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Empowered 2 ActLesson 3 Physical Emotional
Changes

• Teens are in an exciting time of life. This
  lesson encourages spiritual as well as physical
  and emotional growth.

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The Importance of Physical Emotional Changes

• What needs to be done to improve this car?

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Goals

• Acknowledge the physical changes that are
  being experienced.
• Identify the importance of emotional maturity.
• Address the various mental and physical
  responses to the opposite sex.
• Learn to use these changes in ways that honor
  God.

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Discussion

• Give two reasons for the physical changes that
  are part of the maturation process.

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Discussion

• Everyone in your age group is experiencing
  physical change. These changes lead you into a
  new stage and exciting of life. Yet, most teens
  dont want to be too different in their
  appearance. How can a Christian teen be
  comfortable in his/her circle of friends and yet
  stand out as a modest Christian?

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Discussion

• Many teens enjoy wearing the latest styles of
  clothes, especially if those clothes accentuate
  or enhance their physical appearance. What
  guidelines should Christians use when selecting
  clothes to wear? Is it possible to be in style
  and at the same time reflect Christian values?

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Discussion

• At what point do people cross the line in
  their appearance and go from being acceptably in
  style to sinfully provocative?

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Discussion

• As your bodies change and mature, your
  emotions also change. You develop a curiosity
  and desire for people of the opposite sex. How
  do you respond to those who simplify these
  changes by saying this is a time of raging
  hormones?

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Discussion

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  using attractive models to sell various products?
  Is there a difference between a good-looking man
  who is modeling clothes and a beautiful woman
  selling beer?

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Discussion

• Is it wrong to be happy with your physical
  development?

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Agree-Disagree

• Read each statement and discuss whether you
  agree or disagree. Give reasonable and honest
  explanations for your answers.
• A person can wear revealing clothes and still
  glorify God if they save sex for marriage.
• My parents tell me Im wearing clothes that are
  inappropriate, but everyone wears the same stuff.
  Im not doing anything wrong if it is the same
  as everyone else.
• Guys cant help themselves. If a girl wears
  clothes that show lots of skin, they get excited.

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Agree-Disagreecontinued

• Girls like it when guys look at them, but they
  dont want guys to just think of them as sex
  objects.
• Some churches require all females to wear long
  dresses or skirts. That is a good application of
  Gods Word.
• If a friend of mine starts wearing clothes that I
  think are inappropriate, I have the
  responsibility to tell them I dont approve.
• People who dress modestly dont get many dating
  opportunities.
• Teens who develop later are picked on by those
  who develop early.

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Activity Compare the Mags

• Note the differences in clothing styles between
  the teen magazines and those meant for older
  audiences. What images do they portray?

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Activity Empowered Confrontations

• Role-play a situation in which one person is
  wearing something that is way too revealing and
  the other person is confronting them about it.

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Activity My Clothes

• Go through your closet and evaluate your
  clothes. Determine the image that each outfit
  portrays. Your challenge is to get rid of any
  clothes that dont help you reflect a sanctified
  life.

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Activity Positive Peer Pressure

• Peer pressure, whether positive or negative, is
  real. Support each other in an active way.
  Develop a positive support group that helps you
  dress and act in a way that is consistent with
  the discussions that you have had through E2A.

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Activity Memory Verses

• A person who doesnt acknowledge that his/her
  body is a gift from God will not use his/her body
  to glorify God while on a date. Select some
  favorite Bible passages that remind you that your
  body is a gift from God, and it should be used to
  His glory. Read those passages regularly and
  memorize them. Write them on pieces of paper and
  put them in places where you will see them every
  day.