with ways to use it in leaders and Lead Sheets of songs “pre-release” copies of upcoming CDs, the articles, and you’ll see what I mean! themes and featured articles for each your ministry with teenagers takes time, from some of the CDs in this YLO. we can give you a “heads up” to new Godspeed! issue. Cool! talent, and energy. Real-world youth Although they are not really the kind releases that might be just right for you You’ll also notice some other pretty cool things about this YLO. For leaders write the Bible Studies; the of Lead Sheets most bands use, these and your young friends. one, we’re doing something that we’ve never done before: we are The Index sessions are field-tested and proven pages of “lyrics with chords over them” including the not-even-available-anywhere new album Take a look at the index or “table of effective with real-world teenagers. are a great help when you want to teach We hope this effort helps you reach from Skillet! We are working directly with Skillet and their record contents”—notice the colored bars? the high school praise banda new tune. and disciple more young people companies and it works like this – you are receiving the new album They represent sections in the book Thematic Listing Many youth leaders tell us that the Lead to be go-for-it Christians! on a download card which goes live on June 25, the day that the Ken McCoy and they clue you in on which albums / Not every song on every CD has a Sheets are an invaluable resource. album is released. There will be Bible studies and resources for all Editor Bible Studies are “Main,”“Mild,”or “Hot.” Bible Study written for it. That doesn’t the songs PLUS there will be an opportunity for your kids to get the You will notice in the Bible Studies mean you can’t use those other songs re:Tuned album early through your group. Talk about getting you the newest section that each Leader Guide / Student in your ministry with students. Take advantage of some popular and best in Christian music! Guide is color-keyed the same way. secular songs to introduce a theme, Wow! Someone’s been thinking! supplement your regula Bible Study lesson, or outreach event. Use the Featured Articles opening questions and discussion Each issue of YLO has a certain “flavor.” ideas to get your students talking Around that theme are a couple of and thinking about the theme. “Feature Articles” as well as some of the other items you have in your YLO box. These articles give you insight into the heart and ministry of some of the musicians included in the YLO box. •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 6

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As a fifteen-year veteran of student ministry, I’ll “I am admit that I love the big events. I love planning them with my team and working out the details. convinced I love the excitement of seeing a ton of students having a blast – in church. I love the crazy games, that the loud music, and the free t-shirts. Throw in a impact Christian band and I’m in heaven. However, in recent years there’s been a move- happens ment to shift away from the big events, and “programming” has become a dirty word. Youth person-to- pastors have been told to abandon the program and “just hang out with kids.” When you talk with person.” youth workers, it does not take long before the conversation turns to the “program vs. relationship” debate.

Before we go and split the church over this philosophy of ministry (don’t laugh, it’s been split over far less important issues), let’s agree that both sides of this conversation have valid points. We have all seen the benefits of the big event, and I believe there will always be a place for them. But, I am convinced that impact happens person-to- person. So here are a few things I do to make an impact.

1. Get Out of the Office I have two offices at my church – I have the “official office” which is really just a cubicle right outside my Senior Pastor’s office, and I also have a “secret office” which is in our student ministry area. Truthfully, I love my “secret office.” I can listen to Thousand Foot Krutch as loud as I want, search YouTube for the latest viral video, and even catch the latest episode of Duck Dynasty, all while getting my work done.

But as cool as my secret office is and as funny as it may be to watch Uncle Si’s crazy shenanigans, the truth is – before long, I want out. I want to be at the school helping out with the Bible Club, or eating lunch with students, or just hanging out. I want to live life with them. And I can’t do that when I’m in my office all the time.

2. Unplug If you’ve been in student ministry for more than fifteen minutes, someone has “encouraged” you to unplug. We all know that students are on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook – well, some

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As a fifteen-year veteran of student ministry, I’ll homeschoolers are still on Facebook. (Just “I am admit that I love the big events. I love planning kidding, I love both homeschoolers and them with my team and working out the details. Facebook!) But, we need real human interaction convinced I love the excitement of seeing a ton of students and so do our students. We need to sit down having a blast – in church. I love the crazy games, knee-to-knee and eye-to-eye with them. Buy them that the loud music, and the free t-shirts. Throw in a a coffee, milkshake, or smoothie and put the Christian band and I’m in heaven. phone away. You’ll be surprised how much better impact you’ll get to know them! However, in recent years there’s been a move- happens ment to shift away from the big events, and 3. Know the Calendar “programming” has become a dirty word. Youth Here in the north we have “snow days.” I love person-to- pastors have been told to abandon the program snow days because they provide me with an and “just hang out with kids.” When you talk with excellent opportunity to grab some students and person.” youth workers, it does not take long before the do something fun. But if I know the calendar, I can conversation turns to the “program vs. be even more intentional when students have a relationship” debate. day off from school. Let’s be honest – we know they already forgot what you spoke about last Before we go and split the church over this Wednesday. So use those off days to create philosophy of ministry (don’t laugh, it’s been split memories that will last a lifetime. over far less important issues), let’s agree that both sides of this conversation have valid points. We 4. Plan Better have all seen the benefits of the big event, and I Sometimes I’m not as prepared as I should be. believe there will always be a place for them. But, (That’s probably not a big surprise, since I just I am convinced that impact happens person-to- admitted to watching Duck Dynasty in my office!) person. So here are a few things I do to make I can’t tell you how many Sunday mornings roll an impact. around and I’m adding that last-minute video to the media presentation or making copies of 1. Get Out of the Office permission slips instead of engaging students as I have two offices at my church – I have the they walk into the room. Instead of having the time “official office” which is really just a cubicle right to ask them how their week was – and REALLY outside my Senior Pastor’s office, and I also have listen, I’m running around doing tasks that should a “secret office” which is in our student ministry have been done during the week. area. Truthfully, I love my “secret office.” I can listen to Thousand Foot Krutch as loud as I want, I know I need to do a better job organizing my search YouTube for the latest viral video, and even week. I know I need to use my office time to catch the latest episode of Duck Dynasty, all while plan and prepare. I know that when I am better getting my work done. prepared, real ministry can happen. And when real ministry happens, impact happens. But as cool as my secret office is and as funny as it may be to watch Uncle Si’s crazy shenanigans, Back in November my family and I went back to the truth is – before long, I want out. I want to be Pennsylvania for a friend’s wedding. On our way at the school helping out with the Bible Club, or home to Ohio we stopped and visited our “home eating lunch with students, or just hanging out. I church.” I was the youth pastor at First Baptist want to live life with them. And I can’t do that Church in Milton, PA for five years and we are still when I’m in my office all the time. very close with the people there. After church we went out for lunch with some of the “students” 2. Unplug who are now adults. We laughed for over two If you’ve been in student ministry for more than hours retelling stories and reliving memories. fifteen minutes, someone has “encouraged” you to (Here’s a photo of that gathering. That’s me in the unplug. We all know that students are on Twitter, back on the right.) Instagram, and Facebook – well, some

By Todd Pearage The Gathering Dayton, Ohio [email protected]

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There is a lot to love about youth ministry. As Walk With Them Train For Life one who has traveled over three decades of Back in the days when we were all trying to Our best youth ministry is one where we are shepherding teenagers, there are still many parts adapt ministry to Generation X, I was sitting thinking well beyond the present years and I enjoy leading and doing. (Okay, I still don’t like around the table with a group of youth pastors. equipping with the big picture in mind. Teaching fundraising!) There is the adventure of trying new Many were talking about worship experiences of our teenagers to put Christ at the center of their events, the thrill of teaching kids how to candles, paintings, turning down the lights, being lives is key. Helping them to value the Word of snowboard, or taking them to a ballgame for the contemplative and more as a way to connect. God as the source for their understanding and first time. I love the latitude we are given to try out Finally one of the youth leaders said, “Hmmm – wisdom of God and life gives them an anchor for different teaching styles and I experience the joy I just kinda’ think we should be in the lives of the the turbulent young adult years when everything (because it is not always happiness) of walking kids.” The next sound I heard was “crickets.” Years is questioned. with teenagers in their unpredictable world. If I from now our youth will most remember when we were to leave youth ministry today there would be ate with them and how we traveled with them Affirm With Honesty plenty I would miss. The list above and more are through the ups and downs of adolescence. Our We live in a generation of entitlement. Youth are all things I enjoy as a hands-on participant. It’s care for them in this way opens the door to affirmed for almost everything they do. Last place great to ride the whirlwind and have an impact on understanding their identity in Christ. teams get trophies. All this has cheapened the the direction at the same time. value of genuine affirmation. It is important for Let Them Lead us to offer teenagers specific and authentic Youth ministry is not about me as the leader, it’s Giving students leadership looks great in books affirmation helpful to the awareness of their true not about the cool volunteers I recruit, it’s not and on a strategic plan. Actually implementing strengths. In turn, they will learn best how they can about the fantastic events I run, or the “dig-deep” this can be another story. I have found leadership most effectively contribute to the greater kingdom teaching times I lead. It is about how I and the often happens best in the midst of spontaneity. of God. other leaders help the students develop as A teenager will raise an idea or offer a twist on capable young people who walk with God all the something I had already planned. Their motivation Connect Them with the Church Family days of their lives. This requires more of them in and passion for it is evident and I let them run. Studies continue to show the potential of youth the “spotlight” and less of me. It is admitting my This calls for flexibility on my part and the ability to walking with God after high school graduation role is to be God’s servant. My job is to re-focus allow for failure/success as a part of the process. increases when they have been integrated well into the “spotlight” and be sure the stage is set for the total life of the congregation. It is here they can youth to grow in their relationship with God and be Program With Purpose mentor and be mentored within the faith in the mix trained in using their gifts/talents to share the good If I program only with me in mind or what I think of all generations. This better positions them to news of hope we find in Christ. works best, I have short-circuited the opportunity use their gifts/talents wherever they may go. to let youth and families be a part of the process How do we offer an environment where youth are for holistic growth in the life of the teenager. It There is a lot to love about youth ministry. May empowered to live out their faith in a meaningful takes time, tons of input, and understanding of we love most the opportunities to find ourselves and effective way? Thinking through my own the culture in your church/community to build a behind the “spotlight” and watching our youth ministry experience and the many other youth structure where youth feel empowered to be and launch well into the life God has given them. leaders with whom I have worked, here are six do as God has created them. ways I offer: the Directing

or , “Get Out o f the Way!”

By Doug Ranck Free Methodist Church Santa Barbara, California [email protected]

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There is a lot to love about youth ministry. As Walk With Them Train For Life Establishing solid relationships with make sure their birthday is listed, and criticism, and verbal abuse at students, but the reality is that one who has traveled over three decades of Back in the days when we were all trying to Our best youth ministry is one where we are students in your ministry is one of the then enter it as soon as possible in school, home, and/or just walking students want to see that you have shepherding teenagers, there are still many parts adapt ministry to Generation X, I was sitting thinking well beyond the present years and most essential pillars needed for a your phone calendar, office calendar, in a store. Bullying is at an all-time flaws and are working on them, that I enjoy leading and doing. (Okay, I still don’t like around the table with a group of youth pastors. equipping with the big picture in mind. Teaching ministry that goes beyond the walls etc. Have a dry erase calendar board high, and depression in youth is sometimes you don’t always respond fundraising!) There is the adventure of trying new Many were talking about worship experiences of our teenagers to put Christ at the center of their of a church and into a deeper on the wall of the youth room and rising. Counteract the disease by the way you should, that you yourself events, the thrill of teaching kids how to candles, paintings, turning down the lights, being lives is key. Helping them to value the Word of foundation for discipleship. These have students put their upcoming encouraging students at every are growing in Christ, just as they snowboard, or taking them to a ballgame for the contemplative and more as a way to connect. God as the source for their understanding and relationships take more than one or events (including birthdays) on that opportunity. Postcards and letters are. This doesn’t mean you divulge first time. I love the latitude we are given to try out Finally one of the youth leaders said, “Hmmm – wisdom of God and life gives them an anchor for two “group nights” a week to build; month. This will help you keep better make great “trophies” that students things that you share with your different teaching styles and I experience the joy I just kinda’ think we should be in the lives of the the turbulent young adult years when everything they require an intentional mindset track of the students’ activities (see often put in their binder covers. A accountability partner; it just means (because it is not always happiness) of walking kids.” The next sound I heard was “crickets.” Years is questioned. and a willing heart. Here are seven number 1) and special days. little encouragement goes a long that it’s okay to be real and open with teenagers in their unpredictable world. If I from now our youth will most remember when we simple ways to connect with your way with students. Show them about some of the flaws you struggle were to leave youth ministry today there would be ate with them and how we traveled with them Affirm With Honesty students outside of scheduled 3. Take them out for lunch. I know how valuable they are through with. This flips the script and lets plenty I would miss. The list above and more are through the ups and downs of adolescence. Our We live in a generation of entitlement. Youth are ministry programs. When you budgets are slim and money is tight, your words. students know YOU trust THEM. all things I enjoy as a hands-on participant. It’s care for them in this way opens the door to affirmed for almost everything they do. Last place connect with them outside of the but that’s a two-way street. Some great to ride the whirlwind and have an impact on understanding their identity in Christ. teams get trophies. All this has cheapened the church building, they will feel valued, students haven’t splurged on a 5. Provide ways for students to show 7. Be available. Plain and simple. the direction at the same time. value of genuine affirmation. It is important for validated, and loved. greasy, cheeseburger for quite some off their talents. Noticing that Jenny Students have curveballs thrown at Let Them Lead us to offer teenagers specific and authentic time. So treat them! It’s a great way and Angelica are creative geniuses them left and right. When they trust Youth ministry is not about me as the leader, it’s Giving students leadership looks great in books affirmation helpful to the awareness of their true 1. Attend a sports event, a school to have casual conversation in a non- could spark a craft day or art gallery you enough to reach out, reach right not about the cool volunteers I recruit, it’s not and on a strategic plan. Actually implementing strengths. In turn, they will learn best how they can play, a band performance, etc. in threatening environment. This lets showcase. Hearing Matthew’s guitar back! Return phone calls in a timely about the fantastic events I run, or the “dig-deep” this can be another story. I have found leadership most effectively contribute to the greater kingdom which your student/students students know they’re worth more skills may bring a day of guitar manner, text back when you can, and teaching times I lead. It is about how I and the often happens best in the midst of spontaneity. of God. participate. Unfortunately, many to you than your money. (Note: lessons or even a youth band in answer your phone. (You need to other leaders help the students develop as A teenager will raise an idea or offer a twist on students don’t get any support from Although intentions are pure, which he helps other students find have time for your family and for capable young people who walk with God all the something I had already planned. Their motivation Connect Them with the Church Family the people who are closest to them, remember that society looks at their musical abilities. Have a writer yourself. So if your office hours are days of their lives. This requires more of them in and passion for it is evident and I let them run. Studies continue to show the potential of youth including parents. Your small act of the interactions between older in your group? Ask them to write an 9am-5pm, be available.) What the “spotlight” and less of me. It is admitting my This calls for flexibility on my part and the ability to walking with God after high school graduation showing up tells the student that men/women and minors. Be above article about the latest youth trip; students often need most is just for role is to be God’s servant. My job is to re-focus allow for failure/success as a part of the process. increases when they have been integrated well into he/she is worth your time. reproach; only have one-on-ones better yet, add a student who loves someone to listen. Be the one to the “spotlight” and be sure the stage is set for the total life of the congregation. It is here they can with students of the same sex. photography and you can get a youth step up and listen up. youth to grow in their relationship with God and be Program With Purpose mentor and be mentored within the faith in the mix 2. Remember their birthdays and You can always bring lunch to the newsletter up and running. Whatever trained in using their gifts/talents to share the good If I program only with me in mind or what I think of all generations. This better positions them to show recognition through a phone students’ schools and interact in the case may be, provide Don’t feel pressured to implement all news of hope we find in Christ. works best, I have short-circuited the opportunity use their gifts/talents wherever they may go. call or card. I know how daunting small groups all while achieving the opportunities for students to shine of these at once. Tackle them one by to let youth and families be a part of the process remembering each one can be, same goal.) with their God-given talents. one and enjoy the ride! How do we offer an environment where youth are for holistic growth in the life of the teenager. It There is a lot to love about youth ministry. May especially when some of us can’t empowered to live out their faith in a meaningful takes time, tons of input, and understanding of we love most the opportunities to find ourselves even remember what day of the week 4. Encourage students through little 6. Be real. Need I say anymore? If and effective way? Thinking through my own the culture in your church/community to build a behind the “spotlight” and watching our youth it is! Make it easy on yourself - when notes, postcards, texts, etc. Students we’re honest with ourselves, we try ministry experience and the many other youth structure where youth feel empowered to be and launch well into the life God has given them. a student fills out a welcome card, are surrounded by put-downs, to paint ourselves in the best light for leaders with whom I have worked, here are six do as God has created them. ways I offer: the Directing 7 Ways to Connect with Students or , “Get Out o f the Way!”

