FRIDAY, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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| 6:00 PM |
Doors open, students arriving |
| 7:00 PM |
Local Leaders intro, worship, or
drama |
| 7:20 PM |
Intro video |
| 7:22 PM |
Jonathan presents "RECOMMENDING SEX"
Jonathan starts off by asking the question, "Why should we wait until marriage
to have sex." He clearly presents what the Bible says about sex: God made sex
for us to enjoy with one person for the rest of our lives in a marriage
relationship, anything outside of that is wrong and has consequences, physical,
emotional and spiritual. Then Jonathan presents what the world thinks about sex
and combats the common perception of "if it feels good, go for it." Or, "if
you're in love, what better way to express it than to make love." Jonathan
clearly articulates why this thinking is futile and leaves students with a clear
understanding that God's way is better than the world's way.
Then
Jonathan asks the question, "How can I wait until marriage? Even if we believe
we SHOULD wait . . . IS IT POSSIBLE to wait until marriage in this sexual
world?" At this point Jonathan defines sex. He talks about sex as a process
that starts with foreplay and ends with intercourse. He clearly explains, with
convincing analogies that sex is a process, from start to finish. Sex is not
simply intercourse. The Bible does not tell us to just "not have intercourse."
It tells us not to have sex outside of marriage. And sex is a process that
starts a lot earlier than intercourse. Once in this process, it's hard to
stop. Jonathan asks, "and do you know why it's so hard to stop? BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO STOP! GOD DESIGNED SEX TO KEEP GOING FROM START TO FINISH!
That's why it's so difficult to stop it, it's like putting out a raging fire.
Yet some of us think that we can start this process and simply bail out. That's
not the way it was designed."
Jonathan makes students think about ways
they set themselves up for failure: getting alone with the opposite sex, the
way they dress, starting the sexual process and trying to "bail out!" He
encourages students to NOT ask the question "how far can I go?" But to ask "how
far can I stay away?" He says, "God made a wonderful gift for you to enjoy in
marriage. Some day you can look in the eyes of your husband, look in the eyes
of your wife, and say, 'I've got something I've saved just for you!' And you
get to enjoy that gift with them for the rest of your life. Don't spoil it.
Don't give it away early. Don't take sneak peaks. You can wait. Don't flirt
with disaster. Wait for marriage and enjoy the BEST SEX!"
Some students
have already been sexually active. Jonathan talks about God's grace and the
forgiveness we have through Jesus. "Jesus doesn't care about how you walked in
here today . . . but he cares how you leave. You can leave today, a different
person. You can, from this day forward, commit to waiting until marriage. You
might feel like you have gotten away with everything until now . . . but next
time might be the time that you make a permanent decision, with permanent
consequences. Don't let that happen. God's got much better things in store for
you . . . he's got great things in store for you."
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| 8:00 PM |
Divide into 2 meeting rooms-
guys and girls. Jonathan takes guys and Teddi
takes girls. This is a question box session. A question box is
placed up front and students all are given cards in which they fill out
questions they have. Cards are collected and brought up front where
Jonathan and Teddi, each lead discussions in their gender's rooms.
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| 8:45 PM |
BREAK
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| 9:00 PM |
Small groups. Local Leaders
divide students into small groups with local staff. Small group questions
are provided by Jonathan.
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| 9:40 PM |
Gather together in main room.
"Where do we go from here?" A challenge to change. Commitment cards
are passed out- students write down what they want to do to change.
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| 10:00 PM |
Dismissed |
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