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Ten Ways To Use Social Media page 4 Technological A.D.D. page 7 and more! Modern Worship Insight From INSIDE: Brenton Brown page 36 Heart of the Artist: Disciple page 10 Group 1 Crew page 11 for KING & COUNTRY page 12 re:Tuned Discussion Guides/Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, more! page 42 Fifteen Worship Song Chord Charts page 37

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TECHNOLOGY ® DEALING WITH BIG CHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES >> TRD TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS MAIN/MILD/HOT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST

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FEATURE 10 Ways To Use Did Technology Technological Reaching The Faith: ARTICLES: Social Media Do What We A. D. D. iPad/YouTube There’s No App With Your Youth Thought It Generation For That Ministry Would Do?

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Artist: BRENTON BROWN DISCIPLE GROUP 1 CREW Album Title: God My Rock O God Save Us All Fearless Song Title: God My Rock Draw The Line He Said Study Theme: Trust Sin; Struggle With God’s Promises

MILD: 17 19 21 for KING & JARED Artist: CHRISTAFARI COUNTRY ANDERSON Album Title: Reggae Worship: A Roots Revival Crave The Narrow Road Song Title: Everlasting God Fine Fine Life Impossible Possible Study Theme: God’s Attributes Contentment Salvation

HOT: 16 24 25

Artist: BRINSON PIONEER PROPAGANDA Album Title: No Other Heroes Pioneer Excellent Song Title: Hit The Floor Dreams Conquer Study Theme: Salvation; The Gospel Complacency Victory

DEPARTMENTS: 2 3 30 Letter From The Editor How To Use This Resource Comparison Chart

MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK:

Volume 90 • Winter 2012-2013 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 >> TRD TABLE<< OF CONTENTS Page CONTENTS 1 MAIN/MILD/HOT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST

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FEATURE 10 Ways To Use Did Technology Technological Reaching The Faith: Heart Of Heart Of Heart Of Heart Of ARTICLES: Social Media Do What We A. D. D. iPad/YouTube There’s No App The Artist: The Artist: The Artist: The Artist: With Your Youth Thought It Generation For That Disciple Group 1 Crew for KING & Jared Ministry Would Do? COUNTRY Anderson

MAIN: 14 18 20 22 23 MATTHEW WEST Artist: BRENTON BROWN DISCIPLE GROUP 1 CREW JEFF DEYO DVD Album Title: God My Rock O God Save Us All Fearless Moving Mountains Story Of Your Life Song Title: God My Rock Draw The Line He Said Rescue Me My Own Little World Study Theme: Trust Sin; Struggle With God’s Promises Restoration Compassion

MILD: 17 19 21 26 28 for KING & JARED Artist: CHRISTAFARI COUNTRY ANDERSON REMEDY DRIVE JASON TRUBY Album Title: Reggae Worship: A Roots Revival Crave The Narrow Road Resuscitate Grafted: An Adoption Album Song Title: Everlasting God Fine Fine Life Impossible Possible Resuscitate Me A Chance At Life Study Theme: God’s Attributes Contentment Salvation Renewal Adoption

HOT: 16 24 25 27 29

Artist: BRINSON PIONEER PROPAGANDA SONS YOUR MEMORIAL Album Title: No Other Heroes Pioneer Excellent Keep Quiet Redirect Song Title: Hit The Floor Dreams Conquer Is This A Dry Season Or Agnosticism? Redirect Study Theme: Salvation; The Gospel Complacency Victory Worship God’s Will

DEPARTMENTS: 2 3 30 32 36 42 45 Letter From The Editor How To Use This Resource Comparison Chart Thematic Index Compilation Modern Worship Section re:Tuned Ministry Resource Section

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Volume 90 • Winter 2012-2013 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 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 • Design: Thomas Ryan Design • Magazine Layout: Ken McCoy • Production Manager: Glen Allen Green • in Youth Ministry by Interlínc, Franklin, TN www.interlinc-online.com Proofing: Dale Weed, Jeannine Ugalde, Anne Conley TRD Page Editor’s >>letter 2 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

By Ken McCoy [email protected]

I’M THAT GUY. I’m the guy who has the latest tech gadget. I actually had – and issue to consider is: with all the technology that we have available used – an Apple Newton back before there was such a thing as a to us, will we create a better ministry, or just something cool? Palm Pilot. I guess that qualifies me as an “early adopter.” Nobody questions the fact that technology has changed our lives I’m the guy who can help you make your iPhone or Macintosh and ministries. In this edition of YLO we explore some of the work for you. Because I don’t have a secretary or executive assis- issues that are raised by that change. From ideas for using social tant, I’ve had to learn how to get the most from my personal digital media in your ministry to handling the technological A.D.D. that assistants. As a result, I seem to be the person that people call many teenagers have, you’ll find a lot of information in these when they need help with their Apple gear or software. pages that you can use in your ministry with teenagers.

I use my computers (that includes my phone and pad) to You’ll find a lot more. You’ll love Brenton Brown’s very-insightful communicate, create, learn, troubleshoot, and play. Instant Modern Worship article. There are more chordcharts to great Messaging/Videochatting/Texting/Conferencing makes my far- songs than you can shake a stick at. The Heart of the Artist arti- flung friends and collaborators seem like they’re right next to me. cles will give you an inside look at what motivates several of the musicians who have albums in this edition of YLO. re:Tuned dis- I don’t have a landline for work or home any more – just my cussion guides will come in handy when you’re with a bunch of cellphone, which I use as a phone, a camera/camcorder, a kids and a popular secular song comes on the stereo. And, the Dictaphone, a game console, a music/video/book/magazine music-based Bible studies will help you use music as a hook to library, and on and on. I haven’t sent flyers out in the mail in ages teach the truth of the Bible to your young friends. – texting is way more efficient. I post pictures on the Internet instead of the bulletin board in the youth room. My phone is used I hope you enjoy this issue –and if you want to videochat with me, to play songs and videos in the sanctuary at church, in the bus on just drop me an email ([email protected]) and we’ll set it up! the way to the beach, and everywhere between. Godspeed, Yeah, I’m that guy. (I might be a geek, but I’m positively not a nerd!) But being that guy doesn’t mean that I understand, or even fully appreciate, the tsunami of change that the technological mar- vels we own has brought to youth ministry. My technology makes Ken McCoy me more efficient, but I sometimes wonder if it makes me more Editor effective for God’s kingdom. That is the big question of the Technology “flavor” of this Youth Leaders Only magazine. The PS. Take a look at the “Student Guides” section on the next page. We’re making all of the Student Guides available to download! TRD << Page HOw to use 3

How to Use this YLO MUSIC Resource Book 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 at this book, the more you will appreciate the functionality that has been built into it. Here is a quick tour…

The Cover Bible Studies Thematic Listing ideas to get your students talking If you’re like most of us, you keep What makes Youth Leaders Only more Not every song on every CD has a and thinking about the theme. your YLO (Youth Leaders Only) books than “cheap music” are the music- Bible Study written for it. That doesn’t stored on a bookshelf. When you want based Bible Study resources provided mean you can’t use those other songs Reviews to search for a song or video that deals for you to use in your programming. in your ministry with students. Not every available contemporary with a certain topic, slide each book Finding good Christian music isn’t hard, Christian music CD can make it into out a couple of inches and read the but coming up with ways to use it in Modern Worship Section the YLO box. So, we try to give you a themes and featured articles for each your ministry with teenagers takes time, In this section you’ll find encouraging taste of what else is available in your issue. Cool! talent, and energy. Real-world youth and enlightening resources to help you local store. Since interlínc often gets leaders write the Bible Studies; the develop your youth’s worship ministry. “pre-release” copies of upcoming CDs, The Index sessions are field-tested and proven You’ll find articles from recent SPIN we can give you a “heads up” to new Take a look at the index or “table of effective with real-world teenagers. versions of YLO or other worship releases that might be just right for you contents”—notice the colored bars? leaders and Lead Sheets of songs and your young friends. They represent sections in the book Student Guides from some of the CDs in this YLO. and they clue you in on which albums / The first music-based Bible study in this Although they are not really the kind We hope this effort helps you reach Bible Studies are “Main,”“Mild,”or “Hot.” magazine has a Student Guide of Lead Sheets most bands use, these and disciple more young people You will notice in the Bible Studies included. And guess what? EVERY Bible pages of “lyrics with chords over them” to be go-for-it Christians! section that each Leader Guide / Student study has one! They are all available are a great help when you want to teach Guide is color-keyed the same way. online, ready for you to download and the high school praise banda new tune. Wow! Someone’s been thinking! print off for your group. We’ve even Many youth leaders tell us that the Lead included a version that includes just the Sheets are an invaluable resource. Featured Articles text of the Student Guides so that you Each issue of YLO has a certain “flavor.” can import the text into whatever re:Tuned Around that theme are a couple of program you use to create your Take advantage of some popular “Feature Articles” as well as some of the handouts. Using the music-based Bible secular songs to introduce a theme, other items you have in your YLO box. studies is now easier than ever! Just go supplement your regula Bible Study These articles give you insight into the to interlínc-online.com/studentguides to lesson, or outreach event. Use the heart and ministry of some of the get all the goodness! opening questions and discussion musicians included in the YLO box. Page TRD>> Ten Ways To use social media 4 FEATURE ARTICLE

Challenge Students

Instead of insisting students put their phones away, find creative ways to utilize their favorite tool during meetings and events.

Treasure Hunts – Students start in a designated place, divided into teams. Each team must have the ability to send and receive pictures on phones via group-text. Send the first clue as either a picture of the place or a text description they are to go for the next clue. When the team finds the place, they send back a picture or text back a key word hidden there. You then text the next clue to that specific team. (iPhones have a built-in group text app; for Android or other smart phones, sites like groupme.com or pay services such as txtsignal.com work great.)

Bible Verse Text Challenge – Students work in pairs or on their own. Every student needs the ability to send and receive texts on their phone. Using group-text, send out a Bible reference. Students look up the verse in their Bibles (or in the Bible app on their phones) and text the verse back to you. First person to respond receives a prize. Do this activity together at meetings – or, for an additional challenge, it can be done during the week with the winners announced at the next meeting.

Sure, you know about gTeroup texting and n Facebook for scheduling and keeping on top of your students’ lives, but here are some new ways to utilize technology to build community, challenge your students, and stay in touch.

By Paula Steinbacher First Presbyterian Church Arkansas City, Kansas [email protected]

Challenge Students Text Me Questions – Give students the freedom to text you their questions or mission trips, set up a Pinterest board labeled as such and then invite youth comments during lessons or prior to meetings. This will provide them a level of and parents to pin ideas and inspirations to your boards. Also try ideas for Instead of insisting students put their phones away, find creative ways to utilize anonymity for sensitive questions they may not feel comfortable asking aloud. t-shirt designs, fund-raisers, crafty-type projects, etc. their favorite tool during meetings and events. Facebook Lesson Plans – Post a question about an upcoming lesson on Facebook and invite students to answer. Feed off of their responses as you Instagram – This photo-sharing site can foster group spirit if you ask your Treasure Hunts – Students start in a designated place, divided into teams. plan the lesson. For example, if you are planning on teaching about “stumbling students to add a specific hash tag with the name of your group. Give Each team must have the ability to send and receive pictures on phones via blocks” you could post a question such as, “What is your greatest stumbling students a weekly challenge to post photos with themes such as “God” or group-text. Send the first clue as either a picture of the place or a text block?” or “What keeps unbelievers from ‘liking’ Christianity?” “Peace Makers” or “Love in Action”, adding the group’s #hashtag name. description they are to go for the next clue. When the team finds the place, Downside - only available for iPhone users. they send back a picture or text back a key word hidden there. You then text Auto-Tune Scripture –“Smule”, “Songify,” and “Talkapella” are all free apps the next clue to that specific team. (iPhones have a built-in group text app; for that allow users to record speech, which is then turned into a rap song or E-mail Marketing – Check out using full-color templates and cool plug-ins from Android or other smart phones, sites like groupme.com or pay services such folksy tune, depending on the app. Use this to record your group members free e-mail marketing sites like madmimi.com. You can make your weekly mail as txtsignal.com work great.) saying a verse and let the fun begin. blast interesting and eye-catching. Some services require paid subscriptions for larger mailing lists. Bible Verse Text Challenge – Students work in pairs or on their own. Every Rally Support student needs the ability to send and receive texts on their phone. Using Get the Word Out group-text, send out a Bible reference. Students look up the verse in their Pinterest – Use this virtual bulletin board (pinterest.com) to organize pictures Bibles (or in the Bible app on their phones) and text the verse back to you. and links onto “boards.” Following friends or people with similar tastes can Google Business – Set up a free place marker at google.com/places if you First person to respond receives a prize. Do this activity together at meetings – offer you a cornucopia of ideas. What you may not know - Pinterest offers haven’t done so yet. Try this - for a one-time set up fee of approximately $250 or, for an additional challenge, it can be done during the week with the winners group pinning. Next time you are redecorating your youth room or looking for the experts at google will design a high-tech page for you that will hold up to announced at the next meeting. New Ways to Use Sure, you know about gTeroup texting and n Facebook for scheduling and keeping on top of Technology your students’ lives, but here are some new ways five videos and ten pictures. More importantly, you can set up a list of key words that will push your link to the top of search results when they are to utilize technology to queried in the search bar. build community, Facebook – Did you know that Facebook offers inexpensive advertising? You can set a daily limit on your advertising spending, and push ads onto the challenge your students, sidebar of age-specific users in a pre-defined location. Dollar for dollar, Facebook advertising is much more effective than local phone books or and stay in touch. newspaper ads, and effectively targets youth like nothing before. Register for the free “marketing classroom” that gives you the low-down at By facebook.com/marketing. Paula Steinbacher First Presbyterian Church Arkansas City, Kansas [email protected]

Did Technology Do What We Thought It Would Do?

By Paul Turner Pleasant Grove Assembly of God Pleasant Grove, Alabama [email protected]

@ComeTogether What Technology Still Can’t Do Technology has given us a great tool for connect- Technology cannot make us more loving and kind; Did we think technology ing and discipling students. I have had some great it can only make us seem that way. Real hugging chat sessions with students who are struggling or is better than a Facebook poke. Face-to-face is would be more effective looking for answers. Technology makes it easier better than FaceTime. Henry David Thoreau once for my students to share their hurts or voice their said, “Men have become the tools of their tools.” in how we share the questions without feeling threatened. I get texts If we don’t want to become tools to our tech we gospel? Did we think for prayer requests. Through technology we are should rethink how we are using it. If we want to able to affirm and respond to each other’s needs reach more students with the gospel, bring our technology would draw much faster and fulfill the “one another’s” of scrip- group closer together, and build our youth min- ture with real impact off line after we see it posted. istries, maybe we should turn off all the tech and us and our youth group instead pray, think, and read scripture until we Technology draws us together, but it can also rip have something authentic and powerful to post, closer together? us apart. Technology has opened a wider door for tweet, or share. Did it increase the number of kids who attend our gossip, bullying, and calling others out. Social youth meetings? I don’t know about you, but I media has created an unfiltered, unimpeded kind of thought technology would have helped avenue that teens can drive down throwing out A friend of mine did a survey of college some of this – and it has. But I think we have judgments and opinions like a paperboy drunk on students that might have some interest- hoped that technology would do what only prayer Red Bull. This is where discipling becomes much ing data for you. He found: and hard work can do. easier because you know where your kids are spiritually and where they need help and prayer. It •84% have a Facebook account. 51% have it to share their faith and 56% use Teching The Gospel To The Streets becomes harder to address the touchy issues of it to reconnect with people. The word “technology” has shrunk to laptop, cell my group because of a teen’s integration with phone, and the internet; not telescopes or labora- “their” technology and their “right” to express •Types of posts related to their faith: tories. Not that the latter is outdated, but a themselves through these mediums. 74% post Scripture, 59% post religious teenager would go crazy trying to get a Bunsen quotes, 41% post prayer request, 26% Burner to send a text. I also notice the students in #ComeToMyYouthGroupPlease present the gospel, 31% share their my group are not using their technology, or at Technology hasn’t solved the challenge of being testimony. least their Facebook, to share the gospel with good at what we do, it has only allowed us to yell •35.7% have never had a spiritual con- their friends. about what we offer, louder. Technology can versation with a non-Christian, with the spread information about our group, activity, or next highest being 10+ or 16.3% of As I skim through the newsfeed on Facebook, I camp, but if our event or meeting is lame, technol- those taking the survey do have a con- occasionally see posts from my students. I love ogy becomes a double-edged sword. Many peo- versation with non-believers. my students, but the vast majority of them are not ple will know about our activity, if it’s good, even •59.1% of those conversations do not using technology to share the gospel. Jesus great, But if it’s lame, EVERYONE will know about lead to the person sharing their faith; came, died for our sins, rose, and is coming again it. Shouting about activities may work for you, but only 21.3% lead to the person sharing – that is the good news. A picture of a dog with a maybe we can do better. Maybe we should use their faith. “God loves dogs” comment is not the gospel. technology to tell an epic tale about the work God Posting Bible verses, Christian music videos, and is doing in our faith community – stories by kids •10% have had someone tell them they other Christ-centric information is a good start to about kids doing amazing things for God and God have accepted Christ from their sharing who we are Christians, but my teens are doing amazing things through them. I’ll take a conversations. coming up short of expressing the gospel as fact long-term divine narrative over a series of “Come •79% think that Facebook is a viable and as lifestyle. “How To Share The Gospel to…” any day of the week. Scroll through your option for sharing the gospel. Online” may be the greatest course our teens will tech; what story are you telling? never take unless we offer it.

In Disney/Pixar’s movie Up, there are dogs with special collars that allow them to communicate with humans.

During several different dialogues, and they recommended several more the dogs stop mid-sentence to jerk to me while I was there. SQUIRREL! So how could I combat this deadly their heads to one side, and very killer? Technological A.D.D. should loudly interrupt their thoughts to yell Which brings me to my main point: be dealt a double dose of focus! My out, “SQUIRREL!” If you have seen Technological A.D.D. can really be a path to focus has included: every- those scenes, you have seen a time-killer! I purposely did not say thing from doctor consultations and glimpse into my mind. In our youth “time-waster.” Wasting time is not expensive A.D.D. prescriptions to group, we describe most A.D.D. nearly dramatic enough. social media fasts and personal moments with the catch phrase, Technological A.D.D. does not mere- accountability with trusted mentors. “SQUIRREL!” ly waste time, it murders it and eats Focus made me realize that I was it for breakfast with a side of but- not all that I could be, that God still This catch phrase is most frequently tered toast. (Was that too graphic? loved me even if I was making a bit attributed to me, the crazy youth Have you wondered why it took of a mess, and that with focus I guy. Why? Because, I have A.D.D. Hollywood so long to produce more could be driven to be all that God No, really. I actually have Attention movies inspired by graphic novels? had created me to be. So let God Deficit Disorder. I’m totally serious. SQUIRREL!) push you to be more. (He calls this Actually, I am not really that serious, sanctification). Remember, the main but rather quite hysterical. Well, in I discovered at a very tender age thing is to keep the main thing as the my own mind, I sound hysterical. But (meaning the day I discovered the main thing. When He is the main I do not mean that with the same internet) that there was a great deal thing, Christ will course-correct you meaning as hysteria. I mean hilari- more to see than what I had previ- along the way. (Do you have any idea ous. Have you ever seen that V8 ously experienced, and I meant to how long it takes a huge cruise ship 100% Vegetable Juice Electrodes see it all. However, every site, every to reverse its course? I am genuinely Commercial on YouTube? You know, email, every text message, every curious. SQUIRREL!) the one with that energetic guy who new software application, every is so spastic? That is hilarious! game, and every internet task on my See the prize before it arrives, and to-do list now took much longer than focus on that. If you drift off-course, See what I mean? Only an A.D.D. necessary. Short trips to certain come back home and focus again. mind can travel from a mental disor- tasks turned into long meanderings And keep doing what you’re doing. der to vegetable juice in a single through the forest of newness and The next generation is counting paragraph! Oh, and btw (which is excitement and fun. It quickly con- on you. text language for “by the way”), I’m cerned me how little was accom- back. What? You did not know I left? plished at my desk, considering the BTW, did you see that study that just Well, I totally did. And there are sev- soreness my backside often felt at came out on Twitter last week eral YouTube videos that you now the end of a work day, and consider- about… SQUIRREL! need to see. I know this because I ing the increased items on my to-do just saw them. I had to. I wanted to list, as opposed to checked boxes see that V8 one and the one from Up on that list.