By By Doug Ranck Mandy Kyes Free Methodist Church Southwest Community Church Santa Barbara, California Indian Wells, California [email protected] [email protected]

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It’s game time. You’re prepared, and identify the purpose, you can then now you’re up. It’s Wednesday night evaluate whether or not the purpose and as you begin speaking, you see is being served. Remember two on the students’ faces varying levels things: first, purposeless events need of interest. Some look as if they are to be scrapped; second, be all things hanging on your every word, but to all people at all events. Even as many look as if they are barely you find the primary purpose of an hanging in there at all! Why? You event, you want to be able to invite a are a great person – energetic and student to ANYTHING you do. You surprisingly good-looking! What is will need to include in some way the problem? Are the students the various elements in your event that problem? Or could the problem be benefit each of the various levels. your aim? FIRE Doug Fields (yes, THE Doug Fields) Finally ask, “What?” As you plan, this explains the various categories he is the largest step in the process. uses to examine the levels of spiritual There are many, many details in this commitment that students bring to step, and this step takes the longest youth ministry: community, crowd, time. You must examine the details of congregation, committed, and core. your planning to verify that they are He used the picture of a target to lined up as straight as an arrow with show that our goal was the spiritual the “Who?” and the “Why?” Is what growth of students from one you are doing actually aimed at the category to the next. The picture of wrong group of students? Are Ready. a target and its concentric circles “Crowd” students receptive to deeply gave us the picture of growth, inductive Bible study? Do “Core” represented by the movement from students want more than silly games the outside circle to the next circle every week? As you plan, remember inward, until you arrived at the center. to plan for spiritual growth to happen Those “Core” students, in the center one level at a time. Growth is slow. of the circle, would then move Be patient. Plan for this entire journey outward to serve other students, to aim at slowly hitting closer to the beginning with the “Community” target, one level at a time. FIRE! students in the outer circle. Most of us skip straight to the WHAT. This visual demonstration is a However, when you match your reminder to me that the ministry WHAT with your WHY because of structures we plan should have a your WHO, you can better aim, and target. Here are a few tips for hopefully better hit your intended targeting ministry toward both target. (For the record, I did not sinners AND saints – and everything just say that shooting students in between. with actual arrows is a funny Aim? icebreaker game!) READY First ask, “Who?” Consider your I have begun to think a great deal audience. Who comes to which about my ministry planning and aims. event? At my church, our team God recently brought a foster child, a began to realize that “Crowd” teenager, into our home, and we are students were coming to special thrilled. But this new daughter will be events, “Congregation” students dragged along with me to every were coming on Wednesday nights, church event we will ever attend, “Committed” students were coming and I do not want her to hate the on Sunday mornings, and “Core” things that were not really planned students were coming on Sunday for her! Likewise, I know some of our nights. There were plenty of “core” students find some of our exceptions to this. However, when programming shallow. So let us hit you examine who is coming to what, our targets by aiming before we fire! you will begin to identify trends which can lead to better strategies. Ready. Aim. AIM FIRE! Next ask, “Why?” This question is the quickest arrow toward the purpose for your event or program. By Ask this of the whole team, not Aaron Tucker merely of the big dog, because First Baptist Church everyone needs to be on the same Philadelphia, Mississippi page as to that purpose. As you [email protected]

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It’s game time. You’re prepared, and identify the purpose, you can then Allow me to open a window to my soul for a moment. I am tired. Really, really centered by a stationary fountain whose hidden pumps spout recycled water now you’re up. It’s Wednesday night evaluate whether or not the purpose tired. I live in Guatemala City serving youth leaders throughout Central up into the sky. No, my prayers for my youth ministry friends in the trenches and as you begin speaking, you see is being served. Remember two America and the Caribbean who work with high-risk youth in very hard this morning are rooted in the idea of a spirituality on the run that see’s the on the students’ faces varying levels things: first, purposeless events need places. My colleagues and I have been thinking long and hard about what world as a “parque central” with the life giving fountain of God’s presence in of interest. Some look as if they are to be scrapped; second, be all things spiritual formation looks like for youth leaders serving gang incarcerated all places at all times. St. Bonaventure (1221-1274) said God is “within all hanging on your every word, but to all people at all events. Even as youth, street youth, and teens from families living in extreme poverty. We talk things but not enclosed; outside all things, but not excluded; above all things, many look as if they are barely you find the primary purpose of an a lot about trying to figure out what the Jesuits meant by exploring but not aloof; below all things, but not debased.” Bonaventure spoke of God hanging in there at all! Why? You event, you want to be able to invite a “spirituality on the run.” The Jesuits, deeply engaged in the world, serve with as one “whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.” are a great person – energetic and student to ANYTHING you do. You “one foot raised” to the extent that they can stay deeply engaged with what is Now that is quite a sacred, sweet, and safe “park” to live in. Bonaventure surprisingly good-looking! What is will need to include in some way unfolding around them. seemed to see the whole world as the Parque Central that I find myself sitting the problem? Are the students the various elements in your event that in right now! problem? Or could the problem be benefit each of the various levels. As I sat down this morning in the midst of a few days for writing and your aim? reflection, I had a direction I was prepared to go, thinking about the youth What would it look like if I could actually learn to live out the implications of FIRE workers in the networks that we serve who work tirelessly with young people that theological premise that I profoundly believe to be true? What does this Doug Fields (yes, THE Doug Fields) Finally ask, “What?” As you plan, this drowning in violence and unrelenting poverty. I thought I knew the direction I mean for the youth workers I serve who need a spirituality that can sustain explains the various categories he is the largest step in the process. was planning to go when I got up this morning, but now my gaze has shifted. them in the midst of insurmountable pain and hardship? W. H. Auden uses to examine the levels of spiritual There are many, many details in this animates my work when he writes, “I know nothing, except what everyone commitment that students bring to step, and this step takes the longest I am sitting on a bench in the Parque Central (Central Park) of Antigua, knows – if there when Grace dances, I should dance.” Grace is always youth ministry: community, crowd, time. You must examine the details of Guatemala. It is one of the most beautiful “parque centrals” in all of Latin dancing, often most artfully in the very place my friends serving young people congregation, committed, and core. your planning to verify that they are America. Here I become attentive to the contrast between the restlessness of and their families currently find themselves. He used the picture of a target to lined up as straight as an arrow with my soul against the backdrop of the beauty and sweetness of the park. A show that our goal was the spiritual the “Who?” and the “Why?” Is what majestic fountain lies at the center of the park and around it all activity in the The late missiologist and theologian Orlando Costas wrote, “With Jesus there growth of students from one you are doing actually aimed at the park revolves. European and U.S. tourists mingle with indigenous women came a fundamental shift in the location of salvation: the center was moved category to the next. The picture of wrong group of students? Are selling their “cosas tipicas” and smiling shoeshine boys offering their to the periphery… The fact that Jesus wrought salvation outside the Holy City a target and its concentric circles “Crowd” students receptive to deeply services. There are lovers peering into each other’s eyes while children run does not mean that we have now a new salvific center, but rather a Ready. and jump around the fountain with the gentle breeze glistening their little permanent, moving center in the periphery of life.” gave us the picture of growth, inductive Bible study? Do “Core” represented by the movement from students want more than silly games faces with mist from the fountain spray. Now a small army of teenagers in the outside circle to the next circle every week? As you plan, remember their colorful, coordinated uniforms pass through the park with electricity in Maybe that is what spirituality on the run for youth ministry looks like. A inward, until you arrived at the center. to plan for spiritual growth to happen their step on the way to school. This morning, at this moment, all is well with beautiful fountain in a portable “parque central” that moves wherever I go, Those “Core” students, in the center one level at a time. Growth is slow. the world in Parque Central. if only I cultivate the awareness to live into it. That’s about as “Youth Ministry of the circle, would then move Be patient. Plan for this entire journey 101” as one can get. For now, at least, I am content to sit here on this bench outward to serve other students, to aim at slowly hitting closer to the Why do I seldom find these kinds of “sweet, sacred, centering times” in my in the sweet sacred moment of this particular parque central and pray for beginning with the “Community” target, one level at a time. life? Why have I figured out so intricately the “running” part of Jesuit my friends who are pouring out their lives for young people in very hard FIRE! students in the outer circle. spirituality, but have so poorly lived out the, dare I admit, “spirituality” part? places and circumstances. I pray that they might dance today in the mist Most of us skip straight to the WHAT. of the great Fountain of Life, “whose center is everywhere and whose This visual demonstration is a However, when you match your The answer is not found in the idea of a momentary escape from the rigors of circumference is nowhere.” reminder to me that the ministry WHAT with your WHY because of youth ministry (“quiet time”) where one settles into a quiet bench in a park structures we plan should have a your WHO, you can better aim, and target. Here are a few tips for hopefully better hit your intended targeting ministry toward both target. (For the record, I did not sinners AND saints – and everything just say that shooting students in between. with actual arrows is a funny Aim? icebreaker game!) READY First ask, “Who?” Consider your I have begun to think a great deal audience. Who comes to which about my ministry planning and aims. event? At my church, our team God recently brought a foster child, a began to realize that “Crowd” teenager, into our home, and we are students were coming to special thrilled. But this new daughter will be events, “Congregation” students dragged along with me to every were coming on Wednesday nights, church event we will ever attend, “Committed” students were coming and I do not want her to hate the on Sunday mornings, and “Core” things that were not really planned students were coming on Sunday for her! Likewise, I know some of our nights. There were plenty of “core” students find some of our exceptions to this. However, when programming shallow. So let us hit you examine who is coming to what, our targets by aiming before we fire! you will begin to identify trends An Image To which can lead to better strategies. Ready. Aim. Nurture The Soul AIM FIRE! Next ask, “Why?” This question is the quickest arrow toward the purpose for your event or program. 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interlínc President Allen Weed, with help from interlínc writer Mandy Keyes from Southwest Community Church in Indian Hills, California, caught up with Skillet’s lead singer John Cooper to interact about the band’s student ministry background and about Rise, their new album. Check out Skillet youthworker meetings we have done over the years. This band is committed to student ministry like few others.

What impact did your youth groups have on you guys? physically present very often. Lastly, my kids have an I was raised going to youth group ever since I was a kid. Youth understanding that Skillet is out ministering on the road, and work had a huge impact on my life. My greatest experiences they get to be a part of the work of God in that way. with God as a youth and teenager were either at Wednesday church meetings, conferences, or summer church camp. My Your new single “Sick Of It” is referenced as an anthem wife and I were also the youth leaders at my church for a year for youth to make a change. What is the overall because we so passionately believe in the power of God moving message you want this album to relay to youth? through teenagers. I want to relay that even though this world is violent and tragedies happen every day, there is still hope in God. God gives You guys have such a vast youth fan base – why do us strength to rise above the pain of this world by giving us a you feel that using your music to reach youth is purpose that is greater than earthly life. Therefore, all of us have so important? a voice that needs to be heard to help bring that faith and life to Music is so important in young people’s lives; many times it’s others. God wants to use YOU in his great plan. Rise up and something that young people first learn to define themselves by. be counted! It can determine the clothes they wear, how they express themselves, and the kinds of people they hang out with. Music, From your experience with touring – meeting and in my opinion, is one of the most powerful forces in a young reaching youth around the world – what advice would person’s life. you give youth leaders to better reach today’s youth? Most youth leaders I meet are all saying the same thing: we need John and Korey, you have kids of your own – do you to listen to what our kids are going through. It’s a different world make sure they’re plugged into a youth ministry? now than it was when I was a teenager. It is all changing so fast. Actually, since we tour so constantly, they don’t have the luxury Young people want to be heard and understood. I also think it’s of being too involved in most “normal” activities! However, they really important that we are genuine and REAL to young people. have relationships with church leaders and friends in our church. They love being home to go to church and worship together. As youth leaders in your own way, how do youth Also, my father-in-law pastors our church, and Korey’s four influence your music and the topics that come through siblings are all married and all leaders in the church as well! So the lyrics? my kids have 13 cousins who all go to the same church and all I try to write songs about the things I see and feel on a day-to- worship together. Therefore, they are pretty involved with day basis. It’s important to notice what people are going through relationships in the life of the church even though they are not if you want to make a difference and speak hope to someone. So

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What impact did your youth groups have on you guys? physically present very often. Lastly, my kids have an I enjoy talking to fans and reading their tweets and emails, I was raised going to youth group ever since I was a kid. Youth understanding that Skillet is out ministering on the road, and because doing so gives me an idea of what they need to hear work had a huge impact on my life. My greatest experiences they get to be a part of the work of God in that way. and how to help. with God as a youth and teenager were either at Wednesday church meetings, conferences, or summer church camp. My Your new single “Sick Of It” is referenced as an anthem What is the best way to utilize your music in wife and I were also the youth leaders at my church for a year for youth to make a change. What is the overall youth ministry? because we so passionately believe in the power of God moving message you want this album to relay to youth? I love it when I meet people who became fans of ours because a through teenagers. I want to relay that even though this world is violent and youthworker played Skillet for them! I think it’s great for youth tragedies happen every day, there is still hope in God. God gives workers to know that young people are going to listen to music, You guys have such a vast youth fan base – why do us strength to rise above the pain of this world by giving us a and like it or not, many times that music will help define them. you feel that using your music to reach youth is purpose that is greater than earthly life. Therefore, all of us have Therefore, having a good hold on relevant Christian music so important? a voice that needs to be heard to help bring that faith and life to is important. Music is so important in young people’s lives; many times it’s others. God wants to use YOU in his great plan. Rise up and something that young people first learn to define themselves by. be counted! Also, taking the time to understand what the bands are talking It can determine the clothes they wear, how they express about and how it applies to real life today is important. I don’t themselves, and the kinds of people they hang out with. Music, From your experience with touring – meeting and know how many people (parents, mainly) have been offended by in my opinion, is one of the most powerful forces in a young reaching youth around the world – what advice would our song “Monster” because it “seemed dark.” When the song person’s life. you give youth leaders to better reach today’s youth? was explained to them—that we are all born sinful into this world Most youth leaders I meet are all saying the same thing: we need and need to be redeemed, and there is war between the flesh John and Korey, you have kids of your own – do you to listen to what our kids are going through. It’s a different world and the spirit—they seem to realize that it’s just a new way to make sure they’re plugged into a youth ministry? now than it was when I was a teenager. It is all changing so fast. explain original sin and our need to be transformed. In a way, it’s Actually, since we tour so constantly, they don’t have the luxury Young people want to be heard and understood. I also think it’s the gospel message. of being too involved in most “normal” activities! However, they really important that we are genuine and REAL to young people. have relationships with church leaders and friends in our church. All that to say, any way you can think of to get Christian They love being home to go to church and worship together. As youth leaders in your own way, how do youth songs across to young people and explain the heart behind it is Also, my father-in-law pastors our church, and Korey’s four influence your music and the topics that come through very powerful. siblings are all married and all leaders in the church as well! So the lyrics? my kids have 13 cousins who all go to the same church and all I try to write songs about the things I see and feel on a day-to- worship together. Therefore, they are pretty involved with day basis. It’s important to notice what people are going through relationships in the life of the church even though they are not if you want to make a difference and speak hope to someone. So

