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In The Shadows: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Doubt & Questions SCRIPTURE: the Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Shadows AGE GROUP: Students Where there is shadow, there is light, so the shadows don't have to scare us. As we grow and experience more life, we might find the shadows of doubt or questions creeping towards us. Rather than run from the shadows, we can look to God to cast some light on the situation. In this 4-week series from the Old and New Testaments, we'll explore how we can step into the light whenever we doubt God's presence. We'll talk about how when we doubt God can be trusted , we can find the light and choose to remember what God's already done. We'll learn how, when Jesus' followers disappoint us, we can step up to be what we don't see . We'll explore what can happen when we've lost hope and how we can ask God to surprise us . And we'll see how even when the shadows make it feel like God's not listening, we don't stop praying. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES When you doubt God can be trusted, remember what God's already done. (Naaman is healed of leprosy: 2 Kings 5:1-14 ; Psalm 143:1-6) When Jesus' followers disappoint you, be what you don't see. (Jeremiah calls out the people: Luke 10:25-37; Psalm 25:1-3) When you've lost hope, ask God to surprise you. (Abraham and Sarah wait for their child: Genesis 18:1-15; Matthew 19:26) When it feels like God doesn't hear you, keep praying. (Hannah prays for a child: Luke 18:1-8; Psalm 138:1-3) MEMORY VERSE: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." - Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

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