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Brief summary of our teen's week 7 meeting
We find in Chapter 2 of Daniel that king Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams that troubled him. He commanded the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers and Chaldeans to tell him his dream and give the interpretation of it. When the magicians and other advisors told him there was no one on earth that could tell him his dream and interpret it he became very angry. He made a decree to kill all of the wise men in Babylon. Of course Daniel and his friends were part of this group that would be killed. Daniel and his friends prayed that God would reveal to them the kings dream and its interpretation. Daniel and his friends saw the opportunity to make a life-or-death difference. They prayed. They trusted God. When He answered, they gave Him glory. As a result, the whole experience became a way for them to witness to the king of Babylon. God helped Daniel make the most of that opportunity.
Daniel and his friends always seemed ready to talk about God to kings and colleagues. God equipped them for those moments, just as He’s equipping us for those opportunities where He can use us as His witnesses. If we are saved, then we can expect that God is going to work through us and use us to lead others to Christ. It is very important to be ready to take opportunities to share our faith in Jesus Christ. Opportunities can come and go quickly. If we’re not ready when God brings them to us, we might miss them.
God is preparing us to make the most of every opportunity we have to witness to others. That’s why prayer is so important. Another thing we can do to prepare ourselves for such an opportunity is to memorize Scripture so it can sharpen our minds and mold our hearts like God wants them to be molded.
We showed a video from a clip of "Facing the Giants" that showed what determination and being stewarts of God through anything that you do (in this case applying principles to playing football) can accomplish. In arguably the turning point of the inspirational Facing the Giants movie, the coach asks the captain of his football team, Brock, to do the death crawl on the field. Brock had resigned himself to losing the next football match, so the coach wanted to show him that he can actually triumph in "facing the giants" if he only kept going and doing his best.
He made Brock crawl blindfolded across the field with a teammate on his back. There are times when Brock wanted to rest or stop, but the coach kept up a stream of positive talk and encouragement until Brock reached the end.
When Brock realized he had actually crossed the entire field, his self-concept and his belief about his team changed forever. He had faced his giants and defeated them; he's now ready to win over the next.
Like Brock, you may have found yourself pitted against giants that stand in the way between you and your dream. Surprisingly, these are giants you have either created yourself or allowed others to create for you.
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Do you know what successful people do? They do not set limits for themselves. At some point, they may have defying the odds as impossible and self defeating, but they are quick to replace it with a positive thought. In setting no limits and expecting only the best, they reach their dreams - sometimes, something even better!
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The last sectment of every meeting is Council Time conducted by our Director, Steve Fowler.
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| MEMORY VERSE |
| But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ..Romans 5:8 |
| Focus Of Lesson |
| Be open to seeing the opportunities that the Holy Spirit makes available to us to be God’s witnesses. |
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