YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN

Tonight we begin our summer-long series called "Best Sex Ever." I stole the graphics and name from Doug Fields but most of the material is original.

The History:

More and more I began to hear about this and that and who's doing what, and they're doing that, etc., etc. I began to recognize there was this subculture of conversation that only occurred at lunch tables, between classes, and at sleepovers. There was a real issue/epidemic that was taking place among our schools and students... SEX. I realize that is nothing new. People have been sneaking around and 'doing it' since time began and they 'did it' when I was in school too. But what I have always heard from parents is something like, "The church needs to get involved and speak out against this." While I agree with their passion, I disagree with their logic completely. It is NOT the churches job to keep kids from mugging down. If mom and dad would take an interest in the topic things would be different. However, I knew what parents thought the church should do, but I wondered what the schools thought the church should do...

So I went to the schools and asked them. Here is what I got in short... "They are not having sex, they're just talking about having sex."

I admit the talking part is elevated over the actual occurrences... but when I read letters from junior high girls talking about how their boyfriend wants to "get some" even though she is on her period I just can't help but think that there is some 'doing it' going on!

So I began to think of topics that the church typically runs away from and began to form lessons around those topics. Before I knew it I had like 12 weeks of lessons on my hands. During this series we will break open topics such as: