Subs and Substance Week 6 & 7

In week 6 the boys were challenged with the following questions:

1.     What is the most courageous thing you have ever done?

2.     What is one of your greatest weaknesses?

3.     What words encourage you the most?                                                                      

After sharing their answers, in week 7 the group talked about weakness...

·        Is it good to be weak?

·        Is it good to be strong?

Have you ever heard, “your greatest strength can become your greatest weakness? “

What are some examples of that? 

·        Me, I am able to work long and hard but lose out on relationships.

·        I am pretty confident and self assured – this can cause me to seem arrogant and conceited.

In our strength, what do we rely on?  - Ourselves!

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

⁹ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Paul encourages that in our weakness we depend on God’s power rather than a lesser, far inferior option – our strength. What’s your choice?

“Weak or Strong? Your choice!

Subs and Substance Week 5

Doug led the boys in a discussion on "Godly skills for everyday living"

Wisdom:

·         Wisdom is available for everyone.  Young and old.

·         What is the difference between being smart and being wise?

·         The bible says we should we desire wisdom.  Why?  “it is life to the soul”, Prov. 3:21-23.

·         What good will wisdom do us?

o   “Provides Safety and Security”, Prov. 3:23

o   “Provides Peace”, Prov. 3:23

o   “Provides Confidence, Prov. 3:26

How do we get wisdom:

·         Ask God for it.  James 1:5-6.  “God gives it freely and generously.”

·         Apply yourself to the reading and application of the bible.  (Live the way it tells you to.)

·         The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  Prov. 9:10

What are the benefits of having wisdom:

·         List several benefits of wisdom.

·         Wisdom will help you choose your friends.  The wise man/young man chooses his friends wisely.

·         Not everyone will be your friend, nor will you be everyone’s friend.  God wants it to be that way.

·         True friendships are God-honoring because both people have the same large goals.

·         75% of high school students walk away from church after they graduate and enter college.  Why?  Primarily because of their friends.  Peer pressure.

·         What does a godly friendship look like?  Friends need to be there for one another, stay in touch with one another, hold one another accountable, hold to a higher standard.

·         A godly friend is Faithful and Truthful.