START UP:

Welcome:

• Say: Welcome to First Priority! (Be sure to welcome guests) We are so glad that you have chosen to join us today! Our focus this month is going to be centered around “The Greatest Gift.”
• Say: What is the best gift you ever received?
• Say: Today is Equip Week. Today, we want to equip and encourage you on how to better share your faith with your friends.

Opening Prayer:

• Say: God, thank you for another great week that we get to be here at our First Priority club! I am thankful for those that are here today and thankful for your love for each of us! Prepare our hearts now to hear your Word. In Jesus name, Amen.

Game:

• See Game List (www.firstpriority.club/games)
• Feel free to select a game that fits your needs best!

DIG IN:

Jesus is Our Great Need

Read: Luke 7:18-35

See if you can relate to this scenario:

• Person 1: “Are you hungry?”
• Person 2: “Yes, I am.”
• Person 1: “What are you hungry for?”
• Person 2: “It doesn’t matter. I will eat anything.”
• Person 1: “How about hamburgers?”
• Person 2: “No, not hamburgers. Anything but hamburgers.”
• Person 1: “Ok, how about pizza?”
• Person 2: “No, not pizza either!”
  • We’ve all been involved in situations like this! Often ,we know we want something, but we’re just not sure what it is. Many times, we know that we need change, but we don’t like the answers to our problems.
  • What did Jesus have to say about His generation? He pretty much tells them that they have no idea what they want. He said, “For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners’”(Luke 7:33–34)!
  • Often, we come across people who are exactly the same way as these Pharisees were. In fact, you may have been like this many times in your life. Your love one may know that they have a certain problem—they may even want to be set free from it—but they don’t like the answer to the problem or what it takes to overcome it.

Pruitt, Shane. Who’s Your One? 30 Day Devotional for Students. North American Mission Board.

Questions:

• What are things students think that they need in life, but actually don’t?
• What is our greatest need in life? (Hint it’s not your phone)

TOOL TIME:

Supplies:

• Bracelets
• Posters
• Bibles

The Question Mark: Will I Choose to Follow Jesus?

• God has already done everything to show us how much He loves us. Through Jesus Christ, He offers us fulfillment and eternal life. We can talk to God directly– we call it “prayer” – to ask for forgiveness for living our lives without Him. We can choose to live with God by trusting Jesus Christ from now on. How will you decide?
• John 1:12
• Revelation 3:20

Questions:

• Why would God pay our debt?
• How did God demonstrate his love for you and me?
• After three days, what did Jesus do that sets him apart from all others who claim to have been God?

Prayer Time:

• Take 2 – 3 minutes to allow students to give different prayer requests and pray for the needs of the students.
• Ask students to pray for their friends that don’t know Christ.

Announcements:

• Say: This is the place for the club to make any announcements for the upcoming week and or month.This is a great spot to add student leaders to your team and give responsibilities to them. It is also the place to check on the upcoming school schedule for days off or breaks (your Faculty Sponsor is a great resource for this)

START UP:

Welcome:

• Say: Welcome to First Priority! (Be sure to welcome guests) We are so glad that you have chosen to join us today! Our focus this month is “The Greatest Gift.” Today is prepare week! Today, we want to see what God has to say about prayer. Specifically, the privilege of praying for others.

Opening Prayer:

• Say: God, thank you for another great week that we get to be here at our First Priority club! I am thankful for those that are here today and thankful for your love for each of us! Thank you for the privilege of prayer. I pray that we would be found faithful to pray for our friends to know you. Give us the strength to speak out. In Jesus name, Amen.

Game:

• See Game List (www.firstpriority.club/games)
• Feel free to select a game that fits your needs best!

DIG IN:

Tell About the All Powerful One
Read: Mark 2:1-12

• Have you ever heard the old adage, “Actions speak louder than words?” I know personally that if someone tells me they can do something, that’s fine, but I want to see them do it. Jesus was faced with this challenge constantly. However, unlike us, He was able to do what He said He could do every single time without fail.
• In Mark 2, Jesus literally has a paralyzed man dropped through the roof into His lap. Knowing that the man’s spiritual sickness was of more importance than his physical condition, Christ decided to heal his soul first. Jesus said, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (v.5). However, the scribes within the crowd responded in their hearts,“Who can forgive sins but God alone” (v.7)?
• Then, the Son of God did something that provided action to His ability to forgive sins. What He did showed the crowd a miracle that they could see, so that they could believe in His ability to perform miracles that they couldn’t see. “Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. Asa result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, ‘We have never seen anything like this’” (v.12)!
• God is truly all-powerful. When He makes a promise,He has the power to see it through.

