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XP3 is a Sunday morning curriculum that aims to challenge teenagers with the truth of God's awesome love, His standards & commission. Every week's lesson is part of a short series (3-4weeks). Also read the blog below for lesson recaps and leave your questions and comments.

 
Series #6 - Road Signs (Jan. 4, 11, 18 & 25)
Lesson 1: One Way - Your path, not your intention, determines your destination.
Lesson 2: Caution - When you see a warning sign, turn around.
Lesson 3: Yield - Divine direction begins with surrender.
Lesson 4: Rest Stop - When you give something your attention, you move in that direction.
 
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The Good Fight - The Home Front

Every family fights, some fight actively - yelling, slamming doors, punching holes in the wall; some fight passively - ignoring each other, doing stuff to get on the other members nerves, or sometimes just pretending like everything is fine (trying to smile through the pain, which in this instance is very unhealthy).  Families fight for emotional reasons and real reason.  Emotional reasons like mom and/or dad had a bad day, so they start yelling at their kids, or real reasons like you went to a party when you were told not to go.  Sometimes you get so mad at your parents' that you want to run away.  This would only create more problems then it will solve.  These are the moments when it is very important to work on your relationship with your parents. Begin by honoring your parents.   The more time you spend honoring them, the less time you will spend arguing with them. 

Now I have to make something very clear here.  If one or more of your parents' are abusing you (physically or sexually) then you need to report it.  You need help.  Do not allow yourself to believe that you have to take it because it is honoring your parents.  Also, if your parents' are asking/telling you to do something illegal - you need to report it.  Honoring your parents does not involve breaking the law. 

Honoring your parents does involve stopping those petty arguments you start - your dad is not going to buy a new sweatshirt to mow the grass in, your mom thinks her hairstyle is hip and is not going to change it.  Let it go.   Honoring your parents' means when they make a decision that you think is unfair - abide by it.  It may be unfair, or it might be that your parents' love you and do not want you to get hurt.  These lessons are to help you stop fighting with your parents, and start fighting for a relationship with your parents.  Step one is to start honoring them.

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