How Valuable Am I?

Ice-Melter: The Price Is Right

Divide your students into teams of four to play The Price Is Right. Using various objects you’ve privately

noted the price of, display each item, one at a time. Each team must agree among themselves on a price

to guess. The team closest to the real price, without going over the actual price of the item, wins the

point. Continue through all the items, tally the team scores.

1. 2 Litter of Dr Pepper $6.94

2. Nike Air Force One’s $90

3. 2024 Ford Mustang Base Model $30,920

4. Taylor Swift concert tickets $1,100

Gather your students back together, and open with prayer.

EXPLAIN

In our game, we were talking about the value of objects, but like it or not, we also have a tendency,

either consciously or subconsciously, to assign value to people. Including ourselves.

Maybe you’ve sometimes questioned your own value.

Many people’s sense of value comes from things such as the approval of others, appearance,

accomplishments, athletic ability, popularity, and so on. Take a look at your handout. Take a minute

to think about some of these things listed that people look to for a sense of worth. Do any of

these give you your sense of value? Which ones? Circle your top three, or if none of these are a fit for

you, add your own.

EXPLAIN

Keep those thoughts in mind as we take a look at our next Salt video, which addresses the question of

our value.

VIDEO

Play the training session video How Valuable Am I?

ASK (PICK ONE OR TWO.)

• Zane described how he came to a point where he was so down—so in the muck and mud of the gutter—that he didn’t believe he had value. Where can those kinds of feelings lead us?

• Do you think most people who struggle with feeling worthless lose their sense of value because of things they’ve done or because of things others have done to them, or both? Why do you think that?

[S]earch the Bible

EXPLAIN

Let’s take a closer look at what Jesus has to say to those who feel as if they’re in the gutter of life, either because of the things they’ve done or the things others have done to them.

ASK

• Can I get a volunteer to read John 8:3-11?

John 8:3–11 CSB

3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the center. 4 “Teacher,” they said to him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. 5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 They asked this to trap him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse him. Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger. 7 When they persisted in questioning him, he stood up and said to them, “The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. 9 When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only he was left, with the woman in the center. 10 When Jesus stood up, he said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Neither do I condemn you,” said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”]

ASK

• What do we learn about the woman in this story?

• What do we learn about her accusers?

• What do we learn about Jesus from this story?

• What would you have written in the dust, if you’d been there?

• Can I get a volunteer to read John 3:17?

John 3:17 CSB

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

ASK

• Who’s speaking here in this verse? Why is that important?

Jesus is here not to condemn us, but to save us. Why do you think so many people think of God as condemning, rather than as forgiving?

[A]pply the Truth Personally

ASK

• Consider Zane’s statement: “You can tell the value of something based on what someone is willing to pay for it.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?

• Based on this thinking, how valuable are we to God?

EXPLAIN

Take a minute or two, and in your own words, finish the sentences you see in the Apply section.

No matter who I am, where I’ve been or how I’ve been used, I know that God ______________.

Because I’ve sinned, I need a __________________________.

Jesus came and died on the cross for me, not to _________ me, but in order to _________ me.

[L]isten to Others Deeply

EXPLAIN

Before we launch into talking about how to use this Salt clip about the $20 with our friends, I’d like to

hear about some of your experiences during this past week as you tried to initiate spiritual

conversations with last week’s clip, Have You Ever Wondered About God? Does anyone have a story

they’re willing to share with the group? (As students share, stop and pray for the individuals involved.)

So now, let’s talk a bit about how to use today’s Salt clip to start a

conversation. The clip is called How Valuable Am I? You can find it here:

After you share the video with a friend, be sure to follow it up with: “Let’s talk about it. I want to

know what you think.”

On your handout, you’ll find a few questions that can help you get the conversation going.

Questions like:

• What did you think of the video?

• Where do you think a person’s value comes from?

• Do you sometimes try to find your value in what people think of you? Or your clothes…your

tech toys…your sports ability…or whatever?

• Have you ever felt as if you don’t matter?

• Do you think people are ever beyond the reach of God’s love and His valuing them?

[T]alk About the Gospel

EXPLAIN

In the video, Greg and Zane provided a step-by-step example of how to talk through the Gospel after

someone has seen the clip. They used an acrostic as a general outline that lays out a clear, concise

summary of the Gospel message. You can find this G.O.S.P.E.L. acrostic on your handout.

We’re going to take a few minutes right now to give you each a chance to role-play a clear Gospel

presentation. I encourage you to use the G.O.S.P.E.L. acrostic as a guide. But it’s not a script for you to

spout off to someone; it’s a guide to help you cover the essentials of the Gospel message. So break into pairs now, and do a little role-playing of how you would explain the Gospel to someone who has never heard Jesus’s message of hope and forgiveness.

Closing

Close the meeting by allowing time for questions. Pray for friends who don’t know Jesus, and then

provide an opportunity for students to trust Christ. Say something like:

Maybe you’re here today and, when you heard Jesus’s Gospel message explained, it was news to you.

Or maybe you understood it for the very first time. If that’s true for you, I invite you right now to put

your trust in Jesus as your only hope for a restored relationship with God and for your eternal

salvation.

Invite students who decided to trust Christ to see you after the meeting so you can get them some

follow-up materials to help them grow.