Series
Overview: T.M.I.
So you overslept, missed the bus, saw someone cute, aced the big test and you’re mad at that guy. So how do we know? Because you gave the world your play by play for the day on FB, Twitter and texted about it every five minutes. We live in a world where we know more about the people around us that we ever knew before. But have you noticed something? We can know a lot—too much—and yet not really know what’s going on. It’s so easy to let people know about us, and not really have a place where people really know us at all. So where and with who are you sharing your T.M.I.?
So you overslept, missed the bus, saw someone cute, aced the big test and you’re mad at that guy. So how do we know? Because you gave the world your play by play for the day on FB, Twitter and texted about it every five minutes. We live in a world where we know more about the people around us that we ever knew before. But have you noticed something? We can know a lot—too much—and yet not really know what’s going on. It’s so easy to let people know about us, and not really have a place where people really know us at all. So where and with who are you sharing your T.M.I.?
Say Anything Oct. 20
Well,
we know how you feel about that TV show, that movie,
lunch and your former best friend. Technology has
given the world access to your innermost thoughts.
All we have to do is follow your blog, read your
status updates, follow your tweets. And while we do
care about what’s going on in your life, there’s a
time and a place for everything. It’s just a matter
of figuring of the where and the when of what’s
appropriate.
Session One Parent Cue: Look at each other’s FB page. Is there something you wish you wouldn’t have shared? Why?
Session One Parent Cue: Look at each other’s FB page. Is there something you wish you wouldn’t have shared? Why?
Dirty Little Secrets Oct. 27
There’s
a time and a place to share your T.M.I., but there’s
also a person. That’s right. We all need someone in
our lives who knows us—really knows us. We need to
have someone who we can trust our secrets to, someone
who we can tell what’s really going on. Someone we
can go to and say, “I really messed this up.” Because
when our secrets become visible, when we no longer
have to work so hard at hiding them, they lose their
power over us and we are free to experience God’s
grace and forgiveness.
Session Two Parent Cue: When you are dealing with a tough situation or a mess you’ve created, who do you go to? Why do you go to that person?
Session Two Parent Cue: When you are dealing with a tough situation or a mess you’ve created, who do you go to? Why do you go to that person?
Open Up Nov. 17
It’s
great to have someone to go to when we’ve made a
mess, but what about before things even get that
crazy? What if we had a place where we could go and
say, “Here’s what’s going on. I know what I want to
do, but what should I do? How do I follow through by
making the wise choice? What would God want me to
do?” Because having people in our lives who know our
T.M.I. is finding that person or persons who we can
share things with, before we end up making some major
mistakes.
Session Three Parent Cue: If you are trying to make a decision, is there someone (or more than one) you trust to help you find the best solution? What are some situations that person has helped you navigate?
Session Three Parent Cue: If you are trying to make a decision, is there someone (or more than one) you trust to help you find the best solution? What are some situations that person has helped you navigate?