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Unafraid: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Youth Ministry TOPIC: Hurt & Pain SCRIPTURE: the Old Testament DECORATING THEME: Amusement Parks AGE GROUP: Students An amusement park ride can spark joy or leave you feeling more than a bit scared. There are twists, turns, and sometimes, a little bit of pain, too. Those things are true in life, too, so how can we learn to overcome our feelings of fear whenever we experience them? In this 4-week series from the Old Testament, we'll look at stories where people trusted God to help them through their difficult moments. From these stories, we'll see that God can turn fear into courage, hurt into hope, turn wrongs into rights, and transform our worry into trust. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God can turn fear into courage. (Esther saves her people: Esther 7:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:6-12) God can turn hurt into hope. (Job maintains his integrity when he is suffering: Job 2:1-10; Romans 8:26-28) God can turn wrongs into rights. (Amos calls out God's people for their evil: Amos 5:10-15; James 5:1-8) God can turn worry into trust. (Jesus promises his yoke is easy and burden is light: Job 38:1-7, 34-41; Matthew 6:25-34) MEMORY VERSE: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13 (NIV)

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