Parents
This section of our website exists to help you know more of what we’re doing here in Elevate so that you can know best how to relate with your student when they leave our doors. We will update it regularly with important information for you and your student.
This Weekend at Elevate,
Girls
Big Idea: Words are POWERFUL, you have a choice to use them for good or to harm.
- How girls are wired differently than guys…
- Good ways (encourage, build up, think the best of others, etc.)
- Harmful ways (gossip, slander, bullying, etc.)
- Ways we can use our words wisely.
Scripture: James 3:3-12, Proverbs 15:28, Luke 6:45, Ephesians 4:29
Take Away: Who might you need to ask forgiveness from this week? And look for ways to use your words to encourage and build up others this week.
Guys
“This weekend at Elevate, we’re concluding our series called Why Can’t We Be Friends! During our teaching time, we’ll be separating guys & girls, so we can focus on issues that are more specific to each gender.”
- “Being a real man” means dealing with our struggles of every kind .. and not trying to hide them & keep them secret.
- The world is saturated with sexuality, which can make it a dangerous place.
- Middle school boys will probably find themselves in 1 of 3 categories when it comes to interest in sexual things: 1- “Not a big deal” 2- “In the middle” 3- “Huge interest”
- God designed us to “bond” to one person, forever. (You can ask your son about the “duct tape” illustration!)
- Matthew 5:28 is Jesus’s perspective on how men should look at women.
- Guys lean towards “independence”… which can also lean towards hiding our weaknesses. James 5:16, Galatians 6:2 and Proverbs 4 are key scriptures for this weekend!
Once again, we’ll be pointing boys towards conversations with their parents!