Technological A.D.D. and Squirrels (One Youthworker’s Story)

By Aaron Tucker First Baptist Church Philadelphia, Mississippi [email protected]

of vacation time to complete. You “What are you doing with all that scrimp and save every nickel of your time?” You may find yourself ask- extremely limited annual budget (if ing your church, “You realize you you even have one) and pay a lot out don’t pay me, right?” Or, you may of your own pocket, only to be ques- find yourself, “Why do I tioned about what you did with “all do this?” that money.” Meanwhile, your full- time youth pastor colleague down You do it because kids need the street spent more than your someone who cares, and God REACaHnnuaIl NbudgGet for a pizza party for gave you the heart for the job. You his or her group. do it because God has blessed you with the ability to live on little Parents complain that you either sleep at yet another lock-in, toler- THE iPAD/haveY too moany actuivities foTr the kuids, bate (or even enjoy) the latest or not enough (at the same time inci- music, and keep up with the dentally). They are also concerned social schedules of teens. God GENERthAat yTour IstuOdentNs are not growing has given you a heart to deal with Bys piritually. The fact that they pull their adolescents! While their problems Jeff Williakmidso onut of your ministry for every may seem small to the average Union Avenue Bcaopmtispte Ctihtiuvrec htidily-winks match that adult, you know how earth shat- Memphis, Tecnonmeesss eaelong is irrelevant. You only tering they were at that age, and williamson@uniogneat vtehneu set.uodrgents for two hours a so you have compassion. week – as long as something “more important” doesn’t come up. And Most importantly, He gave you a If only the work of the church was as simple as having the can the church and her ministriepsa erf-fectdiveeslyir eu stoe see kids come to know Sunday morning donut and a cup a coffee while engaging social media? ents Jesus. 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While the means of sharing the •You footed the bill for this inter- in culture and technologwy,r awpe m nye eadrm tos eamroburnadc ey oitu! ,T ghieve you Gospel may have changed, the curiosity of humankind has línc resource yourself because church needs to realize ath baitg t hecuhgn aonlodg sya gyo “eTsh amnukc yho fuu!r”ther not. Students today are still looking for answers. Within the your church’s annual youth than words on a screen in our worship centers. iMe, YouGram, GoogleTube generation, there are answers budget wouldn’t pay a youth Volunteer youth ministry can be and opinions everywhere but for some reason they have pastor’s salary for a week. “We need to get that!” isto au grahl laynindg scereym minagnlyy cthaunrckhleesss matake turned to your stream. Now more than ever the church when a new thing cometsim oeust. aTnradi nai ncgh uorpcpho sretuensi taienso athre rlim- needs to have a voice. Wait, scratch that – the church You know who you are. You are using it successfully. “Witee dn ebeedc athues eiP mado ssto o wf teh ceamn …ha”p,pen needs to the voice! The world today is very similar to the one of the few, the proud – the be “They are uploading….”w, h“Wilee y noeue adr ea dgoroinugp wpahgaet ysoou t hdaot …to”, time in which the Apostle Paul ministered to many churches. volunteer youth leader. You are the and, “Let’s get more tweeatrsn tah alivni nthge, mor! rTeimqueir teo a tnwoetehte rit waell e–k While Paul discouraged us to not be conformed to the the entire King James Bible!” world, he did encourage us to be transformed, to constantly renew our minds. (Romans 12:2) Think about that for just Just because Facebook and Twitter are “free”, don’t run- a minute. We are not to become of the world; rather we are away from what you currently have. For the church and her to take God’s transforming message to the world. When we ministries, she needs to remember that the church web site do that, a transformation will continue. Tweet that and see if is for people new to the church and that social media is for it lasts more than two minutes! those who are already engaged with the church. So how

There is a palpable buzz in youth ministries today – the buzz of cell phones that are not turned off despite your request for them to be powered down. Students who don’t even say much have cell “faith comes by hearing the message, and the Our task is to point students to Jesus Christ as phones so that they can text, tweet, and down- message is heard through the word of Christ.” the source of true faith. Students need to load the latest app. It is not good enough for students to set their understand that the fast-paced, media-driven, faith to update automatically and then to never self-centered lifestyle of so many is not what In this age of immediate technology, youth min- think about it again. Faith only updates through God calls us to experience. We should chal- istry communication has lenge students to set down changed. We now have con- the distraction of technolo- versations with students while gy in order to hear the voice they play the latest edition of of God. Angry Birds. Or sometimes we have to give students the ben- The lack of time with God efit of the doubt that they are also has an affect on rela- truly using a Bible app during tionships in the youth the lesson. We also have mul- groups. Disputes used to tiple text-message conversa- be handled in the public tions at once because we real- forum. Now students might ize the students will look at look fine on the outside but their phone if it buzzes. on social media, they are mean to each other. There We need to penetrate the have been conflicts world of constant media stim- between people that have ulation with the ever-constant been escalated because of Word of God. This can be a social media. It has become source of major frustration for so easy to say “whatever” youth leaders because stu- without thought, and it mat- dents will spend hours staring ters for the long-term. at the screen and then tell us they have no time for God. Let’s create buzz in youth How are we to make sense ministry. We don’t do this of that? by offering the same things that the world offers. We The Bible is the most relevant instead see the challenges book ever written. This has of youth ministry as oppor- never changed despite all the tunities to teach what God latest technology. The chal- says in His Word. We lever- lenge for us in youth ministry age the good and bad of is to encourage teenagers to technology by being engag- see it that way. It is ing in the teachable a significant hurdle because of moments technology pro- the constant vides, whether pleasant or distractions the latest gadgets not. With proper vision and produce. It all by the grace of God we creates buzz that doesn’t naturally help students time with Jesus Christ. Students who don’t can make the buzz in the youth group the truth follow Christ. have people regularly encouraging them to of God’s Word. think and live biblically will have a difficult time Faith is not an app we download one time and let growing in faith. After all, faith only grows because there is no it update on its own. Romans 10:17 tells us that app for it!

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interlínc’s Scott Osterbind sat down with Disciple’s frontman Kevin Young songs is “Unstoppable.” It is written from the perspective of if you were a to talk about their heart to reach kids and about their brand-new O God UFC fighter and God was your trainer, what would He say to you? As Save Us All album. Christians, our fight is a spiritual fight and not a physical one, but the analogy translates very well. So it’s a song that gets you pumped up and You’re known as one of those bands that sound terrific both ready to face whatever life has ahead of you. I’m really excited about it. recorded and live. How did the process of creating O God Save Us All go? Why does your band have such a huge heart for the kids you I appreciate the compliment! We spend almost nine months of the year get to meet while on tour? playing concerts; so playing live is our mentality when start to write I was one of those kids. I used to go to Christian concerts as a teenager, songs. Sure, we want the songs to be good, but we really want them to and I desperately needed the positive message of those artists. Christian go over well “live.” We want people to be moved spiritually and emotion- music played a major role in my walk with God, and I see it now the ally at our concerts, so that is definitely something that we are thinking same way I saw it when I was a kid. We could steer people away from about when we write songs. God just as easily as we could steer people to Him by our actions at a concert. I know what it meant to receive a kind word before or after the From what I hear, most of your lyrics are written while driving show, or hear something positive said from the stage. So, I do my best down the interstate. Explain this process and how it works so to try to remember that in the way we present ourselves at our concerts. well for you. Yeah, I would say most of Disciple’s lyrics have been written in my car. What are some of the inspirations for your music When I’m driving I can truly be alone, cancel out all the outside voices, and ministry? and surround myself with music and listen for inspiration. If someone Life. I love writing about real life. Those songs are always the songs that were to see me singing in my car, then that probably means I’m writing a reach people where they are. I’ve heard people say that they feel as song. The only bad thing is I have to pull over and type the lyrics. though certain songs were written just for them. Songs like “Things Left Unsaid,” “Dear X,” and “Invisible,” were true stories about me or some- What is the overall theme of O God Save Us All? one else. And although I wrote those songs from my experience, thou- The album is like a soundtrack to a Christian’s life. It covers all the bases sands of other people have experienced the same thing. I think that’s – from someone before and after they follow Christ. One of my favorite why those songs mean so much to them.

Fearless is Group 1 Crew’s first release after going from a trio to a duo. It was great hearing what’s new with Blanca and Manwell. One amazing message your students will learn from this new project is to live life fearlessly!

How have you made this transition from a trio to a duo and what was the biggest challenge? Our biggest challenge was believing that the Lord was not done with us yet. We had a lot of fear ’cause we didn’t know whether the label or our fans for that matter wanted us as a duo. Praise God, they all did!

Why has Fearless been compared to an iPod shuffle? I’m assuming because of the myriad of styles represented on this record. We love diversity, and it shows.

What are a couple of your favorite tracks on the album? They all have a spot in our hearts, but we love “End of Me” for its heart and desire to save kids from suicide. We love “Goin’ Down” for its unapologetic commitment to keepin’ the party goin’. We love “Dangerous” ’cause it fits the description of a life sold out to Christ. They’re all good!

Fearless addresses the heartache of Blanca losing her father. Do you mind sharing that story of faith and healing? Losing someone is one of the hardest things a person will ever face. You can never fully understand the pain and heartache it brings until you have gone through it. After losing my father last year, I feel that I have been able to connect with our fans in a new way. My father meant the world to me, and though I don’t have all the answers, I know that God provides the peace, strength, and comfort that we need to get through any situation. One of the greatest things I’ve learned was something that my father taught me – not by words, but by his actions: to live each day fearlessly! Put others before yourself, love them, and make an impact for the Kingdom of God! interlínc’s Scott Osterbind sat down with Disciple’s frontman Kevin Young songs is “Unstoppable.” It is written from the perspective of if you were a to talk about their heart to reach kids and about their brand-new O God UFC fighter and God was your trainer, what would He say to you? As Is there a story you can share about how your Save Us All album. Christians, our fight is a spiritual fight and not a physical one, but the music and ministry has helped transform a analogy translates very well. So it’s a song that gets you pumped up and teenager’s life while you were on the road? We love You’re known as one of those bands that sound terrific both ready to face whatever life has ahead of you. I’m really excited about it. A kid came up to me at a concert and said that our recorded and live. How did the process of creating O God music saved his life. Now, I assumed he meant metaphorically “Dangerous” Save Us All go? Why does your band have such a huge heart for the kids you –but he proceeded to tell me his story of being in a basement I appreciate the compliment! We spend almost nine months of the year get to meet while on tour? with a shotgun in his mouth about to pull the trigger when one ’cause playing concerts; so playing live is our mentality when start to write I was one of those kids. I used to go to Christian concerts as a teenager, of our songs came on the radio and literally stopped him from killing him- songs. Sure, we want the songs to be good, but we really want them to and I desperately needed the positive message of those artists. Christian self. I couldn’t believe the words coming out of his mouth! To this day, I’m it fits go over well “live.” We want people to be moved spiritually and emotion- music played a major role in my walk with God, and I see it now the floored by the power of the Holy Spirit. ally at our concerts, so that is definitely something that we are thinking same way I saw it when I was a kid. We could steer people away from the description about when we write songs. God just as easily as we could steer people to Him by our actions at a Once the last song has finished playing on your album, what do concert. I know what it meant to receive a kind word before or after the you hope will be engraved in the mind of your listener? of a life From what I hear, most of your lyrics are written while driving show, or hear something positive said from the stage. So, I do my best That like our album, life has more than one season – in all those seasons down the interstate. Explain this process and how it works so to try to remember that in the way we present ourselves at our concerts. there’s a need to find God in the middle of it all. We pray that our music can sold out well for you. be there in every one of those seasons to help you along the way. Yeah, I would say most of Disciple’s lyrics have been written in my car. What are some of the inspirations for your music to Christ. When I’m driving I can truly be alone, cancel out all the outside voices, and ministry? and surround myself with music and listen for inspiration. If someone Life. I love writing about real life. Those songs are always the songs that were to see me singing in my car, then that probably means I’m writing a reach people where they are. I’ve heard people say that they feel as song. The only bad thing is I have to pull over and type the lyrics. though certain songs were written just for them. Songs like “Things Left Unsaid,” “Dear X,” and “Invisible,” were true stories about me or some- What is the overall theme of O God Save Us All? one else. And although I wrote those songs from my experience, thou- Group1 The album is like a soundtrack to a Christian’s life. It covers all the bases sands of other people have experienced the same thing. I think that’s – from someone before and after they follow Christ. One of my favorite why those songs mean so much to them. Crew © 2012, INTERLiŃC. INTERLINC-ONLINE.COM / 800.725.3300 © 2012, INTERLiŃC. INTERLINC-ONLINE.COM / 800.725.3300 Page TRD>> HOA: for king & country 12 HEART OF THE ARTIST

The music group for KING & from realizing that walking and COUNTRY are no strangers to life working through this treacherous on the road –they are Rebecca St. adventure of life on our own was James’ brothers. Joel and Luke’s more than we could handle –our debut album CRAVE features songs need for someone greater to “hold with a message of hope. Make sure on to us” was crucial. you read their answers with an Australian accent! “Light It Up” was written about a good mate who struggled with depression – he’d stuff blankets in What is the significance of the the windows, switch off the lights, “for KING & COUNTRY” name? and live in darkness. We didn’t have We came up with a slew of awful the heart to tell him we wrote it for band names. We always hoped to him, for fear of offending. Months find a name that had deep meaning, went by and we knew we had to tell was passionate and unique. Joel had FOR KING him; the secret would get out. So thrown out the name, “All The Kings one afternoon we told him. He didn’t Men” and upon hearing it, our really say much. He stood up, producer swung around in his chair & COUNTRY walked out of the room, got in his to say, “what about ‘for KING & car, and drove away. We thought COUNTRY’”? As English soldiers we’d blown it. About ten minutes were going to fight and bleed for with later he called us and with tears in they believed, their chant was “for his voice he said, “Thank you for KING & COUNTRY!” We turned and Dad lost his job and we began what our own roles: running the lighting, writing that song for me. It gives me looked at each other and thought, we called a “life of faith.” There was background vocals, stage-managing HOPE.” In that moment we realized “What better name to be known by nowhere to turn other than to God, – you name it, we did it. that merging the power of music with as men and as musicians?” prayer, and to each other. We did the ultimate power of the gospel anything we could to survive. We We worked out that we loved music, transforms people’s lives for eternity. How you decided to start this mowed lawns in the summer and instead of loathing it. We learned so brother duo? raked leaves in the autumn. Mum much about music and the extreme When the concert is over, what Dad was a concert promoter in and our oldest sister cleaned impact it can have. But, it was not till is the main message you want Australia, so even as young chaps houses. Through that time, our early 20’s that we started your audience to get? there were always bands coming miraculous events took place. A officially leaning into the band. After HOPE. We’re two blokes on a through the house. Dad would bring family offered us a car the first day writing over one hundred songs, journey, placed in a position were us up on stage to be his “T-shirt they met us; we had no way for my more than a few ups and downs, and music is the primary vehicle to models” at concerts. We couldn’t little sister to be born in a hospital God’s providential leading, we find display the HOPE we’ve found. We have been older than four or five, so and someone anonymously paid the ourselves here, at the “beginning.” don’t claim to have it all sorted out. you could say music was almost bill in its entirety; our landlord But, if folks could leave a concert of bred into us. allowed us to stay in the rental home Your album definitely has a ours with one message let it be this: even when we couldn’t pay. couple songs for those who are no matter where you’ve been, what Dad lost a lot of money on a tour that brokenhearted. Do you mind you’ve done, or whom you’ve hurt – went badly. He had always felt a pull Not long after that, our sister, sharing the stories behind the you are extravagantly, undeservedly, to the States and so, with nothing left Rebecca, was offered a record deal, songs “Busted Heart (Hold On and incomprehensibly loved. There is to lose and a job offer, we moved and from there we began traveling as To Me)” and “Light It Up”? HOPE found in a Man who lived, halfway around the world to a family supporting her. Call us the “Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)” is a died, and lives again! Nashville. Shortly after we arrived Von Traps, Aussie style. We each had confessional and an S.O.S. It came

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someone to find what he or she is not looking for. If you’re looking for something to pump you up, give you tools, and keep you encouraged so that you can fulfill all your dreams, then keep walking; you can find that life elsewhere. But, if you’ve found yourself disgusted with every selfish pursuit and disenfranchised with worldly wisdom, then the narrow road is for you and true living is just around the corner.