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Audio Adrenaline is back! Scott Osterbind from interlínc caught up with You see, just to go back out on tour and make music again without a purpose founding member Will McGinniss as he shared about the new Kings & Queens wasn’t enough, but that is when the conversation changed to, “How can we album, the Hands & Feet Project (HAFP), and the addition of some well-known do this in a way that will bring awareness to the orphan crisis in Haiti and our members to the band. work at HAFP?” It was then that things began to click for me and my family, and everyone really. So HAFP is connected to this “Audio A 2.0” at deep After years of successful tours and albums, Audio Adrenaline levels; net proceeds go back to HAFP with every record sold. Mark could still closed the curtain back in 2007. What circumstances lead to that be involved, but from the HAFP side and in a writing and Executive Producer tough decision? type role, and the rest of us would go out and tell the story from the stage. Mark (Stuart) was becoming handicapped with a vocal disorder and all of us God is a creative author and writes these amazing chapters into your life. agreed we needed to shut it down and let him see if there was any way for him to recover. The only way was to give him plenty of time and remove the Kevin Max of DC Talk is not the only Christian music veteran to pressure that he felt to keep it going for the rest of the band. All of us were and join forces with Audio Adrenaline. What other greats have joined still are brothers and dear friends, and it was very hard for all of us. the roster? Along with Kevin, we have Jared Byers (Bleach, Relient K) on drums, Dave The Hands & Feet Project has always been near and dear to the Gazharian (Superchick) on guitars, and Jason Walker (solo artist/writer from band’s purpose. How were you guys able to invest even more to Nashville) on keys and vocals. It’s a world-class band and everyone has this cause after the band called it quits? knitted their hearts together for the common vision, making amazing music HAFP at that point became front and center, especially in the lives of Mark and and propping up HAFP and the orphans of Haiti. myself. This was our legacy, what we were most proud of. We didn’t have the band anymore to bring awareness to the work, so we dug in and created ways The title track “Kings& Queens” paints the picture of what the for us to keep it up and running and growing as God saw fit. Not traveling Hands & Feet project is all about. The music video shows the true anymore allowed us to really focus on HAFP and many other areas of our life - beauty of Haiti and its children. Why was it so important to have like family, church, small group, community work, etc. them be a part of it? These kids were not props in the video; but rather, we had the actual children What lead up to Audio Adrenaline’s decision to make music again? from both of our sites in Haiti at HAFP. We know their stories and what God First off, it was a complete surprise but definitely how God works. Looking has saved them from. They have captured our hearts and we can’t help but tell back, God knew that we needed to take a break. He needed to get our everyone about these dear souls who the world has tried to rob so much. But attention and wanted for us to be fed spiritually. Reconnecting with my family now because they have been adopted into a family at HAFP, they can start to and church was a lifesaver. So the last five years have ended up being much reach their God-given design. This song and the new Audio A are for them. like a sabbatical for me; I’m not the same person I was. God was equipping me and growing my faith, preparing me for a new season. How is the song “Believer” a defining anthem for Audio Adrenaline? It started with conversations with the Newsboys’ manager, Wes Campbell. He Audio A has never been afraid of their faith or the label “Christian Band.” We would see Mark and I around town and ask if we would ever consider getting wear that name proudly and want to boldly head back out on the road. We the band back together. We would answer, “We would love to, but Mark’s take our stage and platform very seriously and want to continue using it to voice hasn’t gotten any better” and he would always say, “Well, I’m praying for help HAFP and to encourage and uplift other believers. This song is a you.” Wes would end the conversations with, “…you have to know, the fans statement of our continued belief in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! out there really miss you guys.” In February 2012 the conversation with Wes changed a bit, and this time he asked if we would consider getting the band Is this a “one off” record for you? back together, but with a new lead singer, and that singer should be Kevin Max Not at all. We want to be faithful with what God has entrusted to us. So we are from DC Talk. We had a good laugh and then he said, “No, I’m serious!” Mark going to be out there doing what Audio A has always been about: the least of and I both didn’t really feel it at first, but after many conversations with Wes these, the widow, the poor, the underdog, the downcast – and be examples of and eventually Kevin, God began to reveal more of His plan. Christ to the people we come into contact with.

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Psalm 62:2 reads, “He alone is my rock and my wasn’t done with this thing. When you clearly see Defined,” or something way off the charts like “No salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” God’s hand at work, the fear tends to fade away. One Else Knows.” It means the world t o us and it That scripture describes to a “T” the message of keeps us focused. Building 429’s new album We Won’t Be Shaken. Building 429’s music has no apologies for Frontman Jason Roy took time out from tour its direct message to the church, but how One of my standout favorite songs on rehearsals to share more about this encouraging do you also hope to reach non-believers? the new album is “Blameless.” I can’t get new release. That’s a great question; we are unapologetically over how important the message of this Christian guys who write songs about what we song is. Can you share more about this Bands are always asked about what they believe in. Years ago when we started, people were song of redemption? are trying to achieve with their new album. burning their mainstream CD’s at youth How did a plaque on your Manager’s desk conventions – now youth pastors are playing That song was written with my father in mind. He’s help define We Won’t Be Shaken? Mumford and Sons and Katy Perry as walk-in an awesome man who carries a mountain of The plaque said “What would you attempt if knew music for their weekly meetings. Just copying burdens from his past. One day I started thinking, you could never fail?” I saw that and realized that mainstream artists doesn’t work anymore. They what does my dad need to hear? Maybe that your we had never really fully embraced the opportunity know you’re a rip off. We’ve always believed that past is not meant to be your burden, it’s just your to completely create a record with a fearless you have to earn the right to share what you testimony. Maybe it’s simpler. Maybe it’s just that mentality. This record was our best attempt to believe, and so we have decided to walk our own you are “Blameless.” He loves that song! make an artistically and spiritually fearless record, path and trust that the songs God gives us are not while still maintaining the focus on delivering what just relevant to the culture, but hopefully AHEAD of There is no doubt that Building 429 has a huge Audio Adrenaline is back! Scott Osterbind from interlínc caught up with You see, just to go back out on tour and make music again without a purpose our fans have come to know us for. I think when culture as well. calling not only as a band, but also as followers of founding member Will McGinniss as he shared about the new Kings & Queens wasn’t enough, but that is when the conversation changed to, “How can we people hear songs like “Bonfire” and “Revolution,” Christ. What are some ways youth groups can be album, the Hands & Feet Project (HAFP), and the addition of some well-known do this in a way that will bring awareness to the orphan crisis in Haiti and our they’ll hear that fearlessness in the band. How have you been able to reach your praying for you? members to the band. work at HAFP?” It was then that things began to click for me and my family, audience and impact their lives? and everyone really. So HAFP is connected to this “Audio A 2.0” at deep How has Building 429 lived the We We’ve now had six records over a span of ten We believe that God has called us to LEAD. So, this After years of successful tours and albums, Audio Adrenaline levels; net proceeds go back to HAFP with every record sold. Mark could still Won’t Be Shaken message when faced years. That means a lot of songs have permeated next season is going to come with some serious closed the curtain back in 2007. What circumstances lead to that be involved, but from the HAFP side and in a writing and Executive Producer with difficulty? the marketplace. That makes for unbelievable responsibility and with some sizable challenges. tough decision? type role, and the rest of us would go out and tell the story from the stage. Many times we wanted to quit and go home. stories and interactions at “Meet and Greets” and We would ask that people pray that we will Mark (Stuart) was becoming handicapped with a vocal disorder and all of us God is a creative author and writes these amazing chapters into your life. Honestly, we got to the place of literally asking the online interaction. Most of the time it’s “Where I continue to walk confidently and boldly into agreed we needed to shut it down and let him see if there was any way for him Lord to make it clear if we were or were not Belong” or “We Won’t be Shaken” that God has whatever doors He may open. Pray for our wives, to recover. The only way was to give him plenty of time and remove the Kevin Max of DC Talk is not the only Christian music veteran to supposed to carry on. That’s a scary place, but we allowed to impact peoples’ lives, but our children, and above all that God would use us pressure that he felt to keep it going for the rest of the band. All of us were and join forces with Audio Adrenaline. What other greats have joined persevered and felt that God made it clear that He occasionally you get “Always,” “Glory to lead the lost to Himself. still are brothers and dear friends, and it was very hard for all of us. the roster? Along with Kevin, we have Jared Byers (Bleach, Relient K) on drums, Dave The Hands & Feet Project has always been near and dear to the Gazharian (Superchick) on guitars, and Jason Walker (solo artist/writer from band’s purpose. How were you guys able to invest even more to Nashville) on keys and vocals. It’s a world-class band and everyone has this cause after the band called it quits? knitted their hearts together for the common vision, making amazing music HAFP at that point became front and center, especially in the lives of Mark and and propping up HAFP and the orphans of Haiti. myself. This was our legacy, what we were most proud of. We didn’t have the band anymore to bring awareness to the work, so we dug in and created ways The title track “Kings& Queens” paints the picture of what the for us to keep it up and running and growing as God saw fit. Not traveling Hands & Feet project is all about. The music video shows the true anymore allowed us to really focus on HAFP and many other areas of our life - beauty of Haiti and its children. Why was it so important to have like family, church, small group, community work, etc. them be a part of it? These kids were not props in the video; but rather, we had the actual children What lead up to Audio Adrenaline’s decision to make music again? from both of our sites in Haiti at HAFP. We know their stories and what God First off, it was a complete surprise but definitely how God works. Looking has saved them from. They have captured our hearts and we can’t help but tell back, God knew that we needed to take a break. He needed to get our everyone about these dear souls who the world has tried to rob so much. But attention and wanted for us to be fed spiritually. Reconnecting with my family now because they have been adopted into a family at HAFP, they can start to and church was a lifesaver. So the last five years have ended up being much reach their God-given design. This song and the new Audio A are for them. like a sabbatical for me; I’m not the same person I was. God was equipping me and growing my faith, preparing me for a new season. How is the song “Believer” a defining anthem for Audio Adrenaline? It started with conversations with the Newsboys’ manager, Wes Campbell. He Audio A has never been afraid of their faith or the label “Christian Band.” We would see Mark and I around town and ask if we would ever consider getting wear that name proudly and want to boldly head back out on the road. We the band back together. We would answer, “We would love to, but Mark’s take our stage and platform very seriously and want to continue using it to voice hasn’t gotten any better” and he would always say, “Well, I’m praying for help HAFP and to encourage and uplift other believers. This song is a you.” Wes would end the conversations with, “…you have to know, the fans statement of our continued belief in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! out there really miss you guys.” In February 2012 the conversation with Wes changed a bit, and this time he asked if we would consider getting the band Is this a “one off” record for you? back together, but with a new lead singer, and that singer should be Kevin Max Not at all. We want to be faithful with what God has entrusted to us. So we are from DC Talk. We had a good laugh and then he said, “No, I’m serious!” Mark going to be out there doing what Audio A has always been about: the least of and I both didn’t really feel it at first, but after many conversations with Wes these, the widow, the poor, the underdog, the downcast – and be examples of and eventually Kevin, God began to reveal more of His plan. Christ to the people we come into contact with.

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“There is still time to rescue the people that are within our reach and what I need is a tool to help me do it and to know that you will be joining millions of believers in one great moment of rescue that could turn the tide of a generation. Perhaps this moment of rescue could be the answer to those prayers if we say, ‘I’m going to [rescue] as many as I can’ and for me and my neighbors and some of my friends, the lifeboat could be my living room with My Hope America.”

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“There is still time to rescue My Hope America with Billy Graham is a Watch the My Hope America Explained video on Who Is Billy Graham? grassroots effort to reach neighbors, the Defining Moments DVD that is included with “My one purpose in life is to help people find a the people that are within our friends, and loved ones with the Gospel of YLO 92. personal relationship with God, which, I believe, reach and what I need is a Jesus Christ. Following a simple Biblical comes through knowing Christ.” – Billy Graham model, My Hope America combines the What will take place with My Hope America tool to help me do it and to reach and excitement of a nationwide video in October-November? Evangelist Billy Graham took Christ literally when event (October and November 2013) with Invite – Invite your friends and neighbors who don’t He said, “Go ye into all the world and preach the know that you will be joining the power of personal relationships. Under know Jesus Christ to your home for a meal or Gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) Mr. millions of believers in one the guidance of youth pastors and church dessert—or gather them at your church or favorite Graham has preached the Gospel to more people leaders, Christians across the country will hangout. in live audiences than anyone else in history— great moment of rescue that invite their guests to their home, church, or nearly 215 million people in more than 185 could turn the tide of a favorite hangout to share the Gospel Watch – Use a TV broadcast, DVD, laptop, or countries and territories—through various through a program similar to Defining mobile device to show a special program featuring meetings, including Mission World and Global generation. Perhaps this Moments, which will feature a new popular music, real-life stories, and a powerful new Mission. Hundreds of millions more have been message from Billy Graham. message from Billy Graham. reached through television, video, film, and moment of rescue could be webcasts. the answer to those prayers if Share – Next, briefly share how Jesus gave you hope and tell what He is doing in your life today. Presidents have sought Mr. Graham’s counsel, and we say, ‘I’m going to [rescue] his appeal in both the secular and religious arenas Ask – Ask your friends if they would like to make is evidenced by the wide range of groups that have as many as I can’ and for me the same decision you did to receive Jesus Christ honored him, including numerous honorary and my neighbors and some as Lord and Savior and pray with them. doctorates from many institutions in the U. S. and abroad. of my friends, the lifeboat What are the steps to get my youth group involved with My Hope America? Mr. Graham is regularly listed by the Gallup could be my living room with Pray. Everything of spiritual significance begins organization as one of the “Ten Most Admired Men My Hope America.” with asking the Lord to move in a supernatural way. in the World,” whom it described as the dominant Pray that God will send revival in the lives of figure in that poll since 1948—making an believers who are involved and that many unparalleled 56th appearance and 50th Ron Hutchcraft thousands of their friends will come to know Christ. consecutive appearance in 2012. He has also Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. appeared on the covers of Time, Newsweek, Life, Show the Defining Moments video (included in U.S. News and World Report, Parade, and YLO 92) numerous other magazines and has been the subject of many newspaper and magazine feature Share the vision with your students. Help them see articles and books. how the Lord will use them to share Christ with their friends using My Hope America. Have each person write down the names of their friends who need Christ on the Matthew and Friends brochure and begin to pray each day for them. There is a sample brochure in your box. Additional brochures can be downloaded or ordered from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association without charge.

Register for My Hope America online. Go to myhopewithbillygraham.org to register. You are saying, “Yes, our group is going to participate in My Hope America with Billy Graham!” At that point, BGEA will follow up with you directly.

Train your group in the basics of walking with God and sharing Christ. You can go through the training online at myhopewithbillygraham.org. You can then order materials and videos to help train your group. Access the online training materials for your group under the Pastors Section.

