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Leader Guide
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HOLLY STARR
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FOCUS SAVE THE CITY RECORDS
THROUGH MY FATHER’S EYES
JAMI BACKELL
Bible Study
Wrap Up
Theme Beauty Objective
Your group will practice seeing themselves through God’s eyes of compassion and truth instead of comparing themselves with the world’s standard of beauty.
Warm Up
Before your meeting, take some plastic wrap, fold it over two or three times and cover a pair of lens-less glasses with it so that you can’t see small details. Make a few pairs of these glasses. Print an easy children’s maze such as the one found here hellokids.com/c_22566, and have students race to complete the maze wearing the glasses. Turn it into a relay with other activities.
Transition
Hand out the Student Guides. Ask the students to identify the two photos. They are 1) A crack in a piece of steel, 2) Salt and Pepper granules. Ask, “How can your view of yourself be distorted? How do you think the world sees you?”
The Song
As you listen to the song and watch the video, what are the images that show the world’s expectations of beauty? How important are those things to you?
Transition
What are some things about physical appearance that society values? How do you compare?
What does the Bible say about our physical appearance and beauty? Read 1 Samuel 16:1-13.
• What was Samuel looking for in a leader? • How did that differ from what God wanted? Read Psalm 139:13-16. • How was God involved in putting you together? There are not very many Scripture verses about how we should look, but there are lots of verses about what God sees when He looks at us, and what is important to God. • Romans 12:2 says that we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds. • Colossians 3:12-14 talks about the characteristics of compassion, kindness, humility and others that we need to strive to develop. • In 1 Timothy 4:8 Paul compares bodily training with godly training and the benefits of each.
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We live in a society that is obsessed with outward appearance. Those in the media industry have set the standard of beauty, and the majority of us don’t quite meet that standard. But God doesn’t look at your pimples or your hair or your weight. God looks at your heart and sees someone He created. God wants us to work on those inward qualities that allow us to shine His light to others. Beauty that reflects the Father’s heart is what will draw others to God. When we can see ourselves as God sees us - His children, created for His glory, designed for a specific purpose - then we will find beauty by looking through our Father’s eyes.