You used to be one of the members of Desperation Band; The music group for KING & from realizing that walking and how was your experience getting to work with Jon and COUNTRY are no strangers to life working through this treacherous Glenn again? on the road –they are Rebecca St. adventure of life on our own was Jon, Glenn, and I are still a band of brothers. As we reached our thirties, James’ brothers. Joel and Luke’s more than we could handle –our we realized that each man needed to find his own field to farm (so to debut album CRAVE features songs need for someone greater to “hold speak). Other than that, nothing has changed. We are raising our kids with a message of hope. Make sure on to us” was crucial. together. Our wives hang out together. We still bounce songs off each you read their answers with an other. It’s beautiful. Australian accent! “Light It Up” was written about a good mate who struggled with What other projects have you been involved in recently depression – he’d stuff blankets in besides The Narrow Road? What is the significance of the the windows, switch off the lights, I’ve been apart of New Life Worship’s latest project You Hold It All. “for KING & COUNTRY” name? and live in darkness. We didn’t have “Great I Am” probably wouldn’t have reached the light of day if not for We came up with a slew of awful the heart to tell him we wrote it for that recording. Also, Michael Rossback and I produced an independent band names. We always hoped to him, for fear of offending. Months record for Heather Land called Pouring It Out for You. That project was a find a name that had deep meaning, went by and we knew we had to tell first for me to help produce. Heather is crazy good. The project was a was passionate and unique. Joel had FOR KING him; the secret would get out. So blast. And then for those who want to go deep, check out my indy thrown out the name, “All The Kings one afternoon we told him. He didn’t LAMP music project People of Troy. Men” and upon hearing it, our really say much. He stood up, interlínc’s Scott Osterbind had the chance interview Jared producer swung around in his chair & COUNTRY walked out of the room, got in his Anderson about his role as a worship leader, his A Narrow How do you balance serving at your home church and the to say, “what about ‘for KING & car, and drove away. We thought Road album, and his family’s anticipation of adopting children opportunity to minister elsewhere? COUNTRY’”? As English soldiers we’d blown it. About ten minutes from Haiti. It’s a tightrope. My wife and I stay in unity. That is paramount. We have were going to fight and bleed for with later he called us and with tears in kids in school now, and as they grow the stakes get higher and higher. they believed, their chant was “for his voice he said, “Thank you for After years of playing the piano in church and singing in You cannot rewind the clock. My daughter will only be five years old KING & COUNTRY!” We turned and Dad lost his job and we began what our own roles: running the lighting, writing that song for me. It gives me youth meetings there came a time where you felt your music once. I’m not on staff at the church anymore, although I help out. It looked at each other and thought, we called a “life of faith.” There was background vocals, stage-managing HOPE.” In that moment we realized may go in a different direction. Can you share that story? actually means saying no to really good things. “What better name to be known by nowhere to turn other than to God, – you name it, we did it. that merging the power of music with No one really wants to grow up and do everything your parents would as men and as musicians?” prayer, and to each other. We did the ultimate power of the gospel be proud of. I wanted to break the rules, in a legit fashion like the greats: I’m learning now that it is a matter of obedience. I can get excited and anything we could to survive. We We worked out that we loved music, transforms people’s lives for eternity. Bach, Beethoven, Charles Ives. Worship music was not in the plans. I want to fill the calendar with good things when my family needs to be a How you decided to start this mowed lawns in the summer and instead of loathing it. We learned so felt that it was bound to sing-ability, three chords, and people’s expecta- part of that decision. I can also get sick of the road and serving other brother duo? raked leaves in the autumn. Mum much about music and the extreme When the concert is over, what tions. It took a while to get past the music. Music doesn’t make the people and start saying “no” to things I should be saying “yes” to. I’ve Dad was a concert promoter in and our oldest sister cleaned impact it can have. But, it was not till is the main message you want atmosphere, people do. Music reflects, as a home reflects what’s impor- had to ask myself, “What does obedience look like for me in 2013?” Australia, so even as young chaps houses. Through that time, our early 20’s that we started your audience to get? tant to you. It’s merely the architecture through which the Holy Spirit can there were always bands coming miraculous events took place. A officially leaning into the band. After HOPE. We’re two blokes on a or cannot move. It’s a posture not a sound. You and your wife already have four beautiful children. What through the house. Dad would bring family offered us a car the first day writing over one hundred songs, journey, placed in a position were sparked the desire to adopt children from Haiti? us up on stage to be his “T-shirt they met us; we had no way for my more than a few ups and downs, and music is the primary vehicle to How have you embraced your role as a worship leader We lived in Nashville for a year after I transitioned off the staff at New models” at concerts. We couldn’t little sister to be born in a hospital God’s providential leading, we find display the HOPE we’ve found. We and songwriter? Life. Our neighbors there have been involved in missions in Haiti for have been older than four or five, so and someone anonymously paid the ourselves here, at the “beginning.” don’t claim to have it all sorted out. I’m called to make disciples of Jesus. Music happens to be a tool in my years and were in the process of adopting at the time of the 2010 earth- you could say music was almost bill in its entirety; our landlord But, if folks could leave a concert of hand to help people. “Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight paths quake. They went down and got their two daughters. One day we are bred into us. allowed us to stay in the rental home Your album definitely has a ours with one message let it be this: for Him.” Singing and writing help me invite people to where I’ve been watching these events on the news. The next day two Haitians are on even when we couldn’t pay. couple songs for those who are no matter where you’ve been, what and where I want to go. our trampoline in our backyard. We just knew when we were done hav- Dad lost a lot of money on a tour that brokenhearted. Do you mind you’ve done, or whom you’ve hurt – ing our own that we wanted to jump into the process. Fast-forward to went badly. He had always felt a pull Not long after that, our sister, sharing the stories behind the you are extravagantly, undeservedly, What were some of your inspirations while creating The the present. John Diego is two, and Christine is eight months old. We to the States and so, with nothing left Rebecca, was offered a record deal, songs “Busted Heart (Hold On and incomprehensibly loved. There is Narrow Road? are ten months into the process and probably have another nine months to lose and a job offer, we moved and from there we began traveling as To Me)” and “Light It Up”? HOPE found in a Man who lived, I’ve tried to boil down my role to its simplest form: Proclaimer. Pilgrims before we get them home. We are smitten with love for them. We visit halfway around the world to a family supporting her. Call us the “Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)” is a died, and lives again! Progress was a big part of this project. The greatest obstacles that Little often. Our family is so excited to receive them and welcome them into Nashville. Shortly after we arrived Von Traps, Aussie style. We each had confessional and an S.O.S. It came Christian faces in Pilgrims Progress are not his adversaries, but rather our home. They are already little Andersons. You can keep up with the his distractions. The good gets in the way of the best. I would hate for process at jaredanderson.com/adoption.

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protects them and cares for them. As • What images does the poet use for Theme Transition Israel wandered in the wilderness, God God in the first two verses? How do Trust Explain that life is like an obstacle guided them. As David fought Goliath, these images offer you strength? course. There are many turns and God provided strength and courage. • In what ways is the poet feeling changes that often come unexpect- As Jeremiah wept in captivity, God assaulted? In what ways do we often Objective edly. In addition, we all have various offered hope and a future. When Paul feel assaulted? Students will realize that they need to burdens that we carry, burdens that was in prison and dealt with persecu- trust in God over the other things that weighs us down and makes it harder tion, the promise of freedom through • Verses 9-10 list various things that we our culture trusts in – things that ulti- to navigate the paths of life. Our hearts Christ remained true. This is because can trust in instead of God. What things mately fail them. often feel overwhelmed by the unex- God is our rock, an ever-present foun- are listed in these verses? (Lowborn vs. pected turns in life or by the burdens dation when we feel shaken or shat- highborn—our social status; extortion; that we must bear. Yet, we feel the tered. Psalm 62 declares this and calls stolen goods; wealth) Warm Up pressure to perform at our best and to for us to depend on God when our • What other things can you think of Design an obstacle course in a large always wear a smile on our faces. hearts feel overwhelmed. that we tend to depend on? area. Then give each student a blind- fold and something heavy to carry • Why does God deserve our trust through the obstacle course. (You The Song Bible Study more than these things? (Verses 11-12 declare that God is strong might use a sand bag, a large rock, Have students turn to Psalm 62. Hand out the Student Guides and and that He is loving.) a medicine ball, or another student.) explain that Brenton Brown has a Explain that the Psalms were Israel’s Then tell them that you are going to song that describes how he makes worship book. The Psalms were used • What are you struggling with, and how time them as they each individually go it through when his heart feels over- at various times of worship to exalt can God provide strength and love? through the course. Tell them that they whelmed. Encourage the students to and seek God. Many Psalms express need to carry their burden the entire write down some of the things that times of hardship and struggle. Psalm way through the obstacle course or overwhelm their hearts as they listen to 62 does this. Many Psalms also Wrap Up they will be disqualified. the song. Also, have them write down express that God is the answer to our Have the students take a rock and use some of the attributes that Brenton heartaches. Psalm 62 does this as puffy paint to write words or paint an Brown mentions regarding God and well. After reading the Psalm, instruct image that reminds them to place their why we can depend on Him in the students to answer the following ques- trust in God alone. Encourage them midst of overwhelming pressures. tions on their Student Guides: to take their rock home and place it on their desk or dresser or bed stand. • The Hebrew word for “soul” is Encourage them, whenever they look Transition nephesh, which means, “whole upon the rock, to pray, seek God’s being.” What does finding rest for strength, love in the midst of their Brenton Brown sings that we can your whole being mean to you? depend on God because He is our struggles, and thank God for being What within your whole being needs available to them. rock. He is the joy of our lives and the to find rest? song in the night. God is ever-present with us. Throughout Scripture, God continuously shows His people that He

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What other things can you think of that we tend to My Overwhelmed Heart Discovering the Rock put our trust in? As you listen, list burdens you’re dealing with. Psalm 62 The Hebrew word for “soul” is nephesh, which means, “whole being.” What does finding rest for your whole being mean to you? What within your whole being needs to find rest? Why does God deserve our trust more than these things? (Verses 11-12 declare that God is strong and that He is loving.)

What images does the poet use for God in the first two verses? How do these images offer you strength? Like a Rock What are you struggling with and how can God As you listen, write out the ideas that Brenton Brown provide strength and love? sings that declare our ability to depend on God.

In what ways is the poet feeling assaulted? How is this similar to how we often feel assaulted? Never Shaken Knowing that God is your Rock and the only one we can trust in because of His vast strength and love, choose a rock and paint an image or words on Verses 9-10 list various things that we can trust it declare that you can trust in God. Take this rock in instead of God. What things are listed in these home and place it somewhere prominent in your verses? (Lowborn vs. highborn—our social status; room. Every time you see it, pray that God will give extortion; stolen goods; wealth) you the strength to trust in Him alone. You can also thank Him for being your Rock.

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BRINSON NO OTHER HEROES HIT THE FLOOR AARON TUCKER GODCHASERZ.COM GODCHASERZ ENTERTAINMENT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI [email protected]

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Remind the group that they, too, Theme Transition should ask themselves what god they Wrap Up The Gospel Ask the students the recite some lyrics want to worship. They, like the kids in Remind the students what the from the song. the video, and like the people of Israel, kids in the music video did to the are looking at the story of the Lord View-Master. Ask them whether the Objective God. They, too, have a choice to make response of the kids was more like the Students will learn what following Bible Study about whom they will worship. response of ancient Israel at Mount Jesus means and will decide whether Have a volunteer read 1 Kings 18:20- Carmel or more like the response of they will follow Him or not. 24 aloud. Israel was being asked to Have a volunteer read Matthew the young man with Jesus. (The kids choose between local pagan gods and 6:24. Point out that Jesus said leave the toy lying on the floor much the Lord God who had brought them these words. Ask the group to think like the ruler sorrowfully left Jesus.) Warm Up to this Promised Land years earlier. about whether people today are Remind them that they, too, can each Obtain some colored glasses. (Some Explain the background of Israel’s worshipping money, which in many put on a pair of Jesus glasses that will kinds of 3D glasses would work well continued turning away from God and ways is like the ancient nation of change the way they look at the entire for this). Have a volunteer come up returning to Him. King Ahab was one Israel turning away to worship a local world around them if they will only front with you, and ask him or her to of the kings who turned the people pagan god named Baal. choose to do so. look out at the audience and describe away from God. Elijah continued to some of what he or she sees. Then speak for God; he reminded Ahab and Have that volunteer read Luke 18:18- Offer students a chance to make a have him or her put the colored the nation that there was only one true 23. Jesus noticed a major false god decision about how they will respond glasses on, and describe again some God and they had turned their back in this person’s life. Jesus showed to God’s good news in Jesus Christ. of what he or she sees, noting the on Him. Point out 1 Kings 18:21. A the ruler a major flaw in his thinking. Pray for them and do something difference between how things look showdown was about to go down Ask the volunteer to re-read Luke appropriate for your group that allows now and how they looked before the on Mount Carmel, and only one deity 18:23 and to summarize how the ruler them to believe in Him, turn from glasses were on. would come out the winner. responded to Jesus’ challenge. their sinful ways, and turn to God’s forgiveness and direction. Celebrate Have another volunteer read 1 Kings Ask students to consider how bringing any who decide to take the leap, Transition 18:29 and summarize whether Baal Jesus into their life requires them to showing to them how excited God is Ask the group to think about how turned out to be the real god. Have eliminate another ‘god’ that has been about their decision. different things would look if they had that volunteer read 1 Kings 18:37-39 running their life. Read John 3:16. Ask those colored glasses permanently and summarize whether God was the students whether their love for things attached and worn for the rest of true god or not. Ask the volunteer to will rule their lives or whether they will their life. re-read 1 Kings 18:39 and summarize choose to love and worship Jesus. how the people of Israel responded to Show them that the artist says in many The Song what God did. ways during the music video that he turned away from his old ways of sin Play the song. and love for the world and turned to Jesus and love for only Him.

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CHRISTAFARI REGGAE WORSHIP: EVERLASTING GOD KEN MCCOY CHRISTAFARI.COM A ROOTS REVIVAL JUMPSTART MINISTRIES ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA LION OF ZION ENTERTAINMENT [email protected]

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album includes the popular song, let yourself become confused about Him (newer translations use the word Theme “Everlasting God” – the chorus of what’s going on! “hope” instead of “wait.”) What’s God’s Attributes which was written by Brenton Brown • What confused ideas about God do described here suggests exchanging (who has an album of his own in this tired and weary people tend to have? our own (or personal) weariness for issue of Youth Leaders Only) when God’s omnipotence. Objective he and a bunch of people were worn • How do the people tend to bring God down to their own level? • When do you usually need fresh Students will learn to turn to God as a out, tired, wet, and cranky at the strength from God? source of strength when they are tired. end of a long day. The rest of the • What can we do to encourage each song came into being when he and other when the going gets tough? • How can you tell when a Christian is his wife were both diagnosed with trying to make it through a day on his Warm Up Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Hand out God’s Not Limited As We Are (v.28) or her own strength? Recharge! Bring a couple of the Student Guides, instruct the kids Here’s where the song, “Everlasting • How can you tell when a Christian is battery-powered toys with you to to fill in the blanks, and play the song. God,” got its name. This one verse daily using God’s strength? What is the meeting, but make sure the The missing words are: strength, explains that God is omni-everything. different about him or her? batteries are almost dead. (When I forever, Strong, faint, weary, defender, He is everywhere, in all times, did this meeting with a small group comfort, lift, eagles. simultaneously, with all power and of guys, I used little mini-cars and let intellect. He is everything we aren’t. Wrap Up the guys race them.) When one of Recognizing His omni-everything- If you’re in a setting that allows it the toys quits working, ask the kids Bible Study ness is called the “fear of God” and is (you’re not meeting in a restaurant or what needs to happen. (Change or Explain that the song comes from the first step on the path to wisdom. some other very public place) then recharge the batteries, of course!) Isaiah 40:27-31. (Read the verses (Proverbs 1:7) play the song again and get everyone Go ahead and recharge the toys, and to the group.) Use this outline to to sing along with it. Let the words • How does God’s omni-everything- play for as long as suitable. unpack the Bible passage and make of the song sink in as you sing them ness contrast with what most people it practical for your students. Make together. Then, close in prayer. assume about Him? sure to illustrate each point with a Transition personal story, and talk through the • Why do you think we don’t take often Explain that although we don’t have discussion questions. advantage of His unlimited strength, batteries that need to be recharged, His everlasting presence, or His cre- we do get tired and worn out. This Fatigue Creates Confusion (v.27) ative power? meeting will be about letting God’s When we are tired, we tend to lose unlimited strength “recharge” us better sight of what’s really happening. God Gives Fresh Strength To Those than any battery charger could ever do. We begin to believe things that are Who Trust Him (v.29-31) Note the just plain wrong. Israel, because emphasis that Isaiah puts on GOD of the difficulties that they were being the source of strength when he The Song experiencing, had concluded that contrasts “youths” and “young men” Explain that Christafari is a Christian God wasn’t paying attention. Nothing getting tired with those whom God band specializing in reggae could be further from the truth. So, strengthens. The Lord is the source music. Their Reggae Worship watch out when you’re tired; don’t of strength, and those who “wait” on

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DISCIPLE O GOD SAVE US ALL DRAW THE LINE PAUL TURNER DISCIPLEROCKS.COM FAIR TRADE SERVICES PLEASANT GROVE ASSEMBLY BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA [email protected]

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where they are in their relationship to stay as far way from the line as pos- Theme Transition God’s Word. sible. The further away you are, the Sin; Struggle With Have an eraser and a pencil handy less likely you are to make the jour- to show everyone. Say, “We all If we don’t want to cross the line into ney to cross it. Think of a situation carry a pencil and an eraser with sin, we must believe that all sin is you are in now where you are close to Objective us –figuratively. The pencil of our harmful to our souls and possibly to the line. Draw your own line; write on Students will learn to “draw their line convictions draws the lines we should our bodies. Sin is a killer. Any time we it a promise to never cross that line.” early” before their actions lead to sin. not/will not cross. Our struggle with sin cross the line into disobedient activity, stems from a two-thought process: we give the activity and the devil the Wrap Up • Everyone draws lines in different chance to mess with our lives. If we Warm Up If you passed out string earlier, request places. (This is called relativism. “That cross the line sexually, we risk a dis- Cross The Line – Students will that those who have been walking might be sin for you, but not to me.”) ease or pregnancy. If we cross the line attempt to pull one another across a with alcohol, we perhaps risk being put on or crossing that line into sin, bring line. If you want to do a one-on-one • We cross and even erase the lines on YouTube and laughed at, and we the string up to the altar to show a competition, put two lines of tape on of Gods’ Word when we feel we will risk our health with risky behavior that commitment to maintaining personal the ground in the front of your youth benefit from certain actions. could alter our lives forever. If we cross purity. Close in prayer. hall and call two male students and the line with drugs, we risk emotional, two female students to stand behind Bible Study intellectual, social, and even physical each line. On your command, they Hand out the Student Guides. Ask, death. Read James 1:15 and Romans will clasp hands (one or both) and “How do we shift from a faith drawn 6:23. The result of all sin is spiritual try to pull each other over the other’s with pencil and eraser to a belief drawn death. You risk it all when you cross line. If you want to make this an with permanent marker?” that line. Have the students mark on elimination game, pass out a string their Student Guide where they are on to every student and have them team If we don’t want to cross the line into the issues. up with someone in the room Place sin, we must decide that God’s Word is their strings on the ground, clasp non-negotiable. Explain that we can’t If we don’t want to cross that line into hands, and on your command try approach God’s Word with a pencil sin, we will avoid the line at all costs. to pull the other person over their and eraser. We can’t erase certain The problem with having a line is that line. Winners advance to the next parts and say they do not apply to us; we are tempted to cross it to see opponent while losers have a seat. and we cannot be so bold as to write what is on the other side. We move Play the song “Draw The Line” by in what we think the Bible should say. closer and closer to it, every time Disciple while you play. Read 1 Samuel 15:1-26. Saul thought saying things like, “I can handle it” or, he could just make up his own plan “It’s not so bad.” Unfortunately, those instead of follow God’s plan. Because are famous last words. Ask Sampson. of his disobedience, he lost his king- (Judges 16:1-21) He played with sin ship. God creates these lines to keep until he was captured and had his us safe not to harm us. Have the eyes gouged out. The best plan is to students mark on their Student Guide

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FOR KING & COUNTRY CRAVE FINE FINE LIFE DAVE JONES FORKINGANDCOUNTRY.COM WORD/CURB/WB FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA [email protected]

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them a sense of peace. This is the Theme The Song peace that passes all understanding Wrap Up Contentment Hand out the Student Guides. As you as found in Philippians 4:7. When Explain that when we are distracted play the song, instruct students to list there is a focus on Jesus, content- and lose our focus on Jesus, life can under My Distractions those distrac- ment can be found in all circum- seem unbearable. However, removing Objective tions that take the focus off Jesus. stances and situations. those distractions will allow us to enjoy Students will understand that no mat- life and find peace and contentment. ter what circumstances come their The song mentions how all too often Close in prayer. way, joy can be found when their Transition believers forget how fine a life it is to focus is on Jesus. Explain that the song shows that follow Jesus. Students are bombarded even when things are not going with messages that promote only self. right, keeping the focus on Jesus will These messages promote a material- Warm Up brighten the day. istic way to happiness, yet this hap- A Lack Of Focus – Pick two students piness never truly materializes. When to pair up. Have one student in the there is a focus on Jesus, happiness back of the room and the other up Bible Study materializes as He brings peace and front. Place everyone else in the John 10:10 says, “The thief does joy in all things, good and bad. His middle of the room. The student in not come except to steal, and to kill, promise of Romans 8:28 rings true, the back is to talk to the student in and to destroy. I have come that they “…all things work together for good to the front. The student in the front is to may have life, and that they may those who love God…” (NKJV) write down what is said. The catch: have it more abundantly.” (NKJV) everyone else is to make a lot of noise Jesus is the one talking in this verse. Focusing on Jesus does not mean and even go and talk to the person up He is declaring that He wants to give that everything will always be okay. In front. The idea: it will be hard for the abundant life to all who will follow fact, focusing on Jesus will most likely person up front to concentrate with all Him. Now, in the strictest sense, bring some hardship. People will tease the distractions. He is referring to life eternal spent you, and you may be treated like an in Heaven in which all believers will outcast and not part of the “popular” one day partake. However, there is crowd. It is also true that a focus on Transition also an earthly component. Life is Jesus does not make you immune to Explain that too many people go so much better when our focus is on negative life events or hurt. Focus- through life in much the same way Jesus. Not only will the good things ing on Jesus does mean that you will as the student up front. There are so (such as health, sports, good grades, never be alone. Focusing on Jesus many distractions and many of them friends, relationships, and posses- does mean that you will have His are negative. These distractions cause sions) be more enjoyable, the nega- power to do well in the good things a loss of focus on Jesus, and life tive things (such as sickness, death, and make it through the bad things. seems bad. However, when the focus the loss of someone or something, Focusing on Jesus does mean that is kept on Jesus, contentment can be and tough decisions) will carry with you will see the good in life. found at all times?

