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Amplify: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Justice SCRIPTURE: Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Concerts AGE GROUP: Students The world can feel noisy, with opinions and outrage competing to be the loudest. And sometimes, the things God cares about most-justice, compassion, faithfulness-are the sounds getting drowned out. In this series, we'll look at moments in Scripture where people refused to stay silent and instead used their voices and actions to push back against what was wrong. Through stories of courage, advocacy, and quiet resistance, we'll learn how to turn up the volume on what matters and amplify what's right until it can't be ignored. This four-week series from the Old Testament will help students understand that God can use your voice for good, you can speak up for those who've been silenced, our voices are louder when we speak up together, and your actions will speak when your words can't. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God can use your voice for good. (Moses & Zelophehad's Daughters: Numbers 27:1-11; Mark 10:46-52) You can speak up for those who've been silenced. (Paul's Plea for Onesimus: Philemon 8-18; Luke 7:1-10) Our voices are louder when we speak up together. (Adonijah Sets Himself as King: 1 Kings 1:5-14, 29-35; Luke 10:1-3) Your actions will speak when your words can't. (Elijah & Obadiah: 1 Kings 18:1-15; Mark 12:38-44) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, students will see five sisters speak up against an unjust law in the Old Testament and Bartimaeus refuse to stay silent in the New Testament. At a concert, a voice doesn't have to be the loudest to be heard. It just has to be given a mic. This week, we'll see how Zelophehad's daughters spoke up when the system overlooked them, and how Bartimaeus refused to be quiet when he needed help. Their stories show that ordinary voices can bring change and God can use your voice for good. This week, students will focus on the New Testament, where Paul implores Philemon to accept Onesimus and the Jewish elders speak for a centurion who stood up for his servant. Sometimes we need to speak for ourselves, but other times we are called to speak for those who are being ignored. This week, we'll look at how Paul spoke up for Onesimus and how Jesus responded to someone others thought didn't matter, using their influence to restore dignity and worth. We'll learn that you can speak up for those who've been silenced. This week, students will explore Nathan and Bathsheba working together to stop Adonijah's power grab in 1 Kings and Jesus sending out the 72 in pairs in Luke. One voice is powerful, but a chorus-many voices together-changes the atmosphere. This week, we'll see how speaking together protected God's plan when Adonijah tried to take control, and how Jesus sent people out in pairs to share the message of God's kingdom. These stories show that unity strengthens impact because our voices are louder when we speak up together. This week, students will continue in 1 Kings with the Obadiah's work under a violent ruler and learn about the widow's offering despite being in an oppressive circumstance in Mark. Not every message is spoken-some are lived out. This week, we'll look at how Obadiah quietly protected lives while Elijah boldly confronted injustice, alongside Jesus' reminder that real faith is shown through sacrificial action. Sometimes faith shows up through courage, generosity, and obedience when words fall short. We'll see that your actions will speak when your words can't. MEMORY VERSE: "Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. " -Proverbs 31:9 (NIV)

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