True Friendships

We've been busy these last couple of months getting ready the new tour! We're getting pretty excited as things have been shaping up. It's always amazing to watch how God allows the pieces to fall right into place. Our teaching this year will be on True Friendships!

As we've gotten to observe preteen students over the last couple of years we've notice that this is the age when real friendships begin to evolve. Up until this point most of the people they would call friends are simply the people they see everyday (neighbors, class mates, family acquaintances, or people they go to church with). But who they call a friend changes when they reach 10, 11, and 12. At this age they become aware of the importance of their friends and what those friendships mean to them. Most importantly they start to realize that they have a choice in who they consider to be or to not be a friend.

The teaching at SuperStart! this year will talk about what a "true friend" is. By focusing on the Proverbs 17:17 ("a friend loves at all times...") and looking at how Jesus and others from the Bible handled their friendships, our goal is to show that true friendships are based out of love. By understanding this very simple fact, the students will not only be able to understand how to be a true friend but also be able to figure out who in their life is actually being a true friend to them.

How are we going to teach this? What will our characters on stage be doing? Well I guess you'll just have to wait and see. But I have to tell you...we are VERY excited about it!

Patrick Snow