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Sent Together: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Evangelism SCRIPTURE: New Testament DECORATING THEME: Maps AGE GROUP: Students DISCIPLESHIP ACTIVITY: Get Sent To Heal Challenge, the discipleship activity that goes along with this teaching series, here ! We all want to be part of something significant. We want to make a difference! We dream of making an impact and leaving the world better than we found it. Some people try to change the world all alone, but the people who've made the biggest and most positive differences in the world know you can't do anything truly significant on your own. Jesus told us this on his last day on earth. He gave his followers a mission that would change the world - but he made it clear we couldn't do it alone. He was sending us on a mission together. In this four-week series from the New Testament, we'll learn from Jesus and some of his earliest followers that Jesus sends us on a mission - a mission that can bring healing , that can only be accomplished together , and that we can boldly choose to be a part of. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES Jesus sends us on a mission. (The great commission: Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 12:1-2; Mark 16:15) Jesus sends us to bring healing. (Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man: Matthew 9:1-13; Romans 12:9-18; 1 Peter 2:24) Jesus sends us out together. (Jesus sends out his seventy-two disciples: Luke 10:1-3; Romans 5:1-8; Acts 1:8) Jesus sends us out boldly. (Jesus tells his followers not to be afraid because God is always with us: Matthew 10:26-31; 2 Corinthians 4:5-7; Psalm 100:5) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, we'll unpack the Great Commission from Jesus and hear Paul's words on staying committed to following God. Some missions feel valuable solely based on who sent us. This week, we'll explore the moment Jesus gave his disciples a mission bigger than themselves, one they couldn't accomplish alone. Through both our words and actions, we're invited to join that same mission today. Jesus sends us on a mission. This week, we'll explore why Jesus healing someone was controversial and hear the words of Paul on how to treat others. We all encounter things that are broken-relationships, emotions, communities-and sometimes, we don't know where to begin. But Jesus didn't avoid brokenness; he stepped into it with compassion, healing, and hope. Now we're invited to do the same. With the tools God gives us and our community around us, Jesus sends us to bring healing. This week, we'll focus on Jesus giving a mission to seventy-two disciples and Paul's word of encouragement for when we feel unqualified as followers of Jesus, Jesus shows us love and validation. A mission this big can't be done alone. This week, we'll see how Jesus sent his followers out in pairs-not just with a message, but with each other. We were never meant to carry the mission solo. We're called to work together, support one another, and bring good news as a team. Jesus sends us out together. This week, we'll discover that Jesus tells his disciples not to be afraid and be challenged by Paul to preach Jesus. Boldness can sound loud or intimidating, but Jesus redefines it as confident love in action. This week, we'll see how Jesus prepared his followers to share the good news-honestly, courageously, and together. We don't have to be perfect to step into the mission. We just need to trust and go. Jesus sends us out boldly. MEMORY VERSE: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" - Matthew 28:19 (NIV)

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