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Lifelines: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Friendship SCRIPTURE: New Testament DECORATING THEME: Safety at sea AGE GROUP: Students Do you have any friendships you can really count on - the kind of friendships you might call your "lifelines?" God designed us to have friendships we can trust, but God also knew we'd need some help figuring out how to build friendships that are lifelines for each other. In this 4-week series, we'll look at the kind of friendship Jesus models for us: friendship that lets us be real , gives us a chance to grow , gives us a group when we feel alone , and can even change the world. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES Godly friendships let you be real. (Jesus talks With a Samaritan Woman: John 4:1-29; Ephesians 5:1-2; Hebrews 4:13) Godly friendships help you grow. (Martha and Mary: Luke 10:38-42; Ephesians 5:1-2; Proverbs 27:17) Godly friendships never leave you all alone. (Death of Lazarus: John 11:1-16; Ephesians 5:1-2; Acts 2:42-47) Godly friendships can change the world. (Jesus Rejected at Nazareth: Luke 4:14-21; Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 5:1-2)

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