Godly Youth

Joe’s parents told him the importance of keeping a secret. They said that if a person could not be trusted, he would soon have no friends. This morning at school, Joe’s friend, Levon, said that he was going to skip his last class at school and meet some boys behind the school and try smoking marijuana.

Levon is doing something wrong and illegal. It may develop into a dangerous habit. What should Joe do?

The teacher of Levon’s skipped class asks if anyone knows where Levon and a few of the boys are. What do you think Joe should do?

Fred was spending the day at Ginny’s house. Fred was rolling toy cars down Ginny’s long hallway. He began to make the cars go faster though they slammed hard against the wall. Fred did not worry about hurting the wall or the cars because they did not belong to him. Ginny was sad because the cars were a special gift from her father and the marks on the wall were ugly.

Do you think Ginny would invite Fred to her house again? Why or why not?

How do you feel when people are rough with your things? How should you take care of other people’s things?

Jacob had a new watch and he was eager to show it to people at church.  Jacob’s Bible class teacher was talking to another adult member  when Jacob came in between them and said, “Look at my new watch” and began to talk about it.

• Do you think Jacob was being rude?  Why or why not?
• Was it wrong for Jacob to show people his new watch?
• What should Jacob have done if he wanted to show his teacher the watch?
• Was Jacob showing respect to those who are older?  Explain.

The church where you attend is having a gospel meeting. The preacher is very interesting and his message is motivating many people to serve God.

Neither you nor any of your friends in your Bible class have been baptized. On Thursday of the meeting, one of your classmates is baptized. On Friday, two other classmates go to the front of the church building to be baptized.

Though you love God, you do not feel that you are ready to become a Christian but your two good friends are baptized and there are only a couple of people in class who have not been baptized.

What should you do?

Junior is a very conscientious person. He tries to obey God’s word and prays to God often. It is his habit to pray to God for the food before his meal.

One day, he read in the Bible that Jesus did not like those who prayed loud in public so they could bring attention to themselves, Matthew 6:5-6. He could see how someone could use something so precious as prayer to make himself look good before others.

On Sunday after church, the family went to a restaurant and Junior’s father wanted to say a prayer before they had their meal. Junior was not sure if this was right to do?

What do you think?  Discuss it with your parents and see what they think.

What Do You Think He Should Do?