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GROUP 1 CREW FEARLESS HE SAID MANDY KYES GROUP1CREW.COM FERVENT/WORD/CURB (FEAT. CHRIS AUGUST) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GALT, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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to choose temptation over escape? Theme Transition Bible Study How can we be more aware of the God’s Promises Say something like, “Oftentimes, Have student volunteers read the way out of temptation? we tend to feel defeated during verses aloud. After each verse, give • Psalm 34:18 – Aside from tempta- times of struggle, without realizing the group time to write down their tion, there are times when we just feel Objective that we have to start in a valley to responses to the questions under the down and out. Parents fight, money Students will learn that the Lord has get to the mountaintop.” He Said… section. is slim, school isn’t going well, etc. promised He will always be there • Deuteronomy 31:6 – Sometimes, we Our valleys become so deep that for them, giving them strength and can feel as though God has left us in they begin to feel more like graves encouragement to get through their The Song certain situations. According to this verse, that we can’t escape. What does this struggles, even when their circum- Tell the students that Group 1 Crew when has God left us? NEVER! He prom- verse say about feeling this broken? stances may not be ideal. and Chris August has a song that ises He will ALWAYS be with us. talks about times in “the valleys” of our lives. The song focuses on how • Galatians 6:9 – What do you think Wrap Up this verse means? Do you get tired of Warm Up we shouldn’t be discouraged, but Our valleys are only as deep as our doing good when it feels as though Pass out the Student Guide and have take comfort in the promise the Lord outlook. We need to take comfort it doesn’t make a difference? This students answer the questions under has given us, that He will never leave in the promise that God will NEVER verse tells us that there is benefit if Mountains and Valleys. After five or us in times of trouble. Have them leave us in our times of trouble. We we continue to do good. The harvest so minutes, open up discussion: fill out the Lingering Lyrics section need to continue to strive towards it talks about shows that there is • When are times that you feel like while the song plays. doing good, knowing that the Lord something beneficial coming from the you’re in a valley? cares about our brokenness. Ask stu- work of good. Is doing good worth dents what the group can be praying • When are times you feel on top of the effort even when you may not Transition for them about throughout the week. the mountains? think it’s worth it? YES, it is ALWAYS Spend time in discussion over some of Some students aren’t comfortable worth it! • On any average day, do you spend the lyrics that really stood out to some praying for another student, if that’s more time on the mountain or in of the students. If there is a unanimous • 1 Corinthians 10:13 – When we the case with your group, be sure to the valley? phrase that really stood out to the stu- find ourselves in the valley, it can be jump in and pray for them. However, • Why do you think that is?” dents, ask why it made such an impact due to temptation that is constantly encourage each student to volunteer on them. Then talk about the “props” around us. Peer pressure, drugs, to pray for that specific prayer. Close in the video and the message that the alcohol, bullying, lust, cheating on with prayer for those students strug- students think is being reinforced by a test, etc. This verse is key to the gling in the “valleys” of life. When those “props.” song; the Lord will never allow us you’re finished praying, repeat the to be tempted beyond what we promise of Deuteronomy 31:6. can handle, and He will ALWAYS provide a way out. How often do we see the way out and CHOOSE not to take it? Why do we continue

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JARED ANDERSON THE NARROW ROAD IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE EVERETT HORNBOSTEL JAREDANDERSON.COM INTEGRITY MUSIC SOUTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH BOLIVAR, MISSOURI [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study Wrap Up Salvation Say something like, “There is only John 4:1-15 There are many things that we let one source of sustaining power that • What is unique about this conversation? fill our lives. Whether we become is not temporary.” obsessed with entertainment, rela- Objective • What did Jesus mean when He said, tionships, or the approval of others, Participants will understand that “Everyone who drinks of this water will there is only One who is worthy to fill Jesus sustains them and gives them The Song be thirsty again”? our lives. Take this time to give a pre- “living water.” Play the song and encourage stu- • What did He mean when He said, sentation of the Gospel. Make sure dents to list lyrics they hear that “Whoever drinks of the water that I will what is seen as impossible by human point to Jesus as sustainer. They give him will never be thirsty again”? eyes is possible through Jesus. Warm Up can also be creative in this time • What can “a spring of living Hand out the Student Guides. and draw an image that the lyrics water” represent? Brainstorm with the group things bring to mind.. that we consume that “sustain” us. (i.e. Gatorade, energy drinks, etc.) John 4:16-26 Discuss how these things only • While Scripture is clear that we temporarily sustain us. (For exam- should not forsake the fellowship of ple, 5 Hour Energy only provides other believers (i.e. attend church), caffeine to help a person stay are we required to worship in any awake through the day, a glass of specific location? water can only keep us hydrated for • What does this mean for our daily a short time.) lives? What does it mean to worship? • What does Jesus reveal at the end of this conversation?

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JEFF DEYO MOVING MOUNTAINS RESCUE ME JEFF WILLIAMSON JEFFDEYO.COM WORSHIPCITYMUSIC UNION AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study Wrap Up Restoration How is something restored? It begins • You were known even before you Ask: with time, patience, and love. Remind were created! (Psalm 139:13) • Are you willing to act as one who has the students that we have been mak- been “rescued”? Objective ing poor choices for years and we • There is one true friend that loved you Many students may see themselves as are rusty, beaten, and worn out! It will before anyone else. (John 15:13) • Do you understand that just as worthless. With Christ they are made take a creator, the Lord God Almighty, • The Lord our God is ever rejoicing you have been “set free,” it is your valuable; they are His creation and He to restore/rescue us –it will take time, over you with all His love. responsibility to share with others wants to rescue them from their self- patience, and love! (Zephaniah 3:17) about God’s love and grace and His absorbed world. desire to “rescue” all of His creation • “Rescue” implies freeing from for His glory? The Song imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action. Warm Up Have students listen carefully to “Res- Before you play the song again, ask: To restore means to make, as best cue Me” by The Jeff Deyo. Ask them You have been rescued, and now it is • From what do you need to be rescued? as possible, something new again. to pay close attention to any concepts time to bear fruit! • Who is one person that you can help Encourage the students to think about about being rescued. things that can be restored. An antique, • If you, the believer, are not connected by sharing Christ with him or her? house, and car—something that might with God the Father continually, the be perceived as having little to no Transition quality of your fruit will be unaccept- Play the song, and then close in prayer. value, but in reality is very valuable. Think about the answers to these able. When you acknowledge Him Some even become priceless. questions: as the owner, you will produce your • What do you need to be rescued from? maximum yield. (John 15:1) • Have you figured out that you cannot do it on your own? • If you want to continue producing fruit, you must keep a constant rela- • Do you seek Christ in all that you do? tionship with the gardener. (John 15:2-4) • When you are connected and have that relationship, you will want to be obedient, and joy will be the result. (John 15:9-11)

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MATTHEW WEST THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE (DVD) MY OWN LITTLE WORLD DAVE WEISS STORYOFYOURLIFE.COM HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS NEW CREATION FELLOWSHIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA [email protected]

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Theme Transition Transition Wrap Up Compassion Say something like; “We’ve got Discuss: In one of the great lines of the song some great solutions to some really • What does becoming a character in is a prayer for the Father to break big problems that could make a someone else’s story mean to you? our hearts for what breaks His heart. Objective very real difference in the world. Go back to the large circle from the Students will be challenged However, too often we don’t get to • How would staying stuck in your own Warm Up and ask your students to look at a world bigger than deal with the big stuff because we’re little world keep that from happening? which of these problems really themselves, to turn their focus focused on our personal stuff. That’s concern them. Ask them why they outward, to get outside their “own what it means to be in ‘your own Bible Study think some of the problems matter little worlds,” to serve others, and little world.’ This is not to minimize more to them, as individuals, than In our lesson we’re going to look to make a difference. personal problems – some of them others. Perhaps these are problems at how to get from our own little are very real – but sometimes the God wants them to do something worlds to the bigger picture. One best way to deal with problems is about. Sometimes these problems of the passages Matthew West Warm Up to turn our focus outward, to live look too huge for any one person or references is John 15:11-13. This The Bigger Picture – Get a large in God’s purpose, and to help and any one group – and sometimes they is where we’ll start. sheet of paper and draw two serve others. That’s what our video are – but “a journey of a thousand concentric circles. In the smaller is all about.” miles begins with a single step.” It’s hard to find the joy of the Lord circle write Personal Problems What’s the first step? Perhaps this when we’re stuck in our own little and in the larger one write Bigger could turn into a mission for your worlds. We’re too busy looking at all Problems. Have your students list The Video group, a way to get outside your of our problems. We find joy in living personal problems, i.e. things that In this video, Matthew West gives “own little world.” Close in prayer. they and/or their peers are facing. the story behind his song, “My Own out God’s purpose, loving and serving Then move to the larger circle and Little World.” It expresses the idea others and living sacrificially. Jesus start listing societal/world problems. that we need to look beyond our own brings this into focus in the parable of Ask your students to list things little worlds, our own thoughts and the sheep and goats. that can be done about the bigger problems, to have compassion for problems. Write these solutions others and make a real difference. Read John 15:11-13 and answer around the outside of the large circle. As you watch the video have your the Student Guide questions Using a different color for each students make notes of things that together. Then do the same for category might help. strike them in the What If There’s Matthew 25:31-46. A Bigger Picture? section of the Student Guide.

24 PIONEER

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PIONEER PIONEER DREAMS DAVE FELTS PIONEERTHEBAND.COM SLOSPEAK RECORDS INDIAN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study Complacency There is a strong pull in our culture Have your students get into two After the groups have finished, to fall into a “Who cares?” pattern. groups. Assign one group to read bring them back together and Some think that a person is “cool” Revelation 3:1-6 and the other group discuss their answers. Objective if he or she is just fine with status to read Revelation 3:14-18. Have Students will explore areas of quo and has no desire to change each group answer the questions complacency in their lives and will anything. This song rebuts that on the Student Guide under their Wrap Up be alerted to how that can affect attitude head on. assigned passage. Ask students to consider these questions: their futures. Revelation 3:1-6 • What will it take to wake you up so that your dreams may be realized? The Song • What was the reputation of this Warm Up As students listen to the song, have church? (That they are alive.) • What will it take to make you “hot” Ask for students to shout out with a passion to pursue God’s them find in the lyrics key ideas that • What did Jesus say was their actual synonyms for the word “complacent” best for you? have sidetracked this person’s life. condition? (Dead.) and have someone write these on Have them pay special attention to a whiteboard or flip sheet. Be sure the concepts of being left behind and • What did Jesus tell them to do to some words such as apathetic, being asleep. avoid destruction? (Wake up!) How? proud, and self-satisfied are (Three instructions: Remember. Obey. included. Next, you might tell about Repent.) a student you know whose dreams Transition • What did Jesus say would happen if have been taken away because of Lead a discussion sharing some they didn’t do what He said? (He will a complacent attitude. Then, hand of the ideas they heard. Focus come like a thief.) out the Student Guides. Ask your especially on what the band means students to write down some of their when they sing, “We lost the dream Revelation 3:14-18 dreams for the future in the various when we all fell asleep. We lost • What was the problem with this categories under the My Dreams the dream when we traded life church? (They were lukewarm.) heading (Family, Education, Career, for complacency.” The words of • What did God want them to be like? Faith). After they have written a few, this song can easily be seen as a (Hot.) have some of them share and then prophetic warning about what can ask, “What are some things that happen to our dreams if we fall into • What did Jesus say was the cause could cause those dreams not to the trap of apathy and complacency. of this condition? (Wealth and self- come true for you?” satisfaction.) • What did Jesus tell them to buy to correct this condition? (Three things: Refined gold for spiritual wealth. White clothes to cover shame. Salve to heal their vision.)

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PROPAGANDA EXCELLENT CONQUER PROPAGANDA HUMBLEBEAST.COM HUMBLE BEAST RECORDS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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Have the class make predictions – don’t have to follow any “rules.” But Theme offer a prize to the people who predict Bible Study that’s just not true. The Bible says we Victory the winners. The team without the Daniel 1 –The Babylonian captivity were slaves to our desires, lusts, urges, skateboard should win. is a super unique era in history. and sin. (John 8:34; Romans 6:16-17; Nebuchadnezzar’s controlling tactic 7:14) Christians have the advantage! Objective was completely new. He used “cultural The maker of all things is empowering Students will understand how God Transition decapitation” that allowed the captured us to live the way he designed us to! uses a refusal to compromise their Ask students which team seemed to people to continue all their practices, Don’t be afraid to exist in this culture! faith to glorify Him. have an advantage first? Which team and yet took the best and brightest The best part is a couple chapters seemed to be cheating? Remind young people, allured them with later. God uses Daniel’s excellence them that you never said their partner royal treatment, trained them in the as a witness to King Nebuchadnezzar Warm Up couldn’t move OR that they couldn’t ways of the captor’s culture, and put in his eventual confession of faith! Before the meeting, choose your two get help! them in management –thus erasing Stay in the game. “Dominate the smallest and two biggest students cultural identity from within. This was arena like home court advantage to participate in a relay race. Pair a happening in Daniel 1. Daniel was given don’t even matter!” Cheating is NOT small student with a big one to make The Song a Babylonian name, the royal treatment, an advantage. The world does NOT two teams. (In private, instruct one Play the song “Conquer” by and was being groomed for leadership. of the small kids not to accept the Propaganda and Theory Hazit. have it easier than you. You jump skateboard when offered. Also, instruct Have students consider what is I see such a parallel to our culture. into the arena God has you in and that team’s big kid to start running to being conquered as they listen. No one is burning churches, but we conquer it! live in a God-hating world where our his or her partner when the race starts.) But, what if you feel you are not good best and brightest are going off to be at anything? What do you conquer? Transition trained in Godless institutions and Have the teams line up facing their My suggestion: conquer that lie that Discuss: rewarded for every step they take partner on opposite sides of room – tells you that you’re not good at away from our Christian distinctive. the small kids should be running the • What does the phrase, “If you’re not anything, then skip forward to my song But I’m encouraged by Daniel’s relay against the big kids. The relay is cheating, you’re not trying” mean entitled “Lofty” on this album. simple: run to your partner, tag him or to you? posture. He didn’t run away to build her, and the partner then runs back an ivory tower for his people to live in • Do you agree with the sentiment? to the starting line. Ask the group, isolation, but stayed there and learned Wrap Up “Who do you think has the advantage • Do those people who don’t have everything they had to offer. But, Discuss: for the race?” your same moral constraints have an “Daniel resolved not to defile himself advantage over you? with the royal food and wine.” His trust • Which “arena” do you feel called to? Then, offer both teams a skateboard to • Is competition good? Why or why not? in God to help him out perform the • What would “eating from the king’s use. Ask the class again who seems to others worked. (Read verses 18-20.) table” look like in for you? have the advantage? Do they think it’s We often think that the world has it • Given what you learned about Daniel, dumb that one of the small kids didn’t easier than Christians because they how can you be a “conqueror”? take the skateboard?

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REMEDY DRIVE RESUSCITATE RESUSCITATE ME DOUG RANCK REMEDYDRIVE.COM CENTRICITY MUSIC FREE METHODIST CHURCH SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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Theme Transition The Song Bible Study Renewal Discuss: Ask your group to follow the Help, I Tell your group to find partners. Give • Why does being a “life saver” require Need Somebody directions as the them about ten minutes to work so much training? video plays. When the video has through the My Weakness, New Objective finished, have different people in your Life assignment and then come back Through sin and disobedience came • What is complicated about saving group offer a few of their responses. together. Allow your group time to death – through Jesus Christ came someone’s life? Discuss the questions below as a share their results and then follow up life. God longs for us to have life. In • Who do you know who has been way of reflecting on the lyrics: with these questions: the course of our lives there will be resuscitated through one form or • How would you define the status of • What do you think “lose heart” times when we feel “dead” due to another? the person described in this song? means? circumstances or our own destructive choices. In this lesson, students will Say something like, “Life and death is • Why is there hope? • How can someone not “lose heart”? discover the priority of recognizing a part of this existence. Though we will • What is refreshingly honest about • Why is knowing that light can shine God as one who can deliver us from all eventually die, nobody likes to see this song? out of darkness important? death and bring us back to life. someone die who could have been • Why is an honest assessment of • What makes you the most hopeful saved. As God’s creation there is no one’s self important to our faith? after reading verses 7-10? reason for any of us to ‘die’ in our sins. Warm Up God, through Jesus Christ, is ready to • How would you summarize what is Invite a paramedic, nurse, doctor, deliver us and give us new life. In this Transition meant in verse 10? or someone with life-saving training lesson we will discover the importance Say something like, “The Apostle Paul • How do these words relate to the to come and give a ten-minute of salvation and what it means to knew all about near-death experiences lyrics of the song? presentation that explains the brought back to life.” and deliverance. Those who sought to steps followed in most life-saving bring him down often threatened his procedures. Before he or she begins, physical and spiritual life. We are going Wrap Up have your group turn to the Student to look at a Bible passage relating the Invite everybody to come back Guide How to Save a Life section and condition of a life on the edge of death together. Give them a few moments follow the directions there. and the beauty of rescue.” to communicate their responses. Play the video again as the students complete the CPR In My Life section. Then, close the time by having each person prayed for by another member in the group.

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SONS KEEP QUIET IS THIS A DRY SEASON PAULA DANIEL-STEINBACHER SONSOFFICIAL.COM SLOSPEAK RECORDS OR AGNOSTICISM? FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study Wrap Up Worship Despite what we think of worship, the Divide your students up into group to Say, “Think about this: we worship Bible has a lot to say about what is look up these verses: Isaiah 58:1-10; whatever we focus on intently. Think pleasing to God. John 4:19-26; Revelation 4:1-11. about what you spend your time Objective Have them follow the instructions on focusing on. Do you focus on your This song deals with deep, questioning the Student Guide that asks them to gains, or on what you are doing for themes about bringing sincere worship The Song describe what worship looks like in God through each and every one of to God and is suitable for an older high Introduce the song by asking the stu- each of these passages. Have each your actions?” school youth or college-age youth. dents what the difference is between group report back to the group after a “dry season” and “agnosticism.” about 10 minutes. Explain that a Carmelite Monk named Play the song for your students, asking Brother Lawrence wrote a prayer that Warm Up them to note (on the Student Guide) goes like this: “Lord of all pots and Hand out the Student Guides. Ask the the phrases/lyrics that really stood out Transition pans and such, make me a saint by students to check all the boxes that to them. Ask for them to share their Discuss: getting meals and washing up the apply to about worship. Then, tally the thoughts on the lyrics they heard. • How does this kind of worship com- plates.” His hope was that he might votes as students raise their hands to pare to the worship we usually offer? worship God sincerely even when he indicate their choices. Identify the top was doing mundane tasks. three choices and discuss. Transition • How can we bring this kind of worship to God? Say, “This song challenges us to What are some of the mundane consider how sincere our worship is tasks you can do “for God” in a when we spend most of our week NOT spirit of worship, focusing on God thinking about God. It brings up an instead of the task? (Study, clean- excellent point –that our church bud- ing, driving, etc.) Make a pledge to gets are huge, while there are still hun- focus on God and worship sincerely gry and poverty-stricken people living through all your actions, not just the in the same community. Let’s take a time you devote to corporate wor- look at what the Bible has to say about ship on Sunday or Wednesday. what worship should look like.”

