WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT:
Here is
an overview of what we’re talking about. Listed below the summary is a “parent
cue” to help you dialog with your child about the session. The question is
intended not just to be asked by you, but to be responded to by BOTH of you. Use this opportunity to
find out what God is teaching your child, and allow your child to see what God
is teaching you as well.
Series Overview
We are surrounded by the invisibles.
These are people who simply want to know someone cares, someone notices—people
who want to know God cares. Some of us would even say we feel that
way—invisible to an entire world, daily passing us by. Whether that feeling is
a familiar one or not, the reality is that each one of us has felt invisible at
one point or another. But we didn’t stay that way. God saw us. He sees the
invisibles. And because God took notice of us, we are able to open our eyes to
see those around us.
Session One: Can You See Me? (4-12-12)
Sometimes
you can stand in a room or walk down a hallway or sit in a chair and no one
notices you. It’s not that you have some type of special ability that makes you
invisible—people just don’t see you. They know nothing about you—nor do they
seem to want to know anything about you. It’s like you’re not even there, even
when you are physically in the room. You’re invisible. The good news is Jesus
sees invisible people—even those who never realized they were invisible.
Session One Parent Cue: Describe a time
when you felt invisible.
Session Two: In Focus (4-19-12)
Some
people go unnoticed. There are people in the background of our lives we never
see. Maybe it’s the guy at the gas station or the girl at the coffee shop.
Maybe it’s the girl sitting in the lunchroom, or the guy hanging out in the
back of the youth room. There are people all around us who we treat as
invisible. But because of how God has seen us, because of what we’ve
experienced personally, our vision is changed. How can we begin to see the
people in our lives every day that may normally go overlooked? How can we see
the people halfway around the world that go unnoticed? What can we do to bring
those around us in focus?
Session Two Parent Cue: Who are some
people that are consistently in the background scenery of your everyday life?
Session Three: Seeing Beyond the Seen (4-26-12)
Sometimes what we really want isn’t
what we are asking for. Sometimes what we really need is invisible to us. Thankfully
Jesus sees us, really sees us. He sees the obvious physical needs and the more
subtle spiritual ones too. And not only does He see them, He cares enough to do
something about them both. When it comes to reaching out to the invisibles,
when we provide friendship, water, help—sometimes it just isn’t enough. There’s
a deeper, spiritual need that can only be met through Jesus Christ. And because
of that, we do both—we help with the physical need but point them to Jesus
Christ for the spiritual one.
Session
Three Parent Cue: Identify someone who is invisible in each of your worlds.
What do does he or she need? How can you help with that need? How can you also
point them to Jesus Christ?