Pruitt, Shane. Who’s Your One? 30 Day Devotional for Students. North American Mission Board.

Questions:

• What are some ways that God has shown his power to you?

TOOL TIME:

Let’s spend some time preparing to do our part to reach our campus for Christ.

Learning to share your story:

Sharing your story outline

1. What was your life like before you encountered Jesus?
2. When and where did you first encounter Jesus?
3. When did you pray the prayer of salvation and start following Jesus?
4. Where do you attend church? Talk about your youth group and how it has impacted your life.
5. When were you baptized?
6. How has your life been different since you started following Jesus?
7. Close with what you want others to know. This is a good place to share your favorite scripture and challenge others to follow HIM.
8. Share the Gospel message using the four.

For two more ways to learn to share your story and God’s story, go to: https://firstpriority.club/storytraining

Prepare for Invite Week:

Who will be responsible for these areas:

• Pizza/Donut Order
• Welcome/Opening Prayer
• Game
• Guest Speaker
• Guest Speaker guidelines

Prayer Time – PREPARE:

• Take 2-3 minutes to allow students to share different prayer requests and pray for the needs of the students.
• Spend a few minutes praying for next week. Pray specifically for students’ lives to be forever changed by the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Prayer Cards:

• Use the Prayer Cards that were provided for the club.

Invite Cards:

• Use the Invite Cards that were provided for the club.
• Make sure to fill them out.

Announcements:

• This is the place for the club to make any announcements for the upcoming week and or month. This is a great spot to add student leaders to your team and give responsibilities to them. It is also the place to check on the upcoming school schedule for days off or breaks (your Faculty Sponsor is a great resource for this).

START UP:

Welcome:

• Say: Welcome to First Priority! (Be sure to welcome guests) We are so glad that you have chosen to join us today! Our focus this month has been “The Greatest Gift.”Today is connect week and we are so excited to share with you the many ways to connect with God through the local church.

Opening Prayer:

• Say: God, thank you for another great week that we get to be here at our First Priority! I am so thankful for those that committed their lives to follow Jesus last week. I am also thankful for the local church. Thank you, God, that you have placed people in groups that love you and that will help each other walk faithfully. In Jesus name, Amen.

Game:

• See Game List (www.firstpriority.club/games)
• Feel free to select a game that fits your needs best!

DIG IN:

Jesus is the Great Physician
Read: Matthew 9:9-13

• Do you know anyone who is super stubborn when it comes to going to the doctor? They could be “sick as a dog” and suffering with extreme pain, but they will not see a doctor. It can be aggravating—they know they’re sick. They know that they need help, but they still refuse to go to someone who can help.
• Jesus came into a world full of sick people. He said,“For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners”(Matthew 9:13). Then, in Romans 3:10, it says, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” The truth is that everyone has been infected with a disease called “sin,”and the end result is death. Jesus is the only Physician in heaven and earth who has the cure for our disease. However, He only seeks those who are sick, realize they’re sick and want the cure. When we turn to Him as our solution, only then can we receive help from the Great Physician, Jesus Christ.

Pruitt, Shane. Who’s Your One? 30 Day Devotional for Students. North American Mission Board.

Questions:

• There must come a point in everyone’s life where they say, “I am sick of the disease called ‘sin,’ and I need help!” Do you think your friends have reached that point? Do they realize that they’re sick, or are they still refusing the cure?

TOOL TIME:

Prayer Time – CONNECT:

• Take 2-3 minutes to allow students to give different prayer requests and pray for the needs of the students. Spend a few minutes praying for local churches.

Connection:

Christ:

• Anyone want to share their connection to Christ story? (How they came to a relationship with Christ.)

Club:

• Who can we connect to club this next week?

Church:

• Ask students what churches they go to?
• Why do they go to their church?
• What do they love about their church?
  – Mentor share about their church!

Announcements:

• This is the place for the club to make any announcements for the upcoming week and or month.
• This is a great spot to add student leaders to your team and give responsibilities to them.
• It is also the place to check on the upcoming school schedule for days off or breaks (your Faculty Sponsor is a great resource for this).