Are we content even when our youth group never grows?

1. Object Lesson -
Baby Pictures
Are we content even when our youth
group never grows?
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2. Materials
Obtain baby pictures of different people in the
groups. Allow participants to attempt to identify
the various people by their baby pictures.
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3. Application
Parent’s have great expectations for their children.
Every child is a bundle of potential. As they grow and
mature, they discover their abilities and ultimately
their place in life.
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4. A youth group, in many ways is like a baby. It starts
out small, and it doesn’t know its abilities or where it
fits into God’s picture, but as it grows and matures,
God has a plan for it. If it a baby did not grow and
mature we would be very concerned, but we seem
content that our youth group never grows.
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5. We must realize, a youth group cannot survive
separated from the family of God any more than a
baby can survive separated from it’s family. And as a
baby grows, it’s identity is shaped by its family.
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6. Discussion
1. So where does the group fit into the family of
God? In what ways can it grow and mature?
What is it’s potential? What is God’s plan for it?”
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7. 2. How can you apply this object lesson to your
personal spiritual life? In what areas have you grown
a lot? In what areas is your spiritual growth been
stagnant? How would you describe yourself as a
Babe in Christ / Child of God?
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8. Variation
This object lesson could be used for care
groups, just substitute “care group” for
“youth group.”
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