In Real Life eResources A Speck in the Universe The Bible on Self-Esteem and Peer Pressure

Exploring tough questions facing youth today• Also available in print (with eResource)

OPEN THE BIBLE • Help youth apply the Bible to real life and discuss their faith. This all-in-one curriculum guides youth and their leaders on a journey for meaning and identity. In Real Life encourages youth to ask the hard questions, and helps them encounter Scripture in search of answers. In a time of violence, injustice, materialism, and new pressures, this series offers a different point of view. Compatible with a whole family approach.

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In the vastness of space and time, why would the great Creator of the universe choose humans for a special relationship, and love us through life, death, and back into life?

Society sends messages defining what and who we need to be—“somebody.” God has a different message—a message of unconditional love. Through stories of biblical characters, youth will discover what the Bible has to say about living in harmony with their Creator, where we find our self-worth, gain strength against the onslaught of society’s pressures, and can help each other navigate those rocky paths. (6 sessions, plus extender session)

Sessions:

1. A Crown of Honor • Since youth often struggle with identity and a sense of self-worth, help them see how, though we are mere specks in the universe, we are created “very good,” worthy to be here, and are intimately connected to the Creator who made such an amazing universe.
2. Love for the Unloved • With adolescence being a time of feeling unloved, help group members learn how to recognize and feel the love God has for them.
3. On Being Holy • Help youth boost their self-esteem by keeping clean the “temples” of their bodies, since they are a sacred dwelling place for God.
4. The "In" Crowd • With youth struggling and searching for acceptance in social groups, give them a place to belong where they are accepted.
5. Contents Under Pressure • With many tugs at their loyalties, participants need help to see faithfulness to God as their strength and shield against the onslaught of pressure.
6. Humility and Self-Confidence • For true strength, help participants develop humility and self-confidence based on being committed children of God.
7. Community Stargazing (Extender Session option) • Since youth often struggle with identity and a sense of self-worth, help them see how, though we are mere specks in the universe, we are created “very good,” worthy to be here, and are intimately connected to the Creator who made such an amazing universe.