What is Counter Culture Student Ministries?

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a Counter Culture is a culture of young people, with values and lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture.

What the Bible says:

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

THE BIG IDEA: Counter Culture is more than just a youth group. We are an uprising of young people that are different than the world.

What makes Counter Culture different that the world?

1. We don’t conformto the ways of the world.

a. Our valuesare different.

i. In what way should our values be different?

b. Our lifestylesare different.

i. In what way should our lifestyles be different?

2. We are being transformedinto the image of God.

a. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV) “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

b. As we are transformed into God’s image, we transform the world around us!

i. You are either a conformer or a transformer!

ii. A transformer doesn’t just change into something different. A transformer changes into something so awesome that everything around it is impacted.

Are you a thermostat or a thermometer?

1. A thermostat adjuststo the temperature around it.

2. A thermometer changesthe temperature around it.

Counter Culture is “The Transformation Generation” because we are being transformed by God and we are being used by Him to transformour schools and homes!

My Marching Orders for this week:

· Think about this: are you a thermostat or a thermometer? Do you act differently at school than you would at home or church? Pray and ask God to help you live a Counter Culture life. Ask Him to transform you and use you to transform your school and home.