High School Week 1: Calling Over Comfort

The Main Thing:

Following Jesus means letting go of comfort.

Start Talking (Conversation Starter):

You have to give up one modern convenience for a month. Which would be the hardest to live without: your phone, air conditioning, streaming services, or your favorite food?

Explore the Scripture:

Read Matthew 4:18-22 together. Spend some time talking about the passage.

• What words, phrases, or actions stand out?

• What questions does this passage raise?

• What’s God showing you about the passage?

• What does this passage reveal about Jesus or people?

Now read Luke 5:27-28 and Mark 10:21-22. How do these passages add to what you read in Matthew?

Unpack It:

Discuss what you read and what you heard.

• Compare the different responses people have to Jesus. What do you notice?

• What do these verses show us about what Jesus values?

• Which verses challenge or encourage you most? What about the message challenged or encouraged you?

Own It:

Make the Scripture personal.

• Which person in these passages do you relate to most right now? Why?

• What does it look like to choose comfort over calling? What does the opposite look like?

• How’s God calling you to apply what you read or what you heard?

Live It:

Take action to apply what you learned.

This week, take the ALL IN CHALLENGE. Do at least one of the following!

• Start a spiritual habit you've been putting off.

• Have a faith conversation you've been avoiding.

• Choose obedience in an area where you've been making excuses.

• Serve someone instead of doing what's easiest.

Prayer:

End your meeting by inviting someone to pray for the group to have courage — not just comfort.