Youth Sermon: Speaking Truth with Love

Introduction

Alright, guys, let's dive into Ephesians 4:1-16. It's all about living a life that's all about love. And not just any love, but God's love. One way we can do this is by keeping it real with each other, but doing it with love. Speaking honestly, but with kindness, helps us experience God's love. It helps us grow up in our faith and live a life that's worth living.

Speaking honestly, but with kindness, helps us experience God's love.

Object Lesson

Imagine you're building a Lego tower. You want it to be strong, right? You don't want it to fall over with the slightest breeze. That's what it's like when we build each other up in love. We become stronger, more stable, and we can stand tall together.

Main Teaching

1. Your calling: Living a life that's worth it means being humble, gentle, patient, and loving each other, even when it's hard. This isn't just for pastors or missionaries. It's for all of us. No matter what we do, if we do it with humility, gentleness, patience, and love, we're living a life that's worth it.

2. Built-up, not puffed-up: God wants us to grow up in our faith. He's given us leaders in the church to help us learn and grow so we can help others. When we work together, we're like that Lego tower, strong and stable.

3. Keep it real with love: Keeping it real with love helps us avoid misunderstandings, fights, gossip, and fake friendships. It helps us build real relationships, be honest, and solve problems in a healthy way. When we keep it real with love, we inspire others and show them what God's love looks like.

Conclusion

To be rooted in love, we've got to keep it real with love. It's not always easy, but it's worth it. It requires honesty, kindness, good timing, a gentle tone, and the ability to listen without getting defensive. When we keep it real with love, we grow up and help build up the body of Christ. Let's practice keeping it real with love and pray for the courage to accept it from others.

Practical Life Application

This week, try to keep it real with love. If you have a problem with a friend, talk to them about it honestly, but do it with kindness. If someone tells you something hard, but honest, listen without getting defensive. Remember, we're all in this together.

Small Group Breakout Questions

Breakout Group Questions:

1. Why is it important to speak the truth in love?

2. Share a time when you found it difficult to speak the truth in love. How did you handle it?

3. How can speaking the truth in love help us grow in our faith?

4. What are some practical ways we can practice speaking the truth in love?

5. How can we respond when someone speaks the truth in love to us?

Get the Full Youth Group Plan

• Icebreaker: Ice-Breaker: "Truth or Dare"
• Group Activity: Youth Group Activity: "Love Letters"
• Youth Challenge: Weekly Challenge: "Speak the Truth in Love"