Full Throttle, week 2 recap

In week 1 of this series, we talked about why it's important to grow in your faith?

This week, we answered the question, "How do you grow?" Last night, we talked very practically about what spending time with God looks like. We broke it into 2 segments...

1. Listening to God
2. Talking to God

After each segment of teaching, we gave students a chance to practice these disciplines. It went really well and hopefully students not only had a chance to refuel last night, but also to learn how to refuel on their own. They each received a prayer card to show them a good method of prayer called P.R.A.Y. praise, repent, ask, yield.

Here is a very basic outline of the teaching.

Listening to God

1. Listening to His words
The whole Bible is filled with God's words for us. If we read as if it were God's words to us, God is speaking to us.

2. Listening to His people
Sometimes God uses His people to speak to us. We should listen to wise, godly people.

3. Listening to His Spirit
God has given believers the Holy Spirit for a reason. Sometimes, the spirit nudges us to do something. That is God speaking to us.

Talking to God

1. Talking to Him honestly
God wants us to be open with Him. We shouldn't always say the things that we think we should say. We should say the things we are feeling.

2. Talking to Him respectfully
As honest as we should be with God, we should also respect him because we are talking to the God of the universe.

3. Talking to Him continually
The bible says pray continually. We can have an ongoing dialogue with God. He is always there for us. We can always talk to him.

Takeaway: Each student was given a little race car at the very end to remind them to spend time with God. Our series was called full throttle, because in order to be living the Christian life in full throttle, the pit stops are vital. Hopefully the car will be a friendly reminder of the need to refuel by taking pit stops with the Lord.