Influence

Being positively or negatively affected, shaped or tempted by something or someone

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Activities
	Lasting Influence Who are the people who make a lasting influence on us?
	Take a Stand Students take a stand for what they believe is morally unacceptable behavior for a believer.
Games
	Claim to Fame A life of influence outlasts a life of fame.
Media
	Clean Water Through this skit students learn that they can have more abundant and fulfilling lives when they follow Jesus.
Object Talks
	Eyes, Hands, and Mouth A visual display of three types of biblical relationships: Above, Around, and Below.
	Stale to the World It's easy for life to become stale, unless you wrap yourself in Jesus!
Tips for Leaders
	Group Building: Don't Do It Alone Some of us try to build our youth ministries alone even though we do not live any other part of our lives that way.
	Teaching: How to Make Youth Ministry More Fun How to make youth ministry more fun
	Teaching: Know Your Audience Before you ever get up and teach a lesson it’s important that you know your audience.
	Teaching: Knowing Youth Culture The work of a youth leader is often very similar to that of a cross-cultural missionary.
	Teaching: Ministering outside of the lesson Teaching: Ministering outside of the lesson
	Time Management: A Deep Well How to keep spiritually fit. Even Jesus couldn’t keep pouring Himself out again and again without recognizing His own need to fill His well.
Lessons
	After the Kingdom - Esther This lesson, encourages students to stand up for what they believe and speak out while using their position to influence people for good.
	After the Kingdom - Nehemiah This lesson challenge students to acquire a passion for building up the Church
	Do What You Believe Students learn that their faith must be expressed in deeds,so that God may be glorified. James teaches us that Faith without deeds is dead.
	Early Obstacles Through a study of the life of the early Church, students learn that there is great difficulty associated with a life lived for Christ, which must be endured for the sake of the Gospel.
	Having Influence Our youth can greatly influence the church today, by setting an example in speech, life, faith, love, and purity.
	Jesus and Three Other People In this lesson, students learn that we all need Jesus, and Jesus invites us all. It also inspires students to care for people the way Jesus does.
	Life: It's Not A Game Life can be difficult at times. These lessons will inspire students to accept God's challenges in life and seize opportunities to serve Him.
	Never Bow Down The third lesson on Daniel inspires students to live lives of courageous faith, knowing that God is with them.
	Our Connection to the World Whats the difference? What makes Christians different from everyone else? What sets us apart?
	Paul Through the study of Paul, students are challenged to forget their past lives of sin, preach with boldness and remain faithful to the Lord, just as Paul did.
	Peter Through the study of Peter, students are encouraged to point people boldly towards Jesus.
	Real Transformation Jesus came to bring real transformation, the kind of change that takes place from the inside out. From His teachings called the beatitudes, we discover how Jesus came to turn the world upside down.
	Stephen Through the study of Stephen, students are challenged to live lives of courageous faith like Stephen, dying if necessary for their devotion to Jesus.
	The Challenge Lifes not a game where we try to satisfy our own desires. Its a challenge that God has given us to serve Him.
	The Truth About Words Words are powerful and can be used for good or evil purposes. We are responsible for how we use our words.
	Who Do You Think You Are? Discover how we can serve others with joy and humility through Christ's example.
	You Carry the Message The second lesson on Daniel demonstrates that no matter the circumstance, God is sovereign, and that He will empower those who serve Him.