In 1 Samuel 26, we have the story of David sparing Saul’s life a second time. At this point in the story, Saul and David are in conflict because Saul wants to get rid of David, pursuing him in the desert. As the story unfolds, not once but twic
In this lesson, we conclude our series on sexuality by looking at how Jesus engaged sinners. The goal is to help the students see that Jesus calls us to love sinners into holiness and not condemn them into compliance. Grasping this distinctio
In this lesson, we are exploring what the Bible has to say about same-sex relationships. The Bible talks about this in six places (three in the Old Testament, three in the New Testament). We primarily are looking at Romans 1:24-32 with some g
In this lesson, we look at how viewing sexuality as a means to reflect God’s holiness impacts the way we view the opposite gender. While Genesis 1 & 2 make the case that male and female together image God, we generally struggle with this while
In this lesson, we set out to clarify the point of marriage. It’s safe to say that we have an obsession with marriage. It’s a dominant fixation for teens and young adults. But with this fixation comes a distortion of what marriage is ultimately
In this lesson, we look at God’s ideal for sexuality. The world says that the ideal is “love” while others (including some Christians) say that the ideal is heterosexuality. But from our text, 1 Peter 1:14-19, we see that God’s ideal for our
In this lesson, we lay the groundwork for the following weeks by establishing what our identity is. The reason this is so important is that our essence (who we are) influences and shapes our ethics (what we do). So we return to Genesis 1:26-2
In this lesson, we’re kicking off our series on the seven deadly sins. This will be our series leading up to Easter and the hope is that be seeing the gravity and severity of our sin, it gives us a greater affection for our Savior and what he