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JASON TRUBY GRAFTED: AN ADOPTION ALBUM A CHANCE AT LIFE JEFF SLACK THEPROJECTZERO.ORG PROJECT ZERO CONNECT THE FAMILY CHINO, CALIFORNIA [email protected]

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• Romans 8:23 (We now live in this Theme Transition Transition fallen world, but our adoption into Adoption Explain that things sometimes happen Discuss: God’s Kingdom will take place soon) out of our control and good people are • What messages did you hear in the left as the victims. Children become song? Ask, “What do we now know the Bible Objective orphans because their parents were says about adoption?” After they are Students will understand that God killed, their parents abandoned them, • What did you see in the video that done answering, go over the follow- uses adoption to allow parentless or the parents were incarcerated. Inno- was related to the “adoption” theme? ing, if they haven’t already considered children to experience a loving family. cent children are left without a family to • Do you know anyone who has been these answers. God also uses adoption to graft us into guide them and provide for them. adopted? (Maybe it’s YOU!) • God directs us to look after orphans. His family. • What concepts associated with • God uses adoption to include us in The Song adoption come to mind? His family. Warm Up Share with your students the album • Do you feel adoption is a positive • We must be patient, because soon our Centipede Tag – Choose three stu- project from an organization called thing or a negative thing? Why? new place in God’s family will happen. dents to be IT and chase the remaining Project Zero entitled Grafted. Project • Do you know how we are included students within certain boundaries. If Zero’s mission is to match parentless into God’s family when we choose to they tag another player who has not children throughout the world with follow Christ? (Hint: It has to do with Wrap Up yet been tagged, that tagged player as many caring families as possible. adoption!) Have students brainstorm ideas to holds onto the waist of the tagger and P.O.D.’s Jason Truby produced the help the adoption community around together they go chasing after other album – his song called “A Chance at your church. Ask students what students who have yet to be tagged. Life.” They used this song to create Bible Study might be some possible ways to Each player who is tagged joins the a video that displays one young girl’s If your group is large, have them split reach out to adoption agencies and group that tagged him or her by hold- emotions concerning her own adop- into three groups and give each group Christian crisis pregnancy centers in ing onto the waist of the student at the tion. Listen to the song and try to pick one of the following Bible verses. If your area to offer help. Have students end of the line. When all players are up on some of the struggles and bless- your group is small, work through the close by praying for those who have tagged, the winning team is the one ings associated with adoption. following verses together as a group. yet to be adopted into loving families with the most players. Have students look up the verses and and into God’s family. Have students relay back to the entire group what the also thank God for choosing to include verses are directing us to do. them into His family. • James 1:27 (Take care of the widows and orphans) • Ephesians 1:5 (God is happy to accept us into His family as adopted children)

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YOUR MEMORIAL REDIRECT REDIRECT TODD PEARAGE FACEBOOK.COM/YOURMEMORIAL FACEDOWN RECORDS THE GATHERING CENTERVILLE, OHIO [email protected]

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Theme Transition Bible Study God’s Will • What can we learn from this game? Read Isaiah 55:8 and discuss: Follow the Leader (Proverbs 3:5-6) • What does that verse tell us about Discuss practical ways to follow Jesus • How did you react when the Caller as our Leader. tricked you? our will and God’s will? Objective • Why does the Bible tell us not to Students will learn to discover, step into, • How did you feel when you got • If we really want God to “redirect” our path, then we need to … lean on our own understanding? and live within God’s will for their lives. caught messing up? (Isaiah 55:8) • Who is your “Caller” ? You? Your Know the Leader (John 10:27) Give • What are some ways you “acknowl- Warm Up parents? Your friends? God? students a minute or two to discuss edge” Him? Extreme Simon Says –Play the same HOW we get to know Jesus as our • What are some ways you “lean on way you play regular Simon Says The Song Leader. Then have them share their your own understanding”? just faster and more intensely. Every- thoughts with the whole group. We will listen to an intense song about one stands up and the “Caller” (who following the leader: “Redirect” by a • When we played the game, how did really needs to practice the calls to metal band called Your Memorial. Let’s you know what instructions to follow? Wrap Up trick more students) begins with a Challenge your students to follow the check out this song. • Would it have been more or less help- few very easy commands like “touch Leader and allow Him to direct every ful if the people next to you were also your head” and “stand on one foot” step of their lives. etc. Then CRANK up the speed and Transition yelling out commands? Why? intensity. Along the way start saying • How do we know Jesus’ voice? one command but doing another. For • What about the song stood out the example, if you say “touch your nose,” most to you? Trust the Leader (Jeremiah 29:11) touch your leg and see whether you • When was the last time you had to Discuss HOW we learn to trust Jesus get students to mess up. make a “big decision”? What was the as our Leader. decision? • Have you ever done one of those trust • What do you think are some “big falls? (Feel free to do one if many in decisions” you will have to make in the group have never done one.) the next few years? • What did you learn from the trust fall? • Do you know that God’s word can be • Was it easy for you to fall? very helpful when we have difficult decisions to make? • What does this verse tell us about trusting God with our future? • Did you get the fill-ins for the chorus? • Let’s see where Your Memorial got the idea for those lyrics.

© 2012, interlinc-online.com / 800.725.3300 TRD Comparison ChCaortmparison Chart Your youth leader has a bunch of these albums that you can borrow. Get one and check out the comparison for yourself! Hip-Hop/Rap/ Pop/ Rock (1) Electronica (1) R&B (2) Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist 50 Cent Da T.R.U.T.H. Asher Roth B. Reith 3 Doors Down Mainstay Asher Roth Eric Cross Ashlee Simpson Press Play 30 Seconds To Mars Southbound Fearing, Future B.G. Flame Augustana Echoing Angels, Julian Drive Of Forestry B.O.B. Young Chozen Beatles Fiction Family 30H!3 Family Force 5 Black Eyed Peas L.A. Symphony, Level 3:16 Ben Folds The Swift A Day To Remember Close Your Eyes The Washington Projects Ben Harper Coffey Anderson a latin Dave Matthews Salvador Bow Wos Eric Cross Beyonce, Mandisa Band Bun B Pettidee Black Eyed Peas Group 1 Crew Adam Lambert Deas Vail Busta Rhymes KB, Flame Bob Marley Christafari Alter Bridge Abandon Kansas Chris Brown Dijon Bob Mould Jeremy Camp Anberlin Silverline Common Grits, Phanatik, Bono Phil Wickham Arcade Fire Brothers Martin, House Of Propaganda & Odd Brand New Echoing Angels Heroes Thomas Brandy Mary Mary Arcade Fire Rend Collective Experment D4L T-Bone Calexico Pocket Full of Rocks As I Lay Dying War Of Ages, Dizmas Deepspace5 Urban D. Cece Winans Nicole C. Mullen Asteria The Classic Crime DJ Khaled Mark J Christina Perri Holly Starr, Laura Story Avenge Sevenfold Sent By Ravens DMX Pettidee Colbie Caillat Rachel Chan, Jamie Grace Avril Lavigne Krystal Meyers, Everlife Drake Canton Jones Coldplay Bluetree Bikini Kill Inhabited Eminem KJ-52, Urban D. Corinne Bailey Rae Ayiesha Woods Blindside Silverline Flo Rida Brinson, Mr Talkbox Daniel Powter Jason Gray Blink 182 The Send, FM Static Fort Minor Cross Movement, KJ-52 Daughtry Jeremy Camp Bloc Party Anberlin Hybrid Andy Hunter David Archuleta Matt Maher Breaking Benjamin Nine Lashes Jay-Z The Washington Projects David Cook Matt Maher Brother Cane Abandon Kansas John Legend Liquid David Poe Warren Barfield Cage The Elephant Newworldson Juelz Santana T-Bone Dispatch Braddigan Carolina Liar Vota Jurassic 5 Cross Movement, Edwin McCain Matthew West Chevelle Nine Lashes L.A. Symphony Elliot Yarmin Jason Gray Citizen Cope Mat Kearney Keri Hilson The Washington Projects Everlast Coffey Anderson Coheed and Cambria Falling Up Kid Cudi Grits, Phanatik Feist Lara Landon Coldplay Brandon Bee, Delirious, Kirk Franklin Level 3:16 Gavin DeGraw Jonathan Phillips, Nate Sallie, Sanctus Real, Petree, Leeland, LCD Soundsystem Andy Hunter Warren Barfield for KING & COUNTRY Lil' Flip Flame Gavin Rossdale Brandon Heath Comeback Kid Close Your Eyes Limp Bizkit Manafest Gwen Stefani Britt Nicole Copeland Mae, The Afters Linkin Park Manafest Ingrid Michealson Rachel Chan Counterparts Close Your Eyes Lloyd Banks Braille Jack Johnson Chris Rice Creed Strange Celebrity Ludacris Canton Jones, Jamie Cullum Warren Barfield Crossfade Pillar, Skillet The Ambassador, Trip Lee Janet Jackson Nicole C. 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Phish Braddigan Hinder Disciple Yung L.A Trip Lee Pink Britt Nicole Hoobastank Circleslide Rascal Flatts 33 Miles Hurt Day Of Fire Rihanna Jade Harrell Interpol House Of Heroes Rob Thomas Nate Sallie Jack Johnson Mat Kearney Robin Thicke B. Reith Jack's Mannequin The Rocket Summer Pop/ Sara Bareilles Rachel Chan James Taylor The Choir Sarah McLachlan Lara Landon, Elizabeth South Jason Mraz Shawn McDonald R&B (1) Switchfoot Jon Foreman Jeff Beck Robert Randolph And The The Fray Matt Brouwer, Nate Sallie, Family Band Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Paul Colman, Wayne Kerr Band Jimmy Eat World Rush Of Fools, Southbound Alicia Keys Ayiesha Woods The Postal Service Owl City Fearing, Mae, Pioneer All Star Weekend Anthem Lights The Script Sixteen Cities John Butler Trio Robert Randolph And The Amanda Cosgrove The Rubyz The Ting Tings Stephanie Smith Family Band Amel Larrieux Mary Mary The Veronicas Stephanie Smith John Mayer Shawn McDonald, Jonny Amos Lee Jimmy Needham The Verve Bluetree Lang, Dave Barnes Amy Grant Elizabeth South, Third Eye Blind Matthew West Jon Foreman Brandon Bee Holly Starr, Laura Story Train Owl City, Jon McLaughlin, Jon McLaughlin Big Daddy Weave Amy WInehouse Ayiesha Woods Matthew West Just Surrender Emery Aqualung Pocket Full of Rocks Vanessa Carlton Meredith Andrews Keane Brandon Bee TRD Comparison Chart ComparisonW Chharto Sounds Like Who Your youth leader has a bunch of these albums that you can borrow. Get one and check out the comparison for yourself! Hip-Hop/Rap/ Pop/ Rock (1) Rock (2) Rock (3) Punk/ Electronica (1) R&B (2) Hardcore (1) Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Mainstream Artist Christian Artist 50 Cent Da T.R.U.T.H. Asher Roth B. Reith 3 Doors Down Mainstay Kelly Clarkson Barlow Girl Tsunami Bomb Fireflight Saving Abel Project 86 Asher Roth Eric Cross Ashlee Simpson Press Play 30 Seconds To Mars Southbound Fearing, Future Kings Of Leon Rhett Walker Band U2 Leeland Sparks The Rescue Sullivan B.G. Flame Augustana Echoing Angels, Julian Drive Of Forestry Korn The Showdown, Thousand Velvet Revolver Day Of Fire Story of the Year Everyday Sunday B.O.B. Young Chozen Beatles Fiction Family 30H!3 Family Force 5 Foot Krutch Vertical Horizon Building 429, Mercyme The Agony Scene Demon Hunter Black Eyed Peas L.A. Symphony, Level 3:16 Ben Folds The Swift A Day To Remember Close Your Eyes Lacuna Coil Fireflight Weezer Switchfoot, Rush Of Fools The Almost Hawk Nelson The Washington Projects Ben Harper Coffey Anderson a latin Dave Matthews Salvador Landon Pigg Leeland Wilco Telecast Third Eye Blind Red Bow Wos Eric Cross Beyonce, Mandisa Band Lifehouse After Edmund, Building 429 William Tell By The Tree, The Turning Three Days Grace Decyfer Down Bun B Pettidee Black Eyed Peas Group 1 Crew Adam Lambert Deas Vail Linkin Park Falling Up Yeah Yeah Yeahs Inhabited Thrice I Am Empire Busta Rhymes KB, Flame Bob Marley Christafari Alter Bridge Abandon Kansas Los Lonely Boys Salvador Yellowcard Switchfoot Unwritten Law Red Chris Brown Dijon Bob Mould Jeremy Camp Anberlin Silverline Lostprophets The Classic Crime Wavorly I Am Empire Common Grits, Phanatik, Bono Phil Wickham Arcade Fire Brothers Martin, House Of Maroon 5 David Crowder Band, Starfield Weezer Stellar Kart Propaganda & Odd Brand New Echoing Angels Heroes Manchester Orchestra Sons Zao Demon Hunter Thomas Brandy Mary Mary Arcade Fire Rend Collective Experment Mayday Parade The Rocket Summer D4L T-Bone Calexico Pocket Full of Rocks As I Lay Dying War Of Ages, Dizmas Metallica The Showdown Deepspace5 Urban D. Cece Winans Nicole C. Mullen Asteria The Classic Crime MGMT Manic Drive DJ Khaled Mark J Christina Perri Holly Starr, Laura Story Avenge Sevenfold Sent By Ravens Michelle Branch Krystal Meyers DMX Pettidee Colbie Caillat Rachel Chan, Jamie Grace Avril Lavigne Krystal Meyers, Everlife Misery Signals Your Memorial Worship(1) Drake Canton Jones Coldplay Bluetree Bikini Kill Inhabited Mudvayne P.O.D. Eminem KJ-52, Urban D. Corinne Bailey Rae Ayiesha Woods Blindside Silverline Muse House Of Heroes, After Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Flo Rida Brinson, Mr Talkbox Daniel Powter Jason Gray Blink 182 The Send, FM Static Edmund Ben Harper Shane & Shane Bloc Party Anberlin My Chemical Romance The Myriad, The Classic Fort Minor Cross Movement, KJ-52 Daughtry Jeremy Camp Ani Defranco Bethany Dillon Hybrid Andy Hunter David Archuleta Matt Maher Breaking Benjamin Nine Lashes Crime Anna Nalick Bethany Dillon Jay-Z The Washington Projects David Cook Matt Maher Brother Cane Abandon Kansas New Found Glory Wavorly John Legend Liquid David Poe Warren Barfield Cage The Elephant Newworldson Nickelback Kutless Aqualung Tree 63 Juelz Santana T-Bone Dispatch Braddigan Carolina Liar Vota O.A.R. Esterlyn, Hyper Static Union Coldplay Desperation Band Jurassic 5 Cross Movement, Edwin McCain Matthew West Chevelle Nine Lashes OK Go Pivitplex Copeland Kristian Stanfill L.A. Symphony Elliot Yarmin Jason Gray Citizen Cope Mat Kearney One Republic Deas Vail Punk/ Death Cabe For Cutie Kristian Stanfill Keri Hilson The Washington Projects Everlast Coffey Anderson Coheed and Cambria Falling Up Panic! at the Disco Pivitplex Demi Lovato Worth Dying For Kid Cudi Grits, Phanatik Feist Lara Landon Coldplay Brandon Bee, Delirious, Paramore Everlife, The Letter Black, Hardcore (1) Elliot Yamin Chris Tomlin Kirk Franklin Level 3:16 Gavin DeGraw Jonathan Phillips, Nate Sallie, Sanctus Real, Petree, Leeland, Fireflight Eric Clapton Brenton Brown LCD Soundsystem Andy Hunter Warren Barfield for KING & COUNTRY Pendulum Family Force 5 Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Hillsong United Know Hope Collective Lil' Flip Flame Gavin Rossdale Brandon Heath Comeback Kid Close Your Eyes Peter Gabriel Petree 3 Doors Down Everyday Sunday James Morrison Matt Papa Limp Bizkit Manafest Gwen Stefani Britt Nicole Copeland Mae, The Afters Peter Yorn Mercyme 30 Seconds To Mars Since October Lifehouse Aaron Shust, Hillsong Linkin Park Manafest Ingrid Michealson Rachel Chan Counterparts Close Your Eyes Phoenix Esterlyn A Change of Pace Number One Gun United, Jeff Deyo Lloyd Banks Braille Jack Johnson Chris Rice Creed Strange Celebrity Pink Barlow Girl A Skylit Drive Chasing Victory McMillian Roger Williams & The Ludacris Canton Jones, Jamie Cullum Warren Barfield Crossfade Pillar, Skillet Queen meets Weezer Downhere AFI Since October All Mixed Up Quartet Damone Fireflight Radiohead Starflyer 59 The Ambassador, Trip Lee Janet Jackson Nicole C. Mullen Angels & Airwaves Spoken Michael Buble Joel Engle Maino Kaboose John Butler Trio Pocket Full of Rocks Daughtry Sanctus Real, Third Day Rage Against The Machine Thousand Foot Krutch Apocalyptica I Am Terrified MUSE Gungor Mario Dijon John Mayer Phil Wickham Dave Matthews Band David Crowder Band Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Run Kid Run Atreyu Underoath MIMS The Ambassador Jon McLaughlin Johnny Diaz Disturbed Pillar Rob Thomas Todd Agnew Peter Yorn Planetshakers Attack Attack! At The Onset Shawn McDonald Brenton Brown Mos Def Othello, Propaganda & Justin Bieber Mission Six Drive By Truckers Todd Agnew Saosin Disciple Avenged Sevenfold Spoken Shinedown Generation Unleashed Odd Thomas Justin Timberlake Anthem Lights Driving East Starfield Saving Abel DecembeRadio B-52's Children 18:3 New Boys Young Chozen Katherine McPhee Natalie Grant Dropkick Murphy's Flatfoot 56 Saving Jane Barlow Girl Band Of Horses My Epic Siger Ros Gungor Omarion Dijon Keith Urban Coffey Anderson, 33 Miles Edwin McCain Casting Crowns Seether Kutless, Day Of Fire Blessthefall Chasing Victory Snow Patrol Jason Morant Owl City Owl City Kelly Clarkson Britt Nicole Emery Sent By Ravens Senses Fail Seventh Day Slumber Blink 182 Hawk Nelson, Stellar Kart Sufjan Stevens Gungor Prodigy Soul P Keri Hilson Jade Harrell Eric Clapton Jonny Lang, The Choir Sherwood The Afters Botch Underoath The Fray Jared Anderson RedCloud L.A. Symphony Kirk Franklin tobyMac Evans Blue Dizmas Shinedown The Wrecking Boys Like Girls Nevertheless The Script Generation Unleashed Redman Soul P Kris Allen Sixteen Cities Explosions in the Sky Your Memorial Simple Plan Run Kid Run Cartel Nevertheless The Tragically Hip Matt Papa T Pain Mr Talkbox Lady Antebellum MercyMe Fallout Boy Run Kid Run Sister Hazel, Needtobreathe Daughtry Decyfer Down Train Lincoln Brewster T.I. 116, Lecrae, T-Bone, Lifehouse Wayne Kerr Band Finger Eleven Skillet Smile Empty Soul P.O.D. Death Cab For Cutie Mourning September U2 Jason Morant, Kristian Stanfill Trip Lee Limp Bizkit, tobyMac Flogging Molly Flatfoot 56 Soundgarden Rhett Walker Band Dropkick Murphys Flatfoot 56 Vertical Horizon Fee, Planetshakers Tech N9ne KB Mary J. Blige Mandisa Foo Fighters House Of Heroes, Fighting Spoken Silverline Drowning Pool I Am Terrified The Fugees Level 3:16, The Matt Kearney Matt Brouwer Instinct, Southbound Fearing Stereo Skyline Eleventyseven Eighteen Visions Subseven Washington Projects Michelle Branch Jamie Grace Fort Minor meets Beck John Reuben Stereophonics Telecast Fall Out Boy meets Relient K Timbaland Brinson, Mark J Mitchel Musso Mission Six Fountains Of Wayne Eleventyseven Stone Temple Pilots Day Of Fire the Beach Boys Tre Songz Canton Jones Motopony Braddigan Franz Ferdinand Brothers Martin Sum 41 The Fold Fallout Boy Mourning September Will Smith Young Chozen Natalie Grant Nicole C. Mullen Funeral For A Friend Falling Up Test Your Reflex After Edmund Flogging Molly and Flatfoot 56 Wu Tang Cross Movement Ne-Yo B. Reith Gin Blossoms Ruth The Airborne Toxic Event Shirock Mumford & Sons Young Buck 116, Lecrae One Republic Tenth Avenue North Halifax Pillar The Bravery This Beautiful Republic Funeral For A Friend Mourning September Young Jeezy Da T.R.U.T.H. Phish Braddigan Hinder Disciple The Click Five StorySide:B Good Charlotte Stellar Kart Yung L.A Trip Lee Pink Britt Nicole Hoobastank Circleslide The Fray Dave Barnes Halifax Subseven Rascal Flatts 33 Miles Hurt Day Of Fire The Friday Night Boys FM Static Hellogoodbye Hawk Nelson Rihanna Jade Harrell Interpol House Of Heroes The Killers The Myriad Hinder Project 86, At The Onset Rob Thomas Nate Sallie Jack Johnson Mat Kearney The Raveonettes Superchick Hurt Red Robin Thicke B. Reith Jack's Mannequin The Rocket Summer The Red Jumpsuit Skillet Jimmy Eat World Nevertheless, A Love Pop/ Sara Bareilles Rachel Chan James Taylor The Choir Apparatus Not Lost Remember, these comparisons are subjective… Sarah McLachlan Lara Landon, Elizabeth South Jason Mraz Shawn McDonald The Script Remedy Drive Machine Head Demon Hunter that means you might not agree with us. But that’s R&B (1) Switchfoot Jon Foreman Jeff Beck Robert Randolph And The The Shins Wavorly Matchbox Romance Subseven okay! The Fray Matt Brouwer, Nate Sallie, Family Band The Temper Trap Deas Vail Motorhead Children 18:3 Mainstream Artist Christian Artist Paul Colman, Wayne Kerr Band Jimmy Eat World Rush Of Fools, Southbound The Veils Jars Of Clay My Chemical Romance Flyleaf, My Epic This isn’t intended to convince you that one artist Alicia Keys Ayiesha Woods The Postal Service Owl City Fearing, Mae, Pioneer The Veronicas Superchick, Krystal Meyers New Found Glory Stellar Kart sounds JUST LIKE another artist; it’s more about All Star Weekend Anthem Lights The Script Sixteen Cities John Butler Trio Robert Randolph And The The Vincent Black Shadows Superchick NOFX Sick Of Change helping you find a style and sound that is similar to Amanda Cosgrove The Rubyz The Ting Tings Stephanie Smith Family Band The Wallflowers Third Day Norma Jean Underoath something you know you already like. 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Adoption Compassion Emotions Faith; Assurance Jason Truby (page 28) Matthew West (page 23) Pioneer Cristafari Grafted “An Adoption Album” The Story Of Your Life (DVD) Pioneer Reggae Worship: A Chance At Life My Own Little World Catharsis A Roots Revival I Shall Not Be Moved Jason Truby Complacency Eternal vs. Temporal feat. Solomon Jabby, (feat. A.C.A. & H.O.P.E. students) Pioneer (page 24) Disciple Vanessa Mardueno) Grafted “An Adoption Album” Pioneer O God Save Us All A Chance At Life (Acoustic) Dreams Someday Sons Keep Quiet Jessica Mack Believe In Something Grafted “An Adoption Album” Consistency Eternity; Eternal Life Broken But Beautiful Cristafari Your Memorial Faith; When Weak Reggae Worship: Redirect Remedy Drive Sonny Sandavol (P.O.D.) A Roots Revival Eternity Every Day of My Life Resuscitate Grafted “An Adoption Album” Hold On Worth Living Evangelism; God’s Contentment Representatives Faith; Within Trials Steve Dean for KING & COUNTRY (page 19) Grafted “An Adoption Album” Crave Brenton Brown Group 1 Crew Because Of You (I Have A Home) Fine Fine Life God My Rock Fearless Send Us Out Darkest Valley (feat. Flame & The Roys Conversion Thomas Ware) Grafted “An Adoption Album” Jared Anderson Everything I Ever Wanted Brinson Narrow Road Remedy Drive No Other Heroes Go Ye Resuscitate Backsliding All The Way (feat. Champ) Crystal Sea Evangelism; Urgency Sons Courage Keep Quiet Jared Anderson Family; Love For Son On The Run Group 1 Crew Narrow Road Hannah Watson Fearless 35 Lines Grafted “An Adoption Album” Celebration Dangerous Hold On Me Evangelism; How Brinson Deceit Your Memorial No Other Heroes Witnessing Redirect No Name (feat. Cstraight) Propaganda they Excellent Brinson Legacy Precious Puritans (feat. KO the No Other Heroes Cristafari Shoulda Toldem are Reggae Worship: chelloboxer) Family; Parents listed: A Roots Revival Faith Propaganda Celebrate You (feat. Monty G) Determination Excellent Pioneer for KING & COUNTRY I Aint Got an Answer Group 1 Crew Pioneer Crave (feat. Sho Baraka) Theme Light It Up Artist Fearless A King In Rags Goin Down Fear Album Title Group 1 Crew Song Difficulties; Trials Fearless Group 1 Crew Communion Disciple Steppin Out Fearless Brenton Brown O God Save Us All Fearless God My Rock O God Save Us All Jeff Deyo Jesus My Victory Moving Mountains Fellowship (Communion Song) Doubt Moving Mountains Disciple Sons O God Save Us All Keep Quiet The One Doubt Group 1 Crew Fearless Freq Dat

