INTRO & Close Make the Switch: Faith Week 1: Gravity The Point Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you can’t see. Intro There are so many things in the world that dictate the way we live and we don’t even give them a second thought. When was the last time you stopped and thought, I’m breathing in oxygen right now and it’s keeping me alive! Yeah, never. You just do it, and you stay alive without even thinking about it. Or, what about how you just make sounds with your mouth and out come words? You don’t need to sit there and think about how to talk or how to form words. Could you imagine if you had to do that? I know you wish someone in your life would have to do that—because maybe that would cause them to talk less! But the reality is, there are a bunch of things we don’t even think about that determine the way we live. And today we’re going to look at one big one. Let’s go to week 1 of the new Make the Switch. Play week 1. Close Have students close their eyes and bow their heads. Some of you’ve realized that you do believe in God, but it’s been nothing more than a religion. You may go to church or pray when you need to, but you haven’t really lived your life for God. If you’re willing to choose to move from living a religion to living a faith, being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you cannot see, and you’re going to let God dictate the way you live from here on out, then raise your hand right now and let me pray for you … (Pray for the students.) Keeping your eyes closed and heads bowed: Others of you would honestly say you don’t really have a faith in God. Maybe you’ve put your faith in all the wrong things. Maybe your faith’s in yourself and your own abilities. You’ve tried to make life work out for you on your own. But whatever that looks like for you, you know your faith hasn’t been in God—but you also know that’s exactly what you need in your life. You want to be sure that God is who He says He is and know for certain that He has a plan for your life. Well, today is that day for you to put your faith in God, and trust that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for YOU so that you could be forgiven. The reality is, because of our sin nature, we've all fallen short of God's goodness—of His standard. There are those

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INTRO &

CloseMake the Switch: Faith

Week 1: Gravity

The PointFaith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you can’t see.

IntroThere are so many things in the world that dictate the way we live and we don’t even give them a second thought.

When was the last time you stopped and thought, I’m breathing in oxygen right now and it’s keeping me alive! Yeah, never. You just do it, and you stay alive without even thinking about it.

Or, what about how you just make sounds with your mouth and out come words? You don’t need to sit there and think about how to talk or how to form words. Could you imagine if you had to do that? I know you wish someone in your life would have to do that—because maybe that would cause them to talk less!

But the reality is, there are a bunch of things we don’t even think about that determine the way we live.

And today we’re going to look at one big one. Let’s go to week 1 of the new Make the Switch.

Play week 1.

CloseHave students close their eyes and bow their heads.

Some of you’ve realized that you do believe in God, but it’s been nothing more than a religion. You may go to church or pray when you need to, but you haven’t really lived your life for God. If you’re willing to choose to move from living a religion to living a faith, being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you cannot see, and you’re going to let God dictate the way you live from here on out, then raise your hand right now and let me pray for you … (Pray for the students.)

Keeping your eyes closed and heads bowed:

Others of you would honestly say you don’t really have a faith in God. Maybe you’ve put your faith in all the wrong things. Maybe your faith’s in yourself and your own abilities. You’ve tried to make life work out for you on your own. But whatever that looks like for you, you know your faith hasn’t been in God—but you also know that’s exactly what you need in your life. You want to be sure that God is who He says He is and know for certain that He has a plan for your life. Well, today is that day for you to put your faith in God, and trust that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for YOU so that you could be forgiven. The reality is, because of our sin nature, we've all fallen short of God's goodness—of His standard. There are those of you who recognize, I need God in my life right now. I need His forgiveness. I need His presence. I need to trust Him. All I'm going to ask you to do is say, "Yes, Jesus, I turn to You and I give my life to You. I receive Your forgiveness and I trust You. Yes, I need His presence. I need His forgiveness. I need His grace. Therefore, today, I surrender my life completely to Him. Jesus take my life, be my Lord, be my savior. I give my life to You." If that's your prayer today, would you lift your hands high right now and say, "Yes, I surrender." … (Have students repeat the prayer after you to receive Jesus in their lives and to begin to live for Him.)