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| APPLY, Option #1: Read and discuss this case study: Jim came to youth group looking pretty defeated. When asked what was wrong, he confided in the group that the family business had just declared bankruptcy. Jim had a hard time talking about it; it seemed to him like such a shameful thing. He asked the group to keep this confidential and to keep him and his family in their prayers. Then he fell silent, saying nothing about the upcoming trip to convention. Ask: How should Jim’s youth group respond? RESPOND: (10 minutes) Talk as a group about how you can strengthen community by the help of the Spirit. Then take the same T-shirt you used in the Focus activity and a fabric pen. Take turns writing down community wishes on the T-shirt. If appropriate, have the shirt passed around for each member of the group to wear. End with a time of prayer, asking God for boldness and to have one heart and soul. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRThe miracul ous just keeps happening in the book of Acts! One story leads to another in the pattern of action and reflection (see Insights from Scripture in the Detour through Acts: Being the Beggar). The miracle cure of the lame man makes the temple authorities pretty edgy. It’s obvious that a mighty miracle of God has been done. This is a well-known beggar (4:21). Continued... |
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