SALT Week 2

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GAME: THE PRICE IS RIGHT

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.
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.

John 8:3-11: As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.

“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?”

They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”

“No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

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?

BONUS STUDY:

Jeremiah 17:13 ESV
O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living water.

John 3:17: “God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

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

“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?

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

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?
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

G - God created us to be with Him

Psalm 100:3 ESV
Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

O - Our sins separate us from God

Romans 3:23 ESV
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

S - Sins cannot be removed by good deeds

Isaiah 64:6 ESV
We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

P - Paying the price for sins, Jesus died, and rose again

Romans 5:8 ESV
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

E - Everyone who trusts in Him alone has eternal life

John 3:16 ESV
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

L - Life with Jesus starts now and lasts forever

John 17:3 ESV
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
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