Subs and Substance Week 3

The gang aftter their night in the woods!

This week Doug G shared from Proverbs 2: 1-5 and discussed

"Being Wise and Being Cool, Can you be both?"

Being wise:

·         The Treasure of Wisdom:  What does wisdom look like? 

·         Do you know anyone your age who shows unusual wisdom?  How can you tell?

·         Is it possible to know how to make a wise decision and yet still make a foolish decision when the time comes?  How can you keep from doing that?

·         Read Prov. 2: 1-5

·         Prov. 4: Above all else, get wisdom.  Though it cost you all you have, get understanding.

·         Read list of wisdom’s benefits.

Being Cool:

·         Do you know anyone your age who is cool?  (name them)

·         What makes that person cool?  Do characteristics make a person cool or is it how they act?

·         Who is cool at FSM?  Chris Tuttle, Landon Trulove, etc.

·         Cool doesn’t try – it is:  Being cool is an honor that only others can give you.  You can’t make yourself cool.  In fact, if you try to be cool, or think you are, you probably aren’t.

·         Cool people focus on others, not on themselves.  Matt. 23:12, those who humble themselves will be exalted.

·         Most cool people don’t even realize they are cool.  They are too busy making a difference in their world.

4 Reasons you should be cool:

·         Cool people have the ability to influence others for good

·         Cool people have confidence to do things others believe impossible

·         Cool people fine it easy and natural to show God’s love and acceptance

·         Cool people stand up for truth and don’t need everyone to agree with them or even like them

We then discussed the comcitments the guys made to each other:

Meet together each week to keep each other accountable in what they are reading, what temptations they are dealing with and to talk about what is going on each others lives.

We talked about this being a great start and encouraged them to take it a step further by documenting their committments to each other. A commitment that includes the process they will follow in the case where one of them is not living up to the standard they have agreed to.