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True Story: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Identity SCRIPTURE: Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Vintage Movie Theater AGE GROUP: Students Many of our favorite movies, from Toy Story to Moana, tell the stories of characters who are on a journey to discover who they are and what they were created to do. The stories in Scripture are like this too, but with one big difference: in the Bible, humans aren't the main characters - God is. In this series, we'll explore the stories of people like Cain and Abel, Elijah, Naomi, Ruth, Esther, and some of the earliest Jesus-followers in order to see that who we are can best be understand in the context of who God is. When we discover who our Creator is, we can better understand who we were created to be. Because of who God is, we can trust how God has made us, we can do difficult things, we can embrace the unknown, and we can take risks for others. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES Because of who God is, we can trust how God has made us. (Cain and Abel: Genesis 4:1-8, 37:5-11, 18-36; 1 Corinthians 12:4-12; Proverbs 14:30) Because of who God is, we can do difficult things. (Elijah on Mount Carmel: 1 Kings 18:18-39, 19:2-12; Psalm 23) Because of who God is, we can embrace the unknown. (Naomi and Ruth: Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-17; Matthew 6:25-27 & 34) Because of who God is, we can take risks for others. (Esther: Romans 7:18-25; Esther 1-7; John 15:12-13)

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