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After allowing a suitable amount of result of TROUBLE he had created by could summarize it in a few sentenc- Theme time for your students to laugh, have his decisions. The musician came to es, what is the Gospel? Evangelism; Urgency fun, and cheer on their friends, transi- faith in Christ as the result of TRAG- • According to your present under- tion into the topic of this gathering. EDY in her childhood that she could standing, why does the Bible reveal never resolve until Jesus rescued such urgency about the Gospel of How To Use her. The illusionist became a believer Jesus Christ? Transition because of an incredible TRIAL – being This DVD: Explain that our lives are often charac- told that he had a form of leukemia. • What are the stakes involved in • As a standard youth group gathering terized by moments in time. Yes, we either receiving or rejecting Jesus with an evangelistic emphasis tend to get bogged down with hours Christ as Lord and Savior in this and days and months spent at school, Bible Study life? In the next? • As an opening session for a camp doing homework, practicing our sports Break into small groups and have their or retreat • Have you personally responded to or music, etc. –but often the course of small group leaders lead them through the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Explain. • As the kickoff of a teaching series our life can be dramatically affected by these thoughts and questions: on evangelism / reaching peers with moment-in-time decisions. Never is • Have you, or someone close to you, the gospel this truer than when a person has an become a believer in Christ as the Wrap Up • As a special event for incoming mid- opportunity to respond to God’s call. result of trouble, tragedy, or trials that Offer students a chance to respond dle schoolers or high schoolers only brought them to the end of them- to the Gospel if they never have- trusting Christ to forgive them and • As the core of a “youth Sunday” selves? If so, share a little bit about The Video accepting His free gift of salvation. weekend at your church led by the that story. Explain that you are about to show a (Ephesians 2:8-9) youth group film that features the faith stories of • The atheist and communist leader • As part of the training leading up to an three individuals: a pro football player, Karl Marx said, “Religion is the opiate Find the “Matthew and Friends” bro- evangelistic outreach or mission trip a lead singer of a band, and an illu- of the masses.” He suggested that chure in your YLO box. (If you can’t sionist. Each of their journeys is unique, religion is only a “crutch” for people find it, call 877-769-4673.) Explain that and yet each led them to turn to Jesus to lean on when they’re desperate. after Matthew met Jesus he wanted Objective Christ for answers and, ultimately, sal- How would you respond to such a all his friends to know Him. He threw To use the powerful testimonies within vation. Just relax and allow the film to claim if a classmate or co-worker a party and Jesus showed up. His this short film to encourage students speak to your heart. Play the DVD. said that to you? friend’s lives were changed because they met Jesus. (Matthew 9:9-10) My concerning the urgency of responding • The word savior literally means res- Hope America with Billy Graham gives to the Gospel, realizing that we’re only cuer. If God sent Jesus to the world an opportunity for every believer to guaranteed this moment. Transition as our “rescuer” – then what does be a Matthew. Look at the five simple Hand out the Student Guides. Explain this imply about humanity? that three very different situations led steps included on the Student Guide. Warm Up • Read Romans 10:14-15, 2 Corin- these three very different people to the Close by having everyone write down Choose contestants to participate in a thians 6:1-2, and Hebrews 3:7-9. end of themselves. Ask students to fill at least two names on their Student “Minute to Win It” style game. You can These passages express urgency in the blanks on their student guides Guide. Have a special time of prayer easily find simple ideas by searching about both preaching the Gospel as you explain them. The football for these friends. the web for “Minute To Win It games.” player discovered Jesus Christ as the and responding to the Gospel. If you

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According to your present understanding, why does The Film Thinking It Through the Bible reveal such urgency about the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Have you, or someone close to you, become a The football player came to Christ because of believer in Christ as the result of trouble, tragedy, or trials that brought them to the end of themselves? If ______so, share a little bit about that story. What are the stakes involved in either receiving or rejecting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in this life? The musician came to Christ because of In the next? The atheist and communist leader Karl Marx said, ______“Religion is the opiate of the masses.” He suggested that religion is only a “crutch” for people to lean on when they’re desperate. How would you respond to Have you personally responded to the gospel of such a claim if a classmate or co-worker said that The illusionist came to Christ because of a Jesus Christ? Explain. to you? ______Wrap Up The word savior means rescuer. If God sent Jesus Matthew 9:9-10 to the world as our “rescuer” –then what does this Look Around: Identify those who need Jesus. imply about humanity? Look Up: Write their names down and begin praying for them. Look Out: Be a friend to those who need Christ. Read Romans 10:14-15, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2, and Look Forward: Invite your friend to your home or Hebrews 3:7-9. These passages express urgency to a student event to watch the My about both preaching the Gospel and responding to Hope America video. the Gospel. If you could summarize it in a few sen- Look After: Help those who respond to grow in tences, what is the Gospel? their faith. Continue to be a friend with the others.

I want to be a “Matthew” by praying for: ______

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THE AFTERS LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR JOEL JACKSON THEAFTERS.COM FAIR TRADE SERVICES ST. THOMAS CHURCH BERNVILLE, PENNSYLVAIA [email protected]

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Theme The Song Bible Study Wrap Up Love Hand out the Student Guides. As stu- 1 John is a letter that was written Students should now write one dents listen to the song, have them to a congregation torn by disagree- action statement that they will take write down the images of love that ment. This conflict caused John in response to the call to reflect Objective are presented by the song. When the great sorrow. It also caused him to Christ’s love toward one another. Students will be encouraged to accept song finishes, have students write challenge the people of this congre- This could be a basic as, “Be on the their call to imitate Christ and to love down the definition of love presented gation toward a proper understand- lookout for people to whom I can the people God places in their path. by this song. ing of the Gospel and toward living show sacrificial love” or as com- out the Gospel in a way consistent plex as naming a specific person with Christ. Thus, John challenged to whom they need to show God’s Warm Up Transition the congregation to live lives of love love. Be sure to follow up with the Separate the students into groups of Say, “The Afters define love in a way inspired by the very act that Christ students throughout the week and three or four. Invite each group to cre- that is very consistent with Scripture: offers for all people in love—the act as you begin your next study. ate a brief skit. Their skits must do one imitating Christ by laying it all down of sacrifice on the cross. After giving thing: show what “love” is. After giving just as He did. In short, God is love! this background information, lead the groups sufficient time to create the We are called to imitate God. We are the students in reading 1 John 4:7- skits, invite them to perform their skits called to love. We are here so that we 21. Then challenge the students to in front of everyone. can share love with others. When we answer the following questions found feel useless, we can rest in the fact on their Student Guide. that God created us to love and calls • What is the mark in our lives that Transition us to love. Let’s take a look at 1 John declares that we know God? Say, “Our world views ‘love’ in many and discover our calling to love.” different ways. We have just seen • What is our inspiration for expressing some of those ways enacted. Love is true love? a HUGE part of life. We are created • How do you think God’s love is made to love and to be loved. If you watch complete in us? television, listen to popular music, or go see a movie, you will realize that • According to this passage, how do we long to experience love. Scripture we show our love for God? gives us a very concise definition of • What does this passage say regard- love. The band The Afters help to ing our purpose in life? What are we introduce us to what love is according made for? to God. Let’s listen to their song, ‘What • What are some tangible ways that We’re Here For.’” you can show the love of God?

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ALERT312 OF VICE & VIRTUE KILL THE ELEPHANTS CINDY ENGØY HUMBLEBEAST.COM HUMBLE BEAST YESWESERVE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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Matthew 23:1-5 – Who were the Theme The Song “elephants”? (Teachers of the Law Wrap Up Hypocrisy Hand out the Student Guides and and the Pharisees.) How did He call Say, “Wow, Jesus was not play- explain that you’re going to play the them out? (They don’t practice what ing around in how He felt about song “Kill the Elephants” by Alert312. they preach; they burden everyone ‘elephants’! So, does how He felt then Objective As they listen, have them write on their with rules, but they don’t do anything have anything to do with us today? Students will learn that they need to Student Guide what or who they think themselves; and they do everything for Sure it does. Have you ever seen any- let go of what they think makes them are the elephants. Play the song a people to see.) one in the church that has been hypo- “Christian” in order to be a real Christ couple of times. critical? Have you ever been hypocriti- follower. Matthew 23:25-28 – Who were the cal or judgmental? You know it is not “elephants”? (Teachers of the Law, our place to judge or be sin managers. Transition Pharisees, hypocrites.) How did He The Bible says in Philippians 2:12b, Warm Up Have students share what elephants call them out? (They look good on the ‘continue to work out your salvation Before your meeting, print enough this song brought to their minds. Ask, outside, but their insides are dirty; they with fear and trembling.’ As we keep pictures of famous people so there is “What do you think the phrase ‘kill the look beautiful, but they are really just a our eyes focused on God and fol- one for each student. As the students elephants’ is talking about?” If you bag of dead bones; they appear righ- low Christ, we will not become those come in, pin on their backs the face of have a board or chart paper, list their teous, but on the inside they are full on ‘elephants’ – we will be true children of a famous person. The students then ideas for all to see. hypocrisy and wickedness.) God.” Close in prayer. go around the room asking others questions about their new identity. The Matthew 7:1-5 – Who were the questions can only be answered with Bible Study “elephants”? (You and me, hypocrites.) “Yes” or “No.” Say something like, “There are lots of How did He call us out? (Don’t judge; ‘elephants’ in our world, in our country, take care of yourself before you call in our schools, and even in our church. out someone else.) Transition You guys already mentioned some After everyone has “discovered” who ‘elephants’ that we see every day. Matthew 7:15-23 – Who were the they are, discuss: Jesus had a lot to say about and to the “elephants”? (False prophets; evildo- • How did you feel when you didn’t ‘elephants’ when He encountered them ers.) How did He call them out? (They know who you were? during His time on earth. Let’s discover act as nice, but are ferocious wolves; His response to those ‘elephants’ – • How did you react when you could bad fruit; they will be turned away by which is His same response to the only get “yes” or “no” answers? Jesus as though he never knew them.) ‘elephants’ today.” Split the group into • How did you feel when you found out four groups and assign each group a who your identity was? Scripture to work through. Come back together and have them share and discuss what they found.

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Theme Transition Transition Wrap Up Decisions Discuss: What is the point of tug of Ask, “What is this song about? What Say, “This is what I want you guys to war? Would you agree that in our does ‘riding the fence’ mean again? remember: in the decisions that we spiritual lives we are pulled in opposite By the way, did you like the song?” have in everyday life, the major deci- Objective directions? What does “ride the fence” Leave these questions open for stu- sions that we have as we grow up, Your group will understand that sooner mean? dents to answer. and the ultimate decision of choos- or later they will make a decision ing Christ or the world, we make all whether to follow Christ or follow their these decisions for the glory of God.” own desires. The Song Bible Study Close in prayer. Hand out the Student Guides and say, Say, “Let’s jump into the Bible to see “While you listen to this song, check what God says about ‘riding the fence’ Warm Up out the questions on this handout. See and making decisions.” Have Bibles Tug-O-War – Here are a few variations if you can catch all the lyrics, Andy ready with these verses marked for to the classic game. You can use one gets to ‘spittin’ pretty fast. Answer the volunteers to read, or just hand them of these or get creative and make up questions if you can. If I need to play out and have them read. your own. it a second time, I can.” Here are the • Have two water-filled balloons under answers: Philippians 4:8-18 everyone’s two arms. If anyone’s bal- 1. Heaven loons pop, he/she is out. 1 Corinthians 6:18 2. He can give Him everything • Have one designated person from 3. Back and forth I can tell the world Say, “What do these two verses have each team try to make somebody on I’ve been fighting for my life like to do with decisions? All right, good; the opposite let go. Once someone trying to get my life right. And I really and one last verse…” lets go, he/she cannot come back. want more. And I don’t know. I’ve • Have one ball thrown back and forth been fighting for control and fighting 1 Corinthians 10:31 between teams. Throwers must call for my soul. This is war. out a name, throw the ball to that 4. Jesus or the world (other answers If you would like one more point, you person, and the catcher may let go can work here) can add in Philippians 4:6-7 and talk to catch the ball and throw again. He/ about how prayer should/can? be a she may rejoin the game. 5. a) the dark, b) the Son, c) my name, big part of our decision making and d) run. that we can even take the little things 6. a) follow you, b) money, c) job, d) lie, to God. e) provide, f) obey, g) crave 7. Refer to the next transition...

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he was pretending to be a homeless • Why do you think the band choose the Theme The Song person.” Discuss his experience and color purple for the flags and powder? Compassion Explain that you will show a video the students’ experience with him. • What message is the band trying from a great band called Audio Adren- to communicate comparing these aline. (Do some research on the band Say some- Youth will be encouraged to show Hands & Feet Project, and their recent thing like, “On the table in the back of • According to the song, when do love in a tangible way to “the least reforming.) Tell the group that they the room I’ve prepared some images “boys become kings and girls will be of these.” are going to watch the video for AA’s and printed out some articles that I queens”? (When they are loved.) new song, “Kings and Queens.” Mark would like for you to take a few min- • In the passage we read, how did Stuart (their former lead singer who’s utes to look at and read.” After a few Jesus tell us to love “the least of Warm Up still very involved, just not singing minutes, break up into small groups these”? Print (or cut out) news articles that because his voice is damaged) says, and continue the discussion. • So what are some tangible ways discuss poverty in the United States “This song is about this idea of when as well as around the world. Place we can show love to these orphans we love the least of these, God wraps in Haiti? these articles and images on a table these little orphans in His majesty and Bible Study in the back of the room. As students they can become kings and queens. Discuss: • What are some tangible ways we can show love to the “least of these” arrive, hand out blank sheets of It gives you that idea that these are • What were some things you learned in our area? paper and ask them to make a list of God’s favorites, these little kids that by reading those articles/talking to all the things they wish they owned. have been forgotten. There’s going to the “homeless person”? (If you’re really brave, find someone be a special place in heaven one day • How do those things affect your Wrap Up your students don’t know and have because of what they’ve been through wish list? Encourage the leaders and students them dress like a homeless person here. This song just connects deeply to put their faith into action. Start by and stand outside your church ask- with Hands & Feet and the message Read Matthew 25:31-46. Discuss: selecting one of their ideas to share ing for money.) of Audio A right now.” • Who did Jesus call “the least their love with “the least of these” in of these”? your area. Discuss with students what Transition Transition that might look like and encourage Have students share some of the • Who would you call “the least of them to be a part of it. What did you think about the video? these” in our town? items on their “wish list” and why they What was your favorite part? want them. • Who would you call “the least of Say something like, • Who does the band call “the least of “Some of those were my favorite parts these”? Do you agree with them, that too – but before we go any further, I the orphans in Haiti would be con- would like to introduce you to a good sidered “the least of these”? friend of mine. This is ______, and

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through the sections together allow- John 11:33-44 – In as many sen- Theme Transition ing for discussion. Make sure to have tences as you need, what just hap- God’s Power Ask, “What does God’s power mean to someone read aloud to the group the pened? How does Jesus’ power to you? How does it affect your life on a Bible verses in each section before raise a man from the dead relate to Objective daily basis?” discussing the questions. your life trials today? Students will see the link between their Say, “This was a real resurrection faith and God’s power. The Song of a dead man and a mighty display Say, “Portland area worship band Bible Study of Jesus’ power! How is clinging BridgeCity has a song that abso- Have a Bible marked with John 11:1- to the guilt of sin like being a dead Warm Up lutely rocks called ‘Power.’ Let’s listen 44 ready to pass around. Then say, man in a tomb even though you are Hand out pens and Student Guides. together. Use your Student Guide to “BridgeCity sang the lyric, ‘The devil very much alive?” Point students to the Sheer Power note any lyrics that catch your atten- tried to break me, he tried to take my section of the Student Guide. Have tion.” Play the song. life. Then the power of Jesus came, students take a few moments to and He redeemed this life.’” Have stu- complete each open-ended sen- dents take turns reading the scripture Wrap Up tence. Then say, “We are going to Transition and asking the group the questions Say, “Too often we allow our trials have a ‘Power Shout’ time to share Utilize the Song Notes section to dis- relating to it. Pass the marked Bible and sin to turn us into to the ‘walk- responses as a large group.” Before cuss the song. around to a new student each time a ing dead.’ Sin bogs us down and you read each opening half of a • How do you feel about rocking out to question is discussed. makes us almost zombie-like in that sentence, have group members a song about Jesus? Explain. we are of no use to anyone including who completed it stand up in uni- John 11:1-7 – In one sentence, what ourselves.” Read Romans 6:9-11. son. After you’ve completed the • A phrase that caught my attention in just happened? Where are Jesus and Explain, “Since Jesus can raise a sentence opener, allow each stu- the song was… His power during your life trials? man from the dead, He can forgive dent standing to take turns (using • What do you think the song is about? your sins and give you strength in their most “powerful” voice) shout- • How can this song be an encourage- John 11:8-16 – In no more than three your life trials!” Finally, challenge ing his or her responses. ment to someone? sentences, what just happened? How students to utilize the Prayer Guide • A mighty movie character I have willing are you to risk your life for a section on the Student Guide to write watched is… Say, “Even though God’s power is friend who seems hopelessly lost? out a prayer about their desire to har- boundless, we often let things in life Explain. ness the power of God in their lives. • An awesomely powerful thing I’ve Play the song as students write. seen in nature is… get the best of us—things God has absolute power over.” Continue by John 11: 17-32 – In no more than • A very powerful song I listen to is… saying, “Sin is the greatest obstacle three sentences, what just happened? • The most powerful smell ever is… we battle each day. It’s also the What are some situations that can obstacle that most easily holds us make it easy to forget how powerful • The most powerful thing I’ve done Jesus is? this week is… back from being who God made us to be.” Point students to the Real Power section of the Student Guide. Work

