Make Christ Known!
Main idea:
If people in a country never hears the gospel, what happens when they die?
This is such an important question. It’s one that I have wrestled with and I know many of our teens wrestle with as well. I have attached an article to the bottom here and in the parent email this month to help give you all as parents some guidance to help your teen think through this kind of question.
Naturally this lead into asking what should we do about people not having access to the gospel, which then lead into us talking about our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
This year our boxes went to the African country of Benin! While much of Benin (over 50%) are Christians, there are 4 people groups that are considered unreached. Take some time with your family this week to explore joshuaproject.net.
Tasks while exploring Joshua Project. Use the Definition page under “Help.”
1. What is an Unengaged Unreached People Group (UUPG)
2. What is the difference between an Frontier People Group, an Unengaged Unreached People Group and an Unreached People Group
3.What is the 10/40 Window?
4. Under the people group tab, click search. Go to the dropdown labeled progress level and select unreached. In the list of people groups, select a group who’s name starts with the same first letter as your oldest teen. Explore that group. How much of the bible do they have in their language? Where are they on the map? Are they in the 10/40 window? What are some hurtles to ministry to this group? Look over the prayer points for that group and pray over them together.
Prayer points for Making Christ Known:
1. Pray for the hearts of the people who don’t know nor have believed in the gospel: that God would cultivate their hearts to received the seeds of the gospel
2. Pray for Christians to be bold to tell them the good news.
3. Pray that they would get connected with a local group of believers at church or if there isn’t a church that the Lord would establish one.
Resources for Your Family:
What Happens to Those Who Never Hear the Gospel? Answering Your Teenager’s Questions About Faith – Rooted Ministries
Justification and the Teen Identity Crisis – Rooted Ministries
Social Media Isn’t Your Teen’s Biggest Problem – The Gospel Coalition
Gospel Catechism Questions:
1) What is the gospel?
Good News
2) What is the good news?
Jesus died for my sins
3) Why did Jesus die for your sins?
So I can have an abundant life with him now and forever
4) What is grace?
God’s love for undeserving sinners