"Jim" part 3, favoritism

This week at Edge, we were on our 3rd night of our series called, "Jim" which is an overview of the book of James. We took a look at James 2:1-13, which is all about favoritism, or judging others.

This is a really important topic for all people, and especially middle school students. Here is the basic outline.

1. I started with a few example stories of favoritism.

2. We talked about what favoritism is...favoritism is writing someone off because of a superficial reason. It's making judgments about someone without even knowing them.

3. Favoritism is a sin.

4. "Love your neighbor as yourself" is the way to avoid favoritism.

5. Mercy triumphs over Judgment.

The bottom line here is when we look at a person, we need to see them how God sees them, as valuable, worth creating, and worth dying for.

We finished the night with breakout discussions on the topic and challenged students to think of one way that they could show that they value to someone they may have previously judged.