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is unfolding. The truth is God has not Theme led us blindly, but rather He has pur- Bible Study Wrap Up Confidence; In Christ posefully led the way, through Christ, Ask a couple of volunteers to read Take a few minutes to consider and so we can be confident in who we 1 Peter 2:9-12 aloud. Talk through discuss these questions. Objective are and what He has done for us. these questions: • Where are you placing your With this understanding, nothing will • What does this text show us about our confidence? Students will be encouraged to place shake us. relationship to God? (God has cho- their confidence and trust fully in • In what present situation do you need sen us and loves us. We have been Jesus Christ. to trust Jesus Christ? brought out of darkness into light) The Song • What are you doing to live out Hand out the Student Guides. Tell the • What does this text tell us about how your faith in confidence each day Warm Up students you are going to play the we are to live in the world? (Avoid so that people around you see Start by blindfolding a volunteer song twice. Ask them to listen carefully sinful desires; live good lives so that and glorify God? without telling him or her why. Once and write down words or phrases that accusations can’t stand up.) • What needs to change? the blindfold is secured, hand the jump out at them. Then have them • How does this point to the impor- volunteer a book and explain that for write down what in the song encour- tance of trust and confidence in Close by reading 1 Peter 2:9-12 in the next two minutes he or she is to ages them to place their confidence Jesus Christ? (In Him we are able to unison, followed by a prayer. tell the group what the book is about. and trust fully in Jesus Christ. go from darkness to light because He When the time is up, have someone is the light of the world.) else come up to describe the book without a blindfold. Transition Read John 14:1-6 and talk through Discuss: these questions: • What are some of the things you • In what way do you relate to the dis- Transition wrote down? Ask: “What was the difference ciples here? (We have fears about the between the two? Who was more • What is encouraging about the song? unknowns of daily life; Jesus calls us confident in their answer? Why?” to trust Him.) Explain that this is a picture of what Explain that the Bible gives a pow- • What would happen to the cares, many Christians experience. They erful picture about what God does fears, and struggles of the world if start off the day feeling confident in for our daily lives. This is important more people were to place their trust their faith and how they will interact because it helps us keep the blind- and confidence in Jesus Christ? with the world. However, before long fold off our eyes so that we can their confidence wanes a bit. The clearly see our role each day. We world is hostile to the things of God. might feel out of place, but God has In addition, Christians have their own not left us alone in this world. struggles. We feel as though we are walking through life with a blindfold on trying to figure out how the story

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HAWK NELSON MADE A MILLION MILES AWAY JESSICA PARRENT HAWKNELSON.COM TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS NEW BEGINNINGS NEWTON, ILLINOIS [email protected]

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Theme The Song Bible Study Wrap up Forgiveness Say, “We are now going to listen Romans 3:23 – Who has sinned? Is Say, “You can be your own worst to ‘A Million Miles Away’ by Hawk there anyone who hasn’t sinned? Is enemy when dealing with your sin. Nelson.” Play the song. As you there any perfect person? God has forgiven you; don’t let Objective are listening to the song, have the Satan bring in doubt about your for- Students will understand that students write down a section of Psalm 32:5 – Getting forgiveness from giveness!” Have a prayer about the once they are forgiven there is no the song they think is important for God is not like the apology you say to sins in the students’ pockets asking need to hold onto the sin (or the them to remember – if not for them- your brother when you fight with him God to help them let it go! One by pain that comes with it) – they selves, then for someone else. and your parents make you apologize. one, send students to the bathroom have been forgiven! How should you acknowledge your sin with their sin written on the toilet and receive forgiveness from God? paper. Have them go in there and Transition flush their sin away! Warm Up Talk about what they wrote down Acts 3:19 – How should you acknowl- Have students write a sin they are – if you have quiet kids, ask about edge your sin and receive forgiveness dealing with on a piece of toilet paper! parts of the song like, “Every- from God? Have them stick it in their pocket for one’s got things they wanna leave, the remainder of the meeting. Ask Escape the things they can’t Romans 8:31 – Once you have been them if they are nervous or if it bothers escape, The stuff we try to hide forgiven, take time to feel it in your them to have their sin just sitting there away.” Ask the students, “Do you heart! There will be people who want in their pocket – where it could fall out think that’s true? Do we all have to remind you of what you have done and someone else could see it? things we want to escape?” and who you were. However, what does the above verse tell us? Transition Ask, “Is there something in your heart you walk around with every day like this? Something that is bothering you and you still hurt over?”

I AM EMPIRE 27

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I AM EMPIRE ANCHORS TELL ME MIRROR PAUL TURNER FACEBOOK.COM/IAMEMPIRE TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS PLEASANT GROVE ASSEMBLY BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA [email protected]

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had an answer. God identified Aaron Theme Transition Bible Study as the guy to do the speaking (Exo- Self-Image Discuss: Moses was called by God to set dus 4:14-17). The good news is you • If you had a magic mirror, what would Israel, God’s chosen people, free never have to go out alone. Jesus you want it to tell you about yourself? from slavery and Pharaoh’s hand. said (John 16:12-15) that God would Objective The image God saw and the image give His Holy Spirit to guide you into Students will realize that mirrors • How do people let mirrors be the final Moses saw were different. God all the truth and would give you the reflect their outer appearance but judge of who they are? saw in Moses the perfect candidate words to say when it was time to do not reflect all of who God made for this important task. Moses saw share. (Luke 12:11-12) them to be. The Song himself as a wreck and offered many excuses why he should not be cho- Hand out the Student Guides. Play sen. Familiarize yourself with Exodus Wrap Up “Tell Me Mirror” by I Am Empire. The Warm Up 2-4 before teaching. Get a full-length mirror and a marker. Get a handheld mirror and put some song focuses on a guy in a Christian Ask students to go up to the mirror, band who is asking himself hard chairs in a circle. Tell the students to Exodus 4:1 – The first excuse Moses stare into it, and then write on the questions. You can sense that the make a face in the mirror and then offered was, “What if they do not mirror something good that God person singing does not see himself pass the mirror to the next person. believe me?” Have you ever looked sees in them. Close in prayer. as worthy to sing but, in the end, That person then mimics the face in the mirror and lacked confidence? finds the hope to carry on. of that person – without laughing or Moses needed confidence to handle breaking up. Give each student about the task and God supplied him with two seconds to accomplish this. If they a staff that became a snake. Today, pause or laugh, they are out. you may fear that if you talk to your friends about God and His desire to set them free, they will think you are crazy; but God is still equipping us. The Bible says we have a powerful weapon in our testimony (Revelation 12:11) of what God has already done in our lives. Look in the mirror; you’re not the same person!

Exodus 4:10-13 – The second excuse Moses used was that he couldn’t speak well. Ask: Have you ever looked in the mirror and said, “I can’t say that?” Moses did. He did not think he was a good enough speaker to talk to Pharaoh, but God

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JASON CASTRO ONLY A MOUNTAIN ONLY A MOUNTAIN KEITH JONES JASONCASTROMUSIC.COM WORD/CURB CITY VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE [email protected]

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Matthew 17:14-21 – Jesus was called one of many tools that Satan uses to Theme The Song to heal a man’s son who was pos- prevent us from following God’s will. Faith “Only a Mountain” explains just how far sessed by a demon. The man had • Describe a time when you let fear a little faith can take you. It also offers brought his son to the disciples, but lead you away from where God encouragement that we don’t have to they were unable to heal him. When wanted you. Objective run from our fears; rather, with God Jesus cast the demon out, the dis- Students will understand that only a we can meet our fears head on and ciples asked Him why they had failed. • What fears are keeping you from little bit of faith is needed to do great conquer them all. Play the song. As Jesus simply replied that their lack of pursuing God’s will for your life? and mighty things. students listen, have them write down faith had prevented it. In this case, it • How can you overcome those fears lyrics that relate to them. (You may wasn’t a lack of belief, but more a lack and climb your mountains? want to print the lyrics out for them of crediting the proper source of their Warm Up as well.) power: God. Too often we look at our You will need a willing volunteer, a obstacles and try to conquer them by Wrap Up metal folding chair, and a blindfold our own power and faith in ourselves Say, “You may be asking, ‘So what? for this activity. Place a metal chair in Transition instead of turning to our faith in God Why should I deal with my fears and the middle of the room and have your Discuss with the students the lyrics and allowing Him to work. When we my mountains? After all, I’m only one volunteer sit in it. Then, have him or they wrote down and why they relate trust in Him, we can move mountains: person.’ Facing these mountains can her stand up. Blindfold the volunteer. be nothing short of intimidating. We to them. Then say, “Jason faced many • What mountains are you currently Rattle the chair as if you were mov- often feel that we are alone in our obstacles and fears when he went trying to climb by yourself? ing it around, but don’t actually move on American Idol. It is not easy to go struggles and we are afraid of what it. Tell the volunteer to have a seat on reality television and live out your • How can you allow God to help you facing these obstacles might cost again without using his or her hands faith in front of millions of people. In scale that mountain in your life? us. But you can be assured that God or anything to feel around for the chair. the same way, it is also very difficult to has a plan for you and His plan may Discuss with the group why the person daily live out your Christian walk when Faith in ourselves instead of faith in involve using you to bring someone to was apprehensive about sitting down the obstacles in front of you seem far God is not the only reason we fail Christ. By relying on God and having when they couldn’t see the chair even too big to climb.” to climb our mountains. Fear often faith in Him to pull you through, you though they knew that it would sup- causes us to run from our problems or never need to run from your mountains. port them. Bible Study to try to find a way around them. You can tell them to move or even fall.” Have students read the verses in this 2 Timothy 1:5-7 – Timothy was facing As you pray with your students, have Transition section. As they read each passage, many mountains of his own. Emperor them write down one “mountain” they Explain that William James, an Ameri- have the students write the answers to Nero was actively persecuting Chris- are going to take on in the coming can philosopher, once said, “Faith isn’t the questions under Fear Not, Have tians. Many people in the Ephesian days and weeks. Pray for their guid- faith until it’s all you are holding on to.” Faith on the Student Guide. church resented Timothy’s leadership, ance and their faith to trust in God to It is only when we let go of control and and false teachers were attacking his take care of them during their climb. allow God to take over that our faith ministry. Paul, however, encouraged does remarkable things. Timothy and reminded him that God did not give us a spirit of fear. Fear is

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MARTIN SMITH GOD’S GREAT DANCE FLOOR JESUS OF NAZARETH STEPHAN CODDINGTON MARTINSMITH.TV GLOWWORKS CHARLTON BAPTIST CHURCH CHARLTON, MASSACHUSETTS [email protected]

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• Who is this passage about? Peter’s response to Jesus’ question, Theme The Song • What is Jesus’ role in this passage? ‘Do you want to leave, too?’ ‘Lord, Jesus; Lordship Hand out the Student Guides and to whom shall we go? You have the say, “We’re going to talk about what • What is the response of the main words of eternal life. We have come being a follower of Christ means, and person or people to Jesus? to believe and to know that you are Objective to start us off, we’re going to listen to the Holy One of God.’” Students will get a quick overview of ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ by Martin Smith. When they’re finished working, ask Jesus’ ministry and learn that He was As we listen to this song, you’ll them to give a brief explanation more than just a man and therefore hear references to multiple Biblical of their passage and answer the Wrap Up deserving to be the One they follow. accounts concerning Jesus and His questions. For groups with more than Close by saying, “Jesus is our interaction with people. Use your one passage, have them share just source of purpose. We see from handout to write down some of the one passage to begin with, and then, the responses of these different Warm Up characters that are referred to.” Play after each group has shared, come characters in the Bible that they Indian Chief (or the Rhythm Game) – the song. back to them to share the second chose to follow Christ – not Everyone is in a circle. One person passage. After each group has because they were forced to, but closes his or her eyes or steps out of shared, take a look at the following because they recognized who He the room. The leader chooses a secret Transition passages together: was. We started off with the Indian leader – the Indian Chief. Be sure to Ask: What characters were referred to Chief game as a way of learning choose quietly so the “guesser” can’t in this song? (Angels at Jesus’ birth, James 2:18-20 – Say, “According to follow someone’s lead. God hear you. The Indian Chief begins an Joseph, blind man, Pharisees, Mary to this passage, it’s not just about has sent His Son Jesus Christ to action such as snapping fingers, patting Magdalene, demons) Which part of the believing that God exists. James says show us how to follow Him. It’s not the tummy, or slapping knees, and song stood out to you most? Why? the even the demons believe that. always easy, but it’s the only source everyone in the circle imitates the Chief. The real questions are, ‘Who is God?’ of eternal life. Being a follower of The guesser returns and tries to figure and ‘Who is Jesus?’ What will your Jesus is a serious commitment and out who the Indian Chief is within three Bible Study response be to both?” will involve sacrifice. I promise you, guesses. As the guesser looks around, Say, “Let’s take a look at a few though, it is well worth it as Christ the secret leader should change the different Scripture passages to learn Look up John 6:60-69 and, going has come to set us free from sin.” action without being detected. more about who Jesus is and some around the room, have each Close in prayer. of the reactions people had toward student read a verse until all the Him.” Break students up into groups verses are read. Transition of 2-3 and have each group look Discuss: For those who had to guess up one or two of these passages: Say, “What Jesus teaches us is who the Indian Chief was, what made Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 5:1-12; sometimes very hard to do because it easier or harder to figure it out? For Matthew 16:24-25; Luke 23:32-43; we are naturally sinful people. In this those were in on the secret, what was Luke 19:1-10; Luke 2:8-15. Have passage we see that many people the main thing that you had to do to them answer the following questions who claimed to be followers of Jesus keep the leader’s secret identity? about their passage(s): decided it was too hard and they chose to go their own way. I love

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SALVADOR MAKE SOME NOISE HIGHER LOVE DOUG RANCK SALVADORLIVE.COM INPOP RECORDS FREE METHODIST CHURCH SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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Say, “As people limited by sin, we Say, “Grasping the full extent of God’s Theme find it much easier to think about love love is very difficult. We too easily Wrap Up God’s Love only in the way the world defines it. As try to compare it with our own love. Say something like, “The songwriter a result, we start putting our trust in Even in the best of examples the says, ‘Things look so bad everywhere, people, things, and circumstances. In comparison will fall short. He is God in this whole world, what is fair? We Objective this lesson we are going to explore the and we are not. The Bible offers us walk blind, we try to see, falling behind Students will deepen their understand- unimaginable and unconditional love many insights into God’s amazing love. in what could be.’ God’s love takes us ing of God’s love, how to let it be a of God. We will discover the character Today we will examine one of these. to a higher level and reminds us we source of strength and hope in their of this love and how we can let it be Paul describes the character of God’s can have hope in the midst of difficul- lives, and how to pursue it in this chal- our hope and strength in an unfair and love in his prayer for the people of ties. We can trust Him.” lenging world. uncertain world.” Ephesus. In this passage we will gain a better understanding of that love.” Direct your students to the Q&A section. When they have completed this Warm Up The Song solo exercise, offer a prayer that com- Distribute the Student Guide. Encour- Let your group know the song being Bible Study missions them to further understand age the students to work in pairs on played today is by a group called Guide your youth in opening their God’s indescribable love and to share the I’ll Love You If… section, and Salvador. Explain that this song was Bibles to Ephesians 3:14-21. Give that love with others. then bring the group back together originally a big radio hit and was the students a reasonable amount of once the exercise is completed. most likely written with a person in time to work on the Deep and Wide mind. Salvador puts this song in a exercise and then come back together. new light and lets it speak of God’s Work through each of the questions Transition love. Encourage your students to and ask students to share their dis- Discuss: complete the God Loves Us exer- coveries. Follow up the exercise with • What is the difference between concise while they listen to “Higher these questions: ditional and unconditional love? Love.” • What is the importance of the Holy • What percentage of the world do you Spirit’s power in understanding the guess practices unconditional love Transition love of God? versus conditional love? • What is God able to do according to • What are some of the ways you verses 20-21? • Why is it easier to love conditionally? heard God’s love described? • Why does this give us great hope? • Why is it so easy to limit God’s love? • What is the most difficult part of God’s love for you to understand? • What is the most difficult part of God’s love for many of your friends or people in general to understand?

