Category Archives: Junior High – Curriculum: Small Groups

Grapple Jr High – Three Big Questions – Physical

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Hang out with junior highers and you’ll quickly realize that they’re searching for meaningful answers to important, life-defining issues. As a leader, you have the opportunity to help your students on the journey of discovering solid answers, which begins by asking the right questions. Wherever your students are in their spiritual journey, they all have inquisitive minds and a need for Christ-centered biblical depth. Grapple will help your junior highers examine tough topics in meaningful ways so they understand and own their faith. Each week, students engage with memorable Bible passages and characters, grapple with the issues that come to the surface, and discover a path that leads them straight to Jesus Christ. This 12-lesson volume of Grapple features series that address three big questions: Who Do I Think Jesus Is? Is It All About Me, Me, Me? Got Friends? Students will encounter lessons about how Jesus claimed to be the promised Messiah, how God helps them experience contentment and peace, and how life is more meaningful with friends along for the ride. Each lesson features interactive, hands-on elements that will get your junior highers talking, moving around, and seeking answers. Give your teenagers the tools they need to find Christ-centered answers to some of life’s biggest questions!

Tempting Stuff – Physical

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Temptation is something everyone experiences?even Jesus was tempted! And one of Satan?s most devious tricks is to use temptation not just to get students to sin, but to separate themselves from the body of Christ because of guilt and shame. In this five-week, DVD-based study, Kurt Johnston and Katie Edwards helps students overcome temptation by understanding it from a biblical perspective. Inside you?ll find everything you need to lead a small group discussion that will strengthen students? resolve and prepare them for a life-long battle with temptation. As a leader, you also get all the materials you need to run each meeting: leader?s notes, student handouts, and more. And they?re all editable and reproducible as we can make them?so tweak away and make them yours! Lessons include: The Temptation Story [9:30] Selfish Temptations [8:44] Do Nothing Temptations [8:45] Dishonest Temptations [9:28] Cruel Temptations [6:32]

The Red Stuff – Physical

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The Red Stuff is gonna help out two groups: small group leaders and students. For small group leaders, you?ll get everything you need to run five weeks of video-based small group meetings. The video part is especially great if you love the relational part of youth ministry, but either don?t have lots of time or aren?t so comfortable with ?teaching? stuff. The DVD has 5-10 minute talks given by junior high pastor Scott Rubin?freeing you up to lead the follow-up discussions and build relationships, rather than writing sermon notes. For students, they get to dig in to the words of Jesus himself, the ?Red Stuff?. They?ll take a look at five of Jesus? parables, uncover what His message was, and see how it still applies to their life today. Lessons cover what Jesus said about: The Bible Our Talents Pride Persistent Prayer Eternity As a leader, you also get all the materials you need to run each meeting including DVD videos, discussion guides, promotional materials, and more?everything you need to save you time while teaching five Biblically-based lessons.

Active Bible Studies – Download

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Do you ever get tired of that comatose-like state your junior highers slip into as soon as you start your lesson time? We thought so, which is why we created these Active Bible Studies . Each lesson is based on a teachable passage, features clear lesson plans, fun activities that tie in to each lesson, discussion questions and more. It is truly a turnkey resource for when you need to include a Bible study for small groups, camp, meetings, retreats, or whatever else you program demands. And each lesson is specifically designed to help junior highers apply God?s word to everyday life. Armor of God Experiencing Time with God Get Below the Surface God’s View vs. the World’s View [Girls Only] Local & Global Missions A Letter to the Philippians Shhhhh! The Power of Actions Over Words Board Game Once Upon a Parable A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness/li> Praying for One Another The Last Days of Jesus Encouragement Jar Power Up [Geared for Guys] Picture Perfect God’s View vs. the World’s View [Guys Only] Grab Bag Becoming God’s Girl Got Fruit? Spend It. Save It. Give It Back. Each lesson is editable and customizable, so you can use it ?as is? or tear it apart and build your own monster from it!

Tuff Stuff – Physical

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The Tuff Stuff junior high DVD curriculum is designed to remove the stress of speaking and preparation for small group leaders and allow them to focus on how to best connect with their students. Kurt Johnston tackles the hard questions on living life that he gets from his own junior high students in ?Tuff Stuff?. Each DVD series includes video of Kurt teaching five lessons, along with leader and student guides. The leader guide has probing questions that will help your students open up and guide them to God?s answers. Topics for the ?Tuff Stuff? series include: Fitting In Why All the Bad/Sad Stuff Aren’t All Religions the Same? How Do I Know What’s True? End Times It may be the simplest junior high small group session you?ve ever had to run!

Bible Stuff – Physical

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If you?re looking for a simple and effective way to implement small groups, we?ve got the answer. The Bible Stuff junior high DVD curriculum removes the stress of preparation and teaching from small group leaders and lets them focus their time on students. In the ?Bible Stuff? series, junior high pastor Kurt Johnston digs into the Bible and puts a practical, relevant face on five deep biblical truths. Each DVD series includes video of Kurt teaching 10-12 minute lessons, along with leader and student guides. The leader guide has probing questions that will help your students open up and really wrestle with these questions. Topics for the ?Bible Stuff? series include: A Camel, A Needle, And A Rich Guy The Most Important Word That You Hardly Ever Use Jesus Paul Who? Jesus Calms the Storm From teaching to discussion, there?s never been an easier way to run a meaningful junior high small group!

Bible Stuff Vol. 2 – Physical

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***This item is currently on backorder. It is scheduled to ship from our warehouse starting November 28, 2011. While you are able to still place an order for this item, it will not ship until the date listed above.*** This timesaving small group curriculum gives students a fresh look at who God is and how he relates to us. In Jr. High Bible Stuff Vol. 2 , Kurt Johnston delivers 5 video messages of how God?s story intertwines with ours, from the moment of creation to the challenges of daily living your students wrestle with right now. It?s a powerful mix of bible teaching, thought-provoking discussions, and practical applications?and with all the prep work we?ve done for you, it may be the easiest thing you?ve ever taught. Along with the video lessons, you?ll get discussion questions, promotional materials, and more?everything you need to save you time while teaching five incredible lessons. Topics include: Honoring God with Our Creations Living in God?s Boundaries Communicating with God Coming Face to Face with Jesus Living God?s Story in My Life

Smart Stuff – Physical

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Turns out God knows what he?s talking about! And few books of the Bible bear that out, verse after verse, like the book of Proverbs. In this video-based small group curriculum, you?ll get five weeks of ready-to-use lessons on some of the most profound and applicable pearls of God?s wisdom. As a leader, you also get all the materials you need to run each meeting: leader?s notes, student handouts, and more. And they?re all editable and reproducible as we can make them?so tweak away and make them yours! Lesson include: God?s Way is the Best Way?8:44 Sticks & Stones?8:17 Frogs & Friends?6:37 Eeew? Puke!?9:51 Give It Away?9:31 Empower your small group leaders with resources that are ready to go and relevant to students? lives!