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Session 1
God’s Lovestory
BIG IDEA:
Your child needs to understand that it doesn’t matter who they are, what they’ve done, or what they will do. God loves every child. He is not a distant father; he is a loving father waiting and desiring to embrace your son or daughter. There is nothing they can say that would surprise God or make him love them any less.
Session 2
The Authority of God & Scripture
BIG IDEA:
There’s no point inviting people to follow a Christian sexual ethic if they’re not clear on who their authority is. As Christians, our authority is God. And one significant way God has revealed his authority to us is through the Bible. This lesson will drive home the fact that God, as our good creator and designer, has revealed to us his plan for sexual flourishing through the Scriptures.
Session 3
Shame & Forgiveness
BIG IDEA:
Shame can be crippling, causing your child to feel isolated or even to isolate themselves. This lesson is meant to expose the lie of their shame. We know that if shameis not addressed early in this series, it can cause a fog to fall over everything they hear and see moving forward. Your childmight be carrying a weight of shame surrounding the topics of sex and sexuality. It will become increasingly important for them to hear the words, “You are forgiven, you are beautiful, you are loved”—and to believe those words!
Session 4
Sex & Marriage
BIG IDEA:
Our conversations about sex should not be a list of “do’s” and “dont’s”; rather, they should show the beauty found in the created order. Sex is meant to point us back to our creator. It is also meant to be practiced in the covenant relationship of marriage between one man and one woman.
Session 5
Singleness & Intimacy
BIG IDEA:
Help youth value meaningful relationships as single people. Even if they are currently dating, we want them to value and learn to build intimate non-sexual relationships that have depth and meaning.
Session 6
Porn & Masturbation
BIG IDEA:
Porn and masturbation need to be discussed in a manner that cultivates hearts of repentance, instead of crippling students with more shame. Porn and masturbation can be a destructive mix. However, helping students think biblically about both will equip them to navigate its influence throughout their lives.
Session 7
Same-Sex Sexuality
BIG IDEA:
LGB/SSA individuals need to understand the love of God. Simply experiencing same-sex attraction (or being gay) is not a morally culpable sin. We believe that lust is a sin, and sex outside of a male/female marriage is a sin. But simply being tempted with same-sex attraction? The Bible doesn’t say that this alone is a sin. In other words, someone can experience attraction to the same sex and also faithfully follow and glorify Christ.
Session 8
Transgender Identities
BIG IDEA:
Transgender identities can be confusing and misunderstood. This week is devoted to understanding the transgender conversation, especially the role that gender stereotypes play in that conversation, and to helping your child understand what the Bible says about our sexed (male and female) embodiment.
Session 9
LGBTQ Questions
BIG IDEA:
The LGBTQ conversation raises many quesions, only some of which we’ve been able to address in the previous two weeks. This video addresses some of the most common questions students are asking.