Woodlawn Youth Parents Page
Final payments due next Sunday, May 27 for. . .
June 9-16 Colonia Work Project (9th grade & up)
July 8-11 Jr. High Mission Arlington Trip (7th & 8th grade)
July 15-19 Journey Youth Camp at Highland Lakes Camp on Lake Travis
Information available at www.woodlawnbc.org/youth
June 22-23 Youth Evangelism Conference (Y.E.C.)
for teens who have completed 6th grade and up
www.woodlawnbc.org/youth/yec
$35 due next Sunday, May 27
Next Sunday, May 27
High School Graduate Celebration
9:30 am Breakfast in Great Hall
For all teens, college students, families, friends, and ministry team
Email what you will bring for breakfast to bryan@woodlawnbc.org
11:00 am Graduate Recognition in Worship
(graduates need to bring their caps, gowns, tassels)
This Sunday, May 20
9:15 am Food/Giveaways in Great Hall
9:30 am Bible Study Groups For All Ages
Youth Bible Study Topic:
Forgive Others — Don’t Forget How God Has Forgiven You
See below for Bible study details.
11:00 am Worship
Wednesday Night Youth Group
7:00 pm in Great Hall
May 16 Topic: What Jesus meant when He described the un pardonable sin.
See below for more & ways you can interact with your teen on this topic.
May 23 Topic: Let It Go — Practical steps in seeking forgiveness.
Jr. High Vacation Bible School
(for those who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grades this past school year)
June 18-20 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Bible study groups & recreation in the morning,
mystery events in the afternoon following lunch
(bring fast food lunch money)
with everyone ending up in a swimming pool!
June 21 9:00 am – 12 noon
Bible study groups & recreation
Email bryan@woodlawnbc.org or call 512.442.7858 Ext. 22 to sign up!
This Sunday’s 9:30 am Bible Study
Share that forgiveness is a difficult thing for many people to deal with. We can learn to forgive others when we learn how much we are forgiven. Our May Bible study will take a deeper look at this issue of forgiveness. Students will discover that all of us have missed the mark and that God offers forgiveness to us in response. They will also discover that there is an appropriate response that God desires to His offer of forgiveness. Students will discover what it means to forgive others and what forgiveness should look like as they offer it.
Students seem to experience a lot of relationship drama. More often than not, they tend to hang on to hurts and often express their pain in very public ways, including social media. This Sunday, our Bible study will guide students to understand the “why” behind forgiving others as well as the importance of forgiving others. (Luke 6:37; Mark 11:25-26; Ephesians 4:32). Here are the main points of our Bible study:
> Offering forgiveness to others who have hurt us can be a difficult thing to do.
> Jesus commands us to forgive others. It is not an option.
> Forgiving others provides us the opportunity to let it go.
> When we fail to forgive others, it can create bitterness in us.
> If we want forgiveness, we must be willing to offer forgiveness.
> It is only right that we forgive others because God has forgiven us.
Use the following information and questions to reinforce the truths of this month of Bible study at home. Use one or two of the discussion starters to begin a conversation. Look for teachable moments—at home, in the car, or at a game. Pray and ask God to provide you opportunities to have spiritual conversations with your teenager(s).
> What are some things that are hard to forgive people for?
> What would you say you struggle with the most when it comes to forgiving someone?
> What do you think of Jesusʼ statement: “Forgive, and you will be forgiven”?
> Why is it important to forgive others? In what ways is it freeing to you if you forgive others?
> Are there people in your life you need to offer forgiveness? What is keeping you from offering it?
Wednesday Night Youth Group (7:00 - 8:30 pm in Great Hall)
On Wednesday, May 16, we identified the unpardonable sin. Main points: 1) It is committed by the enemies of Jesus (Matthew 12:25-30); 2) It is not divorce, suicide, or some other “big sin” (Matthew 12:31); and 3) It is rejecting the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:32). The unpardonable sin is a continued hostility to God even after one has been exposed to the truth of God in Jesus Christ.
Use one or more of the following discussion starters to begin a conversation with your teenager:
> The fact that you are concerned about your salvation is proof that you haven’t committed the unpardonable sin.
> There is hope for you and others to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and receive His truth and His Spirit.
> How can you share the hope of Christ with someone you know who thinks they’ve blown it?
Take turns praying together with your teenager. Give your teen an opportunity to pray for forgiveness and to come to faith in Christ.