Guide for Lesson 2 of “Young Teens Aflame” – Fashion Parade

: Note that if possible try to split the boys/girls from the beginning of this lesson

Relax

1. Start off by getting them to think of a celebrity perhaps that they would like to dress
like?

-Instead of sharing their answer straight away, get them to do something like Taboo/
Charades so that the rest of the group members can guess the celebrity.
For eg. Tyra Banks (description could be like American next top model….)
Robert Downey Jr ( IRON MANNNN)



2. If they could get all their clothes from a particular shop anywhere in the world where
would it be?



3. Next get them to brain storm about a few issues

- Is it right for a Christian to follow trends?
- Are there right and wrong ways for a Christian to dress? (be it just going out/going to
church)
- How should you choose when it comes to what to wear?
(this links back to our first lesson on choice, we must be conscious of the reasons of
why we make certain choices)

Relate

• Share one high and one low point
• Pray for one another, and 2 other items from the church

PRAY FOR SERVICES
That the Word of God proclaimed on 06-May by Mrs Ng Moh Ying (8am, 10am,
11am), by Pastor Clarence Lee (TTB), and by Mr Patrick Chua (Mandarin) will bear
fruit & not return void to God; and that the Word of God being prepared for 13-May
by Rev Dr Kow Shih Ming (8am, 10am, 11am), by Rev Joel Yong (TTB), and by Pastor
Wendy Tay (Mandarin) will be God’s Word for God’s People even as we continue to
celebrate together God’s power in raising Jesus Christ from the dead.

Reach Out

• Have 2-3 persons share what they have done to Invest & Invite their friends/
relatives to Christ or TTB
• Thank God for the effort and pray for these friends/relatives to be responsive.

Receive

It is not wrong to follow trends but doing it blindly is indeed a problem.

Try to ask them to recall when we went through the choices lesson, what were steps
that were involved in making choices?

So lets review the 3 Cs




1. Consider the choice
-If they recall we looked at Gen 39:1-15 which described Joseph consciously making the
right decision, he knew exactly, why he said no to the pharaoh’s wife.
-Likewise for the clothes that we wear we should stop and think first before following
everything new that comes along.



2. Comparing to God’s word
- Have them turn to 1 Peter 3:3-4

(New American Standard Version)
3 Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold
jewelry, or putting on dresses; 4 but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the

imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

-The bible doesn’t say that it is wrong to try to dress well but in God’s eyes what is
important to him is not what you put on to make yourselves look good on the outside
but his concern is what is “beautiful” on the inside.
-We should not get caught up in spending too much time, energy and money on what
is not so important (our external looks) instead we should be trying to build up what is
inside. (eg. spiritual life, loving more..etc)




3. Choosing to be others centred

-Turn to 1 Cor 10:23-24 (NIV)
The Believer’s freedom
23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have
the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek
their own good, but the good of others.

-So why is this important? I mean after all just what I wear it’s my choice and how
would it affect others?
-The verses here in Corinthians remind us that although we have the right to do
anything it might not be beneficial and constructive so instead our guiding principle
should always to seek the good of others.

-Leaders here you can lead them to discuss about the issues you think that might affect
your group more.




For eg.

1. Girls wearing skirts/shorts that are too short (stumbling their brothers in Christ if it’s
in church/ attracting the wrong type of attention)

Some believe that based on 1 Corinthians 7:4 (NIV)
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In
the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to
his wife.
-Even if we are not married, our bodies are the temple of God and also they belong
to our future spouses and if we flaunt it off now it is seen to be robbing your future
spouse taking what belongs to him/her and giving it to someone else.

2. Guys wearing branded clothes/accessories / getting tattoos

3. Being overdressed/ under dressed



Closing Thought:
There are a lot of different trend of thoughts out there about how we should be
dressing as Christians, be it when we head out or to church but we must always bear
in mind the 3 Cs, we need to consciously make a choice and this choice must be in line
with God’s word and it must ALWAYS be others centred.
Encourage them beyond looking at their outward appearance and to also remember
that God’s concern is with our inward beauty

Closing Prayer:
Maybe the youths can pray for one another over the struggles they might have and
over the things that they discussed and that ultimately in everything that they do or
dress in this case would bring honour and Glory to his name.



Done by Petrina