Prayer & Worship (Junior High Group Study)

by Powell, Kara

• ISBN13: 9780830754816
• ISBN10: 0830754814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-14
• Publisher: Gospel Light

Summary

Young teens have a lot of questions about why Christians do what they do . . . even if they donrs"t ask them out loud. What is prayer? Does God always answer prayer? What about when He seems silent? And what about worship? Is it just a boring church service? A bunch of people wearing choir robes and singing? Uncommon: Prayer and Worship, part of a series of junior-high group studies developed by youth ministry expert Kara Powell, helps leaders answer tweensrs" questions in ways that make sense for their junior-high lives. Through Scripture study, fun activities and stories and discussion, students will understand the whats and whys of prayer and worship-and be motivated to make them a part of their spiritual life.

Author Biography

KARA POWELL, PH.D., is the executive director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry and an assistant professor of youth, family and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has been in youth ministry for 20 years and is the author of many articles and books, including Deep Justice in a Broken World and Deep Ministry in a Shallow World (co-authored with Chap Clark), Help! I\u2019m a Woman in Youth Ministry, Mirror, Mirror and the Good Sex curriculum guide (co-authored with Jim Hancock). Kara lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

How to Use the Uncommon Junior High Group Studies	p. 7
Prayer
Prayer Is Like Instant-Messaging God	p. 11
Roadblocks that Hinder Our Prayers	p. 27
A Model for Prayer	p. 41
What Can We Do When Prayer Gets Boring?	p. 57
Does God Always Answer Our Prayers?	p. 71
Why Do We Have to Keep on Praying?	p. 81
Conclusion: When the Answers We Want Don't Come Flying In	p. 95
Worship
Time to Get Real	p. 99
Mind Your Business	p. 113
Worship Is More than Do-Re-Mi	p. 129
A Whole New World	p. 143
Always Available	p. 157
One Is the Loneliest Number	p. 173
Conclusion: Expressing True Devotion to God Through Worship	p. 189
Endnotes	p. 191
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