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On Your Own: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Friendship SCRIPTURE: the Old & New Testament DECORATING THEME: Game Shows AGE GROUP: Students Game shows can reveal the real strength behind friendships. Whether we're asking for help, solving puzzles, or overcoming challenges, quality friendships can help us move on to the next round of competition. So, what does it look like to develop game-winning friendships? In this 4-week series from the Old and New Testaments, we'll explore how godly friendships can make a difference when we're in the hot seat. We'll see how God's words can help our friendships grow, how our friends can help our faith grow, the ways God can help us choose our friends wisely, and how God can help repair broken friendships. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God's words can help your friendships grow. (Ruth goes with Naomi: Ruth 1:1-18; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ) Your friends can help your faith grow. (Jesus calls Simon Peter to follow him: Luke 5:1-11; Proverbs 13:20 ) God can help us choose our friends wisely. (Paul tells the church in Rome to love one another: Romans 12:9-12; Psalm 1:1-6) God can help repair broken friendships. (Love your enemies: Luke 6:32-36; Genesis 33:1-11) MEMORY VERSE: "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8

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