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Paul In Rome Bible Study
PAUL IN ROME - SESSION ONE • www.bluefishtv.com
1. Mirror, Mirror (girls to girls)
Since I was in sixth grade, I would ask my mom to buy magazines like Seventeen and Teen Vogue. I’d spend hours trying to master what it took to have a beautiful face and dress with style. I thought I had what it took to be a model even though I was a little short. I’m now obsessed with what I look like to other people and I spend tons of time primping in the mirror. What I look like in the morning effects my mood and if someone has complimented me or not. I feel like something just isn’t right and that not everyone’s this way.
2. Garbage in, Garbage out
My parents always tell me that our culture has become more sex-saturated than it was when they were growing up. I’m not sure if I believe that but whatever the case, I have a difficult time not thinking about sex. It seems like whenever I see a magazine at the grocery store, the front cover talks about sex. I’ve read some books with graphic scenes in them that have triggered my thoughts about sex. Everyone at school talks in perverted ways about sex, and any time I try to see a decent movie it ends up being about sex. I feel like there’s so much junk in my mind and I can’t get it out. It’s horrible. I can’t be the only one that struggles with my thoughts.
3. TMI
There’s been so much going on in the news lately and I’ve become really anxious about the future. There’s just too much information. From terrorism to school shootings to natural disasters- it’s really gotten me depressed wondering if God is judging us or if the stupid things we do are catching up to us. I’m confused why bad things have to happen and don’t understand why the news is always negative. I really like to stay on top of current events but I haven’t in a few weeks because it’s changed the way I see life.
4. Identity Crisis
At school, the people I hang around the most party on the weekends. I’m a Christian and know I shouldn’t be involved in what they’re doing but I’ve gone to them before and given in a few times to drinking. I know it’s not who I am. I feel like the only way I’ll fit in is to party with them. Lately, I haven’t been going to them … not just because it made me lie to my parents about where I was … but because it feels pointless to me. In the back of my mind though, I still have lots of “what ifs” about going. I just don’t get why everyone thinks partying is so cool.
5. Kiss & Tell (girls to girls)
There is this guy I talk to a lot at school and I think I like him. My friends know that I’ve committed myself to abstinence and that my standards are really high but they still pressure me to kiss him. They get a kick out of telling me what they think I should do. I know that is not what I should do; besides we aren’t official and if we were, I wouldn’t do that anyway. I’m just tired of them pressuring me and telling me that I need to be like everyone else.
6. Fighting Words (guys to guys)
I’m a pretty big gamer and so are my friends. We play online games against other people from around the country and we’ll sometimes IM each other. Recently, the instant messaging has gotten hateful and more like cyber-bullying. It just started off as play fighting though. I’ve been one of the guys involved ever since another guy started it all. I really feel guilty about what I say back, but I feel like I have to let him have it and defend myself.
Handout
“I NEED WISDOM”
What advice would you offer to the following people in regards to the outside pressures they’re facing? Specifically, how could Scripture affect their present circumstance?
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