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Lesson 7 - Listening On Purpose, Part 1
Sheilah and her mother are always fighting. Sheilah’s mother will say something, and Sheilah will react by snapping at her, “You’re always on my case!” Sometimes Sheilah will roll her eyes and sigh, or just ignore her mother. Sheilah’s mother often responds by saying, “Because you never listen to me!” Then Sheilah will click her teeth or go to her room. Both of them are frustrated. What can each of them do to make things better between them?
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Lesson 6 - Retreating Before You Charge
Jenna is in the eighth grade. She writes: “I invited my neighbor Cassandra to spend the weekend at my house while her parents were away. I take time to reflect and pray every night before I go to bed. Cassandra noticed I was praying and said her mother does the same thing as a result of yoga classes. ‘It’s all the same,’ she said. I didn’t know what to say. I don’t want her to think that spending time with God is the same thing as yoga. I don’t want to offend her by sounding stuck up about my religion. What do I say? Should I just leave it alone? It just seemed like a good opportunity to share and I think I blew it.”
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Lesson 5 - Hanging On In God's Apparent Absence
Dominic came home from his mother’s funeral today. His mother was only 34 and died suddenly of a rare virus. Sitting in his room amid all the pain and loss he feels, he is troubled by some of the things people said to him at the funeral. One person quoted Romans 8:28 to him, saying that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him” (NIV). Another mentioned that his mother’s death must have been part of God’s will. While there were many compassionate words spoken, these statements troubled him. How could this work for good? How could this be God’s will? If this is what God is like and this is what His will is, I want nothing to do with it or Him! What would you say to him if you could write him a letter as he sits in his room?
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Lesson 4 - Walking With God, Part 2
At the climax of The Quest of the Holy Grail—one of the medieval tales of King Arthur and his knights—the pure Sir Galahad is the knight that reaches the ultimate end of the quest. He is given a glimpse of God (although what this means is not clear from the story) and is instantly struck dead.
If you had the chance to see God face to face—and have all your doubts and questions instantly blown away by His glory—but it meant your death, would you take that chance?
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