Making an Impact

We talked about how we, as youth, can make an impact the world around us.  We talked about how we can have just as much impact in today's world as many famous people due to social media. However, to make a good impact we should think of 7 things we can do to make an impact.

1. Love Others - John 13:34-35.  It is when we begin to love others, not preach at them, that we begin to make an impact.
2. Determine our area of Influence - Know who you connect with (neighbors, co-workers, bus mates, etc) and do a simple act of kindness.
3. Get Involved - Do some Kingdom work with your church, neighborhood organization, charity, etc.
4. Use the Gospel in your daily conversation - Make talking about Jesus second nature in your life. Remember it is about sharing the gospel, it's Gods job to lead them to Jesus.
5. Forgive - We can't be very fruitful in making an impact if we hold onto grudges and have hearts of un-forgiveness. 
6. Pray for Others - Always be in prayer for others, regardless of their beliefs, health, or anything...just pray for everyone.
7. Stay In the Word - God uses his Word to transform you daily.

Notice each one of these ways to make an impact is not a huge feat, but together if we all practice these imagine the impact we could have on the world around us for Christ.

Before we  got started we played fruit salad - to shake up into small groups.

After our lesson we played a fun game of SNAP, CRACKLE, POP.