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SILVERLINE LIGHTS OUT TOO FAR GONE DAN SCHEWE SILVERLINEMUSIC.COM DREAM RECORDS FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA [email protected]

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friend or want anything to do with us • What might have caused a rift Saul (Paul) – Paul wrote many of the Theme because we have experienced this between David and God? (He mur- letters we find in the New Testament. Yet, Faith; Assurance with our friends. dered a man, stole that man’s wife, he was not always such a great friend of got her pregnant, lied about it, mis- God. He did some very horrible things The Song used his power, etc.) to Christians. Ask your group if they Objective • What were the consequences of what remember his story and can tell it to you; Hand out the Student Guides and say, Students will realize that God holds onto he did? (2 Samuel 12:1-14 – the if not, do so yourself. Some key points “Silverline wrote a song about this very them before they even hold on to Him. child died and David was rebuked by are in Acts 7:54-8:1, 9:1-19. idea on their most recent album. Let’s the prophet Nathan) • What might have caused a rift listen to it and see how it might speak between Saul (Paul) and God? (He Warm Up into this discussion. As we listen, feel • What happened to the relationship after persecuted the early church. He Invite your group to share some about free to write down any lyrics or ideas this event? (It was restored. His sins approved of the stoning of Stephen. their friends. Ask them about some of that pop out to you.” Play the song. were forgiven, and God continued to He arrested Christians and dragged the best things their friends have done bless him. Remember Jesus is the ful- them from their homes, etc.) for them, and about how they have fillment of God’s promise to David that learned to trust their friends and have Transition a king will always sit on the throne.) • Were there any consequences? (This Ask if any of the students would like to could be a very interesting point of their friends trust them, Then say, “We Peter – He was one of the disciples, share what they wrote, and feel free to discussion, but be sure to key in on all have good friends, but we also have and was quick to say what was on his discuss their thoughts. the reality that God intervened in his people in our lives who were once mind and act on it. Yet his relation- life to turn him around.) friends but are no longer. Somehow ship with Jesus was strained just after these friendships were broken. What Bible Study Jesus was arrested. Ask your group if • What happened to their relationship happened in some of your relation- they remember the story and can tell it after this? (This is truly one of the ships?” You can really help your group The chorus repeats, “You’re never too far shocking points in the Bible; Saul gone.” Let’s take some time to look at to you; if not, do so yourself. Use the by sharing a story or two of your own story from John 18:15-18, 25-27. – the very man who was trying to broken friendships. some stories from the Bible that might destroy the church – became one of • What in this story might have help us better understand this phrase. the greatest growers of it.) caused a rift between Peter and Transition David – He is often held up as one of Jesus? (He three times denied ever the great heroes of our faith. With faith We often think that our relation- knowing Him.) he fought the giant and became king Wrap Up ship with God is like those with our of Israel. David was a man after God’s • Were there any consequences to We can sometimes feel that we are friends; that it ebbs and flows over own heart, and many would say that this? (Peter broke down and wept bit- “too far gone” and that God would time. Sometimes we feel close, other God was his friend. But David also terly about this. Luke 22:54-62) want nothing to do with us. Yet, we times we feel distant, and sometimes had some difficult times in his life. One have many promises of the exact the relationship is completely broken. • What happened to their relationship had to do with the wife of one of his opposite. Two examples are Romans Sometimes we can feel as though after this? (It was restored. John soldiers. Ask your students if they can 8:38-39 and Philippians 3:7-14. Close we have done something so bad 21:15-19. Jesus reinstated Peter, and recount this story to you; if not, do so your time together in prayer. that God would never want to be our Peter becomes one of the first lead- yourself. It is found in 2 Samuel 11. ers of the Christian movement.)

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SKILLET RISE SICK OF IT MANDY KYES SKILLET.COM ATLANTIC/WORD SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CHURCH INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study Wrap Up Social Justice Discuss how we can overlook a lot of Say something like, “We often stand by Christians are called to be set apart the responses on the board because and allow ourselves to accept what from this world. We need to stand they are so common. Ask students the world has to offer. However, we up to the things we’re sick of – the Objective to explain some of the ‘sick of’ aren’t called to be worldly; we’re called things that are not right, not good, Students will examine the things of this responses. For example, “I’m sick of to be holy.” Pass out Bibles. Have stu- not true. Have students take a world they want to change by taking a Anxiety because it has been affect- dent volunteers read the verses aloud, moment to look at the responses stand for justice. ing my daily routine” could be a and have the students fill out the Student that were written down on the response. Always give an example to Guide section called The Word Says. whiteboard/sheet. Have students lead students into further, deeper dis- complete the Take A Stand section Warm Up cussion. Then let students know that Romans 12:2 – Do not conform on their Student Guide and challenge I’m Sick Of… – For this activity, you Skillet’s song “Sick of It” is exactly to the pattern of this world, but be them to stand up against worldly will need butcher/poster paper (pref- what they are feeling towards the transformed by the renewing of your acts, thoughts, ideals, etc. Pray and erably white or tan) or a whiteboard responses they’ve come up with. mind. Then you will be able to test and end with students either erasing and a handful of markers/dry erase approve what God’s will is—His good, the whiteboard or crossing out the markers. Say something like, “We pleasing and perfect will. words/phrases on the butcher/poster live in a pretty messed up world. The Song paper as a symbolic statement to There are some things that I wish just The song “Sick of It” by Skillet is their Isaiah 1:17 – Learn to do right. Seek take a stand against the things didn’t exist such as bullying, abuse, first released single from their newest justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up they’re sick of. and low self-esteem. I’m just sick album, Rise. The song is an anthem the cause of the fatherless. Plead the of these kinds of things. What I want against mediocrity, against worldly case of the widow. you guys to do is think about some things, and against standing by while things that you’re sick of seeing allowing those things to continue. Discuss with students what these two around you. Be serious; it’s important Play the song and have students fill verses mean. that this isn’t taken lightly. Then, I out the Lingering Lyrics section on • Do they go hand in hand? If yes, how want you to grab a marker and write their handouts. and why? out what you’re sick of. It can be a • Why are we called to not conform to word or a phrase. Either way, just this world? write it down.” Play some music (not Transition the “Sick of It” song) while students Spend time in discussion over • What is justice? write down their responses. If stu- some of the lyrics that stood out to • Why do we need to stick up for peo- dents seem stumped, write down some of the students. Ask them to ple who are being oppressed something that you think of to help describe how the song made them by others? the process. Keep going until you feel – angry, happy, pumped up, etc. have many responses. Discuss what students think the Mention that if we want change, it has message of the song is overall. to start with us.

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THIS CITY AWAITS …SAID THE LIAR HOLD STILL PHILLIP IVEY THISCITYAWAITS.COM RED CORD RECORDS THIS CITY AWAITS DALLAS, TEXAS [email protected]

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Note Transition Bible Study Wrap Up Every once in a while, we have a A last question or two that transitions Read Job 1:13-19 and discuss: Explain that Job was able to remain musician (instead of a youth leader) well into the song: • Did all of Job’s wealth truly make him faithful through the trials because of write the Bible study for a song. • Have you ever had that day when secure against the storms of life? his faith. Job understood that God was Phillip Ivey is the lead singer/guitarist everything went wrong? the only firm foundation in his life. As a for This City Awaits. Thanks, Phillip! • Is there anything that we can do to result of his faithfulness, God restored • How did you respond and where did prevent tragedy from happening? him, his family, and his wealth. No you put the blame? • Knowing that things go wrong in life, matter what happens in our lives, God Theme how can you be ready to respond wants us to remain faithful. Faith; Within Trials The Song when difficulties come? Keeping that in mind, we refer to Explain that This City Awaits has a Read Job 1:19-22. Ask: Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is song that might shed some light on Objective impossible to please Him, for whoever this subject. Hand out the Student • In those verses, we see that Job By the end of this session, your would draw near to God must believe Guides and play “Hold Still” for didn’t charge God with wrongdoing, group will have a better understand- that He exists and that He rewards your group. but how often do we blame God ing of how to stay strong through those who seek Him.” trials and tribulations. when things go wrong in our lives? Transition Close in prayer. Warm Up Read through the lyrics of the song to Read Job 1:1-5. Here are some ques- create some discussion. tions to ask the students: • What do you define as a “blessing”? • (If the answer is something material) Does that mean people who have very little or nothing at all are not blessed? • Can material possessions provide security? • Can material possessions keep us from tragedy?

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These are the themes represented by all the songs written for them. The page number for these studies your web browser to the “What Does The Bible Say in this volume of Youth Leaders Only. The songs are listed after the artist’s name. For a comprehensive About…” website (wbsa.logos.com) and type in the listed in red type have complete Bible study sessions list of the Scripture verses for each theme, point theme or topic.

Betrayal Dating; Ungodly Eternal vs. Temporal Faith Andy Mineo This City Awaits Building 429 Building 429 Heroes For Sale …Said The Liar We Won’t Be Shaken We Won’t Be Shaken Bitter Farther Away Where I Belong All I’m Holding Brokenness Deceit Evangelism Jason Castro Hawk Nelson This City Awaits Alert213 Only A Mountain Made …Said The Liar Of Vice & Virtue I Believe Every Beat Of My Broken Heart Nathan Supreme Jason Castro (page 28) Only A Mountain Celebration Decisions Evangelism; God’s Only A Mountain Andy Mineo Andy Mineo (page 22) Representatives Heroes For Sale Heroes For Sale Faith; Assurance AYO! Tug Of War (ft. Krizz Kaliko) Alert213 Of Vice & Virtue Silverline (page 31) Jaime Lights Out Choices Determination Too Far Gone Andy Mineo Building 429 Building 429 Heroes For Sale We Won’t Be Shaken We Won’t Be Shaken The Afters Uno Uno Seis (ft. Lecrae) Get Up Bonfire Life is Beautiful Believe (Waiting for an Answer) Compassion Difficulties; I Am Empire Audio Adrenaline (page 23) Comfort In Anchors Faith; In God Kings & Queens All Around Me Now Salvador Skillet Kings & Queens Make Some Noise Rise Evangelism: My Religion Confidence; In Christ Not Alone Urgency Silverline Difficulties; Billy Graham Evangelistic Faith; Within Trials Lights Out Association (page 16) Building 429 Hold On Discouragement My Hope America (DVD) We Won’t Be Shaken Hawk Nelson Press On Andy Mineo Made Evangelism; How Heroes For Sale Through The Fire This City Awaits (page 35) Cocky Witnessing …Said The Liar they Skillet Andy Mineo Hold Still Andy Mineo Rise Heroes For Sale are Heroes For Sale Everything Goes Black You Will Family; Parents Superhuman listed: Difficulties; Audio Adrenaline The Afters Building 429 (page 25) King & Queens Life is Beautiful We Won’t Be Shaken Hope Within I Climb The Mountain This Life Theme We Won’t Be Shaken The Afters Artist Life is Beautiful Salvador Forgiveness Album Title Conflict Broken Hallelujah Make Some Noise BridgeCity Song Silverline Make Some Noise BridgeCity Lights Out Emptiness Forgiven War I Am Empire Anchors Building 429 Labor We Won’t Be Shaken Contentment Blameless The Afters I Am Empire Life is Beautiful Anchors Hawk Nelson (page 26) Breathe In, Breathe Out The Mastermind Is Me Made A Million Miles Away

Jason Castro Only A Mountain Starting Line

God’s Attributes God’s Love God’s Pursuit Hope BridgeCity BridgeCity Audio Adrenaline I Am Empire BridgeCity BridgeCity King & Queens Anchors God Is Love Can You Feel Seeker Sing God’s Character Hawk Nelson God’s Revelation Silverline Salvador Made Hawk Nelson Lights Out Make Some Noise Elevator Made Something Better Deeper In Love Anyone But You Salvador Salvador Make Some Noise Make Some Noise God’s Faithfulness Este Corito God’s Sovereignty God Of Forever BridgeCity BridgeCity BridgeCity Salvador (page 30) BridgeCity Humility Let Faith Arise Our God Reigns Make Some Noise Martin Smith Higher Love Hawk Nelson God’s Great Dance Floor God’s Strength Shepherd Boy Made This City Awaits Martin Smith Faithful …Said The Liar God’s Great Dance Floor Hypocrisy Focus You Carry Me Martin Smith Alert213 (page 21) How God’s Great Dance Floor God’s Plan Of Vice & Virtue Waiting Here For You God’s Sufficiency Kill the Elephants Building 429 Skillet they God’s Glory We Won’t Be Shaken Rise Immorality are Best and Worst Hard To Find BridgeCity Alert213 BridgeCity God’s Power Of Vice & Virtue listed: Show Us Your Glory Grief; Comfort In Babble Andy Mineo This City Awaits Theme Building 429 Heroes For Sale …Said The Liar Insecurity Ex Nihilo (ft. Christon Gray) Yet There Is Life Artist We Won’t Be Shaken Jason Castro All The Glory Album Title BridgeCity (page 24) Heaven; Longing For Only A Mountain Song BridgeCity Enough God’s Greatness Power Jason Castro BridgeCity Only A Mountain Inspiration Runaway BridgeCity God’s Presence Andy Mineo Beyond Wonder The Afters Holiness; Heroes For Sale Life is Beautiful Caught Dreaming (ft. for KING & God’s Judgment With You Always Sanctification COUNTRY) Alert213 Audio Adrenaline Of Vice & Virtue God’s Provision King & Queens Damn BridgeCity Fire Never Sleeps BridgeCity God’s Leading Be Still And Know Audio Adrenaline King & Queens Hawk Nelson He Moves You Move Made Outside The Lines Martin Smith God’s Great Dance Floor Safe In Your Arms

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Jesus; Lordship Loneliness Missions Relationships Martin Smith (page 29) I Am Empire Andy Mineo Andy Mineo God’s Great Dance Floor Anchors Heroes For Sale Heroes For Sale Jesus of Nazareth Blackout Wild Things Shallow (ft. Swoope) Jesus’ Return Love Needy People Jason Castro Andy Mineo Hawk Nelson Skillet Only A Mountain Heroes For Sale Made Rise If It’s Love Death Has Died Love Like That Freakshow Renewal Andy Mineo The Afters (page 20) Peace Building 429 Heroes For Sale Life is Beautiful Silverline We Won’t Be Shaken Take Me Alive What We’re Here For Lights Out Set A Fire Be Still Jesus’ Sacrifice Love; For God Martin Smith BridgeCity Skillet Perseverance God’s Great Dance Floor BridgeCity Rise Back to the Start (God’s Great This City Awaits Dance Floor) It’s All Because Fire And Fury …Said The Liar White Ambulance Martin Smith Joy Love; Romantic God’s Great Dance Floor BridgeCity Hawk Nelson Salvador Fire Never Sleeps BridgeCity Made Make Some Noise Joy Fighting For Inside Out Restoration Salvador I Am Empire Skillet Jason Castro Make Some Noise Anchors Rise Only A Mountain Tirate Gravity Bomb Not Gonna Die Stay This Way Knowing God Jason Castro Power Martin Smith Only A Mountain God’s Great Dance Floor BridgeCity Alert213 Catch Every Teardrop BridgeCity Good Love Of Vice & Virtue Found In You Caesar How Skillet Silverline Rise Lights Out Life; Purpose/ Praise Never Looking Back they Good To Be Alive Meaning Martin Smith God’s Great Dance Floor Revival are The Afters The Afters Life is Beautiful Life is Beautiful Awake My Soul Building 429 listed: Life is Beautiful Love is in the Air We Won’t Be Shaken Pride Revolution Theme Andy Mineo Marriage Alert213 Heroes For Sale Andy Mineo Of Vice & Virtue Salvation Artist The Saints (ft. KB, Trip Lee) Dragon Bragging Album Title Heroes For Sale Alert213 Song Still Bleeding (ft. Co Campbell) Of Vice & Virtue Hawk Nelson Prodigal Life’s Wonderful Made Memories The Afters What I’m Looking For Andy Mineo Life is Beautiful I Am Empire Heroes For Sale Find Your Way Anchors Skillet Remedy Rise Curious American Noise This City Awaits Skillet …Said The Liar Rise The Afters Salvation Life is Beautiful Salutation Moments Like This

