Do you want to see your students live out their faith in a way that impacts the world around them for the sake of the Gospel? If so, you’ll want to check out YM360’s Formation Series. The Formation Series immerses your students in the Gospel, teaching them who Jesus was, what He taught, and how He radically changed them and the world through His life, death, and resurrection. Your students will also be taught exactly what it looks like to live the life of a disciple. The Formation Series equips your students with the knowledge they need to live bold lives for Christ.
The first year of the Formation Series will walk your students through The Jesus Studies, where they will explore Jesus’ teachings about the relevant issues of a teenager’s life.
The second year will walk students through a study entitled The Rescue: Discovering How the Gospel Rescues and Redeems Us, where students will learn what the Gospel is, how it changes them, and how God uses the Gospel, and them, to impact the world.
Finally, in the third year of the Formation Series, students will walk through The Life: Embracing the Life of a Christ-Follower, where they will learn exactly what it looks like to live a life of discipleship.
The Formation Series Lineup
The Jesus Studies
The Jesus Studies, a 52-week fully downloadable Bible study curriculum, cuts through the confusion of teenagers' lives and gives your students a Christ-centered worldview for the major issues they face.
You don't need to be reminded of the issues teenagers deal with as they try to live out their faith in a world that's often opposed to their core beliefs. Navigating these issues can be rough. Teenagers get so many mixed messages; the world says one thing, their friends may say another. And we hope they know enough about their faith to know how to make sense of it all.
The Jesus Studies cut through the confusion, teaching your students a Christ-centered look at the major issues they deal with in their lives. These are not watered-down, topical Bible studies. These lessons proclaim how Jesus weighs in on the very issues your students are confronted with on a daily basis. Your students will learn to see their lives through the person of Christ.
The Rescue: Discovering How the Gospel Rescues and Redeems Us
The Rescue: Discovering How the Gospel Rescues and Redeems Us is a 52-lesson downloadable Bible study that will give your students a rich, in-depth understanding of the Gospel and its impact that many of them may have never known before.
Put simply, the Gospel is God’s amazing Rescue Plan for sinful humanity. Through Jesus, God did what we are incapable of doing: rescuing ourselves from the devastating effects of sin. The good news of the Gospel is that through faith in Christ, we are rescued to a sweeping and far-reaching new reality.
The Rescue: Discovering How the Gospel Rescues and Redeems Us unpacks this new reality in a powerful way. The Rescue gives your students a comprehensive and transformative view of exactly what the Gospel is, how it radically changes their lives, and how their lives will, in turn, be used to change the world. The Rescue gives your students a rich, in-depth view of the Gospel and its impact that many of them have never seen before.
The Life: Embracing the Life of a Christ-Follower
The Life: Embracing the Life of a Christ-Follower is a downloadable 52-lesson Bible study curriculum that will equip your students to understand exactly what it means to live as a follower of Christ through a unit-based study of discipleship.
The call to faith in Christ is a call to action. It’s a call to a transformed life, a life that has a specific look to it. This life is called discipleship. And it’s the expected path of all who come to faith in Jesus.
The call to saving faith is a simultaneous call to follow Jesus in a lifetime of devotion. There really isn’t any other option. The idea that we could know Jesus but live unchanged lives isn’t biblical. The picture of biblical faith is the picture of life daily lived in relationship with God. It’s a life of discipleship. Of “followership.” And The LIFE will help your students know exactly what the call to follow looks like.
- The Jesus Studies Overview
- The Rescue Overview
- The Life Overview
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- Jesus And Your Faith
- Jesus And Identity
- Jesus And Culture
- Jesus And Loving Others
- Jesus And Tough Times
- Jesus And Your Image
- Jesus And Stress
- Jesus And Forgiveness
- Jesus And Relationships
- Jesus And Influence
- Jesus And Your Future
- Jesus And Mean People
- Jesus And Stuff
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Introduction
Lesson 1: The Good NewsUnit 1: The Rescue Defined
Lesson 2: God As Creator
Lesson 3: God As Life-Giver
Lesson 4: Sin Enters The Picture
Lesson 5: The Results Of Sin
Lesson 6: The Rescue Foretold
Lesson 7: Jesus To The Rescue
Lesson 8: Sharing The News Of The Rescue Through Actions
Lesson 9: Sharing The News Of The Rescue Through Words
Lesson 10: The Agony Of The Rescue
Lesson 11: Rescued Through Faith Alone
Lesson 12: The Victory of the Rescue
Lesson 13: A Closer Look At Grace
Lesson 14: Rescued For A FutureUnit 2: The Gospel Rescuing Me
Lesson 15: The Rescued Me: A New Creation
