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    Unafraid Youth Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times
    Unafraid Youth Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times
    Unafraid Youth Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times
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    Unafraid Youth Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times

    By Adam Hamilton

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    Americans are anxious people. A recent study found that one in five of us has an anxiety disorder and we spend over $2 billion a year on anti-anxiety medications. Often our life events play a significant role in our worries and fears.


    In this study, Adam Hamilton explores the most common worries and fears experienced by Americans today. He considers practical steps for overcoming these fears, and reflects upon fear in the light of Scripture and a faith that promises again and again that we don't need to live in fear. We can live with courage and hope.


    This Youth Study Book takes the ideas presented in Adam Hamilton’s book and interprets them for young people grades 6-12.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateMar 13, 2018
    ISBN9781501853838
    Unafraid Youth Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times
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    Adam Hamilton

    Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City. Started in 1990 with four people, the church has grown to become the largest United Methodist Church in the United States with over 18,000 members. The church is well known for connecting with agnostics, skeptics, and spiritual seekers. In 2012, it was recognized as the most influential mainline church in America, and Hamilton was asked by the White House to deliver the sermon at the Obama inaugural prayer service. Hamilton, whose theological training includes an undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University where he was honored for his work in social ethics, is the author of nineteen books. He has been married to his wife, LaVon, for thirty-one years and has two adult daughters.

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      Unafraid Youth Leader Guide - Adam Hamilton

      INTRODUCTION

      From Unafraid, by Adam Hamilton

      One of the most repeated instructions in the Bible is Don’t be afraid. These words, in one form or another, appear over 140 times in scripture. They remind us that ordinary women and men from the age of Israel’s patriarchs to first-century Christians struggled with fear. But they also show us that faith can be pivotal to overcoming fear and finding peace in uncertain times.

      In one way or another, all of us are afraid. We fear the future. We fear each other. We fear death. Fear can be good. It can be useful. It can protect us. But if fear is not warranted, it can harm us and others, and it can prevent us from becoming the people God intends for us to be. How can we deal with our fears? How can we manage our fears and perhaps even overcome them?

      Pastor and author Adam Hamilton takes a thoughtful, inspiring look at these questions in his book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times. The book will be of interest to both adults and young people. With the latter audience in mind, we are offering this Youth Leader Guide.

      The guide is designed for flexible use by youth groups in a five-session study. It is perfect for youth groups that are reading Adam Hamilton’s book and would like a leader guide geared to young people. Alternatively, since this guide makes extensive use of quotations from Adam Hamilton’s book, it can be used as a self-contained study, in which each youth group member has a copy to read and refer to.

      How the Guide Is Organized

      This study will explore the subject of fear, as presented in Adam Hamilton’s book Unafraid. The book consists of five parts, each made up of four chapters. This Youth Leader Guide is structured accordingly, for ease of use with the book—five sessions with four activities each, one activity per book chapter.

      Each session begins with a summary of the material in that part of the book, followed by an opening activity, the four chapter activities, and a closing activity with prayer. Estimated times are given for each activity, with the total being roughly one hour. Groups can tailor the times and activities to fit the needs of their particular group.

      Blessings to you and your group as you begin to explore Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.

      1

      UNDERSTANDING AND COUNTERING FEAR

      Fear is a universal human condition. We all know what it feels like to be afraid. Sometimes fear can protect us from harm. The fear of pain and injury may keep us from touching a hot stove or jumping off a second-story balcony; the fear of being grounded may inspire us to keep up with our schoolwork and study for the next big test.

      But fear also can be destructive. A fear of failure or rejection or getting hurt can keep us from taking advantage of opportunities; it can make us reluctant to take risks and make sacrifices; it can prevent us from answering God’s call or taking a stand for people who are suffering.

      In Part One of his book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times, pastor and author Adam Hamilton explores what fear is and where it comes from. He looks at how fear can be a gift and how fear can cause brokenness and suffering. Hamilton also discusses how we—as children of God and followers of Christ—face our fears and respond to fear with faith.

      This session corresponds to the following chapters in Unafraid by Adam Hamilton:

      • Chapter 1 : Afraid

      • Chapter 2 : The Anatomy of Fear

      • Chapter 3 : Paralyzed by Fear a Mile from the Promised Land

      • Chapter 4 : Facing Your Fears

      Session Activities

      Opening: Hopes and Fears (5–10 minutes)

      Supplies: whiteboard or paper, markers

      From Unafraid, by Adam Hamilton

      The reality is everyone worries about something. We all have things

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