Salvation; Servanthood Suffering Worship Redemption Jason Castro Silverline BridgeCity Only A Mountain Lights Out BridgeCity Audio Adrenaline King & Queens Safehouse Vicious Open The Heavens King Of The Comebacks Sin Suicide Worship; Call To Salvation; Alert213 This City Awaits Audio Adrenaline Of Vice & Virtue …Said The Liar King & Queens Regeneration Vise Versa Cardiac Arrest 20:17 (Raise The Banner) (New Life) BridgeCity Sin; Repentance Transformation Worship; Dancing BridgeCity Audio Adrenaline Silverline Salvador Create In Me King & Queens Lights Out Make Some Noise The Answer Lights Out Get Up And Dance Salvador Make Some Noise I Am Empire Trials Worship; Praise Better Man Anchors Jason Castro Silverline Gasoline Only A Mountain Lights Out Audio Adrenaline Rise to You With the Angels King & Queens How Change My Name Sin; Struggle With Trust Worship; they Salvation; Alert213 Audio Adrenaline Thanksgiving Of Vice & Virtue King & Queens The Gospel The Villain and the Virtue The Afters are Believer Life is Beautiful Alert213 Every Good Thing listed: Of Vice & Virtue Sin; Temptation Truth Invisible Man Skillet I Am Empire Rise Anchors Theme Self-Identity; Madness In Me Daylight Artist Album Title In Christ Social Justice Song Salvador Unity Skillet (page 34) Jason Castro Make Some Noise Rise Who You Want Me To Be Only A Mountain Sick Of It Same Kind of Broken Self-Image Spiritual Warfare I Am Empire (page 27) Victory Skillet Martin Smith Anchors Rise Tell Me Mirror God’s Great Dance Floor Circus For A Psycho Soldiers The Afters Skillet Skillet Life is Beautiful Rise In My Eyes Rise Rise Battle Cry Self-Image; This City Awaits Words; Power Of Uniqueness …Said The Liar This Darkness Hawk Nelson Hawk Nelson Made Made Words Made Submission Silverline Self-Sacrifice Lights Out Found in You This City Awaits …Said The Liar Dead And Gone

Modern Worship Awake My Soul

By Martin Smith Martin Smith

As 2010 began, I had no idea I would write another and see his face light up, or Sarah Bird singing Chorus: song or make another record again. I felt deep down one of her first times in the studio and feeling like G C/G G C/G I wanted to but I wasn’t sure if I had anything to say. we’d seen a glimpse into her future. Jake Isaac Awake my soul, You lift me up, You lift me up bringing loops to help a white boy groove. Josh G C/G G C/G Writers block is usually associated with isolation; and Ben playing with guts and abandon – and all Awake my soul, be lifted up, be lifted up you withdraw from community, people, normal life, the time I’m recalling my children dancing in and and you quickly find you have nothing to say. But out of the studio while Anna made her amazing Verse 1: life with God is the opposite. It’s impossible to have mocha frappuccinos for us all. G nothing to say because He is always speaking and I lost heart, lost soul, lost rhythm in my bones, the world is always speaking about God – through I’m glad of the title, God’s Great Dance Floor. It’s C/G word, conversation, creation, media, friends, trag- time for me to learn to dance again. I’m a terrible got to find my God again edy, kids dancing, and even silence. dancer and if I am at a party with Anna I would G rather sit at the side with all the blokes and talk I was dead, I was gone and I thought I was done, Because God is alive, there will always be a about cars. But there’s freedom in letting go. I’m C/G brand new conversation to be had everyday. He’s done with holding it all together, being respectable. You were there in the hurricane our friend and so He wants to talk. If you always I’d rather be like King David now, ready to jump remain plugged into a local church, a “God” con- for joy because someone saved my life, because Pre-Chorus: versation or miracle is always ongoing and so Jesus dared to believe in me, because He saw Em songs are never far away. You can hear God’s something in me He loved. But You light up the dawn voice anytime, anywhere and in any way because and You wake up the sun He always wants to speak into our present with Church has become too boring again, preferring to C something eternal. pursue “perfection” or “excellence” than celebrate and You raise me up again our faith with the passion and excitement that kids G C/G The songs on these EP’s are my prayers really, have. We have to continually find ways of sucking Awake my soul, awake my soul conversations with the Almighty. “Back to the out the “religion” from our meetings and ourselves. Start,” “Take Me,” “I’m All I Can Bring,” “Catch Church must be the home for the homeless, the Verse 2: Every Teardrop,” and so on. Just conversations broken, the joyful, the grateful, and the saved. I got hope, got fears got an ocean of tears still and with God, my friend, knowing that He knows and When we have this we will stop noticing that the happy in my skin / Now I know I’m alive, gonna always astounded at how kind He can be. band was off key or the heating was broken or that shout to the skies and Your love is in the air we didn’t get to sing our favorite song. “Excellence” Bridge: I’m very proud of the team that has helped me is overrated; I’d rather have passion any day. put this music together; we have all benefited Am C from being in each other’s lives and I will never So if you do one thing this year, open your heart, ’Cos I’m looking for a fire, So re-ignite this frame forget how they threw themselves into the move your feet a little, and be more childlike. We Am C unknown. I think of Jonny Bird and I hear his gui- will only ever feel alive when we are alive in Him. Come resurrect me Jesus, Come raise the dead again tar sounding great through the studio monitors See you on the dance floor; let the future begin! Am C So breathe in me Your fire, We all will burn away Am C I speak unto my spirit and tell it to… Coda: G Love is in the air Am Love is in the air G/B You’re whispering my name C Love is in the air

Broken Back To The Start Believer Hallelujah

Martin Smith Audio Adrenaline The Afters

(Capo 3) Verse 1: Intro: D, Bm7, D/E, G, D, Dsus, D Verse 1: C Em7 Am7 F C Verse 1: G/B C2 G D I want to live this life unsafe, unsure, but not afraid D Bm7 Wai - ting for You Em7 I can barely stand right now, everything is crashing down G/B C2 G D What I want is to give all I got somehow A G D, Dsus, D And I wonder where You are Be my res-cue Am7 F D Bm7 G/B C2 G D Giving up, letting go of control right now I try to find the words to pray, I don’t always know what to say Find me and bring me out alive A G D, Dsus, D Pre-Chorus: G/B C2 G D But You’re the One that can hear my heart C Em7 I will surrender ’Cause I’m already out here, blind but I can see Pre-Chorus: G A Am7 Chorus: Even though I don’t know what Your plan is I see the way You’re moving Em C2 G D Bm7 Asus F Back to the start where You found me I know You’ll make beauty from these ashes God how I believe that Em C2G D Chorus: I give You my heart again Chorus: D Am Em G C2 Am7 F C I’ve seen joy and I’ve seen pain Asus Take everything, I’m all I can bring I can push back the mountains, can stand on the waves On my knees, I call Your name C2 D G/B C2 G D G/B C2 G D G E7/G# Am7 Bm7 G2 I’m coming home again I can see through the darkness, I’ll hold up the flame Here’s my broken Hallelujah F C D Verse 2: Take me to the ocean, I want to go deeper With nothing left to hold onto Asus Savior, save me, Darkness, leave me, Healer, burn G E7/G# F I raise these empty hands to You away this pain Hold me, I’m a fire not a flame I’m not afraid, no, I’m a believer Bm7 G2 D Here’s my broken, here’s my broken Hallelujah Verse 2: Bridge: Asus Bm7 G2 And so I lose this life to find my way and come Am Em G D Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah alive, They can try to deny what’s inside of me, But I’m coming back to the start, to the start there is more, can’t ignore all the things unseen Verse 2: Am Em D You know the things that brought me here / You I’m coming back to You Bridge: know the story of every tear / ’Cause You’ve been Am Em G D C here from the very start I’m running back to Your heart, to Your heart When I walk through the valley of the shadows Bridge: Am Em D Dm7 Asus Bm7 I’m running back to You When I’m trapped in the middle of the battle When all is taken away, don’t let my heart be changed G2 D Am7 F Let me always sing Hallelujah Coda: I will trust in You Asus Bm7 G/B C2 G D C When I feel afraid, don’t let my hope be erased You’ll never stop loving us, no matter how far we ’Cause trouble comes, but You never let it take me G2 Asus A D Asus run Dm7 Let me always sing, let me always sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah G/B C2 G D I hold fast ‘cause I know that You will save me Tag: You’ll never give up on us, all of heaven shouts let Am7 F D Asus the future begin I will trust in You, I will trust in You (Hallelujah) I will always sing, (Hallelujah) I will always G/B C2 Am7 F C G sing (Hallelujah) Bm7 G2 I feel alive, I come alive Oh, here I stand, all alone, waiting on You, Lord Here’s my broken, here’s my broken G D E7/G# D Asus I am alive on God’s great dance floor Waiting on You (Hallelujah) I will always sing, (Hallelujah) I will always sing (Hallelujah) Outro Bm7 G2 Here’s my broken, here’s my broken Am7, F, C, G, E7/G#, Am7, F, C, G, E7/G#, Am7 D Asus Bm7 G2 D Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

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Every Beat Of My Broken Heart God Is Love God of Forever

Hawk Nelson BirdgeCity Salvador

Verse: Verse 1: Intro: C C F F B E A Verse 1: There is hope, in Your name This is not what I asked C F B E F#m7 To the one who, thought they had it figured out There is grace, that knows no shame Not what I prayed for Am G F G#m F# A But they find themselves left out in the cold My broken life, has been redeemed Are You listening now ’cause all that I’ve built C F C#m F#m7 D And to the baby girl that never knew her daddy’s name We are free All that I’ve bled for is coming undone Am G F Who looks to everyone to feel like she belongs Pre-Chorus: Chorus: D B F# Pre-Chorus: But what if it had to be broken God is love, God is love G Am F C Esus G#m E No tear has ever touched your face, without Him knowing why Before my heart could be open God is love, God is love G Am D Even when you think you’ve disappeared, I can see your light Verse 2 Chorus: Chorus: Where there’s light, the darkness flees, Chains will A C break, the blind will see, Let healing come, to all Maybe the shattered parts And I see the beauty that is you, who seek, We believe F#m7 F Are the places where Your love starts shining like the perfect shooting star Bridge: D A D Am G F E F# G#m And now I am closer to where You are So hold on, don’t give up on love, As we lift You up, would you draw us near Esus A C G#m With every beat of my broken heart and even if your heart’s in a million pieces We want to see Jesus face to face F E G#m F# Verse 2: And there’s nowhere left to run, Come flood our hearts with Your glory now Maybe it’s not what I would have chosen, And I Am G D won’t understand, But I’m trusting You now ’cause tonight no matter where you are all that I know is, I am safe in Your hands F G C Bridge 2 The God of forever, loves you the way you are Bridge: E B G#m Bm7 D As we lift You up, would you draw us near Verse 2: So break me all the way F# To the one whose been bullied for the very last time, A Esus We want to see Jesus face to face I know it feels like no one’s on your side, And to the ’Til we are face to face E G#m F# young man, with questions screaming in his mind, Bm7 D A Come flood our hearts with Your glory now Every Sunday on the front pew of the church When Your work in me is through Bridge: Esus Bb F C Chorus: (1st time only after bridge) And all that’s left is You He is the one thing you can count on B E Bb F G God is love, God is love Ending: He is the One who will say A, F#m, D, A, D, Esus, A B E With every beat of my broken heart God is love, God is love

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Kings & Queens Moments Like This Not Alone

Audio Adrenaline The Afters Salvador

Intro: Am7, C, F, Am7, C, F Intro: D Intro: A Em Bm D Verse 1: Chorus: Verse 1: Am7 C F D A Em Life, it never quite turns out, the way we always dream about Little hands, shoeless feet, lonely eyes looking back Here we are on top of the stars Bm D at me Asus A The twists and turns you travel down, can sometimes be too much Am7 C F Never thought we’d ever get this far A Em Will we leave behind the innocent to grieve Bm7 There are times I start to think, that all of this depends on me Am7 C F We live for moments like this Bm D On the road, on the run when their lives have only begun G2 That I create my destiny, but I know that can’t be true Am7 C F We come alive in moments like this Pre-Chorus 1: These could be our daughters and our sons D Bm A/C# Here we are, this is the time And you say I am Yours Pre-Chorus 1: Asus A D E Bm A/C# D G Like a dream coming to life And there’s no need for me to be afraid Just like a drum, I can hear their hearts beating Bm7 D Em Am7 F We live for moments like this So I’m giving it away I know my God won’t let them be defeated G2 D Chorus: Dm7 F Gsus We come alive in moments like this A Em/G Every child has a dream to belong and be loved Asus A Bm7, G2 It’s out of my hands, I’m letting it go Chorus: In moments like this Bm D It’s time that I finally surrender control C G Verse 1: A Em/G Boys become kings, girls will be queens D Asus It’s over my head, too heavy a load F I try to take a breath, thoughts racing through my head Bm D Wrapped in Your majesty Bm7 G2 To carry on my own, but with You I’m not alone C G F G I try to capture it, but a picture can’t hold what a Verse 2: When we love, when we love the least of these heart is feeling You paint the sky a brilliant blue / Every night You C G F hang the moon / Such simple things for You to do / Then they will be brave and free, shout Your name Pre-Chorus: So why am I afraid in victory D Asus C G F G I just wanna stop the world from spinning Pre-Chorus 2: Bm A/C# When we love, when we love the least of these Bm7 G2 ‘Cause You say I am Yours Am7, C, F Slow it all down for a minute so that I can take it in I D E Bm A/C# D When we love the least of these can take it in And every step of mine is covered by Your grace D Em Verse 2: Verse 2: So I’m giving it away Break our hearts once again, Help us to remember I don’t wanna close my eyes, I’m feeling so alive / I when we were only children hoping for a friend, try to find the words, but no words can say what my Pre-Chorus 3: Won’t you look around? heart is feeling Bm A/C# And You say that we are Yours Pre-Chorus 2: Bridge: D E Bm A/C# D G D F#m And every step of ours is covered by Your grace These are the lives that the world has forgotten We’ll hold up a light, but a hole in the night D Em Am7 F Dm7 Bm7 G2 So we’re giving it away Waiting for doors of our hearts and our homes to open When we are here, when we are here Chorus 2: D F#m A Em/G Chorus So we’ll hold up a light, burn a hole in the night Cause it’s out of our hands and we’re letting go Bm D Bridge: Bm7 G2 D When we are here, when we are here (for moments like this) It’s time that we finally surrender control Dm7 Am7 Gsus G A Em/G If not us, who will be like Jesus to the least of these? Asus A Bm7, G2 It’s over our heads, too heavy a load Dm7 Am7 Gsus G Moments like this Bm D If not us, tell me who will be like Jesus, like Jesus Chorus Tag: A C5 (no 3rd ) To carry on our own, but with You we’re not alone D Asus A Bm7, G2 To the least of these Em Bm D A In moments like this, In moments like this With You we’re not alone, Chorus D A With You we’re not alone In moments like this

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Show Us Your Waiting Here Glory For You Words

BridgeCity Martin Smith Hawk Nelson

Intro: Gm Eb Bb | Gm Eb Verse 1: (Capo 1st fret) C Intro: ||: G2/E, G2/F#, G2 :|| Verse 1: If faith can move the mountains Gm Eb Bb Verse 1: Am G Come like You promised G2/E, G2/F#, G2 Let the mountains move Gm Eb They’ve made me feel like a prisoner C Fall in this place G2/E, G2/F#, G2 We come with expectation Gm Eb Bb They’ve made me feel set free Am G F Come move in power G2/E, G2/F#, G2 We’re waiting here for You Gm They’ve made me feel like a criminal C Am G Lord have Your way C2 Waiting here for You Made me feel like a king Pre-Chorus: G2/E, G2/F#, G2 Eb Verse 2: They’ve lifted my heart I will wait on you You’re the Lord of all creation / And still You know G2/E, G2/F#, G2 Bb/D F my heart / The Author of salvation / You’ve loved To places I’d never been I will wait on you me from the start G2/E, G2/F#, G2 Bb/D Eb They’ve dragged me down I will wait on you Chorus: C2 Gm F C Back to where I began Breathe on me Waiting here for You Dm Pre-Chorus: Chorus: With our hands D Em7 Bb Am G F Words can build you up, words can break you down Show us Your glory Lifted high in praise C2 F C Start a fire in your heart or put it out God You are holy And it’s You Gm Eb Chorus: Dm Rain down, on us G2 G2/E We adore Bb Let my words be life, Let my words be truth Am G Am G C Am G Am G Open up heaven D C G Singing a - lle - lu - ia F I don’t wanna say a word unless it points the world back to You F Am G Am G Send down Your presence Verse 3: Verse 2: Gm F Eb You are everything You promised / You’re You can heal the heartache / Speak over the fear / Rain down, rain down (on us) faithfulness is true / And we’re desperate for Your God, Your voice is the only thing / We need to hear Verse 2: presence / All we need is You Pre-Chorus/Chorus Come Holy Spirit / Come fill this place / Come burn within me / Lord have Your way Bridge: Bridge: F Am G Em7 D Bridge: Allelu - ia I wanna speak Your love Eb F F Am G G/B Csus Only You are holy Allelu - ia Not just another noise Bb/D Em7 D Only You are worthy I wanna be Your light Eb F G/B Csus Only You are righteous I wanna be Your voice Gm Only You Chorus Instrumental: Eb Bb Fsus F | Eb Gm F F Outro: G2, G2/E, D, C, G

