9.6.
2017
THE POINT
We choose to give, not take.
LEADER NOTES
This week is all about reinforcing
our value of being spiritual
contributors, not spiritual
consumers. Encourage your
students to get involved with
Swerve, and help them discover
ways they can give instead of
take.
GROUP CHALLENGE
Challenge your students to start
swerving this week.
YOUVERSION BIBLE
PLAN
Don’t be different alone.
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 20:26-28 NLT
“But among you it will be
different. Whoever wants to be a
leader among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to be
first among you must become
your slave. For even the Son of
Man, [Jesus], came not to be
served but to serve others and to
give his life as a ransom for
many.”
John 13:12-15 NLT
After washing their feet, he put
on his robe again and sat down
and asked, “Do you understand
what I was doing? You call me
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’ and you
are right, because that’s what I
am. And since I, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed your feet,
you ought to wash each other’s
feet. I have given you an example
to follow. Do as I have done to
you.”
GIVE NOT TAKE
SWITCH GROUP QUESTIONS
CHOOSE THE BEST ONES FOR YOUR GROUP
GET GOING: ICEBREAKERS/ACTIVITIES/HANG OUT TIME
 What’s the nicest thing someone’s ever done for you?
 What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for someone else?
 Talk about highs and lows from the past week.
 What did you think of this week’s message? What stood out to you most?
GET TALKING: DISCUSSION/CONVERSATION
 What do you think it means to be a spiritual contributor?
 Describe someone you know who is a spiritual contributor. Why’d you pick that person? What do
they do?
 Did you relate to any of the students in this week’s video? Why or why not?
 Why do you think it’s important for us to be spiritual contributors instead of spiritual consumers?
GET SPIRITUAL: BIBLE VERSES/SPIRITUAL APPLICATONS
 Look up and read Matthew 20:26-28 together.
o Who does Jesus say is a leader? Why do you think that is?
o What kind of leader was Jesus?
 Look up and read John 13:12-15 together.
o What does Jesus teach us from that example?
o How do you actually serve others like that and be a spiritual contributor?
GET PRACTICAL: ACTION STEPS
 Sometimes, we make being a spiritual contributor more complicated than it really is. Inviting people
to church, serving others, and being generous with our time and money are a few ways we can be
spiritual contributors, but they aren’t the only ways either. What’s one thing you can start doing or
keep doing to be a spiritual contributor?
 How can we as a group start helping you be a spiritual contributor?
 Who is one person you can serve this week?
 What are some ways you can stop taking and start giving?
GET PRAYING
 Pray specifically for students to become spiritual contributors who model Jesus for their schools,
their families, and their friends.
 Pray for anything else students might need prayer for.
 Either have a leader pray, a student pray, or students pray for each other.