Freedom God’s Forgiveness God’s Leading God’s Power Jared Anderson for KING & COUNTRY for KING & COUNTRY Jared Anderson Narrow Road Crave Crave Narrow Road I Am Free Busted Heart (Hold On To Me) Middle Of Your Heart Great I Am Glorifying God Jared Anderson God’s Love God’s Presence Brinson Narrow Road Brenton Brown Sons No Other Heroes Call On The Name Of The Lord God My Rock Keep Quiet Tebowin’ How He Loves Sea of Glass Pioneer Propaganda Pioneer Brinson Better Days God’s Promises Excellent No Other Heroes Group 1 Crew (page 20) Raise The Banner God’s Glory Nobody Fearless (feat. ReadyWriter, Martay) He Said Remedy Drive Brenton Brown (feat. Chris August) Resuscitate God My Rock Group 1 Crew Glory Glorious Fearless Remedy Drive His Kind Of Love Resuscitate God’s Attributes Brinson Make It Bright Brenton Brown No Other Heroes Remedy Drive How God My Rock Most Importantly Resuscitate Don’t Forget God’s Protection Everlasting God God’s Greatness Brinson they Willet No Other Heroes Cristafari (page 17) Cristafari Bodyguard are Reggae Worship: Reggae Worship: Grafted “An Adoption Album” Love On The Outside A Roots Revival A Roots Revival Caitlin Evanson listed: Everlasting God Great Things/Psalm 126 Your Memorial Grafted “An Adoption Album” (feat. Avion Blackman) Silently Going Under Jeff Deyo Redirect Theme Anthem Moving Mountains Cristafari Group 1 Crew Artist King Of Worlds Reggae Worship: God’s Mercy Fearless Album Title A Roots Revival Forsaken Out Song God’s Beauty He is Greater than I Brenton Brown Jeff Deyo (feat. Avion Blackman God My Rock Our God Is Mercy God’s Provision Moving Mountains Jared Anderson Perfection Of Beauty Cristafari Reggae Worship: Sons Narrow Road A Roots Revival Keep Quiet According To His Word God’s Eternal Nature How Great Is Our God Masters Of The Flattery Jeff Deyo (feat, Avion Blackman, God’s Sovereignty Moving Mountains Jennifer Howland) God’s Plan Your Memorial Eternity Geoff Moore Redirect God’s Guidance Grafted “An Adoption Album” Trial and Triumph God’s Faithfulness Brinson Swept-Away Cristafari No Other Heroes God’s Strength Reggae Worship: Chase God Phil Keaggy Remedy Drive A Roots Revival Grafted “An Adoption Album” Resuscitate Faithful One (feat. Tiago Costa) Pioneer Life Is Good Lost Cause Pioneer Lights Tiffany Thornton Grafted “An Adoption Album” Bring Love To Me

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God’s Sufficiency Jesus Love Maturity Cheri Keaggy Brenton Brown for KING & COUNTRY Pioneer Grafted “An Adoption Album” God My Rock Crave Pioneer Hello, God Word Of God The Proof Of Your Love Coming Of Age Jared Anderson Jesus; Death (The Jeff Deyo Obedience Narrow Road Cross) Moving Mountains Cristafari Behold Your God Love Is Who You Are Reggae Worship: Cristafari A Roots Revival Jeff Deyo Reggae Worship: Love; Committed A Roots Revival To Obey Moving Mountains Stu Garrard (Delirious?) Come Alive Agnus Dei (feat. David Fohe from Imisi) Grafted “An Adoption Album” Perspective God’s Will Eyes for KING & COUNTRY Cristafari Crave Your Memorial (page 29) Reggae Worship: Love; Romantic Pushing The Door Redirect A Roots Revival Disciple Redirect Resolute/Old Rugged Cross/ O God Save Us All Relationships Gospel, The At the Cross Trade A Moment for KING & COUNTRY (feat. Avion Blackman) Crave Brinson (page 16) for KING & COUNTRY Missing No Other Heroes Jesus; Lordship Crave Hit The Floor Love’s To Blame Jared Anderson Group 1 Crew Narrow Road Fearless Jared Anderson for KING & COUNTRY Not The End Of Me Narrow Road When The King Comes Crave Narrow Road Jesus; Return People Change Renewal Growth (Second Coming) Manhood Brinson No Other Heroes Pioneer Cristafari Propaganda Not To Far Pioneer Reggae Worship: Excellent (feat. Niki Dawson, Rossi) Reaching A Roots Revival Don’t Listen To Me, (What Do He is Coming I Know?) for KING & COUNTRY How Heaven; Longing For (feat. Sherwin Gardner) Crave Cristafari Propaganda Sane they Reggae Worship: Jared Anderson Excellent A Roots Revival Narrow Road Excellent! Propaganda are Song of Hope/Heaven Come Down The King Is Coming Excellent (feat. Dominic Balli) Propaganda Lofty listed: Sons Excellent (feat. Beautiful Eulogy and Joel of Keep Quiet Redefine Clutter Ascend the Hill) Hope; In God Retribution Theme Disciple Sons Artist O God Save Us All Remedy Drive Joy Keep Quiet Resuscitate Album Title Outlaws Under The Sun Song Group 1 Crew Better Than Life for KING & COUNTRY Fearless Marriage Crave Night Of My Life Remedy Drive (page 26) Crave Group 1 Crew Resuscitate Life; Purpose/ Fearless Resuscitate Me Remedy Drive Meaning Mr. & Mrs. (Do This For You) Resuscitate Your Memorial God I Hope So Group 1 Crew Propaganda Redirect Fearless Excellent Transform Humility The Difference Be Present Brenton Brown God My Rock Humble King

Restoration Satan Submission Words, Power of Jeff Deyo (page 22) Disciple Brenton Brown Sons Moving Mountains O God Save Us All God My Rock Keep Quiet Rescue Me Kings Jesus Take All Of Me (Just As I Am) Keep Quiet Pioneer Sons Brinson World, The Pioneer Keep Quiet No Other Heroes Your Memorial Long Way Home The Devil And I I Am Yours Redirect Change The World Remedy Drive Self-Examination Cristafari Resuscitate Pioneer Reggae Worship: A Roots What Are We Waiting For Revival Worship Pioneer Sons (page 27) Clarity I Surrender All Your Memorial (feat. Tiago Costa) Keep Quiet Redirect Is This A Dry Season Or Shipwreck Self-Identity; Transformation Agnosticism? In Christ Disciple Revival Sean Michel O God Save Us All Worship; Call To Cristafari Grafted “An Adoption Album” R.I.P Jared Anderson Reggae Worship: Family Reunion Narrow Road A Roots Revival Your Memorial Bless The Lord How Roots Revival Self-Image; Redirect (feat. Dillavou) Transfiguration Jeff Deyo they Uniqueness Moving Mountains Salvation Brinson Trust Lord Most High are No Other Heroes Brenton Brown 3D Stand Out (feat. Jai) Brenton Brown (page 14) Jeff Deyo listed: God My Rock God My Rock Moving Mountains Joyful Sin; Forgiveness Of God My Rock Shake This Place Theme Jared Anderson (page 21) Disciple Brenton Brown Artist Narrow Road O God Save Us All God My Rock Worship; Praise Album Title Impossible Possible Once And For All Like The Angels Brenton Brown Song God My Rock Salvation; Sin; Repentance Pioneer Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) Redemption Propaganda Pioneer Excellent Whatever It Takes Cristafari Brenton Brown Words Words Reggae Worship: God My Rock Truth A Roots Revival Wonderful Redeemer Garden Sin; Struggle With Propaganda Excellent Brinson Disciple (page 18) Cristafari No Other Heroes O God Save Us All Forgive Me For Asking Reggae Worship: Last Time Draw The Line A Roots Revival (feat. Uncle Reece) Victory Hosanna Sons Disciple (feat. Avion Blackman, Jennifer Brenton Brown Keep Quiet O God Save Us All Howland) God My Rock Caution Unstoppable I Saw The Light Jared Anderson Spiritual Warfare Propaganda (page 25) Narrow Road Salvation; Pioneer Excellent Pouring It Out For You Pioneer Conquer Sanctification Treason (feat. Theory Hazit) Jeff Deyo Disciple Moving Mountains O God Save Us All Sons Wealth/Money We Delight Beautiful Scars Keep Quiet Brinson Ghosts No Other Heroes Your Memorial Gold Feat. Chris Searcy Redirect Cadence For A King

Jesus, Take All Of Me

Brenton Brown

Worship is the pursuit of God. But it’s the pursuit of It looks like fear. It’s a recognition of the kind of What does this God we pursue require of us? God on His terms alone. How much easier would holiness or “otherliness” of God that we can only Micah puts it simply: “act justly, love mercy, it be if we could worship Him on our own terms; begin to grasp. He lives in unapproachable light. and walk humbly.” (Micah 6:8) Paul put it this if we were free to live lives “in pursuit of Him” of No one can see Him and live (1 Timothy 6:16). way in his letter to the Galatians: “But the fruit our own design and preference? And if when we Every decision He makes is right. Every thought of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, chose to honor Him in a way that cost us, it cost us He thinks is right. Every idea He has is right. Every kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and things we wanted to sacrifice rather than what He purpose He has for you and for me is right in every self-control. Against such things there is no law. was asking of us? Scripture is littered with stories way. Right. True. Good. Beautiful. Glorious. Holy. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified of wasted worship – of instances when people Right. This is the God we pursue. He deserves our the flesh with its passions and desires. Since “pursued and honored God” without regard for His fear. He is that much bigger than us. we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the preferences and requirements. Without correction Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking they all lead to death one way or another. It looks like trust. The purposes, tasks, and life and envying each other.” (Galatians 5:22-26) • Cane: “Here you go, God. Here’s what I did for God has for us are not only for His glory. They are you. Here’s the sacrifice I decided to make for also for our good and the good of the people we If we have these kinds of qualities cultivated by you. Hope you like it.” (Genesis 4) love. No matter what appears to be the case right the Holy Spirit in our hearts and our minds and now. If we can’t bow our knee to this truth, we bodies, I genuinely don’t think it matters what • Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu: “Here can’t worship. Simple. How can we ascribe worth kind of genre of “worship music” we sing to Him. you go, God. We thought what you asked to a God we think is making poor decisions and is The song He is hearing most loudly is the song of for needed some kind of upgrade. Try this out of control and unaware? How can we surrender our life. Worship Him with the fear and the trust instead.” (Leviticus 10) our lives to this kind of God? We can’t. It wouldn’t and the obedience and the love He asks for. A life • Levi’s sons: “Here you are, Lord. We didn’t think make any sense. Why would we give our hearts surrendered completely to God looks like love and that what you’d asked for was quite as important and lives to a God we think is asleep at the wheel? joy and peace and patience and kindness and to You as you said it was. So we’re taking some Or having memory lapses? Or struggling to pay faithfulness and gentleness and self-control. This is of it for ourselves.” (1 Samuel 2) attention? God is not struggling to pay attention. the sacrifice of praise God hears with joy. • Saul: “Yeah, not completely down with the He is paying extremely close attention to your requirements as stated. Going to tweak these a life right now. And He has from before you were Jesus, take all of me. I run to You. I run to You. little. Hope that’s okay.” God: “No, it is not.” (1 conceived. He has seen you and known you longer I lay everything at Your feet. Samuel 15) than you have had sentient thoughts. He knows Let my life be Yours. your coming and your going. He is aware of every • David: “I’m going to build you a temple that one of those thoughts. He is your Father. And He will bless you, God.” God: “Thanks, but no loves you. thanks, buddy. I’m going to build you a family that will change the world. And P.S. It’s your It looks like obedience. Ah. I wish that it didn’t! I son who will be building the temple. And your wish that our choices had no impact on any of our great great great great etc. grandson who will relationships. I wish that we could go about our lives be changing the world. Thank you, though.” as if our decisions were the ones that are always (1 Chronicles 17) right. But WE ARE NOT GOD! Ha! Not even close. • Israel in the time of Amos and Isaiah: “We Since He is God, obeying Him is in the words of will be making some awesome sacrifice and Paul THE MOST REASONABLE THING you can do. music for you, God.” God: “No thanks. That’s This really isn’t an act of faith if you’ve bowed your irritating me right now, because there are knee and acknowledged Him as God – it’s the most people being denied justice in your courts sensible thing you can do. Since He is God, His view and children going hungry on your streets. I on life is always going to be the most accurate and can’t hear your music above the loudness of true available. Following His advice is reasonable. your lives.” (Amos 5; Isaiah 58) It looks like love. LOVE God with all your heart So what does pursuing God on His terms look like and mind and strength and soul. Richard Foster for us right now? has famously said that worship is a response to a revelation of who God really is. Once we see Him for whom He really is, it’s very difficult not to love Him. God is more holy and wise and trustworthy and loving than anyone else we have ever met.

