Ezra’s Discussion:

Story:
In seventh grade, A classmate that sat in front of me in my drama class seemed pretty proud of a small wooden jewelry box he made in his wood shop class that he just came from. He put a dollar bill inside it, because I suppose he wanted it to fulfill it’s purpose as soon as possible. When he got up to sharpen his pencil, I quickly took the dollar out from the box and slipped it under his binder under his desk. When he returned to his desk, he peeked into his wooden box and found it no longer serving its purpose and turned around to ask “who took my dollar?!” I said I don’t have it but I think it is under your binder. Then he said he would punch me after class.

Questions:

1. What do you do when you feel anxious?

2. Why do you do that?

Verse:
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
-1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

“casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
-1 Peter 5:7 (NASB)

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
-1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)

(Job’s friends were not offering support)

“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all!”
-Job 16:2 (NIV)

Prayer:
Dear God, you are our comforter and healer. Please help us to trust you enough to cast our cares on you, to share our troubles and anxieties with you, knowing that you care about them because you also care about us as individuals. Amen 🙏

Karyn:
What things make you guys anxious?
1. Change
2. Slippery roads
3. Meaninglessness
4. Disappointing others

Game:
Hangman on the zoom whiteboard, Noah solved “Flatulence” then picked the next word. Tyler solved “Xylophone” then picked the next word. Zion solved “Captain America” then picked the next word.

Attendance:
1. Ezra
2. Karyn
3. Jenn
4. Zion
5. Camden
6. Tyler
7. Noah
8. Josiah