LESSON FOLLOWUP | October 30

​GRADES 9-12

We’re three weeks into our series focusing on questions Jesus asked in the Gospels. Each week, our students are examining a different passage of Scripture to discover the backstory behind some of those questions.

In this third lesson, we explored Mark 10:46-52, where Jesus met Bartimaeus, a blind man who called out for Jesus to heal him. The interesting point of this interaction is not that Jesus healed him, but the question Jesus asked him right before he did it. “What do you want me to do for you?” is not a question that we often associate with our relationship with Jesus. Sometimes we get stuck thinking that our faith journey is all about what we should be doing for God. This week we discussed how Jesus wants to do something for us—we just need to ask.

This week, take some time to talk with your teenager about our lesson. Here are some questions you might want to ask:

• What do we want and need Jesus to do for us?
• What can keep us from asking Jesus to help us with things we can’t change on our own?
• What are some specific things that Jesus has already done for us? How can we be more thankful for those things?

GRADES 6-8

We’ve wrapped up our series called “God Is.” Each week, we looked at important characteristics of God and discussed how these traits invite us to know and love God more. Our teenagers talked about how these traits impact their relationship with Jesus.

In this final lesson, we explored Revelation 1:1-8, the opening verses of the book written by the Apostle John. John wrote down what he saw in a vision from Jesus, and these verses reveal how God is both timeless and present. Our world is always changing. But God never changes—he’s a constant that has always been, is relevant today, and always will be. God was in the past, is in the present, and will be in the future.

Take some time to continue this conversation with your teenager. Consider using these questions to get you started:

• Do you believe that God is as involved in our lives today as he was in the lives of people in the Bible? Why or why not?
• Which is easier for you: to trust Jesus with tomorrow or to trust him with your future many years from now? Why?
• God was powerful enough to create the entire universe—yep, that’s a hard one to grasp—and God never changes. That means God still has infinite power. In what area of your life do you need some of God’s power right now?

Thanks for all your prayers for our ministry. Have an incredible week!