In this Q&A, parents and young people consider how to cultivate spiritual growth, practice discernment in friendships, and communicate honestly about following Christ. The discussion emphasizes modeling faith at home, treating church life as a privilege, and patiently trusting God to bring growth.

In this lesson, a good friend is described as wise, caring, loyal, honest, and Christlike. These five characteristics give concrete content to the study of friendship, directing attention to the kind of character that makes someone a good friend to others. 5 Characteristics of a Good Friend A Good Friend is Wise A Good Friend is Caring A Good Friend is Loyal A Good Friend is Honest A Good Friend is Christlike

false views of assurance Why do we doubt our salvation How can we know we have saving faith?

This study addresses the fight for purity by considering the goodness of marriage, the desires behind lust, and the need to guard the heart. Its outline also confronts lust’s enticement and destruction, bringing the discussion to the need to extinguish those desires. 6 Realities that we must understand if we are going to fight for purity in an impure world 1. Desire for Marriage is Good 2. Our Desires are the Root of Our Lust 3. Diligent to Guard Your Heart 4. Enticement of Lust 5. Destruction Lust Brings 6. Extinguish Your Lusts

In this message, the sluggard’s profile includes a prideful attitude, passive living, poor planning, pleasure seeking, and repeated procrastination. Taken together, these traits give a fuller picture of sloth than inactivity alone, connecting what a person values with the way that person lives. The Profile of the Sluggard: Prideful Attitude Passive Living Poor Planner Pleasure Seeking Procrastinates often

This lesson traces five pitfalls of pride: trusting self instead of God, refusing correction, damaging relationships, glorifying self, and moving toward destruction. Its outline connects pride’s inward posture with its outward consequences, showing why self-exaltation is not merely a private attitude. Pride makes you Trust Self instead of God Pride refuses Correction Pride Damages Relationships Pride Glorifies Self instead of God Pride Leads to Destruction