ACCORDING TO A CHANCE AT LIFE HIS WORD BUSTED HEART

Jason Truby Jared Anderson for KING & COUNTRY

Intro: Intro: D7(add4) G/D D7 Intro: C F G F (2x) Bm A7/C# D Bm G D A G G/F# Em7 C2(no3) (3x) Verse 1: Verse 1: C F G F Verse 1 Winter’s come back again Feels like this sea- Bm A7/C# D C2(no3) Gsus G son won’t end I came in just like we all come in When the road is long and the desert wide, C F G F G D Aadd9 Em Dsus D My faith is tired tonight And I won’t try to pretend Bare-boned and helpless, the fight begins When the path is steep and the mountain high, C F G F Bm A7/C# D Dsus2 I’ve got it all figured out That I don’t have any doubts C2(no3) Gsus But I was left beside a no vacancy sign C F G F If I rise or fall, if I’m weak or strong, G D Aadd9 I’ve got a busted heart And I need you now G Em Dsus D One of the abandoned out of sight and mind C F G F Whether great or small, this will be my song Yeah I need you now Em Dsus2/F# G D Aadd9 Em C F G F Dsus2/F# G Chorus: But you did not look away from what you could not hide Chorus: G D/F# Em7 Bm7 Am G E/C F Chorus: G/D Hold on to me D A My God will supply all my needs according to His Am G C I found home for the first time Word Hold on to me G D A G D C G/D D Am G E/C F Your love brought this miracle to life According to His riches and glo - ry Don’t let me lose my way Am G C D A (repeat) Hold on to me Bm A G You took broken pieces made a brand-new design G G/F# Em7 C2(no3) (2x) Verse 2: D A Bm A7/C# D I am the wondering son / Enough is never enough / I keep chasing the wind / Instead of chasing your And this soul a chance at life Verse 2: love / I’m screaming out your name / Don’t let me At the great divide that I cannot cross Verse 2: fall on my face / I’ve got a busted heart / And I’m in At the burning fire that appears impossible, From the start you had to guard your heart / You need of a change / Yeah, I’m desperate for grace I will life my eyes and command my soul: “Be still knew letting go was the hardest part / But you did and know He’s the God of miracles Bridge: not look away from this wounded heart F C Broke your heart a thousand times Chorus Chorus F C Bridge: But you have never left my side Bridge: Bb F Dm Bm A7/C# D Bm G D Am G D C You have always been here for me Will He not open the floodgates of Heaven? D Bm G D Build: Am G Dsus D What you do for these you do for me Am G E/C F Will He not open wide? D Bm G D You never let me go (repeat) Am G C What you do for these you do for me You never let me D Bm G D Chorus Am G E/C F What you do for these you do for me go D Bm G D G G/F# Em7 C2(no3) (2x) Am G C What you do for these you do for me Don’t ever let me go D7(add4) G Chorus Verse 3: Winter’s come back again / Soon this season will end / I’ll surrender tonight / You’ll meet me right where I am

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ETERNITY HE SAID HIS KIND OF LOVE

Jeff Deyo Group 1 Crew (feat. Chris August) Group 1 Crew

Intro/Turn: CAPO 3 CAPO 2 (B/D#) E F# G#m C#m B G#m F# Intro: G/B C Em D Intro: A E C#m B Verse 1: (B/D#) E F#sus G#m+2 Verse 1: A B E You turn the night into a sunrise G/B C Em D There are no words, no phrase I could create E F# D#m G#m So your life feels like it don’t make sense A B E You melt my heart with every touch G/B C Em D How do you sing about a love so deep E F# G#m F# And you think to yourself I’m a good person Without feeling like you missed something You turn the tide when every hope seems lost G/B C A B C#m E F# E/G# F#/A# So why do these things keep happenin’ I could try but I could not explain You hold us all within Your hands Em D Why you gotta deal with them Chorus: Chorus: G/B C A B E E9 F# Bsus B You may be knocked down now but don’t forget His kind of love, is reckless for us From eternity to eternity Em D A B E E9 F# E/G# F#/A# What He said, He said His kind of love, will never give up You preside over all in Your majesty A B C#m E9 F# Bsus B Chorus: ‘Till the whole world knows how far He went to You have purchased me, loved me jealously C G Em D show E9 F# (B/D#) I won’t give you more, more than you can take E/G# A B (2nd X to BRIDGE) You abide in our hearts ever more C G Em D His kind of love And I might let you bend, but I won’t let you break Turn: A E C#m Verse 2: G/B C Em D You turn the hearts of kings and kingdoms / You’re And oh oh oh oh oh oh I’ll never ever let you Verse 2 : reaching out to every child G/B C Em D A B E You turn a light to every darkened soul / You hold (2nd X to BRIDGE) Tell me what kind of God would choose to save us all within Your hands Go oh oh oh oh oh don’t you forget what He said A B E Verse 3: Turn: G/B C Em D The bruised the broken the sinners the runaways (B/D#) E F#sus G#m A B E You spoke a word and made the heavens Verse 2: How do you ever try to comprehend E F# **B Who you are ain’t what your goin’ through This love that knows no limit You broke the power of sin and death So don’t let it get the best of you A B C#m E F# G#m F# ‘Cause God knows everything you need I could try but I could not explain No other god can now oppose you, Lord So you ain’t gotta worry Bridge: E F# C#m7 You may be knocked down now but just believe A B C#m B/D# You hold us all within Your hands What He said, He said A E F# E/G# F#/A# This is our God He is strong You hold us all within Your hands Bridge: B C D And His mercy is our song Don’t fear when you go through the fire C#m Em D/F# G D C He won’t stop chasing us Hang on when it’s down to the wire B/D# D That’s just His kind of love Stand tall and remember what He said Turn: C#m E A Outro: C G Em D Outro: A B C#m E C#m B/D# E B

Written by Jeff Deyo & Jonathan Lee, ©2012 WorshipCity- (Manwell Reyes / Blanca Callahan / David Arthur Garcia / (Manwell Reyes / Blanca Callahan / David Arthur Garcia / Ben Music (ASCAP), Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Tunes Ben Glover) ©2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (BMI) / Univer- Glover), ©2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (AMI) / Universal Music- (SESAC)/J Lee Publishing (SESAC) sal Music-Brentwood Benson Publishing, D Soul Music Arentwood Aenson Publishing, D Soul Music (ASCAP) (Adm. by (ASCAP) (Adm. by Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Universal Music-Arentwood Aenson Publishing) / Ariose Music, Publishing) / Ariose Music, 9t One Songs (ASCAP) (Adm. 9t One Songs (ASCAP) (Adm. at EMICMGPublishing.com) at EMICMGPublishing.com)

JESUS, WE COME JOYFUL, JOYFUL, TO YOUR TABLE WE ADORE YOU MOVING MOUNTAINS

Brenton Brown Brenton Brown Jeff Deyo

Verse: CAPO 7 (G) G5 Verse 1: Intro: Am G C C Jesus, we come to Your table, D(G) G2(C2) We take Your body and blood; Joyful, joyful, we adore You, Am G C C2 Bm7(Em7) G(C) A(D) I see a mountain, standing in the way This is Your invitation God of glory, Lord of love. Am G C Em7 D(G) G2(C2) A mountain of failure, a mountain of shame A reminder of love. Hearts unfold like flowers before You, Am G C G5 Bm7(Em7) G(C) A(D) D(G) There is an ocean, drowning me in fear Jesus, we come to remember Opening to the Son above. Am G C The life You gave for us. An ocean of worry, an ocean of tears (but) Verse 2: C2 Am G F Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, Drive the dark Every sin is defeated I know You have taken me this far of doubt away. Giver of eternal gladness, Fill us Em7 Am G F with the light of day. By Your death on the cross. So I’ll rise and I’ll sing of who You are Chorus: Chorus: G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) Chorus: G You are the One who saves, C F Jesus Christ, You satisfy. A(D) Bm/A(Em/D) Bm(Em) You alone hold the nations in Your hands C2 Em7 D [1. to Verse] You are the One who saves, C F Our Living Stream, the Bread of Life. G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) A(D) And You alone are moving mountains in these lands G You are the One whose hands lift us from the Am (G) F Jesus Christ, more than I need, grave. And You alone know the secrets I have saved C2 Em7 D G [1. to Mid G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) (C/E) D section] You are the Light of life, And the dreams that I have chased The Lamb of God, my victory. [2. End] || A(D) Bm/A(Em/D) Bm(Em) F Ab The everlasting day, And You alone, You are worthy of my praise Midsection: G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) A(D) G [1. to Verse 3] I see a picture, of all that I’ll become, King of kings, You laid Your body down. You are the One who takes all our sins away. A picture of beauty, a picture of love Oh, what love that lets the lost be found. [2. to Mid section] There is a vision, growing in my mind C2 A vision of triumph, a vision of life (for) Verse 3: Oh, what sacrifice given for my gain; You are giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever Em7 Bridge: blessed, Fountain of the joy of living, All who die in You will rise again. F G Am Ocean depths of happy rest. [to Chorus] G And now in faith we speak King of kings, forsaken for my sin. Mid section: G F C/E G (Gsus) Lamb of God, and yet the lion wins. G(C) D(G) And mountains move as we believe C2 Jesus, You are my rescue, Lifted high for all the world to see: A/C#(G/B) Bm7(Em7) Em7 Jesus, You are my rescue; Jesus, my victory. G(C) D(G) A/C# (G/B) I give You everything I am. | G | G | G | G | C2 | C2 | Em7 | D | [to Chorus] [Repeat mid section then to Chorus] Ending: G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) A(D You are the One who takes all our sins away. G(C) D/G(G/C) D(G) A(D You are the One who takes all our sins away.

Brenton Brown, Travis Ryan & Brandon Collins, ©2012 Thankyou Music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Verse words: Henry J. Written by Jeff Deyo, Jonathan Lee & Sarah Reeves, ©2012 Music/Adm. by EMICMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. van Dyke (1852-1933) Arr., new words & chorus: Brenton Brown & WorshipCityMusic (ASCAP), Universal Music-Brentwood by Kingswaysongs, a division of David C Cook & Integrity Wor- Jason Ingram ©2010 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether. Benson Tunes (SESAC)/J Lee Publishing (SESAC), Songs ship Music/Travis Ryan Music/ Adm. by EMICMGPublishing.com com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by kingswaysongs.com. from WorshipTogether (admin by EMICMG Publishing)/Wei- excl. the UK, adm. by Kingswaysongs, a division of David C Cook [email protected]. & Song ATV/Timber Publishing/West Main [email protected] & Celiacrobat Music. Used by permission. Music/Windsor Hill Music/Adm. by Sony ATV. Used by permission. marhymes Publishing (admin by EMICMG) (SESAC)

PERFECTION POURING IT OUT OF BEAUTY FOR YOU SLIP ON BY

Jeff Deyo Jared Anderson Finding Favour

Intro: C#m Intro Intro: C#2 Bbm F#add9 D#m7 Bsus B B/F# F# Verse 1: C#m A C#2 Bbm Out of nowhere came a Savior Early morning by the riverside, Saw an old man waiting Verse 1: B6 F#m7 for a bite. B F# Just when all my hope was all but gone F#add9 D#m7 Oh, for grace to trust, oh, for strength to love We started talking and he took me back in time. C#m A E B C#2 Like a rainbow through the shadows He said “I was young, and thought I’d always be, Oh, to cast my cares down at Your feet B6 F#m7 Bbm F# Then I woke up, now I’m 83. Breaking through my sorrow to the dawn Oh, for feet to dance, oh, for a heart to romance F#add9 There’s so much I missed, A G#m7 E F# D#m7 Gracious and kind And oh, for lungs to lift Your name on high oh how I wish I could get back all that time I wasted.” A Chorus: Holy and right Chorus: C# B Bsus B B/F# I see the tears of a young bride, God of my life F# D#m F# the morning that we had our first fight. My hands go up, giving You glory, I just can’t give Chorus: G# enough I should’ve held her tight. C#m E F# C# The perfection of beauty, You are so worthy, Lord, I’ll keep pouring it out And on the day that my momma died, A D#m F# for You like a wave running through me I hung up the phone and never said goodbye. Bsus B B/F# F# G# C# B F#7 My cup is overflowing with Your perfect love Don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on by. Like a fire in my bones, like a river of hope Verse 2: E F# C#m A Well he looked up, tears in his eyes, said, “I’m not sure, if you And this is my reward, I’ll keep pouring it out for were lookin’ for advice. There’s just something about you The perfection of beauty, with the power to move me You that reminds me of me. It ain’t easy always lookin’ back but B F#7 Bsus B B/F# F# it seems these days that it’s all I have. What hurts me the Like a flame in the night, like an ocean of light most, is knowin’ what could have been, and if I listen real A close, sometimes I can…” Verse 2: Chorus: The perfection of beauty And oh, for strength to rise, oh, my soul come alive Hear the sound of my little boy sayin’, “Daddy can you come play with me?” But I was too busy. Then one day, my Oh, my God, You are all I need In the thunder, there’s a Fire / Who devours all who baby grew up and went to war. I never thought he’d be Oh, for feet to dance, oh, for a heart to romance gone in the blink of an eye. Don’t let it slip on, don’t let it stand in his way Burning brighter, reaching higher / And oh, for lungs to lift Your name on slip on, don’t let it slip on by. His desire, oh, that all would be saved Bridge: D#m Chorus Bridge: I shook the old man’s hand and I thanked him. F/C# F# C#m Instrumental: G#m F#/A# B G#m F# And I drove home as fast as I could go, A/C# B/C# (2nd time = A B) G# God will go before us just to let her know Bridge: C#2 Bbm A/C# B/C# (2nd time = A B) E G#m F#/A# That I need her, that I love her, He will make a way My heart and flesh cry out, “Holy” F#add9 D#m7 A/C# B/C# (2nd time = A B) That I’m never gonna let another moment like this slip on by. B G#m F# God will shine upon us C#2 Bbm F#add9 D#m7 Jesus, be my one and only joy Don’t let it slip on by. C# E G#m F#/A# Outro: With His face C# D#m My heart and flesh cry out, “Holy” We’re only here for a little while. B G#m F# F#m Double Pre-Chorus: F#m G#m A B Jesus, be my one and only joy And God gives us only so much precious time Solo: A B A/C# B Chorus G# C# D#m Outro: E B F#m A So don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on, don’t let it slip on by. F# G# Don’t let it slip on by.

Written by Jeff Deyo, ©2012 WorshipCityMusic (ASCAP) Written by Jared Anderson and Jonathan Lee, ©2011 Written by Blake Neesmith, Nathan Tomberlin, Allen Dukes Integrity Worship Music/Don Quixote Publishing (both adm & Christopher Stevens, © 2012 Universal Music - Brent- at EMICMGPublishing.com), Universal Music-Brentwood wood Benson Publishing Songs of Emack (ASCAP) / Benson Tunes/JLee Publishing Chriscendo Music/ Meaux Mercy (BMI). All rights for the world on behalf of Chriscendo Music/Meaux Mercy admin- istered by EMI CMG Publishing.

THE PROOF WHEN MY HEART THE KING IS COMING OF YOUR LOVE IS OVERWHELMED

Jared Anderson for KING & COUNTRY Brenton Brown

Intro: CAPO 3, play in C Intro: ||:Dm Am E/C F:|| Verse 1: Em Bm A Em Bm A Em Bm A G Verse 1: D (Oh, woh, who, Oh, woh, woh, Oh woh, woh) Dm Am When my heart is overwhelmed I will look to You If I sing but don›t have love alone, Verse 1: E/C F Bm G Em Bm A Em I waste my breathe with every song God, my Rock, God, my Rock, God, my Rock. Empty hearts are filling up, Dm Am D Bm A I bring, an empty voice You are faithful through it all, You will stand when wicked ways are coming un-done E/C F others fall, Em Bm A G A hollow noise Bm G Every eye is looking out for You God, my Rock, God, my Rock, God, my Rock. Em Bm A Em If I speak with a silver tongue City lights are burning out, Convince a crowd but don›t have love Bridge: Bm A I leave a bitter taste A freedom’s song is ringing loud With every word I say In the blessing, in the pain, Em Bm A G G Em7 Dead men are waking up to the sound of You Chorus: Through it all You’ve never failed me. A D Dm Am F And all our hearts can sing, and all our hearts can sing So let my life be the proof Chorus: C B/G D Chorus: The proof of Your love You are the strength of my heart, D2 Bm7 Bm7(4) Em7 Dm Am F A Let’s make a way for, make a way for Let my love look like You You are the strength of my heart, D/F# G Asus D C B/G Bm Make a way for the King, our King is coming And what You›re made of I can rely on You, D2 Bm7 Bm7(4) Em7 Dm C G [1. to Verse 2] Make a way for, make a way for How you lived, how You died I can rely on You. D/F# G Asus G D Make a way for the King, the King is coming Love is sacrifice You are the joy of my life, Intro Dm Am F A Verse 2: So let my life be the proof You are my song in the night. Split the sky with Your glory, bring to life an awak- Bm ening / Burn away everything that’s not for You / The proof of Your love There is no-one as true; And hear our voices crying out, we won’t stop till Intro G the heavens come down / We won’t stop till every Verse 2: Jesus, I trust in You. knee bows for You / And all our hearts will sing If I give to a needy soul Chorus Verse 2: But don’t have love then who is poor Instrumental: D5 Dsus D D5 D2(no3) When I’ve struggled to believe You have not let go It seems all the poverty Bridge: of me, God, my Rock, God, my Rock, God, my Is found in me D5 Dsus Rock. Carried through the darkest storms, You Chorus Open up the doors, open up the doors have held me in Your arms, God, my Rock, God, Bridge: D D5 D2 my Rock, God, my Rock. F C Open up the doors, our King is coming Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Bridge Bm7 G Am G Open up the doors, open up the doors When it’s all said and done [1.] D | D | A | A | Bm | Bm | G | G | [Repeat Chorus] D Asus F C [2.] | D | D | A | A | Bm | Bm | G | G | [to Mid section] Open up the doors, our King is coming Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [3.] D || Chorus Am G Ending: Mid section: When we sing our final song D D2 Bm7 Bm7(4) D F Our King is coming Jesus, we trust in You, Only love remains Em7 D/F# G A F Yeah, Jesus, we trust in You, Only love remains Asus ||:Em Bm A:|| Bm Guitar Solo: ||:Dm Am F C B/G:|| Our King is coming, ||:(Oh, woh, woh, Oh, woh, woh):|| Jesus, we trust in You, Chorus G [to Chorus] Em Bm A G Ending: ||:Dm Am E/C F:|| (Oh, woh, woh) Our King is coming Jesus, we trust in You, God.

