Read - Psalm 66:16, Acts 4:12

Examine - Everybody loves telling stories. If you've ever gone on an awesome vacation, hit a game-winning shot, gotten a new truck, or had something crazy happen at school, you probably couldn't wait to tell somebody about it. We naturally talk about the things that matter most to us. The same should be true when it comes to Jesus. Following Jesus was never meant to be something we keep to ourselves. The reality is that most people aren't looking for a sermon; they're looking for someone real. Your testimony is the most powerful tool you have to point someone to Jesus. They want to know if Jesus actually changes lives. That's where your testimony comes in. Your testimony is simply your story of how Jesus has changed your life. It doesn't have to be dramatic. It doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be honest. Nobody can argue with your story because nobody else has lived it. God has given every believer a unique story, and He wants to use that story to point other people to Him.

Apply - Help your student refine their 3 minute testimony that they can share to others. Discuss how Jesus has changed their life and what parts of their story they would share with someone else. Encourage them to think about specific ways God has been faithful, helped them through difficult seasons, or changed their perspective. Remind them that they don't need a dramatic story to make an impact. God can use any story that points people to Jesus.

Pray - Pray that your student would recognize God's faithfulness in their life and have the courage to share their story with others. Ask God to help them see opportunities to point people to Jesus and to use their testimony to make an impact in someone's life.

Additional Resource for Week 1: Download the 3 Minute Testimony Worksheet to help you create & share your testimony!

Read - Luke 10:1-3, 17-20

Examine - Following Jesus was never meant to happen only inside the walls of a church. Throughout scripture, God uses ordinary people in ordinary places to make an extraordinary impact. When Jesus sent out the 72 disciples, He didn't send them to stand on stages or preach to massive crowds. He sent them into towns, homes, and communities to meet people where they were. Jesus sends His followers into everyday places to meet everyday people. The same is true for us. God has placed each of us in specific places for a reason. Whether it's a classroom, a locker room, a workplace, or a friend group, those everyday places become opportunities to represent Jesus. We don't have to wait for a mission trip or a special event to make a difference. God has already placed people in our lives who need hope, encouragement, and the gospel.

Apply - Ask your student where they spend most of their time throughout the week. Whether it's school, sports, work, hobbies, or time with friends, discuss how God may have placed them in those environments for a reason. Download the Perspective Cards app and practice going through it with your student. Challenge them to be intentional this week by starting a conversation with someone they normally wouldn't talk to.

Pray - Pray that your student would begin to see their everyday life as a mission field. Ask God to open their eyes to opportunities around them, give them compassion for others, and provide the courage to step into conversations that could point people to Jesus.

Read - Matthew 4:1-11, John 10:27-29

Examine - We are surrounded every day by voices competing for our attention. Friends, social media, culture, anxiety, fear, and temptation all have something to say about who we are and how we should live. The reality is that we follow the voice we listen to the most. When Jesus was led into the wilderness and tempted by Satan, He faced lies, temptation, and pressure. Yet every time Satan spoke, Jesus responded with truth. He wasn't confused by the lies because He already knew the Father's voice. Throughout His life, Jesus regularly spent time with the Father, and when the wilderness came, He knew exactly what was true. The same is true for us. If we spend more time listening to the world than we do listening to God, we'll eventually begin following the world's voice. But when we consistently spend time with God, we become more familiar with His voice and more confident in following Him when life gets difficult.

Apply - Ask your student what voices influence them the most right now. Is it social media, friends, sports, school, anxiety, or something else? Discuss how those voices compare to God's voice and why it's important to spend time with Him regularly. Encourage them to identify one distraction that often keeps them from hearing God and consider how they can create more space to spend time with Him this week.

Pray - Pray that your student would learn to recognize God's voice above every other voice competing for their attention. Ask God to help them develop a deeper relationship with Him and give them the desire to spend time in His presence.

Read - Romans 12:9-21, Galatians 5:22-23

Examine - It's easy to be kind to people who are kind to us. It's easy to love people who love us back. The real challenge comes when we're dealing with difficult people. Whether it's someone who annoys us, hurts us, talks about us, or treats us unfairly, our natural response is often to get even, hold a grudge, or avoid them altogether. When people look at our lives, they should see something different. The way we respond to difficult people says a lot about who we follow. Anybody can be nice when life is easy, but it takes God's help to respond with good fruit when it's hard. When we respond differently than people expect, they begin to notice. The riper the fruit, the more people want what's growing it. Our actions become a reflection of Jesus, and our character becomes an opportunity to point people back to Him.

Apply - Ask your student who is hardest for them to love right now. It could be a friend, sibling, teammate, classmate, or someone who has hurt them. Talk about how they normally respond to that person and how God may be calling them to respond differently. Discuss which Fruit of the Spirit would make the biggest difference in that relationship and what it would look like to intentionally practice that fruit this week.

Pray - Pray that your student would become more like Jesus in the way they treat others. Ask God to produce the Fruit of the Spirit in their life and help them respond with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, especially toward difficult people.

Read - John 1:35-42

Examine - Sharing Jesus with family can feel more intimidating than sharing Jesus with a stranger. The people closest to us know our flaws, mistakes, and weaknesses better than anyone else. After Jesus completely changed a man's life, he wanted to stay with Jesus. Instead, Jesus sent him home. The people who knew him best were the first people who needed to hear what God had done in his life because, your family is your first mission field. God has placed us in our families for a reason. We don't have to be perfect. We don't have to know all the answers. We simply need to be faithful where God has placed us. Sometimes the greatest impact we can make isn't across the world, but across the dinner table.

Apply - Look at your family tree and ask your student who in their family they would most like to see grow closer to Jesus. Talk about ways they can represent Jesus well at home through their attitude, actions, and words. Encourage them to think about one family member they can intentionally love, serve, or pray this week.

Pray - Pray that your student would be a light for Jesus within their home. Ask God to strengthen their family relationships and create opportunities for them to show and share the love of Christ.