Lesson 16: The Rescued Me: Forgiven
Lesson 17: The Rescued Me: A New Purpose
Lesson 18: The Rescued Me: A Child Of God
Lesson 19: The Rescued Me: Not Guilty
Lesson 20: The Rescued Me: Holy, Being Made Holy
Lesson 21: The Rescued Me: Reconciled
Lesson 22: The Rescued Me: A New Identity
Lesson 23: The Rescued Me: A New Citizenship
Lesson 24: The Rescued Me: God In Me
Lesson 25: The Rescued Me: A New Mission
Lesson 26: The Rescued Me: One Day, GlorifiedUnit 3: Sharing The Gospel With The Nations
Lesson 27: The Gospel: The Power To Save
Lesson 28: The Gospel: It Must Be Preached
Lesson 29: The Gospel: To Be Believed And Confessed
Lesson 30: The Gospel: Our Attitude In Sharing
Lesson 31: Case Study: Woman At The WellUnit 4: Rescued To A Kingdom (Sermon on the Mount)
Lesson 32: Rescued To A Kingdom: No Love For Anger
Lesson 33: Rescued To A Kingdom: No Place For Lust
Lesson 34: Rescued To A Kingdom: No Heart For Retaliation
Lesson 35: Rescued To A Kingdom: Love Your Enemies
Lesson 36: Rescued To A Kingdom: Must Be Generous
Lesson 37: Rescued To A Kingdom: No Need For Anxiety
Lesson 38: Rescued To A Kingdom: No Room To Judge
Lesson 39: Rescued To A Kingdom: Living Out God’s WordUnit 5: Rescued To Follow (Discipleship)
Lesson 40: What It Means To Follow
Lesson 41: The Gospel Must Be Central
Lesson 42: The Gospel Fuels Prayer
Lesson 43: The Gospel Enables A Desire To Know God
Lesson 44: The Gospel Empowers Service To Others
Lesson 45: The Gospel Compels Multiplication
Lesson 46: The Gospel Births A Desire To Worship
Lesson 47: The Gospel Initiates A Desire To Stand ApartUnit 6: The Gospel Is Costly
Lesson 48: Rescued? The World Will Hate You
Lesson 49: Rescued? Don’t Be Surprised By Trials
Lesson 50: Case Study: Paul
Lesson 51: Rescued? Fear NotClosing Lesson
Lesson 52: Not Just Saved FROM. But Saved TO -
Part 1: Introduction To Discipleship
Lesson 1: Intro Lesson: The Call to Follow
Lesson 2: Salvation Empowers Discipleship
Lesson 3: Discipleship Was Always God’s Plan
Lesson 4: Discipleship Isn’t An Option
Lesson 5: The All Encompassing Discipleship Jesus Desires
Lesson 6: The Holy Spirit And Discipleship
Lesson 7: Discipleship And Imitation: Imitating God
Lesson 8: Discipleship And Imitation: Imitating Others
Lesson 9: Discipleship And Imitation: The Results Of Imitation
Lesson 10: The Purpose of Discipleship, Part 1: Disciples Influence Culture
Lesson 11: The Purpose of Discipleship, Part 2: Disciples Introduce Others To Christ
Lesson 12: The Purpose of Discipleship, Part 3: Disciples Help Others Know Christ MorePart 2: The Picture Of A Disciple
Unit 1: A Disciple Surrenders To A Gospel Centered Life
Lesson 13: What Is The Gospel? And How Does It Impact My Life?
Lesson 14: What Does It Mean To Surrender To A Gospel Centered Life?
Lesson 15: The Gospel-Centered Life: Pursuing Holiness
Lesson 16: The Gospel-Centered Life: Practicing Humility
Lesson 17: The Gospel-Centered Life: Love Covers All
Lesson 18: The Gospel Isn’t Just Basic ChristianityUnit 2: A Disciple Hungers To Know God
Lesson 19: What Does It Mean To Hunger To Know God?
Lesson 20: Knowing God Is At The Heart Of Discipleship
Lesson 21: Knowing God Through The Bible, Part 1
Lesson 22: Knowing God Through The Bible, Part 2
Lesson 23: Knowing God Through Prayer, Part 1
Lesson 24: Knowing God Through Prayer, Part 2Unit 3: A Disciple Embraces Christian Community
Lesson 25: What Does Christian Community Look Like?
Lesson 26: Disciples Learn In Community With One Another
Lesson 27: Disciples “Do Life” Together
Lesson 28: Disciples Pray And Praise Together
Lesson 29: Disciples Share A Unity In Their Calling
Lesson 30: Disciples Meet Each Other’s NeedsUnit 4: A Disciple Engages With His or Her Surroundings
Lesson 31: The Call To Engage With Our Surroundings
Lesson 32: The Motivation For Engaging With Our Surroundings
Lesson 33: How We Engage With The World Matters
Lesson 34: When We Serve Others, We Serve God
Lesson 35: We Are Called To Engage With Others In Spite Of Our Differences
Lesson 36: How Engaging With Our Surroundings Impacts UsUnit 5: A Disciple Has A Desire To Worship God
Lesson 37: Worship Is A Response To Who God Is
Lesson 38: The Purpose Of Our Worship
Lesson 39: Worship Comes From The Heart
Lesson 40: Worshipping Individually And In Community
Lesson 41: Worshipping God Through Song
Lesson 42: Worshipping God Through ActionUnit 6: A Disciple Invests In Multiplication
Lesson 43: Multiplication, Part 1: Evangelism
Lesson 44: Multiplication, Part 2: Disciple-making
Lesson 45: The Practice Of Sharing The Gospel
Lesson 46: The Challenges Of Sharing The Gospel
Lesson 47: The Practice Of Disciple-making
Lesson 48: The Challenges Of Disciple-makingPart 3: The Cost of Discipleship
Lesson 49: Discipleship Is Not The Easiest Road
Lesson 50: Discipleship Can Be Costly
Lesson 51: There Is Joy In The Difficulty
Lesson 52: Jesus Wins
Samples
Scope & Sequence
Download Overview (PDF)Download a printable overview of the 3-year Foundation Series, showing the ideal teaching sequence.
Sample Lesson Pack
Download Samples (PDF)Download the sample pack for The Formation Series, a 3-year Bible study series, including lesson plans, teacher prep videos, parent pages, student devotions, and social media content.