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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: Bruno Mars David Guetta & Sia Flo Rida Song: Locked Out of Heaven Song: Titanium Song: I Cry Album: Locked Out of Heaven - Single Album: Nothing But The Beat Album: Wild Ones By: Dave Felts By: Mandy Kyes By: Cindy Engøy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Sometimes we have to exercise discernment to Words do hurt; we need to speak encouragement Why does God allow bad things to happen? avoid being deceived by redefined terms. than negative comments. Also, how we react to Opening Questions: harsh comments says a lot about us as Christians. Do you know of someone who has experienced a Opening Questions: Opening Questions: major catastrophe? What was it? In history and in Is a word just a word? Have you ever been con- Have you ever been teased or received a verbal today’s world, what are some terrible things that fused by someone using a word to mean some- bashing? How did you react? have been caused by people or acts of nature? thing you never knew it to mean? What do you Have you ever heard any say that if there really is a usually understand the following words to mean: Discussion: God, why would He let this stuff happen? Why does faith, deny, spiritual, born again, paradise, heaven, David Guetta’s song, “Titanium” featuring Sia, is God allow horrific things to happen to good people? testify, sinner. Does using these words mean that a song that is more than just an awesome beat Bruno is talking about being a Christian? Does with a great vocal lead; it’s a song with a strong Discussion: using them to describe a sexual relationship add message that words are powerful and can shoot Have you felt the same way as Flo Rida, when he value to sex or devalue it? Why? us down, but it’s our reactions to the comments sings I gave up on the riddle, I cry just little, when I think that define us. of letting go? When you see and hear of all the stuff Discussion: • Read Proverbs 18:21. What does this verse happening around you, do you ever wonder, “Where Throughout this song, Bruno uses religious terms mean? Whatever we say, it can shoot someone are you, God?” Sometimes He seems to have just but makes it very clear that he is applying them down or help pick him or her up. Is there any stepped away, and you feel that it’s just not fair. Let’s to sex. He says, “Never wanna put my heart on responsibility in using such a powerful tool/ dive in and see what God’s Word has to say. deny, but swimming in your world is something weapon? Absolutely! • Genesis 1:31 says that when God looked at every- spiritual.” • Proverbs 15:1 says, “A soft answer turns thing He had made; He thought that it was very good. • Read Luke 9:23-24. What does this say about away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” So how did we go from very good to very bad? self-denial? What do we have to lose by being Although we may want to “get back” at verbal • What does Ecclesiastes 4:1 say about the self-indulgent? abusers, we must respond in love. oppressed? Have you ever felt that, no matter • Read 1 Corinthians 6:13, 18-20. According to what, the oppressors (or evil stuff) will overcome I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that “actions speak v. 13, what is the body made for? the oppressed? Sounds pretty hopeless. louder than words.” That statement couldn’t be more true. A line from “Titanium” says, “You shout • Read Matthew 24:6-7,10,12. What did Jesus say In the chorus, Bruno repeatedly says, “…your sex would happen? Are these happening today? takes me to paradise” and makes him feel that it loud, but I can’t hear a word you say. I’m talking he had been “locked out of heaven” presumably loud, not saying much.” We don’t always speak with God already knew that life would be tough. So is until he had sex with this person. Do you think words; our actions often speak for us. Let’s take a there any hope? Does God even care? In this song, that sex is equal to heaven? look at actions that spoke volumes. there is a hint of hope. He sings, When I need a • 1 Peter 2:23 says that “When they hurled their healing, I just look up to the ceiling. I see the sun This song seems to be focused squarely on sat- insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He coming down, and I know its all better now. isfying his own needs instead of anything to do suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He • What does John 16:33 say about hope? In whom with the other person’s. That is natural if you have entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.” can we have hope, and why? no foundation of faith to set your heart and mind Jesus set an example for us in how He reacted on eternity. to the people who were insulting Him. What • Read Psalm 30:5. What is our hope when we look should we do when someone insults us? Is that beyond the present circumstances? Conclusion: difficult to do? • Read Romans 8:18. What will be the result if we As followers of Christ, we have been called to • Read John 13:35. People will recognize us trust that God is with us? purity. When a songwriter couples a fun, upbeat as a follower of Christ by our love for others. God is not the reason for human suffering, but that melody with religious-sounding lyrics, we must We must encourage in love through both our He is in it with us when it does happen. We just exercise wisdom to hear and reject the real mes- actions and our words. Do your words and need to remember that when things look hopeless, sage of the song. actions match those that Christ would approve? He is our hope. Conclusion: The tongue is a powerful weapon. Conclusion: The words that come from our mouth can destroy Interestingly, in the music video of this song there is or build. We must strive to set an example of a shot of the Bible and it’s opened to Psalm 20. This Christ in both our speech and actions. People will chapter has only nine verses, but they are powerful recognize the One we serve through them. verses. Close by reading this chapter.

Artist: Artist: Artist: Kid Rock Maroon 5 Mumford and Sons Song: Let’s Ride Song: One More Night Song: I Will Wait Album: Rebel Soul Album: Overexposed Album: Babel By: Eric Gargus By: Doug Ranck By: Jeff Williamson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Being soldiers for Christ Relationships God’s love and acceptance is much greater than ours. He will wait for you. Opening Questions: Opening Questions: What would be the hardest thing about being a What “guilty pleasure” foods are hard for you to Opening Question: soldier? Have you ever given up something to do the resist? Candy? Ice Cream? Pizza? What makes How long do you believe that God will wait for you? right thing? Have you ever felt hurt because you did them so difficult to pass up? the right thing? What would you be willing to die for? Discussion: Discussion: Discussion: There are certain actions we find “I Will Wait” is a country-rocking stomp about the Kid Rock’s intends this to be a sort of “theme hard to cease doing or leave behind. They challenges of maintaining a relationship amidst human song” for soldiers. Although he is very patriotic, may be lightweight indulgences or ultimately frustrations and ambitions. Hence the album name: he does have a reputation for being a bit edgy destructive, but for one reason or another we Babel. Many of us are so ambitious that we will do with his lyrics while rocking the mic. Be advised, keep going back for more. anything to succeed – even trying to compete with a slang term for female anatomy is used once in God. But, even in our failures, God will wait for us. the second verse along with a drug reference. The writer of “One More Night” presents this A people group that wanted to reach God built the weakness by saying, Yeah, I stopped using my Tower of Babel. It was a meager attempt, and quite Used as a scapegoat / taped to the wall Read head, using my head, let it all go. Got stuck on insulting to God. He confused their language; the John 15:18. Soldiers follow orders. They take the my body, on my body like a tattoo, and now I’m ensuing confusion and language barrier caused that brunt of the criticism if the media or general pub- feeling stupid, feeling stupid crawling back to you. nation to divide—a consequence of their prideful yet lic does not like the orders they carry out. He wants to be done with the relationship but meaningless pursuit of building a tower so high that • Have you ever taken the punishment for some- finds himself back for one more night. thing you were told to do? Explain. it would reach the heavens. (Genesis 11:1-9) • Do you know someone who would not back Romans 7 describes this dilemma well. Starting Religion is man’s attempt to reach God through our down from orders even if he/she knew it might with verse 21 Paul says, “So I find this law at actions and traditions. Our attempt to rival God is cost them popularity? Share about this person. work: Although I want to do good, evil is right a waste of time because we’re human—imperfect • How is being a Christian and being a soldier a lot alike? there with me. For in my inner being I delight and small—and God is simply God. Mumford and Come on grab your guns / let’s ride / And may your in God’s law; but I see another law at work in Sons understand this, and have seen the hypocrisy conscience be your guide Read 2 Thessalonians me, waging war against the law of my mind and of religion tear the world apart, much like the Tower 3:5. War usually requires weapons and good judg- making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work of Babel tore the early world apart (“...and this is only ment to survive. Soldiers need to be trained and within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will the beginning of what they will do.” Genesis 11:6) ready, along with knowing their boundaries. rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Stones are hard, but they are also broken and • What weapons might a soldier carry? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus smoothed over. Religion does the same thing to us. It • What spiritual weapons do Christians carry? Christ our Lord!” He goes on to talk about how hardens our hearts toward God, breaks us down, and • What principles do you base your decisions on? this power makes him a slave to sin. corrodes our spirit and our character. We give into this Even in darkness you’re my strength / My soul Our “default” in life is to sin. This becomes evident lie that God is harsh and demanding, and only willing will survive / But in this fight I stand ready to die when we find ourselves in a predicament and to know us if we offer religious sacrifices. God’s arms Read Acts 20:24. Saying and doing are two very need a way out. Our first thoughts often go to how are actually open. He just wants our heart. different things. Soldiers must be dedicated even we can escape by “cutting a corner.” There must Do you ever get tired of the whole religion thing? in the face of death. be a way to fix the problem even if it means doing Has religion left you worn and bitter? The truth about • Was there ever a time you feared for your life? something later assessed as questionable. The salvation is that we cannot get it for ourselves. Here Explain. power and wisdom of God is needed to give us is the major point: we don’t reach God – He reaches • Have you ever put yourself in harm’s way to courage to what is right. Only through Christ can us. We’re not powerful enough to reach Him, which protect someone else? Explain. we say “no more” instead of “one more.” is why we needed a savior. (1 John 4:10; 5:10) • On a scale of 1 to 10, with ten being the most likely, how likely would you be to give your life Conclusion: Conclusion: for someone else’s safety? What is your present “one more” in life? What is it God is waiting for you. He will wait for you to accept Conclusion: you are doing you don’t want to be doing? What Him and His never-ending love. Religion may be Read 1 Peter 3:15. Are you ready to share and will be your first steps to saying “no more?” difficult, but God’s love is simple. God’s love is a defend your faith on a moment’s notice? What testimony to His character; our attempt at love is a steps can you take to be better prepared for testimony to our failures with Him. action to live out your faith?

Artist: Artist: Artist: Pink PSY Taylor Swift Song: Blow Me One Last Kiss Song: Gangnam Style Song: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Album: The Truth About Love Album: PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 Album: Red By: Mary Wilson Peed By: Kirk Moore By: Dan Schewe [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Teaching Point: Teaching Point: Teaching point: God wants us to cast all our cares upon Him, “Stuff” isn’t all there is. We often want to cut people out of our lives when because He cares for us. they hurt us. Thankfully God does not cut us out Opening Question: of His when we hurt Him. Opening Questions: What gives a person value? Opening Questions: • When was the last time you blew someone a kiss? • What do you like about this song and its lyrics? Discussion: • Do you know people who date off and on like • What makes you draw the line in a relation- PSY’s megahit “Gangnam Style” has become Taylor describes in this song? Why do you think ship—at what point do you say, “I think I’ve a cultural phenomenon in a short time. People they get back together? finally had enough!” across the globe are doing the dance, and parody • When someone has betrayed you, what have videos are all over the place. But, in all the fun, you wanted to say to him or her, or do to him Discussion: has anyone learned what the song is about? We live in a broken world filled with broken or her? Do you ever want to let him or her back into your life? people. The truth is, we are broken too. Life is “Gangnam” is an upper class neighborhood in • Is there someone out there you would never, hard, and many things give us white knuckles, Seoul, South Korea. Think New York’s Upper ever, want to see again? If so, why? sweaty palms, and headaches. We’ve all had East Side or Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. And days we thought couldn’t get worse, and then “Gangnam Style,” in its silliness, addresses the Discussion: did. Philippians 4:6 tells us not to be anxious class separation of the rich and the poor. It We often return to familiar relationships despite about anything, but instead we should talk to refers to the rich being able to get anything – our emotional scaring. There is something about God about everything. 1 Peter 5:7 tells us to relationships, power, and “stuff” – because of the familiar that keeps drawing us back; unfortu- cast all our cares upon God, because He cares their wealth. nately, many of these on and off again relation- for us. Is giving God your cares easy for you, or ships end explosively. Swift reminds us of this in do you hang on to them and try to solve them What makes “stuff” important? her song. Something has happened, and they will all by yourself? Is it just the ability to pay the bills and have the never, ever, get back together. necessities for life plus a little bit more? If that Relationships are hard work. While it is a sign of were the case, they why would folks try to get In the Bible, we see a cycle that looks similar character to “hang on tight” or persevere, “hang- more and more stuff while others continue to to the one she is singing about. Time and time ing on too tight,” can be bad. Why do you think barely scrape by or worse? again Israel turned away from God to worship this is true? Have you experienced this? other things. (Judges 3:7-8; 3:12-14) In a way, Jesus had something to say about “stuff.” they were breaking up with Him. We also see Pink sings, I think that life’s too short for this. Read Luke 18:18-30. Why do you think Jesus this when Peter denied that he ever knew Jesus. What is she referring to? List a few things life is said that entering God’s Kingdom is difficult for (John 18:15-18, 25-27) too short for. She goes on to sing, I’ll pack my the rich to do? Many of us have a relationship like that with God. ignorance and bliss. Do you feel that you go into We come close for a while, then something hap- a relationship with ignorance and bliss? Is this Paul had something to say about “stuff,” too. pens and we walk away. We say we believe, but good or bad? How can you keep a level head so Read Philippians 3:4-8. What does Paul call all we find ways to hurt God by the things we say that you don’t get hurt? the things that used to bring him prestige? (Dig and do, and the things we do not say or do. deeper to find out what he means when he says, Conclusion: “rubbish” or “dog dung.”) The good news is found in how God responded One of the best ways to keep a level head and in each of those situations. Every time Israel protect your heart is to make sure that you are Conclusion: walked away from God and then cried out for talking to God about your relationships and You are valuable because you are one of help (wanted to get back together), He sent choices. Psalm 139:23-24 says, “Search me, God’s precious children. The deeper message someone to deliver them. (Judges 3:9, 15) He O God, and know my heart; test me and know of “Gangnam Style” is that basing your own always took them back; they always got back my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offen- value and the value of others on material together. Jesus forgave Peter for betraying Him. sive way in me, and lead me in the way ever- things is just plain silly. (John 21:15-19) lasting.” God wants the best for us, and He will Conclusion: always be there to hold you and walk with you Note: If you haven’t seen it, check out this jazzy, When we are hurt we often want to walk away through those things that make your knuckles acoustic version of “Gangnam Style” from the from the one who hurt us; to cut him or her out of white, your palms sweaty, and cause you to cry. television show “Superstar K4.” our lives. Each of us hurts God every day. Thank- You can cast all your cares upon Him, because youtube.com/watch?v=-XWdpl51n0U fully this is a song God will never, ever, sing to us! He does care for you!

Not every available Christian music album can make it into the Youth Leaders Only box, so we try to give you a taste of what else is available in your local store. Since interlínc often gets “pre-release” copies of upcoming CDs, we can give you a “heads up” to new releases that might be just right for you and your young friends. Artist: The individual or group of musicians. Title: The name of the album or project. Label: The company behind the album or project. Genre: The general musical style of the album or project. TIYL: “Try If You Like” – a comparison of similar musical artists. @: The internet web address of the musical artist. By: The name of the person who wrote the review. theBREAX Album Title: Label: @: Genre: TIYL: By: Never Arrive Eye Am Productions thebreax.com Hip-Hop, Rap Eminem, B.o.B., Wiz Aaron Tucker Khalifa, Jay-Z [email protected] One half of this duo is “Timeless” speaks to the timelessness of things that on the streets. It affirms the value of the life of the Beleaf, who is originally are true and things that are quality. “Get Better” and unborn, and the stories in this song would do very from Baltimore, Maryland; “Never Arrive” (featuring Lecrae) and “Come With well as illustrations of the issues surrounding pro-life the other half is Ruslan, Me” all seek to generate a desire to never be satis- and pro-choice. an Armenian refugee fied with status quo, in order to always be growing. Students into rap will enjoy this album. It sounds born in Baku, Azerbaijan, “Take A Look” is personal stories of growth, and is different from some Christian rappers from Atlanta whose family moved especially helpful to show students how far God can or Nashville. This album is replete with DJ scratching here to escape religious bring someone, both spiritually and geographically. and high-pitched electronic beats. It is reminiscent of persecution. The album “Appreciate You” is a song of thanks that would do some of the hip-hop from the ’90’s and is a bit differ- encourages the listener to well for moms (even though the average mom might ent from the bass-driven, rapid-paced rap of today’s improve and grow as children of the King. not appreciate hip-hop!) “Alive” is a hard look at hip-hop scene. pregnancy and abortion, especially its prevalence Matthew West Album Title: Label: @: Genre: TIYL: By: Into the Light Sparrow Records matthewwest.com Pop Third Eye Blind, U2 Eric Gargus [email protected] Matthew West has compelling testimonies from real-life people who teens to respond. For pre/post-service music about penned and performed have experienced God’s grace and mercy. missions and mercy, check out the very sing-able many impactful songs “Do Something” and “We are the Broken.” The album “Into the Light” would make a great corporate worship for student ministry. He ends with the ballads “Love Waiting” (a prayer about song. “Hello, My Name Is” is a fun tune that reminds delivers another teachable a prodigal child from the perspective of his/her parent) us of our true identity in Christ. My personal favorite, album, carrying over and “Power of A Prayer” (an emotional plea from a son “Forgiveness,” would work great as both an invita- the “stories” theme to God about a father who is breaking up their home.) tion/reflection song and a worship song. “Wonderfully from his last album, Grab a tissue for these. Made,” which beautifully portrays the message of “The Story of Your Life.” Psalm 139, would be ideal to share with a student There is a whole mountain of substance here, so dig Into the Light is full of struggling with self-esteem issues. “Unchangeable,” in and enjoy everything that we’ve come to expect songs that will challenge and encourage students “Waitin’ On A Miracle,” and “Restored” are appropriate from this passionate performer. This album will be in in their Christian journeys. The songs are based on to play at the end of a message as you challenge your my rotation for months to come. Tenth Avenue North Album Title: Label: @: Genre: TIYL: By: The Struggle Reunion Records tenthavenuenorth.com Melodic Rock Lifehouse, John Mayer Chris Keating [email protected] This album deals with the grace that we fall into. But also, we have the promise Jesus Christ. “Strangers Here” reminds us that one day up’s and downs we all of a power so strong that it raised Christ himself, and this earth with it’s sorrows will pass away, and gives us face in life and offers us so we know that, mystery of mysteries, we’re also the hope to keep looking forward to the day when we hope that is found only in not struggling to be free.” touch the face of God and our sorrows will disappear. Jesus Christ. The Struggle One of my favorite tracks,“Losing,” gives us an honest There is a lot of depth to The Struggle with its tex- is a great album with a look at forgiveness and reminds us that as Christians tured sounds and the band’s passion for sharing the powerful message allow- we are to be loving toward others who have wronged gospel. I honestly love and appreciate the transpar- ing its listeners to discover us even if it feels like we are the ones losing. “Where Life ency in their lyrics in this album and find it refreshing. God’s grace for their lives Will Never Die.” is an upbeat song looking forward to one Overall this is a great album solidly pointing to Jesus even in the midst of the day leaving this rusted world behind for a city where life and the hope that he brings. It is a must have for struggle. Here is what lead singer Mike Donehey will never die. “The Struggle” and “Worn” give us some every youthworker! says, “We are free to fail because there’s an ocean of of the albums highlights and points us to our Savior Third Day Album Title: Label: @: Genre: TIYL: By: Miracle Essential Records thirdday.com Melodic Rock Lifehouse, John Mayer Glen Allen Green [email protected] Several Christmases trails either musically or lyrically, but like my old slippers, Your kids will love the messages in songs like “Hit Me back my kids gave me an I enjoyed the familiarity and comfort of “old friends.” Like A Bomb,” “The Victory,” and “I Need A Miracle” – expensive pair of sheepskin but YOU might be drawn to songs like “Times Running Almost all the lyrics were written by lead singer Mac house shoes from the “land Out On Me,” “Kicking And Screaming” (love this hooky Powell and the music by the group. Production is very down under.” They stayed tune!), and maybe my favorite, “Forever Yours.” This is clean and simple which lets the tasty guitar/vocal licks on my feet just about every a love song that brought back memories of arguments shine through. It is perhaps a shame that Mac’s voice waking second around the with my Baylor religion prof as a newly married man on sometimes over shadows the qualities of the group house! Funny thing, after all the nature of our relationships in heaven. You’ll have to behind him, but what can you say about “that” voice? the years and miles – even listen to the song to understand! 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Renewal / 26 Remedy Drive / Resuscitate Me

Restoration / 22 Jeff Deyo / Rescue Me

Salvation / 21 Jared Anderson / Impossible Possible

Sin; Struggle With / 18 Disciple / Draw The Line

Trust / 14 Brenton Brown / God My Rock

Victory / 25 Propaganda / Conquer

Worship / 27 Sons / Is This A Dry Season Or Agnosticism?

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