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Artist: Artist: Artist: Bruno Mars Darius Rucker Demi Lovato Song: When I Was Your Man Song: Wagon Wheel Song: Heart Attack Album: Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox Album: True Believers Album: Heart Attack – Single By: Mary Wilson Peed By: Keith Jones By: Mandy Kyes [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Return to your first love. Guarding your heart is so important, especially Returning to Christ Opening Questions: concerning relationships. Have you “loved and lost?” Do you think it’s bet- Opening Question: Opening Questions: ter to “have loved and lost than to never have How does the World entice you to stray away Why don’t many relationships last very long in loved at all?” from your faith? What causes you to follow the middle school, high school, and even college? What Discussion: World? Have you ever strayed from Christ only to type of damage is caused by people giving their Relationships are all about intimacy. Think of “inti- wish that you were back in His arms? hearts away so easily? How many girls/guys do you macy” as “into me see.” The keys to intimacy are know that are labeled as “players” at your school? Is honesty and attentiveness. Bruno Mars hits on Discussion: that something you would want to be labeled? this in his lyric, “I should have bought you flowers We are often deceived by the World’s lies. The Discussion: and held your hand , Should have gave you all my World tell us that in order to be accepted we need Demi Lovato’s song “Heart Attack” has an hours when I had the chance, Take you to every to look a certain way, wear certain clothes, go to interesting take on how we should guard our party cause all you wanted to do was dance.” certain parties, and act certain ways with our boy- hearts. At one point, she says that “when I don’t Knowing someone well enough to know what fills friends or girlfriends. The World masks these lies care, I can play ’em like a Ken doll” –referencing their hearts and then putting yourself aside, or with peer pressure, bright lights, or even the prom- that she has no problem playing with other’s laying down your life, to do those things for them, ise of possessions or popularity. The problem with emotions, but when it comes to her, she doesn’t or to simply spend time focused on them (atten- sin is it’s pretty, it’s inviting, and it looks like a lot want to get heartbroken. However, she talks tive to their needs) is the point. of fun. If sin looked ugly and if sin told you what about not wanting to fall in love because she The enemies of intimate relationship are also spelled it would cost you in the end, avoiding sin would thinks she might have a “heart attack” (broken out in Bruno’s lyrics. “My pride, my ego, my needs, be a lot easier. That is why resisting the World’s heart.) Relationships are so dysfunctional today and my selfish ways, caused a good strong woman temptation is so hard. because, many times, we view them like a game; like you to walk out my life.” Pride is more than being this causes pain to those involved, and sets up boastful, sometimes it manifests itself in an attitude We fall for the world’s lies a lot more than we an unhealthy view of relationships. that you have everything all together and are doing want to admit. The lights and the glamour is not everything perfectly. It takes humility to open yourself always what it’s cracked up to be. This song by Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else guard your heart, to honest transparent communication from which Darius Rucker tells of a musician who followed the for everything you do flows from it.” Why is guard- your friend or significant other will be able to see your glamour of the lights and the allure of the big cit- ing our heart so important, according to this verse? faults and imperfections. You can only be as intimate ies, only to become penniless and wishing that he Demi’s song states that she puts her defenses up as you are honest with the other person. could come home to the ones he loved. because she doesn’t want to fall in love –however, You may not have anyone that you feel safe enough to she’s fighting the desire to impress this guy by be honest and transparent with. The amazing truth is Luke 15:11-24 tells a very similar story. Most painting her nails, wearing high heels, and doing her that Jesus laid down his life for you—died on a cross people know the parable as “The Prodigal Son.” hair up. If we examine why she doesn’t want to fall just so he could be intimate with you. Jesus loves you Jesus told about a man’s son who asked for his in love, listeners are conflicted with the impression deeply and greatly and wants to know all of you – the inheritance from his father, only to go out and that she enjoys playing heart games with others and good, the bad, and the not so pretty. This relationship, blow it all on the vices of the World. Just like us, feels that since the tables have turned and her heart too, has to be maintained. We need to be present and the World lied to the prodigal son and left him with might get played, she is hesitant. Again, this view attentive to Jesus on a regular basis. In Revelation nothing. However, there was redemption for the of “hurt or get hurt” seems to be the only options; 2 a church is called out for this very situation. Jesus prodigal son as he began the long road back to however, we must strive to put our heart, as well as praises the church for doing a lot of good things, per- his home with his dad. The son expected to be others’hearts in the proper place of protection. severing and enduring for His name’s sake, but, He one of his father’s servants – but instead, a great Conclusion: holds one thing against them – “You have left your first feast was prepared in honor of his return. The We can get so caught up in playing games with love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, father welcomed him back with open arms and people’s hearts that we forget that our hearts are repent, and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am celebrated his son’s return. too valuable to give away easily. We must strive coming to you and will remove your lamp-stand out of to protect them from emotional and spiritual harm. its place — unless you repent.” Conclusion: In what ways are you like the prodigal son? Along with guarding our own hearts, we must real- Conclusion: How can you turn your life around and begin ize that we have no right to attack others’hearts Have you fallen out of intimate relationship with living for Christ again? What are some of the in the process. If everything we do flows from our Jesus? You simply need to fall in love again, and things you need to give up in order to return heart, what kind of impact do we want to make do those things you did when you first fell in love. to a Christ-like life? on other people; positive or negative? The answer Obviously you will not give Jesus flowers, but He shows a person’s character. Pray that you guard will hold your hand and dance with you! your heart while respecting others’.

Unavoidable. Pervasive. Inescapable. Secular pop music is everywhere. ideas to take advantage of some of the most popular secular songs. Even if you can get your young Christian friends to switch their listen- Use the opening questions, the thematic concepts and discussion ing habits from secular to sacred, they are still going to hear the top ideas to spice up your Bible study, Sunday School lesson, camp/retreat popular songs everywhere they go. In this section we provide you some meeting or outreach event message.

Artist: Artist: Artist: Imagine Dragons Justin Timberlake Muse Song: Radioactive Song: Mirrors Song: Madness Album: Night Visions Album: The 20/20 Experience Album: The 2nd Law By: Todd Pearage By: Jeff Williamson By: Nick Williams [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Jesus is the love of our life and makes us strong. Relationships Hope Opening Questions: Opening Question: Opening Questions: What do you reflect? Do you see your relationship What relationships do you have that may be Have you ever felt that you needed a fresh start? with Christ as two reflections being made into one? considered “madness”? Are they with people? What was going on to make you feel that way? Discussion: Or is it possible that some of these “relationships” Sometimes when life gets us down, we feel hope- No doubt Justin Timberlake, with his recent could be with items or activities? How about now, less. What are some of the things you do when release The 20/20 Experience, is enjoying great anything considered mad? you find yourself feeling hopeless? success. While each song strikes a chord with Discussion: today’s generation, the interesting question is: Sometimes we have these things, these relationships, Discussion: what is being reflected in the song “Mirrors”? This song begins with, “I’m waking up to ash and which are just straight madness. This is something Timberlake sings of a relationship with a girl and his that we all deal with, whether they are really crazy dust, I wipe my brow, and I sweat my rust. I’m desire for his life and heart to be a reflection of hers. breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on or just a little bit of madness. It’s unfortunate that in He speaks of their “yesterday” being history and this world that we have to deal with these things –but the prison bars. This is it, the apocalypse.” What their “tomorrow” becoming the fulfillment of mystery. images come to mind when you hear that? because we do, we should learn how to handle them. He simply wants to seek her face because she is What does the Bible say about these relationships and will forever be the love of his life. He enjoys the –not just with people, but also with items or activities? Later they say, “I’m waking up, I feel it in my strength and confidence she places in him. bones; enough to make my systems blow. Wel- If we were honest we all are seeking this kind of Colossians 3:5 reads, “Put to death, therefore, come to the new age.” Do you feel something relationship – we are looking for our mirror image, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual different hearing those lyrics? something we can reflect. immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” What does that mean for those Those first lyrics seem dark, depressing, and Can that not be found with God and His Son Christ? Read James 1:22-25 – But be doers of the relationships –hat we should kill everyone we have hopeless. But, the second set appears to word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. a “mad” relationship with? No, not at all, but it speak about new life, excitement, and hope. Because, if anyone is a hearer of the word and not does mean that we should seriously consider what What do you think is the “new age” the band is a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a relationships we should have. For those “mad” talking about? MIRROR. For he looks at himself, goes away, and items and activities though, we do NEED to put immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But, those things to death and get rid of them! As a follower of Christ, what is our “new age” or the one who looks intently into the perfect law of Philippians 4:8 reads, “Finally, brothers and sisters, new beginning? Where do we find our hope? freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, hearer but one who does [good] works—this per- whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is Read Psalm 121 (“I look up to the mountains— son will be blessed in what he does. admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— does my help come from there? My help comes We are called to be a reflection of Jesus by being from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” etc.) think about such things.” Yes, this verse is talking the one that is out doing His work, not simply about filling our minds with these things, but what Now we know WHO our Hope is, HOW do we being just one that sits and listen. When we are respond to that Hope? if we look at it from a relationship standpoint? Fill “doers” the past is not history, it becomes a build- your relationships with whatever is true, noble, right, ing block for tomorrow –which is not the mystery, pure, lovely, admirable, and anything excellent Read Isaiah 40:31 “But those who trust in the but becomes certain with Christ. Lord will find new strength. They will soar high or praiseworthy. Relationships look a lot different First, Christians will look intently into the perfect then, don’t they? This also can relate directly to our on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow law that will bring freedom. Second, because the weary. They will walk and not faint.” relationships with material items and the activities law is clear Christians will continue to do what we have in our lives—put to death any “mad” God has said. Third, obedient listeners don’t for- relationships that have to do with the earthly nature, Conclusion: get what they hear – and last, obedient listeners Hope is very powerful, and something we all and then fill your relationships with whatever is true, do as they are told. When this outline is followed noble, right, etc! Get it?! need. There are plenty of times we wake up to there is no doubt that the love of your life will be. the “ash and dust” of hopelessness. In those Your reflection will be Him! Conclusion: moments we need to remember that, “Because Conclusion: Lets think again: What relationships do we have that of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, are “madness?” These relationships can be not just for His compassions never fail. They are new What are you looking for in a relationship? What about you is worth reflecting in someone else and with people, but items and activities as well! In the every morning; great is His faithfulness.” what do you want to be reflecting about those end, that begs the question, what relationships do (Lamentations 3:22-23) that you are in relationship with? Christ has called you need to get rid of? Though doing so won’t be us to be a reflection of Him! painless or fun, it is something that we need to do!

Artist: Artist: Artist: Pink Psy Song: Give Me a Reason Song: Gentleman Album: The Truth About Love Album: Single By: Cindy Engøy By: Kirk Moore [email protected] [email protected] Teaching Point: Teaching Point: This song is about fading love. It is written about There’s got to be more than this human relationships, where the singer is lament- ing about fading love and wanting to regain that Opening Question: love. It can also be an analogy about Jesus want- Is everything just meaningless? ing us to return to our first love for Him. Like interlinc Opening Questions: Discussion: Have you ever watched in a movie or television Psy has done it again. His latest megahit show, or had an actual relationship where you can “Gentleman” has taken the world by storm. And, see that the relationship is obviously dying? Have true to Psy form, he’s gone over the top with onfor great Facebook FREE resources, info and fun! you ever rooted for the couple to get back togeth- satire, sex, and silliness to sell music. er? Have you tried to help a friend going through a Like interlínc relationship that was fading? Have you been in a Psy dances (with his latest viral “hip sway” move) relationship that was tanking? How did you handle and gyrates in the video for this song. What the situation if were the person who wanted the he does most is act like a total jerk. He makes on facebook relationship, but the other person wanted out? people spill their coffee, takes a soccer ball away from a group of kids, pushes all the buttons on Discussion: for great FREE resources, info, and fun! an elevator when someone appears to need a interlinc-online.com Experiencing the death of a relationship, or watch- interlinc-online.com/blog restroom, and even waves a flatulence soaked 800-725-3300 facebook.com/interlinc.resources ing a friend go through it, is tough – especially if hand in front of an unsuspecting library dweller. you or your friend doesn’t want the relationship to end. It’s really heart breaking to see the despera- And then, he meets his match. But instead tion and frustration of the “wounded” party. of turning from his nasty ways, his match is Well, consider Jesus’ love for us. Remember how someone who can keep up with his antics. He you felt when you first fell in love with Jesus. You falls completely in love. were “on fire” for Him. You wanted to tell everyone about Him. Maybe you couldn’t wait to get Really? Where is there any redeeming quality in that? to youth group and hang with your “Christian” friends. You loved reading your Bible and praying. There probably isn’t. But as time went on, you kind-of lost that “first love” – that “wow, everything is new” feeling. But, it gives an opportunity to talk about the In “The Truth About Love,” Pink sings about the Biblical idea that nothing really matters – that fading of that first love and wanting it back. Pink everything is just meaningless. Like interlinc sings, “Just give me a reason. Just a little bit’s enough. Just a second – we’re not broken, just bent, Are you kidding? The Biblical idea? Read and we can learn to love again. It’s in the stars. It’s Ecclesiastes 1:1-9. been written in the scars on our hearts – that we’re • Why would the writer think that everything is onfor great Facebook FREE resources, info and fun! not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again. utterly meaningless? Oh, we can learn to love again.” Can you hear her desperation for that love again? She hasn’t given up • Why do you think a person might think the latest because she knows it is still there deep inside. Psy song is utterly meaningless? It’s same with Jesus to us. He pleads with us to • What things to you think are, instead of meaning- “return to your first love.” Jeremiah 31:3b states, less, completely worthwhile. “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” But, • What do you think you’d like to do to show oth- He knows how we are, so in Revelation 2:4 ers about what you find to be worthwhile? Jesus says, “Yet I hold this against you: You have • What can you find worthwhile in “Gentleman?” forsaken the love you had at first.” Conclusion: Conclusion: interlinc-online.com The writer of Ecclesiastes doesn’t hold out much interlinc-online.com/blog In Malachi 3:7b, the Bible says, “‘Return to me, 800-725-3300 facebook.com/interlinc.resources and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.” hope for a meaningful life. But don’t you believe Let’s return to our first love for Christ – because it. A life focused on loving God and loving all is not He is telling us, “We can learn to love again.” only worthwhile – it’s world-changing.

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Bible Studies Alphabetically Listed By Themes

Compassion / 23 Audio Adrenaline / Kings & Queens

Confidence; In Christ / 25 Building 429 / We Won’t Be Shaken

Decisions / 22 Andy Mineo / Tug Of War

Evangelism; Urgency / 18 BGEA “Defining Moments” DVD

Faith / 28 Jason Castro / Only A Mountain

Faith; Assurance / 31 Silverline / Too Far Gone

Faith; Within Trials / 35 This City Awaits / Hold Still

Forgiveness / 26 Hawk Nelson / A Million Miles Away

God’s Love / 30 Salvador / Higher Love

God’s Power / 24 BridgeCity / Power

Hypocrisy / 21 Alert312 / Kill The Elephants

Jesus; Lordship / 29 Martin Smith / Jesus Of Nazareth

Love / 20 The Afters / What We’re Here For

Self-Image / 27 I Am Empire / Tell Me Mirror

Social Justice / 34 Skillet / Sick Of It

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