Influence: New 4-Week Junior High Series
A new 4-week junior high series on influence, exploring:
- How God wants to be your ultimate influencer.
- How your friends influence you for good or bad, so choose wisely.
- What holds you back from allowing God to be the ultimate influencer and how to stay focused on Jesus.
- How your actions, words and choices influence the people around you – your friends, family, teammates, and even the people you don’t know well.
Influence is all around us, especially in the life of a middle schooler. It’s in the people they spend time with, what they watch, the music they listen to, and even in what they don’t notice. Like trends and habits they pick up without even thinking. These influences all work together to shape the way they think, believe, and act.
The main verse of the series is Isaiah 64:8:
"And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand."
Isaiah is saying that God is like a potter, and we are like clay. God wants to shape and mold us into the people He wants us to be. And that's the big idea of this series!
This series, like all our resources, is a downloadable item.
Series Overview
Lesson 1: Ultimate Influencer
Bible: Isaiah 64:8
Bottom Line: God wants to be our ultimate influencer.
Lesson 2: Friends as Influencers
Bible: Proverbs 13:20
Bottom Line: Who we spend our time with influences us for good or bad. Choose wisely!
Lesson 3: What’s Stopping You?
Bible: Hebrews 12:1-2
Bottom Line: Throw off anything that holds us back from God being our ultimate influencer and focus on Jesus!
Lesson 4: Light it up!
Bible: Matthew 5:14-16, 1 Timothy 4:12, Proverbs 16:24, Galatians 5:13
Bottom Line: God has put people into our lives to influence for Him. Shine bright!
What’s Included?
- Series artwork for promotional purposes (cover slide, blank text slide, and social media graphics)
- Lessons come in both Word & PDF format. Edit as needed and easily share with volunteers.
- Fun opening games
- Creative, relevant teachings
- Lesson response activities
- Engaging small group discussion questions